Your core is stronger than you think! It supports you all day long - not just walking, standing or sitting but for every single activity you are doing.

Do you know what your WHY is? WHY do you need to make the habit of regular movement a non-negotiable part of your life?

Do you actually WANT to have a home movement practice? …We were discussing ways to remove some of the resistance to doing exercise - one of my fave tips is “prepare your environment”

Personally, there was a point in my life where I didn’t really like getting up and down from the floor. It was an effort and certainly for dance it wasn’t an option. I was terrified of hurting my knees with level changes.

For my first blog of 2023 I’d like to talk about one of the amazing things about being a human - infinite adaptability!

A couple of small studies have shown that isometric exercises can provide pain relief… when it hurts to move a body part, isometrics can be a great entry point to movement and getting back to doing the things you love.

In this post I wanted to suggest 3 reasons why you might be in pain and what you can do about it - whether that’s your lower back, hips, knees or shoulders!

Dance Conversation with Samantha Emanuel

Dance Conversation with Betty Harsma - Dance, Movement, Mindfulness and instructor on Violet Kind’s online Fly Fusion studio. We talk about finding balance in your practice, persistence, longevity in dance and life - all the good stuff!

Last week I had the pleasure of an online live “Dance Conversation” with the amazing Sureya. I started taking classes with her as I wanted to learn more about the Turkish style of Raqs Sharqi and was overjoyed to discover that she includes a strong conditioning sequence at the start of each class too!

One way I am starting to make changes to my clients’ exercises (and my own!) is by starting to take a more playful approach to the way I build movement practices.

My knees didn’t hurt anymore, but I still felt this “tightness…”

…holding a position during an exercise is another great way of increasing challenge and getting more strength benefit from an exercise without increasing the number of reps and keeping your movement practice effective whilst in a manageable time.

Have you been doing an exercise routine or movement practice for a while and feel like you have plateaued? But you just don't have the time to do more sets and reps?

When I started taking belly dance classes I was looking for a way to keep fit without going to the gym.

I had an interesting conversation with a client before Christmas that really illustrated why it’s so important to have a solid foundation of strength in our bodies in order to dance safely and injury-free.

3 Essential Reasons To Release and Strengthen Your Pelvis!

Learn breathing skills to maximise our potential and build true “core strength” from the ground up.

Super-important information about bone health and how this relates to resistance and weight-bearing training.

Including a short sequence to release and strengthen your body at the end of your dance practice.