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Mind Over Body – Public talk in Johannesburg on 30 May

Mind Over Body – Public talk in Johannesburg on 30 May

| May 23, 2013 | 0 Comments

Are you injury-prone, struggling with your flexibility, weight or your health? What if it turned out that you have some hidden agendas and unconscious motives relating to your physical body? “No way” you say? Well, you may just change your mind, quite literally, after hearing this evening talk on 30 May 2013 where Dr John […]

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Fixing the fear of standing in front: 5 tips to conquer unset classes

Fixing the fear of standing in front: 5 tips to conquer unset classes

| May 17, 2013 | 0 Comments

I’ll admit, there was a time when I would dread unset classes. I was so anxious about standing in front that I’d make damn sure to always aim for the middle of the barre – you know, the safe zone, always with someone in front and behind to copy. Class after unset class, I would […]

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How to manipulate the breath-stress connection for a calmer mind

How to manipulate the breath-stress connection for a calmer mind

| May 8, 2013 | 0 Comments

“Just take a deep breath” may be one hell of a clichéd thing to tell someone who’s stressed out of their mind. But scientists have found that it’s actually exactly what’s required to stop the body’s biological and chemical stress response and create a calmer state of mind. For dancers, this knowledge of how to […]

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