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Awaken the Goddess Workshop (Last Saturday)

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See you TOMORROW: Awaken the Goddess

Saturday, January 25 from 3pm-5pm

3225 Danny Park Ste 201, Metairie, LA 70002

Wear comfortable clothes

Bring a Yoga Mat & Pillow (Bolster or Boppy)

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What an amazing class on Thursday!!!

Week 2 of our 6 week Belly Dance Intensive and it is going great!

We have covered our Basic 12 moves and are ready to start the drills, layering, and combinations!!!!

Want to follow along at home? Here is what we've done in the last 2 weeks!

Basic 12 (Core Belly Dancing Moves)

(Staccato Hip Moves)

• Hip up/downs
• Hip Snaps (bump)
• Hip Twists

(Rolling Hip Moves)

• Horizontal Figure 8 (infinity loops)
• Mayas (Vertical Infinity loops)
• Hip Circle

(Ribcage CIrcles)

• Camel (vertical ribcage undulation)
• Chest Circle (horizontal ribcage circle)*** doing this next Thursday
• Diagonal Ribcage undulation (Came to right and left)

(Arm, Shoulder, Head Moves)

• Arms: Temple arms (palms down/palms up/palms together), cross/back arm slide, 
• Snake Arms (rotating shoulder curls with arm waves)
• Head slides

(some lagniappe moves)

• Shimmies: Hip and Shoulders
• Belly rolls (vertical belly undulation)
• Drop Kicks 
• Hip drops
• Cross Step/point
• Travelling hip snaps
• And dear to my heart... my Belly Dance Goddess salutation (step to the right/arms up/hand circles down, step to the left/hand circles down, step forward/offering hands, step back into home pose with egyptian arms)

Other stuff we've covered in class:

• Zaghareet: lalalalalalalalalalalala The high-pitched ululation done with the tongue. It is a sound of celebration associated with joyful occasions. Within the context of belly dancing, it is used to encourage a dancer or express approval for whatever the dancer is doing at the time, and sometimes dancers themselves will zaghareet to express how much fun they're having at the moment. The reason we put our finger over our lips is because it is believed to be a powerful sound, the finger keeps the bad out only letting the positive and good energy in.
• The song we will choreograph: Warda Warda (Start listening to it!!!!!!)
• The cool down final song is "Bountiful, Blissful, Beautiful" by Bachan Kaur
• The Kundalini Protection Mantra from this Thursday was: Aad Guray Nameh. (this is chanted by many artists but my absolute favorite version is by Jai Jagdeesh)
• Anjali mudra (prayer hands) gesture of salutation/benediction/reverence. (Anj: honor/celebrate Mudra: seal)
• Namaste: The divine in me honors the divine in you (and when we are both in that place, we are one)
• Om (Ohm, Aum): a little more complex... but... in short: It connects our breath, our awareness, and physical energy in one moment, one sound. Spiritually: represents the universe, the begging, the end, the all. Physically: all the root sounds A, U, M use full expansion in the tongue, the throat, the mouth to create the sound sending powerful vibrations to the body.These also vibrate through the chakras. Cosmically: creation (A), preservation (U) and destruction (M), there is also a dot and a crescent in the OM symbol that represent transformation. OM is also the mantra to open the Third eye chakra (our intuition). Lots of fun stuff :)

don't forget the rubber band!! Place a rubber band on your wrist, each time you have a negative thought about yourself or your body, switch the rubber band from one hand to the other. The goal is to keep it on the same hand for 21 days!!! Honor and love yourself. Honor and Love your body. and remember "if your compassion does not include yourself, it is incomplete: - buddha

love, light, and happy shimmies!

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So excited about our 

6 week Belly Dance Intensive

going on right now!

Wanna master the Basic 12 Belly Dancing moves? 

Join us!!!

4 and 6 week sessions available or 

Drop In for our one day workshops!

Dates for the upcoming workshops:

Saturday, January 25 Awaken the Goddess

Saturday, February 8 Intermediate Belly Dance

Saturday, March 29 Belly Dance Fusion

For class card information click here

Look for the upcoming Belly Dance Session 

starting after Mardi Gras!!!

Email km@karlamariefineart.com for additional information

REGISTER TODAY: AWAKEN THE GODDESS JANUARY 25 (3-5PM)

AWAKEN THE GODDESS WORKSHOP

JANUARY 25 (3-5PM)

THE STUDIO SCHOOL OF DANCE

3225 DANNY PARK METAIRIE, LA 70002

This is NOT a workout class. 

This class will be dedicated to understanding and activating your chakras for a more balanced life. We will learn techniques to open your chakras, as well as take short quizzes for each of our energy centers to determine which are closed and need more of our attention. Understanding your energy centers and your overall levels will allow you to connect more closely with yourself, your inner goddess, to feel better, more energized, and empowered. This will allow you to understand what work needs to happen in order to experience an overall sense of balance. We will take a holistic approach, touching upon all aspects including nutrition and how food affects each of your energy centers, etc.

2 credits on your class card or

$20 early registration by emailing km@karlamariefineart.com

$30 day of workshop drop in


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Be Amazing ~ Awaken the Goddess

Interested in signing up for our "Awaken the Goddess" workshop?

Email km@karlamariefineart.com

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We have reached our class limit for our 6 week Belly Dance Intensive...

Space is Limited.
Register now for our Belly Dance Workshops.
3 beautiful offerings...

Click here for class descriptions.

Saturday, January 25

Awaken the Goddess

Early registration deadline: January 20

Saturday, February 8

Shimmy Shop (Intermediate/Adv. Belly Dance)

Early registration deadline: Feb 1

Saturday, March 29

It's a Fusion Hafla!

Early Registration deadline: March 19

$20 Early Registration (each workshop)

$30 Drop in

REGISTER FOR 

All 3 workshops for $50 

(must register by January 20)

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Special Announcements

_/|\_ namaste dear belly dancing lovelies,

Bhakti Weekend Sound Bath and Restorative Thai Yoga:

Join me. I'll be offering essential oils and chants at Sound Bath on Sunday from 6-8pm. (Swan River Yoga Mandir- 2940 Canal St.) 

Bhakti Weekend Sound Bath and Restorative Thai Yoga:

Join me. I'll be offering essential oils and chants at Sound Bath on Sunday from 6-8pm. (Swan River Yoga Mandir- 2940 Canal St.)

Message from: Swan Michelle

Bill Mahoney is just exquisite. We were melting in his Divine love when he lectured last night. This is not to be missed! Saturday and Sunday's line up for our Ecstatic Bhakti Yoga Retreat Weekend: Join us! Come to one, all or any portion of an event.

TODAY

9-10am Meditation w Bill

10-12:15 Talk by Bill on Bhakti Sutras

12:30-2pm Yoga w Kelly

2-3:30 VEG Lunch by Haiyan & Satsang

3:30-6pm Talk by Bill

6-7:00 Chanting circle with Michelle, Keith, Cassie and Hans Grueig

SUNDAY

9-10am Meditation Bill

10-12:15 Talk by Bill on Bhakti Sutras

12:30-2pm Yoga with Michelle

2pm-3:30 Veg Food by Haiyan & Satsang

3:30-6 Talk by Bill on Bhakti Sutras

6-8pm Sound Bath with Michelle and Kelly… Restorative Yoga, love songs & Thai Therapeutics with numerous Swan helping including Karla Marie Cochran, Renee Alexius , Tim Vanderkamp & more!

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6 week Belly Dance Intensive: 

Class is quickly filling up... 

ONLY 3 spots left!!! 

Space is limited. If you are interested in registering, email me. 

I will send you the information to confirm your reservation and reserve your spot! 

Starts January 16th. Thursdays 7pm (Jan 16-Feb 20).

Including 3 workshop offerings 

Jan 25: Awaken the Goddess

Feb 8: Shimmy Shop Intermediate Level workshop

March 29: It's a Fusion Hafla!

For workshop descriptions, click here)

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 _/|\_ LOVE, LIGHT, AND HAPPY SHIMMIES

karla marie

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2014 Class Schedule

Click here for full list of offerings in 2014.

6 week Belly Dance Intensive

starts January 16

Every Thursday- 7pm

(January 16-February 20)

To Register: Email km@karlamariefineart.com

One Day Workshops:
For Class Descriptions, click here

Saturday, January 25 (Awaken the Goddess- Beginner Level)

Saturday, February 8 (Shimmy Shop-Intermediate Belly Dance)

Saturday, March 29 (It's a Fusion Hafla- Open Level)

All Saturday workshops 3-5pm

To Register: Email km@karlamariefineart.com

Purchase a class card for 4, 6, 10, or 20 classes.

Class Cards NEVER expire and are good for ANY class at ANY location for Karla Marie

Class Cards can be shared

These sessions taking place at:

The Studio School of Dance

3225 Danny Park Suite 201, Metairie, Louisiana 70002

Thursdays 7pm (starting January 16)

More Dancing, Singing, and Loving in 2014!!!