Belly Dance Goddess Hour
Tuesdays 7:30pm-8:30pm
Swan River Yoga Mandir (Mid City)
2940 Canal St. NOLA
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Attire:
Yoga attire is best
or anything that allows a full range of motion
Stretch pants and fitted tee or tank
Bring your own shimmy scarf or borrow one from us
NO dance experience required:
Our belly dancing class is designs to
INCREASE flexibility, balance, strength, tone, coordination
this will
INCREASE fluidity, circulation
and result in
IMPROVED overall well being, digestion, menstrual cycles
FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOURSELF... Belly Dance!
All you need to do is get your booty to class, I'll take care of the rest. Your body will benefit from the full body workout and movements and your mind will benefit from the energy and the restorative yoga cool down! No reason not to try it! Join us!!!!
Sunday, June 16, 2013
Friday, June 14, 2013
Belly Dance Goddess Hour - Belly Dancing Class New Orleans- Every Tuesday - 2940 Canal St. NOLA
“There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. ... No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others”
― Martha Graham
― Rumi
― Martha Graham
“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”
“Dance, when you're broken open. Dance, if you've torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you're perfectly free.”
The truest expression of a people is in its dances and its music. Bodies never lie. ~ Agnes de Mille ~
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance? ~ William Butler Yeats ~
The curve is more dangerous than the sword. ~ Mae West ~When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~ Hans Bos ~
O body swayed to music, O brightening glance, How can we know the dancer from the dance? ~ William Butler Yeats ~
The curve is more dangerous than the sword. ~ Mae West ~When I dance, I cannot judge, I cannot hate, I cannot separate myself from life. I can only be joyful and whole, that is why I dance. ~ Hans Bos ~
To dance is to be out of yourself, larger, more powerful, more beautiful. This is power, it is glory on earth and it is yours for the taking. ~ Agnes de Mille ~
The dance is over, the applause subsided but the joy and feeling will stay with you forever.~ W. M. Tory ~
The dance is over, the applause subsided but the joy and feeling will stay with you forever.~ W. M. Tory ~
Love, Light, and Happy Shimmies
Dear Belly Dancing Lovelies
Namaste
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Calling all goddesses:: New Orleans Belly Dancing Class every Tuesday
Belly Dance Goddess HourClass TONIGHT @7:30pm- 8:30pm
Swan River Yoga Mandir
2940 Canal St. New Orleans (Mid City)
NEW STUDENT SPECIAL:
10 class for $60 (first month)
Class Packages include:
5 class package $65
10 class package $100 students/$125 regular
THESE DON'T EXPIRE AND CAN BE SHARED
Drops in $14/ $10 student
{Get your summer "goddess game face" on!}
BELLY DANCE GODDESS CHALLENGE:::
Alright my belly dancing lovelies and goddesses!!!!
Time for our challenge to begin.
4 weeks
2 days a week
Belly Dancing on Tuesday and Yoga on Saturday, as a class!!!
We are gonna work on strengthening, flexibility, control, balance!!!!
We will increase circulation, mobility, gracefulness, activate our metabolism, our chakras, and git down tobusiness with some serious shimmying and lots of shaking!!!!!
Can't wait to see you TONIGHT!
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What to wear?
Yoga attire is best
Stretch pants and fitted t-shirt or tank
Bring a shimmy scarf or borrow one from us :)
Monday, May 20, 2013
Belly Dancing Class EVERY TUESDAY
AFTER A WEEKEND WITH H.H. DALAI LAMA...
I can't wait for our class!!!!!
An intense, detoxifying shimmy session to activate our energy centers
and a Beautiful Savasana and yoga cool down inspired by the Dalai Lama
to help us refocus/re-energize for the rest of the week!
Join us for class TOMORROW!
7:30pm-8:30pm
Swan River Yoga Mandir
2940 Canal St. NOLA
love, light, and happy shimmies y'all
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
{In loving memory} Paint the town Lime Green
A tribute to my papi....
........
........
A year ago this Thursday, May 16 at 11:35am my Papi took his last breath.
This beautiful moment, filled with love and family, marked the end of his year-long journey fighting Stage IV Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, a cancer that spread from the lining in his stomach to his bones, to his bone marrow, and then to his brain membranes, resulting in a Coma. He came out of the coma and then enjoyed a cancer-free stage that lasted about 2 months. The cancer returned, spreading to all the same places as before plus his lungs, then attacking his kidneys and liver. That year he underwent aggressive chemo treatment through his blood stream via a port on his chest and through his spinal cord via a spinal tap directly into the cord. All the while in physical therapy, learning to deal with, and adjusting to paraplegia (paralysis from the ribs down)caused by the mass of tumors around his spine that had caused a stroke in the spinal cord one year prior and resulted in paralysis.
Paralysis alone would have been enough to break him down, but paraplegia AND cancer? Yet, his spirit was too strong. When asked how he was feeling, his answer was always "Macanudo! Which in good ole fashioned 'Honduran' means 'Great! Fabulous! The Best!' and then he would say "and blessed, Amor!!!". He fought and held on, and the night after he met his newborn grandson, the youngest of his 4 "boys"/grandchildren, his liver and his kidneys, the only major organs that were functioning, gave out.
He welcomed the end of his fight with a peaceful spirit of love and thanksgiving. The last words I heard him speak on that Sunday night were an example of this. We visited with him and brought our 1 day old baby for a visit with his Tito as I was being discharged from the hospital. He held my oldest son Gian-Carlo's hand, he looked around the room, he closed his eyes, and he said "Thank you Lord for all the blessings you have given me. Thank you for this moment and for this little angel. Amen" Just a couple of hours later his lungs were unable to keep up any more. Rapid Response came to the oncology floor, and for the last time, wheeled my daddy into Critical ICU where he would remain for the next 2 days until he passed.
This Thursday, May 16, as we celebrate the one year anniversary of my papi making his journey to eternal rest, I want to honor his spirit, with the same love, courage, strength and appreciation he showed us always, but especially during his fight. I would like to thank God for all the blessings, for the gift of an amazing father and grandfather to our children, for the gift of my family, and ask that his spirit stays with us always.
I would like to ask our friends that you remember my papi on this special day, and that you honor his spirit and his fight by spreading love and awareness for the fight against Lymphoma, a cancer that was spreading through his body undetected because of its common, flu like symptoms. Paint the town lime green for my Papi! Wear lime green (lymphoma awareness color) on Thursday, May 16th, remember my papi and his courageous fight and spread awareness!
For more information on the symptoms www.KnowYourNodes.org
Spinal Cord injury awareness color is Beige, if lime green is not a part of your wardobe :) wear beige, and help spread awareness for Spinal Cord injury and paraplegia an everyday battle we got to know all too well.
May I be filled with love so the light can shine through me.
Love and light beautiful friend!
Namaste,
Karla Marie (proud daughter of Jimmy Lorenzo San Martin)
Amen, Amor!!!!
In the ICU waiting room and hospital hallways, hundreds of visitors- family and friends as well as Touro employees (Doctors, Surgeons, nurses, PTs, receptionists, techs) all to show their love. In the room: my Mami, my 2 sisters Leila and Michelle, Juan Carlos (Leila's husband), Charles (my husband), and I. We sang to him, we prayed with him, we cried, kissed and hugged him, I massaged lavender oils on his hands and forehead, and he and my mom said goodbye and they kissed one last time.
This beautiful moment, filled with love and family, marked the end of his year-long journey fighting Stage IV Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, a cancer that spread from the lining in his stomach to his bones, to his bone marrow, and then to his brain membranes, resulting in a Coma. He came out of the coma and then enjoyed a cancer-free stage that lasted about 2 months. The cancer returned, spreading to all the same places as before plus his lungs, then attacking his kidneys and liver. That year he underwent aggressive chemo treatment through his blood stream via a port on his chest and through his spinal cord via a spinal tap directly into the cord. All the while in physical therapy, learning to deal with, and adjusting to paraplegia (paralysis from the ribs down)caused by the mass of tumors around his spine that had caused a stroke in the spinal cord one year prior and resulted in paralysis.
Paralysis alone would have been enough to break him down, but paraplegia AND cancer? Yet, his spirit was too strong. When asked how he was feeling, his answer was always "Macanudo! Which in good ole fashioned 'Honduran' means 'Great! Fabulous! The Best!' and then he would say "and blessed, Amor!!!". He fought and held on, and the night after he met his newborn grandson, the youngest of his 4 "boys"/grandchildren, his liver and his kidneys, the only major organs that were functioning, gave out.
He welcomed the end of his fight with a peaceful spirit of love and thanksgiving. The last words I heard him speak on that Sunday night were an example of this. We visited with him and brought our 1 day old baby for a visit with his Tito as I was being discharged from the hospital. He held my oldest son Gian-Carlo's hand, he looked around the room, he closed his eyes, and he said "Thank you Lord for all the blessings you have given me. Thank you for this moment and for this little angel. Amen" Just a couple of hours later his lungs were unable to keep up any more. Rapid Response came to the oncology floor, and for the last time, wheeled my daddy into Critical ICU where he would remain for the next 2 days until he passed.
This Thursday, May 16, as we celebrate the one year anniversary of my papi making his journey to eternal rest, I want to honor his spirit, with the same love, courage, strength and appreciation he showed us always, but especially during his fight. I would like to thank God for all the blessings, for the gift of an amazing father and grandfather to our children, for the gift of my family, and ask that his spirit stays with us always.
I would like to ask our friends that you remember my papi on this special day, and that you honor his spirit and his fight by spreading love and awareness for the fight against Lymphoma, a cancer that was spreading through his body undetected because of its common, flu like symptoms. Paint the town lime green for my Papi! Wear lime green (lymphoma awareness color) on Thursday, May 16th, remember my papi and his courageous fight and spread awareness!
For more information on the symptoms www.KnowYourNodes.org
Spinal Cord injury awareness color is Beige, if lime green is not a part of your wardobe :) wear beige, and help spread awareness for Spinal Cord injury and paraplegia an everyday battle we got to know all too well.
May I be filled with love so the light can shine through me.
Love and light beautiful friend!
Namaste,
Karla Marie (proud daughter of Jimmy Lorenzo San Martin)
Amen, Amor!!!!
To view Papi's fight against cancer photo journal: www.facebook.com/
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
{Belly Dancing Tuesday} Belly Dancing class in New Orleans
Join us!
New Students and Drop ins welcome ALWAYS
Class is every Tuesday
Location: Swan River Yoga Mandir
(2940 Canal St. NOLA in MidCity)
Time: 7:30-8:30pm
what to wear?
yoga attire is best... stretch pants, tank top or fitted tee
we do class barefoot and you can borrow a shimmy scarf or bring your own
NO Dance experience required
We start with a warm up/stretch
Go through basic belly dancing technique (step by step)
Focus is on posture, increasing control and balance/flexibility/strength
a great workout and good time!
We end class with a relaxing yoga cooldown to center our minds and hearts so we can take on the rest of the week!
Any questions email km@karlamariefineart.com
Drop in $14
5 classes for $65
10 classes for $125/$100 for students
Class packages can be used for ANY class in the studio
New Students and Drop ins welcome ALWAYS
Class is every Tuesday
Location: Swan River Yoga Mandir
(2940 Canal St. NOLA in MidCity)
Time: 7:30-8:30pm
what to wear?
yoga attire is best... stretch pants, tank top or fitted tee
we do class barefoot and you can borrow a shimmy scarf or bring your own
NO Dance experience required
We start with a warm up/stretch
Go through basic belly dancing technique (step by step)
Focus is on posture, increasing control and balance/flexibility/strength
a great workout and good time!
We end class with a relaxing yoga cooldown to center our minds and hearts so we can take on the rest of the week!
Any questions email km@karlamariefineart.com
Drop in $14
5 classes for $65
10 classes for $125/$100 for students
Class packages can be used for ANY class in the studio
Monday, May 6, 2013
Belly Dancing Class in New Orleans
now that Superbowl, Mardi Gras, French Quarter Fest, and Jazz Fest have come and gone....
~SHAKE your MOJO into high gear~
Join us for BELLY DANCING
Every Tuesday [7:30pm-8:30pm]
Swan River Yoga Mandir
2940 Canal St. New Orleans in Mid City
Drop ins WELCOME
5 classes $65 | 10 classes $125 ($100 students)
5 classes $65 | 10 classes $125 ($100 students)
Drop ins $14 ($10 students)
BEGINNERS- NEW STUDENTS:
it's a great time to start!!!!! you'll be shimmying by summer!!!!
love * light * and happy shimmies
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