Mindfulness/Meditation – Chloey Turner

*NEW Relax Your Mind Meditation

Choosing to take a little time out to prioritize rest in a world that celebrates busyness and consistent hard work is not easy. It requires mindfulness, self-awareness, and a commitment to create a little space every now and then.

You dedicate so much time and energy into dance, focusing on the intricacies of steps and skills, on top off life outside of the studio..

Try weaving in little pockets of rest into your day. They all add up! Try this 2 minute 30 second meditation occasionally to find moments of calm and ease amidst the noise.

*NEW Mini Series.. The attitudes of Mindfulness. 1) Beginners mind 2) Non Judgement 3) Compassion

Welcome to this 3 part mini series about Mindfulness and the attitudes that mindfulness often embodies. Grab your journals 😉 Come into this with an open mind (aka ‘beginners mind’ as you will learn here) as always. The first three attitudes we will cover here are: Beginners mind, Non judgement and Compassion.

*NEW Progressive Muscle Relaxation Meditation

I’ve found this relaxation technique to be one I come back to often. Research has shown a range of benefits, including better sleep – the ultimate form of rest and recovery – as well as easing stress and anxiety. Practicing being relaxed might sound easy enough but in reality it can take some dedication.

I highly recommend that you start cultivating calm now so that when your important competition comes along you are well prepared!

Pre practice encouragement, body gratitude, breathe, mobility, goals & intentions!

In this class I encourage body gratitude, acceptance, we do the cyclic breath for calm and focus as well as a full body mobility sequence, then we set a goal and intention for the day or dance class. A nice little boost I hope! It can be easy to get swept up in the challenges that dance can bring, this class might help you to shift perspective a little and bring you back to a place of kindness towards yourself and gratitude. I hope the poem shared, my thoughts and insights as well as the movement piece are good to you. As always, I am interested in your thoughts and feedback 🙂

Yoga blocks might come in handy and a yoga mat. Feel free to spend more time in any particular movement given if you wish.

Enjoy it!

10 tips of Christmas. Tip 10. Confidence.

Not so much a tip, but a lovely confidence building meditation. I hope this ignites a fire within you as we head into a new year and new season of dance.

Restmas Day 7. Gratitude meditation.

It’s a lovely time of year to bring in some gratitude.

“When we focus on our gratitude, the tide of disappointment goes out and the tide of love rushes in.” – Kristin Armstrong

It’s world kindness week.. Let’s strengthen our compassion muscle ;)

Finishing up this week with Kindness.. And kindness starts with us! We get reflective with a few journalling prompts before a guided meditation and gentle movement and stretching aimed at the back body.

*NEW Mobility & Deep Relaxation Meditation

An opportunity to check in with your mind-body, to slow down and ultimately learn more about yourself and what you need!

*NEW Deep relaxation meditation – pre competition ;)

It can be tough to calm the mind before a competition and get a good sleep. Not ideal, especially if you’re competing at 8am! So I do hope this will help to find some zen!.. Sleep well dance friends.

Easing tension in the mind & body.

Take some time out for yourself today to ease the mind and body. Another great one to come back to often. One of my favourite meditations is this “Leaves on a stream” Meditation. Research has validated the effectiveness of this technique for psychological wellbeing.