All existence is movement, living in harmony within life's dance,
to which you are continuously invited.
Welcome!
Many thank yous for visiting my online space! My name is Danielle Leigh. Here you will find Yoga & Dance Programs, Workshops, and Coaching & Therapy Services. I am a Shamanic Medicine Practitioner, Movement Therapist, Reiki Master, Mother and Dancer, Choreographer, and Yogini of the old ways navigating the new. A bit of Back Story: Many years of training/teaching in methods of Energy Healing, Dance, Yoga, Pilates, and other Mind/Body disciplines have led me to design the Movement, Dance Therapy and Coaching practices which have become central to the work I do today. I am influenced by my early life experiences as a Metis girl living amongst the Inuit and other traditional northern nations; I am inspired by my trainings with traditional Celtic healers and artists. As a Seer (clairvoyant), I have embraced the ancient path of the celtic Filidh, meaning "poet" and "to see". This also branches into a meaning of assisting one's soul into a place of rest, vision, and healing. I have studied Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms and other meditative and trance movement practices for fifteen years, and have been trained in energy healing methods for longer. Inspiration for the Process: Every moment leading to an action in our lives creates an incredible ripple effect within our homes, our families and friends, and our communities. Whatever we are here to work through, we are also here to experience sheer joy, truthful bliss, and fluid growth. It does well to note that a journey of healing and awakening may only be embarked upon by the individual. No one else can do this for you. A Seer may help to shed light on things you may not have the energy or inclination to address on your own, by bringing new paradigms into awareness and unplugging old and no longer useful thought programs and patterns. Then the individual has new tools, methods and medicine to apply to their life. The shifting happens within a timeline unique to each individual, dependent upon many factors including emotional preparedness, applied focus, belief, trust, and openness. Movement practices, both mapped and unmapped, greatly assist in the opening, trusting, unfolding, and shifting processes. The Technical Aspect: I also offer classes, workshops, and personal training in the core technical and performance aspects of dance and movement work. My focus in this regard is to train the performer and/or competitor for the stage or event with the whole person in mind - addressing the physical, emotional, and mental aspects of the person. Transformation & Growth: This entire process is about transformation, growth, and renewal. Whether it be through Yoga, Dance, Coaching, or a combination of these Mind/Body/Spirit practices, we move from one place to another - from the old to the new, from the contracted to the extended, from the stagnant to the ecstatic, from the silent to the expressed. I utilize a diligent and highly enjoyable five-part process to assist individual and collective conscious evolution. Much like the butterfly, we enter metamorphosis and transform into all that we knew we could become, and then so much more. The Invitation: If there is any part of you yearning to move, to awaken, to grow and transform, any part of you prepared to experience and embrace your organic ecstatic self, I gently urge you to listen to that pulse and observe that breath. Beyond the written word, we have stories to tell, histories and her-stories to create. Let's put yours into motion. |
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Wisdom from Clarissa Pinkola Estes
We do not become healers. We came as healers. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not become storytellers. We came as carriers of the stories we and our ancestors actually lived. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not become artists. We came as artists. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not become writers.. dancers.. musicians.. helpers.. peacemakers. We came as such. We are. Some of us are still catching up to what we are. We do not learn to love in this sense. We came as Love. We are Love. Some of us are still catching up to who we truly are. |
Interview with Carole Matthews
If you are at all moved to hear a few words spoken about dance and its therapeutic benefits, please have a listen to an interview with Danielle. This short discussion was invited by a lovely intuitive, Carole Matthews on "The Carole Matthews Show". Here is her website: www.carolematthewsintuitive.com |
Upcoming Workshops
Dance of the Sacred Spheres, May 2-4, 2014
"Danielle has a genuine and heartfelt sincerity to her work, whatever you choose, dance, massage or a healing, she will tailor it to suit and fit beautifully. It's all done with good humour and a remarkable intuition. Really, what are you waiting for!?" -A. Moloney, Galway, Ireland |
