Bodyride /Radical Aliveness Coach

07/25/2024

I am honored to share that I am a contributor to this book. It is born of my and my dance and personal friend, Elena Jdanova's passion for improvisational dance, and all of the valuable self-awarenesses we've gained through our consistent dancing.

Movement Medicine - Self, Social & Soul Exploration Through Conscious Dance

Creating a book like this has long been a dream of mine. I was not confident that I could structure and shape a book that would hold my ineffable appreciation for the life-changing gifts and learnings I’ve received by being an active and regular participant in improvisational dances. Then my dance buddy and friend Elena reached out to me to co-write this book and I was thrilled.

We exchanged ideas, and then our individual writings that we thought might speak about the self awareness, self growth and self-love that we’ve each gained through the unstructured yet inclusive environment of Conscious Dance and Contact Improvisation Dance practice.

After many exchanges, edits and suggestions, Elena and I realized that we each had somewhat different messages to share. So we decided to write separate books. Elena forged ahead with the Dance Medicine book. I’m very pleased that she accepted most of my edits to her writing, and especially honored with several of my contributions being included in the book, and being credited on the book cover!

The process of give and take, each of us open to suggestions, yet clear on our own intentions, was so like the partnering that we enjoyed on the dance floor. Our writing collaboration was dynamic and mutually reciprocal, a partnering process whose elements we’ve learned and assimilated from our dancing, and clearly integrated into our lives and relationships.

As a bonus, working on Movement Medicine with Elena sparked my own clarity and inspired me to a structure for shaping my own future book. I’m grateful for this collaborative experience, and hope your reading experience with this book will spark your creativity as well.

My review of the book is now its Amazon description. Another affirmation for my writing and contribution. Thank you Elena.

MOVEMENT MEDICINE: Self, Social, & Soul Exploration Through Conscious Dance

10/22/2021

ATTENTION
Taking charge of our own attention
- is perhaps the greatest challenge of our times

We are here to amplify each other with our attention. We are flow-ers of energy, self expressers. And when we look up and see someone is giving us their attention, we are amplified. Another’s attention is not meant for us to then objectify ourselves and try to see ourselves through their eyes, but rather to celebrate our own self as we are being ourself in this moment. MORE=> https://harmonygates.blogspot.com/2021/10/attention.html

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08/16/2021

What's YOUR calling?
I woke up the other morning,

once again acutely aware of the fact that I was still searching for a TITLE for myself. One that fit my calling in this life.

The title, or term ’Coach’ has always been an option, but has never been a clear fit for me. Adviser, consultant, mentor, teacher, trainer, hostess, facilitator… all these seem to hold an aspect of what I’m about. So I once again my mind suggested and toyed with all of these terms. But none seemed to feel just right. Just like in the story of The Three Bears, all these terms seemed too hot, too cold, too big, too small, too hard, or too soft. I didn’t want to settle until I found a title that felt, Just Right. And none of these comfortably fit me. READ MORE=> https://harmonygates.blogspot.com/2021/08/whats-your-calling.html

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07/30/2021

Are you AT CHOICE with others?

Discover Resources for Radical Aliveness and Deep Meaningful Relating;
Access your Agency and Activate your Aligned, Authentic Awesome Self

Together, we focus on self-empowerment, embodiment, self-awareness, self-care, Presence, and other skills and avenues for achieving greater well-being and more frequent and sustained moments of joy and satisfaction. I am a Master at leading you back to your power:
Reconnect with your Body Wisdom; your wise inner guidance
Learn how to listen to that guidance, and let it lead you.
Your Body knows what feels safe and supportive.

Go Boldly in the direction of your Dreams.

RADICAL ALIVENESS: Embodied Life Coaching
http://www.harmonygates.com

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07/24/2021

Intimacy with Autonomy?

Just what allows us to experience Emotionally Secure Human Intimacy?

An aligned, stable, secure, yet open sense of our Self. A self that is capable of meeting another with openness, warmth, understanding and resonance.

What may hold us back from this deep communion is our fear of becoming enmeshed with another.

If you have an insecure Attachment Style or Pattern, building Secure Attachment requires positive corrective experiences, takes time, and takes a willingness to risk trying out new behaviors.

But before we are willing to risk exposure, we must feel sufficient emotional safety and trust in our relationship with another. And that sufficient sense of trust and safety with them arises where there is enough warmth, resonance, and attentive caring accompaniment from them.

Only when you’ve experienced that, can you safely allow yourself to embrace yourself fully; with awareness and self-compassion, and to risk expressing your truest deepest feelings, even when it still feels uncomfortable, and even in their presence.

read more: https://harmonygates.blogspot.com/2021/07/emotional-intimacy-with-autonomy.html

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07/17/2021

Being Embraced

A Description of Contact Improvisation Dance:
https://harmonygates.blogspot.com/2021/07/being-embraced.html

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07/09/2021

Transform resentment to re-establish feelings of love, appreciation and connection.

see more here: https://harmonygates.blogspot.com/2021/07/transform-resentment-to-re-establish.html

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07/03/2021

WHAT ARE YOU FOCUSING ON?

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06/26/2021

Expand into the Silence, Recieve timeless Wisdom
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Are You missing yourself in your life?

Discover Resources for Radical Aliveness and Deep Meaningful Relating;
Access your Agency and Activate your Aligned, Authentic Awesome Self

Together, we focus on self-empowerment, embodiment, self-awareness, self-care, Presence, and other skills and avenues for achieving greater well-being and more frequent and sustained moments of joy and satisfaction. Be supported by a Master who can lead you back to your power:
Reconnecting you with your Body Wisdom; your Wise Inner Guidance
Teaching you how to let that guidance lead you.
Your Body knows what feels safe, supportive and welcoming.

Go Boldly in the direction of your Dreams.
http://www.harmonygates.com

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06/10/2021

Allowing yourself to Trust and Be

Imagine that your life purpose is to live your fullest aliveness.
Imagine that your mission in this life is the creation of your self.
Imagine that Joy, Pleasure & Well-Being are your perfect guides.
Imagine that you can never get any part of your life wrong.

How do you feel?

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https://harmonygates.com