The original Roman calendar only had 10 months. January and ..

The original Roman calendar only had 10 months. January and February were not included, but were added later.
2023-01-19 18:14:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe original Roman calendar only had 10 months. January and February were not included, but were added later.
2023-01-19 18:14:25 +0000 UTC View Posthttps://allureyoga.com/ come join us @audriasana & I for a retreat of a life time. Ground & Connect in Nature’s Healing Hands. Learn To re-Ignite & reWild your senses through yoga & coming home to you. THE REWILDING A R T & Y O G A R E T R E A T PORTUGAL O C T O B E R 9 - 14, 2 0 2 3 Book now link above
2023-01-17 18:15:55 +0000 UTC View PostJanuary was named after the Roman god Janus. Janus had two faces which allowed him to look forwards into the coming year and backwards into the past year.
2023-01-16 18:11:03 +0000 UTC View PostIt is through taking care of our physical self that we are able to manage our stress and self regulate other emotional experiences. If we are disconnected from our body for a long time, many of our physical needs have probably gone unsatisfied or unmet. When we learn to identify and connect those needs we create a safe space within that we can return to after any challenging experience. When our physical needs are met our body can send a message to our brain that we can relax here and now because we are safe. For me yoga is a great tool to help this process. However we must first be aware of our conditioning and messages we’ve received our whole lives first, to address the habits we adopted that no longer serve or help us before this can help. Contrary to the messaging we receive in media, social media and our upbringing our bodies are not what makes us lovable or unlovable. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and we are all unique, enough and beautiful in a variety of ways regardless of what the messages outside of us have yelled or whispered to us, along our journeys. These are just conditioning or messages we internalized and made as body beliefs, because we repeated them over and over again and often they were done subconsciously. Sadly as we grow older they also impact us with our relationships, behaviors and self worth. To build self confidence and learn to identify body beliefs that are unhelpful or inaccurate we need to start asking questions that allow us to see you for who we really are. Try asking yourself these questions: -How did you caregivers care for their own bodies, talk about their own bodies and talk about your body? -Was a specific type of beauty/body admired or held in high regard as you grew up? -Did you caregivers speak about weight or people’s appearances in a certain way? -What conversations were had about diet, fitness or weight as you grew up?
2023-01-16 02:12:24 +0000 UTC View PostThese bruises are from Pole dance. I love the joy of dancing and the pain is worth it too. Nothing good comes without struggle do you agree?
2023-01-12 18:11:05 +0000 UTC View PostNew dance up on p@treon link in socials Health benefits of dancing -Memory enhancement -Increased flexibility -Stress reducer - Helps depression -Weight loss and more
2023-01-07 01:17:02 +0000 UTC View PostThe 1956 Summer Olympics Were Held in Two Countries Melbourne, in Australia, was the official host city for the 1956 Summer Olympic Games, but it was unable to host the equestrian events due to the country’s tough quarantine laws. These events were, as a result, held in Stockholm, five months earlier than the main Olympics began. These weren’t the first Games to be held in two countries either – that honour goes to the 1920 Summer Olympics, which took place in Belgium and the Netherlands.
2023-01-05 18:11:06 +0000 UTC View PostI’ll let you into my soul But wipe your feet at the door Törture me with the pleasure of life Tug my senses into orgasmic experiences Graze your words through my heart And have me begging for mercy Before we’ve even touched You’ve touched me Without even touching me Full art at, yoga, workouts and more at p@treon link in socials
2023-01-04 04:47:37 +0000 UTC View PostDid you know that sensuality holds power to heal depression, mental health and trauma? Check out my new sensual yoga flow on p@treon link in socials
2023-01-03 04:22:12 +0000 UTC View PostWhen all else fails hug a teddy bear
2023-01-02 18:11:02 +0000 UTC View PostJoin @audriasana @danidrishti @openheartscanuniterhy all of us as we bring a new level of fun to getting fit this 2023. With us you can learn about the benefits of naked yoga/fitness and meditation and how you can practice in the privacy of your own home. Naturism takes Nudism to the next level. Not only is it about being naked, but it also encompasses other wellness, spirituality, and lifestyle aspects. Naturists tend to enjoy spending time outdoors (‘nature’ IS in the term Naturism, after all) and partaking in healthy and wholesome activities such as camping, hiking, yoga, swimming, and more. Naturism also emphasizes the importance of community, with many Naturists belonging to local or online organizations where they can connect with other like-minded families, couples, and individuals. Naturists see their lifestyle as being more in harmony with nature. So, what are the benefits of Naturism? Not surprisingly, the reported benefits of Naturism share many points in common with the benefits of Naked Yoga. Regular practitioners of both describe feelings of higher self-respect, improved body image, and a greater overall sense of well-being. The community aspects of Naturism also lead to higher reported life satisfaction, in which relationships are nurtured and body positivity is shared and cultivated within the group. Even with so many appealing benefits to Naturism, the lifestyle may sound intimidating to those just getting started or thinking about it. If you’re interested in exploring but aren’t quite ready to be naked in public with others, first practice becoming more comfortable being nude at home. Our favourite is obviously Naked Movement. Not only can you develop a more confident and healthy relationship with your body, but you’ll get excellent physical activity at the same time.
2023-01-02 01:07:25 +0000 UTC View PostBarefoot, footloose and fancy free in The Land Downunder. The only way to grow up and do yoga. Come join me on p@treon link in socials for an Acceptance meditation. Sometimes you get what you want. Other times, you get a lesson in patience, timing, alignment, empathy, compassion, faith, perseverance, resilience, humility, trust, meaning, awareness, resistance, purpose, clarity, grief, beauty, and life. Either way, you win. A new Pole Dance not to be missed and a Naked top tier Core Cardio Control Workout that will have you finishing your year right. Follow along with me. Do the cardio fast and control and the core exercises take time, slow down and focus on activation. You will be burning fat 48hrs after this work and building incredible endurance, strength, mobility and more all at home with me. Pigeon Press into Handstand x 4 reps alt. legs Shuffle Jump Lunge x 10/10 Banded Squat Side Jump x 10 L-Sit 5 second hold x 6 reps Shuffle Jump Lunge x 10/10 Banded Squat Side Jump x 10 Ballerina Side Slide Lunge x 8/8 Shuffle Jump Lunge x 10/10 Banded Squat Side Jump x 10 Join on p@treon for this fun workout link in socials Some little fun facts for you all about where I come from. Awesome facts about Tasmania you can share with your new walking buddies… 1. There are two theories on why it’s called the Apple Isle. The first one is its former status as an important apple exporter, however some say it’s because the island’s shaped like an apple. 2. Tasmania isn’t as small as you think in fact it’s about the same size as the Republic of Ireland or Sri Lanka. 3. Speaking on size, Tassie’s coastline measures about 4500km – that’s longer than the combined coastlines of NSW and Victoria. 4. Tasmania is situated closer to the equator than Rome or Chicago. (A good Trivia Pursuit question!) 5. Almost half of the state is World Heritage Area, national park, or marine and forest reserves.
2022-12-30 19:26:04 +0000 UTC View PostIts been a big year what was your fav part about this year? What is your New Year resolution? Does it include getting fit? Come get fit with me on p@treon :) love to have you there. New month starting 1 Jan 2023. Experience yoga and fitness at its purest New new nude workouts, yoga and dance now available top tiers not to be missed. Stream unlimited naked yoga and fitness classes any time of day from the privacy of your home. Learn yoga and get fit with me as I guide you in detail. Whether you’re a beginner or a practicing expert you’ll find a class that suits your level. See you in the new year lets make your dreams come true. Coming to p@treon this Jan I have a lot of fun planned to kick 2023 off the right way with your real wealth your health. My workouts are great for fat loss because the exercises are dynamic and we don’t take hardly any breaks so by the end of the workout, you feel the magic blooming for better tomorrows. The metabolism is boosted long after the workout stops and the energy you spend in the workout, is gonna come back to you and multiply. So if you feel like you have no energy left for exercise, then you need to think of the energy you’ll actually gain from it. My yoga will then help you to stay mobile and flexible. To open your body to all new positions of fun and awesomeness. On top of making your every day movements more easy, you recover better from the workouts, prevent injuries and build inner peace along with meditations. If you want to get in shape this coming new year, join me on p@treon 2023 (Link Socials), it is the perfect way to get motivated and finally fulfil those new years resolutions! 🙌 Checkout what's coming below: JAN Tier 10 - Bikini 30 min Yoga - Sensual Moves Yoga Flow 10 Beginner tutorial - Just Keep on Rolling Mobility 10 Flow 1 mine - Active Leg Flexibility Flow Part 1 10 Full workout - Killer Leg Workout 10 Coffee Talk - Fusing Ourselves and Lies we tell 10 Another Special Yoga - 5 Minute Mobility Routine 10 Mediation - Sensual Feels Meditation 10 Flow 2 mine - Active Leg Flexibility Flow Part 2 10 Photography Tier 20 in Bikini Lingerie 3 Sexy dances Dance 1 - Blue Gal Dance 2 Dance 2 - Tailgating Dance 2 Dance 3 - Small Moments Dance 2 Includes tier 10 Tier 100 - Naked Yoga Teaching - Handstand Drills Yoga 100 Workout - Booty, Abs and Core Workout 100 Naked Flow - Shakti Yoga Flow 100 Very Sensual Dance - Window Starlet Dance 2 Photography Includes tier 10 and 20 Tier 250 Workout - Kettlebell Workout 250 Yoga - Stretch and Define Yoga 250 Dance - Knock Knock Door dance part 1 Workout - Foundations Bodyweight Workout 250 Yoga - Morning Stretch and Mobility 250 Dance - Soft Sofa Dance Part 1 Photography and includes all tiers
2022-12-29 18:11:05 +0000 UTC View PostCome join my naked yoga and fitness classes. One thing is for sure - you should expect to be full of energy, open, and released after all my classes and smiling too at p@treon link in socials and with me @audriasana workouts at https://vimeo.com/audriasana
2022-12-29 16:11:06 +0000 UTC View PostShe is addictive because she is a pure heart with a dirty mind. One of my Friends who is also a Swiss Photographer and full time works as a Doctoral Nurse we did four Photoshoots and some video work together. This is a part of his second shoot. The uncensored and video work is on P@treon link in socials. We met online. I was living in Switzerland he wrote to me we chatted and he offered to do a photoshoot. He became a good family friend and we celebrated Easter together with his wife and they both saw us off from the Airport in Zurich when we moved to Thailand this year. So many people think that someone online is a celebrity because of a number. However we are all just souls walking side by side with stories and a life. Another photographer I met in Switzerland who did my Body art work has an amazing life story only he could do justice. However he also became a good family friend and gave my daughter a Ukulele to play and this is how she became to play the Ukulele. One time I had my body painted by him and my daughters only thoughts were when will her face be painted as a butterfly. @audriasana I met online on instagram. I loved their art. I would often comment, post and share it in my stories. Michelle came to Europe one Fall and asked if I wanted to come to Como and shoot with her. So I hoped on a train with my family I met Michelle and her Partner and then we shot and spent time together. It was simply brilliant. Michelle was so kind as to say something to the effect I showed her that women do support women and it helps each of us to support each other more, we rise by supporting each other. She appreciated that I always supported @audriasana and share them in my stories even though there wasn't anything in it for me. Another back story of a trainer I had I asked to train with them. They were a circus performer. Their husband was skeptical because I was that naked lady and weird person online. However she took a chance on me and trained me and then we became very good friends and she said she was so glad they did and I have helped their family a lot as they went through the Ukraine war and lost everything. Now we still keep in contact and send xmas gifts even when we are in different countries and our kids are friends. I hope one day the stories we tell become more kind and connecting but in the mean time. I hope we learn to hold respect, listen to each other and realise there is so much more than the eyes see. What if we all let people tell their stories more and we not tell them but instead tell our own? People often think there is some fancy back story to photoshoots, what we post or the person on social media or this art and there maybe sometimes, but so often it is so regular and normal. So often it is just souls just making art or posting and sharing their regular life that seems different to ours. The honest truth is that we are all just humans making stories up to fit our perspectives and we are all more than the stories that are told by us. When I walk down the street and see people I think. I wonder what their cool talent is...can they play the piano with awesomeness. Can they do a backflip or make a wooden kayak etc? When I look at peoples bodies I think... I wonder how they got such big shoulders or strong legs, that smile is so beautiful, I wonder if they are okay their eyes look lost or their eyes are shining I feel so happy for them they are so happy. What do you think when you see me or another online? Do you see every day people or do you see celebrities? Don't miss his full work at p@treon link in socials
2022-12-27 18:11:05 +0000 UTC View PostSee full shoot with @audriasana at p@treon link in socials. Two naked janes swinging from the vines and dancing in the forrest with BTS full videos. Will you be our Tarzan and swing and dance with us?
2022-12-27 12:11:02 +0000 UTC View PostHow was your xmas? What did Santa bring you?
2022-12-26 18:11:04 +0000 UTC View PostThis Booty kicking workout has me on my knees. What gets you on your knees? If this 2022 you are not feeling like you’ve reached the results you were wishing for, you probably just need a little more time I would recommend joining me on p@treon link in socials or keep working out because it’s a lifestyle. Once you really see change take place, you can go to maintenance. Please note the foods you consume are a big part of your results. To get optimum results you must have discipline and nutrition working together. Not perfection but more often than not. I have experienced a huge difference in my butt and texture of my skin for example just by simply reducing the amount of sugars and artificial sugars. Fruits are great in low quantity but add cookies and other sweets it all stacks up. It’s fine to have every now again, nothing is bad or good. We just need to make sure the workouts are more often than not and the nutrition has good choices in it more often than not. Over Xmas I decrease my workouts and I have a few more sweets and enjoy and when I am back to regular routine I swap them back out. This doesn’t impact me just a nice change for rest and recovery and the motivation builds to work harder when I return to routine. Consistency is the key not perfection. Moderation is the key not perfection. Quality is the key not perfection good and bad. Doing is the key not perfection all or nothing. Join me on p@treon to make 2023 your best year link in socials. Naked workouts and yoga top tiers bikini workouts yoga first tier. Let’s kick ass this 2023
2022-12-25 23:52:05 +0000 UTC View PostMerry Xmas. The best gifts are seeing a real human and knowing them mind, body and soul. What do you think? Have a wonderful Xmas. Full shoot from @audriasana on p@treon link in socials
2022-12-24 12:11:07 +0000 UTC View PostSanta is coming I am a little excited. Have a great xmas :)
2022-12-22 18:11:07 +0000 UTC View PostFitness is here to help you reach your goals. Whether you want to gain muscle, lose fat, increase your strength, or do some endurance, join me on p@treon link in socials, for nude yoga and fitness to make 2023 your best and most wealthiest year yet with your real wealth and your health. Watch my journey of 1 arm handstands evolve in my new post. 7 years ago handstands were foreign to me. They were this magical move that I would never achieve in my mind. I started doing handstands as a motto to save me from myself. I had hit rock bottom. Attempted on my life and was trying to rebuild my mental health and physical health after losing a little one, having a baby and suffering pre and postnatal depression. Handstands became a motto. Fall down 7 times, stand up 8. As long as each day I stood up and tried one handstand I knew I would be working on myself and I could get through the day. 7 years later I am now working on contortion handstands and one arm handstands. It is amazing how a journey that began simply to survive the struggle of the inner and outer turmoil of being human, is now a journey of things I never imagined possible and a place of joy in my life. One of the things about fitness that so many do not realise is it is truly about becoming a better human mind, body and soul without you even noticing. For me I describe the journey as starting on a struggle bus, winding down the roads of life occasionally finding beautiful views along a long and tedious road of monotonous microshifts. Suddenly the struggle bus turns into a smooth riding car that is driving along a magnificent coastline that takes your breath away with a few hairy bends and bumpy moments from time to time. The journey goes from a place nobody wants to journey from and it is an immense challenge to start and continue to do so, to a place of joy without even noticing. The vehicle you drive goes from a place that you must drive that is challenging and not your vehicle of choice, to a vehicle you enjoy immensely driving that is created and designed by you that you feel proud and a sense of joy to be in every time. Fitness and health is not a 30 day journey, it is a drive of a lifetime but we all have the ability to make that drive smoother and more enjoyable one micro-shift at a time. So many of us think fitness is like going from 0 to 100 in less then 3 seconds but the reality is that journey is a slow and steady pace that suddenly you look back and so grateful you started although it began so slowly and you thought you would never get off the ground running, always destined to be running like Fred Flintstone trying to make progress. So many see a fancy pose or incredible pose or body and think wow it must be easy or come naturally to them. But for me it has been a 9 year journey to be here and there are still days where I need to service the vehicle I drive and fix a few dents but overall the vehicle is a gift in my life. There is also still more destination I want to drive to but I am grateful for all the ones that I have gotten to no matter how long it has taken. I know I will be on a journey of a lifetime taking care of it this whole journey, but now I have built the habits and and the design of vehicles I like. For me the journey of health and fitness has become more like brushing my teeth, showering and doing my hair every day, good habits. And when the motivation runs out and I forget to notice how good it is to be where I am like we have reminders in the calendar to keep us getting to places on time. These good habits keep me going until I find the joy again and keep me doing the things I do until the motivation comes back. Health is sometimes like when you own your first car or house it is incredible at first. Just like achieving weight loss or a cool pose but then comes the bills and the maintenance comes and you get a bit frustrated at times you gotta do all these parts. Just like when you want to keep fit and healthy you gotta eat well, train and work on your mind daily but at the end of the day when you have that awesome car or house or body it brings you joy and satisfaction and it is worth doing the small things every day to maintain. That is fitness to me and that is what I want to help others experience. I want you to drive in the hot seat of your body and life with love and acceptance. I want you to know you have a lifetime of this journey but it is a lifetime of blessings and magic you get to create and nourish because it is worth it. And before you say it is easy for me. I personally know how hard it is to start from ground zero. I know what it is like to have a body that does not function the way you wish. When I was pregnant I could not exercise and I could barely walk with my joints locked up. When I started after birth I remember my first run as more of a waddle and an attempt at a split and handstand as more of a hop skip and splat. However I know that with work you can look back in a year, 3 years or even 7 years like me and be in awe of where you've come and continue loving working on the journey of a lifetime and the endless possibilities to go. Teaching online and helping others is one of the greatest joys. I love teaching in 10 tier p@treon link in socials in bikinis and I love teaching on top tiers nude to see mind muscle connection. Because at the end of the day it is all about health and happiness for me and walking side by side everyone making the rest of their life the best of life one step at a time. It is also about understanding our body and mind are not there to stop us. Building confidence and self love is not about having it, it is about daily work of acceptance and compassion. Ive always been a shy person and through sharing my art and moving and teaching, this has allowed me to accept myself and who I am more. People ask me how I am so confidence I believe it isn't confidence. I feel it is just I have built habits to make sharing myself as normal and accepting who I am, how I am. These are photos to show you how far Ive come to remind you we all do not start where we are and the start is only just the beginning of all the magic ahead.
2022-12-22 09:32:53 +0000 UTC View PostHappy Hump Day Have you kicked ass with one of my nude Booty workouts or kicked your own ass with one of my nude yoga classes yet? Join me at p@treon link in socials
2022-12-21 10:01:06 +0000 UTC View PostA little handstand teaser of a tutorial on p@treon. Join me on 10 tier for yoga, fitness workouts like this and join me on top tiers for nude fitness and yoga at p@treon link in socials. This is a small snippet of the Handstand tutorial just placed up with over 2 years worth of content for you to enjoy and more coming daily. What are the benefits of doing handstands? You get to stand on your hands and look kind of cool. That’s pretty much as far as it goes. But I believe there are additional, definitive benefits that come out of training handstands. Coordination and physical awareness With my students I have noticed there’s a level of challenge to the body with hand balancing that begins to fill in the gaps of their physical awareness. There is a strong correlation, over the course of their handstand training, with how much more coordinated they get in everything they’re doing. Before they might have been doing bodyweight training, or normal weightlifting, and still feel disconnected in their body. The novelty about handstand training challenges the body in ways it’s not normally challenged. With handstands in particular, we have to force the mind into the body. We have to get you to feel your knee caps or calves. Is one contracting and the other not? Why did you externally rotate one leg but not the other? Why were your toes pointed but now you unpoint? Just by constantly self-checking in on the body seems to fill some proprioceptive gaps people have, that isn’t done in other skills. Temperance and Problem Solving Handbalancing, being a skill-based discipline, involves a direct confrontation with the self. I managed to stay up and held my handstand, or, I did not hold it. This clear-cut results and dichotomy of success and failure can bring you in touch with both very furious and very calm parts of yourself. It also correlates to our psychological feelings around control. It’s blatantly direct with a handstand. Do I have the control to actually hold it? Checking whether or not you are in control, and that allows you this “good feeling.” There’s loads of fury when it doesn’t work, or frustration. It’s the Sisyphean task where you constantly push this rock up the mountain and it rolls back down again, but you’re happy to keep pushing it up. When framed in this lens, handstands touch so many mental and emotional things in a person. It also assists with mental health and finding joy. Because it has a play aspect it allows you to get out of your head into your body and find our inner kid and wise dude inside. Handstands helped me manage my depression after my attempt on life and helped me find joy in myself and movement again to build and re-work my mental health to a more joyous and stronger version that I have today. Come join me on p@treon and make 2023 your best year yet with your real wealth your health. All the money in the world can’t buy you back good health.So many spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health. The higher your energy level, the more efficient your body, the better you feel and the more you will use your talent to produce outstanding results. If you have health, you probably will be happy, and if you have health and happiness, you have all the wealth you need, even if it is not all you want. Link in socials or click here https://www.rhyannawatson.com/insta-offerings/
2022-12-20 03:02:21 +0000 UTC View PostFull Photoshoot available on P@treon uncensored art link in socials Ski Ballet Used to be a Competitive Sport Ski ballet, in which competitors perform balletic and acrobatic movements on the snow, was an official freestyle skiing discipline from the 1960s until 2000. It even featured as a demonstration sport in the Winter Olympic Games in 1988 and 1992.
2022-12-19 18:11:03 +0000 UTC View PostExperience yoga and fitness at its purest. Naked yoga and fitness classes any time of day from the privacy of your home. Learn yoga and get fit this 2023 from our experienced instructors at @audriasana as we guide you in detail. Whether you’re a beginner or a practicing expert you’ll find a class that suits your level. https://vimeo.com/audriasana/vod_pages This flow was shot on a rooftop in Miami. We all met and played together. The art and naked flow also available with BTS on my p@treon top tiers link in socials. https://www.rhyannawatson.com/insta-offerings/ With @audriasana @sens_muse @danidrishti
2022-12-17 16:11:10 +0000 UTC View PostAll I want for Xmas is????? My dreams coming true first time in 3 years I’ll be home among the gum tress back in Australia. In a world of instant gratification. I’m a slow and steady consistency type of human. It took me 3 years to save and get back home to Australia. It took me nearly 10 years to build these movement skills and maintain my fitness. It took me 8 years of learning yoga and educating myself to teach my first yoga retreat. It has taken me a whole life time of working on myself to be who I am today. My greatest lesson is challenging situations create the force needed to bring about change. The problem is that we generally use all the stirred up energy intended to bring about change, to resist change. Learn to sit with the storms of life and see what constructive action is being asked of you. Don’t worry how long it takes life has always been about the journey where it most matters, as we are always on a journey and the destinations never ends.
2022-12-16 18:11:10 +0000 UTC View PostThe First Recorded Diving Championship in the UK Took Place in 1889 It was called the Championships of Scotland and involved three different types of dives: one from the side of the swimming pool, one from a height of six feet and a surface dive.
2022-12-15 18:11:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe Colours of the Olympic Rings are Significant Many people know that each of the world-famous Olympic rings represents one of the five continents of the world. However, the rings were designed by Baron Pierre de Coubertein in 1912, and he stated that, together with the white background, their colours also represented the flags of every nation competing at that year’s event.
2022-12-12 18:11:02 +0000 UTC View PostMy first professionally shot pole danced naked on p@treon top tiers link in socials I started pole dance at home and am self taught. I taught myself pole to heal and get out of my head. It has given me the gift of understanding movement and a body strong by design and awareness. Pole dancing is a full-body workout. It is resistance training and cardio in one, and flexibility is improved as well. Pole dancers perform acrobatic tricks either suspending their weight or propelling it around a metal pole. The simple act of climbing a pole is an incredible display of strength. It is no surprise, then, that most pole dancers insist they have never looked or felt better. You need your skin exposed to grip the pole. Pole dancers must have their legs, arms and stomachs exposed to safely grip the pole. There are some grounded spins, poses, and floor work that can be performed while wearing pants, but in order to perform more advanced moves, we must have the proper amount of skin exposure. It’s not always so sexy. Pole dancing is not always as overtly sexual as people may believe. The process of training is often full of awkward and unglamorous moments. Many of us end up with bruises, burns, and scrapes from trying new moves. And although we may wear sports bras and tiny shorts when performing, most dancers opt for comfort over fashion in between training sessions. But it can be very sexy. The seductive allure of pole dancing still remains steadfast. There was a period of time when pole dancing first became mainstream where many pole dancers sought to distance its association with strip clubs. They felt this link delegitimized efforts to be taken seriously. The community has since evolved to understand this denial as a form of appropriation and recognizes with respect the roots this art form holds in exotic dance. Pole dancing can be emotionally healing. This is one of the biggest reasons I've stuck with pole dancing as long as I have. The physical benefits are great, but the feeling you get from mastering a move or expressing a particular emotion is indescribable. For example, when I am able to assist a student without any fitness background in their first pole climb, it is an honor to witness their feeling of accomplishment and resulting boost in self-confidence. Men can (and do!) pole dance. The number of men pole dancing continues to grow every year. There are men’s divisions in competitions now, and I see more men joining classes I take or teach than ever before. It can be dangerous without proper training. Although pole dancing is fun, it is a serious athletic endeavor that should not be taken lightly. Some people do not realize how challenging pole can be on a first attempt (re: every muscle in my body ached for days). In addition to bruises, pole dancers can experience shoulder or back pain with improper technique or overtraining. The community is very tight-knit. Because what we do is still considered taboo by many, there is a unique closeness that bonds us together. There are pole dancers of all professions, ethnicities, religions, cultures, sizes, and ages. I have friends all over the world because of pole dancing, and I have friends who have been able to travel the world because of it. “Not having upper body strength” is not an excuse to avoid it. I understand that you may be nervous to try pole dancing. Maybe you don’t feel you are at your ideal weight, or you think you have no rhythm, or you think you're too old. But I encourage you to stop creating roadblocks for yourself. The best way to get better at something is to work on it! Every athletic journey requires a first courageous step. You'll grow over time as you build skills, strength and body awareness. Overcoming feats is part of what's so inspiring and empowering about pole.
2022-12-12 01:33:40 +0000 UTC View Post