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Staying Stress free during the Festive Period!

December is the most festive month of the entire year! As the holidays are fast approaching this is the time to take care of you! The month of December is a hectic one for sure! Juggling work, family, preparing for the holidays, cooking, shopping parties! Its enough to make your head spin and can put a toll on your body! It is very important to have a self care plan in place to keep your energy up and avoid holiday burn out! So let me ask? What do you do for you? Do you practice self care? If you know me I am big on taking care of yourself! As women, we have so many responsibilities and taking care of others we often forget to take care of ourselves and we often put ourselves last when we actually should be putting ourselves first!

Just for you and my gift to you here are a few things you can do just for you!

  1. Keep a gratitude journal each day. Include things you are grateful for along with the things you have accomplished. This will help you stay mindful and keep a positive mindset and will make you feel good!
  2. Get creative! This could be painting, writing or dancing! This will help you express yourself and get those creative juices going! It does not have to be perfect or good. This will help release stress and just make you feel good!
  3. Make a new playlist of music! Music is important and can really uplift us and put us in a great mood! Once you complete your playlist turn it on and have a dance party by yourself! This is a great way to reduce stress, increase energy and just moving your body feels amazing!
  4. Take a bath, light some candles and add rose petals! This will help you relieve stress and help you to relax and help clear your mind.
  5. Schedule a massage! This will help relieve tension and relax your muscles!
  6. Schedule a energy healing session! This will reduce stress, anxiety, tension and help balance your body!
  7. Go for a walk get out in nature and connect to make you feel good and energized!
  8. Take yourself out on a date by yourself! This can be lunch, a movie, visit an art gallery. Something that will make you feel good!
  9. Drink plenty of water! Staying hydrated is important and helps increase energy!
  10. Meditate! Calming your mind and body! Even if it is just a few minutes!

I hope these 10 simple things help you stay relaxed and stress free over the holidays!

What is coming up at the studio?

I have gift certificates available and these make great stocking stuffers give the gift of energy healing or dance!

1 hour private sessions available for ballroom, bellydance and energy healing sessions with me!

click here to get your gift certificates: https://najlasdance.com/product/gift-certificates/

Speaking of dance and self care! Come join me in December for a very special Tribal Grooves Dance Fitness! Tribal Grooves is a fun dance party! Get your body moving and let your hair down! No experience is required! It is just about feeling good and dancing the stress away!

Tribal Grooves starts:

December 9th-December 30th, 2021 6:30 pm

4 weeks one class a week for just $36.00 December Special!

Join me via in person and or zoom plus get the recording!

Joining in person? Location is at 14 S. Paint Street Suite 23, 2nd floor, Chillicothe Ohio Metamorphosis through Movement, Healing & Dance.

go here to get your spot now: https://najlasdance.com/product/tribal-grooves/

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Celebrating a year of success and a gift for you!

Celebrating officially being in my new space & new studio for one year! It has been such a great year and there have been so many changes and new things happening! My new space/studio is called Najlas Dance-Metamorphosis through dance, movement & healing. Why did I decide to go with this? I was called to create space where those that are looking for a safe, supportive and nurturing environment to feel more confident, empowered and to connect to themselves through all the modalities I offer! It has been exciting to see it grow and I have so many ideas for the future. Helping others is what I am all about! I mostly work with women, helping them find themselves through movement, dance & healing. I can also say no one in my area offers the variety and the specialized classes and healing modalities under one space!

I am offering a special gift for you! If you have not been to my class Metamorphosis through movement and healing and have been curious and want to check it out. Now is your chance! For the month of October I am offering a free class just for you! This is available in person and zoom! Spaces are limited in person! I am really excited about this and it is such a very special class! This will help you relieve stress and feel calmer and rejuvenated! You will connect to your body and move in a very easy and beginner friendly way.

Check out the video here as I explain a bit more about:https://youtu.be/w-En1ngglFs check it out and subscribe to my YouTube channel! To get a free class email me at: najlasdance.com@gmail.com

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How are you connecting with yourself and others?

Hello to each and everyone of you! I am so glad you are here and we can connect in this way is so awesome! I really am so truly grateful for you being part of my community and tribe! There are so many ways that we can connect with each other as we have an abundant flow of technology and social media platforms! Speaking of social media platforms…I am sitting at my desk writing this blog and the one social media platform that I have truly depended on Facebook is down! I have always thought what if Facebook is gone tomorrow how am I going to connect to my students and you? The thing is we do not own the social media platforms! They are not ours. Do you depend on using things like messenger to talk to your friends or family instead of picking up the phone?

We spend so much time attached to our phone including me, that we lose connection with ourselves and others! In what ways can we connect to ourselves?

How about taking that dance class you have been telling yourself your going to sign up but never do?

Or you feel stressed out and need some healing but you never make the time to get that energy work done and schedule it you just keep putting it on the back burner.

When we lose the connection with ourselves and others we often find ourselves, stressed, anxious and depressed and feel stuck!

I can help you with this! I have a amazing class coming up for you! Join me for my Tribal Grooves Fitness class that starts October 7th at 11:00 am! You can join me via zoom!

What is Tribal Grooves?

Tribal Grooves is a dance fitness program kind of like Zumba but uses earthy flowy bellydance movement mixed with a bit of modern! It will give you confidence, help to relieve stress through movement and bring a bit of fun and play into your life! Tribal Grooves is open to all and requires no experience! Fun music that is positive and upbeat to move your body to! There is no need to worry about getting it right! Come play and move your body with me connecting to your soul through movement!

If you have never been to a class and want to know more; Join me Thursday in person or Zoom and try it one time for FREE! To register for free you must contact me at allieglobalcaravan@gmail.com no later then Wednesday night 7 pm eastern! Grab your hip scarf and see you there!

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A Time for Celebration!

A time for celebration as we finish up another year! This year we have seen many challenges and a different way of doing things. This year has been a year of change and one we will never forget!

As, I sit here on my bed typing away capturing my final thoughts of the year and having my coffee and looking back at all the things that I have accomplished it is time to celebrate! It is important to celebrate and remind ourselves of all the good no matter how small or large and to focus on that instead of all the things that may not have worked out so well.

Today I celebrate all the challenges I faced as those challenges pushed me out of my comfort zone and put me on a new path and a new adventure! I celebrate my growth and all of the things I have learned from this past year. Last night, I took some time to write down at least 5 big things I accomplished this year and it felt really good to actually see it on paper and it really put things in perspective! How often do we focus on the good? How often do you celebrate? Do you celebrate you?

Here is my list:

  • moving to a new space with a healing room
  • completed my Master Teacher Training Level 3 for Global Caravan
  • created & taught online classes via zoom
  • developed a 4 week course
  • went through a physic bootcamp course
  • certified in Bellydance Body Fitness, Bootcamp and more
  • Taught my first Tribal Grooves Certification
  • Built my own healing website
  • I stopped working 7 days a week
  • read 12 books
  • created more time and self care for me

Sit down tonight and see if you can come up with at least 5 big things you accomplished. As you can see my list is filled with a lot of different things and these were all big things to me. As we say goodbye to 2020 and hello to 2021 what do you want to bring in to the new year? It is such a perfect time to dream and set those intentions and make it happen!

Coming up in the new year I will be bringing you more certifications so you can really step into your glorious self, more classes and courses online and in person!

We are getting ready to dance it out and it is not too late to join! I have a fun and empowering class called Tribal Grooves (TM). This class is designed to move and just feel good in your body! No experience is necessary! This class uses Global Caravan Bellydance but without the technique! Come dance with me! Lets shake it out! Do something just for you! This is 4 weeks of fun via zoom! Plus, be a part of our facebook group and have access to recordings while we are in session! Go here to register: https://najlasdance.com/product/tribal-grooves-via-zoom/

Thank you to everyone who supported me this year! Blessings as we go into 2021!

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The Power of Costuming

The power of costuming is a amazing experience! The Tribal components are rich in detail, textures, colors and layering! Being able to come up with different combinations and looks is a very powerful thing.

This past weekend, I had a photo shoot and I had forgotten how much fun it is! I had most of the day to dive deep into my chunky jewelry as I lay it all out on the bed. Carefully, choosing each piece that has come from all over my travels and holds special meaning! There is just something about it that excites me and reminds me of the power I have inside. It makes me feel good deep in my core as I pick each piece! It is a ritual on its own. It is a self care for me as well feeling good inside allowing my true Goddess to come alive and shine!

Skirts, Choli’s, Pantaloons OH MY! This is where color and layering comes in! Big fluffy 25 yard skirts, using different colors is endless! As I carefully choose each piece, I have a idea in mind of my final look. Sometimes I choose the brighter colors and other times dark and earthy! It is so fun and I love creating getting a different look each time. I stare at all the pieces I have chosen placed on my bed and I am in awe of all the beauty!

The power of transformation! Getting ready is such a powerful thing and I slowly take my time creating my look. This is the time I can spend thinking about nothing else but the final outcome. It is very healing and calming for me as I see the transformation unfold! Coming out of my cocoon and transforming into something powerful and beautiful! First is the makeup! My face is a plain canvas and I am the artist painting carefully! Once complete the hair is next as I adorn with beautiful handmade flowers made by me or my tribal sisters and each one has a special memory. I love this part adding metal trinkets as I see the Tribal Goddess start to emerge! The look is almost complete! On to the costuming! I carefully take each piece in my hands and slowly get dressed! Here is where the power of transformation starts taking place and will soon be complete! All the layering, color and rich textiles. As I finish I turn looking into the mirror of the creation I created! The creation of me! Standing in my glory and my power! It is truly such a beautiful thing that everyone must experience! As women, it is important that we feel good and stand in our own power!

How do you stand in your own power? Each day you can do this as you get ready for the day!

Photo by Night Raven Photography, Chillicothe Ohio