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Transformational Butterfly Coaching: Seeing, Believing, Becoming

Dance Without Limits Posted on August 18, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaAugust 26, 2017  

Hello my friends,     Thank you for being here. I have a story for you today. It is a true story about breaking through to have what you really want – and what it takes to get there. A … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Seven!

Dance Without Limits Posted on August 2, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaAugust 2, 2017  

Hello my friends, I like feeling a sense of expansion rather than compression. Here’s something that works for me.   Your body takes up a certain amount of space.   Here’s a thought-experiment to expand your awareness to include the … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Six!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 31, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 31, 2017  

Hello my friends, Here’s a tip as you start the week. Use as needed!   Letting your head be light, up on top, eases your neck and will help your posture.  Here’s a mini-exercise to help:   Find your feet … Continue reading →

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Freedom in the Body and Better Posture / Alexander Technique and Movement Class

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 28, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaAugust 2, 2017  

Hello my friends, I offer a small group, movement-based class for freedom in the body and better posture. It melds movement and the Alexander Technique. I’d love to invite you to join in. You can read what students say, below, … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Five!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 27, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 27, 2017  

Hello my friends,   Do you sit for long periods of time? If you do, there’s often a tendency to curl down the front of your body and lose good posture.   Here’s a mini-exercise to counteract that:   Pause … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Four!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 24, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 24, 2017  

Hello my friends, It’s Monday, so this is quick and easy. Courtesy of my dear friend and colleague, Fay Putnam:   Stop. Breathe. Exhale. Repeat 3X!   Did you know you’re not alone? We all tend to hold our breath. … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Three!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 23, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 22, 2017  

Hello my friends,   Here’s a tip to ease your neck.   Picture your neck; if you think about its structure, your neck is cylindrical. Can you see that if you were looking down from above the top of your … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day Two!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 22, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 22, 2017  

Dear Friends, It’s day two and here’s a tip for you!   We spoke about thinking, and words. A good thought to drop in is a thought of space in all your joints.   Pause a moment, and postulate a … Continue reading →

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Seven Tips for Lightness and Ease – Day One!

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 21, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 21, 2017  

Dear Friends, I’ve been feeling a wonderful sense of expansion and decided to share the love. Here is the first of seven friendly tips for lightness and ease.  I will post one a day, “light bites” on a sunny day. … Continue reading →

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How Do You Open Your Heart? And Why Does it Matter?

Dance Without Limits Posted on July 15, 2017 by Dana Ben-YehudaJuly 31, 2017  

Dear Friends, I’ve been thinking about opening my heart quite a bit lately. I read a book* about a boy who had a very closed heart but met some special people – a woman named Ruth, and her son – … Continue reading →

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