Soul Love Transformation

Soul Love Dance is Officially Open

The doors to Soul Love Dance are officially open and I couldn’t be more excited about it!!!

It’s been a long journey to get here. I definitely put my blood, sweat and tears into this project and I’m honored to share it with you.

I created Soul Love Dance because I wanted to help people sit less, move more, have fun while doing it and fit it into their schedule seamlessly.

Without further ado, I…

How My Amazing Friend Belly Danced Her Way Through Anxiety

This week I decided to do a Facebook Live video with a good friend who played a huge part in the creation of my project “Soul Love Dance”.  We talk about creating the first choreography of this project and she gives a beautiful testimonial about how doing this dance regularly was hugely transformative for her.

Quick warning, I had a little snafu as can happen especially when you’re on live…

Learn My Fun, Easy, Uplifting Belly Dance Choreography in a 5-Day Challenge

Over the last few months, I’ve been having fun creating an original, fairly simple belly dance choreography.  I filmed it in a few awesome locations, Turks and Caikos (yes the background in the video is totally real), Downtown LA with Disney Hall in the Background and Central Park in Huntington Beach.   Now I want to teach it to you in a free 5-day Belly Dance Challenge which takes place July…

Free 5-Minute Mindful Movement Tune Up and Belly Dance Break Series

Today I’m excited to share a special series I’ve created that includes 2 short practices you can use anytime for a quick movement tune up or to hit the mental reset button.  In the last few weeks, I’ve been talking a lot about the dangers of sitting too much.  If you missed it, You can find the written post here and the video version here (yup, this subject is important enough for 2 posts).

This…

One of the Worst Things Most of Us Are Doing for Our Health. It’s Very Likely You’re Doing it Right Now.

Last week I wrote about this subject and I’m well aware that many of us don’t like to or don’t have the time to read about these things so I decided to post a video about it too.  This subject is really important so it definitely warrants both a written and video article.  If you did read the blog, I give some additional tips here that I didn’t include last week.

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One of the Unhealthiest Things You’re likely Doing and How to Counteract it

Photo by Susanna Goldenstein

One of the unhealthiest things many of us do daily is sitting for extended periods of time. Excessive sitting has been linked to a host of maladies including:

Heart disease: prolonged sitting is linked to elevated blood pressure and cholesterol

Insulin resistance/diabetes: a study found a decline in insulin resistance after just one day of prolonged sitting

Muscle…

The Healing Power of Music

In today’s video, I’m sharing about the healing power of music.  I recorded this as a FB live so my disclaimer is that there is some pixelation as well as some wind.  Who knew that you could have overcast windy days in LA this close to summer and this far away from the actual beach?  And who knew that FB live technology isn’t perfect yet?

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On Oldie but Goodie

This week I wanted to share a video from WAY back in the day when I first started making video.  It was in January of this year, really long ago right? 😉 . It was only the second vlog I ever posted and I’ve definitely gotten more comfortable with video since then.  The message is still an important one and it’s always good to revisit those old lessons.

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Why I Dance and How It Can Benefit You

photo by Isabelle Jette

This week I did my VLOG via Facebook live again after all the positive feedback I got last week.  I’m talking about dance, how it changed my life, how it can benefit you and how I fit it in every single day.  Would love to hear what dance has done for you.  Please comment to let me know.

The Three Things I’ve Found Make the Biggest Difference in Managing Depression and Anxiety

Dancing is my favorite way to move

Yesterday I decided to take a big risk and really step out of my comfort zone twice in one action.  The first thing I did was go live on Facebook.  This was scary because I’d only gone live once before, on Monday and although I was happy with that event and got good feedback, Facebook decided to delete it for absolutely no reason, leaving me frustrated and…

How I Got Comfortable With Video

In todays video, I share a little bit about my journey with creating and posting videos.  If it’s something you’re also interested in doing now or down the road, you’ll definitely want to watch this one.

If you’re interested in joining the Free 10-day Shine Video Challenge, find out more and register here.

And speaking of video,…

What Makes You Valuable

This week, I’m coming to you from the beautiful Turks and Caicos Islands where I’m spending some valuable down time with my partner and his family.  My message is about our inherent value and what really makes us valuable.  I’d love to hear your thoughts on this.  Please comment below and let me know.

Love and Light,

Vanessa