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Heading back into the dance studio mindfully
Aaaaah, it’s that time of year: “back-to-school” aisles overflowing, Halloween decorations at the ready, and the leaves beginning to...
Kathryn Boland
Sep 17, 20223 min read
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Branch out and reach far: Benefits of taking classes in unfamiliar styles
I was a hundred-plus miles away from home, in the city of my old stomping grounds – having traveled mainly for the purpose of taking...
Kathryn Boland
Aug 27, 20225 min read
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It's OK to take time away from dance!
Aaah, it's summer (at least in the Northern Hemisphere): a time for cookouts, beach days, and air conditioning. Dancers might be on...
Kathryn Boland
Jul 16, 20225 min read
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Sukha and Dukha: Effort and Ease in Dance and #DanceLife
"Werk werk werk werk!" – everybody's saying it, even Rihanna. Dancers are certainly all too familiar with such "work harder, faster,...
Kathryn Boland
Jun 26, 20224 min read
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What's Your Dancer Dosha?: The Three Types
A quick disclaimer: I am a yoga instructor, and through that have training with Ayurveda, but I am not certified as an Ayurvedic Health...
Kathryn Boland
May 19, 20226 min read
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Prana and apana in dance: balancing energies in our movement and lives
“Push up and pull down”: if you’re a dancer, no doubt you’ve heard that before. A teaching artist might have cued that when drilling...
Kathryn Boland
Apr 23, 20225 min read
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Mobility and flexibility in dance: differences, applications, implications, and more
One of (many) foundational insights from my early dance training is within this moment, this clear memory in my mind: my teacher noted...
Kathryn Boland
Mar 12, 20225 min read
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Back to basics: The benefits of taking beginners' classes
If you’ve been dancing for a while, you likely look for a true challenge in the classes you take: intricacy and virtuosity in movement...
Kathryn Boland
Feb 19, 20225 min read
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Mindful Intentions: Working Towards Your Dancer Goals in 2022
Have you set resolutions or goals for 2022, professionally or personally, in or out of dance? We’re about a month in 2022 – how’s it...
Kathryn Boland
Jan 29, 20226 min read
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Yoga Philosophy for 21rst-Century Dancers: The Yamas and Niyamas
Though it’s not the common understanding in Western culture, yoga goes far beyond poses. In fact, by the formulation of the sage...
Kathryn Boland
Dec 23, 202110 min read
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3 Reasons for Dancers to Practice Yoga: Holistic Wellness
Traditionally, dance has largely operated on a "no pain, no gain" ethos; tough it out, get through it for the sake of the art form and...
Kathryn Boland
Nov 19, 20215 min read
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3 Reasons for Dancers to Practice Yoga: Part II -- Artistic
What makes an artist? What are the qualities of a "good" artist? How does one enhance their artistry? There are no quick, pat-and-dry...
Kathryn Boland
Oct 7, 20215 min read
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3 Reasons for Dancers to Practice Yoga: Part I -- Physical/Technical
The dance and yoga worlds have true connections; many dancers practice yoga, and some have even become yoga instructors. True, the goals...
Kathryn Boland
Sep 11, 20214 min read
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Finding your work in yoga practice...and dance!
Do you have a space in which what you’re working on is different from the work of those you’re alongside? Guess what -- yoga can very...
Kathryn Boland
Aug 8, 20215 min read
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Hard work and finding "flow state"
“You do all the work, and then you’re just there. You’re just in and it just happens. And it’s magic.” --Actor Daniel Kaluuya on Mark...
Kathryn Boland
Jul 9, 20213 min read
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Conversation starter: transferable tools -- yoga and dance instruction
On a fairly recent episode of the Yogaland podcast, host Andrea Ferretti and her husband Jason Crandell (a master yoga instructor and...
Kathryn Boland
Jun 4, 20214 min read
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What kids yoga is and what it's not -- kids yoga and Alabama
Since 1993, kids yoga has been banned from Alabama public schools. You read that right (or maybe it doesn’t surprise you all that much?)....
Kathryn Boland
May 1, 20214 min read
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Detachment and acceptance -- How yoga saved my life
Dancing with a ballet group in college -- having just discovered yoga and with a lot of healing left to do To say in the least, I had a...
Kathryn Boland
Mar 22, 20215 min read
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Experience informing service: The Mindful Movers origin story
A Yogaworks class community, where I found my dharma one weekend night The lights were low, sweat was pouring down my back, and my yoga...
Kathryn Boland
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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Love for flora and fauna -- How yoga and mindfulness inspires environmental stewardship
By Kathryn Boland, Flow and Grow Kids Yoga Social Media Manager and Content Contributor -- reprinted with permission from the Flow and...
Kathryn Boland
Mar 22, 20214 min read
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