Surprising Benefits of Shimmies in Egyptian Dance
Egyptian Dance can be known, and practiced, in different levels, for different reasons, and for different purposes.
One of the things I love the most about this art form is the set of amazing - known and unknown - benefits it offers.
Shimmies, for example, offer some quite unexpected benefits.
Want to know them?
1. Shimmies increase our Self-Confidence.
If properly learned, they´re grounding and elevating movements that offer a deep sense of inner security on this earth and, simultaneously, access to higher realms. That verticality, and the alignment that comes along with it, improves our self-confidence. In dance, as in life.
2. They expand our Sensuality & Magnetism.
If practiced exclusively as a physical movement, shimmies won´t have this potential effect but if you learn them correctly, you´ll execute them on a physical as well as on an energetic level. That´ll guarantee palpable growth of your Sensuality & Magnetism levels.
Your presence will feel stronger, wider, shinier. You´ll feel more in tune with your body, instinct, the pleasures of the flesh and of the spirit, and the Magic that resides within.
3. They operate what I call "Energetic Alchemy" by awakening, disturbing, and renewing your energetic body, particularly in the 1st, 2nd, and 4th chakras (centers of energy in the body).
If performed correctly, they work as energetic cleaners and amplifiers - dusting off the heavy and the old and bringing in the light and the new.
4. They are Digestion Aids. Physical digestion as well as emotional & energetic digestion.
Through the Art of Shimmies, we boost our ability to receive, digest, and release what we eat, think, feel, and experience in the outside world.
We´ll turn what our body doesn´t need into poop (hello!
) and retain what we need.
5. They improve your Sexual Life.
Say...what?
Yep. You read it well.
The correct regular practice of Shimmies, particularly hip shimmies, can improve our sexual life by activating, strengthening, and relaxing our entire pelvic area.
Not only does our pelvic wonderland look and feel stronger, more active, and creative but we gradually get comfortable with the sensual pleasures offered by that specific part of the body.
Inhibitions can disappear; a newly found interest in healthy, empowering sexuality can arise; we start to use our sexual energy for creative purposes. In dance, as in life.
6. They diminish or totally eliminate PMS (pre-menstrual syndrome).
That means cramps, discomfort, bloating, irritability, and that inexplicable lack of fire for life.
My PMS, as a teenager and young woman, was so strong it often made me faint from the pain. It disappeared when I started to study Egyptian Dance, more than 20 years ago.
Since then, I feel more introverted and intuitive during my menstruation; I may even need to move slower or rest but I feel great. No cramps, no discomfort, no heaviness. Pure rebirth.
7. They renew the Womb´s energetic field.
And by doing it, the correct practice of Shimmies avoids possible health complications in the uterus originated by stale/old/negative energy; emotional luggage we cannot discard without help; and destructive belief patterns we hold deep inside our womb, like "I´m not enough", "I´m not deserving of (...)", "I´m not abundant", "I´m unlovable", and so forth.
8. They magnify our Presence - aka Charisma.
Why is that important?
Let´s see: Presence, or Charisma, is the quality of Being we bring to the table. In dance, as in life. It´s what makes our presence memorable or...totally forgettable.
Presence, or Charisma, is the "je ne sais quois" that draws people to us or repels them. It´s, I´d claim, our "Personal Magic". In the words of Flamenco Dancers, our "Duende".
Olé!
9. They improve our ability to MAKE DECISION & TO SURRENDER.
Pure Life Wisdom. Personal Empowerment.
The correct practice of Shimmies boosts our ability to MAKE DECISIONS according to who we are, what we believe in, and what we want; as well as our ability to SURRENDER - to release what no longer serves us, to cleanse, to close finished chapters of our life, to destroy what needs to be destroyed so new, better, truer experiences can come into our life.
If it feels like magic, it´s because IT IS.
10. They improve our Cardiovascular System as well as the strength and flexibility of our muscles and bones.
We´re talking about a full workout, basically.
A workout that also happens to be an art form and a really fun way to express ourselves.
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11. They get you deep into the Physical & into the Spiritual Dimension of Dance & Life.
We´re not talking about superficial, shake that booty, Shakira-Shakira shimmies. We´re talking about the correct technique, the real thing.
Through the regular correct practice of Shimmies, the bridge between the physical and the spiritual world is built. Organically, naturally, without you even noticing it.
You become deeply grounded in your physical body - with all the benefits resulting from it - and connected to your soul. Earth and sky start to work together - you´ll be an active part and a marveled witness of that gorgeous process.
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