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A Collection of Articles, Videos, and Freebies on Egyptian Dance, Self-Discovery & Empowerment

My Mum´s Golden Self-Empowerment Rule

Self-Empowerment comes in all shapes and forms.

 

It can come from teachers, books, life events, tragedies and pleasant surprises; it can come from strangers and from the person next door. It can also come as a surprise, from where you least expect it.

 

I  grew up with a tough mum. Hard as nails, demanding, no-patting-on-the-back love style; doing the solo parenting job the same way Jesus held the cross - suffering, in plain sight; not making an effort to hide it.

 

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The Treasures hiding in Egyptian Dance

 

 

From the moment the Quarantine started, I asked myself "how can Egyptian Dance help me and the world move through this challenging time? "

 

Most people will not turn to Egyptian Dance for life advice/wisdom but I´m not most people. I´ve been digging deep into the ancient art of "Raks al Sharki" for what it feels like an eternity.

I know better. And, as Maya Angelou once put it, "when we know better, we do better."

 

Authentic Egyptian Dance, the one that...

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What the last decade - of DANCE & LIFE - taught me

Looking back has never been "my thing" unless I do it as a student. A student of life.

We may live, or survive, without gathering our bearings; we may also grow older without growing up - ever. I choose to gather my bearings and to grow up. Annualy, weekly, I´d say daily.

As we enter 2020, I stop, breathe, and look back in search of answers, guidelines, lessons learned, jewels I can take with me on my upcoming Life Chapter.

We´re starting a new decade, one I believe will be a...

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STOP postponing LIFE, DANCE, and the JOY you deserve - embrace them NOW!

 

The moment you stop waiting for others to bring you joy and you become The One who brings it into your life is the moment you start Living. 

We often disempower ourselves by putting the responsibility of our happiness, an inside job, into strangers' hands, failing to understand other people may add to our life but they can't make our life. Only we can. 



The same happens with Dance - "I'll enjoy it when... I'll put my heart into it if... I'll be creative when... I'll dare...

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