Hi,
I'm Jenny Mayo,
Welcome to this movement-based practice to help us release.
Little teaser of my live programs and my forthcoming course.
Let's start by remembering that we always should listen to our body.
So take whatever parts of this practice feel good and serve you and just release the rest.
So we'll start perhaps in a seat or perhaps standing as we're able.
Let's just check in with our body for a moment.
Notice your natural breath.
Notice any sensations,
Anything lingering in your body.
How are you?
Where are you today?
Our music's going to start in a moment.
It's a very up-tempo track.
Encourage you to start in stillness.
Just notice any shifts that happen just as our music begins playing.
You may feel compelled to move and if so,
You might join me in starting to shake it out.
Perhaps beginning by flicking your hands,
Almost like you're flicking water off your wrists,
The backs of your hands.
Let's start to deepen our breath and breathe deep sighs out of the mouth.
As it serves you,
Starting to move this shaking,
This movement up to the elbows,
Perhaps into the shoulders as well.
Shrug them up and release them down and keep those deep breaths rolling.
If you're ready to shimmy the shoulders,
Could wag the head slowly,
Really gentle on the neck here,
Left and right.
Maybe starting to shake through those hips.
Keep those deep breaths rolling.
Perhaps shaking through alternate feet,
Legs,
Switching right left or staying on one side.
Maybe your body feels like bouncing,
A little bounce in the knees or maybe even a little hop.
Notice how it would like to release in this moment.
Is it a shake?
A shimmy?
Is it a sound?
Is it a big haaa?
Maybe you stay where you are.
Maybe you'd like to join me for some woodchopper breaths.
If so,
Clasp the hands together.
We'll bring them over the head like you're about to chop a piece of wood.
Inhale deeply.
As you exhale,
Bring the hands down quickly with a haaa.
Inhale.
Arms rise.
Exhale.
Drop them down.
Haaa.
Inhale and drop.
Haaa.
Inhale.
Haaa.
Haaa.
Keep going as you like.
Any pace that feels good to you.
And just return to any movement,
Any release that feels good right now.
Releasing any breath pattern now.
Just return to the release that feels best to you.
And just slow your movement.
And eventually finding stillness again.
Take a deep breath in.
Let it fill your whole torso.
Exhale with a sigh.
Maybe hand to heart and just attention within.
Notice how you feel now.
Notice any shifts,
Any space that you created.
Notice anything you may have been able to release.
There's no right or wrong here.
Just watching.
Just noticing.
Last breath in together.
Deep breath in to that hand on the chest.
Feel it gently rise.
Exhale softly.
Let that breath go.
Thank you so much for moving with me.
If you like this session,
You may enjoy joining one of my live Dance It Out sessions or my forthcoming course.
Thanks so much.
