by Laura | Jan 10, 2018 | Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Dance, Uruguay, Yoga
While South America is bathing in the summer sun, I find myself back in cold and cozy Europe reflecting on a beautiful journey through another part of the moving world. The importance of movement is even more clear to me now that I have visited countries where...
by Laura | Nov 29, 2017 | Brazil, Dance, Education, Meditation, Policy
Carefully, Luciana Amaral places three small wooden sticks into a pattern on the floor; one stick points forward, one sideways and the next one in a diagonal line. Twenty pairs of eyes follow her every move intensely. She stands next to her finished figure and...
by Laura | Nov 9, 2017 | Brazil, Dance, Education
The three dancers move beautifully across the stage. Suddenly, I see them coming towards me. I have no idea what will happen, but I know for a fact that I won’t be sitting still for much longer. One of the female dancers grabs my hand and pulls me up from the floor,...
by Laura | Oct 27, 2017 | Brazil, Dance, Education
Taking a flight from New York to São Paulo after spending eight hours on a plane from Amsterdam to New York and nine hours waiting around at the airport is well… how shall I put it… an experience. I was exhausted and had lost feeling in both my legs, shoulders and...
by Laura | Oct 12, 2017 | Dance, Education, Indonesia, Yoga
After completing my 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training in Bali, Indonesia, I still had two weeks to explore the many wonders of the beautiful island. In the months before Indonesia, I traveled to first world countries and I had seen inspiring movement projects with...
by Laura | Dec 15, 2016 | Dance, Moving Children, Yoga
At the end of the year, like many of us, I always like to look back and relive the wonderful and precious moments that occurred during the year. No doubt this year has been a rollercoaster. And even though I still have many stories to share (I’m writing this from...