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What if you put your body first EVERYDAY?
What if it was also fun and playful, fed your creative mind, body, and soul, and only took 15 min?
What if there was a whole community of like minded people doing it all with you?
Ready to see and feel the magic that happens?
Join the RISE community for this simple 14 day exploration
Through play, dance, and guided movement adventures
Friday, September 17th - Friday, October 1st
Over 14 days we'll guide you to create a NEW daily practice to deeply nurture YOU.
Explore MOVEMENT as...
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Listening
- Rewilding
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Creation and Play
- Celebration and Gratitude
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Transformation
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Choice and Power
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Connection
You'll discover new ways of moving that truly suit YOU.
Even if you are working your way back from pain and injury, don't have time, or don't "dance".
This is about enjoying what you CAN do right now and inviting things back as they are ready. No rush.
Who is the Dance & Play Everyday Challenge for?
Maybe you've been looking for a short morning ritual that feeds your mind, body, and soul.
Maybe you are feeling the effects of moving less as life gets more busy.
Perhaps have been in the thick of big emotions, anxiety, or overwhelm.
Maybe you've been feeling heavy, stuck, or disconnected.
Maybe you don't fit into the typical fitness world and know there has to be a better way. One that honors YOU.
You are excited about the possibility of adding spark and connection to your day.
You are excited that there may be a gentle path forward into this new season with guidance and support.
Can't believe a few minutes each morning can do all that?
Here's what a few RISERS had to say after the first round...
RISE is not a method. It’s a MOVEMENT.
RISE is a consistent way to experience kindness in/with/toward your body.
RISE is short, sweet, meaningful movement breaks that make a HUGE difference in EVERY other aspect of your life (without taking a lot of time.)
RISE is a unique movement practice that includes your WHOLE body and WHOLE being
RISE is about leading with curiosity and be open to new ways to exist in and with your own body.
It’s a set of guiding principles on how to relate to our bodies and interact with the world.
It's a community moving, learning, and growing together.
Your Dance & Play Everyday Challenge Includes:
- Daily 10-15min LIVE (and recorded) guided morning movement adventures with music M-F (7:30 am Mountain/ 9:30 am Eastern- NYC)
- 10-20 min hand picked "on the mat" afternoon movement breaks from the RISE Library - workout, stretch, strengthen, and create space
- Access to your own personal membership page with recordings of every live session.
- Shared Spotify playlist
- A community forum to share ideas and support each other
- AND an app for easy access to all of it!
What to expect
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Each day starts in community (live or recorded) with questions to explore or a movement idea or prompt to play with (with music!) in 15 min or less.
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Recorded "on the mat" movement breaks will be waiting for you on your membership site. These mini classes contain more organized step by step instruction to help build your foundation for more movement possibilities.
- Mix and match the live sessions, recordings, and workout library to find the best time and space for YOU to get moving.
- Feel amazing and surprising shifts over the course of 2 weeks!
About Your Guide
Zoe Levine has been a dancer most of her life and movement educator for nearly 2 decades. She has been greatly influenced by a lifetime of dancing and play with many movement and dance forms including many Modern and Contemporary styles, 5 Rhythms, Gaga, improv, Qoya, breathwork, Authentic Movement, and Somatic Experiencing ideas. Her practice is informed by her work as a professional dancer, mama, Advanced MELT Method instructor, and Restorative Exercise Specialist through Katy Bowman and Nutritious Movement(TM). She has been leading daily dance sessions for the growing RISE community since January of this year and is the creator of several guided online programs including an Alignment & Movement Makeover and Strong As A Mother.
RISE rose out of the ashes when her own experience of dancing everyday helped heal mind, body, and spirit, after a Stage 4 Cancer diagnosis and a year of intense cancer treatment.
The Dance & Play Everyday Challenge
Join Us for 14 Days of Movement & Magic
FREE
"Rise is magic. it's got amazing spooky presence and power. I never don't turn on a recording and find exactly what I need in music and in movement."
- Emily
"RISE has made me realize I can feel just as good in my body after 10-15 minutes of movement as I do with a full 30-45 minute traditional workout."
- Kathleen
"I was so surprised how awake and alive I could feel after a short burst of movement!"
- Amy
"In what world am I sweating my butt off first thing in the morning, in my pajamas, laughing out loud, feeling free, feeling alive? In Zoe's world! RISE is one beautiful thing to emerge from the carnage of 2020."
Jane
"It is amazing that my body can feel so good, strong, and capable, despite being stuck inside for months especially through such a stressful and anxious time. RISE has been a tether and a lifeline through a really tough time."
- Emily
"Daily creative movement boosts my mood, sharpens my mind, gives me greater strength and flexibility, and has reduced the amount of pain in my body by an order of magnitude."
- Stephanie
What's getting in your way?
I don't have time.
I see you. Of course you don't have time to exercise. It's because movement has been completely separated from everything else. You don't have time for an hour of exercise everyday. Great, what if it didn't actually take much extra time? What if 10-15minutes could drastically change how you feel and inspire more natural movement for the rest of the day? The trick is to find ways to move more in your daily life.
The "all or nothing" trap
Have you ever made the decision NOT to exercise because you didn't have time for the "FULL" experience (the whole yoga class, the 5 mile run, the big gym sesh). It's the idea that it's not even worth it to move if you can't do it all the way. All the current research is showing that smaller bouts of movement throughout the day can be more beneficial than the long bursts only every once in a while. Go easy on yourself and ditch the all or nothing approach. I promise there is a whole new world on the other side!
I can't move well enough
That's ok. I've been there. Chemotherapy, 4 surgeries, and radiation (not to mention 2 births), I've had my fair share of "I can't move well" time. RISE is all about using what you CAN do and expanding those edges slowly and at your own pace. Let's forget about the CAN'Ts and focus on the CANs.
I won't stick with it.
Perhaps... Or perhaps this will be more fun and interesting than all that other "exercise" you have tried. Perhaps you and your accountability partner will find a new spark together.
I'm fine.
Consider this a love note from your body, saying "we are ready to be better than just ok!".
RISE with us!
Frequently Asked Questions
I’d venture to say, yes… Hear me out. There are 2 things that make this at all “dance” related. #1 we are moving to music. #2 we are relearning how to move according to our own pleasure, wants, whims, and curiosities (rather than following a particular form - like “lunges” or down dog etc.). If that sounds horrible, then sure, this isn’t for you… but please don’t let a little word like “dance” scare you.
Yes. As I mentioned above, I have used this kind of work to come back from every debilitating round of chemotherapy, and more recently while healing an extremely sprained ankle. There might be some ideas or explorations or movement vitamins that just don’t work for you. That’s totally fine. The idea is to get more used to finding your own ways to move and to embrace and explore what you CAN do. I’m just here to give you some ideas and possibilities that you may have given up or forgotten and help you either find your way back, or find a new way. You will always be 100% in charge and you can follow me for ideas or do whatever you need whenever you need it (that’s kind of the whole point!).
First of all, you don’t have to do it in the morning. I think it’s always worth experimenting with what time works best for you. If you’ve never had some time to yourself in the morning in this way, I might argue it’s worth giving it a try. It is my hope that having a community to play with and having something fun and exploring and satisfying to look forward to, that things may shift along the way… OR you’ll find what does work best for YOU.
Yes! While we will be live on Zoom every morning at our appointed time, the recordings will be posted up in our group membership site for you to watch, play with, and comment on any time. I highly recommend choosing the best time for you and trying to keep that consistent- you can even experiment with a version that works for you on the weekend.
Of course! The more the merrier! Bring in the people that you will want to engage with about your experiment and who might help you keep it up long after our time together is over.
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