I’m so glad you asked!
Shake Your Soul is the creation of Daniel Leven of the Leven Institute For Expressive Movement. Dan Leven reinvented his own original creation of Kripalu Danskinetics, now Kripalu Yoga Dance, of which Vivian Taormina is certified in both Shake Your Soul and Kripalu Yoga Dance.
Taormina has completed a 100+ hour certification […]

It seems like a “no-brainer” to me..but now research is backing up WHY things like diet soda is bad for you. I’m sure there are other articles like this out there for “non-fat” “low-fat” claims as well. It just supports the age old adage, “everything in moderation”. You are better off eating REAL butter, REAL […]

It was a snowy, icy weekend, yet another fulfilling SHAKE YOUR SOUL workshop. Just 3 more weekends to go and I can debut the Shake Your Soul dance classes. I can’t wait. This weekend we dabbled in some somatic processing, the SomaSoul at The Leven Institute, working with animal guides, embodying words through movement, using […]

I’d like to visit the Lucky Chocolate shop one day…ROAD TRIP!
ORGANIC CHOCOLATE and chocolates made by Lady Luck! I’m just calling her that!
The Lucky Chocolate Lady on YouTube.
While looking for luck in all the right places…I also came across these websites you might like:

I receive intelligent information from Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Recently she noted on that the FDA is strongly considering banning the use of estriol, a naturally occurring estrogen, by compounding pharmacies. Why is this important? Because one ban leads to another..THE SLIPPERY SLOPE EFFECT!
To contact your Congressmen regarding this or other natural solutions that may be denied […]

What did I do? What did I do wrong to come home at the end of the day with a screaming migraine, making it hard to drive/see. I eat healthy, exercise…All I wanted to do is close my eyes, I can’t think straight. The only cure is to shower off the painful chi, and sleep […]

Now more on that “manifesting your desires” stuff or about how your emotions effect your body mind and spirit.
Flipping through the new public television guide I see that on Wednesday February 27th 8pm Daniel G. Amen, MD will host live the broadcast premier of “Change Your Brian, Change your life which demonstrates how to optimize […]

I thought this info I passed along to one client regarding bursitis and if massage could help would be useful/informative for others too!
As long as bursitis is not caused by an infection massage can be especially beneficial if using myofascial release—that is deep tissue techniques I can employ in the surrounding muscle tissue, forearm, tricep, […]

Pregnancy, childbirth, natural childbirth, water birth.
Below are some excerpts from the following links, movie clips, books trailers all of which are must sees!
“Hospitals are big business. Decisions are being made for monetary and legal reasons not because they are good for the mother and the baby.”
“Basically what the medical profession has done is convince the […]

In six months time I will be a Certified Shake Your Soul®/Danskinetics Instructor. I look forward to holding dance classes in area yoga studios, gyms and dance studios.
I am attending the Leven Institute to complete my certification now through April. My goal is to dance and have fun…and to have fun with the class […]