What is Shake Your Soul?
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 program which spanned 7 months.
In a nutshell: When you participate in a SHAKE YOUR SOUL MOVEMENT CLASS GREAT MUSIC INSPIRES YOU TO MOVE AND DYNAMIC MOVEMENTS STRENGTHEN AND ENERGIZE YOUR BODY WHILE RELEASING TENSION!
Moving in concert with your breath the Shake Your Soul® experience is restorative and reconnecting. The expressive, celebratory and joyful possibilities inherent in our bodies and souls are brought out when we dance. Inhibitions can melt away and newfound aliveness sparks! Dance is our common language that crosses over all our differences. We find ourselves dancing with our own souls and with the richness of others.
Shake Your Soul® is a moving experience where music inspires your spirit, dynamic movements free your body, and entrancing rhythms call forth the power of your soul! Shake Your Soul® draws from modern and African dance, Body-Mind Centering, yoga, qi kung and Body-Centered Expressive Therapy. All of these influences merge into a seamless whole that evokes spirited movement that’s healing for your physical and emotional heart.
TYPICAL CLASS:
Barefoot? Yes
Yoga Mat? Yes
Time? 60-90 minutes
Fun? Unquestionable!
Now this class is typically done with a minimum of 4 people..the bigger the class the better! They say a picture is worth a thousand words, so here are more pictures:
