I think I am probably one of the not so many teachers that never physically met Gabrielle. I tried several times, but didn´t succeed; in the Bone Cycles in Antwerp (Belgium) 2009, Jonathan subbed for his mother, for Medicine Dance in Esalen I didn’t make it any further than the waiting list. I was at the August Intensive in Sausalito in 2012, but Gabrielle was not able to attend and finally I was in New York at the unforgettable powerful Slow Dancing in Chaos, the weekend before she passed over on Monday.

I went back to NewYork in January 2013 to be with Gabrielle’s memorial, say goodbye and convey my deep feelings of gratitude. The closest I physically got to Gabrielle was quite unexpectly at the end of the teacher training at SLC in October 2014, when at Snowbird on top of the mountain, surrounded by all the brandnew teachers, Jonathan scattered Gabrielle’s ashes; at that very moment she turned the wind turned and showered us.

Though we never physically met, Gabrielle’s energy is with me almost every day, she’s around a lot, also through her books, her music, her teachings, interviews and video´s. I dance with her, I feel connected with her, I drink from her well; she backs me up and inspires me to surrender into the rhythms of life.

Dancing the 5Rhythms ® is my healing path; an intense process of getting to know myself better, deeper and in all different layers; a never ending process. Dancing brought awareness in me, in my body, in my life, in my history, in my pain and vulnerability. The practice of dancing the 5Rhythms ® healed my deepest wounds. And through dancing the shapes of my body, my eating habits, energy levels, moods, perspectives, work, relationships, everything changed.

The 5Rhythms ® practice gave me living proof that moving, moving, moving into the rhythms of life is a gateway for change and transformation. Now my focus is on living my life like everyday is a beautiful to die, everyday is a deep dive into these rhythms, into life with its endless powers and possibilities. There’s so much to sense, to feel, to know, to celebrate, to find peace with, to share; together we can re-discover, re-connect, re-member and re-joice in the amazing, beautiful creative creatures that we all are. I am thrilled to share this all with you!

Next week we will celebrate all that we are in a four days workshop “Into the Rhythms of Life” on the beautiful Greek Isle of Santorini. We will explore our moving selves using the 5Rhythms ® dance meditation practice of flow, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness ® as our reliable resource, expanded with Eckhart Tolle-based meditation, bodywork and teachings (offered by Evert van de Ven, life coach and my dear husband).

We will share our breath, our dances, our laughs, our hearts, our souls and our inspiration; so much looking forward to this deep dive Into the Rhythms of Life…