dance your way to joy
An 8 week therapeutic dance and yoga programme for women who are dealing with anxiety, depression or grief and desire to gain the support, community and tools so that they can experience ease, flow and joy once again.
this programme is for you if
You are:
- Feeling that your quality of life has been deteriorating
- Experiencing rigidity and fear
- Feeling lost, stuck and confused
- Have recently experienced a loss (job, relationship or loved one)
- Restore your quality of life and enjoy it once again!
- Increase your capacity to feel what is present and express yourself
- Reconnect to your body, intuition and trust fully in yourself and your choices
- Feel empowered and find tools to experience daily joy and fun
Hi, I’m Jenny.
I am a therapeutic dance practitioner and Dance/Movement Therapist (DTAA Prov. Prof) with Diplomas in Dance Movement Therapy and Dru Yoga. I have a BA in Cultural Anthropology and a P-BACC in Creative Writing: Poetry. I have been teaching community dance for over 15 years, running Moringa Dancers community dance performance group for 10 years, facilitating Dru Yoga for 5 years, and leading therapeutic dance for 2 years. In my past life before then, I have been a writer and a texture artist, always keeping my dance practice alive. I grew up in California, and moved to NZ 20 years ago.
Dance has saved my soul and seen me through many difficult times in life, both physical and emotional. I have danced my way on a journey through nerve pain to a pain-free dynamic stabilisation of a broken vertebrae, through difficulties in parenting, romantic relationships and grieving the loss of my own parent.
I have found through experience and study, that the combination of conscious movement and breath and talking things through in a safe space for self expression can create change both in physical and emotional manifestations of pain, and be a catalyst for great transformation. I work with an emphasis on person-centred, positive psychology concepts.
I am here to support you in your journey of self discovery to facilitate a pathway towards greater ease, flow and joy.
I am a therapeutic dance practitioner and Dance/Movement Therapist (DTAA Prov. Prof) with Diplomas in Dance Movement Therapy and Dru Yoga. I have a BA in Cultural Anthropology and a P-BACC in Creative Writing: Poetry. I have been teaching community dance for over 15 years, running Moringa Dancers community dance performance group for 10 years, facilitating Dru Yoga for 5 years, and leading therapeutic dance for 2 years. In my past life before then, I have been a writer and a texture artist, always keeping my dance practice alive. I grew up in California, and moved to NZ 20 years ago.
Dance has saved my soul and seen me through many difficult times in life, both physical and emotional. I have danced my way on a journey through nerve pain to a pain-free dynamic stabilisation of a broken vertebrae, through difficulties in parenting, romantic relationships and grieving the loss of my own parent.
I have found through experience and study, that the combination of conscious movement and breath and talking things through in a safe space for self expression can create change both in physical and emotional manifestations of pain, and be a catalyst for great transformation. I work with an emphasis on person-centred, positive psychology concepts.
I am here to support you in your journey of self discovery to facilitate a pathway towards greater ease, flow and joy.
imagine this day in 8 weeks time
The reality is you will begin to shift, express and move emotions from the first class and our first session, however over a period of time as all that sinks in, you will begin to find you are:
- Feeling empowered, life feels fun and experiencing daily joy
- Feeling connected to yourself, your intuition and your physical body
- Dancing through obstacles
- Equipped with tools and strategies to soothe your nervous system and process emotions
- Feeling fulfilled
- Resilient
- Shifting stagnant energy and emotions from the body
how it works
As this is a 1:1 program it is completely personalised and tailored to you and where you’re at. Each week we will connect for a 60 minute 1:1 session which will be based around supporting you, working with your needs and goals so that you can navigate challenges more easily and tap into your expressed and joyful self, so that becomes your new state of being more frequently. These 1:1 sessions can be in person in my office in Miramar, Wellington, or via zoom, depending on your preference and availability. You will also have access to my guidance via txt/email and all of my Afro dance group classes during this time, so that you are fully supported during our time together.
what's included
- Private 1:1 Sessions: A non-judgemental and safe space to talk about issues that are coming up for you, and drop into a movement practice that can support so that you have consistency and accountability.
- Text support between session: Access to me for quick strategies and cheerleading so that you don’t feel stuck until our next session.
- Weekly access to In-Person or Zoom Afro-Dance: Ability to join any of my group classes throughout our programme so that you can experience community and connection in a joyful space.
- Bonus resources: Personalized to you as you need, for your physical, mental and emotional wellbeing ~ book recommendations, meditations, specific movement practices to support you.
- Meditation and breathing exercises
- Tools to help you navigate and process challenging emotions such as grief
- Body awareness exercises
- Emotional processing practices
- Writing and art exercises
Testimonials About Jenny's classes and groups
Dancing with you each week is a ray of sunshine, a breath of fresh invigorating air,
which refills my energy level and clears clouds off my mind.
~Clémentine Fessy
Jenny’s classes have been fun and conscientious of my injuries,
it has connected me back to expressing myself physically and spiritually,
which I didn’t think I would be able to do again in my life.
~Kristene Cristobal
I feel that I belong to somewhere, that I can share
my passion for dance with people who feel the same.
~Fabiola Bustamante
Being a part of my group is an incredibly important part of my life. It is such a beautiful and creative thing, but also the people within the group are so special. It is a crucial part of my physical and emotional well-being.
~Hillary Reid
It is like finding your place, where you want to be, where I do what I love and perceive the happiness and vibrant energy of everyone around. It is creating a magic, splendorous moment just for being together!
`~Laura Vargas
I know Jenny as a dance teacher and the energy that she has and love of dance, and dance is such a magical tool, I think she is the right person for the job.
~Élise Grangier
investment & next steps:
If you're ready to feel empowered and start experiencing daily joy, this programme is an investment of $2000.
Choose the payment option that suits you best:
There is so much power in having connection and healing tools in your journey.
I would love to support you with that.
If you'd like to have a no-pressure chat, or start working together within this container...
Choose the payment option that suits you best:
- UPFRONT: $1500 (SAVE $500)
- PAYMENT PLAN: 4x $500 installments
There is so much power in having connection and healing tools in your journey.
I would love to support you with that.
If you'd like to have a no-pressure chat, or start working together within this container...
Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass...It's about learning to dance in the rain.
~Vivian Greene
