DTH 17: | Dance is therapy with special guest Lynnette Day

Dance To Heal

We give so much of ourselves in service to others, and while that gives so much happiness and positivity, we have to admit it also takes so much in return.

In this episode of Dance To Heal, Jenny welcomes Lynnette Day of Maui Belly Dance Company. Lynnette has found a way to intertwine the things she is most passionate about in her life. She is an Occupational Therapist and a Dance Company Director who is also offering dance classes in her studio and online.

Discover the power of dance in giving the energy to fuel our passions in life.

What to expect in this episode:
00:39 – About Lynette and Infinity Fusion Dance Studio

02:39 – How Lynette discovered belly dance.

04:22 – The role of belly dance in her life

06:07 – Preparations before performing.

08:38 – A huge energy exchange

09:57 – Finding a teacher who is trauma aware.

11:41 – Creating a safe space for new learners.

15:33 – Open line of communication between mind and body

17:52 – A dance studio / therapy clinic

18:43 – Intertwining Dance and Therapy

About Lynette Day:

Lynette Day has been a student of many styles of belly dance since 1998. A former member of Seattle’s Troupe Hipnotica, her interests have ranged from classical and folkloric dance of the Middle East to synchronized group improvisation and American fusion. Lynette has completed all four phases of study in Rachel Brice’s 8 Elements™ approach, of which she is a recognized official Datura™ Style teacher. She has worked as an occupational therapist since 2005 and enjoys using a therapeutic approach when teaching her students. She finds it important to educate her students on how belly dance can decrease the effects of the aging process. She currently is the director of Maui Belly Dance Company and has developed an improv vocabulary with her collaborator, Andria Perkins, on Maui. This improv vocabulary includes cued combos with complex and dynamic zil patterns. She is the owner of Infinity Fusion Dance studio and is excited to share the passion of dance with many others!

Connect with Lynette:

Website: https://www.lynettedaybellydance.com/

Lynnete's Online Classes: https://www.lynettedaybellydance.com/classes

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinityfusion_dancestudio/

About Jenny Cohen:

Jenny C. Cohen is a breast cancer survivor, and it is her mission to help people who have been through the most debilitating, disfiguring, traumatic events like breast cancer to feel bold beautiful and full of life. Jenny believes in a world where everyone can dance to heal and feel safe in their bodies knowing they are created in beauty and perfection in spite of life happenings. She is an award-winning performer who healed through her D.I.S.C.O.V.E.R. process presented in the multi category best-selling book “Outside In Recovery: Dancing My Way Back to My Self after Breast Cancer."

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Connect with Jenny Cohen:

Link to Podcast: https://www.dancetohealpodcast.com/

Website: https://www.jennyccohen.com

Websites: https://www.outsideinrecovery.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jennyccohen/