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Movement and Music – Expanding your Knowledge

Michelle Greenwell — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 13:02:23 +0000

Expanding on the program we offered in the spring, this special online program provides an at-home experience with Tai Chi and intuitive music to help you grow and expand your self-care and wellness plan.

Dr Michelle Greenwell will highlight setting up your day for success through awareness, intention, posture power and integrative movement patterns using special exercises, Tai Chi patterns, and movement ideas. She is joined by doctoral student, and intuitive musician extraordinaire, Colin MacLeod of Scotland who will be playing intuitively to the group and with the exercises to maximize the speed and agility of your transformation from chronic pain, stiff joints, and lower energy into vitality and resiliency. Dr Greenwell will share the BioEnergetic Wellness Formula for successful daily habits, and together you will be empowered to engage in a wellness plan that meets you where your needs are and what you need to be inspired.

No experience is necessary. Seated and standing options for movement will be offered. This special group will grow in skill as you are nurtured for your personal needs and goals.

Course dates: Tuesdays 12 pm Atlantic, 8 am Pacific, 4 pm UK. September 9, 16, 23, 30, Oct 7, 14, 21, 28, Nov 4, 18, 25, Dec 2 (no class on Remembrance Day Nov 11).

The original course was offered in the spring of 2025 with great success and insights and you are welcome to purchase this special series as an adjunct to this course, however, it is not a pre-requisite.

In our first series we explored movement through the award-winning program for Unwinding Trauma, created by Tanya Levy, Michelle and Colin and presented in Tenerife, Spain and San Diego, USA. In this series we will be exploring the Essence of the Spine and its relationship to sound, muscles, and whole body movement. We will continue our exploration of the sequences in the 108 Moving Meditation by Master Moy Lin Shin, both seated and standing, as well as some special patterns from Sabre and Lok Hup. Each set brings us deeper into the tissue and organs of the body to improve circulation, lymph flow, joint mobility, clear minds, and building energy. Our special focus each week is to help you gain experience with being grounded, finding your heart center, opening your mind to new ideas, and transforming your life into vitality and resiliency.

If you have never taken Tai Chi before, this is a great starting place. If you have never done the Seated Form of Tai Chi, this will be a great introduction. If you have movement challenges, this will provide you with the space to adjust as you need. If you have pain, an injury, or low energy, we recommend that you do everything at 40% effort, small and light. With time you will find your energy grow and you will be able to ease into the exercises as you learn about your internal mechanics of moving.

Thank you for signing up for this life-expanding course. We are looking forward to meeting you.

Please note that if you send an e-transfer you need to add tax to the course fee.

For full resources for Colin MacLeod, you can go to www.celticfiddleguru.com or www.harmonicsforbusiness.com.

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“My Little Black Book of Energy” e-Book and Videos

Steven Crosby — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 13:23:12 +0000

Embark on a transformative journey with Michelle Greenwell in “My Little Black Book of Energy.”

Drawing from over a decade of initial exploration and discovery, Michelle shares her favorite tips and tools to revitalize your life. This book chronicles Michelle’s inspiring path to regaining health, learning to strengthen her feet, walking again, and infusing her life with newfound energy.

Filled with personal experiences, this narrative intertwines practices from Dance, Tai Chi, Touch for Health, and more. Key to this journey is the Feet First System, with in-depth exploration of tools from both Set 1 and Set 2. Through practical guidance, learn how to assess posture, shift emotional blocks, and use movement to unlock new opportunities.

Michelle also shares some of her favourite Tai Chi moves, as well as dance moves and patterns. This book inspires you to get moving and to realize the potential you have in health through movement.

If you’ve ever attributed your fatigue to simply “getting older,” Michelle challenges you to reconsider. With empowering insights and actionable advice, she introduces a fresh mindset where “because I can” becomes your mantra. Discover how to harness energy and live vibrantly with Michelle’s Little Black Book of Energy.

There are accompanying videos for many of the exercises shared in the book. Details on how to download these videos will be shared with the purchase.

This is a great resource for educators or leaders wanting to share more with their students, team mates, staff, or colleagues.

Follow along with the exercises listed in the book. These videos will provide you with a visual of the details that go with each exercise. Try to do the exercise on your own so you can begin to get it into your own body. For review, watch yourself in the mirror to check stance and positioning. If you always watch the video you will never process the info through muscle memory in the body. Watch and try it, then do it on your own. Check in the mirror to see your alignment, and then review again with the video.

Please remember that these exercises you explore at your own risk. Use a mirror to make sure you have the correct alignment, work within your limits, and consult your physician or physiotherapy specialist to determine if there are any specifics you should be aware of before moving.

Patience is key to learning new skills and building a new relationship with your body. Start slow, check alignment and movement details, review using a mirror for a visual cue, and stay within your physical abilities. Coordination will come with time and experience, so have patience when you find patterns that are not so easy to work with. And, most of all, remember to smile to relax the body, and have fun!

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