About TRANSCENDANCE™

TRANSCENDANCE™ takes the mindfulness of yoga off the mat and infuses it with free-form joyful conscious dance. This mind-body-spirit movement modality is appropriate for all ages, and movement abilities. Classes are held twice a month on Zoom, and help you to shake off stress, release tension, rejuvenate your body, center your mind, and connect with your spirit. There are ten stages of TRANSCENDANCE™ that walk you through guided breathing, relaxation and stretching, fun, free-form conscious dance, energy healing, embodiment coaching and life empowerment, and more.

Why I became a TranscenDance facilitator…

I've never yearned to be up at the front of a room being "seen" by everyone else. Yet, I chose to be trained to lead and facilitate this experience for any who come to participate where naturally I will be seen. Why?

I do it for the JOY!

Early in my twenties, I experienced a depressive episode and was diagnosed with anhedonia. If you don't know, anhedonia is a "lack of interest or pleasure or the inability to derive joy or happiness from anything around us". While on the surface, that doesn't sound that bad, it was incredibly pervasive and I didn't feel anything.

Suddenly, all of the things I used to love doing left me feeling numb and I had zero interest in doing them. I didn't even want to get out of bed. When I did, it was only for work and I was on complete autopilot. I was able to navigate through that experience and get back to a sense of normalcy that carried me through the years that followed.

Then, almost a decade later. I had my beautiful babies and as can happen when you are a busy working mom taking care of an infant and toddler, I found I had started isolating myself. It wasn't intentional. I just didn't have time for anything but work and kids. I definitely didn't have time for myself. Or so I thought.

And then the pandemic hit. It felt like my world was falling apart. I was caring for a pre-K student and a first-grader all day while trying to help them attend school on Zoom and navigate working full-time from home. My husband was gone every night, a police officer working patrol, as protests and riots erupted in our backyard.

I was exhausted and anxious and found myself teetering on the edge. I recognized the signs. The numbness started to creep back in and I knew I had to do something. I remembered how hard it had been to pull myself out of it the first time and the stakes were much higher this time. I had a 4-year-old and a 6-year-old and they were counting on me.

So, I did something I hadn't done in a very long time, not since that first episode of anhedonia. I pressed the pause button. I took a leave of absence from work. I put myself first. I saw my therapist. I meditated. I focused on taking care of myself, so I could take care of everyone else around me, too. It got better. I was able to start to right the ship.

Shortly after returning to work, I signed up for a retreat to treat myself to a week away doing deep inner work with a group of women, none of whom I knew, in Sedona, AZ and I discovered TranscenDance™.

It opened me up to play, experimenting, and letting my body be the guide. I realized after birthing and nursing two babies, my body had stopped feeling like it was mine anymore. TranscenDance™ helped me become more comfortable in my skin and reclaim my body for myself.

I started to recognize where stress, tension, and emotion were getting trapped in my body and I found that I could shift my mood and help my body release in as little as 5 minutes.

I opened up. I softened. I became more willing to let myself be seen and to show my heart to the people around me. I let go of past hurts and I healed. But, most of all, it brought me JOY!

I had forgotten what it felt like to feel so free, to be silly, and let my inner child out to play. TranscenDance™ gave all of that back to me and more. I felt more truly myself than ever before and that made me a better person, a better wife, and a better mother.

I never intended to be anything more than a participant in TranscenDance™, but the more I experienced the transformation for myself the more I felt compelled to share it with others. So, I became a certified Facilitator.

I became a TranscenDance™ facilitator because I would love to offer you the opportunity to experience even a fraction of what it has brought into my life for yourself.

I have my next 6 months of classes scheduled and available at the link below, and I would love to invite you into this experience. As my gift to you, you can attend your first TranscenDance™ Class for free with the Promo Code "FIRSTTIME". Please feel free to share the code with friends and family and bring anyone with you. The only thing you need is a free Zoom account.

TranscenDance™ is for ages 6 to 106, all fitness levels, and all mobility levels. You can TranscenDance™ in a chair, a bed, or even recovering from surgery. Say YES to yourself and join me. The only risk you have is the risk of missing out on that version of you that's just waiting to be discovered!