I’m reflecting on what I heard High Sensitivity expert and consultant (and cherished guest on my podcast) Alane Freund share the other day, which landed me, in just the right place.

Alane said especially right now, in these times, we need to be “DOUBLING UP ON SELF-CARE.”

Alane also said, “When it gets hard, it’s harder to take care of yourself.” And what can help is “having an accountability partner.”

How does this land for you?

What can you do that can take care of you? What can you do for self-care? Is it a double dose of self-care? Single-dose? Half- dose? Is it awareness and curiosity about what it can be and how it can feel? An accountability partner? You matter. Your needs matter. When the well gets filled we can then share what’s in the well with others. This is what motivates me. Every day really. With myself. My family. Friends. Clients. Unknown connections out in the world. When we can take care of ourselves we can take care of others and other things that need our care. #youroxygenmaskfirst

I’m either operating from a well that’s being replenished or I’m aware when it’s going on empty. When it’s filling up I can do the work (and I can do it better- parenting for example) that is mine to do and that calls me to it. It’s a daily practice and with one step and then the next, the way forward thankfully is here. Now.

You can find my podcast conversations with Alane Freund here.

Cheers to you. Today. Right now.

I’m a Certified Life Coach and Certified Mentor Coach based in Montreal, Canada supporting people to use their voice for change and social healing.

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I’m thinking of you all and inviting you to a healing space for yourself, so you can fill up your cup just a little bit as we navigate these times individually and collectively.

Perhaps you’ve heard some of my podcast episodes where I offer dance as a meditative audio experience? Perhaps you’ve been at one of my in-person Dance Your Intuition experiences in Montreal? Or maybe most recently at one of the free pop up virtual dance parties I’ve been hosting for everyone (including my kids, perhaps yours, alongside animals and plants). Here’s an edition for these unprecedented times. When we can connect from our home, virtually, to ground, connect, let go of anxiety and feel some pleasure and freedom by connecting to our bodies through movement and music.

I’m Certified Life Coach, Intuitive Consultant and Podcast Producer and host in Montreal. I will be hosting Dance Your Intuition- Virtual, solo, from my home, with you, in mind. Via Zoom. This will be a place for an hour to fill up your cup. Of course if your kids are around or someone else, having them pop in is to be expected.

Come join this special edition of Dance Your Intuition from your own home.

It’s a safe, intimate place to meet virtually and shake off some anxiety, fear, accumulated energy, and find some ground.
Release, FEEL, heal, be with yourself and others. I look forward to welcoming you and connecting with you in this way.

When? Mondays and Fridays at 4 – 5 pm ET.

Where? Online through Zoom (instructions sent once you register) enables audio and video.

How? When you register below or reply to this email I will send you the details and the Zoom link.

Cost? 12$/session. $40 for 4 sessions. Limited to 12 people per session.

**2 spots have been paid for. I don’t want $ to stop you from joining. Let me know if you want one of these spots.
**If you want to donate a spot for someone in need, thank you and please let me know. This has been working beautifully thus far. Thank you patrons.

How can I register and pay?  Through Paypal below or through an etransfer (julie@juliecusmariu.com).

Who is this for? I have been hosting free pop up virtual dance parties for everyone (including my kids, yours perhaps, alongside animals and plants). This I will be hosting solo, from my home, with you, the adult in mind. A place, an hour to fill up your cup. Of course if your kids are around or someone else, they are welcome! Click here for more about my in- person Dance Your Intuition events.

How many people? Limited to 12 people/ session. You can come to 1 or every session.

How will the hour unfold ? We will meet. Introduce ourselves individually. Share where you are joining from,  share what you want to dance out and through. Share how you want to feel by the end of the hour. We will dance with curated music by me coming through your speakers on your device/computer. In closing you will share how you feel and what you are taking with you back into your day.

Register here and specify the day/days you would like to join. I will share more about how you can best prepare and what to bring virtually once you are registered.

I look forward to welcoming you.

Thinking of you all,
Love
Julie

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Arriving requires acknowledgment doesn’t it? Wherever it is we are arriving. Be it a physical place or emotional place or mental place. Breathing grounds the arrival in our bodies. Here’s to noticing where we’ve arrived today, in this moment. 

I’m acknowledging arriving deeply rooted (and roots deepening by the day) into the school season, with time to reconnect to and recollect myself. I may be acknowledging this one for a while! Here’s to practices that help us be in our bodies, connecting to the wisdom of our body, feeling, sensing, knowing.

Come join my Dance Your Intuition dance night if you’re in Montreal. A sure way to connect you to the freedom and pleasure of being in your body. A moment to quiet the mental chatter and connect to what is true for you.

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Oh this motherhood trip! Always inviting me to stretch and grow some more. Giving me the opportunity to notice where I am, where I want to be and where I need to be. Often there is a gap. In this gap is my learning and growth. When I become curious I notice what needs of mine need to be responded to.
This day I was craving ‘the village’ so I could tend to my needs of diving into my work/passion/coaching/intuition. My needs for space, time and quiet. I noticed all my emotions the good the bad and the ugly and let them be. So we bonded in the snow ( more like them brothers did) and on the couch. My needs remained. Today they are being responded to (my needs, that is. And my boys are back at school/daycare). There is space. Sweet relief. I am switching gears, again.

Blessings to you, my precious boys, to you mothers, women and men, those that know what it takes to switch gears and stay connected to yourself in the midst of it.

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