Renee is deeply skilled at holding a safe, nourishing and transformative space for women. Her Wild Souls dance classes are more like mini-retreats infused with poetry, movement, community, mindfulness, and expression on many levels from the opening circle all the way to the closing. I benefit immensely from these because through this safe space and wise guidance, I can connect with myself, my body and other women. I always walk away feeling more clear, inspired, energized, and spiritually cleansed. ~ Kate T. Read more testimonials.
Join us! Every Sunday, 9:30-11 a.m. for Wild Souls Authentic Movement. Come get unstuck, meet like-minded women and access your innate joy!
Details: Wild Souls Authentic Movement facilitated by Renee Trudeau (I’ve been enjoying conscious movement for 30 + years– including all forms of yoga, qi gong, Path of Azul, Prana Shakti Dance, NIA, 5 Rhythms, Journey Dance, Ecstatic Dance, Let Your Yoga Dance, Bliss Dance, Quoya and more!). Every class is different!
When: Sundays mornings 9:30-11 a.m. (please arrive at least 10 minutes early); Next class: November 10th.
Where: Dunn’s Rock Community Center, 461 Connestee Rd., just a few miles from downtown– a great 1000 s.f. space with beautiful 100 year-old wood floors (your feet will love it!)
Cost: $20-25 (sliding fee)/class cash or PayPal https://paypal.me/ReneeTrudeau) or Venmo (@ReneePTrudeau). Money is going towards covering our community center rent, materials and new sound system. Please pay me the same day as class so we don’t forget!
Who can attend: any women who feel called to join us; invite friends of all ages (I love an intergenerational experience). You’re encouraged to “listen to your body.”
RSVP: no need, just show up. No prior experience needed. We love that women from their 20s to 80s join us!
What We Do:
Come as you are. Join us in a supportive, relaxed, welcoming environment for an expressive movement class designed to help you stretch and flow, release and get unstuck, enjoy cardio movement, boost immune health, dissolve anxiety/stress and celebrate community, sisterhood, connection and fun! Most importantly your body is boss. Everything is optional. You can move wildly or stretch on your mat the whole time. It’s most important for you to honor your body/heart/soul in this movement practice. Every Sunday will be completely different. We always incorporate connection, laughter, qi gong/energy medicine, releasing movement, rest/integration and often song!
Looking for something like Wild Souls Movement in your area? Google: Quoya, Five Rhythms, NIA dance, Journey Dance, Ecstatic Dance, Let Your Yoga Dance, Path of Azul, Bliss Dance and ask your local yoga studio. There are many amazing dance forms out there that follow this “inside out” approach to therapeutic movement.
Bring: yoga mat/water bottle/journal and pen.
Email renee@reneetrudeau.com with questions or to be added to the Brevard-area events list and visit www.ReneeTrudeau.com/WildSouls to see WNC area events.
All events ~ Check out the Renee Trudeau & Associates events calendar to see all upcoming events!
Research on how dancing affects us:
Why Don’t We Dance More? | New York Times, 2023
Why Dance Makes Brains Better | Spirituality+Health, 2023
9 Ways Dancing Is Good for Your Health | Everyday Health, 2022
The Health Benefits of Dancing, According to Experts | Oprah Daily, 2022
Shall We Dance? Recreational Dance, Well-Being and Productivity Performance During COVID-19: A Three-Country Study | PMC, 2022
The Physiological and Psychological Benefits of Dance and its Effects on Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review | Fronties, 2022
‘Free Moving’ Dance has Healing Benefits for Mental Health | UCLA Health, 2021
Conscious Dance: Perceived Benefits and Psychological Well-Being of Participants | Science Direct, 2021
In new book ‘Dancing Is the Best Medicine,’ two neuroscientists examine why dance is good for heart, brain and soul | The Washington Post, 2021
Dancing Is Great for Your Mind and Body | Time, 2018
Dancing Participation and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality | American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 2016
Dancing and the Brain | Harvard Medical School, 2015
Dancing Makes You Smarter | Stanford, 2010