Category: Dance & Fitness

Day two of the HotMOJO® is done and today was a pretty long day.
We started off by going through the technique for all the poses in the sequences we work with during this weekend.
After that a briefly coaching session followed, and the thoughts behind it.
The coaching is very similar to the Bikram-coaching;
Verbal ques only – and a lot of instructions that have to be clear, specific and easy to follow – which should be delivered in a pretty short amount of time.
You need to be sharp, and on it – right from the start!

Then we practiced how to assist our participants – to help them progress and improve in the poses.
We also got to take the entire class again, and after that we were divided into pairs and we got to teach the standing sequence for our partner.
Here’s my team-partner, the big boss Jessica.

I was 3 minutes to fast. The first half of the class is supposed to take 30 min and I was done in 27.
I know I can be a fast speaker, so my guess is that if I slow it down a notch or two I’ll fill up those extra three minutes. 🙂

SATS Spårvagnshallarna is a really nice facility (and it definitely feels a lot more like a facility than a center) and the studio where I’ll be teaching BODYBALANCE™ in thursday mornings is just wonderful!!!

Like I wrote yesterday, I enjoy taking workshops and trainings – even though I’m not necessary gonna teach it. There is always things to learn, and this weekend it’s also nice to hang out with SATS co-workers, which rarely happens, for me at least.
Besides the pilates training I took way back, this is the only education I’ve been to through SATS.

Three of the super lovely ladies that are joining me for the weekend are Jessica, Mia and Angelica.

Enjoy your saturday people.
Peace, Love, Namaste & Cheers – choose for your self. 🙂

The first day (half day) of the Hot MOJO®  was more of an introduction, really.
Obviously we tried the class as well.

I’m not totally convinced.
Not about the product itself – more of me teaching it.

I’ve had yoga as my own time – yoga in a heated studio in particular – and I’ve kind of liked it that way.
That’s a great way for me to focus, and clear my mind. And it benefits all my other training, and classes.
I don’t know if I’m willing to give that up.

I’m not sure I’d enjoy teaching hot yoga – as much as I enjoy practicing it – or as much as I enjoy teaching dance or BODYBALANCE™.

When I do something I really wanna go all in and commit, and to be able to do that I need to feel passionated about it.
That’s how I roll in most situations, really.

But time will tell, I might feel totally different sunday afternoon.
I’ll go through this weekend with an open mind and an open attitude. And have fun while doing it.

I tend to keep a pretty low profile during the sessions, when I have the chance to attend these kind of trainings. Well – If I have questions or wonders, I ask obviously.

But 1:
As much as I love to be the center of the universe I actually don’t feel the need of it when I attend a education or training like this. Nor do I find the need to shout out stuff I already do know. I’m there to learn new stuff, and I just want to listen, and go into my own bubble for a while.
To focus, and to keep it easy going, fun and unpretentious for my own sake.

2:
I’m a rather impatient person (when I’m the student) and I like it when the pace is up, and it’s running smoothly. Then it’s easier for me to concentrate.
For example, repeated know-it-all comments from other participants is just annoying and it ruins the flow. (that’s my very personal opinion – you are very much allowed to disagree.)

And 3:
I like to observe people, when I have the opportunity to be a participant myself. What approach they are taking in a situation and crowd like this.
That is learning too – even though it’s not yoga specific. 🙂

What is your approach and attitude when you go to a training?

You might know that I like Bikram yoga – quite a lot.
So does my awesome training manager at SATS – so when SATS decided to bring in ‘Hot yoga’ to their new club she signed me up for the instructors training. So that’s what I’m gonna do this upcoming weekend.

I haven’t signed up for any classes on regular basis yet – since I’d like to see what I think about the concept before I commit to teaching it. But it feels like a pure luxury to just attend a training for my own.

Bikram yoga is performed in a studio that’s around 45ºC degrees (≈113ºF) and one class is 90 minutes. The sequence always looks the same, 13 standing poses and 13 lying/sitting poses. It never changes.
That’s why I do my Bikram training in periods.
I would most likely get bored if I did it all the time, all year.
But one longer period of time during the winter and one period during the summer is what I usually do.

This Hot Yoga concept, called Hot MOJO® – is adjusted for fitness/gym environment.
The class is only 60 minutes and the studio is not as warm, 38ºC (≈ 100ºF)
The sequence is pretty basic and adjusted to appeal the big crowd – and it also changes three times a year.
This is what I do know at the moment – and I’ll tell you more after this weekend. We start this afternoon.
The Hot MOJO® classes will be offered at SATS new location; Spårvagnshallarna – that opens up feb 4th.

Now – back to choreo-practice!

Happy Friday y’all!

Yesterday I was teaching at Danscenter, for their professional program.
I’ve went to their program – a long time ago – and I loved that school.

Besides the three main techniques (ballet, jazz and modern/contemporary) that you train in most educations, street dance was mandatory on the schedule.
“Regular” street dance, street funk (which was a bit more old school) and then break dance.
Then we had this class called “impro & staging” where we worked on how to werk the stage – and the impro was to get to know the music even better and work on the musicality and the different feels and rhythms and so on.

I really liked my time there – cause it felt like the school and the teachers really cared about their students, and also, the teachers didn’t feel tired or un-motivated (at least not back then ;)) not like they did when I went to the one year preparatory school at the Ballet Academy, even more way back.

I had class with the year 2 students – and I’ve met them earlier in the fall as well. A very sweet and nice class, and flexible 🙂 Cause yesterday I had a stretch/flexibility class with them for 90 minutes. Kind of good for me too, hehe…

If you – or someone you know – wants to know more about the school and their daytime educations, check out their film.

They also have hobby classes, night time and in the weekends.
Go to their website to check that out.