Summer Holidays were good!

Hi there!

I am back at my desk now after 3 weeks of very pleasant holiday time off. Holidays as far as I am concerned are a necessity and a priority to be balanced and stress free through the year. Doing needs to be balanced with Being, and summer is the ideal time to do this. Summer relates to the element of Fire, which in Chinese Medicine is about connecting, sharing from the heart, opening to joy, and and emanating your True Self to the world. Not surprising that holiday time with family especially celebrations like Christmas can bring up unresolved issues for many of us. It often means re-aquainting ourselves with who we truly are, shedding some of the masks we wear and returning to our natural state of being, clear of issues and judgements.

I live in Perth Western Australia where the weather has been very hot. A week at Rottnest Island with my extended family was heavenly. I had both my daughters with me for this one. My youngest Belle had an absolute ball, getting to the beach in a beach wheelchair. It looked like something out of Alice in Wonderland after she'd eaten the mushroom! Enormous! It took 2 guys a lot of muscle and sweat to get her through the sand to Pinkies Beach everyday but it was well worth the effort to see the absolute pleasure on her face. My oldest daughter Dakota, back from London was a joy to be with again. We have a very close and loving family and it was truly wonderful to be all together.

A short burst back in Perth's heat for New Years and then my partner Steve and I took a break down south at the beautiful Wychinicup National Park near Albany and camped. It was divine to be in nature, surrounded by ocean, sky and trees. We swam, fished, slept in, cooked up a storm and enjoyed being with each other without having to do anything else.

We came back to find our garden sunburnt but we managed to harvest a lot of pumpkins!

I am now back at my desk, energised, inspired and ready to share more Wu Tao with you! We have classes all over Australia, and many programs that can help you to bring more balance and peace into your life! If you can't start a class this month, why not purchase a DVD package and practice at home or start one of the home study courses we offer that will assist you in creating a life of beauty, energy, peace and flow. You can find all our details at our website at www.wutaodance.com

I look forward to dancing with you soon!

love Michelle x x

Creator of Wu Tao Dance

A beautiful Wu Tao Instructor - Nicola Nihill

On the 30th of November our beautiful Nicola, a Wu Tao Instructor in Adelaide transitioned to a new life. Nicola brought life, laughter and joy to all who met her, especially the women she trained with in 2007.

Nicola darling, you will be missed by your fellow dancers in Wu Tao. We will never forget your spirited woops in the fire dance!

Thank you for what you brought to this world, to Wu Tao and your students.

May you dance through the skies forever and ever.

We love you. We miss you.

Blessings from all of us x x x

Wu Tao for Two retreat Cougal NSW

What a great way to end the Wu Tao year for me! 3 days hanging out with my darling man teaching Wu Tao for Two! We had a fantastic weekend with some gorgeous couples. It was inspiring and magical to see people coming together in love through the dance. Wu Tao really is a divine way to rekindle the magic in relationships! Steve and I cooked as well as taught, which kept us busy. We love to cook so it was a real pleasure to share this with the group. Sine Cera is a beautiful retreat and we were very well looked after by managers Irma and Tony. For myself, sharing Wu Tao with my partner is a dream come true. Its a real joy to share intimate space and time in a way that is fun and energising. Wu Tao takes out the need to process everything through the intellect. Instead you dance it all out and the transformation happens physically as well as mentally and emotionally. Alot of healing happened in 2 days and we all left feeling more connected, open and loving. I am reminded of the song, 'What the world needs now, is love, sweet love'. We all desire to have a loving beautiful and juicy connection with our partner! Its a fundamental human need. Wu Tao for Two helps this to come about. I am really looking forward to doing more Wu Tao for Two in the future! It nourished my soul to the core. Thanks to everyone who shared and danced this weekend with us. It was a real pleasure to spend time and get to know you. Blessings! Michelle and Steve x

Instructor Training Melbourne 2009

In November, we held the Instructor 7 day Intensive in Melbourne. A wonderful group of women from all over did the training, including Rachel from New Zealand and Jutta from America! It was a very high energy training, with everyone delving deep into the dance practice. It was a hot week, and we all sweated it out in the beautiful Kwan Yin room at Prana House in Thornbury. Every day brought us more clarity, flow and energy. Congratulations to these beautiful new Wu Tao Instructors! I am sure they will be offering a wonderful healing experience to their students in the very near future!

Enhancement Day in Melbourne!

Another wonderful enhancement day for Instructors was held in Melbourne in November. This was the biggest group of Wu Tao Instructors dancing together yet! 18 gorgeous women came and learned lots of new dance material including the Surrender Dance, Wisdom Dance and how to implement Wu Tao into the aged care sector, an area which is showing wonderful results with the introduction of Wu Tao. A number of Aged care facilities in Perth now have regular Wu Tao classes for their residents and Alzheimers WA and QLD are now introducing Wu Tao into the therapy programs for people with dementia and their carers. We are very happy to be of service to this wise group of people who really benefit from movement and music.
All the Instructors enjoyed learning the new Surrender Dance and are looking forward to sharing it with their students in 2010. It was great to hang out together, share, learn and enjoy each others company once again. Thanks everyone for a great day!

here are some of the pics from the wonderful Instructors retreat in October at Sine Cera in Cougal. A magical place, we all had a magical time hanging out together and learning lots of new Wu Tao moves. Wisdom dance for older people, the beautiful new dance Surrender and much more.

a week of highs and lows

Its been a big couple of weeks for me. The most difficult part was leaving my daughter Isabelle in hospital while I traipsed across the country to teach a Wu Tao teachers retreat. I did leave her in the very capable hands of her dad and my extended family, however it tugged at my heart strings and the plane trip over was a teary one. Isabelle has Rett syndrome and she caught a very nasty virus. No, not swine flu. It affected her lungs and she spent the best part of 2 weeks on LOTS of oxygen. She is a brave and courageous soul my daughter and handled it all so gracefully. She really is an inspiration to me and all who meet her.

The highlight of the week was the retreat. Held at a delightful centre in Northern NSW, Sine Cera is a natural wilderness of peace and tranquillity. Combine this with 12 extraordinary and beautiful Wu Tao instructors, 2 babies and 4 gentle men, and you have bliss. We did have bliss too. The focus of the weekend was learning the new dance, Surrender. We all shared, danced, cried and laughed our way through the 2 days, soaking up the wondrous vibes of gratitude and peace that Wu Tao brings to all.

Will post pics later so stay tuned! much love Michelle