This page was exported from Shelburne Free Press [ https://shelburnefreepress.ca ] Export date:Tue Jul 23 11:32:25 2024 / +0000 GMT ___________________________________________________ Title: Shelburne is belly dancing its way to health! --------------------------------------------------- When Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Joan Pope was notified by doctors the pain in her lower neck would become her new ‘normal', she set out to find a way to help herself and discovered the art of belly dancing. “This type of dancing is like Thai Chi and Yoga. It's no impact, and a lot of circular movements. The whole idea is to improve blood circulation. That's why it's perfect for seniors. I would really like to appeal to seniors especially because movement is so good for everyone,” said Pope. Pope teaches belly dancing every Monday night at 7 p.m. above the Soaring Heart Wellness Whole family Health Food Store and has been teaching in Shelburne for the past three years. “I was told I would have to live with pain my whole life and in two and half months of belly dancing, I had no pain and I could move, turn my neck to shoulder again and lift my arm above my head, something I could not do before,” said Pope who continued, “That why these slow movements would be so great for seniors.” Pope would like to encourage people to take responsibility for their own bodies and will be giving a free demonstration of belly dancing classes October 5th, in the back room of the Shelburne Town Pharmacy located at 226 First Avenue as part of owner Sanjay Lekhi's ongoing commitment to the residents of Shelburne. Pope gives credit to Tahira Badre's teachings where she learned how to dance at   Tahira's Goddess Emerging Studio, located in Burlington. While providing nutritional counselling to clients during the day, in teaching belly dancing, Pope provides another aspect of health without realizing it- fun! And that is healthy too! By Alex Sher   --------------------------------------------------- Images: --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- Post date: 2013-10-05 19:48:55 Post date GMT: 2013-10-05 23:48:55 Post modified date: 2013-10-11 09:28:28 Post modified date GMT: 2013-10-11 13:28:28 ____________________________________________________________________________________________ Export of Post and Page as text file has been powered by [ Universal Post Manager ] plugin from www.gconverters.com