Benevolent Instruction

Benevolent Instruction

By Mina Estrada & CoCo LoupeArtsPerforming Arts
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Benevolent Instruction episodes

  • Ep. 25: Moving Mountains

    This Benevolent Instruction, written and read by CoCo Loupe, is inspired by the enormous desert majesty of the Southwest. We'll be posting some pics from her trip on our Instagram @benevolent_instruction this week to accompany this gorgeous script for your meditating and moving pleasure. 


    9 min
  • Ep. 24: Body of Water

    This Benevolent Instruction is totally inspired by Mina's time hanging out with the great North Atlantic ocean. Hop over to our Instagram @benevolent_instruction to see some sunrise pics and ocean snippets to get you in the mood for a little water dancing.

    8 min
  • Ep. 23: Curious Love

    This selection of Benevolent Instructions is from the last Community Zoom event for spring 2021. The podcast will continue to drop new scripts weekly, however, we are taking a hiatus this summer from our regular biweekly Community Zoom events, but we will be back in the fall.

    2:05 – Million Mile Body (Nicole Garlando)

    8:00 – Untitled (Noelle Chun)*

    16:25 – Risk (Mina Estrada)

    22:50 – Audience (CoCo Loupe)

    *Some explicit language

    Follow us on Instagram @benevolent_instruction for updates on community events and other news.

    32 min
  • Ep. 22: Make Room for More Room

    This selection of Benevolent Instructions is from the lovely Community Zoom event we had on May 6, which as usual, was complete delight, some new people joined us for the first time, and we explored/danced/moved/grooved to these scripts. 

    2:10 – Connect (CoCo Loupe)

    5:45 – All of This is Yours(Mina Estrada)

    Follow us on Instagram @benevolent_instruction for updates on community events and other news. Our last Community Zoom before we take a summer hiatus is Thursday, May 13, 2021… if you’re curious, please join us.

    10 min
  • Ep: 21 - Motoring

    This Benevolent Instruction, written and read by CoCo Loupe, will get your engine revving... take it for a spin. 

    Follow us on Instragram at benevolent_instruction for updates on community events and other news. April 22 is our next Community Zoom event. We'd love to see you there!

    10 min
  • Ep. 20: Tango

    2:00 - A Little Dance #2 (Mina Estrada)

    6:40 - Brace Yourself (Written by Sarah Lehman, read by Noelle Chun)

    9:50 - Tango (Mina Estrada); Music credit: "La Cumpasita" performed by Danny Malando

    Follow us on Instagram @benevolent_instruction for updates on community events and other news. Our next Community Zoom event is April 22. 

    17 min
  • Ep. 19: There There

    This Benevolent Instruction, written and read by CoCo Loupe, is a gorgeous little bodybrain adventure for you. 

    Follow us on Instagram @benevolent_instruction for updates on community events and other news. April 8 is our next Community Zoom event. We'd love to see you there!

    8 min
  • Ep. 18: Keeping Things Whole

    This selection of Benevolent Instructions is from the lovely Community Zoom event we had last night.

    1:30 – Radiant Mass (Mina Estrada)

    5:40 – Location Citation (CoCo Loupe)

    14:00 – What if (Mina Estrada)

    Reference materials:

    https://www.space.com/15590-andromeda-galaxy-m31.html

    https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47541/keeping-things-whole

    Follow us on Instagram @benevolent_instruction for updates on community events and other news. April 8 is our next Community Zoom event. 

    18 min
  • Ep. 17: Brevity

    This episode is filled with Benevolent Instruction shorties - one to two minutes each - for when you're on the run but want to squeeze in a little guided improvisation. 

    1:25 - Honey (Nicole Garlando)

    3:30 - Pelvis Party (Mina Estrada)

    5:35 - Pick Up, Put Down (CoCo Loupe)

    6:40 - Sloshing Prayer (Noelle Chun)

    Follow us on Instagram @benevolent_instruction for updates on community events and other news. March 25 is our next Community Zoom event... join us!

    8 min

About Benevolent Instruction

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Choreographers and movement educators Mina Estrada and CoCo Loupe create and curate weekly audio scripts of curious and kind movement instructions that allow the listener to move, imagine, play, meditate, dance, create and discover the joys and mysteries of inhabiting benevolent worlds that you build right there in the moment.