Stacey McPartlin is a multi Award-winning Fusion Dancer, Instructor, Performer and Choreographer from Dublin, Ireland. Stacey has been studying and performing internationally for the past eleven years and has trained with bellydance superstars around the globe. Stacey is the first and only Datura Style Bellydance instructor in Ireland and holds qualifications in fusion bellydance, pilates and fitness. In addition, Stacey is also a Majorette, Fire Performer, Actor, Contemporary dancer and member of award-winning Burlesque troupe La Folie Deshabille. She is also the Director of Polaris Fusion Dance company and a member of international touring trio Dubrikato.

On this episode we dove into breaking the bellydance mold. Each dancer in this genre find their idols, and eventually goes through the process to define themselves and dance as themselves on stage. Watch Stacey's latest performance "Cry Little Sister" and follow her on social media! Class information below.

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Sahteen is a fusion dancer based in Bordeaux, France. After being part of La Luna del Oriente for six years in Dijon, her hometown, she began studying fusion dance in 2012. She studied with Angélique Julia in Bordeaux and was part of her troupe Ausatinrouge until 2018. After being part of 2016’s professional track at Tribal Umrah Festival in Viareggio,  Sahteen felt further inspired to dive into her development as a fusion dancer. Being directed by Rachel Brice for a week and studying with highly qualified dancers made her hungry for more knowledge. That’s how she got to study with Alexis Southall, the Orchidaceae tribe, and more recently, Kami Liddle. Aesthetically, Sahteen is inspired by the gracefulness and sensuality of MENAHT dances, but also by the boldness and high energy of house dance and dancehall.

In this episode we unpack doing shadow work as dancers, including decolonization of our language within MENAHT (Middle Eastern, North African, Hellenic, and Turkish) dance. We also dived into development of self within this style of dance and Sahteen's self-empowerment by connecting with Black and POC dancers around the world. Dancers mentioned in this podcast include Ebony, Sadira, and Alexis Southall.

Pro track Tribal Umrah 2016 performance : https://youtu.be/ae2OPMsI0DA

Sahteen @ Infusion Emporium 2019 : https://youtu.be/OLRwiIbW0SM

Juniper Project @ Infusion Emporium 2019 : https://youtu.be/GbrUYm_lGnk

As a person that works with bodies on a daily basis, this topic that frequents my mind, we’re going to talk about CONSENT AND BOUNDARIES with my friend Sydney Jones. Sydney is a long time practitioner of yoga, a lifelong dancer, a healer and a Pro Dominatrix. Goddess Sydney is a natural born dominant, who has been a lifestyle  BDSM Fetishist for the better part of 20 years, and a professional Domme for 7 of those years. 

In this episode we’ll be discussing how her background as a holistic health professional, reiki practitioner and movement student shaped her pathway as a lifestyle and Professional Dominatrix. She believes that BDSM is in its nature highly spiritual and that her experiences in both yoga and BDSM can inform each other in the most natural and serendipitous ways.

"I am a statuesque Cherokee and Sicilian Goddess, with exquisite features that deserve worship and admiration. With a sensual heart and a sadistic mind, I embody dominance, power, and grace as is only natural. A true cunning woman, I will overwhelm you, bringing you to your knees with as little as a glance. I've always been aware of My dominant and powerful energy, and learning the skills of Female Domination made Me a true master of tease and denial. Intrinsically a Temptress, I will captivate your every breath and reveal how deeply you crave to submit to My desires. The journey I take you on will change your perception and way of being, as you oscillate between the pain and pleasure I give to you. I live for Power Exchange, and enjoy watching your desperation as I endlessly taunt, humiliate, and deny you, exposing your carnal desires. Psychologically dominating, I will make a game of accessing the deepest recesses of your mind and place Myself inside, making it impossible for you to forget Me." 

You can find Goddess Sydney on Twitter and on IG at @theegodesssydney 

Books recommended by Sydney:

The Mistress Manual by Lorilei 

S&M 101 by Jay Wiseman

The New Topping Book and The Ethical Slut by Dossie Easton and Janet Hardy 

The Seductive Art of Japanese Rope Bondage by Midori

The Ultimate Guide to Bondage: Creating Intimacy through the Art of Restraint by Mistress Couple 

The Lady of the House by Sally Stanford 

The House of Pain: The Strange World of Monique Von Cleef, The Queen of Humiliation: An Autobiography and a Message to All Human Slaves

The Trainer by Laura Antoniou 

Harriet Marwood, Governess

Intro music by Bomb 💣 

Humor me real quick, imagine talking to a fellow female coworker about menstruation and masterbation, and then getting fired for it. That's just one part of this episode. Today we are talking about the problematic behemoth that is COREPOWER YOGA, with a very special guest, Erica Jacobs. 

Erica is a movement teacher, writer and a meaning maker in Los Angeles with a knack for taking everything personally and dancing like everyone is watching. As a survivor or sexual, verbal, psychological and emotional abuse, Erica has explored the deeper layers of trauma through the lens of Eating Psychology, 12-Step Recovery and Anti-Racism, all in an effort to discover what “hurt people hurt people” truly means on a cultural, historical and interpersonal level. An extroverted introvert, Erica can usually be found taking a mid-day long drive along the California Coast, armed with a great playlist and an even greater desire for truth, connection, sushi and plenty of alone time.

Follow Erica on IG @whats_eating_erica_j and listen to her podcast What's Eating Erica Jacobs and on Spotify too! 

In this podcast we mention Skill in Action by Michelle Cassandra Johnson. 

Have you ever caught yourself saying "yoga is my therapy?" On today’s episode we are examining MENTAL HEALTH and YOGA, the therapeutic benefits of yoga and why your asana practice may not be an effective replacement for therapy. My friend and guest for today is Dene Logan Selkin MA, AMFT, RYT is a therapist, a yogini, a tenacious wisdom seeker and a California soul through and through. In her work with clients, she is known for her nurturing presence and authenticity. Dene specializes in offering tools for moving through anxiety, understanding our addictive patterns and communicating more effectively in our relationships. She is passionate about facilitating group immersive experiences, retreats and is also co-host of the podcast, Cheaper than Therapy.

Find Dene Selkin on IG at @deneloganselkin and find tools for wellness @flowhousetherapy. I'm sure you want to hear her talk more, so head over to her podcast @cheaperthantherapy to have your therapy sessions demystified. 

We also mentioned in this podcast the TAT LAB and Holly Whitaker of Tempest.

Tina is the sole owner & creator of Black Widow Yoga, and on today's episode we are discussing METAL YOGA. She has been teaching yoga since 2015, and got her training at South Boston Yoga. In February 2017, Black Widow Yoga began as a metal yoga class at The Satanic Temple in her hometown of Salem, Massachusetts. Immediately her classes began to gain attention, leading to many publications, including the front page of the Boston Globe. In 2019, she re-branded and expanded her business into a pop-up yoga studio and clothing brand that pulls inspiration from metal band logos, the occult and iconography that make year-round Halloween fans rejoice.

Whether it is through metal and goth athleisure wear or pop-up metal yoga classes at breweries and studios, Black Widow Yoga is an inclusive and welcoming space to all people, bodies and experience levels. Find the yoga teacher that taught us to Honor Our Darkness on Instagram at @blackwidowyoga @blackwidowevents @metalyogawithtina and on Facebook at Black Widow Yoga. Information for donation-based classes and clothing can be found on www.blackwidowyoga.com - her event "Black Metal Bvrn" with @borkkvlt and @liquiddeath is on August 2nd and 7th 2020. 

Music: "I'm the Lion" and "Butterfly" by Inanimalia

My guest for today is Karen Shideler, and we are examining BODY IMAGE and DIET CULTURE in the yoga industry. We will unpack how our language as teachers can be exclusive, "toxic body affirming," why yoga challenges are trash and our mutual disdain of Apple watches. Karen is a yoga and group fitness teacher, teacher trainer, and lululemon ambassador. Karen is passionate about sharing movement and exercise as a way for people to find more freedom in being themselves. She credits her yoga practice as the thing that allowed her to reclaim her own body after experiencing many years of shame and anxiety.

Mentioned in this episode "Your Body, Your Yoga" and "Your Spine Your Yoga" by Bernie Clarke, "Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origin of Fat Phobia" by Sabrina Strings PhD, Body Kindness podcast with Rebecca Scritchfield, RDN - White Supremacy of Yoga with Sabrina Strings PhD, Yoga is Dead podcast, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk, M.D. and The Body is Not An Apology: the Power of Radical Self-Love by Sonya Renee Taylor. 

Find Karen on IG at @iadoreyoga and follow for her ZOOM class schedule. 

It's our first episode! I brought on my dear friend, Ava Moreno and we are chopping it up about VIRTUAL YOGA.

Ava is 500 E-RYT, a certified personal trainer, movement specialist, professional dancer and teacher of dance & movement for the past 15 years. In this episode, Ava and I examine yoga at present and how it has been effected by COVID-19. State-wide shutdowns and a tumultuous landscape in the US have put yoga businesses under a microscope. Both myself and Ava have fully transitioned our business online and want to unpack that with you in this pilot episode.

Check out Ava on her website and follow her on Instagram @avamoreno ✨

Mentions from this episode: RØDE Go Wireless Mic, Blue Yeti Mic, Tejal and Jesal of Yoga Is Dead Podcast, Skill in Action: Radicalizing Your Yoga Practice by Michelle Cassandra Johnson.

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XOXO, 

TL