Archetypes – Kendra Tanner

The balancing act between fiercely independent and deeply connected

I’m sitting here writing this on a late Saturday afternoon eating a bowl of chips (also known as chunky fries) at a pub, after a 5 hour jaunt across the Brecon Beacons. A day out on my own. Just me, an Ordinance Survey map, and my heightened sense of directional awareness. It felt good toContinue reading “The balancing act between fiercely independent and deeply connected”

Embody Part 3: Holding your Little Girl’s Hand

It’s the Little Girl inside me that holds my hand, looks up into my eyes, and starts pulling me towards all that life has to offer on the other side.

Embody Part 2: Don’t mess with your Warrior Queen

This is the 2nd in a 3-part series exploring the archetypes of the Embody dance class. As a teacher, I felt called to discover how the Sensual Siren, Warrior Queen, and Little Girl lives within me. This one is for the Warrior Queen. In the days leading up to writing this, I kept catching glimpsesContinue reading “Embody Part 2: Don’t mess with your Warrior Queen”

Embody Part 1: Embracing your Sensuality

This is the first of a 3-part series, in my personal exploration of the feminine archetypes that shape Embody. Embody invites us to embrace our Sensual Siren, our Warrior Queen and our Little Girl. My sensual, strength, and silly. My pleasure, power, and playfulness. My beauty, bold, and bliss. These are parts of myself thatContinue reading “Embody Part 1: Embracing your Sensuality”