Here’s another 90 Days Love Note. We’re counting down to the start of this year’s 90 Days with a Love Note a day through March 11th. Day 15: How to sneak it in I don’t know about you, but I like to have fun. In some ways it is my downfall, … [Read more]
90 Days Last Call!
Here’s another 90 Days Love Note. We’re counting down to the start of this year’s 90 Days with a Love Note a day through March 11th. Day 71: How to “face” the music… We’ve all seen the glued-on smile—the frowny class face—the distracted counting … [Read more]
Day 82: How to accept praise (+ grow as an artist)
Here’s another 90 Days Love Note. We’re counting down to the start of this year’s 90 Days with a Love Note a day through March 11th. *** When I was a kid, my grandmother assured me she would pay for all my college textbooks. Not having any idea … [Read more]
D78: Ou est la danse de ma tante?
"Ou est la plume de ma tante" is French for "Where is my aunt's pen?". It's a classic sentence from old language-learning books. It’s great to learn a new language. There are many challenges—the right accent, the inflections, everything you need … [Read more]
Day 39: What is the most beautiful move?
Here's another 90 Days Love Note. This one is Day 39 from 2015. We're counting down to the start of this year's 90 Days with a Love Note a day through March 11th. *** Think of the most wonderful dancer you’ve ever seen. Everything they do … [Read more]
Day 18: How to have your own style (and what that really means)
I grew up on President Street in Brooklyn, NY in the 1970s. You grew up somewhere else, somewhen else. Each of us has been marked by our micro-culture: our family, our location, our environment, as well as by the larger culture of our respective … [Read more]
Awesome Retreat Last Call
The Awesome Retreat Last Call is Thursday Feb 8. After that, we're heading out to Dowd's Country Inn in Lyme, NH to kick back and have a wonderful time. Thanks to everyone who has chosen to join us! aliathabit.com/awesome-winter-retreat I'm so … [Read more]
The 90 Days is coming (and other updates)
I've been noticing how many things get to a point where it seems everything is falling apart--but then they don't. It's become such a thing that when I start to feel the chaos swirling, I remind myself that this happens every time, to just stay my … [Read more]
Why Belly Dance is like–the Matrix?! (and how to get your red pill)
In the iconic film, The Matrix, Neo is offered a choice: The blue pill or the red pill? The blue pill lets you stay in the cave, living an illusion of life. The red pill--ah, that's another story. The red pill means opening your eyes to hidden … [Read more]
Thank you!
It's Thanksgiving Day in the USA (a politically fraught holiday, considering the USA's lousy treatment of its indigenous peoples). Despite this, the practice of gratitude has a lot of merit. Giving thanks reminds of what is good in life. Most of … [Read more]