Sunday Sweat

Overview

If you're feeling stressed, but the standard 'sit still' meditation practice just isn't for you, try embracing some meditative movement instead with a little help from dance studio Moving Essence. The group has been running its popular 5Rhythms dance classes for years, but thanks to a certain pandemic, it has made the switch online and is now bringing the dance floor to your living room.

Normally held at Abbotsford Convent, the Sunday Sweat edition is one that's been reimagined as a Zoom class, running for two hours from 10am, one Sunday a month. Sign up, clear a four-metre space in your house and prepare to sweat out all that extra tension. Participants will dive into a one-hour free-form dance session, guided by the music, followed by a second 60-minute experience that's usually shaped by a more specific intention or theme. The idea is that as you lose yourself in the tunes and let your body follow the rhythm, you'll give expression to your feelings and sink into a restorative moving meditation. And if ever there was a time for that, it's right now, during lockdown 2.0.

Images: Mischa Baka