Hello beautiful,

Happy PRIDE Month!

June also hosts some holidays falling this week: Pfingsten/Pentecost yesterday and today, the full Strawberry Moon on the 11th, Loving Day on the 12th. On a personal note, my Dad has an important medical procedure on the 13th, so sending good thoughts for a full recovery there for US Father's Day on Sunday the 15th.

​Three US WWII Bombs were found in Cologne last week and thankfully successfully defused and safely removed, making for a suspenseful but thankfully not explosive, time!

It was an energetic period for dancing and teaching as another school year is coming to a close and I filmed a new video about taking notes for dance, which turned out to be completely on-topic for the Symposium I was fortunate to attend over the weekend (further details in an article soon to come):

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My other creations, recommendations, and questions for you are:

Viewing:

• Checking out a new season of "And Just Like That"​
• ​POV: your yoga teacher offering yogi's choice at the end of class yes please

Listening:

• "Bodies" Tycho Remix is moving dancers across the studio floor

Reading:

• What might it mean to provide Gender-inclusive ballet training? Relevant to my work during PRIDE month and always
• Completed the Flavia de Luce mystery series #7: As Chimney Sweepers Come to Dust by Alan Bradley, will continue the saga soon, but trying out a new author first,
• Just started Olivia Waite's The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows: Feminine Pursuits and I'm not really sure what I'm in for, had put the title on hold due to someone's recommendation somewhere, but I don't know whose, appears to be a queer romance, so we shall see!
• ​A rich lady wrote a book about open marriage and I'd heard about it but not read it yet, so it was funny to run across this video review, sounds like a hot mess

Practicing:

• Attended the SIBMAS Building Bridges: Collecting, Researching and Mediating the Performing Arts Symposium over the weekend, met archivists and artists, so inspired!
• Picturing desired experiences and outcomes: Visualize Your Success with Dr. Tracey Marks ​​
• ​10+ Hobbies for Spring & Summer with Cozy K (#2 Birdwatching for sure and several others!)
• ​Best drawing tools for new urban sketchers from Teo Yo Chie is a practical guide to recommended beginner supplies, and it is fascinating to see them sketch while describing the materials

Practicing Together LIVE / Adult Movement Classes this week:

• In-Studio Adult Beginner Ballet, 6-7:00pm CET Mondays, Tanzschule Tanzraum Nippes, Cologne, Germany is CANCELLED for the holiday this week (Pfingsten/Pentecost), returns Monday the 16th, creates a strong, body-friendly, and graceful foundation for dance (German)
• Online Yogalicious Gentle Yoga. 7-8:00pm CET Tuesdays (7-8:00am HI) provides a delicious mindful movement feast which balances strength, balance and coordination for mind, body, and spirit adaptable to all levels and conditions (English)
• Online Balletlicious Gentle Adaptive Ballet Barre+, 7:30-8:30am CET Fridays (Thursday p.m. HI) consists of mostly barre with a little dancey centre work, building a strong, body-friendly, and graceful foundation for dance at home or anywhere in the world (English)

Inquiring:

• How do you record and archive your work?
• What kinds of notes do you take?
• What do you find difficult to remember?
• How does writing contribute to your artistic process?
• What are you creating now?

Gladly share your response to the questions above or provide other updates by replying to this email or on social media if you are active there.

Thank you for reading, for being, and for dancing with me, in spirit or in fact. Take care of yourself and keep moving mindfully!

Love, Blythe

Blythe Stephens, MFA, Bliss Catalyst
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