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Hello beautiful,

Happy Full Flower Moon, late May, and long time no see! I've missed you while I was away visiting family and having adventures in California and Hawai'i, but it's nice to return refreshed after a change of pace.

It was truly beautiful to show my girlfriend Ela San Diego (La Jolla! The Zoo! Coronado! Fish Tacos! and so much more), to hug my aunts and cousins there, and then to be with my parents and mentor on the Big Island. West Hawai'i Dance Theatre's production of "Giselle" was also lovely to see and an opportunity for me to emcee again.

Time spent on the beach and in the garden, caves, waterfalls, farmer's market, bright starry skies, rainbows, music and laughter... it is always hard for me to leave, but wonderful to be coming home in both directions!

For the most part, travel provided a pause in my social media and other publishing activities, but before I left I released a Dance Triplets tutorial on YouTube and while in Kona we captured a quick micro video choreo for "W" of my Alphabet Superset, enjoyed meeting for some of my online courses, and recorded for future YouTube videos.

Now that I'm back in Cologne, I return to my regular in-person offerings and starting next Friday, May 31st, I am offering Barre a Terre in a lovely new location!

My creations, recommendations, and questions for you are:

Viewing:

• We recorded a waltz (actually our beginner attempt at a Tango waltz) by the water at the Kona Inn for “W” of my Alphabet Superset​
• Many long flights afforded time for reading and films, my favorite of which was the movie “Bros,” a sweet and challenging gay romantic comedy
• “Anyone but You” was also a silly rom-com, perfect light plane watching
• ​Grand Sumo May Tournament highlights on NHK, my parents got me into watching the highlights last year, and we enjoyed the first part of this month's installment together on television in Hawai'i

Listening:

• "Meeka" by Steve Adams is a "Cinematic Calm" track on YouTube with a waltzy rhythm that I used for my Triumphant Triplet Trilogy dance video
• "Water" by Tyla was the track for "W" and has been super popular this year in Germany, sure to be a summer jam
• "Vacation" by Priya Ragu played on the radio in Kona, taking us back to her awesome concert last year in Cologne!
• "Unstoppable" by Sia is a favorite of my little cousin Willow
• Lady Gaga's "The Fame" Album is not new, but was a major part of the soundtrack of our trip as it happens to be the CD in my Mom's car as well as very present on the radio

Reading:

• Finished The Honey Don't List by Christina Lauren, which proved that I am truly hooked on their books, another cute and empowering romantic novel
• Started Find Your Unicorn Space, which is not quite what I thought it would be, but still a valuable nonfiction work so far about how to "pursue the unique creative expression that makes you uniquely and vibrantly you"

Practicing:

• My new Triplet Trilogy Dance Tutorial Video on YouTube tackles the basics of triplets for classical as well as contemporary dance forms
• ​Magical Flower Moon in Sagittarius Practice with Moon Medicine Yoga (30 minutes) is a chill bloom-inspired flow
• Self-care as I recover from jetlag, including lots of sleep and these No-spend Self-Care ideas

Practicing Together LIVE this week:

• In-Studio Adult Beginner Ballet, 6-7:00pm CET Mondays, Tanzschule Tanzraum Nippes, Cologne, Germany creates a strong, body-friendly, and graceful foundation for dance (German)
• Online Yogalicious Gentle Yoga 7-8:00pm CET Tuesdays (7:00am HI) is a delicious mindful movement feast which balances strength, balance and coordination, mind body and spirit (English)
• In-Studio Barre a Terre / Strength & Stretch for all dancers at 6-7:00pm CET Thursdays is CANCELLED due to a state holiday May 30th but resumes the following week, Tanzschule Tanzraum Nippes, Cologne, Germany and is an hour of floor-based feel-good functional conditioning for all dancers (German)
• Online Balletlicious Gentle Adaptive Ballet Barre+ 8-9:00am CET Fridays is mostly barre with a little dancey centre building a strong, body-friendly, and graceful foundation for dance at home or anywhere in the world (English)
• NEW In-Studio Barre a Terre 6-7:00pm CET Fridays, one2one Institut, Rondorf, Cologne, Germany is an hour of floor-based feel-good functional conditioning for all dancers in an intimate small-group setting (German)

Inquiring:

• What have you been up to the last few weeks?
• Where will you or would you like to travel to next?
• Which summer experiences and adventures are you looking forward to?
• How do recover from jetlag and other strenuous situations?
• What creative challenges are you currently facing?

Respond to the questions above and provide other updates by replying to this email or on social media if you are active there.

Glad to be in community with you and have a great week!

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Love, Blythe

Blythe Stephens, MFA, Bliss Catalyst
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