by Lin Grahame | Jan 31, 2022 | Uncategorized
I have had neck and shoulder pain and stiffness for the last four or five weeks. My jaw has clicked for many years but is not sore. But, moving my jaw back and forward and side to side along with neck stretches seems to help my neck pain. Of course they are linked...
by Lin Grahame | Jan 19, 2022 | Uncategorized
The other day in my morning practice I started to write single words that I would use to either describe dancing or more specifically Dancing with Arthritis. Words that would perhaps interest people to come to my class. The first three words are Move Dance Feel. I...
by Lin Grahame | Jan 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Here we are January 2022 nearly two years since my accident and the start of the covid pandemic. Although some of my movement ability will never be as it was, I am grateful to be able to teach still and help people find the awareness, balance, and core strength, that...
by Lin Grahame | Nov 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
Sanas ancient wisdom now has it’s very own grove at Treesforlife.org treesforlife.org.uk/groves/366010/ I am pleased to at last be able to do this. A proportion of money earned will now go towards rewilding the Scottish Landscape! Thank you for your continued...
by Lin Grahame | Sep 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
Slow Pilates is about attention to detail, particularly Posture and Position. It is about Breath, Flow and lengthening the Spine. This is the Pilates format, but we can go slower and learn to tune into our body, mind and spirit more. Learning to release tensions...
by Lin Grahame | Aug 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yesterday was the first two performances of this amazing work choreographed by Christine Devaney. After a day of almost continuous rain on Saturday, yesterday the sun shone for us in between some very atmospheric mist. I am at times totally amazed and always very...
by Lin Grahame | Aug 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
In the past few weeks I have been dancing in Holyrood park with Prime, Scotland’s semi-professional dance company for people over 60years of age. I have been a member of Prime since it’s beginning in 2016. After my accident and through the lockdown year,...
by Lin Grahame | Aug 9, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today 9th of August 2021. My dance is once more starting on the floor. I quite ungracefully slide of the end of my bed and arrive on the hard wooden floor. These days I prefer a mat or two. The floor really brings my bones into the sharp end of my awareness along...
by Lin Grahame | Jul 31, 2021 | Uncategorized
Dancing with the flow of life. Susan Jeffers said: – Dancing with Life is Moving with the Flow of our Experiences. Some days the experience of arthritis can feel like there is no flow to the dance! I hobble along and everything aches! Especially when the...
by Lin Grahame | May 6, 2021 | Uncategorized
Lifestyle Health Hub (@LifeHealthHub) tweeted at 11:51 am on Mon, Jan 11, 2021: Travels Round Toulon: dancer Lin Grahame recovers her mobility in France – @sanas53 @LifeHealthHub #osteoarthritis #arthritis #dancer #jointreplacement #dancing #pilates #jointpain...
