by Still & Moving | Feb 2, 2023 | Letter from the director, Life At The Center
by Renée Tillotson Our two sons and daughter would probably agree that I have a fourth child. Her nature is deep and caring, yet light and playful. She’s quite the world traveler, yet she’s never left the home of her birth almost 12 years ago. She has probably...
by Still & Moving | Feb 2, 2023 | Healthy Life Tip, Letter from the director, Related Meditation & Culture Articles
Leave your shoes outside the door, and your worries too. By Mālia Helelā When I was a young hula dancer, my teacher often reminded us to leave our shoes and the rest of the world outside of the door. We were there to dance hula. Only once we were done, were we to pick...
by Still & Moving | Feb 2, 2023 | Letter from the director, Magnificence in our 'Ohana, Related Meditation & Culture Articles, Related Yoga Articles
20th Birthday of Mālia’s hālau: Na Hula Ola Aloha By Sarah Hodges “Bless this door that only love may enter here.” These were the words Mālia’s kumu (hula teacher) spoke at the blessing ceremony for Mālia’s new halau. Today, Mālia Helelā, Still & Moving Center’s...
by Still & Moving | Feb 2, 2023 | Letter from the director, Magnificent Business/Non-Profit
OTracy Wong of Insurance SolutionsNurturing the business ecosystem of Hawai’i By Sarah Hodges It takes many hands to nurture and bring alive strong healthy businesses. Tracy Wong, CIC, MBA, has created her own business, Insurance Solutions, which in turn...
by Still & Moving | Jan 19, 2023 | Classes, Current Classes, Dance, Dance, Mindful Movement, Nia, Nia
LIVE, Online & In-personLimited Edition Nia Classeswith Guest Instructor Winalee Zeeb Saturdays, February 12 & 18 @ 11:00 am HST Sundays, February 12 & 19 @ 10:30 am HST Monday, February 13 @ 8:00 am HST Friday, February 17 @ 11:00 am HST Sign Up for...
by Still & Moving | Jan 11, 2023 | Aerial, Aerial, Aerial Dance / Aerial Silks, Aerial Yoga, Classes, Current Classes
Thursdays 7:15-8:15 pm HSTStarting Feb 16, 2023 Sign Up now Taught as a series of “stations” this class follows master trainer Carmen Curtis’ conditioning routine as taught in her professional AIReal teacher trainings. Participants are led through a...
by Still & Moving | Jan 5, 2023 | Letter from the director, Life At The Center
By Sarah Hodges When my dear friend Sarah Hodges told me her ‘greatest teacher… for this moment’ story below, I knew that you’d enjoy hearing it, too. Let’s listen in to Sarah: Ever since a treacherous flight when I was 6 years old, every plane trip I’ve taken has...
by Still & Moving | Jan 5, 2023 | Letter from the director, Magnificent Business/Non-Profit
Dr. Chad Sato, Chiropractor with Mind-Body Specialty By Sarah Hodges “We are given this incredible opportunity to experience life, and the moment we are true to ourselves we can be true to others and experience life so much more fully,” shares Dr. Chad Sato. During...
by Still & Moving | Jan 5, 2023 | Letter from the director, Magnificence in our 'Ohana, Related Meditation & Culture Articles, Related Yoga Articles
Robin Shepard: Yogini Living with Trust By Sarah Hodges One of the great joys life has to offer is its unpredictable nature. Some people choose to plan meticulously, making earnest efforts to chart a clear path, while others throw their arms open to the wind and...
by Still & Moving | Dec 20, 2022 | Classes, Current Classes, Dance, Dance, Mindful Movement, World Culture
In-personMost Wednesdays (except Milonga nights)7:30-9:00pm Sign Up for in-person class Imbued with passion and nostalgia through improvisation and play, Argentinian tango immediately affects the participant. A social dance, meant to offer opportunities for...
by Still & Moving | Dec 7, 2022 | Coaching, Coaching (Coaching & Private Instruction), Current Classes, Related Kids Articles, Related Yoga Articles
60min session: $95 10-pack (60min each): $750 Book now Practice gentle strengthening and flexibility in a series of yoga postures specifically designed for the pregnant and postpartum body. In this safe and encouraging space, you will move through a gentle flow...
by Still & Moving | Nov 19, 2022 | Letter from the director, Magnificence in our 'Ohana, Related Meditation & Culture Articles, Related Yoga Articles
Calming the Heart: Qigong & Tai Chi with Bruno Ballestrero By Sarah Hodges As a child with two parents who worked as Freudian psychologists, Bruno Ballestrero, an inquisitive young boy from Buenos Aires sensed something missing in the air of his Argentinian...
by Still & Moving | Nov 18, 2022 | Healthy Life Tip, Letter from the director, Related Meditation & Culture Articles
Share the gift of presence By Renée Tillotson Tired of malls and the online shopping ordeal at time of year? Here’s a list of tried-and-true activities from our family to relieve some of the emphasis on lavish presents. Give your PRESENCE! Gather your family together...
by Still & Moving | Nov 18, 2022 | Aerial, Aerial, Aerial Dance / Aerial Silks, Classes, Current Classes, Mindful Movement
Drop-in classesFridays 5:30 – 6:30 pm HST Sign Up for Drop-in classes Prerequisite: Intro to Aerial silks and instructor permission. This class is designed for students who have knowledge of climbing, foot locks, inversions and balance work in the knot....
by Still & Moving | Nov 17, 2022 | Letter from the director, Life At The Center
by Renée Tillotson I like talking about our living bones. About how they manufacture all of our red blood cells inside their marrow. About how they heal to be even stronger than before they were broken. Bones provide such a vibrant, resilient structure to our living...
by Still & Moving | Nov 3, 2022 | Letter from the director, Life At The Center
by Renée Tillotson We live in a world of chaotic – sometimes desperate – unknowing, of fervent spiritual seeking, and of an abundance of self-proclaimed spiritual guides and gurus. How can the seeker know whom to trust? Ralph Waldo Emerson (who lived in...
by Still & Moving | Nov 3, 2022 | Letter from the director, Magnificence in our 'Ohana, Related Meditation & Culture Articles, Related Yoga Articles
Katharine Harts Recent Graduate with even MORE to Teach By Renée Tillotson When you learn, teach. When you get, give. – Maya Angelou Still & Moving Center’s own Katharine Harts – whose Aerial Hammock Dance class most recently performed her...
by Still & Moving | Oct 17, 2022 | Healthy Life Tip, Letter from the director, Related Meditation & Culture Articles
Fashion perfect moments out of ordinary ones By Renée Tillotson Let’s be available. Present. Antennae up! When a moment in the ordinary stream of life shows with an extraordinary opportunity, grab it and go for the ride! Find where it takes you and see what’s created....
by Still & Moving | Oct 17, 2022 | Letter from the director, Life At The Center
by Renée Tillotson When I met Mālia Helelā two weeks before opening Still & Moving Center in 2011, I invited her that very day to come give hula classes. Although she told me she had become a hula teacher at a remarkably young age, I really had no concept of the...
by Still & Moving | Oct 9, 2022 | Letter from the director, Magnificent Business/Non-Profit
Amber Bonnici, One of the Bravest People I Know By Renée Tillotson 13 years ago, Amber Bonnici did one of the bravest things I’ve ever seen anyone do. I mean nerves-of-steel brave. I’ve been waiting all this time to tell this story, and finally asked her permission....
by Still & Moving | Oct 6, 2022 | Classes, Current Classes, Dance, Dance, Mindful Movement, Nia, Nia, Women
Online OnlyFridays, 5:00-6:00 pm HST/ 7:00-8:00 pm PSTStarting Nov 11, 2022 Sign Up for Online class Cultivate your authentic life force energy through this 60 minute free-flow dance experience. Get out of your head to stimulate movement creativity. Enhance physical...
by Still & Moving | Oct 6, 2022 | Classes, Past Meditation & Culture Classes, Related Yoga Articles
“Empty yourself of everything. Let the mind become still. The ten thousand things rise and fall while the Self watches their return. They grow and flourish and then return to the source. Returning to the source is stillness, which is the way of nature.” – Lao...
by Still & Moving | Sep 5, 2022 | Letter from the director, Life At The Center
by Renée Tillotson Inhale and listen. For someone who has trained herself as a “doer” her whole life, I don’t recall going into a situation with much receptivity. I often enter with a predetermined plan for what I am bringing to the table, for what I am sharing, for...
by Still & Moving | Sep 5, 2022 | Healthy Life Tip, Letter from the director, Related Meditation & Culture Articles
By Renée Tillotson Learn to identify the drama in your life and choose how much of it you want. Drama entails adding an extra emotional charge to whatever is happening. What exactly do we mean by ‘drama’? That usually requires us taking a certain, fixed...
by Still & Moving | Sep 5, 2022 | Letter from the director, Magnificent Business/Non-Profit
Tony Bonnici, New Author Book: THE DOJO By Sarah Hodges Tony Bonnici, admittedly a lifelong dyslexic, has just written and published a book, something he had never imagined doing. It’s remarkable! As human beings, we live and grow, and sustain societies and cultures...
by Still & Moving | Sep 5, 2022 | Letter from the director, Magnificence in our 'Ohana, Related Meditation & Culture Articles, Related Yoga Articles
Krista Hiser Valiant Sustainability Educator By Sarah Hodges Sometimes we can detect a moment in our lives when the earth beneath our feet seems to speak through us, resonating its message through our body, to our mind, into our soul. We can feel the inner...
by Still & Moving | Aug 29, 2022 | Classes, Current Classes, Dance, Dance, Mindful Movement
In-person & OnlineMondays, 5:45- 7:00 pm HST Class moves to new time starting Nov 21, 2022:Mondays, 7:15-8:30 pm HST Sign Up for Online class Sign Up for In-person class Geared towards advanced/professional dancers- open to anyone, with the knowledge that the...
by Still & Moving | Aug 26, 2022 | Classes, Past Kids Classes, Past Yoga Classes
In-personMondays, 10:45-11:45 am HST October 24 to December 5, 2022(skipping Nov 7 & 28, 2022) Sign Up for In-person class Practice gentle strengthening and flexibility in a series of yoga postures specifically designed for the pregnant and postpartum body....
by Still & Moving | Aug 22, 2022 | Classes, Past Meditation & Culture Classes, Related Yoga Articles
Online & In-personSundays 8:00-9:00 am HST Sep 11 to Oct 9, 2022 FREE Sign Up for Online class Sign Up for In-person class Let’s deep dive into our emotions while staying safely grounded with this Sacred Selves Meditation. As we move toward the Autumn...
by Still & Moving | Aug 11, 2022 | Classes, Past Fitness Classes, Related Dance Articles
Online & In-person Beginner Pilates:Tuesdays 7:00-8:00 pm HST Pilates: Saturdays 8:15-9:15 am HST Aug 27-Oct 29, 2022 Sign Up Now for Online class Sign Up Now for In Person class Gain strength and flexibility while developing long, lean muscles. Improve your...