Music & Movement & Magic
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Music ~ Movement ~ Magic www.ShineLouisville.com
Music Together, Nia Technique, MELT Method and more
04/08/2025
Easing my way back into teaching again as we enter August. Monday MELTs return this evening! ready to give your body some BIG LOVE? Join me today or Thursday morning or BOTH for a class that will be full of gentle self-care AND deep core activation! Sign up at LINK IN BIO ✨
25/07/2025
A Joyful Day Out of Time to you!!!! Celebrate LIFE as ART on this day and move your body in your Natural Time! Rest, Eat, Dance, Play, Nurture Your Self! And in everyone that you meet, see another you! In Lak’ech!!! ✨
08/07/2025
On our rainy rest day, we went down and checked out our hotel gym. With no dancing (but lots of walking), I feel good about the amount of movement we’ve been getting, but it was fun to get on the treadmill and do a bit of jogging to get my heart-rate UP! And then a really good MELT felt oh-so-good! Besides treating my facia, I also adjusted most of my vertebrae. BONUS!!! Follow along on my personal page for our travel adventures!!!
21/06/2025
As the sun sets on this longest day of this year where every day has seemed long, I am grateful for community. I am grateful for those who trust me to walk with them on their healing journey. I am grateful for the dancers willing to step into the unknown with me as we create magic together. I am grateful for music and laughter. I acknowledge my privilege that I have these things in my life constantly. And with every long day, I pray for the children who are hungry, who are enduring war, who are suffering because of the greed. May we all live in peace. A joyful solstice to you all.
11/06/2025
In this week’s Monday Morning Missive (that’s what I call my weekly newsletter 😂) I wrote a bit about my political activism, my speaking my truth and I extend an invitation to meetup for this Saturday’s march to Met out feet and then hit the streets together and SHINE OUR BRIGHT LIGHTS! Want to join me? Send a DM and I’ll send you the deets! And while you’re at it, join my email list! Social media hides the good stuff! I also want to report that thus far, more people have sent me emails of support and gratitude than have unsubscribed! ✊🏽✨🙏🥰
03/06/2025
It’s time to get out your PURPLE! 💜☔️🧞Prince’s birthday is upcoming (June 7) so we will be celebrating this week! ✨Wednesday, June 4th at 6:15pm at and ✨Friday, June 6 at 9:30am at Sign up at LINK IN BIO
28/05/2025
JOIN THE CLUB!!! Your body will thank you and your fascia will say AAAAAHHHHH! We will focus on Balance for these three classes - your nervous system, your hormones and your body! 3 classes for $45 or $20 Drop In. 6:30-7:30pm with optional hangout after! Sign up at link in bio or if you prefer Venmo or cash, send me a DM to reserve your spot!!!
20/05/2025
Never having encountered a gator in the wild, I admit to having had a fear of alligators for a long time. So I’m proud that I took a hike at the Bataria Preserve during our recent trip to New Orleans, and when we came upon a gator and her two babies, I stood in fascination rather than fear. If you approach something that scares you with curiosity, you might see the beauty in it rather than the strangeness. You might see a mama protecting her young, rather than someone trying to hurt you. We are all sharing this planet. We are one.
15/05/2025
Saturdays With Spirit was such a lovely day. It’s so amazing to work with someone for 25 minutes and create such a connection. To help them to feel better. What a gift! ✨ I’m so lucky and so thankful to meet so many wonderful humans. All we are here to do on this planet is to love and be loved. 💜
06/05/2025
What a week!!! This Saturday, I’m thrilled to be back at offering MELT Mini Treatments 🌀 Check out all the amazing healers who will be sharing their gifts at the beautiful . I hope to see you there!
01/05/2025
Normally, today I would make a Beltane post today, sharing about Spring and plantings. But these are not normal times. And while I mostly post about movement of the body, today is a day of global protest. Movement of the BODY of humans who stand up for those who have less, whose rights are being stripped away, who believe in continually striving for a more perfect union for all of us, who fight for democracy and not stay silent in the face of authoritarianism and oligarchy. Silence is complicity. Protest. Make a call. Write a letter. Speak out.
30/04/2025
Next week I’m teaming up with Bridget Dewson to offer an experiential workshop on menopause. Come with questions. Come for conversation. Come for gentle movement. We look forward to gathering and sharing. For pre-, peri- and post- menopausal women. We are all journeying together.
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For over 10 years, Shine was a Music & Movement Studio in Louisville, KY, that offered hundreds of workshops, thousands of classes, and brought joy to people of all ages, shapes & sizes!
Shine released our studio space on New Year’s Day 2019. We celebrated with our 10th Annual Nia Jam! It was an amazing way to say Goodbye. And now, we enter a new decade with a shift in our mission. Rather than offering Shine in one space, I am now ready to take Shine out into our community and beyond.
Transformation takes its own natural time, so stay with me as I find my way to a new way of Shine. It is indeed a state of being! I will continue to offer my teaching of music & movement, and I will guide you to other ways to shine.
Come with me on this journey! Let’s Shine Brightly!
With Joy,
Maria Whitley
Founder, Shine
www.ShineLouisville.com
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