Joyful Boogie is fun. It is simple. Anybody can do it. You can't do it wrong. Great for anybody who likes to move to their favorite music.
There are four tenets on which this program is based:
- HOW MUSIC AFFECTS THE BRAIN: We use music that the participants resonate with, from their younger days. This supports recent studies on how music affects the brain, regarding memory, health and identity.
- SIMPLE MOVES: The choreography is very simple, that anybody can do, whether seated or standing. Participants are encouraged to move their own way, to uniquely express themselves, and then go on to dance their own moves.
- ENGAGEMENT: We meet everyone where they are and recognize their level of participation.
- INTENTIONAL STATEMENTS: Vocal expression is included to deepen the benefits. The structure of the class is in seven sections, based on seven major types of energy in the body. Participants develop a stronger sense of Safety, Creativity, Strength, Love, Expression, Connection and Divinity.
Lynn Jordan created this program to help empower people to express themselves with fun, play and movement. After seeing the options her parents had, she decided to create a program she would want for herself, to support her own aging process. She is a certified Hatha Yoga instructor, Kripalu Let Your Yoga Dance instructor, Kripalu Let Your Yoga Dance for Special Populations instructor and a GROOVE Method facilitator. She is a graduate of the three year Actors Movement Studio Program and holds a BA in Music.
CONTACT LYNN For more information.
Lynn Jordan created this program to help empower people to express themselves with fun, play and movement. After seeing the options her parents had, she decided to create a program she would want for herself, to support her own aging process. She is a certified Hatha Yoga instructor, Kripalu Let Your Yoga Dance instructor, Kripalu Let Your Yoga Dance for Special Populations instructor and a GROOVE Method facilitator. She is a graduate of the three year Actors Movement Studio Program and holds a BA in Music.
CONTACT LYNN For more information.
"I want to show you what happens to senior citizens when they are moved. I want you to see the hope and caring and joy that comes to their faces. Whether they are able bodied or not. I want you to see them come to life. And, ultimately, I want you to feel what we feel when we are in the room with them.
Over the past few years, I have watched my parents make choices for themselves as they have aged. They are lucky - having access to the best facilities for elder care. But even the best of the best did not offer what I imagine I would want for myself, as an elder.
I created Joyful Boogie because I want vibrant support in place as I age. Something that promotes health and full self expression. Something to elicit fun, expansion and joy. I want to step more fully into who I am as I grow older. I don’t want to shrink away. Joyful Boogie does all of this.
Here’s what Joyful Boogie offers that I didn’t expect: Joyful Boogie generates love. So much love. I had no idea. There is self love, love for each other and a broader sense of love that encompasses the entire facility, where I teach -reaching to the parts of the organizations that don’t touch the dance floor.
I passionately believe that now, in our current political and cultural climate, it feels timely. It feels urgent - to generate as much love as possible. I am committed to doing this with my life.
Joyful Boogie is one way to generate love and connection and offer an alternative to as many people as possible who would benefit from it.
I am excited to share this experience with you. I am excited to show you how people are transformed. I want to show you how cultural barriers get torn down. I am excited to show you how I witness the aging process reverse itself.
It’s inspiring. So inspiring. I am in awe of these people and I am humbled and honored to do this work." - Lynn Jordan, founder
Over the past few years, I have watched my parents make choices for themselves as they have aged. They are lucky - having access to the best facilities for elder care. But even the best of the best did not offer what I imagine I would want for myself, as an elder.
I created Joyful Boogie because I want vibrant support in place as I age. Something that promotes health and full self expression. Something to elicit fun, expansion and joy. I want to step more fully into who I am as I grow older. I don’t want to shrink away. Joyful Boogie does all of this.
Here’s what Joyful Boogie offers that I didn’t expect: Joyful Boogie generates love. So much love. I had no idea. There is self love, love for each other and a broader sense of love that encompasses the entire facility, where I teach -reaching to the parts of the organizations that don’t touch the dance floor.
I passionately believe that now, in our current political and cultural climate, it feels timely. It feels urgent - to generate as much love as possible. I am committed to doing this with my life.
Joyful Boogie is one way to generate love and connection and offer an alternative to as many people as possible who would benefit from it.
I am excited to share this experience with you. I am excited to show you how people are transformed. I want to show you how cultural barriers get torn down. I am excited to show you how I witness the aging process reverse itself.
It’s inspiring. So inspiring. I am in awe of these people and I am humbled and honored to do this work." - Lynn Jordan, founder
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Anything Forced Causes Stress - Anna Halprin
