Lisa’s Groove House

***POSTPONED To April 7th*** Hump Day can be hard to get through. Why not take the edge off with a totally chill, and super yummy evening GROOVE??? No dance experience required!! It’s so simple ANYONE can do it!... Have a bottle of water handy to stay hydrated and wear comfortable clothes you can move freely in. The Zoom GROOVE Dance Floor opens at 8pm. Hope to see you there! ***Pre-registration required***

What a year it’s been. It started out great. My band was getting booked regularly and we were having a blast playing. I’d decided to leave my job and concentrate on my own endeavours, making and selling my jewellery and doing a little wedding floral work. First, Covid cancelled all of my craft shows, weddings and band bookings. Okay, not the end of the world. It’s just a temporary state of affairs. Things will improve eventually. They always do.... Then I lost my mom to dementia, in April, after 3 excruciating weeks of palliative care. The push and pull of navigating the new landscape was awful. Only immediate family members were allowed in the room. Two at a time to start...then only one at a time...then just one. How do you decide who has to leave? What’s fair? Cruel is an understatement. Then, because it was so early in the pandemic, and with family living so far removed from each other, we couldn’t have a service or visitation. Mom’s ashes are with me now, still waiting for interment. I admit I went into a pretty deep rabbit hole for a month or so after that. I wasn’t ready. I didn’t want to do anything or see anyone. In a way, the whole lockdown was a blessing in that respect. There was no pressure to be sociable if I didn’t want to be. I lost myself in television and mindless game apps to stop myself from thinking too much about it..or anything else. Then I surfaced a little. I decided to make use of my time and learn a new skill. I needed to do something. I couldn’t keep wallowing in self pity and grief. So, I signed up for GROOVE Facilitator training. Two months after Mom passed I found myself in a Zoom Meeting with Misty Tripoli, learning how to connect to the rhythm and let everything else go. My mood was lifting, I felt more purposeful. I had something to focus on that meant something and made other people feel good too. I found myself wanting to do more, get out more, and it was okay to enjoy life. The band made its own fun by putting on driveway shows and airing them on Facebook Live. I focussed on getting my jewellery online and selling it at some of the shows we played during the summer. I made friends of my fellow GROOVE providers (now Facilitators) and found support and camaraderie in like minded women with a passion for sharing joyful movement. Mom would have loved GROOVE. She loved to dance I still have moments of despair. I lost the most important woman in my life, and she didn’t know who I was anymore. That’s going to be a struggle to come to terms with. However, I’m doing much better. I know I did everything I could for her then, and I have to shift that kind of care to myself now and be the best version of myself that I can be. I only get this one life. I might as well make it GROOVE-Y.

BEGINNING MARCH 31 Join me on Zoom Wednesday nights at 8pm (Eastern) for a relaxing and chill GROOVE to reset your mind and body. More details to come.

Celebrating GROOVY Women Everywhere. We rise by lifting others.Celebrating GROOVY Women Everywhere. We rise by lifting others.

Can’t Stop The Feelin’!