Sayyadina
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Hello! My name is Sayyadina. I'm from New Jersey, USA. I happened upon this site when I was looking for clothes to wear to my class. That's a whole other thread right there.
Anyway, well... so far my belly dancing class has changed my life. I don't mean to sound all melodramatic but it's true. I seperated from my (now ex-)husband nearly two years ago. The whole process of divorce and then bankruptcy was very hard on me. The marriage was just nasty (abuse, neglect, and infidelity) and the seperation was too until I realized I was better off. It was a huge "duh" moment but at least I didn't wait forever to figure it out.
I figured I needed to exercise since I'm a larger gal and I thought maybe belly dancing would improve my confidence. Gosh, I wasn't prepared for the huge change that has transpired. I've been taking classes since September, just a few months, and already I feel envigorated. My body feels awake and alive. It's more than just dancing for me. It's spiritual. I feel in touch with my classmates and instructor, the music, the dust on the floor below me, the clouds in the sky above the building I'm in... you get the idea.
I think I can safely say that I am more happy than I've ever experience. I know that my body is larger than "ideal" but when I dance and watch myself in the mirror, it's like I'm the me that I've always supposed to have been all along. It's like the damage of my marriage, poverty, and illness disappear.
I'll stop typing more than need be and let you all go about your day.
But still, HELLO, I'm Sayyadina, it's nice to meet you.
Anyway, well... so far my belly dancing class has changed my life. I don't mean to sound all melodramatic but it's true. I seperated from my (now ex-)husband nearly two years ago. The whole process of divorce and then bankruptcy was very hard on me. The marriage was just nasty (abuse, neglect, and infidelity) and the seperation was too until I realized I was better off. It was a huge "duh" moment but at least I didn't wait forever to figure it out.
I figured I needed to exercise since I'm a larger gal and I thought maybe belly dancing would improve my confidence. Gosh, I wasn't prepared for the huge change that has transpired. I've been taking classes since September, just a few months, and already I feel envigorated. My body feels awake and alive. It's more than just dancing for me. It's spiritual. I feel in touch with my classmates and instructor, the music, the dust on the floor below me, the clouds in the sky above the building I'm in... you get the idea.
I think I can safely say that I am more happy than I've ever experience. I know that my body is larger than "ideal" but when I dance and watch myself in the mirror, it's like I'm the me that I've always supposed to have been all along. It's like the damage of my marriage, poverty, and illness disappear.
I'll stop typing more than need be and let you all go about your day.
But still, HELLO, I'm Sayyadina, it's nice to meet you.