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WOMEN IN BUSINESS
with CATH FOWLER
Naomi LISHMAN
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an you tell us a little bit about your business? 5Rhythms is a moving meditation class with no steps. Participants are guided through a 90 minute wave of music, crafted specifically for the class, incorporating the rhythms of flow, staccato, chaos, lyrical and finally stillness in order to calm stressful, busy and disconnected lives and reach a place of calm, harmonious equilibrium. It can be compared to a yoga class, in that the end goal is the same and it is a practice which deepens over time, however it is really about listening to how your body wants to move, rather than anyone telling you how to move it. This can be challenging, as we live in a world where we are quite confined in our movements and emotional expressions. My job is to release the grip the mind has over the body and allow the body to surrender to its innermost wisdom, allowing emotions and patterns of behaviour to be released. Gabrielle Roth, the founder of this work, always said “the body doesn’t lie”. Unfortunately we override our bodies instincts on a daily basis and we wonder why we feel depressed, stuck or alienated. This is a practice of getting out of the way of the head and reconnecting with our most sacred essence and anyone can do this. You can crawl, roll, run, skip, jump, jig, jive, cry, scream, laugh and
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5RHYTHMS sweat without fear of any judgement!
but have only just started teaching in Coffs Harbour. I love the area for its stunning natural beauty and believe nature is one of our biggest healers, so obviously I feel very blessed to live in the region.
What’s your favourite part of the work you do? I love watching newcomers enter the room, usually full of trepidation and feeling quite self-conscious, and transform themselves What piece of advice would you give into a lighter, younger, more connected, bodywomen making their way in the business positive and peaceful being. I also love how world? Commitment is regular practitioners everything. It’s easy to seem more present, get disheartened when more expanded and Gabrielle Roth you put so much into liberated, gaining more founder of the something and get so confidence to move out 5Rhythms always little in return at the of their comfort zones said “don’t give up beginning, but you must and express themselves your day job” and I commit to riding the in different ways. would agree as that ups and downs in order I have had feedback means you’re not to get to that steady that this is better than putting all your eggs income level. Gabrielle counselling, that sore Roth founder of the in one basket. necks and backs have 5Rhythms always said been healed and even “don’t give up your day that love has been job” and I would agree as that means you’re kindled! not putting all your eggs in one basket. Who is your greatest influence in business? Where can people find out more My greatest influences have been some of my about your business? I’m on Instagram teachers and mentors, Kate Shela, Alain Allard 5rhythms_bellingen, my facebook page is for their inspirational teaching and somatic 5Rhythmsnaomilishman and my email is knowledge, but as far as business influencers, naomilishman@gmail.com Classes are held the closest I can get to is Brene Brown. weekly on Friday nights in Bellingen at 6pm Have you always lived on the Coffs Coast? I moved to Bellingen around seven years ago and started teaching weekly classes then,
St.Margarets Hall and 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month at the Cavanbah Centre in Coffs Harbour.