Shake Rising's BIRTH STORY
Where it All Began: Cardio Twerk Fusion
As mentioned above, Shake Rising seemingly happened on accident. This practiced originated in January 2020 under the name Cardio Twerk Fusion. The original class was 100% fitness-oriented with dance elements, and at this time, there was no conscious energy work being done. The focus was on providing a very challenging HIIT (high-intensity interval training) cardio class that utilized sexy dance moves.
Then in April of 2020, Cardio Twerk Fusion began to take another shape during the Covid lockdown. Many women wanted this workout & the desire came at a shock.
Because classes were virtual, dance became more of a focus over the high-intensity cardio (it’s hard to motivate for burpees in your living room in front of a computer screen).
At some point, I came to the realization that moving my body in this sensual way could become non-beneficial in certain situations.
For instance, activating my sensual energy (my life force) for an hour and then going back to a state of lockdown, where I couldn’t leave my home or connect with other humans, started to create tension (as mentioned up above!).
At that point, I realized that the energy being built through this movement is very powerful, and needs to be handled with care.
Twerk Fusion
Thus, Cardio Twerk Fusion became “Twerk Fusion”, and the attention to our energy centers became a focal point, as this felt like the “easiest” and most assimilable way to care for the energy we were creating.
By focusing on the energy body, I was able to digest the energy being created in my body in the most beneficial way. The sense of sensuality still was present, but also a sense of life-giving, creative, and nourishing energy came through. I was able to place the energy being created into my different centers, allowing me a sense of wholeness, integration, and transcendence.
Fast forward a few months, and the “Twerk Fusion Club” was back in a live group setting at the The Sanctuary Kauai fitness studio (home of Shake Rising).
Classes continued to build in popularity and demand, with women, including myself, often leaving with “goosebumps”, “tears”, and “revelations”.
Kundalini Rising
Then one night, it happened. It was Tuesday, July 14th, 2020. As I sit at the kitchen counter and write this, I can feel my physical body tingle at the memory.
I had taught a Twerk Fusion class, and as everyone was leaving, I felt an energy in my body that was so intense, I was fearful. I felt incredibly high. High on what, I couldn’t quite figure out yet.
‘Adrenaline?’, I thought. My speech was almost blurred; I was speaking so fast. I could barely be around humans, as I felt totally out of my body. My entire body felt as if it was operating at a quicker pace than ever before. It took about 2 hours to “come down”.
The next day, I woke up and immediately started journaling about what had happened. I retraced all my steps. I wrote about the dance moves we did, the words I said, who was in the room, and every detail I could think of to try and figure out what had happened.
Later, I spoke to a friend about the experience, and he mentioned that I may have experienced a “Kundalini Rising”. At this thought, I started to dig deep. I began my research on Kundalini; what it is, how it rises, and why. It’s no coincidence that I “happened” to be reading the Mary Magdalene Manuscript at the time (a highly recommended book), which spoke about this phenomenon in depth.
Shake Rising is BORN
“Kundalini is the ancient Sanskrit name for the primal life force that animates all living beings.” This means we all already have this energy inside, regardless of what name you’d like to call it. Kundalini can also be called Shakti, Prana, Chi, Sekhem, Holy Ghost, or simply Energy.
Kundalini is said to be sleeping at the base of our spine, coiled like a snake, in our first chakra, or energy center, the Root. When this energy rises up the spine, it charges each center along the way, until it reaches the crown center. Once Kundalini reaches the crown, we can move from unconscious to conscious, enlightening ourselves with awareness.
According to the Tantras (hindu and buddhist (ancient India) practices), there are many ways to awaken and raise Kundalini energy. In my experience, a combination of visualization and attention setting, spiraling & gyrating movements, shaking, and meditation allowed me to experience an awakening and raising of this potent energy.
Once this happened, the modality of Shake Rising literally poured through me. I wrote down what the practice is, what the elements that comprised it were, the intentions, and how we bring those into fruition, and now here we are.
