Sing every day. Dance every week.
How does your body feel when you read the words above? For me, I get goosebumps.
I grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana in a culture infused with traditions carried over by West African slaves to a new world steeped in French and Spanish traditions. The culture of New Orleans revolves around festivals. New Orleans is a culture that understands that singing and dancing is a way to enter into a sacred ceremony of praise for the Life Force that permeates all things.
I call this practice Enchantment.
Our world is inundated with a stream of constant bad news that sends our nervous systems into fight-or-flight. It also gives us a false sense that the world is an inherently untrusting, scary, dangerous place. We internalize this belief and end up seeing others (and ourselves) as inherently scary, dangerous, and untrustworthy. If we continue to believe this, we will destroy ourselves and each other.
In order to stay both grounded and connected to Spirit, we must train our nervous system to discharge negative energy. This requires that you actually get up and move your body. This is why the basic practice of Enchantment is to sing and dance on a regular basis.
And with me as your coach to guide you, I will help make you less anxious and more available to meet whatever life brings you with joy and grace.
“This is not hyperbole; I feel like Theory of Enchantment absolutely changed the way I am living life. It has changed the way I interact with all people, even my family, my kids, my husband, my extremely conservative parents, and my extremely progressive friends. It has absolutely changed me personally, not just at work, or with race relations, but with human relations.” - Sandra, Seattle Washington
“It’s clicking. These weekly meetings and assignments are both unique and necessary for me. The voice of my inner critic is slowly starting to quiet down and I am beginning to experience more windows of joy.”
My Offerings
One - on - One Coaching Sessions - 3 packages
To become enchanted, your assignment is simple: sing every day and dance every week. We will meet on a weekly or bi-weekly basis to “frame” your wins, new insights, and expanded sense of awareness. As you will come to see, this habitual practice will transform you, forever.
12 months
6 months
4 months
Ceremony
Ceremony is a new offering from Theory of Enchantment for groups. Clients can book a DJ set and/or Heart song set performance with Chloé.
Meet Chloé Valdary
Chloé Valdary was born in New Orleans, LA and she created the Theory of Enchantment in 2018. She has trained in multiple spiritual-somatic practices and is deeply inspired by the world around her.
Chloé learned Vipassana meditation from cognitive scientist John Vervaeke. She has also trained in Vedic chanting with vocal transformation coach Maryn Azoff, functional patterns with Brent Mcmillan, Daoist energetics with Kasia Urbaniak and Capoeira at the Mindfulness Capoiera Center in New York City.
Chloé believes that a practice rooted in love and compassion can heal our wounded world and create greater trust and resiliency in the workplace, the university, and beyond.
