Just keep moving
Gitama Buddha
Ecstasis- Greek "to move beyond Oneself"
After many attempts to sit and mediate, a young woman cracked a darky, and yelled to the Gods, "I can't do this shit!"- Disappointed, frustrated and angry with herself she cried, "There has to be another way." - The house grew still, and in her vision space she saw a wild woman swing through her doorway. This woman of Blue put her 8 arms on her hip leant forward and said, "So why don't you dance?" "Kali MA" she whispered. From that moment forth her blood whispered and she danced. She studied dance, explored the philosophies of authenticity and dance, sacred dance, she explored the meaning of sovereignty, compassion, power, integrity- in a form she instinctively knew - the dance.
It was this experience that lead me to the work of Gabrielle Roth and I found validation for my spirit, Sharron Rose, " The Path of the Priestess", and Amy Sophia Marashinky's, The Goddess Oracle, were sources for inspiration. I trained with Christina Demmler (Roth trained dancer), studied authentic dance and ecstatic dance. I took other women onto the dance floor and observed the transformation when I invoked sacred space as a shared inclusive community. We offer ourselves up to our primal languages- breath, movement, sound, colour and gesture. As the rhythm takes over us, a wave sweeps up from the floor connecting us to our inner authority, from this place we surrender our feet, ankles, calves, thighs, hips all the way up. Our spines loose and supple, our heads free of chatter, the dance of life is felt and expressed. I observed the shared union on the dance floor supporting expressions of fear, anger, grief, joy and compassion. I was told stories of how participants felt breath and life force seep back through their bones. The blood pumped and the tears flowed, anger stomped and chaos cracked open, how joy is freedom and compassion forgives. Images of stories known and unknown searched for release to find more essence of being.
Ecstatic dance is an ancient movement practice that has been revered as a way to meditate, evoke visionary experience and connect with spirit. It helps to restore the vital of energy of the body and recover lost parts of the soul in the process. By moving our bodies we are able to connect to the physical body-mind-heart and move the soul.....our dance is a reminder of the medicine we hold in our hearts, minds and bodies.......we connect to this power and the medicine moves and is moved by us.
Since this I have completed my counselling diplomas and Graduate Certificate in Artistic therapies through Sophia College (Steiner's 4 fold model of a human being mixed with Buddhist Psychotherapy framework). This creates a dynamic interweaving which creates a set of tools for authentic liberation.
"As above so below, as within as without"
Feelings are neither positive nor negative- they are simply forces in our own stories with their own vibration and function. This is where you practice to let it all go and surrender to your inner knowing, your rhythm and self, warts and all.
It is "rhythm who teaches us to find our own rhythm, as well as teaching respect for the rhythms of all others." In searching for Truth- we find that every life form has its own sacred space and rhythm." (Jamie Sands The 13 Original Clan Mothers.)
To enter sacred space is to say you are willing to dance to your own rhythm and claim all that you are.
"With rhythmic movements she organized as yet unformed elements making orderly patterns" Elrual.com
For inspiration Google: Gabrielle Roth, 5 rhythms dance, Sharron Rose, Ecstatic Dance, Sophia College, Saida Desilets, Rumi Poetry, Divine dance, Goddesses', Shematrix, Dakhini, Skydancer, Kundalini Dance
Gitama Buddha
Ecstasis- Greek "to move beyond Oneself"
After many attempts to sit and mediate, a young woman cracked a darky, and yelled to the Gods, "I can't do this shit!"- Disappointed, frustrated and angry with herself she cried, "There has to be another way." - The house grew still, and in her vision space she saw a wild woman swing through her doorway. This woman of Blue put her 8 arms on her hip leant forward and said, "So why don't you dance?" "Kali MA" she whispered. From that moment forth her blood whispered and she danced. She studied dance, explored the philosophies of authenticity and dance, sacred dance, she explored the meaning of sovereignty, compassion, power, integrity- in a form she instinctively knew - the dance.
It was this experience that lead me to the work of Gabrielle Roth and I found validation for my spirit, Sharron Rose, " The Path of the Priestess", and Amy Sophia Marashinky's, The Goddess Oracle, were sources for inspiration. I trained with Christina Demmler (Roth trained dancer), studied authentic dance and ecstatic dance. I took other women onto the dance floor and observed the transformation when I invoked sacred space as a shared inclusive community. We offer ourselves up to our primal languages- breath, movement, sound, colour and gesture. As the rhythm takes over us, a wave sweeps up from the floor connecting us to our inner authority, from this place we surrender our feet, ankles, calves, thighs, hips all the way up. Our spines loose and supple, our heads free of chatter, the dance of life is felt and expressed. I observed the shared union on the dance floor supporting expressions of fear, anger, grief, joy and compassion. I was told stories of how participants felt breath and life force seep back through their bones. The blood pumped and the tears flowed, anger stomped and chaos cracked open, how joy is freedom and compassion forgives. Images of stories known and unknown searched for release to find more essence of being.
Ecstatic dance is an ancient movement practice that has been revered as a way to meditate, evoke visionary experience and connect with spirit. It helps to restore the vital of energy of the body and recover lost parts of the soul in the process. By moving our bodies we are able to connect to the physical body-mind-heart and move the soul.....our dance is a reminder of the medicine we hold in our hearts, minds and bodies.......we connect to this power and the medicine moves and is moved by us.
Since this I have completed my counselling diplomas and Graduate Certificate in Artistic therapies through Sophia College (Steiner's 4 fold model of a human being mixed with Buddhist Psychotherapy framework). This creates a dynamic interweaving which creates a set of tools for authentic liberation.
"As above so below, as within as without"
Feelings are neither positive nor negative- they are simply forces in our own stories with their own vibration and function. This is where you practice to let it all go and surrender to your inner knowing, your rhythm and self, warts and all.
It is "rhythm who teaches us to find our own rhythm, as well as teaching respect for the rhythms of all others." In searching for Truth- we find that every life form has its own sacred space and rhythm." (Jamie Sands The 13 Original Clan Mothers.)
To enter sacred space is to say you are willing to dance to your own rhythm and claim all that you are.
"With rhythmic movements she organized as yet unformed elements making orderly patterns" Elrual.com
For inspiration Google: Gabrielle Roth, 5 rhythms dance, Sharron Rose, Ecstatic Dance, Sophia College, Saida Desilets, Rumi Poetry, Divine dance, Goddesses', Shematrix, Dakhini, Skydancer, Kundalini Dance
Whow what an amazing post. I enjoyed every syllable of it! I can imagine what power this kind of dancing could have on myself. Wait and see...not long before I come and explore!
I will see u at the dance class on Wednesday night.
Dear Brenda,
Hello I am learning this technology as I go along and had to get another lesson to reply to your comment. I apologise for not being able to tell you that I had stopped dance classes for Sept-mid Oct as my theatre world takes centre stage. However more so, the last month of classes I had no one turn up and I have to rethink the structure of casual classes. I do apologise- I am looking at one sunday a month 0r only a 4 week dance workshop sort of thing....thankyou for your willingness to come along..Velvet