Join acclaimed spiritual embodiment teacher and sacred dancer Banafsheh Sayyad on Wednesday, Dec 24th, 3-6pm PT! She performs with the LA DAF Ensemble in the 66th annual holiday variety show, the Emmy® Award-winning L.A. County Holiday Celebration. This free, three-hour live performance—also broadcast on PBS SoCal—features more than 20 local music ensembles, choirs, and [...]
“ History is philosophy teaching by example.” ~ Thucydides What does philosophy mean to you? Do you have an overarching one? How much does it really matter? Since time immemorial, and at least since Plato, Aristotle and the ancient Greeks, some people among us have always found the time to ponder the imponderable. [...]
Make plans now for Dancing with the Dharma — 5Rhythms® & Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness with Lucia Horan and special guest Leah Song of Rising Appalachia happening at The Horse Shoe Farm in North Carolina, Jan 9 - 11, 2026! "In order to truly understand the dance, one must be still. And in order to truly [...]
“ You can't use up creativity. The more you use, the more you have ” ~ Maya Angelou What’s the difference between giving and contribution? Are contribution and abundance related? What does the act of giving have to do with creativity? It’s that time of year again! Fresh off of a four day [...]
Make plans to time travel this holiday season to the Great Dickens Christmas Fair & Victorian Holiday Party at the Cow Palace in South San Francisco the Friday after Thanksgiving and every weekend through Dec 21st! Now in its 41st season, The Great Dickens Christmas Fair continues to enchant generations with its sprawling recreation of [...]
“Acknowledging the good that you already have in your life is the foundation for all abundance.” ~ Eckhart Tolle What do you think about gratitude? Is it a value? A principle? Perhaps a methodology? It’s that time of year again here in the USA where we have that special holiday with thanks in [...]
Join Daria Halprin for Movement as a Metaphor in Life and Art at the Esalen Institute in Big Sur March 9 - 13! "Everything I have experienced in my life, I take into my art." —Anna Halprin What if everything you’ve experienced in your life could be danced? What if an image drawn carried [...]
“ The individual’s function is to inform and be informed. You really exist only when you’re in a field sharing and exchanging information. You create the realities you inhabit.” ~ Timothy Leary How much do you enjoy doing things with others? What about your solo activities? Why does it matter? On one end [...]
Take time to get to know Jean Trewhella and Insights Studio in Malta, New York, for both in-person and online movement experiences! In our busy world of doing - doing - doing, it’s easy to lose sight of the importance of BEING. Awareness, connection, and nourishment of your true self opens up a deeper [...]
“ I realize that humor isn't for everyone. It's only for people who want to have fun, enjoy life, and feel alive.” ~ Anne Wilson Schaef Where is your sense of humor? Can you locate it somewhere on your body? How does it relate to your other five senses? If your body is [...]
