Meet Alasdair Fraser, founder and director of The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers. "The San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers may look like an orchestra, but it’s really an unruly mob of rabble-rousing, anarchistic musical adventurers and explorers." Three Northern California shows led by acclaimed Scots fiddler Alasdair Fraser fill the stage with more than 65 Bay [...]
“ You only live once, but if you do it right,once is enough.” ~ Mae West Where do you go for your words of wisdom? Who do you turn to when you need advice? Have you ever employed the services of what is sometimes referred to as a “coach“? Life is a gift [...]
Adam Barley on the evolution of "Fierce Loving - The Art of Creative Conflict" "Around the year 2000, Gabrielle Roth mentored me to work with emotional energies through dance. This was before she’d done any trainings for that — she asked me to be a kind of test pilot for the process, and we’d [...]
“ Tell me — and I forget,teach me — and I may remember, involve me — and will I learn.” ~ Benjamin Franklin What’s your secret sauce for learning? Do you have any special shortcuts or tricks up your sleeve that help you gain knowledge or wisdom more quickly? Do you ever reach [...]
Celebrate the arrival of Springtime with traditional Irish Dance, music, food, drink, artisan crafts, and you can even dance the May Pole! You are invited to a new Family-Friendly Festival celebrating Beltane and the arrival of spring at Lagoon Park in San Rafael, April 27-28th! Céilí (pronounced KAY-lee) is Irish Gaelic for a party [...]
“ Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal.” ~ Albert Camus Take a look around you right now. You’re currently in the middle of something. You could be reading this anywhere -- your desk, your easy chair, your kitchen table. But you are also immersed in something, aside [...]
Join Zuza & Scott for Dreaming with Dolphins in the Bahamas August 11-17 A MAGICAL EXCURSION INTO OCEANIC MOVEMENT WITH ZUZA, SCOTT, AND THE BIMINI WILD DOLPHIN POD on the beautiful island of Bimini in the Bahamas and the waters around it. THIS WEEK IS A RELAXING MIX OF: sailing the open seas, daily [...]
“ The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.” ~ W.B. Yeats What do you love most about travel? Is it the perspective you get from experiencing different cultures? Sampling exotic and delicious foreign cuisines? Perhaps the change of scenery is enough for you. I say [...]
Release! Unleash! ¡LIBÉRATE! from burnout to burning bright together Saturday, May 25th 12-5pm Join us for a day of healing arts and movement to reconnect with our mind, body, spirit, and each other–featuring a diverse mix of over 30 local nonprofit organizations, wellness providers and healing artists at El Sereno Community Garden! Find your [...]
“ It is through science that we prove, but through intuition that we discover.” ~ Henri Poincare Intuition. What is it? How important is it? Do you trust it implicitly or do you take it with a grain of salt? Has yours ever led you astray? "Trust your gut" is generally thought to [...]
