This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Golden Bridge! Golden Bridge is dedicated to Birthing a Generation of Globally Conscious ~ Embodied ~ Spiritual Leaders Through the arts of body, heart, and soul, we support individuals and communities as they repair and move into collaborative service and leadership. Our leaders are empowered to move [...]
“ Gratitude is the Attitude! ” ~ Anon What are you grateful for? With that simple question we kick off the Holiday Season here in the good ole USA, home of Thanksgiving and all the related Turkey Day traditions. And kick it off, we do. Football and parades on the TV, topics to [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Rachel Goodman! Hello Conscious Dancer Community! I am a resilience consultant, facilitator, and speaker from Canada. I am also a movement, vocal, and visual artist. In 2020, I suddenly had to learn many skills to get my work online. Before COVID times, my business had grown by [...]
“Roots are not in landscape or a country, or a people.They are inside you.” ~ Isabel Allende How deep are your roots? How far back can you trace your history? Do you stay in touch with the traditions of your culture? I'm going to start with an assumption that most of you reading [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Moti Zemelman, host of the world-renowned Contact Improv Retreat in Costa Rica! As I'm sure most dancers can attest, keeping our dance practices alive during the pandemic has been a challenge. This has been especially true for an intimate partner dance form like Contact Improvisation, which is [...]
“ Whereever you go, there you are.” ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn How big is your world? Where are the edges? Why is it that no matter where you are, you're always at the center? The human experience is a fascinating thing. You go along minding your own business in the place you call [...]
This week's Dance First Member Insight is from Cocréa! - Fear is Safe. Unraveling the paradox our mind can't believe through listening to the body. Hello Winter. Hello darkness. The old familiar, fertile ground from which we draw our sustenance. In his Gene Keys contemplations, The 64 Ways, Richard Rudd, delivers this nugget, "Fear is [...]
“ One of the greatest regrets in life is being what others would want you to be, rather than being yourself.” ~ Shannon Alder Do you ever notice that you’re taking yourself too seriously? What’s your go-to method of lightening up? Could it be that your personality is much like your physical body, and [...]
This week's Dance First Member Insight is from Nancy Trunzo and Witch Way Wellness! Magical living isn't about getting the "Quick Fix" from a candle, spell, or potion. Magical living is about developing a resilient, thriving relationship with yourself by tending to the wellness of mind, body, and spirit. Hi there, I'm Nancy (She/They): a [...]
“ il meglio è nemico del bene (best is the enemy of the good).” ~ Voltaire Do you like deadlines? Or do you prefer finishing things on your own schedule? How does pressure affect your creativity? Remember the old fable about the guy building a boat? The story goes something like this. A [...]
