“Aloha aku no, Aloha mai no” ~ I give my love to you, you give your love to me Mele Kalikimaka and a Happy Solstice to you! May this turn of the sun bring you happiness, meaning, fulfillment, and joy. Keeping it brief this week and sending you love from the islands... Mahalo! [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Caroline Kleindienst & Somatic Healing Arts Maui! Caroline Kleindienst, MA, RSMT, is a registered somatic movement therapist, expressive arts therapy practitioner, and artist living in Maui, Hawaii. She has been engaged in the healing arts for 20 years and runs a private practice as a somatic [...]
“ Culture is the arts elevated to a set of beliefs.” ~ Thomas Wolfe Just how far apart are we, anyway? Is there really such a vast divide between people, especially here in the USA? What if there was more focus on what we have in common rather than what makes us different? [...]
“ Much like life, you don't complete a puzzle by throwing away the pieces.” ~ Craig D. Lounsbrough "OK brain, what are we gonna write about today?" "I don't know! You've only written about 400 of these things, are you out of topics yet?" "Oh come on, there's always something new. You're the [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Studio Sadie! Discover the possibilities and opportunities waiting for you, starting right where you are, as you are. Studio Sadie, founded by Luscious Life Artist Sarah Sadie, is an audacious experiment, an ever-changing (r)evolution, and an online studio for a variegated community that spans the continent [...]
“ Meow” means “woof” in cat.” ~ George Carlin Have you ever contemplated the idea that you live in a bubble? Or thought about the fact that your eyes have lids but your ears don’t? What the heck am I talking about anyway? Well, here’s another riddle. What’s the one thing that a fish [...]
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 [...]
