“Lend me your ears and I'll sing you a song, and I'll try not to sing out of key...” ~ Lennon & McCartney Part one: In which a child recognizes the power mysteriously held within a simple slab of vinyl. When I was little, my parents had one of those sixties-style all-in-one console stereos. A [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Morgan Rae Berk, who together with her partner Jonathan Horan leads the Global 5Rhythms Tribe. I never realized dancing in a room together with other people was something I was taking for granted. Looking back, it's screamingly ironic that the upheaval 5Rhythms practice predicted rhythmically in [...]
“ Coincidences are spiritual puns.” ~ G.K. Chesterson "Synchronicity!" she exclaimed. "Oh c'mon, there's no such thing." he scoffed. "It's just a coincidence." They walked further down the tunnel into the BART station. She pointed at another one of the ads for the museum that featured the exact same typeface that she'd just [...]
Moving into a Higher Frequency by Amara Pagano I wonder if you have been feeling an acceleration of growth - or challenges - in your life in this past year, as a result of Covid …I know many of us have, but I am wondering if there is more. Are you feeling nudged to [...]
“ We can only see a short distance ahead, but we can see plenty there that needs to be done” ~ Alan Turing Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the size of a project? Do you sometimes not know where to begin? How, indeed, does one 'eat an elephant'? Not to disparage the vegetarians [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Sofiah Thom, Creator and CEO of the Temple Body Arts™ School for Embodied Feminine Leadership! Dear Conscious Dancer Tribe, As we celebrate International Women's Day and Women's History Month, let us honor how far we have come - and celebrate the history we are creating right now! [...]
“ Biology gives you a brain. Life turns it into a mind.” ~ Jeffrey Eugenides Remember your memory? Do you recall the days before cell phones and search engines? How do you keep your mind limber in this age of electronic convenience?Way back in ancient times (the 1950's) phones were connected to something called an 'exchange'. [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Banafsheh, creator of Dance of Oneness! Dear dancers, Despite all the tragedies and losses, the pandemic has simultaneously brought a new level of expansiveness and intimacy with self and others. It has also given us a new appreciation for the power of dance. Our dancing communities [...]
“ Living simply makes loving simple.” ~ bell hooks Do you practice 'spring cleaning'? Which is easier for you: accumulating things or clearing stuff out? When it comes to stuff, just how much is enough? Well, it must be something about the bright rays of sunshine and the lengthening days that light a fire [...]
This week's Dance First Member Spotlight is from Vashti Blacker, a member of the Dance from the Heart community & Critical Mass Dance Company! Dear dancers, Unprecedented has been a word often used to describe 2020 and the impacts of the Covid-19 Pandemic - both individually and collectively. Life over zoom and digital connection has [...]
