Dance! Where would I be, without dance? Sheesh… I don’t even want to think about it. Dance has featured all the eay through my life. It’s been my joy and my refuge, since I was a youngster. Although I’m far from a youngster now, it’s still my daily dose of medicine. Back in the day, … Continue reading Dancing through life
Here, I’m re-posting my fire-dance-conspiratrice Jasmine Roses’s words… absolute gold, in my opinion! Jasmine Rose: “So this isnβt my usual kind of post, but I recently got curious about why my nervous system feels soooo regulated after our Women’s Ritual Fire Dances.” “Like literally βit is the #1 reset for my nervous system. It sets … Continue reading The scientific benefits of fire dance
Like myself, so many women find this to be a proudly healing and empowering act. We’re so often told not to feel, not to express… fitting ourselves into roles within patriarchal society that don’t adequately honour our natural cycles and the feminine. I find it a wonderful way to destress, let off steam, connect with … Continue reading The benefits of fire dance
The rite of gathering around the fire is as old as fire itself! Starting an estimated 350,000 years ago, when the earliest homo sapiens and neanderthals began making fires. So as long as there have been people, there have been fire gatherings. I’m sure you too have enjoyed relaxing around a fire, perhaps comforted by … Continue reading The history of fire dance
Thereβs so much beauty around us and in usβ¦ the miracle of the human body, the symphony of sounds around, the eye that seeks aesthetic beauty, the joy of making meaning and the way the imagination leaps, and the heartfelt love of grace and growth and goodwill between beings. Thich Nhat Hanh says: βThe miracle … Continue reading A sacred sensuality