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    • PerformanceDance for joy.  Dance for healing.  Dance to connect with wisdom.  Emily leads dance workshops and also incorporates dance into rituals and events.  The Wisdom Dances Circle is a source of more in-depth study.  Read more about each offering in this section and make sure to check out the calendar page.  Contact Emily to invite her to lead a workshop with your group. Wisdom Dances Circle Make dance a vital part of your life: a joyful form of exercise,  sacred practice, community experience, and vehicle for transformation on many levels. Dance is our muse, our joy, our healer.  By paying attention to the integrity of the dances we will cultivate wisdom to guide us. Learn dances deeply, so that you can inhabit the dance fully. Study the music, culture, and wisdom that is connected with the dances Explore incorporating improvisation into the structure of the dances Share in an exploration of dancing into joyful, resilient diverse communities. Dance with a trust that these dances have more direct healing power than you can imagine. Participants are asked to make a 10 week commitment to the circle.  The end of each 10 week circle concludes with a public dancing celebration. Cost: Contribute…
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      • Winter Water Blessing
      • Spring Dance Events
      • Earth Day Dance Celebration
      • Mid-Summer Celebration
      • Dancing into the Dark Mysteries
      • Winter Rest
      • Winter Solstice Celebration
      • Introductory Workshop
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Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

A gift from the grief puppies

Dear sweet one, I love connecting with you and sharing the process of navigating these times with love. I continue to write less frequently than usual because life is moving at a different pace right now. I am convinced we Read more…

By emily, 7 monthsOctober 12, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Happy Equinox! How to keep moving in dynamic balance all year.

Happy Equinox! I love this time of year – still warm but offering us cozy evenings. Today in particular the day and night are equal. From a qigong perspective we say yin and yang are equal to each other. While Read more…

By emily, 8 monthsSeptember 22, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Aspire to be a ripe fruit tree

Dear beautiful soul, I’ll keep it quick because I have been very busy with my plum tree. We’ve waited years for a substantial harvest and here it is! In every corner of my time I’m processing plums. Life is abundant Read more…

By emily, 9 monthsAugust 15, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Beginning a Bittersweet Harvest Full of Change

We’ve reached the midpoint of summer, between the solstice and equinox. This is the time to celebrate the beginning of the harvest. There are many traditions in this spirit across Europe, including Lammas from England. Last night I hung bundles Read more…

By emily, 10 monthsAugust 3, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

You are the ocean, not the wave

Hello beautiful soul! Happy Interdependence Day! Yes, let’s just re-brand Independence Day. Perhaps because July 4th is my parent’s wedding anniversary, July 4th has always been about being in relationship. I wonder what our communities would be like if we Read more…

By emily, 11 monthsJuly 5, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

How to make friends with the overwhelm

Hello dear one, Just about everyone I speak with right now is some form of exhausted and overwhelmed. While this can feel like an individual struggle with your particular circumstances, I invite you to be gentle and also see it Read more…

By emily, 12 monthsJune 8, 2021 ago
Bridge extending to horizon
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

From pandemic limbo to complete healing

Dancing in Limbo is the title of a book that kept me sane after cancer treatment. I was in limbo, not sure if I was cured or not. After months of vigilance and effort I was at loose ends for Read more…

By emily, 1 yearMay 17, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

What will you do for love?

Wow, I cannot tell you how wonderful it has been to resume outdoor group classes. I love seeing people in the flesh! I’ve even seen some bare feet. I love the beauty and relative warmth of spring. It feels like Read more…

By emily, 1 yearApril 29, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Keep falling in love despite the ache of it

Dear one, I bow to your precious, unique soul. I bow in wonder that our lives are profoundly woven together with the fabric of the universe. I wonder what the world would be like if we lived with this reverence Read more…

By emily, 1 yearApril 12, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Aim High for a Better Normal

The seasons are changing, pandemic restrictions are loosening and there is possibility on the horizon. So what are we going to do now? My newly vaccinated mother just had her first glorious grocery shopping trip in over a year. I’m Read more…

By emily, 1 yearMarch 23, 2021 ago

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