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Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

A monthly blog on awakening our creative power through moving our bodies, connecting with nature, and spiritual practice.

A south Asian woman solo paddles her boat
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

The Secret to Good Health in One Song

Happy Lunar New Year! The emergence of the New Year takes time and I love to celebrate it in as many ways as I can. Another New Year is another occasion to wish you good health. Last week my daughter had an assignment to interview me for her Health class. Read more…

By emily, 2 weeksJanuary 19, 2023 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

We Need Your love

Happy New Year! The days are ever so slowly growing longer and we have a few months to incubate what will grow in the coming year. I savored the space to sleep in over the holidays and have many vibrant dreams helping me to focus my intentions for the year. Read more…

By emily, 1 monthJanuary 3, 2023 ago
Winter night and starry sky. Photo by guille pozzi on Unsplash
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Reconnect to the personhood of the night

“The universe is a communion of subjects, not a collection of objects.” – Thomas Berry I love this Thomas Berry quote. Berry called himself a “geologian” and was also a Roman Catholic priest. He worked within his own tradition to express how all beings are deeply connected to each other. Read more…

By emily, 2 monthsNovember 28, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

How to Tap the Source of Feminine Yang Strength

One of the most radical things you can do is feel satisfied with your life. However your body is, whatever you have accomplished, it is enough. This is true even if you are facing life threatening illness or working to stop climate change. There is always more to do. There Read more…

By emily, 3 monthsNovember 11, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Don’t miss the treasures hidden in the dark

As my extended family makes holiday plans I’m reminded of how it can be such a frantic time of year. There are a lot of extra things that bring us both stress and joy in this coming season. In many ways it is a great antidote to how very dark Read more…

By emily, 4 monthsOctober 11, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Deep embodied learning to awaken trust in the dark

I wish you good health and inner equanimity as we pass the autumnal equinox. We are entering the season of increasing darkness and I am already buzzing with excitement for the fall and winter programming I am planning. (Look for an announcement of the full season line-up in the coming Read more…

By emily, 4 monthsSeptember 27, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Embodied Knowing: 3 Ways Embodied Spiritual Practice Can Free Us From Anxiety

This is one of my favorite times of year, filled with the warmth of summer but also with a cozy taste of autumn. From the point of view of Chinese medicine, these few weeks constitute a fifth season between summer and fall. It is a time of year to be Read more…

By emily, 5 monthsSeptember 13, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

A Story For When You Want To Run From Meditation

Do you ever just want to crawl out of your skin during a meditation? Most of us experience this at some point. It can feel so unfair; just as you feel your body calms, suddenly you are agitated with your heart racing. When this happens it’s not because you are Read more…

By emily, 6 monthsAugust 16, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

The Meaning of Wisdom Dances

Reflecting on the themes from the first ten years of Wisdom Dances has brought me a lot of joy. As this series of blog posts comes to a close, I want to share with you how the name Wisdom Dances itself has come to take on greater meaning for me. Read more…

By emily, 7 monthsJuly 7, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

From Frivolous to Necessity: Learning to Trust that Dance Matters

At age eighteen I attended the 1995 NGO Forum on Women in Beijing, China. I combed through the catalog of thirty concurrent sessions looking for the one that would offer me the best solution for world peace. I had built up in my head that the conference was going to Read more…

By emily, 8 monthsJune 24, 2022 ago

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