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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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      • All Souls Dance Ceremony
      • Winter Solstice Celebration
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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.

Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

How To Stop Polarization In Your Heart

Merry Monday dear one, I begin this week hoping it will be gentler and more balanced than last week. While we are feeling the extreme polarization in our country I want to share a minor miracle: the experience in my heart of unity. It feels like a gift. I don’t Read more…

By emily, 1 week1 week ago
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Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

2020 in Photos – Community & Connection

Dear one, What an extraordinary year! Thank you for being a part of it! I’m so glad to share the pursuit of deep transformation with you. Being in community with you as readers or participants in my classes has been such a powerful source of grounding and connection. We’ve seen Read more…

By emily, 3 weeks3 weeks ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

This is More Than a Beauty Break

Time for a beauty break! Every week I bring water blessed by the Healing Waters Qigong practice group to Lake Hiawatha. As I pause on the shore of the lake my senses come alive. I have felt awed so many times. Most weeks I remember to take a picture and Read more…

By emily, 1 month1 month ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Focus on the Light

Dear brilliant soul, Let’s stay focused on the light. Goodness knows this is a challenging time. When every day feels disrupted it can feel like we are constantly pivoting. The light is your beacon, what orients you and guides you forward. Kindness and generosity shine a beautiful light. The sparkle Read more…

By emily, 2 months2 months ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Make your self-care plan for this week

This will be a significant week for all of us. In the words of my daughter, “The great day of ugh” is Tuesday. In addition to making your voting plan, I hope that you are also putting together your self-care plan. All of us are going to have to bear Read more…

By emily, 3 months3 months ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

How to Create an Ancestor Altar

A threshold that connects the past and future Ancestor altars have long captures my imagination. At first it was just a gut resonance. Something about the beauty and aliveness of the candles and array of photos pulled me in. I have always felt that the lives of my ancestors were Read more…

By emily, 3 months3 months ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Anticipation Without Anxiety: what I learned from preparing for major surgery is helping me stay sane with the election.

The mood surrounding the coming election is reminding me how it felt to anticipate major surgery. It was this time of year, eleven years ago that, team of top surgeons from the Mayo Clinic would be removing a tumor that surrounded nerves and arteries at the base of my neck. Read more…

By emily, 4 months4 months ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Alive, Connected, and Grieving

My big hearted friend, Have you ever sung your heart out? My daughter has a new spring in her step as she enters middle school – even with distance learning. She bustles around her room singing along to her Taylor Swift playlist. There are lots of dramatic gestures and emotion. Read more…

By emily, 4 months4 months ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Are you really “at home” when you are home?

Recently I had the good fortune to spend a week near the Boundary Waters with my family. We could see the Milky Way at night and I saw shooting stars for the first time in years. Every morning we began our day with a quick plunge into the lake – Read more…

By emily, 5 months5 months ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Clearing the Air

Hello dear one, I’ve been burning a lot of sage this year. I know that sounds rather cliché. But I want to share with you how I’ve been working with the sage in my garden to connect with my European ancestral roots and care for my health. Following the recommendation Read more…

By emily, 6 months6 months ago

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