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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, 2 yearsOctober 2, 2020 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, 2 yearsSeptember 1, 2020 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

The quest & why I put flowers in my hair

I love this picture of me from one of my first dance recitals. My first two years of dance, ages 4-5, were at the Temple of the Wings in Berkeley California. We performed in the school’s courtyard surrounded by tall Greek pillars. I can hardly believe that building is real. Read more…

By emily, 3 yearsJune 30, 2020 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

On going to a dark place without fear

I’ve been thinking a lot about how to maintain strength and courage. I write on this a lot because it doesn’t cease to be a daily practice!

Today I’m soaking in a student’s feedback that through dancing she gained confidence to “go to a [dark] place without fear.” This is the super power we all need right now!

By emily, 3 yearsOctober 7, 2019 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Opa!

Everyday I have at least one moment when I am inspired by the aliveness around me, the creativity and love that gives life beauty and hope. Everyday I also see so many of my family and friends struggling, and I hesitate to pick up the newspaper because there are so Read more…

By emily, 4 yearsJuly 9, 2019 ago
Pan sitting by the water playing his pipes, near a nymph
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

The Wild Unbridled Voice of Nature

I really don’t like being told I should panic. I’ve spent the last twenty years learning how to calm my panic about wars and ecological catastrophy. My body isn’t built to sustain chronic panic. Does anyone make their best decisions when panicked? I confess that I feel really challenged by Read more…

By emily, 4 yearsMay 16, 2019 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

For When Your Heart is Heavy With the News – a Winter Solstice Reflection

Hello dear compassionate hearts, How is your beautiful, creative spirit bearing the news these days? Many of my big hearted friends seem to be having an especially hard time with the violence happening in our city and around the world. Having an open heart means we also see a lot Read more…

By emily, 7 yearsDecember 16, 2015 ago
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