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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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      • Earth Day Dance Celebration
      • Mid-Summer Celebration
      • Dancing into the Dark Mysteries
      • Winter Rest
      • Winter Solstice Celebration
      • Introductory Workshop
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    • New Moon Meditation
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Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Why we need sacred spaces

Are we letting our children down when their education about the climate includes no tools for climate grief? The myth of Demeter and Persephone can offer some guidance.

By emily, 7 monthsOctober 28, 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 to each other. This morning I’m keenly aware of the Read more…

By emily, 1 yearApril 12, 2021 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, 2 yearsSeptember 17, 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, 2 yearsJune 30, 2020 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, 6 yearsDecember 16, 2015 ago
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