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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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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, 4 days4 days ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Unlearning Productivity

I have a confession to make. I
am one of those crazy people who thought the pandemic was going to give me time to write. It’s been a month and I now see my folly. In fact, ordinary life seems to be requiring a lot more energy than usual.

By emily, 9 months9 months ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Hibernation

In the past week the topic of hibernation has come up with many of my students and clients. Some are trying to figure out how to work with their need for increased sleep. Some are finding that it’s just too much – too cold, too tiring – to get out. Read more…

By emily, 4 years ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Building Trust in Life

“Is it all going to be okay?” So many of us unconsciously carry this question with us as we open the refrigerator, listen to the news, shop, or worry over our loved ones. When bigger challenges come our way it’s even harder to see how things are going to work Read more…

By emily, 5 years5 years ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Checking Facebook is not the same as tapping into source – and Hey! There’s a half-day retreat this Saturday.

Oh, the allure of checking Facebook (or email or your phone)! I catch myself hoping I’ll discover something really wonderful. Something that will make me laugh or sigh with beauty. Maybe some photos of my far-flung friends and family. I log in, expectant, ready for Facebook to make things right. Read more…

By emily, 5 years 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, 5 years5 years ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Overcoming the Undertow

Do you ever collapse into bed at the end of the day feeling just completely drained and disconnected? Ugh, I hate the feeling that something has drawn so much of my attention and energy that I’ve ended up not just tired but depleted. I’m being sucked into the undertow and Read more…

By emily, 6 years6 years ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

What is your next step?

So many people I talk with feel trapped in their life in some way. It could be heavy burdens with work or family, a health issue, or just not feeling authentic. One of the worst parts of feeling trapped is not knowing the next step. Lately I’ve been feeling really Read more…

By emily, 6 years6 years ago
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