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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, 4 weeksJanuary 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

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

What Do You Want to Create in 2022?

Dear one, This is a great year for developing your creativity because, well, we are bring forced to. Thinking about living in 2022 as a creative project is a way to turn your focus away from griping and toward layers of opportunity for transformation. Earlier this month I gave a talk Read more…

By emily, 1 yearJanuary 18, 2022 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

What will you do for love?

Wow, I cannot tell you how wonderful it has been to resume outdoor group classes. I love seeing people in the flesh! I’ve even seen some bare feet. I love the beauty and relative warmth of spring. It feels like a homecoming. The wholeness I feel when I am mindfully Read more…

By emily, 2 yearsApril 29, 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, 2 yearsApril 12, 2021 ago
Blog: Awakening our Creative Power

Teenage perspective on regenerative metamorphosis

This is my current paradox – perhaps you feel it too? I’m needing vast amounts of rest and I am also growing by leaps and bounds. Sometimes these two impulses feel at cross purposes. It’s very strange to be napping when there is so much to do. Some days I Read more…

By emily, 2 yearsJanuary 26, 2021 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 yearsNovember 17, 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

I could not imagine all the good that would come from fixing my mistake.

A few winters ago I was attending a water ceremony by the Mississippi River. It was a very cold morning, I was tired and fuzzy headed, and I still felt new and awkward with the group. When Sharon Day, the Ojibwe elder who leads the ceremony, handed me the sage Read more…

By emily, 3 yearsJune 11, 2020 ago

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