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may-june'08-----------------the virtual dance festival listings

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ANNOUNCEMENT:

The Dance Vision Festival is happy to announce "Spring Out of Doors"---an outdoor dance celebration in Falmouth Masssachusetts on Saturday, May 17th 2-4pm in Ellis Park behind Town Hall and next to Sider's Pond. Dance into the new and smell the flowers while you're at it! For all ages. Call or email for more info. 508 495-3311

email: stevenmalkus1@prodigy.net

To see other arts activities going on in Falmouth, MA http://www.artsfalmouth.org/?q=profile/profile_cat_dance_movement/325

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AND....

Check out Steven's new CD's (electronic/midi compositions) for sale at $14 each. NEW CD'S BY STEVEN: LISTENING PAGE

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Also,please take a minute to fill out our cyberspace survey to help with the shaping of future festivals! Thanks... click here: survey

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from Alton and Daphne in Western MA

programs 2007 - 2008

Contemplative Dance

Workshops, courses, retreats, training, research, supervision and individual work in Contemplative Dance/Authentic Movement since 1984

What is Contemplative Dance? It is a simple yet profound practice of moving meditation, also known as Authentic Movement. It works with the innate intelligence of the body, psyche and imagination, and their drive for wholeness and integration. We pay attention inwardly to discover movement or stillness, suspending self-criticism and cultivating awareness. We may move, or be moved, into deeper streams of con-

sciousness. As we practice, the artificial boundaries between body, psyche and spirit

begin to dissolve and we encounter aspects of our selves and our lives from fresh

perspectives. As we practice with others, we develop an appreciation for the diversity

of human experience.

What does it look like? It looks like human beings sensing, listening, being. There is no predictable style, no prescribed movement. It can include anything from complete stillness to vigorous movement through space. It is usually practiced with no musical accompaniment and with eyes inwardly focused to encourage self-direction and a sense of privacy. Throughout there is a palpable sense of discovery and revelation,

of the weight or lightness of being, of individual truths experienced and expressed.

Who is it for? Adults of any age can practice Contemplative Dance. It requires no particular skill, training or facility in movement or dance. Rather it calls for curiosity, respect, honesty and some courage to face the unknown. It has applications in many fields, including health, education, religion, human relations and the arts.

Moving...

as spiritual practice — It feels centering like meditation; intimate like

prayer; nourishing and transformative like ritual. It heals the "split" between mind

and body, spirit and matter. It brings insight into some of life’s core issues, and

provides an opportunity to express and celebrate them.

as artistic resource — artists use this work to discover original material. It refines aesthetic perception and fosters greater precision, subtlety, concentration

and variety. It helps to free creative blocks and renew creative desire.

as psychological narrative — the personal history stored in the body becomes accessible for examination and dialogue, facilitating a more expanded,

yet grounded, sense of self.

Contemplative Dance welcomes people of all races, religions, classes, ethnicities, genders, abilities and sexual orientations.

For more information and registration forms

visit our website or contact us:

info@contemplativedance.org

www.contemplativedance.org

Financial Aid Available

NEW for 2007 !

Contemplative Dance goes electronic!

To save trees we will announce future programs via email.

Workshops

Small, personalized programs for anyone wishing to cultivate a more dynamic awareness of embodiment.

Introductory Workshops

Two hour, full day, weekend and 6-day workshops gently guide participants into this restful and rejuvenating, accessible yet powerful form of embodied contemplation.

Moving Imagination, Intro to Contemplative Dance/Authentic Movement

March 3, 2007, Hadley, MA

Apr 14, 2007, Westfield, MA

Sep 29, 2007, Westfield, MA

Oct 12-14, 2007, Minneapolis, MN

March 15, 2008, Westfield, MA

Others workshops to be announced on our website and e-mail

19th Annual Week I, Jun 17-22, 2007, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA

A 6-day progression of daily practice. Move or be still in a community of respect, compassion and support. Practice attention and acceptance, inner and outer witnessing. Daily warm-ups with live music to enliven consciousness in the body. Sessions using imagination in other media. Time in nature.

Prerequisites: none

Other Workshops

Deepen practice. Experiment with dimensions of the process. Develop local movement communities. Prerequisites Vary. (See program listings on website.)

New Year’s Retreat, January 12-14, 2007, Westfield MA

CD Facilitators’ Workshop, March 9-11, 2007, Westfield MA

The Creative Spark & Authentic Movement, March 17-18, 2007, NYC

Moving in Nature, April 21-22, 2007, Yarmouth, ME

Active Imagination in Movement, September 22-23, 2007, NYC

Active Imagination in Movement, November 3-4, 2007, Portland, ME

2nd Annual Winter Retreat, Feb 22-24, 2008. Westfield MA

CD Facilitators’ Workshop, Apr 11-13, 2008. Westfield MA

Others workshops to be announced on our website and e-mail

15th Annual Week II, July 8-13, 2007, Hampshire College, Amherst MA

A 6-day retreat. Expand individual practice. Enhance witnessing. Dialogue about Authentic Movement in a community of peer movers. Daily warm-ups, hour-long round robins, small faculty-led groups or peer groups. Choose between several options: sessions outdoors, work in other media, work with partners, time alone.

Prerequisites: Week I or the equivalent, including witnessing experience

Prerequisite for the Peer Group Option: Week II

For registration information please visit us on-line at

Year-Long Programs

6 weekends of retreat, practice and study emphasizing witnessing. Limited to 12.

Dedicate a year to immerse yourself in Contemplative Dance/Authentic Movement. Investigate multiple dimensions of embodiment with close faculty guidance and a community of peers. Examine in depth the dynamics of moving, witnessing, imagining and remembering. Take only Year I, take Year I & II in sequence, or complete Year II some later year.

Weekends include guided warm-ups, Authentic Movement sessions, study and practice of witnessing, discussion of assigned readings, work with the imagination in other media, time outdoors, reports from participants on outside projects, as well as silence and play.

Year I, Nov 2007-Apr 2008, Genesis Spiritual Life Center, Westfield MA

Enhance your practice. Learn ways of supporting others in theirs. Discover ways to integrate elements of CD/AM (such as: witnessing, projection, listening) into your life and professional work. Prepare to participate in and create peer groups. Begin study toward facilitating individuals and groups. Explore a new theme each weekend. 6 weekends & Week II 2008, plus two private sessions with faculty.

Prerequisites: Week I or the equivalent, a commitment to the entire program, and a basic understanding of psychological dynamics

Themes: Wisdom of the Body, Active Imagination and Creativity, World Dance and

Ritual, Shadow, Rites of Passage, Inner and Outer Ecology

Year II, Oct 2008-May 2009, Genesis Spiritual Life Center, Westfield MA

Work at a more advanced level, while maintaining the "beginner’s mind" so essential to this process. Design your year to meet individual goals. Bring a quandary or a question. Experiment with the practice. Explore new applications. Examine important issues, such as: power dynamics, diverse modes of perception, and working in various contexts/environments. 6 weekends.

Prerequisites: Year I and commitment to the entire program

Themes: The Chest of Drawers; Dreams; Transference and Power; The Senses,

Sensuality and Sexuality; Body and World; Life Stages and Endings

Post Year I and Year II

We offer ongoing support, mentorship, supervision and training for alums in a variety of forms.

This training provides consistent support, a full and care-filled learning structure, well-chosen themes, university-level reading lists, and acceptance of every step in the journey to an embodied self."

a year ii graduate at www.contemplativedance.org or call 413-268-3294

Faculty Daphne Lowell and Alton Wasson

Daphne and Alton, Co-Directors of Contemplative Dance, share an abiding curiosity about and awe for the wisdom of the body’s way, and a deep, well-tempered respect for each other. They began working together in 1983, exploring Authentic Movement and teaching workshops and college courses. In 1989, with their friend and colleague Mary Ramsay, they began teaching annual Contemplative Dance summer workshops at Hampshire College, and in 1994 they began offering Year-Long Programs. They have taught at the National Common Boundary Conferences, Omega Institute, Naropa Institute and the National Sacred Dance Guild Festival. They organized the first Authentic Movement Facilitators’ Retreat in 1995 and in 2006 the first International Authentic Movement Gathering. They have published in A Moving Journal, the Authentic Movement edition of Contact Quarterly (Vol. 27/2), and Authentic Movement: Moving the Body, Moving the Self, Being Moved (Jessica Kingsley, 2007). They are influenced by the work of Mary Whitehouse and their studies of Authentic Movement with Janet Adler and of Active Imagination with Edith Sullwold. They bring to their collaboration training in dance, meditation, ministry, Body-Mind Centering, Psychosynthesis, Jungian and Gestalt therapies.

Daphne Lowell (MFA, University of Utah), Chair of the Five College Dance Department, and Professor of Dance at Hampshire College, studied Authentic Movement in the Mary Starks Whitehouse Institute in 1982-83. Her movement practice informs her teaching, writing, choreography and Contemplative Dance solo rituals.

"I relish this practice because it brings me home to myself, provides me with insights and ideas, heals the splits in my being, allows me to engage with spirit in a full-bodied way, and offers me an occasion to work with other people in rare depth, and trust. It is refreshing and deeply satisfying. It produces, to my eye, dances that are more engaging, genuine, subtle, and human than much dance I see. It provokes questions about the nature of performance and provides a ground for ritual and the spiritual dimension." — daphne

Alton Wasson (MDiv and STM, Yale) was introduced to Whitehouse’s work in 1969 by Ed Maupin. He leads trips honoring the spirit of place in Italy, Greece and on river trips through the Grand Canyon. He has a private practice and consults with corporations and educational institutions on issues of diversity and holistic education.

"I think of this work as Active Imagination through movement. I experience sensations, feelings, memories, images and the numinous in a process that is more satisfying and challenging to me than any other I know. Through this embodiment, the psyche unfolds in its own organic way, at its own pace. This is a spiritual practice which helps integrate body and soul, personal and archetypal, inner and outer, the conscious and the unconscious both in myself and in the people with whom I work. It is a way of creating a more poetic and artful holding of life’s difficulties and life’s bounty." — alton

email: info@contemplativedance.org

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from Kim in Brewster on the Cape, MA

Through Nia, we dance to explore health through guided movement that is individually inspired. We use Nia as one tool to remember to honour the wisdom of our bodies at each moment. Each dance is colored by the energy and chemistry of that night's participants making each night different. Its best to come taste Nia for yourself.   Nia classes are held in our beautiful auditorium space inside the Council on Aging Building (next to the Brewster Fire Dept on Rte 6A near Rte 137). We're on the 2nd floor - finding the upstairs auditoium us is a maze of sorts, so enjoy the hunt! We start at 6:30 and generally close around 8pm.   For those not familiar with Nia, check out my website at www.kimsharyoga.com , call me at 617.510.3338, or check out www.nia-nia.com. Classes are $10.00 and your children are welcome at no charge. If money is an issue, please call me in advance and we'll work out something.   Please Please Please forward this email along to your email groups and other circles.   In Love and Light, Kim Free Dancer Licensed Massage Therapist and Yoga Instructor  

Om Shanti Shanti Shanti peace peace peace

email: kimsharyoga@yahoo.com

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from Wilderness and Chuck in Brewster, MA

CAPE COD COMMUNITY DARE'*
     *Dare' (pronounced 'dar-ray'): african shona word indicating a sacred gathering for healing purposes

             LAST SUNDAY OF EACH MONTH
1PM  to 9PM
at
Wilderness Sarchild's and Chuck Madansky's
196 Nan-Ke-Rafe Path
Brewster
508-896-9489 for  info
*see below for directions
No fee
Open to community, all ages welcome
Come  and leave anytime between 1 and 9 pm.


HEALING, COUNCIL, COMMUNITY, PEACEMAKING

Fire circle, sauna,hot tub, chanting, drumming, dancing, swimming, meditation, prayer, discussion...

How might we gather to help sustain one another and bring  healing to our families, our communities, and our world?


Bring:  **food **& drink, no alcohol please--and your own place setting
        towel and appropriate clothing for swimming, sauna & hot tub
       musical instruments
        firewood, if you have some


**Dare' takes up to 75 folks through two meals, so substantial, and, if possible, organic food, is requested.

***Please refrain from wearing scents of any kind as many folks are allergic

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V.    DIRECTIONS:

Go to Nickerson State Park on rt. 6A in Brewster (anyone in town can point the way if you've never been there), turn into the park and stay on the main road for 3 &4/10 (3.4) miles. At that point is a dirt road on your right with a painted sign that says DARE' (it's only there on dare' day; other days it says Camp Nan-Ke-Rafe).  Turn right there.  Soon you'll see a "Dare' Parking" sign on your left.  Follow that into the big parking lot.  Then keep walking down the dirt road until you see a large green yurt (round building) on your right.  That is the main meeting space.  If you have a lot of stuff to bring in, you can drive to the yurt and drop it off, then go back to the parking lot.  If you have a disability, you can park in our driveway.

INSPIRATION FOR DARE':
    The inspiration for Dare' came from Zimbabwe, where an indigenous healer, Mandaza (Augustine) Kandemwa, was instructed through dreams and visions to collaborate with other healers across boundaries of tribe, gender, skin color and country.

    Dare' offers us the opportunity to meet as a community-- to heal each other, and address the violence and greed in the world at large.  Each of us comes with gifts and needs.  Each of us has suffered, and that suffering can turn us back to our community with compassion.  Spirit speaks differently, but profoundly, through each of us.  Thus together we might find the wisdom to proceed on a path of peacemaking.

PRINCIPLES OF DARE':

1.  Dare' begins by calling in the spirits.  Everything depends on this.  The invocation allows Spirit to inform the participants.  It creates a field of knowing and remembering.  Dare' also centers on telling dreams and receiving dreams as gifts from the ancestors to the circle.  Council and dreams are channels between the world of the living and the world of the invisibles.

2.  The strength and essence of Dare' is in the circle and its intelligence.  Council is its heart.  Council is the process we use when we sit in circle as a community and discuss a topic or issue.  We use the talking stick-- whoever holds the talking stick speaks without interruption, though with an awareness of sharing time with others who want to speak.  And in council one always speaks from the heart, allowing the spirits and ancestors to speak through you.  Wisdom comes from the combined voices and presence of everyone who is participating.  The purpose of council is to seek answers, ideas and wisdom from the community that we can't find ourselves.  Asking and addressing a single question coheres the community.

3.  Music is an essential element of Dare'.  For thousands of years, music has been a way for people to call spirit, and for spirit to manifest itself.  Here, the voice, the drum, the dancing body, and other instruments are essential components for invocation, as well as healing.

4.  Dare' is for the sake of healing, but we don't presume to say we know what healing is, how it occurs or even how, always, to recognize it.  Sometimes one is the healer and sometimes one is desperate for healing.  Sometimes the two activities are one and the same.

5.  Another concern of Dare' is peacemaking.  Again, though we don't always know how peacemaking happens, we have determined to make it the center and ground of council, asking spirit to show us how to proceed.

6.  Everyone is welcome and welcomed in Dare'.  Everyone is listened to and heard without judgement.  This generous mind is not easy to attain; it takes time, practice and dedication.  Welcoming, praising and blessing are at the core of it.  Dare' is a place where each person's individual genius, intelligence and particularity is sought out, acknowledged and called forth.

7.  There are no fees for Dare'.  It is pot-luck food and drink.  We are especially pleased when contributions are organic and substantial, as the time of Dare' covers two meals.  There is always a community money basket at Dare'.  Please add money if you can afford it.  Please take money if you need it.

8.  Children are important members of Dare'. If you enjoy being with young people, consider offering to give parents a break and hang out with the young folks  during some part of the day.  Anything from holding a baby to taking kids on a nature walk or some other planned activity.  If you're a parent and need some help, please ask.  We are learning, as a community, to be there for one another in whatever ways are needed. Children are welcome to be at the pond, fire, sauna and hot tub as long as they are with their parents or another designated adult.

9.  And, finally, Dare' is truly composed of all the members of the community:  living and non-living, visible and invisible, human and non-human: the people, trees, birds, animals stones and elementals.  When all the beings gather, Dare' comes to be.

    Each Dare' will be different, as we respond to the joys and sufferings of all who have gathered, and as we respond to the circumstances of the times.  Dare' will continue as long as we continue to leave each other enriched, enlivened and inspired.
email: gooutside@capecod.net

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from Deb Goldman in the Boston Area

Spring and Summer Offerings in Authentic Movement with Deb Goldman

Once again, the Spring offers us the opportunity to awaken to our full selves and to realize the joy and potential that lie within.  Authentic Movement is a powerful tool to further develop Personal Insight, Spiritual Practice, and Artistic Exploration.

A few spaces remaining in the upcoming workshop on April 26^th – Register by Thursday.

Spring Workshop: 

Saturday, April 26, 2008

10 am – 4:00 pm

$100

Spring Weekend Workshop: 

Yoga and Authentic Movement

With Billie Jo Joy and Deb Goldman

Fri., May 30^th, 6 - 8:30 pm

Sat., May 31^st, 10:00 am – 5:00 pm

Sun., June 1^st, 1 - 5:00 pm

$220/if paid before April 18, $240 after.

Spring Classes:

7 Thursdays, 7:45-9:45 pm

May 1 – June 12, 2008

$238 by 4/25, $280 after

Summer Classes:

5 Thursdays, 7:45 – 9:45 pm

July 3 – 31, 2008

$170 by 6/26, $200 after

Individual Sessions

Please call to schedule an appointment.

Location:

Art and Soul Yoga Studio

91 Hampshire St., Cambridge

Fees and Registration:

Pre-registration required for all classes and workshops.  Payment in full or payment plan requested with registration. Sliding scale available.

For more information and to register, please call:

Deb Goldman (617) 957-4413

Enrollment limited. 

Authentic Movement encourages us to listen carefully to the body and provides us with an opportunity to respond to its needs.  An approach to movement rather than a specific form or technique, this practice brings our awareness into our bodies revealing the impulses that lead us into motion.  Each mover responds uniquely to his or her particular body and in doing so may open to a wide range of sensations, sounds, images, and emotions.  As witnesses we practice giving full attention to the mover while observing our own, internal experience.  Together we strive to create a safe, respectful, and non-judgmental space. 

By participating in this practice, we may come to a deeper, richer appreciation and compassion for others and ourselves. 

The six-hour workshop is designed as an introduction to the ongoing groups.  Those familiar with Authentic Movement choose to attend to make use of this spacious six-hour period for delving more deeply into the practice.

The weekly sessions are intended for those interested in working with a consistent, ongoing group.  We will explore a variety of movement structures to deepen our practice of moving and witnessing.

Individual sessions are now available for those wishing to utilize this practice as a tool for personal healing and transformation.

I invite you to join me in this simple, yet profound practice.  Both those familiar with Authentic Movement and those wishing to explore for the first time are welcome.

The Facilitator:

Deb Goldman, MA, a Certified Celebrant and Expressive Arts Therapist,  is a graduate of Lesley College’s Expressive Arts Therapy Program with a specialization in dance/movement therapy, the Contemplative Dance Year-Long Program, The Radiant Child Yoga Teacher’s Training, and the Celebrant USA Institute.  A dancer with 20 years of training in a wide variety of forms, she brings 18 years of experience co-creating and co-facilitating psychoeducational, creative arts, movement and spiritual groups, seasonal rituals, and rites of passage ceremonies; and 16 years of experience with Authentic Movement.  Her work is informed by the practice of  Mindfulness, Psychosynthesis, Feminist Archetypal Psychology, The Dances of Universal Peace, yoga, meditation, poetry and being with nature.  Most recently, she has learned to deeply witness herself as she practices being present with her wondrous six-year old son.  It is with much enthusiasm and appreciation for the depth of richness that we have to offer each other, that she leads her classes and groups.  

email: debinpeace@comcast.net

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from Margaux Skelecki in Cambridge MA

Greetings, There is still time to pre-register for the Sacred Link Workshop!  PleaseSee info below.       Sunday, July, 22, 2007 10:30 am-12:30 pm

THE SACRED LINK   Yoga/ Dance /Healing

 The SACRED LINK connects the ancient practices of yoga, dance and healing  together making a deeper connection to the body, mind and spirit. Within The Sacred Link we are individuals holding space on our yoga mat, our prayer mat.  We then find our way onto the sacredness of the dance  as our movement takes us on journeys through time and space. The healing sounds of our voices create a profound community for the healing circle.   Flow Yoga, The Roth 5 Rhythms (r) and Healing Circle. This gathering is open to all people who are ready to journey into this sacred link of bliss and healing for all Beings.   Please bring a yoga mat, a journal, water  ( soft soled shoes if you like, other wise it is barefoot)  and of course your curiosity.   May we meet each other there on the dance floor. in light, Margaux Medicine Dancer www.Dancingoutloud.com ( 617) 522-9797   On a Sunday, July 22, 2007 At the Dance Complex 536 Mass Ave for directions Call (617) 547-9363 10:30 AM-12:30 PM $35 before July 9.....$45 after that Please mail check or money order to Margaux Skalecki  P.O. BoX 400-852 Cambridge, MA 02140

r  Begin where you are Breathe as you go Give up what you expect Wait for the surprise

I refuse to tip-toe through life only to arrive safely at my grave!   Begin where you are Breathe as you go Give up what you expect Wait for the surprise

email: dancingoutloud@yahoo.com

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from Michal Kenny in Boston, MA

DANCE INFUSION

  Tuesdays 9:00am-10:00am Fridays 11:30am -12-30pm at The Arlington Center 369 Mass Ave. Arlington    

Quench your longing for self renewal. Energize, improvise, reconnect with yourself and others. Let your spirit soar while your body flows in continuous motion, inspired by incredible music.  

Dance Infusion will turn "just another day" into an adventure of being fully yourself.  

"Michal creates a warm, inviting space for the group to come together.

I always feel more alive and connected with myself and others by the end of the class".

Laura

"It's a total delight to move and dance in a class led by Michal. Rich inner experiences, laughter, a sense of real community,

opportunity to experience new things, incredible music. A touch of heaven every class".

Herb

Email: michalkenny@hotmail.com

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from Natalie Goff in Manchester, CT.

Nurturing stillness meets the wild ocean of dance

Where: Samedhi Yoga Studio, Manchester www.samadhiyogastudio.com

Never doubt that a small group of committed people can change the world. Indeed, it’s the only thing that ever has. Margaret Meade

Who is this training for? You maybe a professional dancer and really have forgotten the pleasure of true authentic blissful movement. You may be 90 and have not moved in many years. You maybe a Yoga teacher and want to bring more of your own authentic, fluid rhythm into your teaching.

The course will allow you to gain invaluable knowledge as you immerse yourselves into profound, subtle, intelligent wisdom of your body. No matter what your profession, athlete, musician, body worker, artist, student, teacher, dancer, nondancer or mediator. Movement from your true source with painting, sounding, writing intelligently expands your capacity to authentically move around in this extraordinary world, with your best nurturer, yourself. The course will challenge you to trust what you already know and to move from moments of connectedness in all areas of your life.

Movement as a resource for reawakening: Moving from exact place you are in.

Harnessing the beauty of dance: Receiving the nurturing wise body self.

WildDance: Dancing our stories, imperfection, shadow, chaos and truth.

Dancing into stillness:  Honoring your unique rhythm.

Defining your true dreams: The body never lies, defining what you love in movement.

Structure: Centering, feeling group energy, designing your class, owning your greatness.

Taking it on the road: Courageous teaching, intelligently balances truthful connectedness, playful intuitive and structured agenda.

Natalie is a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher, Dancekenetics Instructor, DanceAwakening Teacher, Forrest Yoga Teacher Training, on staff at Samadhi Yoga, Canyon Ranch and Kripalu five years, West Hartford Yoga, Glastonbury Wellness, Town and Country Club, Loctite Corporation. Studies DanceMeditation, Vipassana, Modern/Contemporary Art, Gabrielle Roth, Shiva Rea and Continuum. Private Practice Locations West Hartford, CT & Boston, MA 860/989-2592 photoyoga@yahoo.com

Until one is committed, there is hesitancy. Boldness has genius, power and magic in it. Begin now. Goethe

  YOGA FLOW CLASSES   &   KRIPALU DANCEKENETICS  

TUESDAY EVENING Flow Yoga 7:30-8:45  (mat/towel)
SUNDAY MORNING Flow Yoga   8-9a.m.
SUNDAY MORNING Flow Dance  9-10a.m
West Hartford Soloman Schecter Day School (across from Corner Stone Pool, next to skating rink, 5min. from Uconn Medical) 
Register: 989-2592/ photoyoga@yahoo.com
 

INNER RHYTHMS/Dancekenetics  First Friday of each month! 7-8:30p.m.
In the still place within each of us sits an ocean of authentic movement.  As we enter this door through movement into our own animal nature we experience our greatest joy. We will release stored energies and toxins in the body, using incredible music and drumbeats from our guest musicians. Students are transported through a series of fluid movements both slow and aerobic. Sweat. Dance. Laugh. Fly. Celebrate. Students leave the class feeling light and fully alive.
There will be time reserved at the end
for journaling & drawing. $15.00 http://www.samadhiyogastudio/  860-646-4341
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Anne Falkowski is the owner of Samadhi Yoga Studio.  She is a Kripalu Yoga teacher; she has continued her studies of yoga with many of the amazing teachers on this planet such as Ana Forrest, Shiva Rea, and all of the wonderful teachers at Kripalu.
 
Natalie Goff Kripalu Yoga Instructor, Dancekenetics teacher & Shiatsu Therapist. 
Natalie believes that in the still place within each of us sits an ocean of authentic movement.  As we take the time to listen and explore our own animal nature, this wild ocean delivers us to the doorstep of greatest joy.
Cost:  $50.00 for the overnight!!! (Bring sleeping bag).
 Register: 646-4341 http://www.samadhiyogastudio.com/ .Manchester, CT       Natalie’s inspirational teachers include Emilie Conrad’s Continuum, Gabrielle Roth, Angela Farmer’s Fluid Yoga, Baron Baptise Hot Yoga & Anna Forrest.  She has been on staff at Kripalu for four years, Guest teacher at Rowe and on staff at Samadhi Yoga Studio, Hospitals, Companies & Wellness Centers in Connecticut and Boston.    To be spiritual is to be taken over by a mysterious divine compulsion to manifest some aspect of life’s deepest force. 
We become most who we are when we allow spirit to dismember us, unsettling our plans and understandings, remaking us from our very foundations.  Nothing is more challenging, nothing less sentimental, than the invitation of spirit to become who we are and not who we ought to be.   
     
Any questions contact Natalie photoyoga@yahoo.com  or 860-989-2592

^{Danskinetics. An amazingly simple, sensual, sacred and wildly fun dance journey to the heart that will deepen your Yoga practice as you playfully liberate tight hips and tight thinking. We will explore and move to the beat of World Music, Motown and Soul. This is a complete joyful workout for the mind and body that will leave you energized and educated. Natalie Goff is Kripalu Danskinetics teacher. Currently she brings Yoga/Dance flow to Internet companies, families, schools, hospitals. Natalie believes there is a nonlinear river of movement in each one of us, as we take the time to listen and enter into this ocean of wisdom of movement, we find our deepest joy. Nationally Certified Massage Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Dancekenetics Instructor, N.Goff is on staff at Canyon Ranch and Kripalu Yoga Center, Private Practice Locations West Hartford, CT & Boston, MA 860/989-2592 photoyoga@yahoo.com}

^ALSO!

___________________________________________ Intuitive Yoga Boot Camp   April 7th. - June 6th.  Mon.,Tues. & Thursday 7:30 A.M.    Meet the most exquisite playful healer on the planet; your own internal guide within.   breath  curiosity  space  spiral   micro movements  You've enter the playful, juicy ocean of the fluid Intuitive body.    How do we hear the lone voice of our spirit, next to the hearts many longings? Increase awareness of sensations in our hips, legs & feet connecting us to the rooted energy of the earth.  Without roots we can lose our focus and direction.   (must have at least 1 year consistent yoga or movement practice)

nothing great comes to you if you are not balanced, not matter how much you try to push the river

EMAIL Natalie: ^{photoyoga@yahoo.com}

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from Sparrow Hart in Putney, VT

Vision Quests, Retreats, and Soul Journeys

2008 Workshops, Classes, and Trainings

led by Sparrow Hart and guest staff

Circles of Air and Stone offers classes, trainings, and workshops at different locations throughout the year. These programs are intensive, offering participants a deep encounter with nature, both inner and outer, and the often shifting boundary between the two. They are appropriate for men and women wanting to gain insight, access deeper levels of awareness, or move forward on their spiritual path; or for anyone facing change or searching for tools and skills to help themselves or others. Further information is available on each program mentioned below. Please inquire.

Vision Quests: Each of us has a calling, a unique voice, a song we must sing, a vision we must enact. Each of us has the capacity to live a life of joy, to contribute to our people and make the world a better place. But most people do not realize this potential within them. For millennia people have entered the wilderness to encounter the spirit and seek their direction, purpose, or medicine. In 2008 these programs take place in the mountains of Vermont [May 6-16; August 12-22; September 9-19]; beautiful canyons of New Mexico [April 14-24; June 19-29; July 22-August 1; October 2-12]; and in Death Valley, CA [March 17-27]. They include a thorough preparation, a 4-day solo fast, and teachings to translate your vision into life. (Cost $750)

Group Journeys:

Mayan Adventures: - January 20-25, 2008: (Yucatan, Mexico). A sacred dream lives in each of us -- a desire, passion, or vision that would make us more alive, fulfilled, freer. Living this dream involves entering the unknown parts of the Self. This workshop combines adventure, deep explorations of the soul, yoga and relaxation in the rich landscape of the Yucatan. Among ancient ruins, secret caves, and underground rivers, we will encounter our “other self” through ritual, trance, psychodrama, and shamanic practices, as well as relax next to the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. Cost: $800 (or $1500 for couples registering together), includes lodging and breakfast.

The Dreamtime: Exploring the Left Side - May 18-23: In the Toltec worldview of Carlos Castaneda, human beings are fields of energy in interaction with a magical universe. Teachings for the right side -- ordinary awareness -- focus on handling the known in a non-ordinary way. Corresponding practices for the left side, called dreaming, involve stepping outside the self we know into a more fluid and mysterious reality. This week involves instruction and immersion in this ancient paradigm, exercises to create a broader perception of self and world, and practices to access allies and invoke the presence of the great powers. Spring in Vermont. (Cost: $600, food and lodging included)

The Journey of the Soul - July 13-18: There are two great mythological themes: the heroic and shamanic journeys. In the former the hero journeys out of the ordinary daily world into a realm of primal forces, finding and facing monsters and allies in a quest for healing. In the latter, the protagonist is pulled apart and put back together in a new and more powerful way. This workshop for men and women explores personal myths, identifies what holds us back or drains our energy (the dragons, enchantments, and storms raging within us) and the promise and lure of the unknown which frightens and fascinates us. Using storytelling, deep imagery, dreamwork, and a rich encounter with nature and primal reality, we will face what death means and can teach us, befriend our fears, and quest for a dream worth living, a sustaining myth we can weave into the details of daily life. Green Mountains, southern Vermont (Cost: $600, includes food and lodging)

Rituals for the Earth - September 21-26: A week for men and women to open to deeper and larger aspects of their being, build and strengthen their bonds with nature, and find themselves in a deep encounter with the living earth. Moving beyond the social and rational self, the program includes a medicine walk; rituals of purification and attunement; teachings and shamanic practices to access animal allies and listen to the earth, wind, and water. In council and community we will integrate our desires and deepest truth into the dream of daily life. Early fall in the mountains around Putney, Vermont (Cost: $600, includes food and lodging)

Personal /Professional Trainings:

Apprenticeship in the Vision Quest: The coming millennium challenges us to heal and integrate the split between self and world, mind and spirit, sacred and profane. This apprenticeship to the transforming process of the vision quest focuses on developing the skills and qualities necessary to create rituals and ceremonies that promote profound encounters between human nature and nature, and to effectively guide others through them

The trainings are scheduled around existing quests and tailored to your level of experience and intention. They include instruction in myths and allegories of the vision quest; the dynamics of initiation and rites of passage; the relationship between the known and unknown, dream and dreamer; physical plane skills and logistical concerns; the development of a body of knowledge that includes working with symbols, circles, and medicine wheel teachings; the power and purpose of prayer; encounters with animals and the meaning of "medicine"; the recognition of your own unique gifts, means for altering awareness; counseling skills, the creation of sacred space, and the use of ritual and ceremony. A more detailed description will be sent upon request. (Cost: $800)

Training in Soul Work: Instruction in organizing and leading groups and workshops integrating spirit, ritual, and depth psychology. As apprentice you will participate in presenting a broad range of exercises and processes essential to creating an experience that is deep and transformative. Areas covered include: recognition of projections and strategies for accessing wounds... the group dynamics and the positive use of conflict... emotional release, psychodrama, and inner child work... forms of shadow work, including mask-making; techniques for guiding inner work -- inductions, imagery, story-telling, and shamanic practices.... myths, archetypes, and ritual processes -- their principles, purposes, and proper use... and the development of leadership skills, including mirroring, framing and setting the mood for effective work, appropriate authority, the use of humor and workshop choreography. Trainings are oriented around the week-long workshops and the nine-month Mythic Warrior training. (Costs: Mythic Warrior -$250/weekend; Journey of Soul, Rituals for the Earth, The Dreamtime -- $650)

Men's Programs:

The Mythic Warrior; Men's Search for a Sacred Masculinity - October, 2008 - June, 2009: A nine month men's training that parallels the journey of the hero as men learn to release their past, face the monsters and unknown in their life, and bring the gift of their passion back to their family, friends, and community. Flyer and description available. (Beginning Oct. 25-27)

Men’s Wisdom Council - June 8-13, 2008: A high energy week of passion for men exploring cherished dreams, emotional depths, and what is most relevant and real in the context of a healing male community. For registration/information contact Rowe Conference Center (413-339-4954 or Retreat@RoweCenter.org)

Individual Work:

The Medicine Walk: One-day ritual encounter with self and earth, an allegorical journey through nature to reveal and mirror the myth you are currently living and its implications for your life. Includes guidance and counseling before and after. Scheduled individually throughout the year. (Cost: $200)

Personal counseling: For those wanting to explore the issues and challenges of their lives in the context of a commitment to a path with heart. This work embraces a model broader than that of traditional counseling or therapy. It emphasizes the adult over the child, focusing on where we are going over where we have come from, and expands relationships beyond personal and biological history to include nature and the cosmos. It addresses spiritual issues in our daily lives -- issues of vision, living with integrity, and authenticity.

email: sparrow@together.net

ALSO!

Hello,

Spring has arrived. The leaves seem to be exploding out of the trees and flowers display their colorful blossoms against backdrops of brilliant green. It’s glorious to watch the infinite variety of bursting life unfold here in southern Vermont.

Already this year I’ve had the privilege to guide two wonderful groups through vision quests in Death Valley and the Aldo Leopold Wilderness that were powerful and life changing, and I want to let you know about these quests that are coming up through the summer and fall.

June 19-29, Chama River Wilderness, New Mexico

July 22 - August 1, Pecos Wilderness, New Mexico

August 12-22, Somerset Lake, Vermont

September 9-19, Green Mountains, Vermont

October 2-12, Gila Wilderness, New Mexico

Descriptions of the various sites follow, and I’ve also included a description of the quest process itself. Please consider joining us, and for more information visit the website -- www.questforvision.com -- or write to sparrow@together.net

Many blessings, and I hope to hear from you

Sparrow Hart

Chama River Wilderness: (June) Stunning mesa-canyon country, formerly home to Georgia O’Keefe. Exposed cliffs display themselves in layers of pink, red, and yellow. Bright sun, brilliant stars, cicadas singing, and occasional summer thunderstorms. Wildflowers, sage fields, prickly pear and cholla cactus in bloom. Pinion, cedar, mule deer, canyon wrens, coyote howling in the distance.

Pecos Wilderness, northern New Mexico (July). Classic high-country ecology where lush alpine meadows rich in wildflowers mix with woodlands of aspen and spruce. High mesa top includes panoramic views where ridges and high peaks dominate the horizon. Deep cut valleys descending to sparkling mountain streams. Brilliant sun, afternoon thunderstorms, and a night sky alive with stars

Vermont Quests: (August and September) Rolling hills and mountains, lush, fertile woodlands, streams, and lakes. Loons call at dusk on a mirrored lake reflecting mountain and sky. In the morning mist rises from the water as islands emerge from fog. Moose roam the woods among beaver ponds, ferns and moss-covered boulders; gold and crimson leaves paint a bright palette in fall. Owls hoot, geese honk as eagle and osprey dive for fish.

Gila Wilderness, southwestern New Mexico. (October) A rich intermingling of mountain, desert, and river ecologies. An area of stunning diversity as grand cottonwoods, sycamores, and other deciduous trees line the river alongside ponderosa pine forests and the pinion-juniper cactus zone characteristic of high desert. Rugged mountains descend through dry grass and wildflower meadows to lush river-bottom land. Rich in animal life: deer, mule deer and elk are common.

The Vision Quest

A Sacred Journey of the Heart

“It is only those who know neither an inner call nor an outer doctrine whose plight is truly desperate; that is... most of us today.” --Joseph Campbell

Since time immemorial people have gone to the wilderness to seek guidance and renewal, to let their old lives and old selves die, to find the condition where spirit may be rekindled, reborn within them.

Participation in a vision quest starts long before one walks into the wilderness. The seeds of participation may have been planted long ago, in childhood, and arrival may seem part of a process unfolding steadily and naturally. Or the decision may be sudden, a crisis or transition causing something long hidden to burst forth with compelling force, a force one cannot deny or refuse. Or it may just seem "the right thing to do," an affirmative way to answer a question, mark a change, or renew the spirit.

Whatever path brings us here, whether we feel called or driven, participation brings one to a process that is solitary, unique, and universal. Alone, in wilderness, we stand naked before our mother, the Earth; we stand before our gods and goddesses; we stand before ourselves. As kindred souls have done for millennia, we come to enact our dying and rebirth.

At Circles of Air and Stone, we assist individuals to seek and find their true nature in nature. In our vision quest programs the participant spends 4 days and nights alone, fasting on the earth. The first 4 days are spent in preparation with the staff. Our meetings will focus on creating physical and emotional balance; refining and clarifying one's myths, goals, and life story, and how these relate to the time at hand. Specific teachings will address traditional forms and vision quest "events," the mirroring aspects of nature; the four shields model of self and psyche; emergency and safety procedures; archetypes and allegories of the heroic journey; the effects of fasting; and instruction in self-initiated ceremony. Preparation includes individual counseling and guidance relevant to the specific needs of the individual.

“I feel my vision quest has been with me every day since I left “the mountain.” I no longer define myself by the hole I used to have inside or by the postures and activities I used to fill it or cover it up. On some deep level I trust myself and the choices I make.”

The participants are then conducted to a wilderness to find their place of power, to live alone for four days and nights. In sunrise ceremony they take their leave and cross the threshold into the Sacred World to live alone for 4 days and nights on the earth and be in intimate contact with oneself, nature in its many forms, and the Spirit-in-all-things.

Returning to base camp marks the beginning of incorporation. We will share food and be welcomed with simple ceremony to begin the journey back into the human world. Over the next three days we will share stories of our time in the "Sacred World." Your story will be attentively witnessed and listened to and you will be assisted in finding your truths and meanings, owning your gifts, and claiming your power. The emphasis is on grounding and owning the lessons learned in the threshold period, for the true work of the vision quest awaits us when we return to our people.

How are the seeds we bring back to be planted in the daily world with its dysfunction and distraction? How can we protect them, nurture them, and make them grow? What gifts do we have to give to our people? We must ask and answer these questions if our vision is to guide us in daily life.

The work of incorporation is to again take on the cloak of our civilized life and to wear it gracefully.

After we have held our councils, had our feasts, and shared our ceremonies we must part. With renewed commitment and gratitude for the insight, rich experience, and friendship we have shared, it is time to walk our "path with heart," re-entering the world we left behind to realize our vision. There the living work of the vision quest awaits us.

Circles of Air and Stone exists to assist people in facing themselves and creating successful and meaningful passages through the transitions and crises in their lives. We emphasize the authentic experience of the individual. We must face ourselves and learn to live from our strengths rather than our wounds. We must find our ground and determine our place, whether alone, in relationship, or in community. We are called to find our “medicine,” our unique path to wholeness; to find our gift and give it to “our people.”

We help individuals claim their own authenticity and authority; define their own myths; make their own decisions, determine their own meanings and heal themselves. The relationship of the individual to “Spirit”, “God” or “Self” is considered sacred, and our role is to assist participants in creating experiences and meanings relevant to their own lives and belief systems.

Contact may be either by writing (sparrow@together.net) or phone (802-387-6624). Upon inquiry you will be sent further information regarding course structure and requirements, procedures for enrollment, schedules, costs, risks and liability, transportation and accommodations. Registration forms may be downloaded from the website at www.questforvision.com

“I want to emphasize that my gift to you is not my story, but the extent to which I can help you find your own voice, your own truth, your authenticity. There is no greater tragedy than a life unlived, and no greater joy than holding to one’s Vision through the blessings and sorrows of life.”

email: sparrow@together.net

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from Marsha Metzger in Essex, MA

Namaste! Greetings from Endless Possibilities Yoga & Dance. 978-768-3832 X3 http://www.yogaom.com/  

Endless Possibilities Yoga & Dance is proud to offer the following workshops and ongoing classes:  

And finally ,DansKinetics/Shake Your Soul is moving to the Hamilton/Wenham Community House on Route 1A in Hamilton MA, directly across from the Hamilton Police Station. Class will begin on March 8 at the same time 9:30-11am on Saturdays. Drop-in fee is $15 or buy an 8 class pass, good for three months , for $100. A great way to shake your groove, move body and spirit, and leave feeling lighter and uplifted. 978-768-3832 X3 http://www.yogaom.com/ for more information.   Hope to see you at one (if not ALL) of these events.   Much peace and many blessings Marsha T Metzger

 

Email: yogacalm@msn.com

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from Steven Malkus in Falmouth, MA

YOGA AND MEDITATION

WITH STEVEN 

HATHA YOGA, PRIVATE AND GROUP CLASSES… ACTIVE! 30 POSES    

1 HOUR 15min. $20

CENTRAL FALMOUTH LOCATION.

CALL 508-495-3311

email: stevenmalkus1@prodigy.net

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Steven W. Malkus
Producer, The Virtual Dance Festival
Project Catalyst, The Dance Vision Festival
http://pages.prodigy.net/stevenmalkus1

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from Barbara Derektor Donahue in Tiverton, RI

Belly Dance with Barbara

"The Dancing Spirit"

The Topaz Tribe Gypsy Spirit Ensemble

www.thedancingspirit.com

www.pure.org

www.ncfta.org

ALSO!

                    Hosting Belly Dance Events            EXOTIC DANCE HOSTESS. A few wonderful out of state Belly dancers have recently contacted me since they heard that incredible " Delilah and Sirocco" came to Little Tiverton.( For all of you who came to the Meeting House for workshop and the great show - I bless you!) I guess we are now on "The New England Belly Dance" map!!!!!! Yippee!!!!!!         Please let me know if you would be interested in taking more workshops and attending performances here in Tiverton. Possible upcoming dates would be at the end of January - early February. If you list days or times that would be very helpful to make the event the most successful for everyone.                                                        

CALL FOR UPDATED CLASS SCHEDULE–or visit WEBSITE:

http://www.thedancingspirit.com

These dance forms, very different than modern, ballet or jazz, combine natural movements for everyone of every age. Belly Dance introduces isolations of head, shoulders, arms, hands, ribcage, spine, belly and hips that move your body in a way that is simple, fun, inspiring and feels great. Zambra is passionate accents of arms, feet and dramatic skirt movements. Hula is gently, flowing, loving gestures that tell the island nature stories. All 3 are ancient dance forms that celebrate the human spirit of creation and life

*Class Attire - These 3 dance forms are more fun – if you wear a hip scarf or sash over tights or pants or over a long dance skirt .Have fun playing with colors and layers – let your class attire reflect your mood of the day

For additional " Body Dance" classes at her studio call Barbara Derecktor Donahue -

401 624 - 4289/6731 or email at thedancingspirit@aol.com

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from Khadija in Barnstable, MA

Awakening the Goddess
Egyptian 'Belly Dance' with Khadija

The Most Feminine, Sensual and Fun Way to Stay Fit!


Visit web site for bio & more information http://www.transformationscenter.com/
E-mail: dancerkat@aol.com

See ‘Transformations’ at home dance classes on Channel 17, Mondays 2PM and
Thursdays, 8:30PM

Katrina Valenzuela, Transformations Center for Healing
 PO Box 999, Barnstable, MA 02630 (508 362-7474)

There is but one dance, God's dance. We all dance there.
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from Caryl Sickul in Westport, MA

DANCE WORKS:  YOGA-DANCE-MEDITATION and STRETCH FOR LIFE:  FOR BODY, MIND, SPIRIT  -  CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, PRIVATE SESSIONS including CHOREOGRAPHY offered in SOUTH DARTMOUTH at private light filled studio with river views and in WESTPORT, MA.  Come with an open body mind spirit prepared to laugh, move, sweat, have fun, relax and meditate in a supportive community.  

Caryl Sickul, MA, DMT, Registered Dance Movement Therapist believes everyone can benefit and enjoy full breathing, flowing and power stretching and strengthening, as well as expressive movement to world music.  She believes in the development of self esteem  and joyfullness through the expressive arts.  Western and Eastern studies including travels in India, Bhutan, and Indonesia, influence her teaching style.  She is a former Professor at Fitchburg State College where she founded the Movement, Dance and Wellness Program and taught for 25 years.  Caryl also offers Dance and Movement Improvisation Workshops for Actors, and Professional Development Workshops Intergating the Arts in Classrooms, for teachers.  Caryl create dances and performs as a soloist and with her company, JOIE DE VIVRE DANCE THEATRE.  Their most recent concert was inspired by Rumi poetry and accompanied by harp music.    For further information call 508-636-5730 or e-mail:  csickul@attbi.com

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BOSTON

on-going classes at Art & Soul, 617-661-7376, x.2

You can view our entire studio listings at www.artsoulyoga.com

Early Morning Yoga Intensives
Week I: July 11-15, 7:00-9:00am, $105/ before 7/4, $125 after
Week II: September 12-16, 7:00-9:00am, $105 before 9/5, $125 after
A yoga intensive can deepen your existing practice, help you learn how to begin a home practice, or simply help you get back into yoga if you have been away over the summer.  Join me for four mornings of yoga in which we will explore all the families of asana practice and pranayama.

On-going Iyengar style yoga classes
Sundays 10-11:30am, open to all levels, May 1-June 26, 8 weeks, $105/session
Tuesdays 6:00-7:30pm, open to all levels, May 3-June 28, 8 weeks, $105/session
Thursdays, 6:00pm-7:15, Gentle Yoga, April 7-June 9, 10 weeks, $108/session, $13/drop-in
As space is limited, please pre-register to insure a space in the class.

Restorative Yoga
These workshops are good for people who have been experiencing stress, fatigue, sickness, or have not been sleeping well. They are also appropriate for anyone wanting a quiet, centering respite.  Restorative yoga is open to people at all levels of experience.

When doing the asanas (yoga postures) for restoration we look for a quality of non-action, or rest, in the poses. Whether lying down, sitting, or standing, props are used to assist relaxation and support staying the in the pose for a longer period of time. Relaxation has stages, it is something one can develop. It's not about being flaccid - it's about being expanded, like the height of a yawn. Relaxation is not the goal -- relaxation creates the conditions through which cellular and organic processes can move naturally, without effort.  As such, this is an aspect of restoration and healing.
Sunday, May 8, 3-5:30pm
Sunday, June 5, 3-5:30pm
Friday, July 8, 6:00-8:30pm
Sunday, Aug 7, 3-5:30pm
$25/workshop

Moon Salutations
Less widely known than Sun Salutation, this asana flow contains a series of postures that stir and stimulate the core energy of the body through grounding, broadening, lengthening, and emphasizing release through the pelvis
Sunday, April 24, 6-8:00pm
Sunday, May 22, 6-8:00pm
Friday, June 24, 6-8:00pm
Friday, July 22, 6-8:00pm
Friday, August 19, 6-8:00pm
$20/workshop

Action Theater, a five-week series
Action Theater is a form of improvisation developed by Ruth Zapora in which one practices the art of presence.  This is a handy tool no matter what you do or who you love.  It's important to be in the moment.  Otherwise, you might miss out on what's happening in your life. Action Theater, like many spiritual practices, cultivates the ability to be present in the moment using techniques that help us become more aware of what is going on in our mind and body.  Action Theater also works on how that inner experience gets communicated in relation to time, space and other people, so the work is wonderfully relational.  We will engage our body and voice, working with rhythm, sound and language. We will be examining our perceptions as we go, waking up into a more present state of being and finding the innate freedom and joy that accompanies that experiece.
Five Thursday evenings, June 2- June 30, 7:30-10pm, $125

Space is limited. To pre-register call Billie Jo at 617-661-7376 x.2

Billie Jo Joy, M.Ed., R.Y.T., is a theater artist and certified yogi. She is a founder and co-manager of Art & Soul. Billie Jo has been a student of Iyengar Yoga for 14 years and is Kripalu certified.  She also works in theater and film, in the Boston area since 1989. Recent directing credits include the highly acclaimed production of The Vagina Monologues as the first ever V-Day production in Boston (2004), and at Harvard University(2000); Homeward Bound (2002); and Venus De Mini Van, Mothers in the Breakdown Lane (2002) which became the off-Broadway play Eve-olution.  She is a member of the Screen Actors Guild (Spiderman 2, July 2004). Original performance art includes her solo Small White Woman Impersonating Martin Luther King (1995).  She toured internationally as a dancer with Paula Josa-Jones Performance Works from 1990-1994. She continues to study Action Theater with Ruth Zaporah and with the Roy Hart Voice Theater in France. You can see her performing locally these days with the East Coast Action Theater Ensemble. Her theatrical sensibility is influenced by training in classical, modern, and experimental techniques in theater, dance and film, as well as a variety of experiences including motherhood, time spent with the Dalai Lama in India, and Qi masters in China. At Harvard University she studied dance and trance states through ethnographic film making and then worked there in the fields of international education and on projects related to mind-body medicine over a period of 20 years. She works with people of all ages. Students have called her “an exceptional and knowledgeable teacher.”

Location:  Art &Soul is the orangish-yellow, triangular-shaped building located on the corner of Hampshire and Windsor Streets across from the B-Side Lounge. Within walking distance of Inman, Central, and Kendall Squares.  Ample resident parking.  Some metered spots.  Some visitor parking on Hampshire near Prospect. 

        EMAIL:    Joy@yoga.com

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FROM JUDY BLACKSTONE IN WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK

Stillness Moving

A New Form of Dance Yoga for Awakening Essence in the Whole Body

Taught by Judith Blackstone

At Bliss Yoga Studio, 6 Deming Street, Woodstock

Fridays, 1:30-3:00

Cost - $15 for single classes, $60 for card of six classes (to be used within eight weeks)

This class combines the Subtle Self Work attunement exercises with dance movement to realize the most subtle level of being throughout the whole body.  It can help you feel vital and comfortable in your body, deepen contact with yourself and your environment, facilitate self-healing, cultivate your breath, chakras and energy channels, increase expressiveness and creativity, and integrate the level of spiritual essence with the physical body.

EMAIL: realization@ulster.net

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from Dan Leven in West Stockbridge, MA

Shake Your Soul® Dance Teacher Training

Shake Your Soul is a dynamic approach to fitness.  This training certifies you to teach classes in this form of expressive movement and dance where spirit and sweat unite!   

Register now for Sh