Listening Into the Center
This late Spring I had the opportunity to participate in a collaborative creative movement project inspired by Hazel Turrone’s creative vision and exquisitely filmed by Andreas John (In the Hands of Beauty). A number of local people who are deeply grounded in movement gathered and collectively joined hearts to explore what it is to move in a time of social …
March 21, 2020 Today, I wake up not remembering immediately what day it is. Yesterday, I unexpectedly fall asleep and awaken wondering, what time is it?Where am I? Why am I sleeping? What’s next? What to plan for, what to accomplish, write, do, etc. Oh, I remember—all of that has stopped. I remember now. The daily schedule has changed so …
February 22, 2020 Dear Friends, The light has changed and these past few days bring with them birdsong and melting snow. I am feeling and leaning into the change of season even though I know we have weeks of winter still ahead. I just returned from Grand Marais and Lake Superior, where I taught an Authentic Movement Workshop and led …
October has arrived and suddenly , it seems, the air has taken on the autumn chill. My roses, however, which have given me endless joy all summer, are still blooming. Frost has not yet hit. The photograph above was taken on Prince Edward Island, the beach of red rock near where I stayed last summer. It reminds me of New …
June , 2019 As we approach the Summer Solstice, I realize that I have not posted a newsletter yet this year and am surprised by that. The year has been full. Authentic Movement classes have been powerful and full. I offered a Beginning class on Wednesday nights during the winter. It was well attended and a beautiful beginning into the …
Dear Friends, I welcome the New Year with hope, anticipation of beauty, and the calling forward of hardiness as we are greeted with such a deep and cleansing cold. I am offering two workshops in the next few weeks. The first one is a 5 hour Authentic Movement Workshop which will be held at the Zen Barn in Waterbury. Preregistration …
Dear Friends, I am excited to say that I will be soon going to the beautiful Lake District of England to offer workshops on Authentic Movement, a deep practice of embodiment. This year, the 3 day conference, created by Rumi’s Circle, is entitled “Sacred Pattern: Balancing the Feminine and the Masculine. Elizabeth Hin will be the keynote speaker and Kabir …
SEPTEMBER The abundant harvest, the chilly nights, the crickets, the amazing light of the fading sun. This sunset was taken in August on Prince Edward Island, a respite of profound peace and quiet , a resetting of an inner domain. I bring that resetting forward into the autumn. My Authentic Movement classes are beginning soon and extending into December. They …
Dear Friends, We are approaching the full moon of July in this very powerful Summer of 2017. Deep and penetrating rains, ushering in a more inward energy as summer commences. Each hour of sun is noticed and celebrated. It seems as though the fruits of the field and tree literally pop during these sunny moments. Prayers for the sodden ground …
