Mele Kalikimaka and a Happy Solstice to you!
May this turn of the sun bring you happiness, meaning, fulfillment, and joy.
Keeping it brief this week and sending you love from the islands…
Mahalo!
M+
Mark Metz
Director of the Dance First Association
Publisher of Conscious Dancer Magazine
December 18th at 5pm
Location: House Concert in West LA, CA
An intimate out-doors gathering of inspiring sacred music, dance from the heart, stories and poetry in celebration of Rumi’s anniversary of death that he called his Wedding Night.
December 17th at 6pm
Location: House Concert in Studio City, CA
An intimate out-doors gathering of inspiring sacred music, dance from the heart, stories and poetry in celebration of Rumi’s anniversary of death that he called his Wedding Night.
Yuval Ron – Oud & Musical Director
Banafsheh Sayyad – Whirling
Misaq Eshaghi – Kamanche, Tombak
Jamie Papish – Daf, Dhol
Read More Here
https://consciousdancer.com/event/rumis-wedding-night-celebration/
Sunday, January 2, 2022 @10:30am – 12pm PT | 6:30- 8pm UTC
This Session is a balance between guided movement, free-style dance, mystical poetry and inspiring music with a focus on grounding in peace and centering in love and joy so we can start the year from an empowered state, ready to put love into action on behalf of the Earth and all of the Earth community.
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This week’s Dance First Member Spotlight is from Caroline Kleindienst & Somatic Healing Arts Maui!
Caroline Kleindienst, MA, RSMT, is a registered somatic movement therapist, expressive arts therapy practitioner, and artist living in Maui, Hawaii.
She has been engaged in the healing arts for 20 years and runs a private practice as a somatic movement therapist, specializing in trauma, depression and anxiety, grief and loss, relationship issues, chronic illness, eating disorders, recovery from addiction, and life transitions.
Read More Here
Just how far apart are we, anyway? Is there really such a vast divide between people, especially here in the USA? What if there was more focus on what we have in common rather than what makes us different?
Yesterday I had a great conversation with Toni Bergins, founder of JourneyDance. It had been quite a while since we caught up, so we had considerable ground to cover. I was glad to learn that she’s coming back out to the West Coast early next year for a workshop at Esalen!
Read More Here
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-to-your-cultural-connections/
This week’s Dance First Member Spotlight is from Studio Sadie!
Discover the possibilities and opportunities waiting for you, starting right where you are, as you are.
Studio Sadie, founded by Luscious Life Artist Sarah Sadie, is an audacious experiment, an ever-changing (r)evolution, and an online studio for a variegated community that spans the continent and then some, glorious in color and costume.
Read More Here
https://consciousdancer.com/dance-first-member-spotlight-on-studio-sadie/
