A repetition of breath awareness, walking meditation and movement.
All are welcome.
I like this definition of turning:
To move in a circular direction wholly or partly round an axis, a centre point.
What if the axis is Spirit? And we invite ourselves into alignment and connection with our own understanding of that word?
In this drop in Open Floor class, through movement, all kinds of music, good company and a good map, time and again we find ways to connect to ourselves and each other – even online. I’m so curious about the marrying of the collective web we tap into on Zoom/ in cyber space.
Loving is fierce! At least sometimes. To truly love, we have to be up for being passionate, disturbing the peace and giving our wild-hearted nature some breathing space.
We need harmonious connection with others, but we also have the need for authenticity, and because we are all different, we have to deal with conflict.
It takes a certain fierceness of the heart to stand your ground, disagree with others, defend innocence, and make a difference in the world. To be fiercely loving is to wield the emotional energy often called ‘anger’ in a skilful way, in service to life and love. To do that requires us to clear the baggage of the past, so we’re not carrying around childhood rage, just waiting to fire it at anyone who touches our trigger points.
Our true nature, deep down, is wild. We are made from the same untamed earth as every other living thing on this beautiful planet.
Maybe we just forgot for a while — pretending that we’re civilised, and then pretending that we’re not pretending…
But the body doesn’t lie, and movement helps us to re-member.
Remember to trust the simplicity of footsteps and breath. To rediscover the quiet and subtle wisdom of body, opening into the depths of yourself, where you have the resources to navigate change, heal old wounds and give something of value to the world.
There is nothing more vital than your own state of consciousness, rooted in your physicality:—expand—deepen—Awake!
Join Tamalpa’s Daria Halprin at the Esalen Institute, October 2nd – 6th
How can art contribute to healing while staying centered in the creative process? What kind of art-making responds to the therapeutic experience? What does it mean to live an aesthetic life? And what is possible when we do?
In the early 1960s, a new interdisciplinary approach was developed to explore and respond to these questions: The Halprin Life/Art Process. This work influenced the worlds of dance, environmental design, theater, and psychology. This workshop will be an immersive experience in that approach to the creative process, movement, and healing art. It is aimed at those who identify as artists as well as those who are simply lovers of art seeking to open the doors of their own creativity.
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What’s something that makes a huge difference in your life, but you probably don’t think about it much, especially while you’re doing it? When we don’t get it, we know we need it. We can try to avoid it, but we can’t live without it.
In fact, you spend roughly 1/3 of your life doing it! If you haven’t guessed already, I’m talking about sleep. It’s still one of the little understood facts of life, our essential partner in our dance of consciousness.
XD RETREAT 
ENDLESS SPACE