I Need to Be Dancing...
Dear local 5Rhythms dancers,
Brave the snow and see you tonight in the Dance & Drama Studio (DDS) 7.30pm for a Deeper Waves class. Whether I am dancing or teaching I will keep showing up, for my own grounding and focus in these tumultuous times.
It has been an interesting time to be moving down to the smaller space of the Dance Studio while the Auditorium floor gets sanded. The physical space to move in has shrunk at the same time as the general word and experience around is about shrinking finances. Someone turned up to dance last week, and chose not to come in, concerned about lack of space in the Dance Studio - there were 15 people. It prompted quite a strong response in me. I set the challenge to myself and us all: in these turning, unravelling times surely the priority has to be, for those of us on this path, not Where is the class? Who is teaching? Will I like the music? Will there be enough people or too many people? The question seems to me to be "DO I WANT TO DANCE?" and maybe even the WANT is irrelevant - quite simply - I NEED TO BE DANCING.
This dancing path is all about keeping energy in motion. Keeping the breath circulating in the body, the body circulating through the room. "There's not enough money".... but where did it go? It stopped circulating. Panic reigns and Fear freezes; the body, the breath, all motion.
So I invite you to come dance and breath into and through the fear, the constriction, the thoughts or experiences of lack and keep moving into the empty spaces around and in us where immense creativity lies. We are the lucky ones. If you are reading this it means you have access to a physical spiritual practice that is essential to have access to when the shit hits the fan. I KNOW that Chaos is only the third Rhythm, that there is still Lyrical and Stillness to come and that the more I surrender, letting go into Chaos, the greater my Lyrical can expand into possibilites that my imagination has so far not conceived of. It is not always so simple. It can be uncomfortable, challenging and resistance shows up all through my body and heart at times. And dance, cry, pray I shall and through it all find my gratitude as the greatest protection I surely have. Way better than the banks can offer anyway
Lets put the theory into practice. 30 people danced in the DDS on Sunday night for the Sweat Your Prayers. At the beginning there was a palpable sense of concern of there not being enough space in the room. I said some words, along the same lines as this email and hey presto, we moved and enjoyed the challenge of weaving in and out though the space over and under each other. We practiced generosity, sharing what we did have and in Stillness there was so much space in the room. It truly is magical.
with love and inspiration
Deborah
Brave the snow and see you tonight in the Dance & Drama Studio (DDS) 7.30pm for a Deeper Waves class. Whether I am dancing or teaching I will keep showing up, for my own grounding and focus in these tumultuous times.
It has been an interesting time to be moving down to the smaller space of the Dance Studio while the Auditorium floor gets sanded. The physical space to move in has shrunk at the same time as the general word and experience around is about shrinking finances. Someone turned up to dance last week, and chose not to come in, concerned about lack of space in the Dance Studio - there were 15 people. It prompted quite a strong response in me. I set the challenge to myself and us all: in these turning, unravelling times surely the priority has to be, for those of us on this path, not Where is the class? Who is teaching? Will I like the music? Will there be enough people or too many people? The question seems to me to be "DO I WANT TO DANCE?" and maybe even the WANT is irrelevant - quite simply - I NEED TO BE DANCING.
This dancing path is all about keeping energy in motion. Keeping the breath circulating in the body, the body circulating through the room. "There's not enough money".... but where did it go? It stopped circulating. Panic reigns and Fear freezes; the body, the breath, all motion.
So I invite you to come dance and breath into and through the fear, the constriction, the thoughts or experiences of lack and keep moving into the empty spaces around and in us where immense creativity lies. We are the lucky ones. If you are reading this it means you have access to a physical spiritual practice that is essential to have access to when the shit hits the fan. I KNOW that Chaos is only the third Rhythm, that there is still Lyrical and Stillness to come and that the more I surrender, letting go into Chaos, the greater my Lyrical can expand into possibilites that my imagination has so far not conceived of. It is not always so simple. It can be uncomfortable, challenging and resistance shows up all through my body and heart at times. And dance, cry, pray I shall and through it all find my gratitude as the greatest protection I surely have. Way better than the banks can offer anyway
Lets put the theory into practice. 30 people danced in the DDS on Sunday night for the Sweat Your Prayers. At the beginning there was a palpable sense of concern of there not being enough space in the room. I said some words, along the same lines as this email and hey presto, we moved and enjoyed the challenge of weaving in and out though the space over and under each other. We practiced generosity, sharing what we did have and in Stillness there was so much space in the room. It truly is magical.
with love and inspiration
Deborah