An old post about my experiences at Breitenbush in 2003. To follow soon, reflections on this year, if and/or how my view has changed..."I love attending this retreat every year. It is a touchstone I have for myself, where I can spend a few days in the company of my sisters in dance and really delve into this passion of mine. The activities at Breitenbush can be broken down into three categories...
Posted by Ali of n.o.madic tribal, taken from a yoga blog kept by a Jivamukta:http://athayoganusasanam.blogspot.com/Thanks for sharing this wonderful sentiment, Ali!"Teachers are extensions of their masters. Average teachers are merely mimicking their masters. The great teachers have found the master within from which they project.Teachers are not measured by what they know. They are measured by w...
RE: historical dance, ethnic dance, authentic dance, etcI definitely feel tied to the idea that what I am doing has roots in something larger and older than myself. There is some romanticism in it, sure, but for me, it is not about legitimizing what I do with that connection, but instead honoring a legacy of art and community, and at the same time making it relevant to my own art and community tod...
I have been weeding my old journal, tagging old posts for future reference (didn't really use tags regularly until this past year), and generally reading up on old memories. I came across this one, when I had been teaching about 2 years, and it made me smile. If you teach, you know what moments like this feel like:"Last night I think I got the biggest compliment I have ever received as a teacher.M...
I have been going back and reading old Artist Way journal entries lately (timely, what with the Breitenbush Retreat being themed with journaling this year). Here is one from fall of 2007."Artist's Way, October 11, 2007I always have high hopes for the day. I look at my beautiful guitar, Marilyn, sitting in the corner, languishing under a thin film of dusty neglect. I do brush her off, lovingly and ...
I posted this a few places not long ago, but it is worth another look. Really incredible talk by the author of "Eat, Pray, Love" (good book, by the way!) about what it is like to be a Creative, and the importance of accessing a "divine inspiration" to keep your work alive and relieve the pressures of being simply human.
I totally cried when I watched this, and again now as I re-watched it. Enjoy!
I totally cried when I watched this, and again now as I re-watched it. Enjoy!
So part of why I dug up my older kudos-post to Asharah is because she continually asks the tough questions, and gives some thought-provoking and worthy answers. Her most recent post about "Vintage Fusion Bellydance" is again right on the money with regard to the Victorian/Burly fusion fad. Here is a snippet to whet your whistle, then pop over and read the entire thing!"What if someone from the ge...
Can someone Re-LiveJounral, like we ReTweet? And can we RLJ ourselves?I am building up some content over here on Blogger, and thought I would grab some recent posts from my LiveJournal that might be of interest here, where I plan to talk mostly about dance (that is the PLAN anyway). So here it is:Asharah posted in her journal lastyear last year about "honesty" in dancing. And it just got me posti...
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