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Movement Menu eZine - July 2011
Photo by Kristal Passy: Saffire Bouchelion, Owner & Creative Once upon a time there were a few scattered dances here and there, and for the most part they all existed independently of one another. These were community gatherings like Dance Jam in Berkeley (now DanceJourney), Sacred Circle Dance in Portland, or the original Ecstatic Dance at Kalani on the Big Island of Hawaii. And of course the many manifestations of Sweat Your Prayers, the less-structured format of Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms. It was in the noticing of the commonalities between these that the recognition of a movement occurred. Fast-forward several years and with the help of a certain publication with the tagline 'movement for a better world' , the 'movement movement' is indeed gaining momentum. Ultimately this publishing project is an expression of gratitude to all the movers and shakers worldwide who are pouring energy into the container of conscious dance. Like many of the dances and dancers involved, it's an ongoing ride of the waves of evolution, and continues to be an invitation to the world at large to jump in and find freedom in the dance. Thanks to you for putting the motion into the movement! ~M.M. All the best from the Conscious Dancer Team! PS: You are now a subscriber to our FREE digital edition! Please click here to read the Summer Travel Issue online. PPS: See your photos in print! Upload your best pix to our new Flickr Group and we will be printing one of the best in the fall issue and online! PPPS: There is still time to promote your product or service in our Fall issue. Please send your inquiry to ads@consciousdancer.com for details! Staff Favorite: Automatic Love Jumpsuit
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www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=adXrdkY4Gn8 Conscious Dancer Sponsored Events Earthdance 2011 - Northern California
Where: Solano County Fairgrounds, Vallejo, CA Featuring: Ziggy Marley, Ghostland Observatory, The Coup, Brett Dennen, Balkan Beat Box, Les Nubians, Midnite, Rootz Underground, Fort Knox Five, plus many more... Earthdance Northern California is a 3 day camp out celebration for World Peace and Unity, featuring 5 Stages of Entertainment including 3 late night music venues (at no extra cost). Join us at our new location, The Solano County Fairgrounds in Vallejo (only 30 min from the Bay). Our new epic site offers spacious meadow camping, plenty of shady lawn areas and is within easy access to the Bay with plenty of parking. Other features include an on site "festival Hotel" with daytime DJ pool parties, Global Artisans Market, Late Night Cinema, Healing Village, Expanded Kids Village, Speakers Forum and Discount Tickets to ride the roller coasters at 6 Flags Amusement Park, which is directly across the road from the festival site. 3 Day pass is only $180 (includes camping and late night shows). Single and 2 day tickets are also available. For more info visit: www.earthdancelive.com Shannon Bryant Performs At Jewels In The Square
Where: San Francisco's Union Square Free Concert Why sit inside when you can hear some great music and dance your lunch away to an incredible performance by Shannon Bryant? Join us at Jewels In The Square on Wednesday, July 13th from 12:30 to 1:30pm for a free concert in San Francisco's Union Square. Shannon will present her new hit "Open Your Eyes" as part of her one-hour show. Accompanying her will be Philip "Roscoe" Gallo on piano, Bill Hampton on guitar, Mark Armenta on bass and Jeff Anthony (Sheryl Crow) on drums. Shannon is a unique pop singer/songwriter with a powerful message and a soulful voice that covers an impressive vocal range. Her songs are thought-provoking and contain infectious melodies. To learn more about Shannon Bryant, please visit www.shannonbryant.com and for the full summer series line-up in Union Square, go to www.jewelssf.org. Soul Motion™: Body Prayer with Zuza & Scott Engler
Where: Harbin Hot Springs, Middletown, California (http://www.harbin.org) This weekend is a wild and luminous offering of the body in motion to the sacred Presence that is continually breathing us into Being. Held by Harbin's natural beauty, buoyed by its healing waters, and supported by the practice of Soul Motion™ we will meet self and other in a dance that is profoundly nourishing, creative, emotionally savvy, heart-breaking, community-making, and transforming. Zuza Engler, an authorized Soul Motion teacher and senior faculty with the Soul Motion Leadership Training Program, has been on the spiral path of kinesthetic investigation into consciousness for over two decades, in motion, stillness, and process inquiry. Scott Engler, a long-time student of presence and the nature of healing, now offers biodynamic cranio-sacral therapy and trauma release for babies, children, and adults. They share a deep love of movement, stillness, and each other. Sign up now with a discount. For more details and to register, visit http://www.transformativedance.com/workshops or call 415.205.9989. Matthew Schoening "Solo Electric Cello" in Concert
Where: Rudramandir, Berkeley, CA Matthew Schoening's "Solo Electric Cello" concerts offer a multi-dimensional symphony of sound that is overflowing with beauty, ingenuity, rhythm and genius. "Matthew had me at the first note! His music opens you and can make you vulnerable in a way I never knew possible. It's as if you can see every note and feel every chord. And watching him perform is a sight to behold. There is truly an art to live looping and I am humbled by his mastery." - Mark Steines, Entertainment Tonight Tickets available at rudramandir.com/performance/matthew-schoening-concert.html or at 510–486-8700. Sacred Space at Rudramandir, 830 Bancroft Way (at 6th), Berkeley, CA 94710 $15 early bird, $20 at the door. Wanderlust California: A 4-Day Epic Yoga and Music Throwdown
Where: Squaw Valley U.S.A, CA Practice, chill, contemplate, and get down at the 2011 Wanderlust Festival, a 4-day yoga and music throwdown set in the epic Squaw Valley. It's about fun in the sun and dancing under the stars. Gettin' your down dog on at the top of the mountain and sipping poolside cocktails with your crew. Early morning meditations and all night chakra spinning musical performances. A place to root down and rise up, a place to get centered on your yoga mat and get funky on the dance floor. The best part about Wanderlust is its amazing and diverse lineup. From yogis Shiva Rea, Seane Corn, and John Friend to musicians Michael Franti & Spearhead, Girl Talk, The Wailers and Jai Uttal there will truly be something for everyone. Be sure to check out the breadth of yoga instructors, musicians, speakers, performance artists, environmentalists, and many others. Yoga, music, nature, and a whole lot more. Tickets and more information at: www.wanderlustfestival.com MINDFULNESS IN MOTION: Authentic Movement as Spiritual Practice With Susan Bauer
Where: Berkeley, California If we continuously maintain self-awareness, we will be able to experience peace and happiness. - Amma Many spiritual teachers suggest developing a heightened state of awareness or 'mindfulness' through practices such as meditation. For over 25 years, I have found Authentic Movement to similarly help develop such inner presence and clear awareness. In this 5-day workshop, we engage our multi-dimensional selves as body, mind, and spirit. Weekly schedule includes morning Authentic Movement practice, afternoon dyads and 'tracking' exercises, as well as creative time in nature and sessions in Moving-from-Within™, dancing within community, later in the week. More information: www.susanbauer.com Contact: (510) 333-6415 or susan@susanbauer.com Susan Bauer, MFA, RSME/T is a dance / somatics educator who has taught in both college and community settings in the US. and Asia for over 25 years, informed by her background in dance, Authentic Movement, and Body-Mind Centering®. Dancing Freedom Presents: VISION: Soul Quest Mount Shasta With Samantha Sweetwater, George Grey Eagle Bertelstein & Jay Ma
Where: Mount Shasta, CA Do you have a BIG PRAYER for yourself? Do you want to be the person you know you are ready to be? Do you want to get out of your own way so that Spirit can dance and work through you? Do you want to live a BIG LIFE for yourself, your family, your community and your business? Then, this just might be the PERFECT opportunity FOR YOU. It's really simple. You are the only one who can choose your life. You are the only one who can choose happiness. You are the only one who can set yourself free. VISION is a soul-initiation - a prayer ceremony FOR YOU that combines dance, circle-work, conscious communication, sweat-lodge, sacred Peruvian plant medicine, solitude in nature and LOTS OF LOVE to FREE and EMPOWER a more true, more joyful and more empowered experience of your life. It is a BIG PRAYER to manifest what you most want for yourself and All of Your Relations. More Info on Dancing Freedom & Samantha Sweetwater PNEUMA DANCE
Where: Sonic Yoga 754 9th Avenue, NYC Pneuma Dance proposes the rediscovery of the dance as a sacred vehicle for profound internal transformation. A medium through which we can contact the most exalted aspect of our nature, our Deep Inner Being – or divinity within. We open to the serpentine undulations of the Shakti Kundalini and as we surrender our movements to that pure source of light within we come to live the freshness of Spirit in each moment, the eternally new. Victoria will be offering classes related to the ancient wisdom of the Vedic goddesses Parvati, Durga and Kali – we will learn about the relevance of these archetypes to our inner process and how to open to these energies and experience them through the medium of sacred dance. For more information on classes and workshops in Pneuma Dance visit: www.inkarri.us or write to: victoria@inkarri.us Rhythm, Nature and the Soul, Presented by Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC
Where: King's Canyon Far Horizons Retreat Center Harmonize with the rhythm and song of nature and experience personal growth and expression through drumming & dancing. Learn rhythms for healing and self-care while reducing stress and boosting your energy! Drum and dance in the forest's beauty! Learn to lead drum groups for healing and well-being. NO prior musical experience necessary. Drums provided or bring your own. * Mention Conscious Dancer, and you will receive 10% off, if you register before July 15th. Christine Stevens, MSW, MT-BC, is author of The Healing Drum Kit and The Art and Heart of Drum Circles. The founder of UpBeat Drum Circles, www.ubdrumcircles.com, she has appeared on NBC, PBS, and is a featured speaker in the movie Discover the Gift - www.discoverthegift.com . She has trained drum circle facilitators world wide in the REMO HealthRHYTHMS program. Christine led the first drum circle training in a war-zone in northern Iraq. TaKeTiNa: Rhythm for Evolution 11 Days, 11 TaKeTiNa Rhythm Teachers
Where: Rudramandir: Center for Spirituality and Healing, 830 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA Daily times:
TaKeTiNa is a process for activating human potential through journeys into rhythm, a path in which personal development is naturally accompanied by a deepening of musical understanding. From "non-musical" laypersons to professional musicians, ALL LEVELS of experience are welcome and encouraged. Being guided into rhythm through stepping, clapping, and singing call-and-response, TaKeTiNa is a journey into a deeper relationship with oneself and others, in a safe, playful space.
For further information, please contact Grady Cousins: grady@onepeople.com or 415-342-6700 The 'Peace in Progress' Project: An Innovative ImproviSatori™ Performance Practice
When: July 15-17, 2011 In this unique movement~theatre training, we co-create a cutting-edge theatre collective that performs and uses ceremony to gently broadcast a new consciousness for humankind. Immersed in music, we are guided seamlessly by Majalehn toward a profound Performance Artistry. Our sessions begin with exploring Still-Moving motion from a silent solo space. In this stillness, we begin to connect as a fluid ensemble, inspired by an intuitive, improvisatory soft contact danse structure which becomes our textured touchstone. Continuing by weaving the threads of Authentic Movement & Vocalization, we trust our 'Interpretuitive' Intelligence, while effortlessly DanSing the Voice Free. Improvising with expertise, we experience the sophisticated ImproviSatori™ Performance Practice; an awakened spontaneous 'Satori' sense of ourSelves. As the work progresses, archetypal characters emerge, enacting new narratives, giving voice to a long awaited living myth and telling the story of the great global 'Awakening' from deep slumber. These collaborative creations culminate in Ceremonial Story~Danse, birthing a profound Majalehn is a NYC, Uta Hagan trained, professional actor and performance artist. She has been core faculty of dance/movement at Omega Institute and has facilitated the New Danse of Theatre workshops for many seasons. As artistic director of Theatre Nouveau, she is offering the Peace in Progress Project worldwide; her evocative evolutionary vision and passion. Open to actors, dancers, writers, evolutionaries, activists, bohemians, novices, enthusiasts, musicians, poets, vocalists, philosophers, performance artists et al. For more information and to register: 646.554.4914 or email theatre.nouveau@yahoo.com Tuition: $225, barter available Laban Training in Chicago: Now Accepting Applications
Where: Columbia College, Chicago Columbia College Chicago provides the first graduate level certificate housed within the department of Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling, the Graduate Certificate in Laban Movement Analysis (GL-CMA). Taking the seminal work of Rudolph Laban to a new level of integration, this 18 credit hour academic and professional program is designed for those who wish to understand the function and expression of the body/mind from a holistic perspective. In addition to dance/movement therapists, the program is appropriate for dancers, dance teachers, and others engaged in the somatic practices. Faculty members include some of the world's most respected movement analysts including Dr. Carol-Lynne Moore and Warren Lamb (Laban's protégé). Students typically meet one weekend per month for 14 months with week-long intensives at the beginning and end of the program, an ideal schedule for working adults. Application Deadline: December 15, 2011. Click here for more information. Final Note Our goal is to serve the needs of movement communities where ever they are found, and provide a meaningful vehicle for ideas and information with Conscious Dancer magazine. We welcome your input and submissions, and invite you into the conversation with us at any time. Are there copies of Conscious Dancer at your local dance or retreat center? Let us know if you would like to help distribute or know a good spot for us to be. Thanks for dancing! |
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