Looking back, I see that I was engaged in an important struggle. My autonomy was vital – the space to be as I am, self-directed and free to express and dance in my own way. Belonging was vital – needing the nourishment of a tribe – and wanting to explore what happens when we are who we are together. Surrendering to the dynamic flow between these needs was my struggle.
TAGS: 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms tribe, 5RTA, catherine llewynn, gabrielle roth, Heartbeat, Ikaria, Jup Jansonius, movement medicine, netherlands, one dance tribe, Open floor, soul motion, susannah darling, The Moving Center, yaakov darlingVeterans, especially ones with service-connected injuries, are notoriously resistant to and skeptical of alternative health practices like Yoga and Dance. Although these have been found effective for rehabilitation and are readily available, they remain ignored and held in contempt because of the stereotype of being perceived as feminine. My own story bears out this reality
TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms tribe, Chaos, Chronic Illness, community, five rhythms, gabrielle roth, inspiration, meditation, movement medicine, Open floor, Pain, poetry in motion, soul motion, veterans, yogaby Alexander Litvak, New York City, USA Veterans, especially ones with service-connected injuries, are notoriously resistant to and skeptical of alternative health practices like Yoga and Dance. Although these have …
TAGS: 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms tribe, alexander litvak, alternative healing, dance, feminine, Healing, macho, marines, masculine, meditation, military, ptsd, toxic masculinity, veterans, war, yogaBy Morag Donnelly, United Kingdom The altar: the poem on the wall with red threads of chysallis Close up of the altar Goose feathers from the drawing class Morag runs, …
TAGS: 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms tribe, Altar, art, dancing, meditation, morag Donnelly, movement medicine, One Tribe, Open floor, phoenix, poetry in motion, therapy, united kingdomby Julia Mercurio – Budapest, Hungary A couple of years ago, I was in a relationship. It was about the time that I started dancing that we started breaking up. …
TAGS: 5Rhythms tribe, art for healing, Budapest, dance movement therapy, dance therapy, dancing grief, death, emotion, grief, Healing, heartbeat5, julia mercurio, movement medicine, One Tribe, Open floor, Rhythms, soul motionREVEAL by David Juriansz, DANCE YOUR ABILITY by Shauna Devlin, IMMERSION submitted by Sadaf (Cici) Lotfalian, DANCING THE QUESTIONS by Jeannie Dougherty, EXHIBITION by Photographer Nels Lemminger, Sole to Soul by Nilaya Sabnis, RHYTHM PANTS by Glorka
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