Veterans, 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 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 Simon Tanner, United Kingdom Today I have decided to commit to life as I commit to the dance. Moving to centre floor, I begin in stillness. Facing the altar, …
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