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DANCEMEDITATION
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not an oxymoron
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Do the Not Doing in order to Undo the Overdoing
My fluids resonate with the bay’s fluids and the scent of brine cleans my blood. Three distances hold my view–near, the leafy glade; middle, the bracelet of blue water; and on the far horizon, a spiny sea monster of Outer Green Island–mix their visual melodies in my eyes’ understanding. I’m able to write this because [...]
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Here’s Where the Dervish Constellation Celebrates!
Equinox Celebration Here’s where some of our teachers & practitioners are celebrating on September 23 at 7:30 EDT. Join us in person (if the event is open to the public) or join us all at home! ~ New York, NY at Integral Yoga Institute, 227 West 13th Street with Dunya Dianne McPherson, Anita Teresa, Kate [...]
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Low Space, Middle Space, High Space
Low Space, Middle Space, High Space: Three moving relationships to gravity Low space is movement on the floor; middle space is any motion between standing and lying down, and high space is movement standing up. The words ‘level’ or ‘stratum’ work as well, but I prefer ‘space’ for cue-ing the body; it gives a spherical [...]
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Witnessing Expanded
I lay belly down on the deck of my cabin, rolling my thighs on warming wood, smelling the day. I watched a small brown bird hop from blade to blade in the grass. All of sudden my breath opened deep. I felt my body melt into the wood, and my back absorb the blue sky [...]
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Thoughts on the Suicide of a Friend
She stopped by one evening last winter after boxing at Gold’s, for a cheery chat. She told me all about her beloved rescue dog, a pitbull. I must meet her new guy. She’d finally managed the NYC magic combo for happiness — good body, good apartment, good dog, good man. She’d searched for it for [...]
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