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9 PErfOrMANcE: hoof BeatsJoAnna Mendl Shaw pairs improv choreography with equestrian artistry in her dance company Dances with Horses to produce hoof-stomping performances.

11 WArMUPS• Letters to the Editor: Communique• Feet First: Soothing tired soles • New! The Pulse with Aspen Madrone• Debbie Rosas: The Body’s Business • Apps for Dancers: Four freebies for the iPhone 26 SOUNDS: tuning in! In pursuit of higher frequencies, Aaron Noble investigates what resonates and discovers the healing power of sound.

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31 MOVEMENT MENU: online monthlySelected happenings from our monthly eZine: • Fall Highlights: Events worth traveling for• Book reviews: Peak Vitality, Matrix Energetics• CDs: Lis Addison and Shaman's Dream• DVDs: The Shadow Effect and VividExistence• MixMaster: Eric Monkhouse, aka DJ Tat Sat

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Aaron Noble is a native of the Pacific northwest, who considers himself a commander in chi for the family of light. after graduating from oregon state university in physical education for teachers, he moved to arcata, california, and began studying vibrational forms of medicine while guiding a medita-tive process he calls “yogatation.” He is currently studying at the institute of sound and consciousness in san Francisco, while also bringing the healing principles of sound into his yogatation sessions. www.hereasnow.org

Valerie Badgett is often guided by lucid visions of colors and other-worldly spaces. she embodies a cultivated blend of talents for use in styling and visual communications. she is a long-term celebrity image creator for major talent like demi Moore, sharon stone, and Will smith. Her print magazine career started with Mademoiselle while she was working in fashion offices and photo studios in Los angeles. credits include fashion & beauty stylist-editor with Teen, Shape, Elle, and Vogue. www.fashionofficeinternational.info

rolf + karina are dedicated to awakening consciousness—in themselves and in those they interact with. r+K are the creators of a new process called Transformational Photography, which supports individuals in moving from self-consciousness to self-awareness. not bound to any particular place, r+K travel the world, dancing and creating spaces in which others can discover freedom. Their book of photographs, Cameras at Breakfast, and their website reveal their intimate and exciting life together. www.wakinguptogether.com

Dr. Jody Stanislaw is a naturopathic physician with a passion for helping others establish a strong foundation for optimal health through good nutri-tion, regular movement, adequate sleep, and a healthy spiritual/emotional life. an outdoor enthusiast throughout her life, Jody enjoys hiking, skiing, biking, dancing, and yoga to keep her body fit. she is writing a book to serve as an inspiration to readers to look inside their soul and follow their dreams. www.kitchentablemedicine.com


In Movement

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It’s been more than two years since the launch of Conscious Dancer magazine; this being the 8th quarterly issue makes it

an unofficial anniversary of sorts. So before I get to the heaps of gratitude we have for our supporters and readers, I want to ad-dress a question that I must have been asked a thousand times by now: “What is ‘con-scious dance’?” Over the years, I might have talked about how I love all forms of dance and how we’re cheerleaders for dancers any-where. I may have described the semantics of the name, and how someone had cleverly pointed out, “It’s Scientific American not Scientific America, right?” I’ve explained that we’re more accurately defined by our double-meaning tagline “movement for a better world” than by the phrase Conscious Dancer. I've mentioned the reasons we high-light connections between dance, well-being, and spirituality as much as the phenom-enon itself. I even tried to define conscious

dance as “movement with an intention to-wards greater awareness.” The term itself was coined out of the need for an umbrella phrase that’s easier to say than “barefoot-freestyle-ecstatic-workshop-jam.”

But lately it’s hit me. Conscious Dancer is about the transformation of consciousness that happens when you move. About how our minds change when we connect with our bodies. And because consciousness evolves throughout our lives, our tastes for move-ment evolve as well. There was a time in

my life when a mosh pit was exactly what I needed, while nowadays I prefer dancing barefoot with happy people instead of angry ones. For me, dance is a shortcut to gratitude for life itself.

Many thanks to all the wonderful folks who are part of this movement, and to ev-eryone who comes our way in the making of this magazine. In our next issue, we’ll look at how the spirit moves and meets the younger generation in some dancing families. And we'll cover how the worlds of yoga and dance are converging. So keep those letters coming, stay in touch on our Facebook page, and as always, thanks for doing your part to inspire “movement for a better world.”

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Hoof BeatsHorses instinctively know thescore in equestrian improv thatsteps beyond the saddle.By Karen Mireau

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whoa! this is not your ordinary equestrian event. in a wooded glade, seven horses and their riders collaborate with danc-

ers to the tunes of live cello and vocals, creating a magical, site-specific performance.

this is but one innovative work by choreographer Joanna mendl shaw, artistic director of the equus projects. since 1997, she has directed Dances With Horses, which partners humans and horses (with their riders) in the artistry of collaborative dance.

“this work is humbling and exciting at the same time,” says shaw. “it calls for a physical language and horsemanship language that is probably unique—we’re inventing a whole new form.”

the dancers are deeply respectful of their equine partners. according to shaw, “the work is about performance, but it’s never about the dancer; it’s always about the dancer in relation to the horse.”

through their sensitive, visually stunning perfor-mances (and tours, workshops and clinics), Dances With Horses offers a delightful blend of raw power and graceful movement.

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A BrEATH Of frESH AIrYour magazine represents a breath of fresh air in celebrating the joy and ex-hilaration of movement and dance con-nected to inner awareness and wisdom. every human being moves—elevating the many forms into conscious dancing through your articles is a great service. Thanks for your wonderful work.

stephan ReChtsChaffenCofounder, Omega Instituteand Blue Spirit Retreat - Costa RicaRhinebeck, NY

MOrE kIDS PLEASE!i love seeing all the wonderful ways to ex-plore movement and dance in your mag-azine. i’d like to see an issue devoted to sharing creative movement with children, as i am an early childhood educator with a love of dance, and would like some ideas on how to start a program for children. all the benefits we recognize for ourselves should be passed along to children, who can suffer from stress and ailments due to lack of movement!

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LIkE A rOLLING STONE?over the years, i’ve watched several mag-azines that have successfully broadened the focus on aspects of our lifestyle. Look-ing ahead in a new century, am i being presumptuous by saying that conscious dancer can do for dance what rolling stone did for rock & roll, what Wired did for high tech, and what Playboy did for sex? i don’t think so—and i plan on read-ing it until i can say “i told you so.” Thank you for your fun, lucid, and moving (yes, intended) commentary on an essential part of our lives.

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CoRReCtion: Tracy Collins cofounded Embodydance, not Kathleen Fallon as listed in issue #7.

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“The joy of discovering movement as a spiritual practice” is a tagline that embodies the energy surrounding this magazine. It got me thinking about all the amazing people it represents and how they are turn-ing this concept into a reality. This tagline comes from Dance as a sacred art, an upcoming title by the cofounder of interplay—thanks for the inspiration, Cynthia! So welcome to the pulse, where you’ll find the inside scoop on pieces of the

movement puzzle that capture our attention. First, props to the nia technique for leading the mind-body-fitness expansion for over

25 years. Next, when the 16 ways modality came to town, I explored my po-larities through sound and movement. core connexion offered me a space in which I could get present in a hurry. Out of my head and into my body! Sadly, I say good-bye to merce cunningham, who altered my perception of the audience experience and whose dynamic choreography filled me with awe. michael Jackson's passing brought back joyful memories of my first cassette tape and lip-sync parties when I was a kid in Humboldt County. Nowadays my horizons have expanded to Costa Rica, where an omega cofounder just opened blue spirit, a new retreat center to cultivate transformation. So I'm ready to surf the waves with shiva rea and sweat my prayers

with Jonathan horan. Or activate my voice by chanting with snatam kaur or Jai uttal. Sign me up! This column is my in-vitation to share, so thanks for inspiring me to move!

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through body sensations, revisit your choices and decisions. Throughout the day, stop and revisit your choices and decisions. Stand or sit with your eyes closed, and mentally walk down memory lane. Recall any activity you experienced, seeing and feeling it through your body sensations. Then ask yourself, “Did my experiences feed my body and life in positive and healing ways?” Recognize how what you feel in this moment is a direct result of your choices and decisions. Acknowledge the good ones and commit to “tweak” any that need adjusting to make you, your body, and your life feel better each day.

Rewire your body and life. Affirm positive change by saying, “I love my body; I love my life. I can and will do things differently to make every choice and decision a healing, creative, and sacred one.”

how i do it. Watching myself in life and revisiting my daily actions is something I do every day to manage the business of my body and life, which I define as a Creative Sacred Livelihood. In the morning, I say out loud, “Good morning body. I am here, with you and listening.” Each day I choose a color, and use this color as a creative tool to stimulate and remind me to live my Sacred Life every time I see it. Throughout the day, I connect to the sensation of my life through my body, choosing Pleasure as my guide. If Pleasure is not present, I “tweak” my choices, altering what I do until it becomes part of my body and life again. This is my commitment to creating a Sacred Livelihood for myself and for the world around me.

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talk to and listen to your body throughout the day. upon waking say, “Good morning,” and listen to your body by responding with loving choices.

Commit to observing yourself as you live your life, using the sensation of Pleasure as the sign that your decision is the right one. if Pleasure is not there, ask yourself, “What can i change to make this decision a pleasurable one?”

Apps for Dancers

Debbie Rosas is cofounder of the Nia Technique.

iphone apps are changing the way we interact with technology. more than just toys, apps are the game changer that turn the internet inside out. forget web pages—with a virtual swiss army knife of apps in your pocket, your life just got easier and a whole lot more fun. here are four of our favorites: best of all, if you have an iphone, they’re free!

ShazamName-that-tune for real! Tap the screen, let Shazam listen to a song, and presto, it will identify the track and even let you click through to iTunes to download it on the spot. Gets stumped by obscure songs and generic dance music, but hits the mark often enough to amaze.

BumpTrading contact info is essential, but who carries around a pen nowadays? If you and your new friend both have an iPhone loaded with Bump, all you have to do is tap your fists together to swap numbers, email, and even photos. If the music is too loud to hear the number, just Bump.

PandoraNow that you know the name of a song you like, enter it into Pandora and you’ll be treated to a custom selection of musically similar tunes. Kind of like having a friend behind the counter at your favorite record store who knows what you like and helps you find it.

RjDjTimothy Leary predicted the arrival of electronic LSD, but he would never have guessed it would arrive in a cell phone. With this “software as music,” mind-twisting hearing sensations are created as sensory input from your world becomes part of the song. Thanks to RjDj, reality is now optional!

Medicine: On The Move

What if health is a creative process? And what if vitality isn’t a pill or a cream, but something we create from the inside out? A new school of thought that has been building momentum for some years now believes that healthy lives are something we can create for ourselves. Consensus is building across dis-

ciplines from quantum physics to holistic medicine that all life is a form of energy in motion. And more and more, the realization is that movement, or lack thereof, is the key to either a life of ease, or dis-ease.

Stuck energy can take many forms, from the vertebrae that need a chiropractor’s touch, to misplaced trauma or emotional baggage that respond to the more subtle vibrations of energy medicine or Reiki. The commonality among energy move-ment arts is that the mind-body connection is primary, and that any practice that brings the mind into the present moment, where it can be one with the body, sup-ports optimal health. What’s even more exciting is the thought that as conscious lifestyles evolve to include more intentional movement, heightened intuition, and evolutionary nutrition, healthier people will emerge.

We think that this is an interesting trend, and one well worth exploring for our readers, especially in light of our motto, “movement for a better world.” We’ve chosen two areas of focus, the current state of dance movement therapy, and epigenetic medicine—fields where momentum is building towards new models in health care.

By MARk MeTz • IlluSTRATIOnS By eInAT PeleD

can you imagine your doctor saying “Take two dance classes and call me in the morning”? or what if your prescription for pills was written for play instead? With modern research verifying the benefits of intention and movement, this is the sort of health care reform we can all get behind.

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dance/movement therapy is an established modality based upon the idea that “the body and the mind are inseparable.” Nancy Beardall, Ph.D., dance

therapy coordinator at Lesley University, describes current educational trends. “The 21st century brings a national focus on ho-listic health practices, prevention, and well-ness programs in education that include body awareness and dance as well as the physical, social, and emotional needs of an aging population.” The first wave of dance/movement therapy (DMT) in the U.S. began in 1942 when dancer and choreographer Marion Chace began giving classes to pa-tients at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washing-ton, D.C., and word of the positive effects began to spread among psychiatrists and physicians. More than two decades later, Chace would become the first president of the American Dance Therapy Association that she helped establish in 1966.

DMT is a paradigm shift in Western med-icine because it approaches healing as a co-creative process shared by the therapist and patient. With the view that movement re-flects personality, DMT encourages impro-visation as a way to experiment with new ways of being. Angela Gallo, director of the dance program at Coker College in Harts-ville, S.C., sees a growing interest in dance/movement therapy among undergraduates there. “The field is becoming much more popular—as things like yoga and Pilates are becoming mainstream and entering the gyms, there’s a growing awareness of the mind-body connection. We’re trying to give the students who are interested in doing something with dance besides performing or choreographing another option as a ca-reer pathway.”

Ellen Hill, MMT, director of the dance therapy department at Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA, has exciting news for stu-dents. “There are more positions available that can be filled. In the past two years all of our graduates have immediately found jobs.” The scope of DMT goes far beyond

Dance: Movement Therapy Merging motion with medicine for nearly seven decades, this field offers a big payoff for practitioners and patients alike.

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antioch University in Keene, new Hampshire complements their Ma program with a minor in counseling to broaden job opportunities. www.antiochne.edu

Center for movement education and Research in california offers the only dMT alternate route Trainings west of colorado that adhere to adTa guidelines. www.movement-education.org

Coker College in Hartsville, south carolina, excels in preparing undergraduates for advanced studies in counseling and movement therapy.www.coker.edu

Columbia College in chicago, illinois, offers an adTa-approved Masters program as well as a graduate certificate in Laban Movement analysis. www.colum.edu

drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, provides clinical education experience through university affiliates in the tri-state area. www.drexel.edu

lesley University in cambridge, Massachusetts, has a multi-modal program that encourages the use of the arts as a therapeutic tool. www.lesley.edu

naropa University in Boulder, colorado, offers a somatic counseling psychology program that has been adTa-approved since 1987. www.naropa.edu

pratt institute in new York city was recently listed among the accredited universities in the u.s. with the highest incomes for graduates. www.pratt.edu

epigenetic medicine is a new term coined by author and researcher Dawson Church, Ph.D., to de-scribe healing techniques that op-erate upon or over (epi) the control

level of the gene. These methods allow for dancing with energy on the deepest and most subtle of levels. In his book The Genie in Your Genes, Church says, “We are conscious energy systems capable of controlling our genes at a molecular level.”

Energy medicine and energy psychology are fields of practice where the focus is on intention and consciousness first, rather than the symptom-based approach of traditional medicine. Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT), for example, starts with an affirmation and then taps acupressure points and conducts brief sequences of eye movements. Research-ers understand that the tapping stimulates piezoelectric current (electricity due to pres-sure) through energy meridians in the body.

Epigenetic medicine takes the view that healing is a process, not an event. Modern sci-ence has confirmed the presence of a class of genes called Immediate Early Genes (IEGs),

centering the body and reducing stress. From holistic birth preparation to elder care, DMT is helpful through all stages of life. Individuals challenged by autism, learn-ing disabilities, or mental retardation con-nect on a sensory-motor level to expand skills and increase cognitive ability. People with disabilities, including those who are blind or deaf, are able to reduce feelings of isolation and communicate better. DMT is also used to treat Parkinson’s disease, post-traumatic stress disorder, bulimia, and more. Because the areas where DMT is useful are so varied, practitioners are in demand in a wide range of settings. From daycare facili-ties to nursing homes and medical, educa-tional, and rehabilitation centers, licensed therapists unite body and mind, using dance and movement to create better lives.

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which turn on within a few seconds of a stimulus, and can be triggered by thoughts or emotions. These are genes that affect specific aspects of our immune system, such as the production of white blood cells. This is where science supports what many practitioners have been intuiting for quite some time—that thought, emotion, and intention have real ef-fects on our DNA and physical well-being.

Dr. Richard Bartlett, founder of the prac-tice Matrix Energetics, takes issue with the term “healing,” preferring the word “trans-formation” instead. “Healing is a very nebu-lous concept, and disease is also an abstract term. Isn’t it preferential to believe that you can transform in an instant rather than think that healing has to take time? I don’t believe in healing, and I don’t believe in disease. I be-lieve in transformation because healing and disease are two sides of the same coin.”

Another remarkable development in the field is the work of Dylan Newcomb, a danc-er and choreographer with an extensive back-ground in energy psychology. He has founded a practice called The 16 Ways, which maps the basic polarities inherent in life. He light-heartedly refers to the 16 Ways Polarity As-sessment Instrument as “Myers-Briggs meets 5Rhythms.”

The practice itself is an easy, yet powerful way to stimulate movement between opposite energetic poles on the levels of mind, body, and emotion. Through improvisational dance explorations into the eight vowel sounds that humans make, he discovered certain core movements that relate sounds to behaviors.

The 16 Ways are especially interesting in that the practice is a bridge between the cerebral and the somatic. Analogous to the I Ching, and informed by study of the ancient Chinese system, The 16 Ways are a binary code of thought, emotion, and movement that forms a physical language that can be plugged into day-to-day lives.

Here at Conscious Dancer, we have firsthand experience with a practice known as The WOW Process. Cocreated by Louisa Dyer and Laura Cirolia, two dancers with extensive expe-rience in holistic psychology, energy medicine, and spiritual growth work, WOW is deceptive-ly simple. In an hour or so, it can profoundly shift ingrained thoughts and emotional pat-terns, reducing or eliminating many physical, emotional, mental, or spiritual problems.

Dyer speaks about the mechanics of that transformation. “Who we truly are deep with-in is what creates every experience we have. WOW allows us to accept what we have con-sciously and subconsciously held within, us-ing a lens of love rather than judgment, and this loving acceptance immediately begins to shift who we are. As darkness ceases to exist when light is brought to it, fear, anger, grief, apathy, or suffering of any kind simply disap-pears in the presence of love.”

Epigenetic medicine takes the view that hu-man evolution is a work in progress. Encour-aging discoveries on the frontiers of health and human development bode well for the fu-ture of humanity. If our collective conscious-ness is truly moving out of fear and into love, these tools are lighting the way.

five QUiCk ReConneCtsBefore you can balance your brain, it helps to be in your body. if you find yourself misplacing things, having accidents, or losing focus, your mind may be separating from your body. try these simple somatic techniques to reconnect.

1. alternate nostril breathing: known as pranayama in yogic traditions, this practice can be enjoyed in several effective ways.

2. Jumping up and down: simple, easy, playful, and effective. even better if you happen to be in a place where you can shout.

3. “om” ing or toning: Best done in waves of three or more. try this in an enclosed space like a closet or the shower.

4. spinning in circles: to feel childlike and silly, try this secret of the sufis until you get dizzy. stop before you fall down or get nauseated.

5. Graphology: writing backwards with your non-dominant hand. Use the graphology technique made famous by leonardo da vinci to access your creative side.

Welcome to the other side of your brain. Step into entrainment with a clap and a shout, and leave disconnection behind.

group of 20 patients in an Austrian hospital took part in a study to see if rhythm could help to better manage their pain. A few felt hopeful, but most showed signs of the wear and tear that often accompanies longstanding pain and morphine drips. When the rhythm exercises were presented (initially just simple movements to

the steady beat of a drum), every patient had a hard time finding the basic pulse.To instructor Reinhard Flatischler, who teaches with his wife Cornelia, this made

perfect sense. “People who are in acute pain often disconnect from, or leave, their bodies,” he explains. When pain is too difficult to deal with, why be there? To synchronize the patients’ body movements with a basic pulse became the first order of business.

“We had to bring them into their bodies again, to bring them into rhythm,” says Flatischler, who has been facilitating a collective movement and sound process known as TaKeTiNa for the past 30 years. The practice was inspired by a visit to Afghanistan as a teenager, where he witnessed Sufis singing and chanting ancient rhythms, and moving in an interlocking manner that put the entire group into a deep trance. In time, the Austrian patients, who met weekly for a year and a half, were able to synchronize their movements with the TaKeTiNa rhythms.

Welcome to the other side of your brain. Step into entrainment with a clap and a shout, and leave disconnection behind.

Flatischler discovered that in

those moments when the partici-

pants felt synchronized or “at one”

with the rhythms, the whole group

reported that their pain went away.

By the end of the study, the medi-

cal society in Göppingen, Germa-

ny, and the nearby German Pain

Colloquium noted that those who

had participated in the study were

able to reduce their medication by

45 percent.

Through the intervention of a

rhythm process, a very natural

method for reducing pain had been

discovered. How was this possible?

According to its founder, TaKeTi-

Na uses rhythm in an unusual way.

The focus is not on specific rhythms,

but instead on “rhythm archetypes”

or “movement images that are in-

herent in the senso-motoric system

of every human being.”

Flatischler explains that each of us

has a very intense relationship with

rhythm that begins in utero. This

rhythm is the first information we

receive, through the beating of the

mother’s heart, the flow of blood,

the mother’s movement, and the

rhythm of her speech.

“Rhythmic relations in our bodies

define our health or lack of health,

and our state of mind,” he says. He

believes that by practicing TaKe-

TiNa, people learn something that

is already a part of the self, not just

a method taught by a teacher. The

process allows for “regaining one’s

innate relationship with rhythm.”

This experience is borne out by a

student of TaKeTiNa, who describes

her experience on the blog Finding

and Exploring Your Soul Purpose.

This woman was in so much pain

due to what she thought was fibro-

myalgia that driving several hours

to a TaKeTiNa class presented a

huge challenge. Prepared to simply

watch the class, she amazed herself

by taking part for several hours each

day, and on the third day, awaken-

ing pain free.

The practice helped this student

to overcome feelings of being help-

less and powerless in relation to her

body. It brought her to what she

describes as “a place where I was

whole and healed.” She explains

that TaKeTiNa is based on the

theory that out of chaos, the body

wants to reorder itself. “I think

that TaKeTiNa, through the move-

ment, chanting, and organization,

actually broke up the pain memo-

ries—brought me into chaos, then

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one automatically falls into it.”Mary Kogen, who teaches TaKeTiNa to

high school students in New Hampshire, has been amazed by the way her students absorb the rhythms. Asked to describe the experience, one student said, “It’s a place where I discov-ered the rhythms in me and around me.”

While most learning situations require students to be alert and focused, TaKeTiNa participants are encouraged to either en-gage actively in the exercises, or to lie on the floor and just listen. “For many people, lying down in the circle creates a reconnection to the time when they were in their mother’s womb,” says Flatischler. “There was noth-ing to do then but absorb rhythm. A person who is lying down in the center is entrained, meaning that all the information of the rhythm is subconsciously absorbed.”

Flatischler notes that TaKeTiNa taught him to access a silent, present state. “It’s not just silence and it’s not just active,” he says. “It’s both. You are with someone and you are relaxed and focused at the same time.” Some students feel this as an integration between the right and left brain, a merging of logic and intuition. It appears that in this state of relaxed peaceful presence, healing occurs. Flatischler credits the practice with his own healing—an end to the asthma at-tacks that had troubled him since childhood.

reorganized me—my cells reorganizing themselves.”

The process is structured to do just this; it brings participants in and out of rhythm, al-ternating between chaos and order. Through the use of one’s hands, feet, and voice, the technique involves the simultaneous in-corporation of three contrasting rhythms. Standing in a circle, students begin by mov-ing their feet in a simple side-to-side motion. In the center, a Brazilian surdo drum with a deep, booming bass reinforces and anchors the steps. The berimbau, a single-string per-cussion instrument, almost always accompa-nies the drum, providing a trance-inducing drone as a counterpoint to the heartbeat of the surdo. As students connect their steps with the repetitive sound of the drum, they are instructed to clap in a pattern that is ini-tially in sync, and then eventually, slightly out of sync, with their foot movements. Finally, the voice is added to create a third level of independent rhythm.

Other techniques involve the use of “call and response,” where, while maintaining certain footsteps and hand claps, the leader sings one part, and students respond in turn. Sometimes the leader sings in harmony with the footwork and response of the students. Other times, however, the leader’s singing will rhythmically conflict with the students’ sounds, creating a palpable tension, which eventually leads to students being unable to maintain the rhythm. At this point, every-thing falls apart.

According to Flatischler, the journey of falling in and out of rhythm is essential to the TaKeTiNa process. “Like the ebb and flow of life, we go in and out of chaos and order,” he says. “ In this alternation between losing rhythm and regaining rhythm, one falls into a state where, all of a sudden, the senso-motoric system is triggered and the student just knows how to move.” As a result, people who have never trained in music find them-selves moving to very complex rhythms.

“Within three to six days, everyone will fall into rhythm,” says Flatischler. “No matter how complex the rhythm might be, they are in it with their voice, their steps and their claps…they have become one with this rhythm and they are one with themselves in this moment. One cannot lin-early access this knowledge; however, as the body remembers those rhythm archetypes,

... people learn something that is already a part of the self, not just something taught by a teacher.

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And recent research in Austria has verified that “TaKeTiNa activates Vagotonus (the vagus nerve) and produces the neurotrans-mitter acetylcholine, known as the healing remedy—especially in the moments where people drop into rhythm without strain.”

People from all walks of life are attend-ing Flatischler’s classes and teacher trainings worldwide, as well as at five different univer-sities throughout Europe. Whether to use the process therapeutically or in musical settings, some also become facilitators of TaKeTiNa, which is taught by Flatischler and his wife Cornelia around the world. With the ground-swell of Americans who have discovered the pure joy of beating a drum over the past de-cade, it’s no surprise that many people are drawn to TaKeTiNa, not just for its healing powers, but also for the sheer fun of it.

Thanks to Zorina Wolf at www.villageheartbeat.com for her contribution to this article.

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My interest in health, yoga, and medita-tion led me to study vibrational forms of medicine, a holistic approach that embrac-es a number of subtle energy modalities to treat the body, mind, and soul. These methods, which include gem, color, and flower essence healing, view the body in

layers of frequency. As my awareness grew, I found myself passionate about the effects of sound frequencies, and sought to learn more. At San Francisco's Institute of Sound and Consciousness, I learned that this field includes subjects ranging from biophysics to musicology, and I began to learn some of the ways in which sound affects us.

One common perspective is that sound can serve as a form of nutrition. This be-lief is based on a discovery made in the late ’60s by Alfred Tomatis, a German doctor specializing in the ear, nose, and throat. He determined the ear to be the first senso-ry organ of the fetus to become fully func-tional and suggested that the ear’s primary role in prenatal development is to harness sound waves inside the womb and convert them into energy for neural development.

Another key understanding in the field

of sound is the concept of “sympathetic resonance.” This phrase describes a phe-nomenon that occurs when the vibration of one instrument actually causes a sym-pathetic response in another instrument. So if I strike an A string on my violin, somehow the A string on my friend’s violin across the room begins to resonate as well, and in perfect synchrony without even be-ing touched. This magical reaction makes me wonder about people as instruments of sound, and the ways in which we can reso-nate with one another. Scientists and doc-tors are beginning to understand the power of the voice, especially when people make sound together, to stimulate our neural chemicals and endorphins.

Jonathan Goldman, director of the Sound Healers Association, says that sound impacts us in two ways. “One way is that sound can actually go into the physical body, affecting us on a cellular level. The other way is when sound goes into our ears and into our brains and therefore affects our nervous system, heart, and respira-tion.” Sound vibrations actually have the ability to match the specific frequencies of each organ within the body, as well as to induce the autonomic nervous system simultaneously.

I began to study tones in terms of their effect on the body. Results seemed to vary depending on pitch, rhythm, and place-ment of the tongue. Low tones generally impact larger muscle groups, while higher frequencies seem to stimulate the brain and smaller muscle groups. Drawn out tones, like string sounds, actually create patterns, while staccato or rhythmic patterns disperse and clear energy. Alex Theory, founder of the Global Sound Conference, says, “Once you break up some of those stuck patterns you can use specific low, elongated fre-quencies to create tangible geometric pat-terns within the body itself.”

Creating sound within a group offers benefits that one voice can’t conjure. When people make sound together they release oxytocin, also known as the trust chemi-cal. Therefore, when people harmonize in sound, they build resonance and trust with-in each other. According to Lis Addison, creator of a vocal-dance form called KiVo, “It’s very important for us to engage in these activities often: to dance, tone, move through space, and create vibration just to resonate with other people. Tones have the ability to release us from the limitations of language…”

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I strive to enhance my life each day by at-tending to sounds and their resonance. Try this practice on your own by taking some steps to influence the sounds around you. Choose your music to match a purpose in order to align the mood. Select the tone of your voice to support your intention. Learn to mindfully tune into sound, and you'll be able to harmonize its amazing power into everyday life.

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Core Connexion® Dance Medicine (F)10-12pm • Studio 12

Ecstatic Dance East Bay10:30-1pm • Sweet’s Ballroom

Soul Sanctuary Dance11am–1pm • Ashkenaz

Handstand Class12–1pm • Ath-letic Playground

Nia® Community (F)11:15-12:15pm • 7th Heaven

Biodanza® with Marina (F)6:45-8:45pm • 7th Heaven

Barefoot Boogie7:30-11pm • Sawtooth Bldg

Women’s TransDance® Circle (F) 10am-12:30pm • North Oakland

HoopGirl Hoopdance Multi-Level 6:30-7:30pm • Dance Ground Keriac

AcroYoga with Tyler (F) 7:30-9:15pm • 7th Heaven

HeroHooping Multi-Level (F) 7:45-8:45pm • 7th Heaven

Aerial Improv (F) 7:30-9:15pm • Athletic Playground

Monkey Conditioning 1st Free (F) 7:30-8:30am • Athletic PlaygroundAerial Improv 1st Class Free (F) 2:30-3:30pm • Athletic Playground Acro-Yoga 1st Class Free (F) 6-7:30pm • Athletic Playground Soul Motion® (F) 6-8pm • Wildcat Studio

Interplay® (F) 6-7:30pm • InterPlayce5Rhythms® Endless Waves (F) 6:30-8:30pm • TVCC

Women’s TransDance® Circle(F) 6:45-9:15pm • North Oakland(10 class series starts 9/30)

Core Connexion® Class (F)7-9pm • Unitarian Church

Interplay® (F) 7-8:30pm • InterPlayce 5Rhythms® Endless Waves (F) 7:00-9:00pm • MLK Gym

Ecstatic Dance East Bay 7-8pm Contact Improve-8-11:30pm • Sweet’s Ballroom

HoopGirl Hoopdance Multi-Level 8:30-10pm • Dance Ground Keriac

Nia® with Danielle (F)9-10am • East Bay Dance Center

Body of Sound (F) 6:00-7:30pm • Twinspace 5Rhythms® Endless Waves (F)6:30-8:30pm • Studio Gracia

Biodanza® (F)7-9pm • 7th Heaven

Parkour (F)7:30-8:30pm • Althetic Playground

Contact Improv Movement Jam8:30-11pm • 7th Heaven

Interplay® for Men (F) 7-8:30pm • InterPlayce

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eventsAthletic Playground is Celebrating ONE Year!Oct 3-4 - Emeryville, CAFree classes (Parkour, Handstands, Capoeira, Aerial, AcroYoga, Tumbling, Monkey Conditioning, Morning Flow & More!)Performances at 8pm on both nights!!Get ready to monkey play! www.athleticplayground.com

NCDC Winter Dance Camp June 4-6 - Dunlap, CANCDC hosts a weekend getaway at Monte Toyon Camp, near Santa Cruz. Enjoy a lovely, sweet, and deep time at this beautiful retreat center in the redwoods. Often it is rainy and we spend our time indoors, taking classes, sitting around the fireplace and singing songs, dancing at night in the beautiful lodge. When the sun peeks out, we take hikes up to the ridge for wonderful views of the ocean. www.ncdcdances.org

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Locations7TH HEAVEN YOGA2820 7th St., BerkeleyASHKENAZ1317 San Pablo Ave., BerkeleyDANCE GROUND KERIAC1805 Divisadero St., S.F. EAST BAY DANCE CENTER1318 Glenfield Ave., OaklandFAIRFAX COMMUNITY CHURCH2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. INTERPLAYCE2273 Telegraph Ave., OaklandATHLETIC PLAYGROUND 729 Heinz Ave. #4., Berkeley

WEBSITESwww.coreconnexiwww.athleticplayground.comwww.dancejam.orgwww.ecstaticdanceeastbay.comwww.interplay.orgwww.niadanielle.comwww.soulsanctuarydance.comwww.themovingcenterschool.comwww.thegroovegarden.comwww.transdance.comwww.sfbarefootboogie.comwww.7thheavenyoga.com


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educationamerican dance therapy annual Conference oCt 8–11 portland, oR The american dance Therapy's annual conference on The dance of discovery: research and innovation in dance/Movement Therapy includes research, practice, education, and professional development; 35 clinical seminars, site-specific performance; keynote address by dr. Maxine sheets-Johnstone; lecture by dr. Janet adler. Learn about mind/body integration, embodi-ment, and the primacy of nonverbal interaction in the therapy relationship, which transforms healthcare and intercultural understanding. www.adta.org

international alchemy annual Conference oCt 23–25 los angeles, Cadon’t miss this rare opportunity to meet and work with practicing alchemists from around the world! Practition- ers will share both practical and spiritual techniques in this intensive multimedia event. The emphasis is on real alchemy, and the goal is to inform and em-power individuals with ancient wisdom and other fun surprises. Lectures and movement workshops include don Miguel ruiz, author of The Four Agreements; Taoist Master Mantak Chia, mixing Tai Chi, Aikido, Kundalini Yoga, and anatomy; scott cole, celebrity fitness trainer; Vibrasound and sensoryresonance Technologies; therapy; meditation; music; and dance. www.alchemyconference.com

science and nonduality ConferenceoCt 21–25 san Rafael, Cacome on a journey beyond perception, reality, and belief! Part seminar, part festival, part conference, this event explores how science combines with medita-tion, philosophy, art, music, dance, and entheogens to point the way to nondual experience, to aid in integrating nonduality into daily life, and to deepen the understanding of a fundamental nondual reality. over 100 mentors aligning to transform the way we see ourselves, the universe, and reality itself. room featuring a rotating lineup of movement, meditation, kirtan, dance, yoga, cinema, and panel discussions. enlighten the mind and embody the spirit! experience Breema, TaKeTina, Biodanza, Transdance and more www.scienceandnonduality.com

thich nhat hanh: Building a peaceful society oCt 9–10 new york, ny omega institute presents two opportunities to be in the presence of Thich nhat Hanh at the Beacon Theatre. Born in Vietnam in 1926, nhat Hanh is an expatriate Zen Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet and peace activist. The New York Times has written, "among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, Thich nhat Hanh ranks second only to the dalai Lama." He has published more than 100 books, includ-ing Peace Is Every Step, Being Peace, Touching Peace. www.eomega.org

events & performancesCapacitor presents "the perfect flower"sep 18–19 san francisco, Cainterdisciplinary dance company capacitor brings its latest work, “The Perfect Flower,” home to san Francisco. “scientists use the term “perfect flower” to describe flowers that are equipped with both female and male reproductive structures and have the ability to self-pollinate. i have been examining them as an example of self-sufficiency and as inspiration for this new work,” said Jodi Lomask, artistic director. To celebrate a decade of capacitor’s innovative hybrid dance style, the evening will also bring back audience favorites from their previous five full-length shows. www.capacitor.org

emotional freedom wisdom sep 20 venice, Cacome celebrate the release of their new books with Judith orloff, Md and ron alexander, Ph.d.! Mindful-ness and emotional Freedom go hand in hand. dr. orloff will share principles from emotional Freedom to present emotions as a path to intuitive and spiritual awakening—and how to listen to the body in order to transform negative emotions into positive forces. Plus how to avoid absorbing the energy of others and com-bat emotional vampires with compassion. Learn the art and science of mindfulness meditation along with tools from leading-edge positive psychology to guide yogis past their pain and create fresh personal visions for joy, contentment, and vitality. www.drjudithorloff.com

festivalsJoshua tree annual Roots music festivaloCt 10–11 Joshua tree, Caa rootsicana newgrassy folkadelic experience. enjoy continuous live music alternating on two stages in one music bowl in the shadows of the otherworldly Joshua Tree national Park. on-site camping, organic foods, world market, kidsville, hot showers, and playshops. Toubab Krewe, Blue rodeo, Greensky Bluegrass, Blue Mountain, abalone dots, the sadies, Kelly, and more to perform. www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com

Raw spirit festivalsep 26–27 prescott, az come discover ancient wisdom and the latest findings from the greatest minds in healthy eco-living. Features include world's largest gathering of dynamic speakers, fascinating health seminars, phenomenal music, edu-cational vendor booths, children's program, largest raw restaurant food court on earth, raw vegan demos/tasting parties, outdoor main stage, doctors stage, discovery, art, music, dancing, poetry, theatre, sacred exercise area, yoga, meditation circl, nature trails, and fantastic foods! www.rawspirit.com

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Group BioDynamic Breath™/Chakra Loop Breath Dance Journey with Rohi & Giten (F)7-9:30pm • Meta Centerwww.energyofbreath.com

5Rhythms® Night Waves (F)7-9pm • Joffrey Ballet School 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com

5Rhythms® Waves (F) 10:30am-12pm • SCDC 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com

Contact Improv/Open Movement Jam (Free) 8:15-11:15pm • Children’s Aid Society groups.yahoo.com/group/contactnyc

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eventsBiodanza-SRT® - The Dance of Life SEP 26, 2-5pm • Dance ForumDiscovery workshops with Michelle. Come dance with life! web.me.com/biodanzazambiaOneLove commUNITY Drum CircleSEP 26, OCT 24, NOV 7, 6:30-9:30pm • DTW Drum, Dance, Celebrate, & Connect from a Heart Space with a Conscious Vibrant commUNITY! 2 Music Rooms—Drum Circle and Chill Out Lounge with mini massage sessions to nourish your Body, Heart & Soul! Presented by The Dancing Path™ & Energy of Breath™. www.thedancingpath.comDance & Manifest Your Best Life Workshop with TrinityOCT 17, 12:30-7:30pm • DTW Transformational Dance, manifestation, and draw-ing exercises empower you to remove blockages, gain clarity, and manifest your hearts truest desires! www.thedancingpath.comDancemeditation Intensive with DunyaNOV 5-9, 12-6pm • Moving Body Resources Inner Freedom, Outer Ease. Lush Motion, Purest Bellydance. Wave, Rocking, Vibration Sequences. Sufi Sleep. Tidal Spine. Fern Spine. Radiant Heart.(212) 226-2114 / [email protected] - A Spiritual Night ClubNOV 14, 8pm-2am • The Open Center Join Parashakti, GlobeSonic DJ Fabian, and others where club culture meets Earth based medicine. ILLUMINATE draws on exhilarating ceremonies, invocations, live drumming and a world music ecstatic dance party. www.parashakti.orgCosta Rica Breath & Shamanic RetreatDEC 5-16 • Costa Rica Come breathe, rebirth in the ocean, journey with shaman, cleanse, meditate, and dance! Join Rohi and Giten of the Energy Of Breath Institute in the Osa Peninsula on the beach and in the rainforest. www.energyofbreath.com

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CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY 219 Sullivan StCLUB H 423 W 55th StDANCE FORUM 20 E 17th StDANCE THEATER WORKSHOP 219 W 19th St, 3rd Flr, btw 7th & 8thJOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL 434 6th Ave, 4th Flr, near W 10th St KAKINI HEALING CENTER 155 W 72nd St, Suite 205 KEYSTONE STUDIO 252 W 30th St #4B

META CENTER NEW YORK 214 W 29th St, 16th Flr, btw 7th & 8th MOVING BODY RESOURCES 112 W 27th St #400, NYC NY INSIGHT MEDITATION CTR28 W 27th St, 10th Flr, NYC SANDRA CAMERON DANCE CTR199 Lafayette St, 2nd FlrTHE OPEN CENTER22 E 30th StTHE STEPHEN WEISS STUDIO 711 Greenwich St, corner of CharlesUWS KENSHIKAI KARATE928 Columbus Ave, btw 105th & 106th

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The Dancing Path™ & Energy of Breath™- OneLove commUNITY Drum Circle6:30-9:30pm • DTW SEP 26, OCT 24, NOV 7 (see event listing)www.thedancingpath.com

The Dancing Path™ presents JourneyDance™ with Trinity (F)7:15-9:30pm • DTW 2nd Saturday every monthwww.thedancingpath.com

Barefoot Boogie (F)8:30-11:30pm • NYIMC 2nd & 4th Sats (see site for exceptions)www.barefootboogie.org

5Rhythms® Sweat Your Prayers (F)1-3pm • Joffrey Ballet School5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com

The Open Music Circle (F)8-10pm • NYIMC2nd & 4th Suns (see site for exceptions)www.myspace.com/openmusiccircle

Spiritual Bellydance & Dancemeditation Series (F) (September 29 - October 27) 7-9 pm • KEYSTONE Studio www.dancemeditation.org

5Rhythms® High Vibration Waves (F) 7:30-9:30pm • TSWS5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com

Chakracize with Kiana Love (F) 6-7pm • See website for location. www.kakinihealth.com

Nia with Rachel Duvall (F) 6:30-7:30pm • Club Hwww.oriensliving.com

5Rhythms® Dream Waves (F) 8-9:30pm • Joffrey Ballet School5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com

5Rhythms® Light Waves (F) 11am-12:30pm • SCDC5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com

Dynamic Dance w/ Rohi & Giten (F)7-9pm • Joffrey Ballet Schoolwww.energyofbreath.com5Rhythms® Shaking Spirit Waves (F)

7:45-9:15pm • UWS Kenshikai Karate5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com

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festivalssomatic movement arts festivaloCt 6–11 los angeles, CaHow do we sustain embodied interaction with our surroundings while connecting with our internal kinesthetic experience? in its third year, this pioneer-ing event enhances somatic awareness in practice, performance, and daily life. a week of workshops, performances, discussions, and jams features artists from diverse somatic modalities including continuum, Body-Mind centering, yoga, Moving Theater, Tamalpa experience, ideokinesis, Laban/Bartenieff, authentic Movement, contact improvisation, and axis syllabus. Fostering physical and perceptual transformation, we deepen our creativity, presence, articulation, self discovery, internal spaciousness, sensory integration, and liquid strength. www.somafest.org

symbiosis annual Gathering sep 17–21 yosemite, Casymbiosis Gathering is a synaesthesia of art, music, transformational learning, and sustainable living. We will feature performances from over 120 live and electronic musicians, as well as a world-class lineup of speakers, workshops, and special presentations. Large-scale art installations and a variety of interac-tive performances will create an atmosphere to awe, inspire, and engage. Join us for five days of camping, swimming, and dancing under the sun and stars! www.symbiosisgathering.com

water woman festivaloCt 1–4 Joshua tree, CaWater Woman honors the spirit of artistic creative culture-making of the highest order and rides the cut-ting edge of everything that is happening right now. The festival is a hands-on interactive art and ecological experience featuring top artists, architects, natural builders, permaculture designers, speakers, teachers, musicians, and inspirational visionaries. Festival-goers will have fun, dance, and learn to live in balance with nature; experience cutting-edge alternative technolo-gies; mingle with extreme green artists; help build beautifully and rebirth the site; support the develop-ment of eco settlements; and honor The Goddess of Life. Be showered with possibilities! www.waterwomanfestival.com

retreats & workshops Beingloved: dance your inner lover oCt 2–4 flat Rock, nCWith her nia and soul Motion influences, Liz Ganz offers a way to deepen the experience and allow the beauty of time to enhance the beingLoved process. This three-day experience starts on Friday evening with a practice of dancing truth, helping participants set the tone and clarify their intentions for the week-end. on saturday, participants are introduced to the alchemy of beingLoved, including the archetypes and what they have to offer you. on sunday, you will en-gage in the practice of dreaming while awake, where we come to feel the place of no separation, blissful union with self, each other, and all there is. dreaming while awake integrates all of the individual desires into one loving sensation of beauty. www.beingloved.org

Breema - the art of Being present oCt 10–15 oakland, Cain this six-day fall intensive, Breema emphasizes a practical approach to body-mind connection in an atmosphere of nonjudgment and mutual support. You'll learn a variety of relaxing, revitalizing self-Breema exercises and Breema bodywork sequences, expressing the nine unifying principles of Breema through touch and movement. Practicing the art of be-ing present fosters self-understanding and enables us to let go of conditioned patterns and connect to more natural ways of moving, thinking, and feeling. classes present bodywork sequences that can be combined to create whole-body (foot-to-head) treatments. Time for review and practice is provided in each class. Workshops provide in-depth exploration of different facets of the bodywork and principles of Breema. www.breema.com

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5RHYTHMS® WORKSHOP RELEASE IN THE RHYTHMSOctober 23-25, 2009 Austin, [email protected] www.dancingfirelizards.com

MONTHLY DALLAS EVENTS:ALL-AGES BAREFOOT BOOGIE & HEALTHY POTLUCK Unity Church on Greenville Ave. Dallas

CONSCIOUS DANCE EVENT Chi Yoga Check website for dates/details www.drumdancesingsilence.com

DANCE SLUMBER PARTYLast Fridays at CrazywoodFri 9:00-11:00pm & Sat 10:00am-noon Begins Oct. 30th with the Ghost Dance Cost is $95 and includes continuous buffet, overnight, and spa

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TUESDAY6:00 - 7:30pm Partner Yoga / Contact Improv Crazywood8:00 - 10:00pm Contact Improv Austin Yoga

WEDNESDAY9:30 - 10:30am Nia (Heather) Studio B7:45 - 9:45pm Dancing Together Austin Yoga 7:45 - 9:45pm Body Choir Galaxy Studios

THURSDAY6:30 - 7:30 pm 5 Stages (Heather) PureWellness 7:30 - 8:45pm Conscious Dance PureWellness (Heather)7:30 - 9:30pm 5Rhythms® Galaxy Studios

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Ecstatic Dance Houstonat Planet Funk 5731 Logan Ln, Houstonwww.ecstaticdancehouston.com(281)748-8080Hope Stone with Leslie Scates1210 West Clay #26Houston, Texaswww.hopestoneinc.org(713) 824-1197Austin Yoga School1122-C S Lamar Blvd., Austin, Texas www.dancingtogether.org(512) 923-4643 Crazywood Dance Spa 1416 Sam Houston Ave Huntsville, Texaswww.crazywood.org(936) 662-52505Rhythms ClassesGalaxy Dance [email protected](512) 680-4212Body ChoirGalaxy Dance Studios 1700 S. Lamar #338 Austin, Texaswww.bodychoir.org(512) 680-4212 Heather Spiller-Gream MA, CEAPVarious Locations in Dallaswww.drumdancesingsilence.com [email protected](817) 229-6134

OPEN NOWGalaxy Dance Studio1700 S. Lamar #338 Austin, TexasSee website for schedule www.galaxydancestudios.org (512) 442-5299

Crazywood is a yoga and dance spa available for workshops and retreats.Located in Huntsville, Texas, one hour north of Houston, 2.5 hours East of Austin. The facility includes 2500 sq ft.floated maple dance floor. Indoor and outdoor showers and a cold plunge area. Indoor soaking tub and 1000 cubic ft.steam room. Kitchen facilities and camping area. Hotel accommodations nearby.

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performer and choreographer, helping individuals realize their potential in creative movement and dance since 1976. www.MadronaMindBody.com

new soul series with fabien mamansep 18–20 malibu, Ca in Tama-do we work with the eight Master stars of the eight directions of the universe, placing the human being in greater resonance with the energy patterns of earth and sky. in this Master class, initiates will deepen their link with each of the eight Master stars, channel-ing each of their unique energy frequencies through fundamental movement. We will be working with nature and in Tama-do’s Bagwa®, a magnificent eight-sided, 13-foot cathedral of sound. once we receive our personal soul dance for each star, we will learn to transmit this energy in our healing work. We will also be deepening our practice of Tao Yin Fa series iii and iV. 800.615.3675 / [email protected]

nia in paradise maR 13–20 Chacala Beach, mexicoexperience the best week of your year in paradise. Join nia Black Belt danielle Woermann and Brown Belt Monica Walker for a week of spirited and healing nia classes. delve into nia principles and concepts that inspire you to move more joyfully, efficiently, and in a connected way both in and outside of class. Perfect for both the seasoned practitioners and first timers, this retreat promises deep connection, great joy, and easy relaxation. enjoy two nia classes, hours of sun bathing and beach combing, adventurous excursions, delicious locally grown food, healing spa services, and great company! www.niadanielle.com

nia white Belt intensive with holly Curtis deC 4–10 washington, dC Whether you want to know more about nia, become a nia Teacher, or have a week of dance and movement to connect with yourself, the intensive will be transfor-mational and educational. The White Belt intensive Training is highly interactive, using both cognitive and experiential learning models along with the 13 nia White Belt Principles. You will study movement dynam-ics, body-mind physiology, kinesiology, choreography, music appreciation and notation, x-ray anatomy, and more. each day is divided into highly interactive ses-sions where you learn, move, and practice nia’s body of work. www.niaeducation.com

northern California dance Collective Retreat deC 4–6 santa Cruz, Ca ncdc hosts a weekend getaway at Monte Toyon camp, near santa cruz. enjoy a lovely, sweet, and deep time at this beautiful retreat center in the redwoods. often it is rainy and we spend our time in-doors, taking classes, sitting around the fireplace and singing songs, dancing at night in the beautiful lodge. When the sun peeks out, we take hikes up to the ridge for wonderful views of the ocean. www.ncdcdances.org/winter_retreat.php

nourish your nature Retreat nov 6–8 ft. lauderdale, flBlissfully honor your true self with an intimate weekend to experience your connection with the universal source. use the isis channeling and Feng shui deluxe Kit to learn how to communicate with your soul self, your spirit Guides, and loved ones who have passed. Learn how to bring love, financial freedom, and good health to your life with Feng shui. retreat includes soul chart readings, yoga, meditation, live music, chanting, energy demonstrations, massage, and vegetarian/vegan treats. www.ahanaenterprises.com

one spirit weekend oCt 2–5 sedona, aznow is the time to step into your conscious Leadership role! Join awakening Leaders and experience a body, mind, soul, and conscious business event at a 165-acre Zen center in the vortexes of sedona. enjoy sacred Movement classes all day and experience prominent world-class speakers on vibrant health, prosperity consciousness, community, conscious business, and much more. Learn necessary tools and techniques to fulfill your role in this new paradigm. Your one spirit community awaits you. www.onespiritweekend.com

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Body wisdom RetreatJan 16–24 Big island, hiThe Body Wisdom retreat at Kalani retreat will teach you ways to develop your “spiritual intelligence.” The program is a unique combination of two long-standing programs on our course curriculum—The Trance-dance experience (and other related shamanic dance structures) and The results course. Trancedance is a body-centered process that will open you to a significantly deeper understanding of your individual body-mind consciousness—meaning how you can utilize all of your senses when seeking solutions to life issues as well as creating specific outcomes in your life. The results course is an 18-hour course that teaches the mechanics of the creative process and the practical principles of manifesting. Together these two disciplines balance out our body/mind connection. Fa-cilitated by Wilbert alix, the retreat is a very practical exploration of magical principles that can be applied to your everyday life. www.trancedance.com

embody your Beauty workshop nov 5–8 york harbor, me Join robyn Maltz and susie schoonmaker, mind-body mentors, and embody your body. do you struggle with self-love and self-acceptance in the face of cultural attitudes? do you have a daily plan for nurturing self-awareness? Join us for a long weekend of creative exploration of these issues through expressive arts activities, nia classes, personal integration, and self-reflection in a fun and supportive environment. Learn a new way to live in your body and love your life at a beautiful inn and spa on the southern coast of Maine, just over one hour north of Boston. www.embodyyourbeauty.com

hawaiian ecstasy Rejuvenation Retreat oCt 24–30 Big island, hicome rejuvenate your body, feed your soul, and ignite your creative fire in one of the most potent natural en-vironments on the planet, where active lava flows meet crystalline ocean waters, where tidal pools, waterfalls, and thermal hot springs abound, where green foliage and clear skies offer a pranic refuge. immerse yourself into practices that renew, activate your creative ener-gies, and awaken the healing artist within you. retreat activities include ecstatic dance and world music/percussion journeys with craig Kohland and Micheline Berry, daily yoga, authentic indigenous Hawaiian ritual and hula dance, water gong meditations, organic feasting, and more. www.zendancing.com

i Can do it! 2009 - tampanov 19–22 tampa, flenjoy spiritual nourishment for your soul! Best-selling author and self-help pioneer Louise L. Hay welcomes you to this extraordinary weekend conference with her simple messages about affirmations and how to use the power of your thoughts to heal your life. The conference features four days of more than 30 compelling lectures by a diversity of experts, including world-renowned psychic sylvia Browne, Gregg Braden, vibrational healer sonia choquette, psychic medium John Holland, medium and clairvoyant Lisa Williams, cell biologist dr. Bruce Lipton, and New York Times best-selling author and spiritual activist Marianne Wil-liamson. www.hayhouse.com

integration: a soul motion™ experienceoCt 22–25 port townsend, wa"soul Motion," writes "Minister of soul" Vinn Martí, "is a movement ministry, a dance practice, and a philosophy of living that supports our unconditional acceptance of 'what is' and our fearless exploration outside the box of the familiar, sleep-inducing trance we sometimes find ourselves dancing to. We use the dance as metaphor for living a creative, expressive, and unified life of integrity, immensity, and intensity. in our four days together we will nudge the spirit of innovative action and creativity to awaken and hold a high watch of unconditional acceptance as we stumble our way toward self-expression, self-acceptance, and self-recognition: we are spirit dancing this human ex-perience." integration provides a venue to awaken to this concept—uniting spirit with the everyday dance. Martí, designer of soul Motion, is an award-winning

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paint and dance from the sourcesep 20–25 stockbridge, ma aviva Gold and Toni Bergins lead this “magical jour-ney to the beloved,” an adventure into the Temple of Paint and dance. The experience combines these two powerful and ancient rituals for healing, moving back and forth between dancing and painting on a journey of radical breakthrough to the authentic self. use paint, dance, and other creative modes to dive deep into the shamanistic source of all creation and healing. Paint not for outcome, but to be in the moment. Paint and dance until your mind releases judgments, com-parisons, and personal stories. Paint until the painting paints you, until the dance dances you, until you paint the dance and dance the paint. This is living poetic myth, a sacred container in which painters and dancers bond in openhearted community. www.kripalu.com

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Release: 5Rhythms waves workshop nov 6–8 santa fe, nm anything goes—being seduced by music and dance and tapping into truthful body gestures allows silence and sound to inspire art, healing, fitness, and emo-tions into a weekend of a deepening nonverbal body journey. Facilitated by amara Pagano, co-hosted by elizabeth, nia Black Belt, everybody is invited to join in the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dancing story of discovery. "release" is a 5rhythms waves workshop that focuses on the motion of letting go, on learning to trust the motion of letting go as it delivers us over and over into the unfolding moment. Move with the freedom and spontaneity in your heart! www.embodydancesantafe.org/events.html

sacred dance with dolphinsoCt 24–30 Big island, hiexpand and raise your vibration as you dance into inti-mate reunion withbody, self and soul. in sacred dance with dolphins we prepare the temple of our spirit through movement, dance, meditation, and breath practices to invoke and deepen the sacredness of our connection to all of creation. Join Leela Francis of Vividexistence and renowned wild dolphin swim guide roberta Goodman to embody, dance, and radiate in oneness with the divine love and healing frequency of wild dolphins. www.vividexistence.com

secrets of interplay in seattleoCt 1–4 seattle, waunlock the wisdom of the body! This nonresidential retreat covers the techniques and body wisdom prin-ciples of interPlay. "secrets of interPlay" is part of the core curriculum for those enrolled in or considering the interPlay Life Practice Program, and will be led by cynthia Winton-Henry, cofounder of interPlay, teacher, performer, writer, and organizer. cynthia is interested in the use of interPlay for individual and group healing, fostering freedom, and innovating down-to-earth strategies for playing with life issues. The workshop is also open to anyone desiring an in-depth introduction to interPlay, a set of practical tools and ideas to help us thrive, reclaim our lives, and get more of what we want. www.interplay.org/retreats.asp

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south african improvisation meeting (saim)sep 22 – oCt 2 Cape town, south africaintensive dance and improvisation seminars for performers, dancers, movers, and educators in cape Town, south africa. Baba Yaga Theatre is proud to an-nounce saiM, co-hosted by ucT school of dance and stellenbosch drama department. The saiM will focus on contact improvisation and improvisation with top international teachers: Kirstie simson (chicago), Bo Madvig (copenhagen), Jori snell (Holland/denmark), and nicky Visser (s.a). The workshops are open to all level participants who are interested in learning more about contact improvisation as a means to expand their movement vocabulary, reconnecting to a place of authenticity, and to learn tools whereby improvisation becomes a performing art in itself. Various workshops, classes, and open jams. [email protected]

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Universal Rhythm: music and trance dancenov 3–8 marrakesh, moroccodive into the univeral ecstatic rhythm with shiva rea, Patrick richey, and extraordinary Berber and Gnawa musicians. in a retreat center outside of the pulse of Marrakesh, the desert and atlas Mountains at a distance, we will immerse into the pulse of Moroccan trance culture. each day will begin with the sacred acti-vation with three hours of prana flow energetic vinyasa and meditation to the pulse of Moroccan music and chant. Following a delicious brunch, you will be free to rest, heal in the Hammam spas, explore Marrakesh via free shuttles, and then dive into optional afternoon immersions into Moroccan music and trance dance culture where you can learn frame drum rhythms and various dance forms. some evenings will be free, but most will include additional yoga sessions, ecstatic Kirtan with beloved dave stringer, and an all-night Moroccan Trance dance. www.yogadventures.com

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