Tag: gestalt
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So much in store for 2026!
Dear ones! I wanted to give you a sneak peak of what I have planned for 2026, and also to open the door to call in collaborations in the new year! I genuinely hope you will join me in person next year to share laughter and song and dance, and ceremony and dreaming and inspiration.…
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Happy Blessed Holy Sacred Everything
Joanna Macy once said that every life is a question, a unique question, and each one of us discovers our true purpose through a life guided by curiosity. This curiosity may start out asking, “what is my question?” And that search will lead you on many wonderful adventures, and untold discoveries. The dawning realization of…
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Body Poetry: Learning to Crawl, Learning to Fall
You must have the neutral demeanor of a martial artist for all Butoh exercises, because that means you are open to the most authentic expression arising in the moment, and you are unfiltered. The moment you try to make something of it it is false, it is contrived actually, and the body will always betray…
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I Sing The Body Electric
This is the fierce, unapologetic, uncensored passion of butoh based shamanic embodiment – this is our Body Poetry. Be the poem, beloved, embody it with every cell of your being, without pause to think or correct, without second thought or doubt – I dare you to be that fearless, I dare you to be this…
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But what is “Body Poetry” anyway??
Body Poetry is: condensed corporeality essential embodiment human expression expressive flesh poignantly real holistic reality What if you could dance all of that? That is exactly what we will be exploring in this 6 week workshop of butoh based shamanic embodiment. It is all those things, and none of them, and it is what you…
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20 years in the making
Do you ever feel like, “one day I’ll know enough about such and such to write a book or teach?” For some reason teaching always came naturally, and I have no problem dancing in a kimono in front of hundreds of people – but actually finishing and publishing a book – not so easy! Celebrate…
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I dare you to be MORE embodied
Many people I know are asking: “What can I do? How can I make a difference in a world filled with violence, injustice, and confusion?” The answer is complex, but I believe it starts here, in the body, with you.
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If you could ask one question…
I have a confession: Even though I’ve technically been “in retreat” for the past week, I was still recording and uploading daily livestreams for the 21 day Embodiment Challenge (my scheduling mistake)! Have you been following along?
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Decolonizing Research through Performance Ethnography
Is performance ethnography my true academic home? What do other researchers in this field feel about Indigenous Research Methodologies? How do embodied cultural practices threaten or uphold cultural continuity? How does the Shaman function in relation to embodiment, intersubjectivity and relationality – is there a universal shamanic praxis at play?
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21 Days of Embodiment
Beloved Savages! You are cordially invited to join me for 5 minutes at 5 pm MST every day for the next 21 days for a free livestream 21 Day Embodiment Challenge! I dare you to try these 21 different embodiment techniques that engage and activate your body, breath, voice, and heart, and it only takes…