BlissDance in London
Time: June 5th 2012, 7pm - 9.30pm
Bliss
is the balance that happens
When we fully embrace
Both our shadow and our light
And come to rest
In love
When we drop
deep into the center of presence, every cell of our bodies gets infused with
the eros of life. We smell the ambrosia of being. When we open to the full
aliveness of our bodies, stillness arises of itself.
Blissdance
is an exploration of intimate presence with ourselves and with others, in
movement and in stillness, music and silence. We find the authentic expression
that comes from within. From the inside out, we let life dance us. We follow
the breath. We follow the heartbeat of the earth pulsing through us. We rest in
the amniotic fluid of being. We follow the spark of our bliss.
The
dance space cultivates non-dual presence in the movement of our daily lives. It
is an active meditation space. We learn to be present in anger as much as
peace, jealousy and rage as much as tender love and passionate creativity. We
dance our territory, and we dance into melting.
Blissdance
has been designed with therapeutic intent as well. The dance wordlessly
supports the unraveling and dismantling of patterns that keep us from being
deeply present in our bodies. Some examples are:
Body armoring: We hold our bodies rigid
in an attempt to protect ourselves from feeling too much - or feeling what we
have been suppressing. Sometimes what we resist feeling is intimacy - sometimes
it is sadness, fear or anger. All these states are welcome in the dance.
Associations: Over a lifetime of
suppressing what we feel, we have started to build up meaning through
associations. When someone touches you, what does it mean to you? When you
enjoy the touch, what fears come up? Do they relate to past experiences or
future projections? In BlissDance, these subconscious processes will become
conscious for you. In awareness lies the liberation.
Habits of movement: One of the keys of
BlissDance is that the dance moves you out of your habits and stuck ways. We
act out some of the dramas of everyday life - like having a couple's fight -
but do that in a conscious way, as a celebration of the body, and as an act of
freedom. In doing that, something gives way, more space gets created, and we
can celebrate our freedom more. Sometimes I use ancient shamanic techniques to
help shake up the nervous system so that you can slip into this moment with no
mind. Sometimes we dance wild and crazy with little structure and limitation,
to let that energy be expressed and accessed in the body. Eventually, as Rumi
says:
something opens up
I taste only sacredness
The
moment softens. We get to feel everything intimately. We welcome what is, no
longer resist, and in that we can meet the beloved, in the dance, in this
moment. In the first place, that beloved is my very own being. Then I can meet
him/her in the other, the group, my life, existence.
All
it takes is a little willingness. The music, the facilitation and the group
will carry you along into what you really want: A deep opening into this present
precious moment.
Blissdance
draws on the wisdom of Biodanza and various other dance, movement and
meditation traditions.
Venue: Unity Unitarian Church, 277A Upper Street, Islington, London, N1 2TZ
Price: GBP 15 if paid in advance/ GBP 20 on the door
For more information please contact Meera on 07787950351 or info@onlyforart.com
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