MOVEMENT MENU: Get connected at www.ConsciousDancer.com conscious #8 fall 2009 free movement for a better world DANCER

medicine: on the move Building momentum for real health care reform

Fabric of Life Clothes to make waves in PLUS: TaKeTiNa Tuning in with sound Rewiring with rhythm Hoof stepping A scoop of nutrition

• PLAYING ATTENTION • Dance–Camera–Action • BREEZY CLEANSING

American Dance Therapy Association’s 44th Annual Conference: The Dance of Discovery: Research and Innovation in Dance/Movement Therapy.

Portland, Oregon

October 8 - 11, 2009 Hilton Portland & Executive Tower www.adta.org

For More Information Contact: [email protected] or 410-997-4040

Earn an advanced degree focused on the healing power of movement

Lesley University’s Master of Arts in Expressive Therapies with a specialization in Dance Therapy and Mental Health Counseling trains students in the psychotherapeutic use of dance and movement. t Work with diverse populations in a variety of clinical, medical and educational settings t Gain practical experience through field training and internships t Graduate with the Dance Therapist Registered (DTR) credential t Prepare for the Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) process in Massachusetts t Enjoy the vibrant community in Cambridge, Massachusetts

This program meets the educational guidelines set by the American Dance Therapy Association

For more information: www.lesley.edu/info/dancetherapy 888.LESLEY.U | [email protected]

Let’s wake up the world.SM Expressive Therapies

GR09_EXT_PA007

conscious dancer | FALL 2009 1 Reach New Heights of !

DYNAMIC FLUIDITY

ANTIOXIDANT ACTION

ULTIMATE HYDRATION

DANCE WITH THE FLOW OF HYDRATION

Make your water Hydrogen-rich! FLY WITH THE POWER OF HYDROGEN

Get it now! The HydrogenRich Water Stick www.livingwaterusa.com Toll-free 877-72-HYDRO SF Bay Area Call: Ariel: 415-290-9973 [email protected]

™ emergence exfoliate and regenerate with the new papaya gingermint spa pedicure vinn martí’s line from blooming lotus mystical movement ministry pedicure pod e ervescent pod dissolves into cleansing, stimulating ginger Become intimate with bubbles as you soak your feet the motion of the bamboo buff in all directions and papaya enzymes and bamboo ground yourself in powder gently exfoliate to leave skin super soft the present moment. shea butter créme shea butter and papaya oil condition, soften and protect newly revealed skin

cruelty-free U no petroleum products or dyes no synthetic fragrances or preservatives 20% off online orders with code FLOW soulmotion.com sample kit available for spa professionals toll free 866.444.4735twww.bloominglotus.com

2 conscious dancer | fall 2009 HERBS FOR HEALTH 1ӅӂU̙ȺѽҳD̙Ⱥ̢͸ͧеJΝ͸ ǑOȠ̢ӂӭ̢̙͝͡FǑ̢͡UҕȢ͝Gt(ǑȐ҅JȢ͝MȺ3е̛ Nature’s Herb Co. Since 1915

• Green Energy • See website • Colon Cleansing for full line • Diet Tea “Naturally” of herbal capsules

FREE Catalog

5IF.PWJOH$FOUFS4DIPPMJTEFWPUFEUPIFBMJOH UISPVHIUIFQSBDUJDFPGUIF3IZUINT¥NPWJOHNFEJUBUJPO 8FBSFDPNNJUUFEUPCSJOHJOHBXBSFOFTT BMJWFOFTTBOENPWFNFOU UPBOZPOFXIPIBTBCPEZ CSFBUI BCFBUJOHIFBSU BOEBXJMMJOHTQJSJU San Francisco Herb & Natural Food Co.® 47444 Kato Road, Fremont, CA 94538 • Fax: 510-770-9021 5IF.PWJOH$FOUFS4DIPPM www.herbspicetea.com • 800-227-2830 XXX.PWJOH$FOUFS4DIPPMDPN

AS ABOVE, SO BELOW AS WITHIN, SO WITHOUT Wholistic Spiritual Counseling

Connect with Your High Self, & Intrinsic Body Wisdom CoCreate with Nature & The WOW Process to Thrive in Body//Spirit

LOUISA A. D YER, MA METAPHYSICAL COUNSELOR & MINISTER W/MASTERS IN HOLISTIC PSYCHOLOGY; 20+ YEARS EXPERIENCE 828-658-1280 www.louisadyer.com www.thewowprocess.com

conscious dancer | FALL 2009 3 0DFBOTJEF3FUSFBU #JH*TMBOEPG)BXBJ|J

8IFSFUIFDMPVET QFPQMF BOEEPMQIJOTEBODF

XXX,"-"/*DPN

4 conscious dancer | fall 2009 9 18

Fit and form fill the floor in our high-energy dancewear remix. 22

FEATURES 9 PERFORMANCE: Hoof Beats JoAnna Mendl Shaw pairs improv choreography with equestrian artistry in her dance company Dances with 14 Medicine: on the move Horses to produce hoof-stomping performances. Dance therapy and energy medicine light the way to a Departments 11 WARMUPS • Letters to the Editor: Communique positive prescription for wellness and health. • Feet First: Soothing tired soles by mark metz • New! The Pulse with Aspen Madrone • Debbie Rosas: The Body’s Business

op by Divine Designs; • Apps for Dancers: Four freebies for the iPhone T lue B 18 TaKeTiNa 26 SOUNDS: Tuning In! In pursuit of higher frequencies, Aaron Noble ising; R Circle up for creative chaos and step into a world where investigates what resonates and discovers the balancing mind and body has never been so much fun. healing power of sound. hoenix P

a K e T i N / flickr.com/photos/horizon d reams by randy peyser 28 VITALITY: Blending Up New-trition! Dr. Jody Stanislaw serves up easy nutrition ants by P from superfoods with this bevy of blender treats

reen guaranteed to power up your smoothies. G 22 Wear all one! The focus is fashion, and some of our favorite dancers get 31 MOVEMENT MENU: Online Monthly lothing: C great exposure in Rolf + Karina's photo essay. Selected happenings from our monthly eZine: • Fall Highlights: Events worth traveling for arina ( photography by rolf + karina K • Book reviews: Peak Vitality, Matrix Energetics styling by valerie badgett • CDs: Lis Addison and Shaman's Dream olf +

R • DVDs: The Shadow Effect and VividExistence • MixMaster: Eric Monkhouse, aka DJ Tat Sat

42 RESULTS: Nia saved my life—twice! 64-year-old Nia Black Belt instructor Jim Williams tail F orever) / Janet B iggs C ourtesyT of ants by H ar d tail owes his life to the practice. clockwise from top: G rey P 28 conscious dancer | fall 2009 5 Northern California Dance Collective's CONSCIOUS ™ Winter Dance Camp DANCER movement for a better world

Subscribe! Your subscription supports the movement.

D -,  Monte Toyon Retreat Center near Santa Cruz Monthly Newsletter www.ncdcdances.org Global Directory 510.496.2722 cONScIOUSDANcEr.cOM

A NATURAL HAIR COLORING FROM THE AMAZON RAINFOREST

Gluten Free NO Ammonia NO PPD NO Peroxide NO Resorcinol NO Parabens NO Lead NO GMO’s NO Petroleum by produtcs M01313.1406

www.suryabrasilproducts.com Toll Free Number: 1 877 99 SURYA (78792)

A Lifestyle in Harmony with Nature!

6 conscious dancer | FALL 2009 ConsciousDancer.com

t’s been more than two years since the my life when a mosh pit was exactly what launch of Conscious Dancer magazine; I needed, while nowadays I prefer dancing Ithis being the 8th quarterly issue makes it barefoot with happy people instead of angry an unofficial anniversary of sorts. So before ones. For me, dance is a shortcut to gratitude I get to the heaps of gratitude we have for for life itself. Providing the soundtrack to Wear All One our supporters and readers, I want to ad- at Sweet's Ballroom in Oakland, CA. Many thanks to all the wonderful folks dress a question that I must have been asked who are part of this movement, and to ev- a thousand times by now: “What is ‘con- Checking In eryone who comes our way in the making of scious dance’?” Over the years, I might have this magazine. In our next issue, we’ll look at talked about how I love all forms of dance how the spirit moves and meets the younger and how we’re cheerleaders for dancers any- dance as “movement with an intention to- generation in some dancing families. And where. I may have described the semantics wards greater awareness.” The term itself we'll cover how the worlds of and of the name, and how someone had cleverly was coined out of the need for an umbrella dance are converging. So keep those letters pointed out, “It’s Scientific American not phrase that’s easier to say than “barefoot- coming, stay in touch on our Facebook page, Scientific America, right?” I’ve explained freestyle-ecstatic-workshop-jam.” and as always, thanks for doing your part to that we’re more accurately defined by our But lately it’s hit me. Conscious Dancer is inspire “movement for a better world.” double-meaning tagline “movement for a about the transformation of consciousness better world” than by the phrase Conscious that happens when you move. About how In Movement Dancer. I've mentioned the reasons we high- our change when we connect with our light connections between dance, well-being, bodies. And because consciousness evolves and as much as the phenom- throughout our lives, our tastes for move-

P hoto: R olf + K arina enon itself. I even tried to define conscious ment evolve as well. There was a time in m a r k m e t z , Editor-in-Chief

STAFF CONTRIBUTORS

founders & publishers Mark Metz & Aspen Madrone Rolf + Karina are dedicated to awakening Consciousness—in themselves Editor-in-Chief Mark Metz and in those they interact with. R+K are the creators of a new process called Creative Director Aspen Madrone Transformational Photography, which supports individuals in moving from Quantum Communications Laura Cirolia self-consciousness to self-awareness. Not bound to any particular place, R+K executive assistant Deborah Meyer travel the world, dancing and creating spaces in which others can discover Senior Editor Rachel Trachten copy Editor Jerod Allen freedom. Their book of photographs, Cameras at Breakfast, and their website Graphic Design & Production Melissa White reveal their intimate and exciting life together. www.wakinguptogether.com Staff writers Efrain Correal, Laura Cirolia, Caitlin Valerie Badgett is often guided by lucid visions of colors and other-worldly Green, Aspen Madrone, Deborah Meyer, Mark Metz, spaces. She embodies a cultivated blend of talents for use in styling and Karen Mireau, Mari Thorn, Rachel Trachten Staff photographers Laura Cirolia & Tyler Blank visual communications. She is a long-term celebrity image creator for major Sales and marketing Gian Anastasio, Meghann Pierce talent like Demi Moore, Sharon Stone, and Will Smith. Her print magazine Webmaster Steve Shaw career started with Mademoiselle while she was working in fashion offices IT Luis Echeverria and photo studios in Los Angeles. Credits include fashion & beauty stylist- Licensing Efrain Correal editor with Teen, Shape, Elle, and Vogue. www.fashionofficeinternational.info Printing American Web, Inc. Aaron Noble is a native of the PacificN orthwest, who considers himself a Editorial [email protected] commander in Chi for the family of light. After graduating from Oregon State Ad Sales [email protected] University in physical education for teachers, he moved to Arcata, California, Circulation [email protected] and began studying vibrational forms of medicine while guiding a medita- Subscribe www.consciousdancer.com tive process he calls “yogatation.” He is currently studying at the Institute of

other Inquiries Sound and Consciousness in San Francisco, while also bringing the healing [email protected] principles of sound into his yogatation sessions. www.hereasnow.org PO Box 2330, Berkeley, CA 94702 (510) 778-9131 Dr. Jody Stanislaw is a naturopathic physician with a passion for helping Conscious Dancer is a quarterly active lifestyle magazine that celebrates transformative dance, mind-body fitness, and others establish a strong foundation for optimal health through good nutri- energy movement arts. Conscious Dancer does not endorse tion, regular movement, adequate sleep, and a healthy spiritual/emotional any specific modality, practitioner, or product. Please consult a health professional before attempting any new movement life. An outdoor enthusiast throughout her life, Jody enjoys hiking, skiing, activities or health regimens. Conscious Dancer disclaims any liability for loss or injury in connection with activities portrayed biking, dancing, and yoga to keep her body fit. She is writing a book to serve or advice given herein. Please send all editorial mail, manu- as an inspiration to readers to look inside their soul and follow their dreams. scripts, letters to the editor, and address changes via email or to our Conscious Dancer address listed above. www.kitchentablemedicine.com

© 2009 Moving Arts International. Printed in the USA with post consumer-waste content using soy-based inks. Please reuse COVER > Rana Satori in a top and pants by Leom Designs with a tank by Prana. Cuff by Satya. and recycle. All rights reserved. PHOTO > Taken on location by Rolf + Karina at Sweet's Ballroom in Oakland, CA.

conscious dancer | fall 2009 7

MA in Somatic Counseling Psychology Dance/Movement Therapy Body Psychotherapy

The body is the tool of and the storehouse of memory. Somatic counseling psychology joins verbal and nonverbal experience in the process of psychotherapy.

www.naropa.edu/somatic

Boulder, Colorado 800-772-6951

dance paws ®

massage • watsu yoga • dance nature breath Protect your feet and liberate your soul.

Adjustable Dance Paws harbin shield the ball of your foot from skin tears and burns, allowing hot you to focus on your movement. 707springs 987-2477 www.harbin.org/cd 866.326.2829 north of Calistoga dancepaws.com US Pat 7,051,457. Made in USA.

8 conscious dancer | fall 2009 Conscious Dancer 1/3 tower: 2.33 x 9.875” Contact: [email protected] performance Hoof Beats Horses instinctively know the score in equestrian improv that steps beyond the saddle. By Karen Mireau

hoa! This is not your ordinary equestrian event. In a wooded glade, seven horses Wand 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 Photograph by Nancy Halsey With Horses offers a delightful blend of raw power Bates Dance Festival 2006 Dancer: Gina Paolillo and graceful movement.

conscious dancer | fall 2009 9 GSM ConsDanc Ad 8-09 3.pdf 1 8/17/09 11:50 PM Communique

a breath of fresh air Your 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 Rechtschaffen Fair Trade & Cofounder, Omega Institute Organic Certified and Blue Spirit Retreat - Costa Rica Rhinebeck, 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

C on how to start a program for children. All

M the benefits we recognize for ourselves should be passed along to children, who Y can suffer from stress and ailments due to CM lack of movement!

MY Allysson MacDonald

CY InterPlay Leader Milpitas, CA CMY

K 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.

Stan Adler Strategist & Writer-at-Large Mill Valley, CA

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

tell us What's on your mind. Glowing praise, scathing criticism, and brilliant ideas should all be addressed 1-800-448-0803 • GypsyTea.com to [email protected]

10 conscious dancer | fall 2009 the pulse aspen madrone

“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, FeetFirst Cynthia! So welcome to the pulse, where Nourish your feet to keep them humming with joy. It's a pleasure you’ll find the inside scoop on pieces of the to pamper your peds, the often neglected foundation of the body. movement puzzle that capture our Remember to care for your tootsies before, during, and after a attention. First, props to The Nia session on the dance floor. Moist toes can be a breeding ground Technique for leading the mind- for fungus, so keep your feet dry, and don't wear sneakers without body-fitness expansion for over socks. Yellow toenails and peeling, dry skin on the soles are signs 25 years. Next, when The 16 Ways of athlete's foot. Make sure to air out and apply some lavender, modality came to town, I explored my po- larities through sound and movement. Core oregano, and tea tree essential oils during breaks. Take good care, offered me a space in which and you'll love the payback of happy, healthy feet. So after a hard I could get present in a hurry. Out day on the dance floor, consider these delicious indulgences: of my head and into my body! Refreshing > Weleda Foot Balm > Almost good enough to eat, this balancing Sadly, I say good-bye to Merce blend of calendula and marigold extracts simultaneously soothes and smooths Cunningham, who altered my tired, calloused feet. The antibacterial properties of myrhh combat bacteria, perception of the audience leaving feet fresh and energized. www.weleda.com experience and whose dynamic Relaxing > Blooming Lotus' Pedicure To Go > Served up in an Asian-style take-home package, Pedicure To Go includes Shea Butter Creme and Bamboo choreography filled me with Pedicure Buff, which contain the exfoliating action of bamboo powder, along awe. Michael Jackson's passing with papaya, coconut, and essential oils. www.bloominglotus.com brought back joyful memories of my Relieving > lush Volcano Foot Mask > Exfoliating pumice, deodorizing first cassette tape and lip-sync parties when tomatoes and potatoes, and enzymatic papaya make this mix special. Plaster I was a kid in Humboldt County. Nowadays your feet with foot mask and wrap them for 10 or 15 minutes before rinsing off to reveal beautiful, baby-smooth feet. www.lushusa.com my horizons have expanded to Costa Rica, Reenergizing > Origins Step Lively Energizing Foot Cream > Oils of where an Omega cofounder just opened wintergreen and peppermint blend with rose and apricot fruit oils to gently Blue Spirit, a new retreat center to cultivate moisturize. A silky-smooth texture that absorbs instantly to a soft finish makes transformation. So I'm ready to surf the this cream a stimulating, sensuous experience. www.origins.com waves with Shiva Rea and sweat my Regenerating > Cacia's Lavender Essential Oil > More than just with Jonathan Horan. a sweet-scented, nourishing treat for the feet, it's also a highly effective anti- fungal treatment that penetrates cell membranes. Use as an everyday remedy Or activate my voice by for overall foot health. www.auracacia.com chanting with Snatam rejuvenating > Dr. Hauschka's St. JOHN'S WORT Foot Cream > Far more Kaur or Jai Uttal. Sign me effective than ordinary moisturizer, this healing balm made from bio-dynamically up! This column is my in- grown and harvested herbs, fruit oils, and extracts is rich, lustrous, and instantly vitation to share, so thanks soothing. www.drhauschka.com

s photo illustration: melissa white han d s photo illustration: P hoto: hotos: F eet first an d A spen: R olf + K arina / for inspiring me to move!

conscious dancer | fall 2009 11 Make Love to Life

workshops, retreats, & tools to re-connect you, nature, sense and soul Join us on the east and west coast, Mexico & Hawaii

www.VividlyWoman.com www.VividExistence.com

TamalpaMovement Based Expressive Institute Arts

iۜŽˆ˜}ÊÌ iÊ ÜˆÃ`œ“Ê œvÊLœ`ÞÊEÊ ˆ“>}ˆ˜>̈œ˜ photo: Rick Chapman ©2005

Public workshops and training programs in movement based expressive arts education and therapy. 5"."-1"*/45*565&

www.tamalpa.org

Tamalpa Institute • Kentfield, CA • 415.457.8555

12 conscious dancer | fall 2009 the body’s business by Debbie Rosas Sense Your Choices and Decisions Through body sensations, revisit your choices and decisions. Throughout the day, and revisit your choices and To Activate decisions. Stand or sit with your eyes closed, and mentally walk Your Creative down memory lane. Recall any activity you experienced, seeing and Sacred XXXFOFSHZNVTFDPN feeling it through your body sensations. Then ask yourself, “Did my Livelihood…   OSHHFNT experiences feed my body and life in positive and healing ways?” Define what living a Creative Sacred Recognize how what you feel in this moment is a direct result of your Livelihood means choices and decisions. Acknowledge the good ones and commit to to you. Make a “tweak” any that need adjusting to make you, your body, and your life commitment to this feel better each day. purpose. Rewire your body and life. Affirm positive change by saying, Talk to and listen to your body throughout “I love my body; I love my life. I can and will do things differently to the day. Upon waking make every choice and decision a healing, creative, and sacred one.” say, “Good morning,” How I do it. Watching myself in life and revisiting my daily actions and listen to your is something I do every day to manage the business of my body and body by responding with loving choices. life, which I define as a Creative Sacred Livelihood. In the morning, Commit to observing I say out loud, “Good morning body. I am here, with you and yourself as you live listening.” Each day I choose a color, and use this color as a creative your life, using the tool to stimulate and remind me to live my Sacred Life every time sensation of Pleasure I see it. Throughout the day, I connect to the sensation of my life as the sign that your through my body, choosing Pleasure as my guide. If Pleasure is not decision is the right one. If Pleasure is not present, I “tweak” my choices, altering what I do until it becomes there, ask yourself, part of my body and life again. This is my commitment to creating a “What can I change Sacred Livelihood for myself and for the world around me. to make this decision a pleasurable one?” Debbie Rosas is cofounder of the Nia Technique. Apps for Dancers 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!

Shazam Bump Name-that-tune for real! Tap the Trading contact info is essential, screen, let Shazam listen to a but who carries around a pen song, and presto, it will identify nowadays? If you and your new the track and even let you click friend both have an iPhone loaded through to iTunes to download with Bump, all you have to do is it on the spot. Gets stumped tap your fists together to swap by obscure songs and generic numbers, email, and even photos. PQFOOFTTMJHIU dance music, but hits the mark If the music is too loud to hear the FODPVSBHFTIBQQJOFTT often enough to amaze. number, just Bump. MPWF TIJOFOFDLMBDF Pandora RjDj hite W Now that you know the name predicted the arrival GBJUI of a song you like, enter it into of electronic LSD, but he would

elissa Pandora and you’ll be treated to never have guessed it would arrive M a custom selection of musically in a cell phone. With this “software similar tunes. Kind of like having as music,” mind-twisting hearing a friend behind the counter at sensations are createdIFBMUI as sensory your favorite record store who input from your world becomes knows what you like and helps part of the song. Thanks to RjDj, you find it. reality is now optional! hoto llustration: P XFBMUI

conscious dancer | fall 2009 13

Medicine: On The Move 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.

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

ance/movement therapy is centering the body and reducing stress. an established modality based From holistic birth preparation to elder upon the idea that “the body care, DMT is helpful through all stages of and the mind are inseparable.” life. Individuals challenged by autism, learn- Nancy Beardall, Ph.D., dance ing disabilities, or mental retardation con- Dtherapy coordinator at Lesley University, nect on a sensory-motor level to expand describes current educational trends. “The skills and increase cognitive ability. People 21st century brings a national focus on ho- with disabilities, including those who are listic health practices, prevention, and well- blind or deaf, are able to reduce feelings of ness programs in education that include isolation and communicate better. DMT is body awareness and dance as well as the also used to treat Parkinson’s disease, post- physical, social, and emotional needs of an traumatic stress disorder, bulimia, and more. aging population.” The first wave of dance/ Because the areas where DMT is useful are movement therapy (DMT) in the U.S. began so varied, practitioners are in demand in a in 1942 when dancer and choreographer wide range of settings. From daycare facili- Energy: Movement Arts Marion Chace began giving classes to pa- ties to nursing homes and medical, educa- tients at St. Elizabeths Hospital in Washing- tional, and rehabilitation centers, licensed Choreographing our ton, D.C., and word of the positive effects therapists unite body and mind, using dance DNA with focused began to spread among psychiatrists and and movement to create better lives. physicians. More than two decades later, intention and a shift Chace would become the first president of Dance Therapy.edu towards love. the American Dance Therapy Association Antioch University in Keene, New Hampshire that she helped establish in 1966. complements their MA program with a minor in DMT is a paradigm shift in Western med- counseling to broaden job opportunities. pigenetic medicine is a new term www.antiochne.edu icine because it approaches healing as a co- coined by author and researcher Center For Movement Education and Research creative process shared by the therapist and in California offers the only DMT Alternate Route Dawson Church, Ph.D., to de- patient. With the view that movement re- Trainings west of Colorado that adhere to ADTA scribe healing techniques that op- flects personality, DMT encourages impro- guidelines. erate upon or over (epi) the control www.movement-education.org visation as a way to experiment with new Elevel of the gene. These methods allow for ways of being. Angela Gallo, director of the Coker College in Hartsville, South Carolina, dancing with energy on the deepest and most excels in preparing undergraduates for advanced dance program at Coker College in Harts- studies in counseling and movement therapy. subtle of levels. In his book The Genie in Your ville, S.C., sees a growing interest in dance/ www.coker.edu , Church says, “We are conscious energy movement therapy among undergraduates Columbia College in Chicago, Illinois, offers an systems capable of controlling our genes at a there. “The field is becoming much more ADTA-approved Masters program as well as a molecular level.” graduate certificate in Laban Movement Analysis. popular—as things like yoga and Pilates www.colum.edu Energy medicine and energy psychology are becoming mainstream and entering the are fields of practice where the focus is on Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, gyms, there’s a growing awareness of the provides clinical education experience through intention and consciousness first, rather than mind-body connection. We’re trying to give university affiliates in the tri-state area. the symptom-based approach of traditional the students who are interested in doing www.drexel.edu medicine. Emotional Freedom Technique something with dance besides performing Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, (EFT), for example, starts with an affirmation has a multi-modal program that encourages the or choreographing another option as a ca- use of the arts as a therapeutic tool. and then taps acupressure points and conducts reer pathway.” www.lesley.edu brief sequences of eye movements. Research- Ellen Hill, MMT, director of the dance Naropa University in Boulder, Colorado, offers a ers understand that the tapping stimulates therapy department at Drexel University in somatic counseling psychology program that piezoelectric current (electricity due to pres- Philadelphia, PA, has exciting news for stu- has been ADTA-approved since 1987. sure) through energy meridians in the body. www.naropa.edu dents. “There are more positions available Epigenetic medicine takes the view that Pratt Institute in New York City was recently that can be filled. In the past two years all listed among the accredited universities in the healing is a process, not an event. Modern sci- of our graduates have immediately found U.S. with the highest incomes for graduates. ence has confirmed the presence of a class of jobs.” The scope of DMT goes far beyond www.pratt.edu genes called Immediate Early Genes (IEGs),

16 conscious dancer | spring 2009 which turn on within a few seconds of a The 16 Ways are especially interesting in that five Quick reconnects stimulus, and can be triggered by thoughts or the practice is a bridge between the cerebral . These are genes that affect specific and the somatic. Analogous to the I Ching, Before you can balance your brain, it aspects of our immune system, such as the and informed by study of the ancient Chinese helps to be in your body. If you find production of white blood cells. This is where system, The 16 Ways are a binary code of yourself misplacing things, having science supports what many practitioners thought, , and movement that forms accidents, or losing focus, your mind have been intuiting for quite some time—that a physical language that can be plugged into may be separating from your body. thought, emotion, and intention have real ef- day-to-day lives. Try these simple somatic techniques fects on our DNA and physical well-being. Here at Conscious Dancer, we have firsthand to reconnect. Dr. Richard Bartlett, founder of the prac- experience with a practice known as The tice Matrix Energetics, takes issue with the WOW Process. Cocreated by Louisa Dyer and 1. Alternate nostril breathing: Known term “healing,” preferring the word “- Laura Cirolia, two dancers with extensive expe- as in yogic traditions, formation” instead. “Healing is a very nebu- rience in holistic psychology, energy medicine, this practice can be enjoyed in lous concept, and disease is also an abstract and spiritual growth work, WOW is deceptive- several effective ways. term. Isn’t it preferential to believe that you ly simple. In an hour or so, it can profoundly 2. Jumping up and down: Simple, can transform in an instant rather than think shift ingrained thoughts and emotional pat- that healing has to take time? I don’t believe terns, reducing or eliminating many physical, easy, playful, and effective. Even in healing, and I don’t believe in disease. I be- emotional, mental, or spiritual problems. better if you happen to be in a lieve in transformation because healing and Dyer speaks about the mechanics of that place where you can shout. disease are two sides of the same coin.” transformation. “Who we truly are deep with- 3. “Om” ing or toning: Best done in Another remarkable development in the in is what creates every experience we have. waves of three or more. Try this in field is the work of Dylan Newcomb, a danc- WOW allows us to accept what we have con- an enclosed space like a closet or er and choreographer with an extensive back- sciously and subconsciously held within, us- ground in energy psychology. He has founded ing a lens of love rather than judgment, and the shower. a practice called The 16 Ways, which maps this loving acceptance immediately begins to 4. Spinning in circles: To feel childlike the basic polarities inherent in life. He light- shift who we are. As darkness ceases to exist and silly, try this secret of the Sufis heartedly refers to the 16 Ways Polarity As- when light is brought to it, , , grief, until you get dizzy. Stop before you sessment Instrument as “Myers-Briggs meets apathy, or suffering of any kind simply disap- fall down or get nauseated. .” pears in the presence of love.” The practice itself is an easy, yet powerful Epigenetic medicine takes the view that hu- 5. Graphology: Writing backwards way to stimulate movement between opposite man evolution is a work in progress. Encour- with your non-dominant hand. Use energetic poles on the levels of mind, body, aging discoveries on the frontiers of health the graphology technique made and emotion. Through improvisational dance and human development bode well for the fu- famous by Leonardo Da Vinci to explorations into the eight vowel sounds that ture of humanity. If our collective conscious- access your creative side. humans make, he discovered certain core ness is truly moving out of fear and into love, movements that relate sounds to behaviors. these tools are lighting the way.

conscious dancer | spring 2009 17 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 . 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 of every human being.” This woman was in so much pain those moments when the partici- Flatischler explains that each of us due to what she thought was fibro- pants felt synchronized or “at one” has a very intense relationship with myalgia that driving several hours with the rhythms, the whole group rhythm that begins in utero. This to a TaKeTiNa class presented a reported that their pain went away. rhythm is the first information we huge challenge. Prepared to simply By the end of the study, the medi- receive, through the beating of the watch the class, she amazed herself cal society in Göppingen, Germa- mother’s heart, the flow of blood, by taking part for several hours each ny, and the nearby German Pain the mother’s movement, and the day, and on the third day, awaken- Colloquium noted that those who rhythm of her speech. ing pain free. had participated in the study were “Rhythmic relations in our bodies The practice helped this student able to reduce their medication by define our health or lack of health, to overcome feelings of being help- 45 percent. and our state of mind,” he says. He less and powerless in relation to her Through the intervention of a believes that by practicing TaKe­ body. It brought her to what she rhythm process, a very natural TiNa, people learn something that describes as “a place where I was method for reducing pain had been is already a part of the self, not just whole and healed.” She explains discovered. How was this possible? a method taught by a teacher. The that TaKeTiNa is based on the According to its founder, TaKeTi- process allows for “regaining one’s theory that out of chaos, the body Na uses rhythm in an unusual way. innate relationship with rhythm.” wants to reorder itself. “I think The focus is not on specific rhythms, This experience is borne out by a that TaKeTiNa, through the move- but instead on “rhythm archetypes” student of TaKeTiNa, who describes ment, chanting, and organization, or “movement images that are in- her experience on the blog Finding actually broke up the pain memo- herent in the senso-motoric system and Exploring Your Soul Purpose. ries—brought me into chaos, then

By Randy Peyser

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

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 one automatically falls into it.” with the repetitive sound of the drum, they Mary Kogen, who teaches TaKeTiNa to are instructed to clap in a pattern that is ini- high school students in New Hampshire, has tially in sync, and then eventually, slightly out been amazed by the way her students absorb of sync, with their foot movements. Finally, the rhythms. Asked to describe the experience, the voice is added to create a third level of one student said, “It’s a place where I discov- independent rhythm. ered the rhythms in me and around me.” Other techniques involve the use of “call While most learning situations require and response,” where, while maintaining students to be alert and focused, TaKeTiNa certain footsteps and hand claps, the leader participants are encouraged to either en- sings one part, and students respond in turn. gage actively in the exercises, or to lie on the Sometimes the leader sings in harmony with floor and just listen. “For many people, lying the footwork and response of the students. down in the circle creates a reconnection to Other times, however, the leader’s singing the time when they were in their mother’s will rhythmically conflict with the students’ womb,” says Flatischler. “There was noth- sounds, creating a palpable tension, which ing to do then but absorb rhythm. A person eventually leads to students being unable to who is lying down in the center is entrained, maintain the rhythm. At this point, every- meaning that all the information of the thing falls apart. rhythm is subconsciously absorbed.” Paint and Dance from the Source: ... people learn something that is already a part of A Magical Journey to the Beloved with Aviva Gold and Toni Bergins the self, not just something taught by a teacher. September 20-25, 2009 (Sun-Fri) According to Flatischler, the journey of Flatischler notes that TaKeTiNa taught for Yoga & Health falling in and out of rhythm is essential to him to access a silent, present state. “It’s not Registration details on www.kripalu.com the TaKeTiNa process. “Like the ebb and just silence and it’s not just active,” he says. (Stockbridge, MA) flow of life, we go in and out of chaos and “It’s both. You are with someone and you order,” he says. “ In this alternation between are relaxed and focused at the same time.” Journey Dance Teacher Training losing rhythm and regaining rhythm, one falls Some students feel this as an integration Module 1 into a state where, all of a sudden, the senso- between the right and left brain, a merging November 1-6, 2009 (Sun-Fri) motoric system is triggered and the student of logic and intuition. It appears that in this Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health just knows how to move.” As a result, people state of relaxed peaceful presence, healing Details on www.journeydance.com who have never trained in music find them- occurs. Flatischler credits the practice with (Stockbridge, MA) selves moving to very complex rhythms. his own healing—an end to the asthma at- “Within three to six days, everyone will tacks that had troubled him since childhood. JourneyDance Teacher Training fall into rhythm,” says Flatischler. “No in California Spring 2010 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,

Instructor Nancy Gordon, left, leads the rhythm process for seniors. 20 conscious dancer | FALL 2009 Circles of mirth and connection create community at the edge of chaos.

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.

balancing acts TakeTina Find a teacher in the glob- al network and discover how rhythm Transform your Life and chaos work to fuel transformation. © www.taketina.com Richard Bartlett, DC, ND, teaches Matrix Energetics , a consciousness technology for insight, healing, spiritual Dances of Universal Peace growth—and living a life unbound by the limits we have A living library of over 1,000 tradi- been trained to believe in. Teachable & transferable, Matrix tional circle dances, these free gath- Energetics© is accessible to everyone, from a ten-year-old child erings are found virtually worldwide. to a medical professional. During this life-changing weekend, www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org we will learn the art of rewriting any rule of your reality brain gym This international pro- —about your health, your happiness, or even your gram of learning through movement im- understanding of what is physically possible. proves lives with educational kinesiology. www.braingym.org UPCOMING SEMINARS: NEWARK—Oct 16-19, Levels 1&2 Body of sound Lively combo ATLANTA—Nov 13-16, Levels 1&2 of body percussion, Balinese mon- key chanting, and contact improv. SEATTLE—Dec 4-7, Levels 1&2 www.bodyofsound.com with Practitioner Certification—Dec 8 aketina KIVO Discover your “Kinetic Voice” with Check our website for our seminar schedule, this ceremonial celebration. Tribal early registration discounts and streaming video. and circle dance connect you to your indigenous roots. www.kivodance.com www.matrixenergetics.com 800.269.9513 P hotos: courtesy T

conscious dancer | FALL 2009 21 1 2 wear allone 3 strangers becoming friends and truthfully we are all one in this Sweet Temple of Dance

at the altar rocks and rose petals on the table pop and pizza on our bodies make up and sweat all are holy

grooved vinyl the needle spirals inward we dance with the camera as witness

Alive we are In love we are And now knowing it More fully – Daniel Mollner

photography by rolf + karina • styling by valerie badgett

Shot on location at the Historic Sweet’s Ballroom in downtown Oakland, CA

4 5

6 7 We took a look at dancewear and decided a remix was in order. We combined conscious designers, fun fibers, and great dancers in our first-ever fashion mash-up.

1 Red Classic Pants by The Designs 4 Periwinkle Raceback Apparel 7 Green Wrap Top and Cloth Body / Turkish Tassel Belt Rally Hoodie and White Raceback Green Yoga Stitch Pants by Leom by Phoenix Rising Designs 2 Red Tank Top by Hardtail Forever / Designs / Prana Tank by Prana Bamboo Wrap Top by Melodia Ruby Om Necklace by www.shop- 8 Organic Soul Shine Tank Top Designs / Black Classic Racerback sanctuary.com 5 Grey Burnout by Altheta / Black Palazzo Cor- Tank Top by Zobha / Joey Striped T-shirt by Alternative Apparel / duroy pants by XCVI Wearables Pants by Kucoon Designs Green Wrap Top by Leom De- Dancers on the floor: Kue King, 3 Quilted Vest by Leom Designs signs 6 Blue Halter Top by Divine Valerie Chafograck, Rolf + Karina, / Teal Tie Top and Teal Bam- Design World Dance Fitness / Daniel Mollner, Kincade Reed, boo Rouched Pants by Melodia Black Vinyasa Pants by Ymay Yoga Rana Satori, Shine, Tara Shorey 8 of sound is the concept of “sympathetic sounds 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- Tuning in! ment of the tongue. Low tones generally Toning up for good health impact larger muscle groups, while higher with a harmonizing dose frequencies seem to stimulate the brain and of good vibrations. smaller muscle groups. Drawn out tones, like string sounds, actually create patterns, BY aaron noble while staccato or rhythmic patterns disperse ur world is a sea of sound, and layers of frequency. As my awareness grew, and clear energy. Alex Theory, founder of we can either swim in calm waters I found myself passionate about the effects the Global Sound Conference, says, “Once O that support our health, or strug- of sound frequencies, and sought to learn you break up some of those stuck patterns gle against harsher currents of abrasive more. At San Francisco's Institute of Sound you can use specific low, elongated fre- noise. I’m intrigued by common sounds and Consciousness, I learned that this field quencies to create tangible geometric pat- like the sigh of relief that marks the end of includes subjects ranging from biophysics terns within the body itself.” a stressful day, or the involuntary “ouch” to musicology, and I began to learn some Creating sound within a group offers that comes with stubbing a toe. What can of the ways in which sound affects us. benefits that one voice can’t conjure. When we learn by tuning in to these everyday One common perspective is that sound people make sound together they release sounds? What role does sound play in re- can serve as a form of nutrition. This be- oxytocin, also known as the trust chemi- lation to our bodies and our health? And lief is based on a discovery made in the late cal. Therefore, when people harmonize in what can we learn from the experts who ’60s by Alfred Tomatis, a German doctor sound, they build resonance and trust with- explore sound and its effects on the body? specializing in the ear, nose, and throat. in each other. According to Lis Addison, My interest in health, yoga, and medita- He determined the ear to be the first senso- creator of a vocal-dance form called KiVo, tion led me to study vibrational forms of ry organ of the fetus to become fully func- “It’s very important for us to engage in medicine, a holistic approach that embrac- tional and suggested that the ear’s primary these activities often: to dance, tone, move es a number of subtle energy modalities role in prenatal development is to harness through space, and create vibration just to to treat the body, mind, and soul. These sound waves inside the womb and convert resonate with other people. Tones have methods, which include gem, color, and them into energy for neural development. the ability to release us from the limitations

flower essence healing, view the body in Another key understanding in the field of language…” P hoto: flickr.com/photos/burpsliberty

26 conscious dancer | fall 2009 So it’s not the words, but the tones that we need to learn to use. If certain pitches are beneficial, are there also those that are destructive? According to Goldman, “De- pending on the time, place, and need of the individual, any music can be potentially healing. If something doesn’t feel good, then it’s not right for you.” He recom- mends avoiding extremely loud music as it TAKETINA: activates the “fight or flight” response and can overstress the immune system. It’s also • Explore a non-linear rhythm important to choose the music and sounds learning process that are conducive to a desired activity, like • Discover your authentic self upbeat and activating music for exercise. • Become fully present in all areas I strive to enhance my life each day by at- of your life tending to sounds and their resonance. Try • Guide people into a place of stillness, this practice on your own by taking some transformation and joy steps to influence the sounds around you. Choose your music to match a purpose in order to align the mood. Select the tone of SIGN UP FOR OPEN PUBLIC your voice to support your intention. Learn to mindfully tune into sound, and you'll be WORKSHOPS OR THE TEACHER able to harmonize its amazing power into TRAINING SELECTION PROCESS: everyday life. Learn from the founder of TaKeTiNa, Sound it Yourself world-renowned master percussionist Reinhard Flatischler and Master TaKeTiNa teacher Cornelia Flatischler

SELECTION AND OPEN PUBLIC WORKSHOPS

Portland, OR: October 9 – 11, 2009 Harmonize to synchronize! Your Register: www.rhythmvortex.com body is the sounding board that clears the way for connection. Atlanta, GA: October 16 – 18, 2009 Try these techniques to tune in. Register: www.drummingatlanta.com transmitting Use your body as your instrument to connect with your own frequency. • toning - om, ah, ma TAKETINA • chanting TEACHER TRAINING • body percussion • wind instruments 30 motivated individuals will receiving be selected for the U.S. teacher Relax and receive the benefits of intentionally applied sound vibrations. training beginning Spring 2010. • tuning forks • singing bowls Come and join! • sound tables • didgeridoos Get your info!: www.rhythmvortex.com collaborating When sounds combine, happens. Share your resonance with others. • singing in harmony A llen • kirtan chanting TAKETINA – RHYTHM FOR EVOLUTION • toning- om, ah, ma www.taketina.com • beat boxing P hoto: R oss L ew

conscious dancer | fall 2009 27 TK 28 on, some less common, but nutrient-packed but common, less some on, salm - and walnuts, broccoli, blueberries, like favorites traditional with for Along buck. bang your nutritional most the with edibles foods—the other to compared as nutrients beneficial with packed densely most foods dishes. cold or hot fruit or veggie smoothies or even add them to into supplements the blend easily can You techniques that are good for the environment.production use companies best the but ful, health- and convenient,tasty, products these are only Not supplements. superfood packed nutrient- for abound Luckily,options same. a servings day and encourage others to do the G vitality b y Dr.Jod conscious dancer| h tr “uefos rfr t those to refers “superfoods” term The and vegetables, I try to eat 10–15 10–15 eat to try I vegetables, and fruits of benefits health the evidence about overwhelming the iven y S tanislaw new-trition! Blending up f all 2009

well as those who are super healthy, super are who that those find as wellI control. In my work with people who are ill as system, and better metabolism and blood sugar lation, increased endurance, a stronger immune for healthy eyes port - and skin, circu enhanced sup- detoxification, absorption, nutrient and digestion improvedclarity, mental enhanced life-enrichingray of benefits: increased energy, ar an offer also Supplements serving. single a more than double your nutrient intake with just routine is also a fabulous choice—it can usually daily your to supplement a adding but form, manity and the rainforest alike. hu to cacao,friend organic don’t And forget buy.or grow to easy all dandelion, nettle,and Himalayan as berries; wellgoji as wheat grass, algae; blue-green other and spirulina Andes; the from attention—maca gaining are items It’s best to eat superfoods in their whole food stuff fast,easy, andfun. makes addinginthegood A new school of superfoods

- - tion of your food. yourfood. of tion produc the from resulting gases greenhouse of amount the reducing dramatically also are not only are you benefiting your body, but you milk), with even or cereal eggs and likebacon meal a to (compared breakfast etarian-based that when you choose a raw, organic, and veg practices.Consider trade fair and sustainable, ecological, using made ingredients, organic mostly with products on first focus body, health. optimizing of basics the covers supplement superfood a optimize nutrientoptimize absorption. and cayenne are a nice bonus because they will ginger like stimulators Circulation pleasure. with associated experiences mediate to helps that compound wonderful that ethylamine), - (phenyl PEA of boost extra an you give will cacao raw contain that products Those recipe. favorite your in included even or smoothie a into added be easily can which spoonful, a as little as be often can serving single A zymes. en- and probiotics, veggies, sea antioxidants, herbs, greens, of mix a contains that one for choice. Look great nutrients a is of range wide mize your nutrition, a supplement that boasts a opti- to looking are you If goals. of variety a efits from a non-raw item. ben- get still will you but ideal, are products Raw effectiveness. their lose to enzymes the cause thus and proteins the degrade will heat temperatures,high processedat are foods the if and protein, of out made are Enzymes within. contained nutrients the of similation as and digestion optimize to order in zymes en- own their with come that foods makes Nature well. as ingredients the production of technique the consider options, perfood to be consumed with. it intended nature that ingredients other the of all with ingested being is it because body your on effect same the have will amount er from its whole food a form, dramatically low more.Yet or mg 1000 comes it when of dose usuallygivenis a at isolateform in C Vitamin synergistically. together work to made nature foods are packed with beneficial nutrients that ality is most fruits, vegetables, and plant-based the onlybenefits a of few vitamins, but the re studied have body.Scientists the by sorbable ab more substantially are form food whole from time to time, nutrients extracted in their place their have C vitamin as such vitamins isolated Although nutrients. certain of lates iso- to opposed as foods, whole from rived Next, be sure that the ingredients are de are ingredients the that sure be Next, your for superfood best the choose To When When you’re incorporating superfoods into People turn toward superfoods for help with su- of variety huge the ponder you As ------

Photo: Laura Cirolia your diet, another option is one that can serve as a complete meal replacement. Not only are the superscoop: Power in a Powder these convenient, but they are a great way to Need an extra boost of nutrition? In search of an easy, yet dynamic meal? Try one of guarantee that your meal is alkalizing your these organic, synergistic mixes of micro-nutrition to power up your daily smoothie. body (raising the pH, thus decreasing damag- Check out the options to see which is most enticing. We use a base of young coco- ing acidity and inflammation). And, you will nut milk, seasonal berries, other fruits, and a generous scoop of a complementary be having a nutrient-dense meal that is also superfood. Just whiz it up for a few seconds and enjoy the buzz. low in calories. If detox is your goal, make sure the prod- Arise & Shine Great Greens Essential Living Foods Superfood uct you choose is rich in green foods, algae, A potent blend of herbs, concentrates, Smoothie Mix and adaptogens. Greens and grasses Hemp seed proteins make this blend and grasses. You will still want a wide range contribute to detoxification. Designed unique. A tasty combination of immune of ingredients because nutrients work to- to supply energy and endurance for an system–enhancing ingredients creates gether synergistically: the greens excel at active lifestyle and optimum nutritional a super-formula supporting natural detox, while enzymes help with digestion, support for cleansing. resistance and vitality. antioxidants help reduce free radical dam- www.ariseandshine.com www.essentiallivingfoods.com age, and some herbs help optimize liver Billy's Infinity Greens Vega Complete Whole Food function. This algae-based, grass-free formula Health Optimizer Whether you are looking to maximize your includes organic spirulina, blue-green Formulated by Ironman triathlete nutrition, increase your energy, enjoy a conve- Klamath algae, and chlorella, three of Brendan Brazier, Vega provides 100 the most potent, effective, and nutrient- percent RDA of vitamins and minerals, nient and healthy meal, or boost your immune dense superfoods. and can function as a meal replacement. system, adding in the good stuff to your daily www.billys-superfoods.com www.sequelnaturals.com regime is a great gift for both your body and B KU Super Food HealthForce Nutritional's the planet. Celebrate the energy that dances This vitamin-packed superfood complex Earth Version 3.0 through your body, and drink to your health benefits from essential fatty acids from Nutritional support for balanced blood with superfoods in your smoothie. sprouted flax and hormonal balance sugar, detox, and colon cleansing. properties from maca root. Plus a bonus Immunity-building ingredients For more information on natural health from Dr. Jody of probiotics and enzymes. contribute to well-being and longevity. and her colleagues, visit www.KitchenTableMedicine.com www.bokusuperfood.com www.healthforce.com

’

This formula of organic and wild crafted superfood transforms health! The organic and wild crafted aglaes, herbs, probiotics, and enzymes that comprise our formula TESTED 25 BILLION are tested the be the most nutritious and the most LIVE PROBIOTICS effective superfoods known, and are chosen because PER SERVING they make a real difference in your health,... a difference we know you will truly feel and see. Health Benefits from Infinity Greens » Fully nourish with crucial vitamins, minerals, enzymes » Balance and stabilize blood-sugar levels » Optimize digestion and eliminate toxins » Increase endurance and stamina » Improve mental clarity and focus » Beautify and clear skin tone » Boost the immune system » 100% organic vegan raw wildcrafted » Aglae based formula with E3 www.infinitygreens.com

conscious dancer | fall 2009 29

move & be moved SF Bay Area

(F) facilitated class

www.ConsciousDancer.com monday tuesday wednesday thursday ® Women’s TransDance® Circle (F) Monkey Conditioning 1st Free (F) Women’s TransDance Circle(F) Nia® with Danielle (F) 10am-12:30pm • North Oakland 7:30-8:30am • Athletic Playground 6:45-9:15pm • North Oakland(10 class 9-10am • East Bay Dance Center at series starts 9/30) HoopGirl Hoopdance Multi-Level Aerial Improv 1st Class Free (F) Body of Sound (F) 6:30-7:30pm • Dance Ground Keriac 2:30-3:30pm • Athletic Playground Core Connexion® Class (F) 6:00-7:30pm • Twinspace 7-9pm • Unitarian Church AcroYoga with Tyler (F) Acro-Yoga 1st Class Free (F) 5Rhythms® Endless Waves (F) 7:30-9:15pm • 7th Heaven 6-7:30pm • Athletic Playground Interplay® (F) 6:30-8:30pm • Studio Gracia ® (F) 7-8:30pm • InterPlayce HeroHooping Multi-Level (F) Soul Motion Biodanza® (F) 7:45-8:45pm • 7th Heaven 6-8pm • Wildcat Studio 5Rhythms® Endless Waves (F) 7-9pm • 7th Heaven 7:00-9:00pm • MLK Gym Interplay® (F) Aerial Improv (F) Parkour (F) 6-7:30pm • InterPlayce 7:30-9:15pm • Athletic Playground East Bay 7:30-8:30pm • Althetic Playground 5Rhythms® Endless Waves (F) 7-8pm Contact Improve- 6:30-8:30pm • TVCC 8-11:30pm • Sweet’s Ballroom Contact Improv Movement Jam 8:30-11pm • 7th Heaven HoopGirl Hoopdance Multi-Level 8:30-10pm • Dance Ground Keriac Interplay® for Men (F) 7-8:30pm • InterPlayce sunday events friday saturday Athletic Playground is Celebrating ONE Year! Monkey Conditioning (F) 5Rhythms® Sweat Your Prayers (F) 5Rhythms® Sweat Your Prayers (F) Oct 3-4 - Emeryville, CA 7:30-8:30am • Athletic Playground 9:30-11:30am • Pickleweed 8:30-10:30am / 11am-1pm MLK Gym Free classes (Parkour, Handstands, Community Center ® ® (F) Core Connexion Capoeira, Aerial, AcroYoga, Tumbling, Nia with Danielle ® 9-10am • East Bay Dance Center TransDance Journey (F) Dance Medicine (F) Monkey Conditioning, Morning Flow & More!) (see website for dates & times) 10-12pm • Studio 12 Performances at 8pm on both nights!! Interplay® (F) Get ready to monkey play! 10:30am-12pm • InterPlayce Contact Improv Class Ecstatic Dance East Bay www.athleticplayground.com with Vitali (F) 10:30-1pm • Sweet’s Ballroom Family Jam Class (F) 1:30-3:00pm • 8th St. Studio NCDC Winter Dance Camp 2nd and 4th Fridays Jam 3:30-6pm Soul Sanctuary Dance 11am–1pm • Ashkenaz June 4-6 - Dunlap, CA 6-7:45pm • Sawtooth Bldg NCDC hosts a weekend getaway at Monte Toyon CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & EVENTS WORKSHOPS CLASSES, Groove Garden Dance Jam 9pm-1am Fairfax Community Church Handstand Class12–1pm • Ath- Camp, near Santa Cruz. Enjoy a lovely, sweet, 8:30pm-12:30am • Sawtooth Bldg 1st Saturday of the Month letic Playground and deep time at this beautiful retreat center in ® the redwoods. Often it is rainy and we spend our Nia Community (F) time indoors, taking classes, sitting around the 11:15-12:15pm • 7th Heaven fireplace and singing songs, dancing at night in Biodanza® with Marina (F) the beautiful lodge. When the sun peeks out, we 6:45-8:45pm • 7th Heaven take hikes up to the ridge for wonderful views of the ocean. www.ncdcdances.org CONSCIOUS ™ Barefoot Boogie DANCER 7:30-11pm • Sawtooth Bldg movement for a better world Locations 7TH HEAVEN YOGA MLK GYM TAMALPAIS VALLEY WEBSITES Promote your practice in 2820 7th St., Berkeley 100 Coloma St., Sausalito CENTER (TVCC) www.coreconnexi 203 Marin Ave., Mill Valley ASHKENAZ PICKLEWEED COMMU- www.athleticplayground.com Conscious Dancer and be 1317 San Pablo Ave., Berkeley NITY CENTER TWINSPACE www.dancejam.org known around the world. DANCE GROUND KERIAC 50 Canal St, San Rafael 2111 Mission St, S.F. Build connections with the 1805 Divisadero St., S.F. WILDCAT, 8TH ST, UNITARIAN CHURCH www.ecstaticdanceeastbay.com EAST BAY DANCE CENTER WESTERN SKY 1924 Cedar St., Berkeley www.interplay.org international moving arts 1318 Glenfield Ave., Oakland & STUDIO 12 IN SAW- www.niadanielle.com TOOTH BLDG and dance communities. FAIRFAX COMMUNITY CHURCH 2525 8th St., Berkeley www.soulsanctuarydance.com 2398 Sir Francis Drake Blvd. • Online Directory STUDIO GRACIA www.themovingcenterschool.com INTERPLAYCE 19 Heron St., S.F. • Organic Distribution 2273 Telegraph Ave., Oakland www.thegroovegarden.com SWEET’S BALLROOM www.transdance.com • Affordable Advertising ATHLETIC PLAYGROUND 1933 Broadway, Oakland 30 conscious dancer | SUMMER 2009 729 Heinz Ave. #4., Berkeley www.sfbarefootboogie.com • Easy Subscriptions www.7thheavenyoga.com

SF_coopAd_I-8.indd 1 8/25/09 9:23:26 PM 31 Education 38 Book Reviews 31 Events and Performances 40 CD and DVD Reviews 31 Festivals 40 MixMasters Top 10 33 Retreats and Workshops 42 Results Movement Menu

Visit www.ConsciousDancer.com for the global directory, and sign up for the monthly eZine! f a l l h i g h l i g h t s e d u c a t i o n e v e n t s & performances

American Dance Therapy Annual Conference Capacitor Presents "The Perfect Flower" OCT 8–11 Portland, OR SEP 18–19 San Francisco, CA The American Dance Therapy's annual conference on Interdisciplinary dance company Capacitor brings The Dance of Discovery: Research and Innovation in its latest work, “The Perfect Flower,” home to San Dance/Movement Therapy includes research, practice, Francisco. “Scientists use the term “perfect flower” to education, and professional development; 35 clinical describe flowers that are equipped with both female seminars, site-specific performance; keynote address and male reproductive structures and have the ability by Dr. Maxine Sheets-Johnstone; lecture by Dr. Janet to self-pollinate. I have been examining them as an Adler. Learn about mind/body integration, embodi- example of self-sufficiency and as inspiration for this ment, and the primacy of nonverbal interaction in the new work,” said Jodi Lomask, artistic director. To therapy relationship, which transforms healthcare and Prosper at the One Spirit Weekend - pg.35 celebrate a decade of Capacitor’s innovative hybrid intercultural understanding. www.adta.org dance style, the evening will also bring back audience favorites from their previous five full-length shows. International Alchemy Annual Conference www.capacitor.org OCT 23–25 Los Angeles, CA Don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet and work with Emotional Freedom Wisdom practicing alchemists from around the world! Practition- SEP 20 Venice, CA ers will share both practical and spiritual techniques Come celebrate the release of their new books with in this intensive multimedia event. The emphasis is Judith Orloff, MD and Ron Alexander, Ph.D.! Mindful- on real alchemy, and the goal is to inform and em- ness and Emotional Freedom go hand in hand. Dr. power individuals with ancient wisdom and other fun Orloff will share principles from Emotional Freedom surprises. Lectures and movement workshops include to present emotions as a path to intuitive and spiritual Don Miguel Ruiz, author of The Four Agreements; awakening—and how to listen to the body in order to Taoist Master Mantak Chia, mixing Tai Chi, Aikido, transform negative emotions into positive forces. Plus Kundalini Yoga, and anatomy; Scott Cole, celebrity how to avoid absorbing the energy of others and com- fitness trainer; VibraSound and SensoryResonance bat emotional vampires with . Learn the art Technologies; therapy; ; music; and dance. Connect at Science and Nonduality - pg. 31 and science of meditation along with tools www.alchemyconference.com from leading-edge positive psychology to guide yogis past their pain and create fresh personal visions for joy, Science and Nonduality Conference ater W oman F estival ater contentment, and vitality. www.drjudithorloff.com OCT 21–25 San Rafael, CA Come on a journey beyond perception, reality, and belief! Part seminar, part festival, part conference, this f e s t i v a l s event explores how science combines with medita- tion, philosophy, art, music, dance, and Joshua Tree Annual Roots Music Festival to point the way to nondual experience, to aid in OCT 10–11 Joshua Tree, CA integrating nonduality into daily life, and to deepen A rootsicana newgrassy folkadelic experience. Enjoy the understanding of a fundamental nondual reality. continuous live music alternating on two stages in one Over 100 mentors aligning to transform the way we music bowl in the shadows of the otherworldly Joshua see ourselves, the universe, and reality itself. Room Tree National Park. On-site camping, organic foods, featuring a rotating lineup of movement, meditation, world market, kidsville, hot showers, and playshops. kirtan, dance, yoga, cinema, and panel discussions. Witness Capacitor's "Perfect Flower" - pg. 31 Enlighten the mind and embody the spirit! Experience Toubab Krewe, Blue Rodeo, Greensky Bluegrass, Blue Breema, TaKeTiNa, Biodanza, TransDance and more Mountain, Abalone Dots, the Sadies, Kelly, and more www.scienceandnonduality.com to perform. www.joshuatreemusicfestival.com Thich Nhat Hanh: Building a Peaceful Society Raw Spirit Festival OCT 9–10 New York, NY SEP 26–27 Prescott, AZ Omega Institute presents two opportunities to be Come discover ancient wisdom and the latest findings in the presence of Thich Nhat Hanh at the Beacon from the greatest minds in healthy eco-living. Features Theatre. Born in Vietnam in 1926, Nhat Hanh is an include world's largest gathering of dynamic speakers, expatriate Buddhist monk, teacher, author, poet fascinating health seminars, phenomenal music, edu- and peace activist. The New York Times has written, cational vendor booths, children's program, largest "Among Buddhist leaders influential in the West, raw restaurant food court on Earth, raw vegan demos/ Thich Nhat Hanh ranks second only to the Dalai tasting parties, outdoor main stage, doctors stage, Lama." He has published more than 100 books, includ- discovery, art, music, dancing, poetry, theatre, sacred ing Peace Is Every Step, Being Peace, Touching Peace. exercise area, yoga, meditation circl, nature trails, and

photos: F rom top: R olf + K arina / S ean stuchen C ourtsey of B io d anza / Daniel K raft C ourtseyW of www.eomega.org Revel with Water Woman at Joshua Tree - pg. 31 fantastic foods! www.rawspirit.com

conscious dancer | FALL 2009 31 CONSCIOUS ™ w o r k s h o p s & e d u c a t i o n c o n t . DANCER movement for a better world

move & be moved www.ConsciousDancer.com

New York

(F) facilitated class monday tuesday wednesday thursday ® ® 5Rhythms Waves (F) Spiritual Bellydance & Chakracize with Kiana Love (F) 5Rhythms Light Waves (F) 10:30am-12pm • SCDC Series (F) 6-7pm • See website for location. 11am-12:30pm • SCDC 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com (September 29 - October 27) www.kakinihealth.com 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com 7-9 pm • KEYSTONE Studio (F) w/ Rohi & Giten (F) Contact Improv/Open Movement www.dancemeditation.org Nia with Rachel Duvall Dynamic Dance Jam (Free) 6:30-7:30pm • Club H 7-9pm • Joffrey Ballet School 8:15-11:15pm • Children’s Aid Society 5Rhythms® www.oriensliving.com www.energyofbreath.com groups.yahoo.com/group/contactnyc (F) ® ® High Vibration Waves 5Rhythms Dream Waves (F) 5Rhythms Shaking Spirit Waves (F) 7:30-9:30pm • TSWS 8-9:30pm • Joffrey Ballet School 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com 7:45-9:15pm • UWS Kenshikai Karate 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com friday saturday sunday events ® ® ® Group BioDynamic Breath™/ 5Rhythms Waves (F) 5Rhythms Sweat Your Prayers (F) Biodanza-SRT - The Dance of Life Chakra Loop Breath Dance 10am-12pm • DTW 1-3pm • Joffrey Ballet School SEP 26, 2-5pm • Dance Forum Journey with Rohi & Giten (F) 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com Discovery workshops with Michelle. Come 7-9:30pm • Meta Center dance with life! web.me.com/biodanzazambia (F) www.energyofbreath.com The Dancing Path™ & The Open Music Circle Energy of Breath™- OneLove 8-10pm • NYIMC OneLove commUNITY Drum Circle ® 5Rhythms Night Waves (F) commUNITY Drum Circle 2nd & 4th Suns (see site for exceptions) SEP 26, OCT 24, NOV 7, 6:30-9:30pm • DTW 7-9pm • Joffrey Ballet School 6:30-9:30pm • DTW www.myspace.com/openmusiccircle Drum, Dance, Celebrate, & Connect from a Heart 5rhythms.com / gabrielleroth.com SEP 26, OCT 24, NOV 7 (see event listing) Space with a Conscious Vibrant commUNITY! 2 www.thedancingpath.com Music Rooms—Drum Circle and Chill Out Lounge with mini massage sessions to nourish your Body,

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & EVENTS: WORKSHOPS CLASSES, The Dancing Path™ presents Heart & Soul! Presented by The Dancing Path™ & JourneyDance™ with Trinity (F) Energy of Breath™. www.thedancingpath.com 7:15-9:30pm • DTW Dance & Manifest Your Best Life 2nd Saturday every month Workshop with Trinity www.thedancingpath.com OCT 17, 12:30-7:30pm • DTW Transformational Dance, manifestation, and draw- Barefoot Boogie (F) 8:30-11:30pm • NYIMC ing exercises empower you to remove blockages, 2nd & 4th Sats (see site for exceptions) gain clarity, and manifest your hearts truest desires! www.barefootboogie.org www.thedancingpath.com Dancemeditation Intensive with Dunya Locations NOV 5-9, 12-6pm • Moving Body Resources Inner Freedom, Outer Ease. Lush Motion, Purest CHILDREN’S AID SOCIETY META CENTER NEW YORK WEBSITES Bellydance. Wave, Rocking, Vibration Sequences. 219 Sullivan St 214 W 29th St, 16th Flr, btw 7th & 8th www.5rhythms.com Sufi Sleep. Tidal Spine. Fern Spine. Radiant Heart. CLUB H MOVING BODY RESOURCES www.barefootboogie.org (212) 226-2114 / [email protected] 423 W 55th St 112 W 27th St #400, NYC www.dancemeditation.org Illuminate - A Spiritual Night Club DANCE FORUM NY INSIGHT MEDITATION CTR www.energyofbreath.com NOV 14, 8pm-2am • The Open Center 20 E 17th St 28 W 27th St, 10th Flr, NYC www.gabrielleroth.com Join Parashakti, GlobeSonic DJ Fabian, and others DANCE THEATER WORKSHOP SANDRA CAMERON DANCE CTR where club culture meets Earth based medicine. 219 W 19th St, 3rd Flr, btw 7th & 8th 199 Lafayette St, 2nd Flr groups.yahoo.com/group/contactnyc ILLUMINATE draws on exhilarating ceremonies, www.kakinihealth.com JOFFREY BALLET SCHOOL THE OPEN CENTER invocations, live drumming and a world music 434 6th Ave, 4th Flr, near W 10th St 22 E 30th St myspace.com/openmusiccircle ecstatic dance party. www.parashakti.org KAKINI HEALING CENTER THE STEPHEN WEISS STUDIO www.oriensliving.com Costa Rica Breath & Shamanic Retreat 155 W 72nd St, Suite 205 711 Greenwich St, corner of Charles www.parashakti.org DEC 5-16 • Costa Rica Come breathe, rebirth in the ocean, journey with KEYSTONE STUDIO UWS KENSHIKAI KARATE www.thedancingpath.com shaman, cleanse, meditate, and dance! Join Rohi 252 W 30th St #4B 928 Columbus Ave, btw 105th & 106th web.me.com/biodanzazambia and Giten of the Energy Of Breath Institute in the Osa Peninsula on the beach and in the rainforest. To advertise on this page, please contact Trinity at: [email protected] www.energyofbreath.com

NY_coopAd_I-8_websites.indd 1 8/26/09 4:42:34 PM f e s t i v a l s Somatic Movement Arts Festival OCT 6–11 Los Angeles, CA How 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 ground discovery, internal spaciousness, sensory integration, and liquid strength. www.somafest.org Symbiosis Annual Gathering SEP 17–21 Yosemite, CA Symbiosis 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, floor swimming, and dancing under the sun and stars! www.symbiosisgathering.com Water Woman Festival OCT 1–4 Joshua Tree, CA Water 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 rhythm 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 Bringing Experience it!! r e t r e a t s & w o r k s h o p s Forth the JWA[J_DW BeingLoved: Dance Your Inner Lover OCT 2–4 Flat Rock, NC Magic of the workshops With her Nia and Soul Motion influences, Liz Ganz with Zorina & Deborah offers a way to deepen the experience and allow the Muse beauty of time to enhance the beingLoved process. This three-day experience starts on Friday evening Austin TX Oct 16–18 with a practice of dancing truth, helping participants Retreat Programs & Events set the tone and clarify their intentions for the week- Wild Dolphin Muse Adventures Honolulu HI Nov 13–15 end. On Saturday, participants are introduced to the Live Music Redwood City CA Dec 4–6 Alchemy of beingLoved, including the Archetypes and Drum & Dance what they have to offer you. On Sunday, you will en- gage in the practice of Dreaming while Awake, where Retreats in Costa Rica we come to feel the place of no separation, blissful Alchemuse Fire Ceremony h[]_ijhWj_ed%_d\e union with self, each other, and all there is. Dreaming Specializing in Women’s Programs while Awake integrates all of the individual desires into ONE loving sensation of beauty. www.beingloved.org L_bbW][>[WhjX[Wj$Yec Breema - The Art of Being Present BUY THE OCT 10–15 Oakland, CA BOOK! In this six-day fall intensive, Breema emphasizes a practical approach to body-mind connection in an atmosphere of nonjudgment and mutual support. Muse You'll learn a variety of relaxing, revitalizing Self- Power Breema exercises and Breema bodywork sequences, How Recreational Music Making expressing the nine unifying principles of Breema Heals us From Depression and the through touch and movement. Practicing the art of be- Symptoms of Modern Culture ing present fosters self-understanding and enables us to let go of conditioned patterns and connect to more Available online: natural ways of moving, thinking, and feeling. Classes www.cherishanti.com/products.html ;dj[hj^[JWA[J_DWh^oj^cY_hYb[WdZ[nfbeh[oekhYedd[Yj_edm_j^j^[]hekdZX[d[Wj^oekh\[[j$ 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. www. .com Workshops provide in-depth exploration of different cherishanti TaKeTiNa was developed by facets of the bodywork and principles of Breema. 720-234-0921 Reinhard Flatischler www.breema.com

conscious dancer | FALL 2009 33 Deep in the heart of

HOUSTON DALLAS AUSTIN Texas HUNTSVILLE

LOCATIONS SCHEDULE EVENTS Ecstatic Dance Houston MONDAY at Planet Funk 7:30 - 8:30pm Nia (Heather) PureWellness 5RHYTHMS® WORKSHOP 5731 Logan Ln, Houston 7:45 - 9:45pm Dancing Together Austin Yoga RELEASE IN THE RHYTHMS www.ecstaticdancehouston.com 7:45 - 9:45pm Body Choir Galaxy Studios (281)748-8080 October 23-25, 2009 Hope Stone TUESDAY Austin, TX www.ConsciousDancer.com with Leslie Scates 6:00 - 7:30pm Partner Yoga / Contact Improv [email protected] 1210 West Clay #26 Crazywood www.dancingfirelizards.com

at Houston, Texas 8:00 - 10:00pm Contact Improv Austin Yoga www.hopestoneinc.org (713) 824-1197 WEDNESDAY MONTHLY DALLAS EVENTS: Austin Yoga School 9:30 - 10:30am Nia (Heather) Studio B 1122-C S Lamar Blvd., 7:45 - 9:45pm Dancing Together Austin Yoga ALL-AGES BAREFOOT BOOGIE Austin, Texas 7:45 - 9:45pm Body Choir Galaxy Studios & HEALTHY POTLUCK www.dancingtogether.org Unity Church on Greenville Ave. Dallas (512) 923-4643 THURSDAY CONSCIOUS DANCE EVENT Crazywood Dance Spa 6:30 - 7:30 pm 5 Stages (Heather) PureWellness 1416 Sam Houston Ave 7:30 - 8:45pm Conscious Dance PureWellness Chi Yoga Huntsville, Texas (Heather) Check website for dates/details www.crazywood.org 7:30 - 9:30pm 5Rhythms® Galaxy Studios www.drumdancesingsilence.com (936) 662-5250 5Rhythms Classes FRIDAY DANCE SLUMBER PARTY Galaxy Dance Studios 7:45 - 9:45pm Body Choir Galaxy Studios www.dancingfirelizards.com 7:45 - 9:45pm Dancing Together Austin Yoga Last Fridays at Crazywood [email protected] Fri 9:00-11:00pm & Sat 10:00am-noon (512) 680-4212 SUNDAY Begins Oct. 30th with the Ghost Dance Body Choir 10:00am - 12:00 Body Choir Galaxy Studios Cost is $95 and includes continuous Galaxy Dance Studios 10:00am - 12:00 Dancing Together Austin Yoga buffet, overnight, and spa 1700 S. Lamar #338 10:00am - 12:00 Ecstatic Dance Houston Austin, Texas with SunShine at Planet Funk www.bodychoir.org 1:00 - 3:00pm 5Rhythms® Galaxy Studios (512) 680-4212 6:00 - 8:00pm Contact Improv Hope Stone Heather Spiller-Gream (see website for details) MA, CEAP 4:30 - 6:00pm Contact Improv Austin Yoga Crazywood Various Locations in Dallas is a yoga www.drumdancesingsilence.com and dance spa available for [email protected] workshops and retreats.Located (817) 229-6134 In the heart of dance: in Huntsville, Texas, one hour eventscommunitymusicandyou! north of Houston, 2.5 hours East CLASSES,WORKSHOPS & EVENTS of Austin. The facility includes OPEN NOW BRAZIL Houston 2500 sq ft.floated maple dance floor. Indoor and outdoor Galaxy Dance Studio DAILY JUICE Austin showers and a cold plunge area. 1700 S. Lamar #338 Indoor soaking tub and 1000 Austin, Texas DANCING CHEF CATERING cubic ft.steam room. Kitchen See website for schedule [email protected] www.galaxydancestudios.org facilities and camping area. Hotel accommodations nearby. (512) 442-5299 PC GURU Austin

FP_TexasCoop_i8.indd 1 8/26/09 8:45:00 PM r e t r e a t s & w o r k s h o p s performer and choreographer, helping individuals Mettler Studios’ Winter Workshop realize their potential in creative movement and dance In Tucson, Arizona Body Wisdom Retreat since 1976. www.MadronaMindBody.com JAN 16–24 Big Island, HI The Body Wisdom Retreat at Kalani Retreat will teach New Soul Series with Fabien Maman you ways to develop your “spiritual intelligence.” The SEP 18–20 Malibu, CA program is a unique combination of two long-standing In Tama-Do we work with the eight Master Stars of the programs on our course curriculum—The Trance- eight directions of the Universe, placing the human Dance Experience (and other related shamanic dance being in greater resonance with the energy patterns of structures) and The Results Course. TranceDance earth and sky. In this Master Class, Initiates will deepen is a body-centered process that will open you to a their link with each of the eight Master Stars, channel- significantly deeper understanding of your individual ing each of their unique energy frequencies through body-mind consciousness—meaning how you can fundamental movement. We will be working with utilize all of your senses when seeking solutions to nature and in Tama-Do’s Bagwa®, a magnificent eight- life issues as well as creating specific outcomes in sided, 13-foot cathedral of sound. Once we receive your life. The Results Course is an 18-hour course that our personal Soul dance for each star, we will learn to teaches the mechanics of the creative process and the transmit this energy in our healing work. We will also practical principles of manifesting. Together these two be deepening our practice of Tao Yin Fa Series III and disciplines balance out our body/mind connection. Fa- IV. 800.615.3675 / [email protected] CREATIVE DANCE cilitated by Wilbert Alix, the retreat is a very practical Nia in Paradise exploration of magical principles that can be applied MAR 13–20 Chacala Beach, Mexico for Adults to your everyday life. www.trancedance.com Experience the best week of your year in paradise. Embody Your Beauty Workshop Join Nia Black Belt Danielle Woermann and Brown Individual & Group NOV 5–8 York Harbor, ME Belt Monica Walker for a week of spirited and healing Join Robyn Maltz and Susie Schoonmaker, mind-body Nia classes. Delve into Nia principles and concepts IMPROVISATION that inspire you to move more joyfully, efficiently, mentors, and embody your body. Do you struggle with at the Tucson Creative Dance Center self-love and self-acceptance in the face of cultural and in a connected way both in and outside of class. attitudes? Do you have a daily plan for nurturing Perfect for both the seasoned practitioners and first January 4-8, 2010 self-awareness? Join us for a long weekend of creative timers, this retreat promises deep connection, great Tuition: $300 exploration of these issues through expressive arts joy, and easy relaxation. Enjoy two Nia classes, hours (financial aid available) activities, Nia classes, personal integration, and self- of sun bathing and beach combing, adventurous reflection in a fun and supportive environment. Learn excursions, delicious locally grown food, healing spa Dancers and dance educators on all a new way to live in your body and love your life at a services, and great company! www.niadanielle.com levels and professionals in the fields of education, recreation, and therapy are beautiful inn and spa on the southern coast of Maine, Nia White Belt Intensive with Holly Curtis just over one hour north of Boston. DEC 4–10 Washington, DC encouraged to take part. No previous www.embodyyourbeauty.com Whether you want to know more about Nia, become a experience is necessary. Nia Teacher, or have a week of dance and movement Hawaiian Ecstasy Rejuvenation Retreat For Information or to register contact: Griff Goehring OCT 24–30 Big Island, HI to connect with yourself, the Intensive will be transfor- mational and educational. The White Belt Intensive [email protected] Come rejuvenate your body, feed your soul, and ignite Training is highly interactive, using both cognitive and your creative fire in one of the most potent natural en- 802.380.0068 experiential learning models along with the 13 Nia vironments on the planet, where active lava flows meet White Belt Principles. You will study movement dynam- crystalline ocean waters, where tidal pools, waterfalls, ics, body-mind physiology, kinesiology, choreography, and thermal hot springs abound, where green foliage music appreciation and notation, x-ray anatomy, and and clear skies offer a pranic refuge. Immerse yourself more. Each day is divided into highly interactive ses- into practices that renew, activate your creative ener- RUDOLF STEINER COLLEGE sions where you learn, move, and practice Nia’s body gies, and awaken the healing artist within you. Retreat of work. www.niaeducation.com activities include ecstatic dance and world music/ percussion journeys with Craig Kohland and Micheline Northern California Dance Collective Retreat ;KHOJ>CO Berry, daily yoga, authentic indigenous Hawaiian ritual DEC 4–6 Santa Cruz, CA and hula dance, water gong , organic NCDC hosts a weekend getaway at Monte Toyon Cki_YWdZMehZ_dCel[c[dj feasting, and more. www.zendancing.com Camp, near Santa Cruz. Enjoy a lovely, sweet, and I Can Do It! 2009 - Tampa deep time at this beautiful retreat center in the redwoods. Often it is rainy and we spend our time in- NOV 19–22 Tampa, FL 9bWii[iWdZ doors, taking classes, sitting around the fireplace and Enjoy spiritual nourishment for your soul! Best-selling singing songs, dancing at night in the beautiful lodge. Mehai^efi author and self-help pioneer Louise L. Hay welcomes When the sun peeks out, we take hikes up to the ridge 7lW_bWXb[ you to this extraordinary weekend conference with for wonderful views of the ocean. her simple messages about affirmations and how www.ncdcdances.org/winter_retreat.php to use the power of your thoughts to heal your life. The conference features four days of more than 30 Nourish Your Nature Retreat

conscious dancer | FALL 2009 35 DEC 10–15 Maui, HI Enjoy contemplations and insights daily with . Immerse yourself in chants of devotion with Krishna Das. Practice yoga with the masterful Saul David Raye and follow the mindful meditations of Therese Fitzgerald every morning. Experience native Hawaiian ceremony and rituals with Lei ohu Ryder. All of this and more at the Napili Kai Beach Resort on Maui—an absolutely beautiful property with resort accommodations, superb international cuisine, and pristine beaches for swimming and snorkeling with turtles. www.ramdass.org Paint and Dance from the Source SEP 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 Rainbow Awakening Retreat JAN 10–16 Maui, HI Join us in the luscious and tranquil sanctuary of Hana, Maui. We have created an exciting and integrated retreat to explore the Chakras, our essential energy centers. Our days will include sunrise yoga and medi- tation, crystal bowl vibrational healing, transformative workshops, organic "living" and superfoods, incredibly nature adventures, and evenings filled with live music. www.rainbowawakeningretreat.com 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- CENTER FOR MOVEMENT tions into a weekend of a deepening nonverbal body journey. Facilitated by Amara Pagano, co-hosted by AND Elizabeth, Nia Black Belt, everybody is invited to join in EDUCATION RESEARCH the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dancing NON-PROFIT CORP 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 DANCE/MOVEMENT THERAPY with the freedom and spontaneity in your heart! Understand the therapeutic www.embodydancesantafe.org/events.html role of movement in Sacred Dance with Dolphins expression and behavior. OCT 24–30 Big Island, HI Expand 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 Alternate Route Training through movement, dance, meditation, and breath practices to invoke and deepen the sacredness of Intro DMT Workshops our connection to all of creation. Join Leela Francis of CE Classes for MFT/LCSW VividExistence and renowned wild dolphin swim guide Roberta Goodman to embody, dance, and radiate in Northern & Southern California oneness with the divine love and healing frequency of wild dolphins. www.VividExistence.com Secrets of InterPlay in Seattle Intro to DMT OCT 1–4 Seattle, WA Unlock the wisdom of the body! This nonresidential Nov. 15, 2009 retreat covers the techniques and body wisdom prin- Sonoma State University 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 For course, enrollment, and refund policy in the use of InterPlay for individual and group healing, information, please visit our website at: fostering freedom, and innovating down-to-earth strategies for playing with life issues. The workshop is www.movement-education.org also open to anyone desiring an in-depth introduction to InterPlay, a set of practical tools and ideas to help 310-477-9535 us thrive, reclaim our lives, and get more of what we want. www.interplay.org/retreats.asp California BBS CE Provider #3888 Soul’s Rhythm

36 conscious dancer | FALL 2009 JAN 24–28 Goa, India Travel to India for a weekend of embodied movement and ecstatic dance grounded in the 5Rhythms® of and the stirring work of Soul Motion™. Following the inspiration of the inner heartbeat and outer deeply felt music, we will journey to a core connection with our ecstatic selves. Jo Cobbett holds space to find the adventure that life is holding for you in each moment and embrace the life you have been called to live. Use the tools of breath, listening, NEW IN L.A. open dancing, written and spoken word, as well as INTUITIVE witnessed and shared exercises, to create a new level SERVICES of connection to our full potential selves. OVEMENT Financial Therapy www.brahmaniyoga.com jp_biz(o).indd 1 M JAM 8/11/09 11:10:27Understand AM your relationship to money South African Improvisation Meeting (SAIM) Every Monday Night at 7pm Bookkeeping SEP 22 – OCT 2 Cape Town, South Africa Intensive dance and improvisation seminars for Set Up and Training performers, dancers, movers, and educators in Cape With a hybrid of DJʼd Quicken and Quickbooks Town, South Africa. Baba Yaga Theatre is proud to an- nounce SAIM, co-hosted by UCT School of Dance and music accentuated with live Financial Coaching Stellenbosch Drama Department. The SAIM will focus percussion and flute. In the Learning to use a budget on Contact Improvisation and improvisation with top (Map of Intention) international teachers: Kirstie Simson (Chicago), Bo beautiful old Davies Theatre Madvig (Copenhagen), Jori Snell (Holland/Denmark), Tax Consulting & Filing and Nicky Visser (S.A). The workshops are open to all Building at the base of the level participants who are interested in learning more San Gabriel Mountains about Contact Improvisation as a means to expand * Individuals, Couples, Families their movement vocabulary, reconnecting to a place of authenticity, and to learn tools whereby improvisation & Entrepreneurs becomes a performing art in itself. Various workshops, *Private Sessions & Tele Courses classes, and open jams. [email protected] WWW.IMJAM.NET 568 E. Mount Curve Ave, Altadena, CA Spiritual Nutrition with The Fathomless Five SEP 24, OCT 21, NOV 7 New York, NY Facebook & Twitter: MovementJam The Science of Fasting is a powerful workshop designed UPCOMING TELECOURSES to demonstrate the effects of juice fasting on the mental, physical, emotional, and spiritual, being and the overall Free Introductory TeleSeminars effect of a plant source diet on the entire planet. Juice Level I: Wake UP With Money fasting not only cleanses the physical body, but also the first session FREE emotional, mental, and spiritual bodies, thus affecting with this ad Foundation Course our quality of life and how, after the fast, we choose to Level II: Map of Intention live in the world. Join the The Fathomless Five to learn how to improve concentration, expand creative thinking, Budget Course cease insomnia, fade anxieties, and become more tran- We offer a Free 1/2 Intake Session quil, promoting the natural joy of living. The Fathomless (visit our website to schedule) Five are experts in spiritual nutrition, movement therapy, psychology, creative writing, and the medical field. Join Raw CEO Doug Evans; Parashakti, the founder of Dance of Liberation; Carol Marie of Karuna Wellness; Neal Borowsky of Steel Neal; and other guest educators. www.parashakti.org Universal Rhythm: Music and Trance Dance NOV 3–8 Marrakesh, Morocco Dive 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 Bari Tessler M.A. Founder and meditation to the pulse of Moroccan music and We are a team of Financial Therapists, . Following a delicious brunch, you will be free to rest, heal in the Hammam spas, explore Marrakesh Bookkeeping Trainers and Financial via free shuttles, and then dive into optional afternoon Coaches here to support you in immersions into Moroccan music and trance dance transforming your relationship culture where you can learn frame drum rhythms and with money! various dance forms. Some evenings will be free, but

most will include additional yoga sessions, ecstatic ISBN 978-0-9715994-3 Live in Boulder and San Francisco Kirtan with beloved Dave Stringer, and an all-night Moroccan Trance Dance. www.yogadventures.com Phone consulting and TeleCourses for our national clientele Yoga Meets Dance Teacher Training OCT 15–25 Sedona, AZ Set your body, mind, and spirit wildly free! Relax your body and mind with gentle stretching, then soar into a wildly fun transformational dance journey for all ages, shapes, and sizes, non-dancers and dancers. Be swept away, inspired, and uplifted. Unleash dormant energy For more information, visit: and dissolve energy blocks while receiving an easy aer- Written by a teacher of ballet, expressive, www.consciousbookkeeping.com obic workout that never feels like exercise. Then melt and sacred dance, Lisa Michaels. into deep relaxation at the frequency state where heal- [email protected] ing on many levels can take place. Benefits reach well Claim 4 free gifts NOW when you beyond the physical, into the emotional, mental, and 1-888-518-1990 spiritual realms, restoring a deep sense of well-being visit www.naturalrhythms.org. to one's entire being. www.yogameetsdance.com

conscious dancer | FALL 2009 37 menu > favorites REVIEWS BOOKS

Mehmet Oz Julia Cameron Peak Vitality: Raising the Threshold of Abundance Larry Dossey Andrew Weil Melody Beattie in Our Material, Spiritual and Emotional Candace Pert Dean Ornish Daryl Hannah Wayne Dyer John Bradshaw Lives – Editor: Jeanne House, M.A. Pema Chodron Bruce Lipton Alice Walker Prince Charles Mariel Hemingway This anthology teams up today’s top wellness revolutionaries who share John Gray Gay Hendricks Donna Eden breakthrough tips on how to exceed your current best—in health, wealth, David Feinstein Sharon Begley Gary Craig happiness, and performance. Indeed, if you have to place your life in the Stephen Post Beverly Davis Barry Sears hands of a team of professionals, this is the ideal group, with Andrew Weil, Dawson Church Rollin McCraty Jim Strohecker David Gruder Mehmet Oz, Deepak Chopra, Dean Ornish, and among others James Endredy Brenda Sanders (52 to be exact) offering up their expertise on optimal living. Jonathon Foust PEAK Shiloh McCloud Richard Gracer Auriela McCarthy Peak Vitality is a holistic (and realistic) educational read on how to reach John Spencer Ellis VITLIT Olivia Mellan Y Stephen Lewis your highest potential. Coming from many different perspectives, these writ- Maureen Whitehouse RaisingA theThreshold of Ling Chen Bernice Nelson Abundance in Our Material, ers all share the goal of aspiring to greater wholeness and awareness. Divided Topher Morrison Servaas Mes Spiritual and Emotional Lives Nancy Auspelmyer Raffaele Filice into eight sections, the book offers a number of transformative takeaways in Tonja Demoff Eoin Finn Mary Ellen Edwards tiny doses with multiple, condensed chapters covering various aspects of the Tom Ambrose Lynne McTaggart whole person: mind, body, spirit, emotions, energy, relationships, lifestyle, Michael Beckwith EDITED BY Stanley Krippner Eckart Tolle JEANNE M. HOUSE,M.A. and environment. You can pick and choose your life area most in need of at- Caroline Myss tention or do a full self-overhaul. Apply the wisdom contained in the pages of this book, and there’s a good chance your life will improve exponentially with the best of the best coaching and pushing you toward the upper limits of the life you are meant to live. Although this is not a book on dance per se, body and movement have an influence throughout. Sound and movement facilitator Mary Ellen Edward’s chapter, “In Relation: The Dance of Connection,” metaphorically (and literally) encourages us to dance our dance in celebration of self, soul, and connection to others. With the chapter “Self Hidden in the Present Time,” somatic pioneer Servaas Mes brings awareness to our strongest tool for keeping ourselves in the here and now—our body. The recommendation: to live somatic moment by somatic moment. Energy healer Donna Eden’s chapter entitled “Dancing With the Five Rhythms of Nature” offers guidance on how to navigate the rhythm ride of the energies of the five elements, including a 5-Minute Energy Routine to keep you energetically fit. By some current scientific estimates, as much as 30 percent of our health is determined by genetics and 70 percent is determined by lifestyle. If this is truly the circumstance we live by, then greater levels of vibrancy and aliveness are within our reach. The first thing you can do on your own journey is to grab a copy of Peak Vitality and adopt a new belief: Expansion is limitless! www.peakvitality.org

Matrix Energetics: The Science and MUSE POWER: How Recreational Music- the ocean Art of Transformation – By Richard Bartlett Making Heals Us from Depression and Other Symptoms of Modern Culture refuses Sub-quantum physics meets holistic modalities in Richard By Cheri Shanti Bartlett’s award-winning guide, “Craving something deeper?” which provides practical, hands- asks Shanti. “Music heals us; on instruction along with the music brings us together; music builds community; music is the ™ fundamental science of transfor- a Soul Motion Experience mational therapies. According to universal language of all time, Dr. Bartlett, our bodies are com- all space. This is your invitation!” hosted weekly by Michael Z. posed of living crystalline energy In Shanti’s eyes, each of us is that can be positively affected capable of being a musician, and by focused thought and touch. Offering anecdotal by doing so we can experience a Thursdays, 6:30 - 8:00 pm evidence from his own chiropractic work as well as greater sense of community, feel- testimonials from patients and other practitioners, Dr. ing of belonging, and ability to overcome depression, Jeffrey Bihr Studio Bartlett makes a case for letting go of our expecta- anxiety, and deep-seated . Oakland’s Rockridge district tions and looking beyond our perceptual filters to As shown through Shanti’s own story and those { 5-minute walk from Rockridge BART } redefine what we understand as “healing.” shared throughout the book, the experiences of Anyone wishing to explore the world of psychoen- playing music, dancing, drumming, and participa- ergetics will appreciate Dr. Bartlett’s simple, straight- tory music-making can create mysterious openings forward, and often humorous approach to using the and transformations in our lives. These opportunities DANCE the dance that you are. power of imagination to connect with the frequency allow us to explore our longing for human connec- move with music, move in silence. domain known as the Zero Point Energy Field. His tion in ways that modern culture does not: Western alone, together. listening, inside and out. techniques require no special training—only a willing- society’s usual space for tribal experience—the bar or nightclub—may capitalize on the vital human need express. exalt. exhale. DANCE. ness to let go of old ways of thinking. Dr. Bartlett believes that when we become one to be together, but it capitalizes equally on discon- with the vacuum space between particles within the nection, depression, and anxiety. There is indeed a body made of atoms and electrons, human intention hunger for a deeper community sharing in a place can strongly influence physical and mental outcomes. more sacred than a bar. When we give ourselves the freedom to allow dif- Shanti offers insight into how to overcome our ferent expectations from the usual problem-solution fears and “I can’t do it” programming around the Private sessions, special events, too: paradigm, he believes, miracles can unfold. sacred and magical play of music-making, so we can [email protected] 510-847-7736 This book is an excellent choice for anyone inter- bring it into our lives as a daily practice. No matter www.lucidmz.blogspot.com ested in advancing his or her knowledge of healing, your experience level, Muse Power is likely to touch Michael Zipkin is a Soul Motion Apprentice holistic medicine, and human potential. something in you and entice you to play, dance, sing, www.matrixenergetics.com and share. www.cherishanti.com

38 conscious dancer | FALL 2009 heARTistry in Motion™

awaken your creative spirit

live painting performing arts movement www.heartistryinmotion.com

Freedom through Movement by DJSource Find your own dance from within. Set the mind aside for a direct body-spirit experience in movement and free-form dance. Dance in joy like a kid again. In Truckee/Reno/Tahoe. ecstaticdanceguy.com

Experience the World Famous tm

'OMNI-SWING'the Ultimate in Anti-gravity Total Home Gym ‘Yoga Swing’ technology

• Weightless Fitness • Inversion Therapy • Back Care • Pelvic Traction • Pain & Stress Management! www.OMNI-SWING.com www.YogaSwing.com Patent# 7255666 1-877-YOGA GYM

%DPERR

ZZZEDPERR\RJDSOD\FRPZZZZZZZEEEDDPPEEERRRR\\\RJDDSSOODDD\\FRFRFRP LQIR#EDPERR\RJDSOD\FRPLQLQIQIIRR#ER##E#EDDPPPEERRRR\RR\\RJDRJJDSSOSODODD\\FFRRPP

conscious dancer | fall 2009 39 menu > favorites

® REVIEWS WATERDANCE CDs DVDs Watsu Song of the Tree: Lis Addison The Shadow Effect: Debbie Ford Bridging the gap between Embrace the wisdom and ethereal and ambient, this rewards of becoming one evocative collection of with your shadow side in this lengthy tracks is a soothing inspiring and visually stunning and sensual soundtrack for documentary. Therapist and movement or meditation. best-selling author Debbie Ford, Composer Lis Addison creator of the Shadow Process uses her voice to tone, Workshop, along with renowned sing, and chant her way healers Deepak Chopra, through the seven chakras, guiding us to a higher Marianne Williamson, James Van vibration with her signature practice VoChet, or Vocal Praagh and Mark Victor Hansen, Chakra Healing Tones. Beautiful sounds create pas- reveal the potential power of the hidden, repressed sages that are both calming and enlivening. Comple- self. Powerful testimonials and eight transformational Relax…Release…Surrender… mented by an informative booklet that facilitates an exercises encourage viewers to identify and integrate A quiet world of healing and transformation understanding of the voice in relation to the chakras, the light and dark aspects of their personality, bring- this CD package is a useful tool for healing as well as ing renewed insight to a long-neglected and misun- to this nurturing a delightful listen. www.allaglowmusic.com derstood aspect of our psyches. www.hayhouse.com massage reat yourself in a pool of warm water in the tranquil hills of San Anselmo. Free from Shaman’s Dream VividExistence - Tthe effects of gravity, your body can Dance: Dream: Radiant Heart Groove unwind in new and unexpected ways. Dance Join Leela Francis on a somatic The global groove artists journey to bring forth the radi- behind the Shaman’s ance from within. This captivat- BOOK THE EXPERIENCE Dream project have a way ing DVD is well structured Davida Taurek: 415-455-8981 of transporting your spirit and facilitated with intention. beyond time and space, while moving your body in Alternation between soothing [email protected] the here and now. Produced by the founders of the ocean backdrops and group www.davidadance.com LA-based live monthly dance ritual Zen Dancing, studio settings offers a powerful this collective uses modern electronica to evoke contrast. The sequences flow smoothly as she brings the indigenous roots of all traditions. The welcome presence to our senses and then grounds us to the sounds of organic instruments and vocals blend earth, encouraging viewers to pull from their inner seamlessly with dance floor–friendly beats, creating light as the pace increases. It is a nice balance of versatile soundscapes for all occasions. Lucid dance affirmations, lightly choreographed movements, and music for visionary dreamtime, this album is food for free-flowing expression. Enjoy this dance workout to your soul and fuel for your feet. sense, ground, mobilize, harness, and express the www.shamansdreammusic.com five stages of VividExistence. www.vividexistence.com MIXER MIX MASTERS SPOTLIGHT Tat Sat – Top Ten t r a c k t i t l e / a r t i s t 1. Wonderworld – Human Blue 2. Earth Garden – Nada 3. Chang Tzel – United Peace Voices 4. Never Ending – Esion Jim DJ Tat Sat 5. Aidr Adirim Rhythm roller-coaster rider – Balkan Beatbox 6. DJ Tat Sat (aka Eric Monkhouse) is a vinyasa flow B-Boy Stance – Freestylers yoga teacher and DJ from the United Kingdom, now residing in Northern California. Using Ableton 7. Deez Bass Lessen – Tipper Live, a Mac laptop, and a hacked controller, he seamlessly mixes ambient, dubstep, breaks, hip-hop, 8. In the Shadows progressive, tribal, and tech house into his sets. – Lovebirds Known for finishing every set with his signature 9. Jet Lag Slave didgeridoo outro meditation, he is creating quite – D-Nox & Beckers a stir on dance floors with his roller-coaster rides of 10. As the Rush Comes

beats, sweat, and emotion. www.yogagroove.net – Motorcycle P hoto: Julie W eisberg

40 conscious dancer | FALL 2009 Experience TaKeTiNa

Rhythm in Action

Rhythm Meditation for a Healthy Body & Brain

www.rhythminaction.com Body of Sound® A Journey into Rhythm, Voice & Movement with Alyssa DeCaro

Explore your body as an instrument through Body Percussion, Vocal Expression, Ecstatic Dance, Contact Improvisation, Circle Song and Balinese Kecak *Retreat in Bali, Indonesia Sept. 20-27th, 2009* *, Big Sur, Ca June 11-13th, 2010* Weekly classes in San Francisco Thursdays 6-7:30 PM at Twin Space 2111 Mission St., Suite 300 (at 17th) www.BodyofSound.com - [email protected] - 1-415-971-6452 Interested in Booking for your event? Please call 1-415-519-4592 “Re-wire your Brain - Tune your Muscles!”

5Rhythms® Movement Practice with Margaret H. Wagner

weekly Saturday mornings in New York City "Join the Movement" monthly in Connecticut [email protected] www.Muscle-Brain.com 203.209.0047

nationwide Invitation

Communities in our network Reach our Readers. Put your name on the map! CONSCIOU S ™ Display ads start at $50/month DA NCER [email protected] movement for a better world

conscious dancer | fall 2009 41 menu > results

® RESULTS

Chronically depressed. That was my life in a nutshell before I Nia: A high- discovered—or should I say was forced to discover—Nia, a system energy blend of dance, martial of integrated, dynamic movement that combines martial arts, dance, arts, and yoga— and healing. Created by Debbie and Carlos Rosas, Nia focuses on fitness with a conditioning the body and the nervous system using a unique com- dash of joy! bination of movement, imagination, music, emotion, and vocal sound. Artisana One day, a friend dragged me to a Nia class at the Niu kinolau Ku YMCA in New York City. That day was to become a Kalpa Vriksha turning point for me. In fact, it saved my life! (Coconut The Tree Of life) Immediately after beginning that first class, I began releasing things that had been locked inside. I expe- rienced unfamiliar sensations that I later realized was Joy Energy. I felt empowered, alive, and bursting with potential. By the end of the class, I felt that life was good—something I hadn’t felt in many years. Encouraged by this experience, I became a Nia Evolutionary Organic Creation instructor in 1998. After many intensive, and some- times humbling, classes, I completed my Black Belt in crust: 2004. By then, I had achieved a level of fitness I hadn’t 1c each almond our and ax our. (grind separately in a vitamix or coffee grinder) known since my days in the Marines in the mid-’60s. try dark and light ax for taste preference Just three years after beginning Nia, I felt such relief 1/3 c. date paste (soak fresh dates a few minutes in water if need be, pit, and press rmly into measuring cup) from my lifelong depression that I was able to wean ¼ c. Artisana coconut butter (not oil!) myself off all medication. The positive, balancing ef- 1 c. raisins (mannuka or red ame. Look for raisins not coated with oils, ie saf ower oil) fects of Nia were felt not only in my personal and fi- ½ tsp. cinnamon nancial life, but in the flourishing of my acting career.

reserve ½ c. raisins. Blend all ingredients in food processor But there’s more to the story. As someone who had been de- until well combined (about 1 minute). Add the reserved voted to a healthy, vegetarian diet and an active lifestyle for years, it raisins and blend for about 3-5 seconds so chunks remain. Nia saved never occurred to me that I might be a candidate for a heart attack. Coconut cream: My cholesterol level was normal. I had great blood pressure, and I 1 c. “fresh” macs (must be white and sweet! Not yellow, my life … rancid and bitter!) held a steady 48 bpm heartbeat. I was fit and healthy, right? Wrong. ¼ c. Artisana coconut butter (not oil!) In June, 2007, while teaching, I noticed severe pains in my chest 1 ½ c. ltered water twice! ¼ c. date paste and arm whenever I reached level three. If I slowed down to level 1 whole vanilla bean (the whole pod, not just the seeds) one or level two, I was fine. Hiking and kayaking didn’t bring on the

blend in a high powered blender (ie vitamix) until creamy symptoms. At first, I thought it was just stress. But a stress test and smooth, but don’t let it get too warm. Makes about 2 cups. subsequent angiogram revealed an 85 percent blockage in my coro-

Fruit: nary arteries, requiring an immediate angioplasty and the insertion of 4 spotted ripe large bananas, coarse sliced and then chopped. a stent to open up my arteries. 1 ½ c. blueberries (frozen is ne) I’m convinced that the body awareness Nia had given me saved to assemble pie: my life, again! Since then, although I am on medications to prevent press crust into pie plate. Use spatula to add banana layer, working the banana until all air pockets are gone and the high cholesterol and inflammation, I’ve completely recovered. I feel banana forms a gel like smooth solid surface. Next, spatula terrific and I am back doing level three Nia, with no pain. about 1 ½ cups of the vanilla cream across the banana layer, Jim Williams Last Tuesday, I took a Nia class and then taught classes on Wednes- or more if you like. Finally, place a nearly solid layer of Actor and Nia Black blueberries onto the cream. That’s it! Enjoy! You can place it day, Thursday, and Friday. On Saturday and Sunday I backpacked and Belt instructor in the freezer for a couple hours to help rm it up before camped with my son in the Catskills, where we covered 12 miles serving. It also freezes very well for longer storage. Brooklyn, New York Age: 64 in two days at 6,000 feet elevations, sometimes climbing hand over Thank you to Christian Mastor of Sebastapol for this Awesome hand. Then, last Monday, I taught another class. Not a bad week, Recipe! Activities: Hiking, biking, kayaking, especially for a 64 year old! Premier Organics climbing, and Nia Without Nia, I wouldn’t even be here to tell the tale, much less have www.premierorganics.org the energy and empowerment it gives me. I intend to continue to (866) 237-8688 dance through life as a fit senior citizen. I hope that my story inspires others to do the same. Find Nia: www.niany.com and www.nianow.com P hotos: Joy C okley / Jim W illiams

42 conscious dancer | FALL 2009

DMT Ad—Conscious Dancer 3.6˝ x 4.85˝ color

Use your dance experience creating wellness one to help others. person at a time with organic essential oil body care

If you have a passion for dance and a desire to use your skills in a counseling capacity, Antioch University New England’s ADTA-approved programs in Dance/Movement Therapy and Counseling might be just what you are looking for.

Please contact us for the next Chakra oils work energetically and Visiting Day or visit us online. physically to help restore natural Jennifer Fritz, balance to the body Admissions Counselor Chakra Oil #2 miracle energy contains a jasmine Keene, New Hampshire essential oil blend and inspires sensuality and grace 800.469.1540 One of seven in the chakra wellness collection

www.antiochDMT.org 310.455.9962 goldenearth.net

--Discover the pleasure of Let Your Yoga Dance ® dance------Grace in Motion --MiMoDa non structural teacher trainings | workshops | retreats | classes

dance technique------Every Thursday 8 PM LOS ANGELES

Mi Let Your Yoga Dance® studio a chakra yoga dance fusion of power, Mo grace, and passion. Healing through Joy! theatre TRAIN to Become a Certified Yoga Dance Teacher Da with Megha in 2009/2010: school Kripalu YogaDance™ Teacher Training October 4 thru 9 LEVEL 1 December 6 thru 11 LEVEL 2 Kripalu Center, Stockbridge, MA --8 PM Fireball technique-- Let Your Yoga Dance® Teacher Training in a Jungle Paradise–for yoga teachers only --8:30 PM Dance Jazzo------Feb 7-20, 2010 improvisation playground--- Nosara Yoga Institute, Guanacaste, Costa Rica Let Your Yoga Dance® with Sun & Sea! March 19-21 Discovery Yoga, St Augustine, Florida 5774 W. Pico Blvd. Los Angeles 90019 www.mimodastudio.com www.letyouryogadance.com

conscious dancer | summer 2009 43 closing circle

"Transformation contains both change and stability, plurality and unity, movement and constancy. It has the nature of life, namely, to connect organically the polar opposites, the stumbling blocks of logic, and to unite them in an all-embracing rhythm."

–Lama Govinda P hoto: www.flickr.com/photos/tuanlam Gently detoxifying

Potent immune support

Supports healthy Hormone balancing adaptogens metabolism Increased energy & mental clarity

Probiotics & enzymes

Enhanced libido

Try it for FREE for 10 days! www.freeboku.com

Organic Nutrition You Can Actually Feel! Award winning blend of the most powerful nutrient dense foods on earth. All from natural, health forming plants.

“When people consume a diet lled with super nutrient dense foods, they start to feel better, and can maximize their genetic potential for health and well-being. I formulated BōKU™ Super Food to give people a potent boost in the right direction.” These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to be a substitute for professional medical advise. This information is for educational —BōKU™ Master Formulator, Dr. BJ Adrezin purposes only and is not intended to diagnose, treat or cure any disease.

FP_Boku_CD8.indd 1 8/24/09 6:46:44 PM