Roots of Contact Being Danced

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

Roots of Contact Being Danced SOUND REVERENCE • GIVING TRENDS • TRAVEL NEW ENGLAND CONSCIOUS WINTER 2011 ISSUE #17 movement for a better worldDANCER time to embody occupy the movement with love Roots of Contact Improvisation Evolution Being Danced Lead with the Body Nothing is more important than feeling good: Onesie Harmony. See our clothing line at WarriorWithinDesigns.com To schedule a tting at our San Francisco showroom contact [email protected] All of our garments are proudly made in San Francisco, California. 2 CONSCIOUS DANCER | WINTER 2011 CONSCIOUS DANCER | WINTER 2011 3 PHOTO: COURTESY OF WWW.JOURNEYDANCE.COM 4 CONSCIOUS DANCER | WINTER 2011 Quixotic Fusion exemplifies aerial dance. 22 FEATURES 18 Being Danced Philip Shepherd has lived a many-faceted life leading up to his current incarnation as visionary author. His recent book New Self, New World 18 tackles the question of what it means to be embodied in today’s world, 9 INSPIRATION: TransDanced and why bodily wisdom is an essential partner to rational thought. TransDance founder Heather Munro Pierce holds space in the High Sierra. 11 CURRENT: Occupy Movement 22 As Above, So Below Dancing flash mobs occupy love in support of Performers are no longer bound by gravity in today’s cutting-edge the movement. world of aerial and underwater dances. We take a visual tour of these 13 SPOTLIGHT: The Rosen Method new dimensions of movement. Odile Atthalin shares her experience with the elder-friendly form of Rosen Movement. Departments IKAELA M – 14 DESTINATION: New England 26 Making Contact DJ Root of Journeydance fame gives a tour of As culture was evolving through the 20th century, a sea change took hotspots for dancers. place in the world of movement. Contributing Editor Elana 16 WARMUPS • Bodhitrix: The Players Deck Silverman scans dance innovations before the ’60s, and Contact • Debbie Rosas: The Body’s Business Quarterly Editor Nancy Stark Smith reveals the people and process • Seven Surefire Class Fillers that led to the appearance of Contact Improvisation. 30 VITALITY: Tasteful Giving Our readers dish up sweet ideas for sharing and caring. 32 SOUNDS: Reverence and Resonance Lloyd Barde explores the power of music for con- nection and healing. 30 35 MOVEMENT MENU • Winter Highlights • Book Reviews: Sleight, Uncertainty, Spark • DVD: Vine of the Soul • MixMaster: Alia Rhythms : COURTESY OF WWW.QUIXOTICFUSION.COM / PHOTO MIDDLE: IGOR ZENIN BOTTOM: FLICKR : COURTESY OF WWW.QUIXOTICFUSION.COM P 46 RESULTS: InterPlay Enlivens O T Learn to follow the wisdom of your PHOTO own intuition. CONSCIOUS DANCER | WINTER 2011 5 Readers Share MOVING IN A BLUR assumption — usually correct — that nobody My glasses remain in place as I surrender to is watching or judging me. Instead, I can inter- the floor. In a 20/20 world, I stretch and roll, act with bodies as wholes, moving into and waking up every muscle and joint, stimulat- out of shared dances, protecting myself and ing my organs, and helping my mind relax looking out for those near me in a general way. its captainship. I get vertical as the music Just to sense the bodies around me and to transitions from tempo-free soundscapes to feel my own extremities without needing to something with a beat. Soon I am moving to examine them is a miracle of sorts. It feels the rhythms, my revitalized self easing into like swimming, like surrender. In the uncer- the holy exercise. tain world of 20/300 vision, forms are only Now I start to perspire (I’m quite good as defined as they need to be, and it is truly at this), so I find my way back to where I’ve impossible to sweat the details. I can get lost left my shoes and water bottle. Before my in motion without being tripped up by uncer- glasses get the chance to fly off my sweat-slick tainty, awkwardness, titillation, or anybody face, I store them in my shoe. The dance floor else’s mental dance. instantly becomes a moving Monet: fuzzy This is what I imagine it would be like to swatches of color and momentum without dance inside an Impressionist painting. The specific features or points. In a way, this is world around is vibrant but soft. We are all how I know that I’m no longer warming up just brush strokes, motions who only mean but dancing. themselves. The only drawback I can think In this field of kinetic impressionism, the of is that I might not recognize you if I see last fleck of logical governance is free to leave you there. Don’t think I’m being unfriendly— my movement. For me, this is an unmitigated I just can’t see that it’s you. If you remember positive. I feel safe where I dance, so not this when you see me dancing with my glasses seeing sharply doesn’t worry me. Moreover, off, please come dance with me to say hello. as someone prone to self-consciousness, the Perspective by Daniel Ari inability to read faces lets me maintain the Berkeley, CA OUR APOLOGIES! In the last issue (#17), we inadvertently movement modalities including Movement omitted some important information about Montage created and led by Liz Tucker every our friends in Dallas in the Destination: T is Tuesday evening. And, Mati Vargas-Gibson for Texas spread. To start, our writer Monica offers 5Rhythms classes weekly at the Sam- Blossom hosts a monthly outdoor Ecstatic mons Center for the Arts. Hats off to the Community Moondance at White Rock vibrant Texas dance community; we thank Lake. Our friends at Move Studios in Dallas you for all you do! Please write to us at offer Nia classes every day along with other [email protected]. 6 CONSCIOUS DANCER | WINTER 2011 ConsciousDancer.com ou probably have some experience transition point in our evolution and are in your life where you find yourself parting ways at the helm of Conscious ydeep in appreciation. For me it Dancer. I’m eternally grateful for her could be while I’m dancing or playing dedication and spirit and will always records, or doing a jigsaw puzzle with value her tremendous contribution to the my four-year-old. These moments are community. I feel fortunate and blessed like gratitude anchors that pull me out by the chance to lead Conscious Dancer of the troubles of the world and remind into the future. me of that old book by Voltaire when the We bring the passion of Occupy into character Candide says, “Everything is these pages, highlighting the natural and exactly as it should be, in this most perfect human element of the movement. We also of all possible worlds.” Indeed, while that bring you author Philip Shepherd’s wisdom may seem trite, it is Candide’s unflagging on embodiment, improvisation pioneer positive attitude that leads him through Checking In Nancy Stark Smith’s look at the history of extraordinary travails to peace and safety. Contact Improvisation, and a spine-tingling Like Candide, I try to remember that when change for 100% of us. My hope is that photo essay on aerial and underwater things get tough, it’s possibly just the trial I dancers can help to infuse a serious dance. Plus a tip of the hat to three favorite need—and I strive to replace fear with love situation with some levity, and help modalities, TransDance, InterPlay, and the wherever I can. connect the global community with Rosen Method. Enjoy our winter serving! For society on the whole a moment “movement for a better world.” With warm wishes and gratitude, of serious upheaval and adjustment has Another moment has arrived here at arrived. Large numbers of people are the heart of this magazine. After 17 issues willing to brave serious discomfort and of collaboration, my co-founder Aspen grave danger to bring about positive Madrone and I have come to a healthy MARK METZ, Editor - in - Chief STAFF CONTRIBUTORS Philip Shepherd is the author of New Self, New World: Recovering Our Senses in FOUNDED IN 2007 BY Mark Metz & Aspen Madrone the Twenty-first Century. He is also a workshop leader, lecturer, private coach and PUBLISHED BY Moving Arts International actor. As a teen he cycled alone through Europe, the Middle East, Iran, India, and EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Mark Metz finally Japan, where he studied classical Noh theatre. That trip deeply informed his CREATIVE DIRECTION Aspen Madrone ability to critique Western culture and the assumptions that shape it. His feature DESIGN AND PRODUCTION Isabelle Metz & Brian Yee story discusses an aspect of Noh theatre and its relevance to embodied move- MANAGING EDITOR Rachel Trachten ment, with excerpts from his book. www.philipshepherd.com OFFICE MANAGER Karina Louise CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Liz Mac, Jetta Martin, Elana Silverman, Mariana Rose Thorn Elana Silverman is a Bay Area writer, educator, dancer, and regular contributor to Conscious Dancer magazine. In this issue, she covers the development of dance in STAFF WRITERS Rachel Trachten, Elana Silverman the 20th century and New England’s hot spots for movement and dining. She also SALES AND COMMUNITY Aspen Madrone & Liz Mac performs with Deep Root Dance Collective and works at a local high school. Every WEBMASTER Steve Shaw summer, Elana skips town to live in a tent and lead whitewater rafting trips for the I.T. ANGEL Luis Echeverria American River Touring Association. She holds a BA in dance from Smith College. LICENSING Efrain Correal [email protected] SPECIAL THANKS TO Laura Cirolia, Deborah Meyer, Casie Casados, Emily Anderson, and Veronica Lloyd Barde is music editor of Common Ground magazine and a frequent con- Ramirez. tributor to various publications. His story “The Cure is Curiosity” appears in the book Ordinary Men, Extraordinary Lives: Defining Moments.
Recommended publications
  • Rooted Elements a Kinesthetic Approach Connecting Our Children to Their Nnei R and Outer World Alisha Meyer the University of Montana
    University of Montana ScholarWorks at University of Montana Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Graduate School Professional Papers 2012 Rooted Elements A Kinesthetic Approach Connecting Our Children to Their nneI r and Outer World Alisha Meyer The University of Montana Let us know how access to this document benefits ouy . Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd Recommended Citation Meyer, Alisha, "Rooted Elements A Kinesthetic Approach Connecting Our Children to Their nneI r and Outer World" (2012). Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers. 1385. https://scholarworks.umt.edu/etd/1385 This Professional Paper is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate School at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted for inclusion in Graduate Student Theses, Dissertations, & Professional Papers by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ROOTED ELEMENTS A KINESTHETIC APPROACH CONNECTING OUR CHILDREN TO THEIR INNER AND OUTER WORLD By ALISHA BRIANNE MEYER BA Elementary Education, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, 2003 Professional Paper presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Fine Arts, Integrated Arts and Education The University of Montana Missoula, MT May 2012 Approved by: Sandy Ross, Associate Dean of The Graduate School Graduate School Karen Kaufmann, Chair Fine Arts Jillian Campana, Committee Member Fine Arts Rick Hughes, Committee Member Fine Arts © COPYRIGHT by Alisha Brianne Meyer 2012 All Rights Reserved ii Meyer, Alisha, M.A., May 2012 Integrating Arts into Education Rooted Elements Chairperson: Karen Kaufmann Rooted Elements is a thematic naturalistic guide for classroom teachers to design engaging lessons focused in the earth elements.
    [Show full text]
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival 2018 Runs June 20-August 26 with 350+ Performances, Talks, Events, Exhibits, Classes & Works
    NATIONAL MEDAL OF ARTS | NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK ​ FOR IMAGES AND MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Nicole Tomasofsky, Public Relations and Publications Coordinator 413.243.9919 x132 [email protected] JACOB’S PILLOW DANCE FESTIVAL 2018 RUNS JUNE 20-AUGUST 26 WITH 350+ PERFORMANCES, TALKS, EVENTS, EXHIBITS, CLASSES & WORKSHOPS April 26, 2018 (Becket, MA)—Jacob’s Pillow announces the Festival 2018 complete schedule, encompassing over ten weeks packed with ticketed and free performances, pop-up performances, exhibits, talks, classes, films, and dance parties on its 220-acre site in the Berkshire Hills of Western Massachusetts. Jacob’s Pillow is the longest-running dance festival in the United States, a National Historic Landmark, and a National Meal of Arts recipient. Founded in 1933, the Pillow has recently added to its rich history by expanding into a year-round center for dance research and development. 2018 Season highlights include U.S. company debuts, world premieres, international artists, newly commissioned work, historic Festival connections, and the formal presentation of work developed through the organization’s growing residency program at the Pillow Lab. International artists will travel to Becket, Massachusetts, from Denmark, Israel, Belgium, Australia, France, Spain, and Scotland. Notably, representation from across the United States includes New York City, Minneapolis, Houston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, and Chicago, among others. “It has been such a thrill to invite artists to the Pillow Lab, welcome community members to our social dances, and have this sacred space for dance animated year-round. Now, we look forward to Festival 2018 where we invite audiences to experience the full spectrum of dance while delighting in the ​ magical and historic place that is Jacob’s Pillow.
    [Show full text]
  • Omega's 2010 Being Yoga Conference Retreat Brings 25+ Top Teachers to the Hudson Valley
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Chrissa Pullicino August 4, 2010 Office: 845.266.4444, ext. 404 Omega’s 2010 Being Yoga Conference Retreat Brings 25+ Top Teachers to the Hudson Valley Senior Teachers Offer Classes to Preserve the Rich Tradition of Yoga RHINEBECK, NY –Today Omega Institute, one of the nation’s most trusted sources for yoga education, announced its annual Being Yoga Conference Retreat will be held on its Rhinebeck, New York campus, from August 20 through 22. The event offers an in-depth exploration of the many facets of yoga practice—from therapeutic to philosophical. “Since 1977, Omega has been a place where people from all walks of life come for lifelong learning, inspired living, and building community,” said Carla Goldstein, director of external affairs and the Women’s Institute at Omega. “During Being Yoga, beginner and experienced yoga practitioners gather in community to learn from leading teachers about the depth of this ancient tradition and the promising ways yoga can enhance their modern lifestyle,” concluded Goldstein. In addition to physical yoga practice, the Being Yoga Conference Retreat will offer classes on a wide range of topics, including health and wellness practices such as meditation, vegetarian cooking, and dance. Guests of Being Yoga will design their own schedule, choosing from more than 50 dynamic classes, to explore what it means to “live your yoga.” In addition to choosing classes, guests can spend time in quiet contemplation, make new friends during meals and community gatherings, relax with a session at the Omega Wellness Center, and explore the outdoors. The conference opens Friday evening August 20, at 7:30 p.m.
    [Show full text]
  • Kristin Horrigan CV 8-14-19
    KRISTIN HORRIGAN 71 Maple Hill Dr. Guilford, VT, USA 05301 [email protected] www.kristinhorrigan.com +1 (413) 320-3299 __________________________________________________________________________________ EDUCATION The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 1999-2002 M.F.A. – Dance (Choreography) Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 1995-1999 B.A. Magna Cum Laude – Major: Chemistry, Minor: Dance TEACHING EXPERIENCE Academic Teaching: Marlboro College, Marlboro, VT – Professor of Dance, Fall 2006-present Courses Taught: Anatomy of Movement Modern/Contemporary Dance Technique (various levels) Choreography (also Choreo and Music, and Choreo for Groups) Community and Governance Colloquium Contact Improvisation (various levels) Dance As Social Action Dance and Gender Dance in World Cultures Embodied Anatomy Improvisation Looking at Contemporary Performance Making Art with Your Body Repertory Roots of the Rhythm Tap Dance: History, Theory, and Practice Yoga Dean College, Franklin, MA – Adjunct Lecturer, Spring 2006 Courses Taught: Intermediate and Advanced Modern Dance Technique Providence College, Providence, RI – Adjunct Lecturer and Guest Choreographer, Spring 2005 Courses Taught: Advanced Tap Dance, Repertory Keene State College, Keene, NH – Adjunct Lecturer, Fall 2004 Courses Taught: Intermediate Modern Dance/Choreography, Jazz Dance Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH – Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 2002 Courses Taught: Intermediate Advanced Modern Dance, Contact Improvisation Kenyon College, Gambier, OH – Adjunct Professor and Guest Artist,
    [Show full text]
  • The Way of the Cross
    The Way of the Cross St Mary’s Garforth Introduction: This booklet provides short Bible readings, reflections and prayer for each of 13 stations on The Way of the Cross. As we accompany Jesus on his journey to Calvary, let us take a moment to remember the context. Jesus carried his cross through the narrow crowded streets of Jerusalem. It was Passover time and so the city was full of people, many of whom mocked, jostled and took pleasure in watching as Jesus struggled with his heavy burden. The way was often steep. The journey that Jesus made on that day remains a poignant symbol of the life of faith for Christians throughout the world, as we struggle with our own crosses - challenges, disappointments and failures. The streets of our towns are filled with people who carry their personal crosses, who are bruised, battered and broken. Through this Way of the Cross, Jesus is inviting us to journey with him and to reflect on his suffering as it continues in the lives of his people. In solidarity with all who suffer, let us pray that we will be open to whatever he wants us to see, hear and understand. 2 1: Jesus in agony in the Garden of Gethsemane Mark 14:32-36 32 They went to a place called Gethsemane; and he said to his disciples, ‘Sit here while I pray.’ 33 He took with him Peter and James and John, and began to be distressed and agitated. 34 And he said to them, ‘I am deeply grieved, even to death; remain here, and keep awake.’ 35 And going a little farther, he threw himself on the ground and prayed that, if it were possible, the hour might pass from him.
    [Show full text]
  • SFDI-Bigschedule-Fro
    SCHEDULE SUBJECT SUNDAY, JULY 27 REGISTRATION 6-7pm at Velocity // OPENING CIRCLE 7pm in Founders // OPENING JAM 8-10pm in Founders SEATTLE FESTIVAL OF DANCE IMPROVISATION 2014 TO CHANGE SUNDAY, AUG 3 CLOSING JAM 10am-1pm in Founders // CLOSING CIRCLE 1pm in Founders // POTLUCK 2:30pm location TBA MONDAY, JULY 28 TUESDAY, JULY 29 WEDNESDAY, JULY 30 THURSDAY, JULY 31 FRIDAY, AUG 1 SATURDAY, AUG 2 7:30 - 8:30 am CONTEMPLATIVE DANCE PRACTICE (CDP) Kawasaki 7:30 - 8:30 am CDP Kawasaki MORNING SOMATIC INTENSIVE (no drop-ins) Alexander Technique and Improvisation Skills / Tom Koch CONTINUED I get lost. / Darrell Jones Improvisation requires that you be in the moment, that you think in movement, that you be present without judgment, and that you remain aware of your relationship to MORNING SOMATIC INTENSIVE (no drop-ins) This class inquiry is grounded in my extensive gravity. These are also specific skills developed in learning the Alexander Technique. Day 1 focuses on the primary control of the self. Day 2 explores constructive rest and Alexander Technique and investigation with Ralph Lemon into structures and inhibition as tools for finding freedom in movement. Day 3 examines habitual movement compared to authentic movement. Day 4 focuses on solving specific problems Improvisation Skills tactics for training the body to go to the edge of the through application of general principles. Tom Koch physical experience. Century DAY OF REST sissy vogue vop / Darrell Jones Kidd Pivot Improv Class / Eric Beauchesne Improvisation + Instant Composition / The Samurai Project / Playful Legs, Curious Spine/ Tamin Totzke Borrow from the aesthetics of Voguing to investigate Focus on investigating and uncovering articulations and Michael Schumacher Elia Mrak + Viko Kaizen + Martin Piliponsky This Contact Improvisation class focuses on a playful the poetics of “battling” gracefully.
    [Show full text]
  • The Strengthening Aspects of Zen and Contemporary Meditation Practices
    The Strengthening Aspects of Zen and Contemporary Meditation Practices By Kathleen O’Shaughnessy Excerpts from Chapter 19 of: Spiritual Growth with Entheogens – Psychoactive Sacramentals and Human Transformation Edited by Thomas B. Roberts ©2001, 2012 by the Council on Spiritual Practices Kathleen O’Shaughnessy has a thirty-year background in Soto Zen practice, psychosynthesis and gestalt therapy, movement as a means of expanding the capabilities of the human nervous system, the fragilities of nutritional healing, primary shamanic states (including plant-induced frames of mind), multiple and multilevel bodywork approaches to balance, and the practicalities of transpersonal crisis. Meditation: Reflecting on Your Attitude toward Altered States What is your relationship to unusual and altered states in meditation? As you read about these experiences, notice which ones touch you, notice where you are attracted or what reminds you of past experiences. How do you meet such experiences when they arise? Are you attached and proud of them? Do you keep trying to repeat them as a mark of your progress or success? Have you gotten stuck trying to make them return over and over again? How much wisdom have you brought to them? Are they a source of entanglement or a source of freedom for you? Do you sense them as beneficial and healing, or are they frightening? Just as you can misuse these states through attachment, you can also misuse them by avoiding them and trying to stop them. If this is the case, how could your meditation deepen if you opened to them? Let yourself sense the gifts they can bring, gifts of inspiration, new perspectives, insight, healing, or extraordinary faith.
    [Show full text]
  • Omega Auctions Ltd Catalogue 28 Apr 2020
    Omega Auctions Ltd Catalogue 28 Apr 2020 1 REGA PLANAR 3 TURNTABLE. A Rega Planar 3 8 ASSORTED INDIE/PUNK MEMORABILIA. turntable with Pro-Ject Phono box. £200.00 - Approximately 140 items to include: a Morrissey £300.00 Suedehead cassette tape (TCPOP 1618), a ticket 2 TECHNICS. Five items to include a Technics for Joe Strummer & Mescaleros at M.E.N. in Graphic Equalizer SH-8038, a Technics Stereo 2000, The Beta Band The Three E.P.'s set of 3 Cassette Deck RS-BX707, a Technics CD Player symbol window stickers, Lou Reed Fan Club SL-PG500A CD Player, a Columbia phonograph promotional sticker, Rock 'N' Roll Comics: R.E.M., player and a Sharp CP-304 speaker. £50.00 - Freak Brothers comic, a Mercenary Skank 1982 £80.00 A4 poster, a set of Kevin Cummins Archive 1: Liverpool postcards, some promo photographs to 3 ROKSAN XERXES TURNTABLE. A Roksan include: The Wedding Present, Teenage Fanclub, Xerxes turntable with Artemis tonearm. Includes The Grids, Flaming Lips, Lemonheads, all composite parts as issued, in original Therapy?The Wildhearts, The Playn Jayn, Ween, packaging and box. £500.00 - £800.00 72 repro Stone Roses/Inspiral Carpets 4 TECHNICS SU-8099K. A Technics Stereo photographs, a Global Underground promo pack Integrated Amplifier with cables. From the (luggage tag, sweets, soap, keyring bottle opener collection of former 10CC manager and music etc.), a Michael Jackson standee, a Universal industry veteran Ric Dixon - this is possibly a Studios Bates Motel promo shower cap, a prototype or one off model, with no information on Radiohead 'Meeting People Is Easy 10 Min Clip this specific serial number available.
    [Show full text]
  • Psychedelic Research Revisited
    PSYCHEDELIC RESEARCH REVISITED James Fadiman Ph.D. Menlo Park, CA Charles Grob MD Torrance, CA Gary Bravo MD Santa Rosa, CA Alise Agar (deceased) Roger Walsh MD, Ph.D. Irvine, CA ABSTRACT: In the two decades before the government banned human subjects studies in the mid 1960s, an enormous amount of research was done on psychedelics. These studies hold far reaching implications for our understanding of diverse psychological, social, and religious phenomena. With further research all but legally impossible, this makes the original researchers a unique and invaluable resource, and so they were interviewed to obtain their insights and reflections. One of these researchers was James Fadiman, who subsequently became a cofounder of the Association for Transpersonal Psychology and the Journal of Transpersonal Psychology. Discussion topics include his research studies and personal experiences, the founding, nature and purpose of transpersonal psychology, social effects of, and responses to, psychedelics, and religious freedom. INTRODUCTION For half a century psychedelics have rumbled through the Western world, seeding a subculture, titillating the media, fascinating youth, terrifying parents, enraging politicians, and intriguing researchers. Tens of millions of people have used them; millions still do—sometimes carefully and religiously, often casually and danger- ously. They have been a part—often a central and sacred part—of many societies throughout history. In fact, until recently the West was a curious anomaly in not recognizing psychedelics as spiritual and medical resources (Grob, 1998, 2002; Harner, 1973). The discovery of LSD in 1943 (Hoffman, 1983), and later its chemical cousins—such as mescaline, psilocybin and MDMA—unleashed experiences of such intensity and This paper is excerpted from a more extensive interview which will be published in a book tentatively entitled Higher Wisdom.
    [Show full text]
  • Fall 2015 Hay House
    FALL 2015 HAY HOUSE This edition of the catalogue was printed on May 5, 2015. To view updates, please see the Fall 2015 Raincoast eCatalogue or visit www.raincoast.com Hay House | Fall 2015 Catalogue Uplifting Prayers to Light Your Way 200 Invocations for Challenging Times Sonia Choquette _____________________________________________________________________ In this gift-sized book, Sonia Choquette shares uplifting prayers and heartfelt invocations to help you stay connected to your intuitive spirit so that you may receive support from your ever- present, loving Divine Creator and all your unseen spiritual helpers who are here to guide you through difficult times. Presented in the format of a prayer per page, each beautifully written, intimate prayer is straight to the point and speaks to the messiness and hard work of transformation. They will give you the strength and good humor to keep flowing with life and enable you to face whatever the universe may put in your path with courage, confidence, and creativity. They will also guide you to the support you need to forgive your hurts, resentments, and injuries, allowing you to be more fully available to the beautiful, Hay House new life unfolding before you. Whether read in one sitting, or On Sale: Sep 1/15 used again and again, this is a book that will bring a deep sense 5 x 7 of peace and renewed optimism. _____________________________________________________________________ 9781401944537 • $19.99 • cl Author Bio Body, Mind & Spirit / Healing / Prayer & Spiritual 15F Hay House: p. 1 Sonia Choquette, a world-renowned intuitive guide and spiritual teacher, is the author of 19 international best-selling books, including the New York Times bestseller The Answer Is Simple .
    [Show full text]
  • Eget a Head Start on the Holidays & SHOP LOCAL This Season
    Get avery head year, the icy Southwest startand onmuch more! the Head down andholidays find that unique gift this and& so m uchSHOP more! Attendees will LOCALreceive free market takes this place at the Livingstonseason Civic Center. Montana temps and snow cover you’ve been pondering. The Holiday Bazaar is a tote bags while supplies last. Please also bring nonper- Also on Dec. 2nd, the Antique Market will host signal the fast approaching season fundraiser for the Emerson Center. ishable food items to donate to the Gallatin Valley the return of its Holiday Open House of giving. That’s right, it’s time to Also at the Emerson on Nov. 18th, the Bozeman Food Bank. Extravaganza! from 10am–5pm. Come for sales start making those lists, and check- Winter Farmers’ Market moves upstairs for its Looking to early next month, the 2017 SLAM throughout the store, refreshments, and plenty of ing ‘em twice. In prolonged recog- weekly event. Vendors will be displaying their goods Winter Showcase heads to the Masonic Lodge good cheer! This event is meant to wish everyone the nition of “Small Business from 9am–noon. Pick up some groceries, stock the Ballroom Friday and Saturday, December 1st–2nd happiest and healthiest of holidays. Get ready to Saturday,” consider shopping local pantry for Thanksgiving, and get a jump on holiday from noon–8pm both days. With the continued goal wrap and “Come See What Time Left Behind” in when checking names off your holiday shopping shopping with this pre-holiday extravaganza at the to Support Local Artists and Musicians, this holiday Four Corners.
    [Show full text]
  • ROCHELLE SCHIECK Founder, Qoya Movement Praise for Rochelle Schieck’S QOYA: a Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life That Is Wise, Wild and Free
    “The Qoya were the sacred women of the Inka, daughters of the Sun, the ones chosen to uplift humanity to our grandest and greatest possibilities. Rochelle accomplishes this great task in this stunning book.” —Alberto Villoldo, PhD, author of Shaman, Healer, Sage and One Spirit Medicine Q YA A Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life that is Wise, Wild and Free ROCHELLE SCHIECK Founder, Qoya Movement Praise for Rochelle Schieck’s QOYA: A Compass for Navigating an Embodied Life that is Wise, Wild and Free “Through the sincere, witty, and profound sharing of her own life experiences, Rochelle reveals to us a valuable map to recover one’s joy, confidence, and authenticity. She shows us the way back to love by feeling gratitude for one’s own experiences. She offers us price- less tools and practices to reconnect with our innate intelligence and sense of knowing what is right for us. More than a book, this is a companion through difficult moments or for getting from well to wonderful!” —Marcela Lobos, shamanic healer, senior staff member at the Four Winds Society, and co-founder of Los Cuatro Caminos in Chile “Qoya represents the future – the future of spirituality, femininity, and movement. If I’ve learned anything in my work, it is that there is an awakening of women everywhere. The world is yearning for the balance of the feminine essence. This book shows us how to take the next step.” —Kassidy Brown, co-founder of We Are the XX “Rochelle Schieck has made her life into a solitary vow: to remem- ber who she is – not in thought or theory – but in her bones, in the truth that only exists in her body.
    [Show full text]