Report & Photos of Earth and Body Connection,
held Saturday, August 29 and Sunday, September 6, 2015

this is what I love
to be in nature
with kindred spirits
communing, being
receptive to the earth and sky
energies and beings
noticing and absorbing
the endless
myriads of designs, patterns, shapes
of clouds, tree branches, rock
lichen
pine needles, skat
I notice, I absorb
we notice, we absorb
giving and exchanging
mirroring and reflecting
with all
And after awhile
my rough edges
and the hooks
begin to fall off
and fall away
And after more awhiles
my thoughts come to be
free
I am grateful
thank you
i offer no apologies
thanks to all
by Teri C. (one of the workshop participants on
9/6/15)
Other sharing from participants:
[I love experiencing]
--the pure pleasure of reaching and growing as does a plant,
--the permission to do nothing and lay deeply connected in Earth's embrace, held peacefully.
"In nature I can b r e a t h e and m o v e effortlessly, witnessed by kin."
"I'm happy that I experienced this and sad that I don't have it more [in my daily life]."
"Look at what has been created [by human society] to distract us from this ease of being in nature."
Original Announcement:
in Forest 2.5 mi. NE of Nederland 9:30 am
- 3:00 pm
An opportunity to enter one's own body and voice with fuller awareness and from
there to engage in deeper relationship with the Earth and the community
gathered around us. Through our body we can sense our interconnection with all
things and let go of a perception that we are separate.
By opening
to the sensations of our own body and voice we open the door to experiencing
the Earth and the world around us
·
We will engage in individual practices that seek to synchronize mind and body.
·
We will express ourselves through movement and sound.
·
We will play through community building games and exercises.
We will connect with the Earth and Spirit, in the process.
Facilitators:
Allison Caw is a somatic movement and
voice educator, theatre artist and contemplative practitioner with an MFA from
Naropa University As a somatic educator and environmental activist she is
developing a technique which seeks to restore our connection with the Earth
through the experiential body and voice.
She
is very grateful to collaborate with Bonnie!
Bonnie
Sundance is Executive Director of Our Sacred Earth. She has been dancing all
her life and has been facilitating events for groups for 15 years. She's
excited to work with Allison!
Please
Register by
1)
Emailing Bonnie at AND
2)
Filling out Contact Us Form on the web site http://our-sacred-earth.org/contact_us.aspx
Please
Bring:
Water,
Rain Gear, Clothing for warm/cool weather, appropriate footwear for dancing
outdoors, your lunch / snacks, a sit upon.
Transportation: from Boulder, please carpool from the NE corner of 6th
and Canyon promptly at 8:55 am. Directions given upon registration.
No
Fee, donations accepted. No prior movement experience required.
Further
Info: contact Allison Caw at allisoncaw at gmail dot com
or Bonnie Sundance OurSacredEarth at outlook dot come