“Ya’Acov.” I called out in
long drawn out fashion that I would hope would penetrate the woodland rather
than blast it. I had just been told by the caretaker of the land, Chris,
that this wood had been a larch plantation but that now it was reverting to
wildwood all the right elemental beings were living here again. I
certainly didn’t want to disturb them. I listened for a
reply. There was none. There was no wind and no bird song just a
sleepy silence and I felt as if my voice had been absorbed by the trees. more>
Resistance is Futile By Ya'Acov
A psychic
recently told us that Susannah and I are from such different spiritual tribes –
she insisted that whilst Susannah was hanging out in the desert with the
Essenes, I was leading my people in battle after battle for our very survival.
Who knows what’s true.more>
The Road is Open by Susannah
When I was a little girl, I
made a book. Decorated in childish felt pen squiggles and of plants and
animals, it had just one line: “I can’t
believe how beautiful nature is.” I remember being in the garden where we
lived in Kenya, and realising that god was everywhere, sparkling in
everything, the bougainvillea trees, the grass, the snakes, the air. I was full
of wonder, and at the same time grew increasingly appalled with us humans as I
saw what we do. more>
Movement Medicine Coaching
by Caroline Carey
Years ago on my dancing
path I would sometimes leave a workshop finding myself a little lost in the
void of 'no dance, no tribe, no community' and feel a longing to talk to some
one about my experience and to give me some guidance with my next steps. Often
I would be booking very quickly onto my next workshop in order to get my next
fix to continue the process in any way I could! And often that 'next workshop'
would not be possible and I would feel the loneliness of no communication. It
is not necessarily the teachers or organizers we need to talk to and is maybe
not appropriate to do so.
Story hidden among the photos in the Death alter by Kari Fjällström
I search among my
photos for some on the theme of elders, old age and death, and find photos of
the Indian graveyard on a sunny hillside where my grandmother, Susie Sarah
Smith is buried. more>
Dancing with the Heart of the World
This month's winner of £100 School of Movement Medicine workshop voucher
By Vicky Gaughan On Friday night after the
first leg of the journey my working class warrior left feeling like this is a
load of bollocks! I just didn’t know why I was there amongst so many people who
appeared different to me. Thankfully there is more to me than this. more>
Further Steps on Our Journey A.K.A
Ways to Move beyond Pale Imitation
by Ali Young
I
don’t know about any of the rest of you but my feet haven’t touched the ground
since I finished the second module of the Journey of Empowerment. Hang on a
minute, let me re-phrase that, lest my esteemed teacher feel she has been
wasting her time altogether. more>
6 Billion Reasons
By Susannah and Ya'Acov
Welcome to a new and
exciting climate change initiative that we hope will get your creative juices
flowing. It’s called: 6 Billion Reasons
6 Billion Reasons gives you
and people all over the world who want there to be a sustainable future for
life on earth, a way to communicate with climate change negotiators. We invite
you to get involved NOW by going to www.6billionreasons.org.
It’s easy, and can be as simple and fast, or as creative and complex as you
wish.more>
Vision Quest revisited 2. by Hans Nusink
Last July we, my son Bart, Nicoline and I, on
holiday in Devon, went back to the place where I had my Vision Quest a year ago
together with Ya’Acov his assistants and thirty something other dancers. One of
my dreams was to share with Bart and Nicoline my love for this area and show
them my shelter spot and other places.
Apprenticeship: Suicidal wisdom, repetition and seagull dreaming By Kerri Cripps
Last week I
had my first coaching session as part of the Movement Medicine apprenticeship (henceforth
MMAP). By the end of the first module we had all designed for ourselves an
individualised plan that we were going to undertake before the next module in
January. Mine included practical tasks, ways of being and regular
micro-practices such as connecting with the elements every morning when I open
my curtains. more>
Shining in the dark with a bit more charge… By Ben Yeger
Havingcompleted thePhoenix retreat in March 09 andon
returning home to a busy work/life schedule I wanted to acknowledge the value
of the work we undertook andI continued
to do in relation to those valiant soldiers so aptly named our understudies.I also thank Ya’Acov and Susannah for being
so brave and generous in sharing this evolving work with conviction, creativity
and ever lasting wonder and simple humility. more>
Returning Home by Maria Grazia Bambini
Autumn has started. Here in Italy the sun is still shining but we know we have to let
our body to meet cold and dark in this new period of the year. This year at the
end we have the incredible opportunity of a Workshop led by Ya'Acov and
Susannah "Returning
Home" in Centro D'Ompio 16 – 20 December. more>
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