Issue: February 2011 |
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Zeitgeist
By Roland
Before teaming up with Susannah
and Ya’Acov, I used to run a business in Totnes teaching English to
foreigners. I have to confess that my own ability to speak foreign
languages is very poor but I have a fascination with the English
language. In particular I like its eclectic nature. If we like a
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Once Upon a time
 By Susannah
Once upon a time, Luc showed
me a picture of this little rural barn buried in trees and brambles. “This is
it! Our dream! We found it!” he said, his voice shaking with emotion. Not so
long after that, through his and many people’s generous, passionate and committed
efforts, “it” had turned into a majestic centre and I was blessed to run the
first group in the dance temple, a Sanctuary workshop
which was a turning point in the lives of many of the women who attended it (I
am told!). Bois le Comte (as this temple in the forests of the Ardennes is called) has continued to evolve and become more cosy, elegant and
grounded a place to do transformative work.
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Indolence, Discipline & the Dancing Warrior
 By Ya'Acov
We were recently in India studying to become Laughter Professors (I kid you not) with Dr.Madan Kataria, the Founder of the International School of Laughter Yoga. Having heard about Laughter Yoga for years, we finally took the plunge after a delightful evening workshop in Totnes where we laughed so hard, I actually managed to pull a muscle in my back. Going to India to laugh seemed so leftfield and preposterous that we just had to follow the golden thread. We both had the sense that we were going to India for an as yet hidden purpose.
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Loft Clearance

This month's winner of £100
School of Movement Medicine workshop voucher By Hannah Mackay
I’m getting myself down out
of the loft.
Brushing away the dust
Wondering if I need a new
cover.
I’ve stored a lot of me
Away for safe-keeping
Unable to decide at the time
If I’d need me again.
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The Chest of Drawers
 By Silvana Rigobon
If Movement Medicine were a
fairy tale, it would go like this:
Once upon a time, a long long time ago, The Chest of Drawers was found on a
hill. There it stood, mysterious and shut, with a mandala painted on top of it.
No key was to be found for its three drawers. more> |
Love and Laughter
By Susannah
Last November Ya’Acov told
me he had booked us into a Laughter Yoga evening workshop in Totnes. “Sounds
great!” I said, thinking that at the very least, it would be a laugh. The date
rolled around and we set off up to a little flat near Totnes Castle, a bit
nervous that it would be horribly squeamish. We met the little group; the
organiser, a friend of his, the teacher (Simone from Australia) and us. more> |
Shalom (Shal_Home, Sweet Home…): dancing in the West Bank
By Silvana Rigobon
“You feel at home in
your circle, and you are free to move as you wish to”: I listen to Ya’Acov
words and I feel a shiver through my backbone. I’ve heard these words so many
times, in various Movement Medicine workshops. But today it is different: we
are in the West Bank, in a small village called Shufa. more> |
Elemental
 Susannah's long awaited CD "Elemental" is now ready to order from the shop. The CD has 8 guided Movement Medicine meditations for home practice, including "Awakening the Dancer" dancing with the Elements and the Star Meditation (at the centre of your circle with the 3 axis and the 9 gateways). Enjoy! www.movementmedicineshop.com
Also the 120ml Invocation liquid smudge is back in stock.
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The views expressed here do not necessarily represent the views of the School of Movement Medicine.
Roland Wilkinson, Nappers Crossing, Staverton, Devon TQ9 6PD, UK Tel & Fax +44 (0)1803 762255 http://www. schoolofmovementmedicine.com
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