“You wanna hear this book with me?” I asked Ming. I’m reading a book Dancing in the Streets with my friend up in Canada. She’s reading it for a class, and knows the subject matter interests me. It was sweet, she invited me to be her book buddy! The book is about group ecstatic states–Dancing… Read More »
“Example cats,” I said. I was thinking about making cat sculptures / toys of cats I’ve loved. The now invisible made visible. “Is that like thunder cats?” Ming asked. “Thunder cats–I know what you’re talking about. A cartoon–they were like cats, but like people, in these colorful space suits? Did they have a ring? Or… Read More »
Hey, I was thinking about dance. That video I made and shared, about ecstatic dance, was a good experience for me. I like finding new ways to communicate my truths. I got some appreciative responses. Ecstatic dance is free, spontaneous dance anarchy. As for regular dances, I wish there was a traditional dance of my… Read More »
I made a video about ecstatic dance as embodied healing, what it is, how it helps me. I posted it on youtube. Maybe you would like to learn why ecstatic dance is so important to me. Here’s the blurb I wrote to summarize. Ecstatic dance is my favorite embodied healing modality. It helps me love… Read More »
Hey, I was ecstatic dancing outside to my youtube dance playlist. I was wearing no shirt–I wore a sports bra. It’s ok to exercise, wearing a sports bra, so I hear. But I never did it before. I walked outside in a skirt and bra, which I had never done before. Felt vulnerable and slightly… Read More »
Sports mean nothing to me, nowadays. I like movement, but not competition. But I’m thinking what sports meant to me, before. dance My mom sent me to jazzercise when I was a little kid. Does this still exist? Wow, it still does exist! https://www.jazzercise.com I liked dancing to peppy music on a mat. The… Read More »
Sunday I danced more ecstatic dance. I went the whole hour this time, and I felt I could go for another couple hours. A little foot pain, but my knees are great! I dance on a mat, a squishy mat. Smart, eh. Then I played my favorite song to dance to, on my own. It… Read More »
Sunday I did ecstatic dance over zoom, then effused to some friends about how much I love it. A friend in Canada asked me about it–I wanted to answer her in a way that others can read also. Loving ecstatic dance is part of who I am, but some people don’t know what it is. … Read More »
It was a weird-ass Halloween. I finally talked to my friend who’s back in prison. He’d been calling me, but I missed his calls. Usually my ringer is off–I only turn it on for specific reasons. So I was looking at my phone and saw that call, from that area code. I hadn’t heard my… Read More »
Here are some day ideas, if you need new things to do. day ideas sing a lot nature visit try a new food hear a language you don’t know learn a home ec thing learn a history thing dance for hours–ecstatic dance do a ritual art project outside your norm write a letter learn a… Read More »