Move and Be Moved

On Valentines, 14 Taoseno's danced their collective dances of support and healing for Haiti through the global 5Rhythms effort initiated by Canadians Anne Marie Hoyga and Joanne Winstanley. Many 5Rhythms tribes throughout the world participated in this effort.

in the fundraising event organized locally by Visudha de los Santos, the 'Wave'(the 5Rhythms played sequentially) featured the rich and diverse music of the Haitians, both traditional and current musical themes.

One participant shared tearfully after the dance that she understood how our dances for healing are shared with others. Our tears and our sweat find their way back to the waters of the mother earth, and those tears and sweat carry our intentions through the waters and back to all of the people.

The Taos event raised $139 which has been donated to Doctors Without Borders.

Many, Many Thanks to all!

Taoseno dancer Mona Frastaci recently wrote an article in the Horsefly, the local paper of Taos, NM featuring the 5Rhythms in Taos with certified 5Rhythms teacher Visudha de los Santos.

Check it out: Horsefly 5Rhythms

I don't know what it means, and I just keep coming back to the dance, again and again.

"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us universe, a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest... a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. "
- Albert Einstein

Nearly 30 amazing dancers joined in for the First Annual Gratitude Wave in Taos last Sunday. We explored the 5Rhythms through a 'G Wave' which included Garner, Gratitude, Generosity, Genius and Grace.

The dancers raised nearly $300.00 which was given to 5 local non-profits. The beneficiaries were Taos Feeds Taos , Communities Against Violence, Stray Hearts, The Hanuman Temple and Casa de Corazon.

Follow the link, and click on her picture.

Acrobatic Ballet

Some amazing balance and strength!

I was returning to my home in Taos from teaching at the Omega Institute yesterday, and spoke at the airport with a man who was a private contractor for the National Defense. We spoke about the current state of affairs in the United States and the ineffectiveness of our defense strategies. At one point, he poses the question, "Really, who is going to sign a surrender agreement?"

Yes, I wonder, about our own dances, "Who will sign the surrender agreement?" What will it take for us to surrender to not only what is true and real, to our possibilities, potentials, but beyond into the deepest place of infinite grace?

This is an act of true courageousness, to surrender so deeply to the dance, to the infinite wisdom within. If we cannot sign surrender agreements in our own beings, how can we hope that our relationships, families, communities, countries, the world sign surrender agreements?