It’s been over a week now since the Spirit Body retreat at Studio Maui came to a loving and sweet close amongst the thirty participants. The retreat may be over, but most certainly, the dance continues on as each of us move gently back into our lives.
What often happens after immersing oneself in a deep experience of exploration and connection with others, the “ah-ha’s”- the true impact of what you were just a part of doesn’t really sink into your skin and bones until you’ve spent some time away from the place where all that goodness took place. I’m not quite ready to share what I “got” from the ten days of dancing, but I did want to share how pleased I am to have had Beach Dance be a part of the experience.
The delight and joy that was evident on people’s faces and in their bodies was just…it was just…trying to find the words to capture all the feelings is challenging. Gosh dangit, it made me so freakin’ happy my cheeks started aching from smiling so much. It made me feel alive, blissed out, and so, so thankful. I felt so incredibly proud.
I took pride in watching people experience what it was like to dance outdoors, and on a beautiful beach on Maui at that. I took pride in having been asked to be a part of the Spirit Body retreat (thank you, Amara) and being able to share my passion with others. I took pride in seeing that what I’ve created is different and it really makes a difference. I’m so proud to be a dancer and to be a part of such an amazing community of people around the planet who understand the transformative power dance has not just for inspiring change in ourselves, but in others and for the rest of the world. And yes, I’m damn proud to be a teacher of conscious movement. That is one of the takeaways I got from dancing for almost ten days straight.
Beach Dance is back on tomorrow afternoon at Baldwin Beach and at Keawakapu Beach on Friday. I’m heading to the Big Island for five days on Saturday morning so there will be no event that day or on Wednesday, February 15. Be sure to check out the rest of February’s schedule in the right-hand column of the website if you can’t attend this week’s events.
Speaking of takeaways from the retreat…I’ll be stepping up my contribution to the world by offering a four week dance series beginning in March. Details will be forthcoming later this week. Here’s another takeaway…these are a few of my favorite photographs from Spirit Body’s Beach Dance. If you want to see more, go to the Beach Dance Facebook page. Enjoy!
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