Category Archives: Circle Dance

From Empire to Earth Community

Posted on July 10, 2010 by jenny

In June of 2006 I read David Korten’s book The Great Turning, from Empire to Earth Community.  I got it as a gift for being a supporter of the Positive Futures Network. Human development does not proceed in a linear, … Continue reading →

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Summer Solstice

Posted on June 21, 2010 by jenny

Last night we celebrated the Summer Solstice at Neskaya.  We did a lot of old dances like the Bach Sun Meditation and Intitusuy.  We did some new ones – Sunrise is one of my favorites.  We had a clear sky … Continue reading →

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Sacred Space for Healing

Posted on May 25, 2010 by jenny

Bruce Levine, Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic “Western Medicine does not mock sacred spaces, but it doesn’t truly appreciate them.  It doesn’t acknowledge how important it is to create an event and space outside of the ordinary. .. When a culture … Continue reading →

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Beltane

Posted on May 3, 2010 by jenny

We celebrated Beltane at Neskaya last night, with some dances and the winding of the maypole.  We celebrated on May 2 instead of May 1, because our usual time to dance is on Sunday.  The “correct” date for Beltane is … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on Embodied Cognition

Posted on March 27, 2010 by jenny

This started with a piece I wrote recently in response to a post on “Embodied Cognition” that went to an e-list of women who took a training with Laura Shannon.  The training was in Women’s Traditional Ritual Dances, and we … Continue reading →

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Circle Dance

Posted on March 7, 2010 by jenny

One of the things I love about our Circle Dance Network is the grassroots quality, the liveliness, the “anarchy” which can lead to abuses like someone teaching a distorted version of a dance as “authentic”.  But I don’t see how … Continue reading →

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