{"id":420,"date":"2010-05-25T13:35:01","date_gmt":"2010-05-25T13:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2020-02-01T20:05:03","modified_gmt":"2020-02-02T01:05:03","slug":"sacred-space-for-healing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/?p=420","title":{"rendered":"Sacred Space for Healing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bruce Levine, Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic<\/em>
\n\u201cWestern Medicine does not mock sacred spaces, but it doesn\u2019t truly appreciate them.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t acknowledge how important it is to create an event and space outside of the ordinary. .. When a culture agrees on that which is sacred, that culture receives a power that can heal.\u00a0 Once a tribe defines a space as sacred \u2014 for example, a specific mountain \u2014 that place then has the strength gained from the belief of many.\u00a0 This is a powerful source of healing.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0 p108<\/p>\n

\u201cDepression is often associated with self-absorption and alienation, and that is why moving beyond one\u2019s private sphere can help both prevent and transform despair.\u00a0 Most people would like to connect with others, but they often lack direction and energy.\u00a0 This chapter is about discovering that direction and energy, and thus I do not shy away from social issues that can serve as spring boards for forming community.
\n\u201cThe energy to form community can come from a hobby, a craft, a neighborhood need, a social cause, or any passion that other people share.\u201d p147<\/p>\n

\u201cHistorically, progressive religious locales have been at the center of major social movements in the United States, most notably the abolition of slavery, the fight for civil rights, and anti-war activism.\u00a0 Such religious organizations and the buildings that house them are … where even the nonreligious can meet for entertainment and recreation. \u201c p151<\/p>\n

These passages show why Neskaya<\/a> has been such a powerful space for healing.\u00a0 When we held our visioning weekend last August, many people said they felt comfortable, at home, and completely accepted in this atmosphere.\u00a0 A friend who is also a therapist called Neskaya a “healing\u00a0 sanctuary”.\u00a0 Part of my vision for Neskaya, and why I love the folk dances I teach there, is the idea of celebrating diversity.\u00a0 If we learned to celebrate our differences instead of fighting about them, we would all have richer and safer lives.<\/p>\n

People gather together to dance because they love dancing, especially when the dances are consciously done as prayers or meditations.\u00a0 People find a kind of spirituality at Neskaya which is welcoming and accepting.\u00a0 There is no dogma or doctrine.\u00a0 All you have to do to belong is walk through the door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bruce Levine, Surviving America’s Depression Epidemic \u201cWestern Medicine does not mock sacred spaces, but it doesn\u2019t truly appreciate them.\u00a0 It doesn\u2019t acknowledge how important it is to create an event and space outside of the ordinary. .. When a culture … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-circle-dance","category-healing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/420\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennydeupree.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}