February 2010 Blog Posts (7)

Pushkara Sally Ashford peeks out the door of her brand new handcrafted gypsy vardo wagon. Ashford is getting ready to wheel out from Whidbey on a pilgrimage for peace.

Photo courtesy of Pushkara Sally Ashford



Giving peace a chance

By PATRICIA DUFF
South Whidbey Record Arts & Entertainment, Island

Life
Feb 26 2010, 4:10 PM · UPDATED

A wagon of peace is rolling home, and its owner would like to invite the community…

“Wild”…

I think maybe people meditate to find spirited story in the land. It is why the human animal seeks out a movement practice, psychotherapist, self-analyze, contemplate dreams, make art. It is why we read, dance, blow a…

Many years ago i began to follow my feet into the natural land shapes in order to align my talk and walk to the path, my dance and song with the ground. For many years i had trained with the understanding that the core of strength was some where in my belly. But as i learned to dance with stone and tune my muscle tone with the natural stones. What i call touch stones. I began to realize that the core of strength is in the earth. It is the field of attraction,…

Yoish! In Stick Dancing we begin with a stick, learn to craft and cultivate our chronic conditions with stretch and leveraging. We progress into Staff Dancing not only cultivating our bodies, but crafting the stick that we have found lying on the ground. In time the Staff becomes a Dancing Totem, and then comes the hardest part. To pass it on to…

2/7/10

Exuberant Animals

Here is another post borrowed from Maureen Freehill's MomoButoh blog. To see, read and enjoy more of her daily Butoh practice, visit her blog:…