“There is no passion to be found in playing small
- in settling for a life that is less than what you are capable of living.”
_Nelson Mandela
Yesterday something happened that made me erupt with laughter. Later I reflected and wondered when was the last time I had a really belly rumbling laugh and realised it has been a long long time. It’s interesting how little parts of us shut down when we become so absorbed with the relentless attention demanded from us by life. What have you missed lately?
Dance activates our instincts, our desires and drives in life. When we drop out of our intellectual preoccupations and connect with life flowing through our body we re-ignite those passions, dreams and aspirations arising out of our most basic instincts – by it love, security, creativity or adventure.
Our body is such a beautiful and perfectly crafted barometer of life. Both pain and pleasure are sensations that transmit information and messages to us. Following this principle we strive to engage in the things that expand bring pleasure and joy, knowing that in some way this supports life and is therefore good for us. Dance opens up our connection to the joy of living and the pleasure of enjoying what life has to offer, simply by connecting us to our body and teaching us again how to read the signs and receive the information. We re-ignite the connection to wisdom which we sometimes are just too busy to notice. Dance brings back attention and mindfulness. It allows us to re-ignite our most fundamental expressions of living.
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