Radical Aliveness

How to Start a Movement Go to the people. Live with them. Learn from them. Start with what they know; build with what they have. But with the best of leaders, when the work is done, the task accomplished, the people will say, we have done this ourselves. - Lao Tzu - I'm excited I'm excited about the possibilities. I'm excited about contributing to a movement that can change everything. It's not so easy to begin something from nothing. We're in Danville! It takes a lot of effort and persistence to get a heavy object rolling. But once it is rolling, even a little, it is vastly easier to keep it rolling. I was surprised that even our DJ, Sharu, felt the effort involved in moving new dancers through their inertia and into flow. He was spent from pushing, pulling, coaxing. But because of my initial connection with Jay, my 'first follower'... Because he joined me, joined with me, I was inspired to continue inviting connecti...

in this short video young people speak about what dancing freely and together means to them. I couldn't have said it better!

Recently a long-time CI dancing friend wrote: for me c.i. is therapy. it invites all of me to show up and be, be and explore. it invites me to know myself and listen to others. i welcome that intention, i love the way it is my teacher, my therapist, my friend. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I, too regard c.i. dance practice as therapeutic. Dance has been my pathway to get closer to myself and closer to others. Through dancing using elements of c.i. with large numbers of people over the past 12 years or so, the majority of whom have had little or no experience with C.I., I have learned how to bring my authentic self into my interactions with others. It is through learning to listen and respond to myself while listening and responding to another in this very physical ‘dance’ form, that I have begun to understand what a sweet and satisfying thing it is to know myself and to know myself in relationship. Exploring CI has helped me to discover my authentic self, and to bring that self ...

As I was lying in bed this morning, these simple guidelines for living came to me: Assume everything is working. Explore what's in front of you. Let yourself know what you enjoy. Invite more of that.

In moments of delight and full focus the pain disappears Engage! Engage with me Together we bust each other out of the small tight boxes. We embolden each other to take the floor take the stage take our lives and fly and sing and dance and rest. Yes even rest together The peace of being met. Beyond words. We find delight in each other we each assist the other. Welcome to the world. Welcome to yourself. Find yourself home in yourself, now that you've been properly welcomed.

I dance to feel more connected to myself I dance to feel more connected to others It’s a practice for me—a present moment awareness practice. I come to dance to take myself in;to embrace myself, to savor myself and to express myself. But that is only the first level. I come to dance to embrace others, to partner with them, to take them in, to savor each person and all of his or her energy.. I come to play with others. To invite them to give themselves to me and to receive me as they are able. Dance Jam is a temple for me. I come to heal and be healed To love and to be loved To lose my self and find my Self To have my Self reflected back to me I come to commune. To come into union To become one with. I come to taste myself more deeply and to celebrate my aliveness. I come to invite you to connect with your own ecstatic source and explode into exuberant self love and celebration. I come for the sweet intimacy of being met as I embrace, say yes to, fall in love with. E...

I think this is worth watching by both parents and providers http://video.yahoo.com/video/play?vid=274633&fr=yvmtf