Conscious Movement

And David danced before the Great Mystery with all his might…
~ 2 Samuel

victory-dance-cindy-elsharouniThe Dancing Christ is a fully embodied, incarnate, icon of our full humanity and true divinity.
Our bodies matter.
Matter, physicality, is not fallen or bad or broken;
It is the most concentrated form of Spirit.
The mystery of Jesus reveals that our incarnation is the foundation to connect with the Life That Never Goes Away.

Most of us in North America are completely disconnected from our bodies. Our western spiritual lineage is woefully lacking in an integrated practice of conscious movement. In an effort to connect mindfully to our physicality we are lucky to have imported the wonderful practices of asana (yoga), taiji, qigong, sufi whirling, and others.

Our bodies are the most exquisite spiritual technology and are absolutely necessary to embody and ground our spiritual awareness in ways that allow us to live and love and serve from a place of Truth and Love. We encourage all of our community to develop a practice of conscious movement and we create opportunities for different styles and practices to be taught and advanced.

Our own collective practice is dance! We dance as much as we can, using the rhythm of melody of music to invite our consciousness into our bodies. There are no prescribed steps or movements, only the experiment of connecting to our bodies and learning to feel our physical intelligence move us in ways that bring healing, joy and lightness of heart.