JourneyDance is a free-form, moving-celebration 
of body, heart & spirit!

"I don't know anybody who carries space in such an organic and systemic way as Joanna does.  
It is loving, peaceful, and encourages me to go inside and feel safe." ~ Holly Sack, Nia Dance Black Belt

In this time of physical distancing and uncertainty, dance may be even MORE IMPORTANT as a healer than ever. Take the time to connect with yourself, others, move held energy, love on your body and spirit, and tap inot and the joy that is possible even in the darkest moments.

Virtual JourneyDance! 

Saturday May 30th 10:30-Noon PDT
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Bring Friends from Far and Wide and share the experience. 

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​So You Think You CAN'T Dance? 

Why I love JourneyDance™

I have loved to dance all my life, though I never felt comfortable with formal dance instruction I found dancing in clubs in my teens to be the perfect way to relieve the stresses and pain of adolescence. For me, dance has always been an emotional release and spiritual connection. That is why, when I discovered JourneyDance at Kripalu Center, I felt like I had come “home.” I had the most profound sense of self-love and acceptance I had ever felt  I get totally out of my head, and into my body and heart, and loved myself in a new way.  I knew instantly that I needed to lead this kind of work for others.

I got her first JourneyDance training in 2007 and has been guiding them ever since. In 2012, I completed module 2, deepening my connection to the transformational power of this work, then in 2014, I competed Module 3. . 

As a yoga teacher and certified JourneyDance Facilitator, I lead groups on transformational retreats including an annual week of classes at Omega Institute.I believes dance can be enjoyed by people of all shapes, sizes, and abilities, and my passion is empowering my students to embody their natural expression and create their practices through inner experience rather than outward aesthetics.


 

We Have Come to Be Danced

We Have Come to Be Danced

We have come to be danced 
Not the pretty dance 
Not the pretty pretty, pick me, pick me dance 
But the claw our way back into the belly 
Of the sacred, sensual animal dance 
The unhinged, unplugged, cat is out of its box dance 
The holding the precious moment in the palms 
Of our hands and feet dance. 

We have come to be danced 
Not the jiffy booby, shake your booty for him dance 
But the wring the sadness from our skin dance 
The blow the chip off our shoulder dance. 
The slap the apology from our posture dance. 

We have come to be danced 
Not the monkey see, monkey do dance 
One two dance like you 
One two three, dance like me dance 
but the grave robber, tomb stalker 
Tearing scabs and scars open dance 
The rub the rhythm raw against our soul dance. 

We have come to be danced 
Not the nice, invisible, self-conscious shuffle 
But the matted hair flying, voodoo mama 
Shaman shakin’ ancient bones dance 
The strip us from our casings, return our wings 
Sharpen our claws and tongues dance 
The shed dead cells and slip into 
The luminous skin of love dance. ​

We have come to be danced 
Not the hold our breath and wallow in the shallow end of the floor dance 
But the meeting of the trinity, the body breath and beat dance 
The shout hallelujah from the top of our thighs dance 
The mother may I? 
Yes you may take 10 giant leaps dance 
The olly olly oxen free free free dance 
The everyone can come to our heaven dance. 

We have come to be danced 
Where the kingdoms collide 
In the cathedral of flesh 
To burn back into the light 
To unravel, to play, to fly, to pray 
To root in skin sanctuary 
We have come to be danced 

WE HAVE COME. 

by Jewel Mathieson

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