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
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 July 25th
Saturday August 8th
Saturday August 15th
Saturday August 22nd
10:30-noon PDT
One-hour of dance with time before and after for connecting and intention setting.
Bring Friends from far and wide
and share the experience.
Contributions happily accepted $5-20
per class, no one turned away.
https://www.paypal.me/joannacarichner
So You Think You CAN'T Dance?
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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. |
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We Have Come to Be Danced
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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 |