Rape. An invasion of one’s personal space. A takeover of one’s body.
Far too many women and men have been raped and it still goes on. Fathers raping daughters. Uncles raping nieces. Priests molesting and raping little boys. Date rape. Some experience more violent rape than others, like the women in the Congo that Eve Ensler [...]
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There are times when we feel as if there is not enough, whatever that “not enough” is. When we surrender to the knowing that we are already provided for, then we move through life with more ease and grace. I invite you to take a few minutes to listen to the video that you may [...]
I love to dance! It is prayer in motion. Dancing allows us to connect with a deeper rhythm that lives within and pulsates throughout, around and all the way down to the very core of Mother Earth. In the following, I share more with you on my thoughts about dance and the power of movement.
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I really enjoyed this video of Elizabeth Gilbert, the author of Eat, Pray, Love. Many of us have that creative streak that speaks to us and sometimes, we actually fear what might become of us if we do or don’t do what we hear our Muses say as they whisper into our ear.
Elizabeth shares her [...]
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A number of years ago, I had heard the story or pataki, of Oshun, an Orisha from the Ifa Tradition of the Yoruba tribe in Nigeria. Oshun is the youngest of the Orisha and quite beautiful. The story was about dance, the dance that ended war. I thought to myself, now that sounds good and [...]
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The first time I heard Eve Ensler recite the poem, I Am An Emotional Creature, I had to smile because it was so real, so true, so profound. Yes, you would not tell the Atlantic Ocean to behave.
Eve shares stories of women and girls who were raped, beaten, about to be sold and how many [...]
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