Dance—The Sacred Art

Author: Cynthia Winton-Henry
Publisher: Turner Publishing Company
ISBN: 1594733317
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 228

Book Description
Unlock the transformative power of movement as a life-changing spiritual practice. If youre thinking But Im not a dancer or I feel awkward, I hope to reassure you. You dont need a special talent to move. You dont need to be graceful or especially coordinated. You dont need a body thats in shape. Dancing helps us embrace all this humanity. Dance connects us to the holy of life. from the Introduction Seize the joy and healing power of dance! Drawing from her years of experience as a dance and movement teacher, and as cofounder of the international dance organization InterPlay, Cynthia Winton-Henry helps you overcome your embarrassment or anxiety and discover in dance a place of solace and restoration, as well as an energizing spiritual force. She taps into the spirit of dancing throughout history and in many world cultures to provide detailed exercises that will help you learn to trust your body and interpret its physical and spiritual intentions. For both newcomers and seasoned movers alike, she encourages you to embrace dance as a spiritual tool to: Celebrate your unique spirituality and get in touch with your emotions Unify your body and mind, and push your personal boundaries Work through trauma or crisis and restore spiritual well-being Deepen your relationships and strengthen your community Find spiritual direction ... and much more!

Dance-- the Sacred Art

Author: Cynthia Winton-Henry
Publisher: SkyLight Paths Publishing
ISBN: 159473268X
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
Seize the joy and healing power of dance! Drawing from her years of experience as a dance and movement teacher, and as cofounder of the international dance organization InterPlay, Cynthia Winton-Henry helps you overcome your embarrassment or anxiety and discover in dance a place of solace and restoration, as well as an energizing spiritual force. She taps into the spirit of dancing throughout history and in many world cultures to provide detailed exercises that will help you learn to trust your body and interpret its physical and spiritual intentions. For both newcomers and seasoned movers alike, she encourages you to embrace dance as a spiritual tool to:

Situated Narratives and Sacred Dance

Author: Jill Flanders Crosby
Publisher: University of Florida Press
ISBN: 9781683403531
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Through a revolutionary ethnographic approach that foregrounds storytelling and performance, this book explores shared ritual traditions between the Anlo-Ewe people of West Africa and their descendants, the Arará of Cuba, who were brought to the island in the Atlantic slave trade.

The Art of Tradition

Author: Gertrude Prokosch Kurath
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 528

Book Description
In 1959, three writers - all intimately familiar with the Native American culture of their time and locale - collaborated to produce a study entitled 'Religious Customs of Modern Michigan Algonquians'. That study is reproduced here - for the first time in book form - along with a substantive editor's introduction.

The Sacred Art of Dance Journal

Author: Leslie Zehr
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781979780506
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description
"The Sacred Art of Dance Journal" is the first in a series of journals specifically for people practicing the sacred arts. It is meant as a sacred space for you to record your thoughts and experiences. It is a place for you not only to chart your journey, but also to process the information you receive along the way. The interior features 150 pages of alternating lined and un-lined pages for your musings. The lined pages (right-hand) are for writing down thoughts as text. The facing, un-lined, pages are for drawings, mandalas, diagrams, brainstorming, processing or annotating the text you have written. The cover and interior images are inspired by "Om el Donya" (mother of the world) herself-the ancient land of Khemt (Egypt). The cover of this journal is from a drawing by Cosima Lukashevich called "The Sacred Art of Dance." It is a Soul Drawing of Leslie Zehr in her role as priestess at The Centre for Sacred Arts in Cairo, Egypt.

Awakening the Creative Spirit

Author: Christine Valters Paintner
Publisher: Church Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 0819223719
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 255

Book Description
The resource is designed to help spiritual directors and others use expressive arts in the context of spiritual direction. It is the latest book in the unique SDI series, designed for professional spiritual directors, but also useful for clergy, therapists, and Christian formation specialists. The Spiritual Directors International Series – This book is part of a special series produced by Morehouse Publishing in cooperation with Spiritual Directors International (SDI), a global network of some 6,000 spiritual directors and members.

Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance

Author: Iris J. Stewart
Publisher: Healing Arts Press
ISBN: 9780892816057
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 246

Book Description
Sacred Woman, Sacred Dance is the first book to explore women's spiritual expression through a study of dance. It shows how dance came to be excluded from worship and reveals how dance is once again being integrated into spiritual practices.

Circle Sacred Dance

Author: David Lorimer
Publisher: Vega Books/Tsai Fong Books
ISBN: 9781843334309
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 160

Book Description

The Alchemy of Dance

Author: Leslie Zehr
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781978303508
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 128

Book Description
Movement is Life-Dance our birthright. In 1986 Leslie Zehr returned to Egypt, the ancient motherland, to be fed and seeded from the Source. There she encountered the mysterious Serpent Goddess who taught her the ancient Sacred Dance. In this book, the author takes us on that archetypal journey through the Tarot to the Universal Dancer, the Gold-accessing, through the Dance, the power held in "the field." It has been 9 years since the first publication of "The Alchemy of Dance." In that time the author has had the opportunity to teach hundreds of women how to Dance the primordial Dance of the Serpent Goddess-reconnecting the sexual/spiritual aspects within themselves. The Second Revised Edition Includes: -A new chapter on Sacred Space -Larger images -More photographs -Glossary of terms Let "The Alchemy of Dance: Sacred Dance as a Path to the Universal Dancer" open the door to the mystical Dance of the Serpent Goddess.

Sacred Art, Sacred Earth

Author: Heyoka Merrifield
Publisher: Rain Bird Pub
ISBN: 9780945122012
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 144

Book Description