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I loved the feature, "Travel Vision Board," from the last issue. Often, we translate our travel experience through writing, journaling, sketching, picture taking, or telling our story once we return. To translate the experience through a dance expression adds another dimension of richness to our travel experience—creating a physical imprint of our journey. silKy hARt
McKinney, TX
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Aloha juicy ever-expanding dance community! How fortunate are we that “conscious dance” is flowering globally and that we now have this beautiful magazine to share our Public workshops and voices, our inspirations and offerings with training programs in each other. movement based expressive I’d like to share a recent discussion on the 5"."-1" */45*565& arts education and therapy. nature of music played at conscious dances www.tamalpa.org and invite feedback. I belong to a global collective called “Conscious Dance Deejays”— Tamalpa Institute • Kentfield, CA • 415.457.8555 how fabulous is that!? In anticipation of Mother’s Day, we were sharing songs about mothers and a discrepancy arose about the kind of lyrics deemed “conscious.” For some, the term meant that the music and lyrics should only be inspiring and uplifting; sad, negative, or demeaning tunes were to be avoided. For others, music that might help process darker emotions like anger and grief was part of their playlists, the understanding being that “conscious” meant inclusive of all states of being. No conscious DJ wants to promote violence, hatred, or anything demoralizing. But perhaps you are looking for an uplifting session and need to know before you go. Do we need a rating system…PG-13, R? heeRAA sAzeViCh
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This is an interesting controversy. Look for an article in an upcoming issue that speaks to this question from multiple points of view.
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