Blog/Podcasts — Awaken the Dance

HARD TIMES REQUIRE FURIOUS DANCING- Alice Walker

Right now all the soothing and taming in the world won't match the energy of what we are facing as humans. I don't need to tell you what's going on, you know. But here's a juicy tidbit- astrologically the intensity of what we're experiencing is right on target as well. Have you noticed that everyone around you is finding life super intense? That your experience is mirrored in the world around you as you try to get things done, etc.? Yup. We. Are. In. It. And it's important to name that for Bodies of Culture/Black Bodies/People of Color- it's ALWAYS intense due to the deadliness and oppression of White Body Supremacy.

UNITED WE DANCE

I guess I'm used to feeling divided as a country, but now even small communities are shouting slanders at each other online and posting so called reputable sources with completely contrasting stances. It's hard to know what to believe and it's hard not to feel attacked or attack. I posted something on FB a few weeks ago, asking how I could kindly request my fellow hikers to wear a mask. In one hour I received 110 comments, debating everything from herd immunity to the economy to how long we should be quarantine. Literally I just wanted a kind way to remind people we are asked to wear masks unless 6' apart. It was horrible. I deleted it. Then I sat on my roof and cried.

Changing the WorldHannah KinderlehrerMay 27, 2020community, unity, united, connection, divisive

RESOURCE AND RADIATE

Changing the World, Compassion, EmotionsHannah KinderlehrerApril 6, 2020compassion, community, dance, together, embodiment, resource

YOU ARE A BODY-BEING

If we are to stay sane, helpful, and kind during this unknown time period, we need to do it from an embodied place. This is where sanity lies, generosity is fostered, and imagination knows no bounds! Here, in the present moment, at home, in our bodies.

Click HERE for a dropbox link to a recorded body scan and compassion practice meditation.
Enjoy! And I hope to dance with you virtually soon!