=================== In this Issue

--->Quote of the Month
--->Seminar: PAINTING the WIND, Berkley, MA * 4/30
--->Retreat: SUMMER MOVEMETN MONASTERY * 6/19-25
--->Practice of the Month
--->Reading Recommendation
--->Testimonials of the Month

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Quote of the Month

“Movement is the unifying bond between the mind and the body, and sensations are the substance of that bond.”
Deane Juhan, author of Job’s Body

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Seminar: PAINTING the WIND. Mysticism in the Veil
Saturday April 30th 1-4pm
Ancient Arts Studio
590 Berkley St.
Berkley, MA

Bring your veil!
The veil has easily recognizable symbolism but in this workshop we will focus more on sensation of the fabric, its drape, its metamorphosis possibilities, how it triggers the world of the unconscious and how it can draw us into transformation.

Registration:
$35 at door; $28 by 4/25
Info: 508-822-6449;
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Retreat: SUMMER MOVEMENT MONASTERY
JUNE 19-25, 2005
LOCATION: Sonodor Retreat Center, Belle Vernon, PA

This extended study periods encompass a variety of body-centered spiritual explorations and terrains.

REGISTRATION:
Seven days: 10am - 9pm.
$700 by 6/1; $770 after
two-days (Su, Mon 6/19, 20); $230
Single Day (Su 6/19 or Mon 6/20); $125
Fee includes tuition, room & board
Additional overnight stay: $30
Travel Directions: Ameara 412-721-2006

By Credit Card: through website http://www.dancemeditation.org
By Check: made to: ‘Dervish Society of America’
& mail to Dunya, 250 Elizabeth St. #7, NY NY 10012

INFO: 212-226-2114
Travel Directions: Ameara 412-721-2006

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Practice of the Month

On Breathing III

Breathing - the most basic topic. This is the third in a series.

Pushing Breath.

Get settled. Close your eyes. Connect to your breathing. Begin to move and as you move align the movement with the breathing. That is, let the movements you do coincide with the intake and outflow of the breath.

As you move, let the breath feel thick as it enters and escapes you, as if it is water. Experiment with that feeling. The heaviness of air. Its density. This is similar to the feeling of breathing in a steam room where the air is very humid.

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Reading Recommendations

Bone Breath & Gesture: Practices of Embodiment.
Edited by Don Hanlon Johnson
Berkeley, CA: North Atlantic Books, 1995.

A important and beautiful collection of writings by innovators in the field of somatics. A must –have resource.

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Testimonials of the Month

“Oh yes it has been awhile. As the tears fall down my face…and the soul comes to the surface…I've been rocking and rolling along a road of inner peace and when you play the music, my body moves and sways. It becomes time to begin again the journey into my soul. Lee Ann Womack said it best, "If you have a chance to it out or dance…I hope you dance." Yes, my friend, I hope you dance. The emotional track of my senses is ever so present. The sound of the music creates peace in an ever so rocky mind of everyday tasking...Stop…drop…and Roll…the most important thing is to listen to what my body is telling me…dance…listen to the silent voice within the innermost part of your throat. Oh, yes, it has been awhile. I wasn't sure why I came and as the weekend progressed along the reason came…once I stopped looking…Thank you for being a major part of my path…”
--Gayla M. D. Reilly, Retired Naval Officer. MA

“The weekend workshop was experience was one in a lifetime. Thank you, I want more. My body feels sore but wonderful. Emotions are a little shaky. The slowness is wonderful.”
--Carleen Bevans, Yoga Instructor & Trager Practicioner, Maine

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And that is the end of our newsletter. Thank you very much!