Let the Intuition of Our Bodies be our Guides.
Let our Bones, Muscles, and Breath be our Release.
Our bodies hold our deepest wisdom. Yet as women that wisdom can be silenced, stilled, or compromised. We hold in our stomachs, cross our legs, and “get smaller.” We learn to put our needs and intuition on hold, and so separate ourselves from our most vital knowing.
During this dance journey, we will invite the voices of our bodies to re-emerge. Using dance as our medium, we will “re-member” our Selves, and re-connect to the deep inner wisdom that flows through each of us. Whether it is the impulse to move a finger, or the drive to shake our bones, each woman's movement is honored as her own best guide for connecting to her most authentic and sacred Self.
Come drive out shame, self-doubt and guilt. Fall in love with the magic of your movement. Fall in love with the mystery of your next gesture. Fall in love with the divine inspiration of your body. Fall in love with you.
No dance experience necessary. Every body shape, size, and level of fitness welcome.
Pre-registration is appreciated but not required. This circle is offered as a gift. Those who are able to pass the gift along are invited to make a donation to the Women’s well.
Janet Farnsworth and Laney Goodman
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Janet Farnsworth, M.A., LSW, is a licensed social worker and an experienced dance and movement teacher who has worked with individuals, families and groups. Formally trained in group facilitation and psychodrama, she also has extensive dance experience in New York and Boston, and with the Doug Wood Dance Ensemble in Chicago. Janet’s practice, Dancing to MySelf, is a model of open and non-evaluative dance which honors each individual’s instinctive response to music – simply moving in a way that feels right – as a means of connecting to one’s highest and deepest wisdom. She is dedicated to promoting the use of dance and movement as pathways to healing and empowerment. Janet currently facilitates a variety of dance journeys for children, families, disabled seniors, and adults. www.janetfarnsworth.com
Laney Goodman, visionary, ceremonialist and drummer, leads drum circles called Drumming in the Four Directions to help us re-connect with each of the four directions/elements. Laney can help you find your own rhythm and voice...even if you have never played a drum or sung before. Laney’s roots are of the Eastern Door of the Cherokee Nation in the Great Smoky Mountains as well as German, Scots/Irish and English. She has studied with the late Grandmother Twyla Nitsch of the Seneca Wolf Clan, and with African/American Drum Masters Edwina Lee Tyler, Ubaka Hill and the late Baba Olatunji. www.womenonair.com.
