Dance with me this holi/holy week….

Sister Maurus with my son in 2003.

Every Wednesday and Friday morning I wake up with that feeling of excitement I used to have as a kid on Christmas morning.  Excited to open my presents!  Now, however, the presents aren’t in boxes under a brightly lit tree. They are insights and inspirations that flood me as I prepare the choreography and music [...]

My Birthday Gift to the World

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Music by Karen Drucker. The song title is Stand. Visit Karen’s website: www.karendrucker.com

Bearthday 2011 blog

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Every April, in honor of Earth Day and Bar Ostrand’s birthday (Bar is the ‘goddess in charge’ of my Daring Diva Dance Class) I create a special “Bearthday” class.  Each year I wonder how I will create a playlist as wonderful as the last year’s.   And each year, like magic, the perfect music comes to [...]

Emergencies On Earth – Judith Simon Prager’s Tools For Crisis

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My heart has been aching for all people and animals affected by earthquakes, tsunamis, political unrest, wars, etc. It can feel overwhelming. So I have drawn on all the practices that help me focus on good and light like prayer, meditation, donating to the American Red Cross, Divine Love Healing, dancing, and reading spiritual texts. I also look to mentors like…

Sacred Symbols – A Labor of Love

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I have never been able to separate the sacred from the everyday. From grade school all the way through college I remember the feeling that I was holding Jesus’ hand while walking to class.  In nature I feel the presence of God.  I’m always seeing angels in patterns made by the clouds, and when I [...]