Dancing Seeds

This year feels as if its been flying by and when some people ask me what I've been up to…it takes me a moment to respond...because how does deep dreaming and allowing space for one’s unique soul calling to come into being, go down in most people’s minds?

What I can say in words that most will comprehend is: I have taken the time to focus on what matters most to me; health, relationships, my devotional practices and my sacred work in the world.

~I have been healing my body of mould, fungus and balancing out my gut biome and hormones, with great success and I feel healthier and more vital than ever before.

~I have recently moved interstate with my partner, which has tested our resilience, our commitment to one another and our trust in the mysterious path that continues to unfold before us.

~I have dedicated myself, without compromise, to the personal practices that support my mental, emotional and physical well being.

~New projects have been birthed, others have been put to rest.

~Deeper layers of my internal workings have been revealed and integrated, while others have been shed.

What has been a continuous thread- is my commitment to embodiment, ceremony and creating safely held spaces for communities to deepen into the web of belonging and open their senses to the animate forces that are woven through everything.

In standing at the helm of the Dancing Freedom ship, alongside my dear co-captain Caitlin Wood, we are in a continuous state of listening and moving with the currents of life. We don’t operate in a linear fashion, yet we aim to align ourselves with the natural cycles, which requires us to surrender and align more and more to an intelligence that is often times, beyond our minds.

The mind has its place in the order of things…but the deeper we travel down into and through the body and heart there is something smarter than “I”, “me” or “mine” that begins to reach for our attention. It doesn’t scream or shout in the same manner as all the ads we may see on our social media feeds, nor does it evoke in us a sense of inadequacy or brokenness.

Instead, it whispers to us on the wind, in the sound of the river, in the crackling logs of the fire or through the sound of our footsteps upon the forest floor. This force doesn’t have one name it goes by, yet it knows each of us as intimately as the river knows the banks.

It is our very nature that is reflected to us both within and without, above and below- and it is through opening our senses to an intimate dialogue with our bodies and the more than human world that we will remember who and what we truly are: whole, complete; woven in and out of love.

It is through our personal dialogue with these forces of nature both within and without, that we have been inspired to weave a collective offering to support our extended community in their own remembering. It has been a long time coming for me to feel ready and willing to weave the two parallel paths that I walk into one offering and one prayer for our community.

And we would love to invite YOU to join us, support us, cheer us on and share with anyone whom you feel would be a f**k yeah- to journey into and through the body and heart with us.

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I’m coming to Melbs for a little family re-Union and life celebrations next week. I’m grateful that the stars aligned and there is an opportunity to share some of my sonic alchemy with the wonderful Ecstatic Dance Melbourne community.

Spread the word friends, and lets start our weekend off in a deep and soulful led way, together💕I’d truly love to see as many of my pals, in one place, on the dance temple floor! x

Oh my goodness, what a massive launch into 2024 it has been!! Anyone else feel like it came in with a mega bang and...are we truly already into March??

Fortunately, I keep on remembering that time is not linear, but cyclical in nature and though I continue to earn a few more wrinkles and grey hairs here and there- my body, heart and spirit feel strong, vibrant and increasingly youthful as I continue maturing (I can speak more to the mega dietary shifts and physical overhaul I have been on these past few months, at a later time)

There is so much I can say to catch my beloved facebook community up to date...but what feels super important is to FINALLY announce that we have birthed an online temple into the world! What may seem to most a very simple and dainty offering in the vastness of the Great Metaverse- has actually been years in the making, hundreds of personal initiations and the sheroic feat of getting out of my own way! And for this I am a super proud temple mamma!

And so, last month on the tail of the Wood Dragon new year- myself, my partner Carl Broman and dear precious soul sister Kristina Marie launched into the world..."The Temple of the Embodied Spirit" with 77 pair of eyes, who believe in our vision, witness us cast this prayer for humanity into the world.

And so you may be asking what exactly is this Temple of the Embodied Spirit (aka- T.O.T.E.S.)? It is a place where embodiment and spirituality meet; where those who are ready and willing to explore themselves as an incarnation of the DIVINE Force of Source can come together to remember and grow together.

After dreaming and praying to build my own physical temple for many years, I was reminded that I didn't have to wait to have the "land" or physical building, (Thank you Karen Ditzen), to realize this. I could start humbly, simply, accessibly and as soon as I was ready- in the online sphere. And thus after sitting with this particular invitation for several years- the instruction was awakened and sealed into my re-memory whilst living and studying at Chavin de Huantar, in Peru, last year.

That 5,000 year old temple changed me- and spoke very clearly to me- that I am here to build temples- and the FIRST place to set the foundation is right here within my own body temple AND to help others remember that the most holy and sacred of places is right inside of their own body temples- and so- here we are...at the beginning...

I welcome you to embark on this journey of humble beginnings with us.

You can start by listening to our first podcast- that discusses "Our Big Why," then if you feel like you wish to support our mission even more- you can join our online "Patreon" portal for free or even for the price of a large cappuccino on oatmylk- to contribute towards our vision of an embodied humanity connected to the sacred elements of earth, water, fire, air and the force of source that animates us all.

This is simply where we continue to walk this prayer, this vision, and this ancient/future reality into being. The courage to trust in ourselves, one another and take a leap into the unknown was our first MASSIVE step and from here...we are ready and willing to build the next set of tracks as we go...

What better way to embody this teaching of returning to the simplicity and profundity of the body- than to move slowly, attentively and without all the bells and whistles?

And so, I invite you to be part of our global village and help us lovingly welcome this "Temple of the Embodied Spirit" into the world.

~With all my love

Temple of the Embodied Spirit- Ep. 1: Our Big Why Listen to this episode from Temple of the Embodied Spirit on Spotify. Here we have the very first podcast discussing the vision of this online embodiment temple and our big WHY!? To find out more about the Temple of the Embodied Spirit- look us up on Patreon.com