Lollover Hill About half a mile from the
EarthSpirit Centre there is an absolutely charming hill called Lollover
Hill.David, who runs the
centre,
insists this name is pronounced as Loll-Lover which gives an impression
of a pair
of lazy lovers reclined together in dappled English summer sunshine,
forever
gently caressing each other but never actually getting round to the act
of
love
itself.more>
Under this Sky, there is Truly Nothing New By Ya'Acov
I’m
on the edge
here, well, more on the brink as my fingers move slowly on the keyboard,
itching to stretch out and away from all things keyboard, awaiting that
special
moment that comes but once a year when they reach for the off button and
with
due ceremonial accord, press it until the screen goes blank and we
disappear
into the realms of the delightfully ordinary for a few weeksmore>
Wild Dreams
By Susannah
The Long Dance was a
WOW. Truly
pushing the envelope of what I felt I can do, others can do, and the
states
that we can create through pure dance, intention and movement
meditation. I
slept 5 hours in 56 hours and felt energised and strong the whole time.Well, nearly the whole time!more>
Vision Quest 2010
I have packed too much. I
hadn’t wanted to get cold or wet or tobe uncomfortable. I am so
well prepared it is way too much tocarry, for what feels like
miles across the Moor on a blistering hot day in June. I lag behind,
reminded of being the smallest and physically weakest during my
school days, also recalling the humiliation that tended to
accompany this, when no-one wants you on their sports team. I
observe that I would rather have a heart attack than ask anyone
to stop. Hmm......there’s a facet of ego....the face of
pride.... more>
Peace and War By Susannah
I was very
touched when Ben Yeger, one of the great
people on our apprenticeship, told me about Bassam Aramin, who is one of
the
founder members of Combatants for Peace. Bassam is a
Palestinian man, who despite his personal
losses (his 9 yr old Daughter was shot by an Israeli border policeman,
unprovoked, on her way out of school) has become a passionate, heartful
advocate for peace, through deep dialogue and engagement with the
“other”.more>
Great News from the Movement Medicine Shop New CDs
appearing soon - keep an eye on the site, and we now have a
fantastic new product available. It’s
called Invocationor Liquid Smudge. It’s been developed over many years by Native
American
Medicine
Man Blue Eagle. We first came across this product through Luc at Orval
where
Blue Eagle sometimes teaches. Quite simply, it’s by far the best
purification,
cleansing substance that we have ever found on any of our travels.more>
Letter to Susannah
Dear
Susannah,
I
met you again after a baby pause in February in Olten. My
life has beautifully changed and I feel
very grateful to be able to grow and develop in this way. Gratefulness
makes me
write this letter to you as the perfect mirror for me and my life in
past,
presence and future.more>
HOPE FOR ECOSYSTEMS By Victor Anderson One of my main reasons for
liking Movement Medicine is that it highlights the ecological crisis we
are
living in the middle of, honouring the web of life and our connectedness
with
past and future.As many
other people
are attracted to it for the same reason, I’m hoping it will be of
interest to
you to read about what is going on with the ecology crisis on the levels
of
governments, business, and science. more>
Movement Medicine Class in London
By
Caroline Carey
Ya'Acov asked me
if I would
pull together a group of apprentices to dance at the Mind Body Spirit
Festival
in London this year. And so we
turned up with no
idea of what
we were going to do. Ya'Acov read us a story and we got the idea. We
would
follow this story improvising mostly, after a ten minute of discussion
around
it. No rehearsal.more>
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