There’s an invitation in Dharma Dance group practices. It’s deeper than “fake it till you make it” and much more empowered than “drinking the Cool-Aid”. But there’s a point that if we are available, something undeniable moves us. Touches us. Beckons us into a mutually created, recognizable space where we may relate to ourselves, each other, our world and beyond …

In 2007, I held a small dance event at Earthdance. It was part of a weeklong contact improv dance event. I had booked the upstairs studio on that hot July day. The soothing sauna like scent of the sunny wooden floor, the gentle summer breeze, the whispering of poplars through the wide open windows and a deep grounded sense of …