Following on from my previous two posts, I hope you have taken some time to revise and contemplate what has happened in the last year and spent some time thinking about your sacred space and how you can access the depth and importance of that space. In this post, I would like to focus on […]Read Post ›
In my last post, I spoke about the winter season and the journey inward. I suggested that you do some journaling and gave you a few ideas about things to contemplate. Today I would like to speak more about sacred space—both the sacred space around you, your home, as well as your own body, your […]Read Post ›
As the days grow shorter in the northern hemisphere, we move towards the solstice, winter, and the end of this most challenging year. It is our natural time to descend, to go deep inside. Life has taught us many things in this past year. Now it is time to go inside and reflect. One important […]Read Post ›
In April I had the privilege of interviewing five women, Alia Thabit, Carrie Konyha, Katie Holland, Keti Sharif and Maria Sangiorgi, all well known as teachers and performers in the world of bellydance. The interviews were for the 4th Sacred Dance Summit. Each summit has a different focus. In this one I was exploring Bellydance: […]Read Post ›
Introduction At the end of 2019, in December, a friend asked me “what do you think 2020 is all about?” Immediately, and without thinking, I answered, “the serpent goddess, she will be re-joined”. As is often the case when someone asks me a question, I have answers I didn’t even know I had. Back in […]Read Post ›
I’m Leslie Zehr, the author of “The Alchemy of Dance: Sacred Dance as a Path to the Universal Dancer” and creator of “The Sacred Dance Summit“. I’m so happy to announce that I will be the guest on Joana Saahirah next Free Webinar entitled “Dance as a Spiritual Practice”, airing April 6th at 5pm GMT […]Read Post ›
”What am I supposed to do with my life?” is the most asked question I get from students/clients/friends. They tell me “I know my life has purpose but I can’t see what it is!”. My usual answer is “maybe it hasn’t been invented yet, so that is why you cannot name it”. That is a […]Read Post ›
Movement is life. It is when we are in an active phase, moving, creating, that we feel most alive. Movement allows us to experience through our bodies, rather than through our minds. Dance is a form of movement, one that is creative and one that very much affects us not only on the physical and […]Read Post ›
I didn’t choose sacred dance, it chose me—and it has been an amazing journey! I was recently asked by a friend “why is teaching sacred dance so important to you?” I had never really thought about it. The dance seemed to be a natural progression from doing it, to teaching it, to mentoring others to […]Read Post ›
The arts are a shadow health service – here’s why Mike Orlov/Shutterstock.com Paul Crawford, University of Nottingham The UK’s Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has said that doctors should prescribe dance classes and trips to concert halls as well as pills and physio – and set out plans to make this “social prescribing” a reality. He […]Read Post ›
