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PD Workshop: Arts in SD
Sat 19 Jun 2021, 9am - 12pm, Zoom (completed). Facilitator: Grace B. Yap-Kirk Organiser: WellSpring Contemplative Centre, Melbourne....
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Jan 3, 20222 min read


Spirituality dance retreats
A review. 22 Aug 2020. My first workshop, ran by ANSD Australian Network for Spiritual Direction. Conducting on Zoom proved to be a rich...
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Jan 3, 20222 min read


Medicated clients/pilgrims: horror stories
“Medicating Normal” is a must-see documentary https://medicatingnormal.com if you know of someone who is prescribed pills by doctor or...
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Mar 29, 20211 min read


Mysterious Boat
This season, the metaphor of boat sailed in, again. I was in a Christian contemplative Zoom when the leader introduced St Brendan's...
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Mar 18, 20211 min read


Group Silence, Authentic Voice & Grief
I was in a facilitated groupwork using voice modality this morning. For the first time, I noticed our holding and waiting together in...
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Mar 18, 20212 min read


Coronavirus Light in the Dark
* gratitude for beautiful copyright-free image from Pixabay "Coronavirus Anxiety and Early Grief" is an article which I wrote for...
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Nov 25, 20201 min read


Pacing "Fast & Slow"
* gratitude for lovely copyright-free image from Pixabay. "Fast & Slow" ... duality concepts introduced through dance movement therapy...
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Nov 25, 20202 min read


Sing a new Song
Both "Sacred Art" and "Sacred Rhythm" workshops helped me to connect my mind to my body and then finally to my heart. My body remembered...
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Nov 12, 20201 min read


Is Authentic Movement a contemplative practice?
"Authentic Movement" originated from Mary Whitehouse, a dance movement therapy pioneer in the 1950s, who taught about "moving" and "being...
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Nov 11, 20202 min read


Rhythms of Life
* copyright-free image from Pixabay.com. 31 Oct 2020, "Sacred Rhythm" Traditions of the World dance movement & art online retreat. It was...
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Nov 9, 20202 min read


Song of the Harp
"Sacred Art" session from Traditions of the World series, 3 Oct 2020, exploring Saraswati, Tara and Mary. Gratitude to MR for sharing her...
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Oct 20, 20202 min read


Mary: Stillness receptive of Christ
Title: "Mary: Stillness receptive of Christ" “Mary" is Stillness, represented by the tender horizontal lines of tilled soil - open, pure,...
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Oct 20, 20202 min read


Goddesses qualities as reflections of our own.
3 Oct 2020 "Sacred Art" Traditions of the World Retreat. Why 'retreat'? Because it's a timeout from the world, from burdens and all that...
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Oct 13, 20202 min read


What unfolded with "Open & Close" qualities exploration?
19 Sep 2020 "Open & Close" Contemplative Dance Retreat. I was very blessed to work with sensitive awakened women, even though one had...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read


Birthing Emergence
In this 26 Sep 2020 event, I was fortunate to have facilitated "emergence" for a beautiful group of overseas women. By emergence, I mean...
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Oct 12, 20202 min read
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