Sacred Circle Dancing Rhosesmor
3rd Sunday afternoon each month
Come and join us – dancing for a healthy body, mind, emotions and spirit! The dances are usually fairly simple with steps taught and we hold hands so you feel supported and connected to the whole group. The music is very varied and the dances too. Come and try it – you will feel good afterwards!
Rhosesmor Village Hall CH7 6WF
2 – 4 pm £8 session
Ebb & Flow Friday 17th – Sunday 19th May 2024
Purley Chase Centre, Atherstone, Warwickshire
Leaders: Helen Newton & Marion Curry
Just as the tide ebbs and flows on the seashore, so it feels like life ebbs and flows; ever changing between connection and disconnection, between giving and receiving, between doing and being. Come and explore these different polarities of your life through the medium of circle dance and through discussion in small groups.
We aim to create a friendly and sacred space where you will feel nurtured in body, mind and spirit. We will learn the dances together, welcoming both those who are new to circle dancing and experienced dancers. The dance is like a mantra, stilling the mind and calming the body, bringing our whole being into balance and helping us to experience both inner peace and joy and connection to all that is.
There will be free time on Saturday afternoon to enjoy the grounds, walk in the surrounding countryside, chat with each other or rest. We will also have a session where anyone can share a favourite dance – teaching it to the group if they wish.
Saturday evening there will be the option of a creative craft activity linked to our theme plus a relaxation led by Helen to send us off to bed sleepy!
On the Sunday morning we bring the dances we have learnt together with short readings/meditations to create a sacred act of universal worship.
Marion and Helen look forward to sharing with you in this ebb and flow of life, honouring the Spirit of Life to be found in giving and receiving, doing and being and bringing us into balance, wholeness and connection.
I trust in the ebb and flow of the universe. I trust that life’s bigger than what I can see. I trust that there is a divine order beyond my control. And I trust that no matter what happens, I will be all right. Oprah Winfrey
Leader info:
Helen is an experienced spiritual retreat facilitator who loves to create safe sacred spaces where people can experience the love, joy and peace within. Circle dancing is one of her key spiritual practices and she delights in sharing this love of the dance with others in her calm and centred way. She is a One Spirit Interfaith minister, spiritual counsellor and healer.
Marion has loved moving, and being moved, in a dancing circle for very many years. She has led a regular group in Bournemouth for 26 years, during which time she completed some inspirational teacher training. Coming from a musical background, she is keenly aware of rhythm and flow of melodic phrases. Marion encourages the group to collectively invite a sense of sacredness into the dancing whilst affirming the Divine Source of energy.