[Adta] Getting the Word Out!

[Barbara Nordstrom-Loeb]

Hi Jody, I have been doing this for many years at my synagogue and in  
the community and it is a wonderful way to help people be in an  
important relationship with their movement and bodies. I have also  
worked with bringing more movement into some of the specific prayers  
and experiences with in the service (and have actually been asked to  
do somethings in local churches as well) I am also involved in my own  
process of exploring the embodied experiences of Jewish mystical  
concepts (Kabbalah) and have led some workshops at some of our  
regional women's retreats combining movement, awareness and Jewish  
concepts. It usually well received as well.
I would love to find others who are working with this and share what  
we are doing and have some conversations about it....anybody else????  
Barbara
On Feb 6, 2007, at 7:02 AM, Wager Jody wrote:

Hi all,
Although not a conference per se ... I would like to mention that I  
have just returned from a weekend retreat with members of my temple.  
It was a retreat designed to explore the many aspects of prayer. I  
was invited to join as a participant and to weave in some movement  
experiences ... and so I taught some Israeli folkdance after Friday  
night services, facilitated some stretching and offered a workshop on  
incorporating movement into our own personal style of prayer.  
Regarding the workshop, I had many ideas in mind as I entered this  
session, but really didn't "know" what I wanted to present until the  
very moment I began moving with my fellow explorers. In essence what  
unfolded was a dance/movement "therapy" session. It was a rich and  
touching session that allowed each of us to connect with ourselves  
and one another via the movement and the theme of prayer ... the  
group also spontaneously brought in the upcoming holiday of Tu  
Bishvat ... the Jewish holiday where we celebrate trees ... and  
although I never thought I would do this ... I invited us to move  
like a tree.
As an aside, I would also like to mention that I have begun  
introducing movement experiences, including movement choirs, into a  
monthly women's group at this same temple, in honor of the new moon.  
This too has been a beautiful experience and well received by most.
I just thought that I would share with you all a slightly different  
way of introducing our work. Although my primary focus during these  
experiences is on bringing another form of expression to these  
various services, it feels good to be able to share this part of  
myself with my fellow temple members as well as to spread the word of  
dmt.
Anyone else playing with this? I would love to hear how others might  
be bringing movement and/or dmt into other aspects of their lives ...  
outside of the work environment.
Thanks,
Jody (Wager)
Falls Church, VA

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