I had a wonderful day today. A Day spend in a magical valley, with wonderful people, doing what I love. Dancing. Biodanza to be exact. We usually meet indoors, but today was a special occasion. A fundraiser for a family in need. Where we would also eat a shared lunch and use a mobile sauna, that is on the land, that we gathered on. There were around 50 of us gathered, some of us regulars, a few who had never experienced Biodanza and some who come more sporadically, to our weekly indoor sessions.
Earlier in the week, I went to a Contact Improv Dance Jam, something I had never been to before. I have seen people do contact Dance, but I had never tried it. I mostly like to dance by myself, but Biodanza opened me up, to connecting more and dancing with others. So after observing it for a while, I decided to take a leap and try. At the end, I did invite some of the people who attended, to today's Biodanza event.
I was really happy to see that some of them attended today. One of them, I had such a beautiful connection with. You know when you meet someone, that you feel like you already know them. Someone that you feel really comfortable around, at home with. Where you could just be yourself. This was all energy based at first, we didn't get to talk until after the Impro finished. Which made it extra special.
We always start Biodanza with a circle, where we join hands and move to the music that is playing. It felt so good to be outside this morning, with the sun shining down on us. With a stirring of spring in the air. Surrounded by mountains and my bare feet on the earth. With my eyes closed, I took in a deep breath and waited for the music to begin.
To connect with others in a way, that goes beyond language. By firstly, really beginning to connect with yourself, through dance.
I began my Biodanza journey, two years ago. After I got to experience it during a festival the previous year, that took place near to where I live. It's funny, I find it hard to describe what Biodanza is. It translates as the Dance Of Life and part of it is about finding ways in which to dance through life, to dance with your emotions, with your pain, with your joy. To open up to life itself. It has brought me so much insight and healing and it has helped me to open up more, to the world around me and the people in it.
It's such a beautiful thing to be a part of. Today I really enjoyed watching others experience it for the first time. To discover, this new way in which we can connect with one another and with ourselves. t really has changed my life, helping me to deal with the challenges that life presents to us.
This is my response, to the following topic from the Weekend Engagement challenge.
What do you enjoy?
