August is a time of regeneration here at the School of Movement Medicine. After a full and vibrant year, we take a long exhale, reflecting with gratitude on all we have shared and looking ahead to the seasons to come.
This year has given us much to celebrate, especially the extraordinary Summer Long Dance. It was a deeply moving week of connection, generosity and community, with many participants describing it as the best Long Dance yet.
We are proud that the 17 Long Dances up 'til now have together raised over £1 Million for a whole host of great projects around the world. And all to the beat of fantastic music! Fund raising is woven into the Long Dance ceremony because in the original vision for the Long Dance, we were told: 'genuine ceremony should have positive impact not just on the people able to attend and their loved ones, but wider afield in the web of life.'
Together, as a community, we raised more than £75,000 for charitable causes, including over £25,000 for Fundación Pachamama. This remarkable achievement is a testament to the generosity, commitment and shared vision of everyone who took part. Thank you for helping to create such a meaningful impact, not only within our own community but also for the people and organisations we are honoured to support.
We are proud that the 17 Long Dances up 'til now have together raised over £1 Million for a whole host of great projects around the world. And all to the beat of fantastic music! Fund raising is woven into the Long Dance ceremony because in the original vision for the Long Dance, we were told: 'genuine ceremony should have positive impact not just on the people able to attend and their loved ones, but wider afield in the web of life.'
We offer our congratulations and gratitude to all those Long Dancers and all your sponsors.
As we move through August, we hope you too are able to find moments to rest, reflect and reconnect with what matters most. We are already looking forward to welcoming you to one of our events in the months ahead as we continue this journey together.
a poem from one of our elders written at the long dance
Death is sometimes a choice
for Carolyn
Death is sometimes a choice, just as life is.
Peace can be a choice, just as strife is.
One is not better, necessarily,
than the other, though momentarily
either darkness or light may entrnance us
when we allow its energy to dance us,
even against our will. To life, or death,
we will devote ourselves, and with each breath
shape the path we take during our time
on earth, rehearse the rhythm and the rhyme
we make our own. We may think it good or bad.
The music may bring joy, or leave us sad,
bewildered. But it is simply a choice
like whether I choose to speak, or mute my voice.
Rob Porteous
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August's Events
Movement as Medicine
August's Movement Medicine Study Hub Lesson
Explore the magic of movement as medicine, practised the Movement Medicine way. As body, heart, imagination, and mind come into relationship, a deeper sense of yourself can emerge, what is sometimes called the embodied soul.
Study Hub members have access to a substantial and ever growing library of Movement Medicine practices; choose from short (15 mins) and longer (60 mins) guided sessions, seasonal ceremonies and a weekly pulse of Movement Medicine inspiration. Start your free 10 day trial today!
Upcoming events in Sept:
- Rise: The Burial ceremony: Tue 8 Sep - Sun 13 Sep, Ardennes, Belgium ONLY 5 PLACES LEFT
- Autumn Equinox Tribal Heart: Fri 18 Sep, Online
- Building Bridges Between the Worlds: Fri 18 Sep - Sun 20 Sep - Zürich, Switzerland
Intensives in 2027:
- Phoenix Retreat: Tue 26 Jan 2027 - Sun 31 Jan 2027- Belgium
- Initiation: Sat 10 Apr - Fri 16 Apr 2027- Germany
- Summer Long Dance: Sat 10 Jul - Fri 16 Jul 2027- UK
Thank you for being part of this growing community, whether from a distance or close by. We will continue to do our best to evolve our work and to keep on giving in gratitude for the miracle of life we receive.
We wish you all blessings,
With warmth, respect and gratitude,
Ya'Acov, Susannah and the School of Movement Medicine
