And just like that we're in July! This is one of our busiest months here at SOMM HQ as we start setting up for the extraordinary event that is the Summer Long Dance.
Look out for a different type of newsletter in August to give you some inspiring reads.
Keep reading down in this newsletter and we imagine you’re going to find some jewels, including a recent talk Susannah and Ya’Acov gave about what they’ve learnt in their 38 years of being in relationship, an amazing Dancer Story and Teacher Spotlight and Susannah's heartfelt blog.
FIND AN EVENT OR TEACHER NEAR YOU!
This month we celebrate our amazing professionals and all they are offering through the interactive map features which enables you to locate Movement Medicine events and teachers near you.
LATEST NEWS
We have some great news from Anne Ena Bernard - one of our Apprenticeship leaders:
"Good news! The next Movement Medicine Apprenticeship in France will be in French AND ENGLISH! So a warm welcome to any of you English speakers who are interested. Our next apprenticeship programme starts on 12 January 2025: more info here.
Our specificity is about liberation and recovery of our body's expressive, instinctive and initiatory force. It's also about entering in dialogue with our inner characters, their poetry, their creativity and their fundamental energy as a transformative force, with love, Anne Ena Bernard"
See also this month’s Spotlight on Nicolas Bernard, Anne Ena’s husband and colleague (below).
QUICK LINKS TO UPCOMING
SCHOOL EVENTS
- The Study Hub: This month's Movement Medicine Study Hub is focused on: 'Envision: Life's invitation to create.'
- Welcome Zoom: An online Hub welcome zoom before the Live Class with Ya'Acov [Mon 8 Jul]
- Summer Long Dance: An 'in field' ceremony with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Sat 20 Jul- Fri 26 Jul] Hillyfield Woodland Farm, Devon
- Long Dance Connection Space: An online offering hosted by Christian De Sousa [Wed 24 Jul]
- Lammas Ceremony: An online ceremony with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Fri 2 Aug]
- Amazon Journey Talk and Q & A: An online talk and Q & A with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Thu 12 Sep]
- Equinox Ceremony: An online ceremony with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Fri 13 Sep]
- Beyond Muscle & Bone: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 20 Sep- Sun 22 Sep]
July's Study Hub Lesson
ENVISION: LIFE'S INVITATION TO CREATE
When you hear the word 'future,' what's your response? Susannah and I have recognised that when we were young we both had a sense of dread about what is coming. We wanted to change that. Not just for our own benefit, but for the world we are part of. The future, in some part, depends on what we dare to envision, embody and work towards, for ourselves, the world we live in and for those who come next.
Summer Long Dance
SAT 20 JUL- FRI 26 JUL
HILLYFIELD WOODLAND FARM, DEVON
The Summer Long Dance is Movement Medicine’s central annual ceremony of reciprocity with life. It is a challenging process and at the same time, offers a deep space of solace - an oasis of dancing prayer.
It is for those unapologetically ready to step up and take the next step to know and inhabit your purpose. There are, miraculously, a few places left.
Come and join us in deep community to dance, sing, heal and pray together for all our relations. The Long Dance is a non-profit event. It's a fundraiser for the Fundacion Pachamama (Sacred Headwaters Project) to support this work to protect the forest and the headwaters of the Amazon river for the sake of all life on earth.
Long Dance Connection Space
WED 24 JUL
ONLINE
For those of you who can't come, but would like to connect with the Long Dance, veteran Long Dance DJ and Movement Medicine professional Christian de Sousa is offering a guided dance on the last evening of the ceremony. You are welcome to join us vibrationally and support the energy of the Long Dance.
It's being offered on the Study Hub, easy to join us there - use the free 10 trial days if you want.
THE SPACE BETWEEN US
"We know how hard it can be being a couple. We also know life giving and beautiful it can be - if you discover how to tend the space between you so that you both can flourish.” Susannah and Ya'Acov
In the audio below Susannah and Ya'Acov discuss what makes their relationship work. With thanks to all at the Hairy Barista in Totnes where this "Space Between Us" talk was held. Below this you will discover two Space Between Us workshops for couples, one online and one 'in the room' (and on the beach).
The Space Between Us
FRI 22 NOV- SUN 24 NOV
ONLINE
The first 21 couples to register get our
Embodied Listening Online Course for FREE!
For those in relationship, how would you like to grow the intimacy between you so that the sex gets better year by year? How about forging a passionate peace between you? This is our introductory online weekend workshop – where we’ll access the unbroken intelligence of the body-heart-mind to forge understanding, communication, and kinship in the space between you.
£295 per couple
Hub Members, Apprentices & Professionals eligible for 15% discount
The Space Between Us
TUE 11 FEB- MON 17 FEB
COSTA RICA
Do you want to deepen and develop the intimacy and pleasure in the space between you and discover what Susannah & Ya’Acov mean by ‘relationship as spiritual practice?’ This oceanside Retreat for Couples, designed to nourish and evolve the space between you, is for committed couples wishing to do just that.
Return of the Light
SAT 1 FEB- FRI 7 FEB
COSTA RICA
This gathering at the extraordinary Brave Earth Centre in Costa Rica includes the 48-hour Mid-Winter Dream Dance ceremony; a time to tune into and update the principles and core values that guide our lives.
JULY'S SPOTLIGHT
Nicolas Bernard
This month we highlight Nicolas Bernard, who supports his wife Anne Ena in their MM Apprenticeship Programmes, now in English as well as French.
JULY'S DANCER STORY
VONGAYI MASHINGAIDZE
This month we celebrate Vongayi's beautiful and empowering story of moving from vision to action as one of the "Tree People”
Thank you Vongayi!
We love hearing about how life on the Movement Medicine dance floor effects the dance of your life. If you have a story to share, please get in touch.
The Medicine Blog
SUSANNAH’S LATEST POST IS NOW AVAILABLE
THANKING YOU
Wishing you all the best for the rest of July,
with warmth,
Susannah, Ya’Acov and the School of Movement Medicine Team.
