Moving with Spirit
by Kypris
February 10th, 2009
Yesterday I danced for a small cancer fundraiser, and found myself worrying for a week beforehand about whether or not my performance would be "good enough". Normally I dance 5 days a week, and walk the other two. But over the last month I’ve not been moving enough. And now, going into a dance performance, I was worried. "What if I can’t connect to Spirit?" "What if I look foolish?" "What if nobody likes my dancing?". Well, one thing I know for sure is that "What if" thoughts come from my ego and from living in fear of the future! When I find myself thinking these thoughts about my dance, it is time for me to stop, take a breath, and remember why I dance.
Why do I dance? To feel alive, to feel sexual, to connect to my innermost feelings and express them, to connect to others in a juicy and powerful space, to feel more like me, to shake off all the emotional baggage I don’t need, to discover facets of me that I didn’t know were there. Dancing 5 days a week, when I do the practice, not only keeps me in great physical condition, but improves my mental and emotional health, and my authentic connection to the moment and to other people. Through dance I find, over and over, the path to an ecstatic connection to my body, to Spirit, and to other people.
So as I arrived at my show yesterday, I remembered all these reasons why I dance, and I realized that performing is no different, only I am sharing all of this with an audience. I opened my heart to all the people in the room as I flowed into moving with the music. Dropping in once again to that powerful ecstasy, I was transformed, I became the Goddess, and I was one with Spirit. And afterward, someone in the audience shared the gift of these words with me: Love like your heart’s never been broken, Work like you don’t need money, and Dance like nobody’s watching.
Namaste,
Kypris
Why do I dance? To feel alive, to feel sexual, to connect to my innermost feelings and express them, to connect to others in a juicy and powerful space, to feel more like me, to shake off all the emotional baggage I don’t need, to discover facets of me that I didn’t know were there. Dancing 5 days a week, when I do the practice, not only keeps me in great physical condition, but improves my mental and emotional health, and my authentic connection to the moment and to other people. Through dance I find, over and over, the path to an ecstatic connection to my body, to Spirit, and to other people. So as I arrived at my show yesterday, I remembered all these reasons why I dance, and I realized that performing is no different, only I am sharing all of this with an audience. I opened my heart to all the people in the room as I flowed into moving with the music. Dropping in once again to that powerful ecstasy, I was transformed, I became the Goddess, and I was one with Spirit. And afterward, someone in the audience shared the gift of these words with me: Love like your heart’s never been broken, Work like you don’t need money, and Dance like nobody’s watching.
Namaste,
Kypris
Kypris, Dakini and Shamanic Tantra Teacher holds a master’s degree in Biology, as well as a master’s degree in Counseling Psychology, and is an initiated HeartWisdom Tantric Priestess. She is the author of “Journey to Sexual Wholeness, The Six Gateways to Tantric Sexuality”.
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