Dance—The Sacred Art - Cynthia Winton-Henry

Dance—The Sacred Art

The Joy of Movement as a Spiritual Practice
Buch | Hardcover
2009
SkyLight Paths Publishing,US (Verlag)
978-1-68336-020-9 (ISBN)
26,15 inkl. MwSt
Discover in dance a place of solace, restoration and energizing spiritual force, tapping into the spirit of dancing throughout history and the world. With detailed exercises to help trust your body and interpret its physical and spiritual intentions.
Unlock the transformative power of movement as a life-changing spiritual practice.

"If you're thinking 'But I’m not a dancer’ or ‘I feel awkward,’ I hope to reassure you. You don’t need a special talent to move. You don’t need to be ‘graceful’ or especially coordinated. You don’t need a body that’s ‘in shape.’ Dancing helps us embrace all this humanity. Dance connects us to the holy of life."
—from the Introduction

Seize the joy and healing power of dance! Drawing from her years of experience as a dance and movement teacher, and as cofounder of the international dance organization InterPlay, Cynthia Winton-Henry helps you overcome your embarrassment or anxiety and discover in dance a place of solace and restoration, as well as an energizing spiritual force. She taps into the spirit of dancing throughout history and in many world cultures to provide detailed exercises that will help you learn to trust your body and interpret its physical and spiritual intentions. For both newcomers and seasoned movers alike, she encourages you to embrace dance as a spiritual tool to:



Celebrate your unique spirituality and get in touch with your emotions
Unify your body and mind, and push your personal boundaries
Work through trauma or crisis and restore spiritual well-being
Deepen your relationships and strengthen your community
Find spiritual direction
… and much more!

Cynthia Winton-Henry, cofounder of InterPlay (an international not-for-profit organization with locations in over fifty cities on five continents), teaches people to unlock the wisdom of the body through movement and creativity. She has served as an adjunct faculty member at Pacific School of Religion and the Sophia Center at Holy Names University, and is author of Chasing the Dance of Life: A Faith Journey; What the Body Wants and Dance—The Sacred Art: The Joy of Movement as a Spiritual Practice (SkyLight Paths).

Introduction ix
A Dancing Parable xv

Chapter One: May I Have This Dance? 1
Chapter Two: Approaching Holy Ground 16
Chapter Three: Unlocking the Dance of Joy 37
Chapter Four: Dancing into Wholeness 51
Chapter Five: Dancing for Healing 77
Chapter Six: Dancing for Spiritual Direction 103
Chapter Seven: Dancing with Beloved Community 131
Chapter Eight: Dancing as Peacemaking 158

Resources 181
Suggestions for Further Reading 185
Index of Movement Practices 191
Gratitude 193

Erscheinungsdatum
Reihe/Serie The Art of Spiritual Living
Verlagsort Woodstock
Sprache englisch
Maße 140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt Kunst / Musik / Theater Theater / Ballett
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie Esoterik / Spiritualität
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Sport Tanzen / Tanzsport
Religion / Theologie Christentum Kirchengeschichte
ISBN-10 1-68336-020-6 / 1683360206
ISBN-13 978-1-68336-020-9 / 9781683360209
Zustand Neuware
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