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Our October theme is: Dancing With the Shadows

This month, we’re exploring the importance of honoring the shadow and embracing our whole selves exactly as we are. One of the most powerful yet challenging ideas we teach is that we are whole, perfect, and complete as is. Many of us struggle with this because we’ve been conditioned to equate perfection with flawlessness and to believe that positivity is the only “spiritual” state. Shadow work invites us to discover, embrace, and integrate the parts of ourselves we’ve hidden, rejected, repressed or feared. These are often shaped by past experiences, traumas, and cultural expectations about what is acceptable. When we ignore these aspects, they can erupt in painful ways, often when we least expect it.

This journey is a celebration of our shadow through dance. We’ll begin by Clogging with Our Shadow, recognizing and honoring our personal shadow within. We’ll then begin The Shadow Tango, exploring how our shadow shows up in all of our relationships. Next comes the Boot Scooting Shadow Boogie, where we begin to uncover and face our collective shadow. Finally, we close the month with a Shadow Dance-Battle, where we understand that our individual healing is part of a larger dance, one that entangles us spiritually and energetically with others and the planet itself. By engaging in conscious, courageous shadow work, we step into our sacred responsibility to co-create a world rooted in healing, justice, and truth.

Sunday Speakers:

October 4: Rev. Dr. Ron Fox

October 11: Shirley McAfee

October 18: Rev. Dr. Toni LaMotta

October 25: Rev. Dr. Trish Hall

Join us in person or on Facebook Live, on Sunday mornings at 10 AM Eastern.