About Journey In Ecstatic Dance: Discovery Of Spirit & Self:
Nothing has healed me from depression and loneliness more than Ecstatic Dance.
This is the story of my journey, filled with prose that came to me in the torrents of this free flow dance.
But is dance scary?
No. Not here.
When people share about their experiences at dance, I hear often:
I Have Such Gratitude
I Felt Grace
This Is Community
There Is No Judgment Here
I Found Home
This book will show you that.
From the freedom of movement to the wonderful non-judgmental and embracing souls there, I recommend dance above all else—be it for rekindling love (for self and others) or the spiritual (from hurting minds to broken hearts). This deeply personal work came to me on the dance floor—where my body moved in a way that silenced my chattering mind, yet caused my soul to sing.
Find transformation through the power of ecstatic dance! It will enrich your life—and may this book inspire you to seek your own dance tribe. And once there? May you, too, find the freedom to dance with such abandon that you rediscover the beauty of your younger self.
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Author Bio:
Raven is a viticulturist (fancy word for farmer), author (obsessive tinkering disorder), women’s self-defense instructor with 35+ years of teaching experience (proficient in Ninjutsu, Tae Kwon Do, and Tai Chi Chuan), volunteers at wildlife rehabilitation centers and sanctuaries (a keeper of all things wild), and dances ecstatically (battling inner demons, and outer ones too, always with hints of playfulness, love, and gratitude).
His qualifications to write these workbooks:
Raven’s family has gone through hard times; indeed, he went from being homeless to having a life many are jealous of, not because of fancy cars, which he doesn’t own, but because of the life he lives and the epic friends he has. But more than being often found in libraries and bookshops, more than a dusty diploma proving something was memorized for a test 30 years ago, Raven’s real qualification is that he’s stubborn. Staying with the questions longer, listening to Elders and dreams, he brings about in his words uncommon ideas. The most uncommon of all? Rather than guiding you, Raven’s only goal is to help you guide yourself.
“If you light a lamp for someone else, it will also brighten your path.” -Buddha