Dance of the Summer Solstice: Embracing Light & Shadows
Join us for a Ceremony and Celebration honoring the longest day of the year!
Through dance we access a state of flow and awareness, tapping into the body’s natural intelligence for healing. When held in a safe and sacred container, this potent healing potential is amplified. Held on the longest day of the year, the Dance of the Summer Solstice will allow us to celebrate the glorious light that is present as well as the hold space for the shadows that come with it.
There is no light without darkness, no darkness without light.
May this conscious movement practice bring healing and integration of shadow and light for us individually and collectively.
What to expect:
We will start our journey with oracle cards, guided mindful yoga and choreographed yoga dance, waking up our bodies with illuminating life giving movement. We will then move into free form dance where we let go of judgement and allow our bodies to move freely. At the end of the dance, we will take some time to wind down and relax with gentle yoga, finishing our time with a closing circle to seal the container.
Through dance we access a state of flow and awareness, tapping into the body’s natural intelligence for healing. When held in a safe and sacred container, this potent healing potential is amplified. Held on the longest day of the year, the Dance of the Summer Solstice will allow us to celebrate the glorious light that is present as well as the hold space for the shadows that come with it.
There is no light without darkness, no darkness without light.
May this conscious movement practice bring healing and integration of shadow and light for us individually and collectively.
What to expect:
We will start our journey with oracle cards, guided mindful yoga and choreographed yoga dance, waking up our bodies with illuminating life giving movement. We will then move into free form dance where we let go of judgement and allow our bodies to move freely. At the end of the dance, we will take some time to wind down and relax with gentle yoga, finishing our time with a closing circle to seal the container.
Jun 20, Thur 7-8:30pm
Lead by,
Liziah Richards &
I received a Masters of Arts in Psychology from the Leadership Institute of Seattle (LIOS) and a Bachelors of Fine Arts from Cornish College of the Arts. I am a yoga teacher, trained at the 500 hour level through Whole Life Yoga and love teaching yoga to a variety of amazing students, including those with special needs. Years ago I had the vision to blend yoga with counseling to provide holistic healing and support to those seeking help and life change. This combination of holistic wisdom is what helped and continues to help me as someone in recovery from at times debilitating anxiety. I am a writer of poetry, stories and songs. I am humbled and honored to be on a conscious path of healing and inspired to help individuals and the world get better and live in more love and health.
Mercy B.
Mercy (RYT200) found yoga in 2000, and soon thereafter met her teacher Sarah Powers, who introduced her to Yin Yoga and Buddhist meditation. She completed her first teacher training with Powers and Paul Grilley in 2004, and soon after began teaching Yin Yoga at Eight Limbs Yoga on Capitol Hill. Since then, she has birthed and homeschooled two daughters, moved back and forth across the country, worked in non-profit Community Outreach, all the while maintaining her commitment to Awakening through breath, mind, and body practices, including Ecstatic Dance which she fell in love with along the way. Mercy recently completed her second teacher training with Sarah Powers in 2021, and is excited to share the gifts of Yin Yoga and meditation with the Limber community. In addition to yoga and meditation, Mercy practices Internal Family Systems (IFS), a psycho-spiritual therapeutic modality.
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