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Sacred Dance is coming to Stone As some of you know, before Allyn was a chiropractor he was a Sacred Dance teacher and he's thinking about starting up a regular Sacred Dance group in Stone. What is Sacred Dance? Sacred Dance is about unity, the simple joy of being in harmony with a circle of dancing people, moving as one. It can be slow and meditative; faster and energising; lyrical and relaxing; always beautiful. We can experience this unity physically, mentally, emotionally, socially and spiritually. Physically By using our bodies in this gentle way we encourage all of our parts to work together. This increases our balance, poise and grace. Mentally Dancing in this way encourages unity between the hemispheres of the brain. It tones and strengthens the nervous system and charges the so-called brain battery. Emotionally It is very easy to feel fragmented in today's modern world. We have to be so many different things to many different people. Dancing in this way brings all the disparate parts of our personalities together once again. Socially Sacred Dance infuses feelings of community within those taking part. It can also help us to feel at one with the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms of our beautiful planet enabling us to find our place in the web of life. Spiritually Sacred Dance can help us to feel at one with the creative source behind the manifest universe. Although at each dance session different elements may have the main focus, all five elements are always present, to a greater or lesser extent. This means that participants are free to engage with as many, or as few of those elements that they want to. This makes the dance very accessible to everyone. Roots of the Dance These simple dance forms have their roots in those parts of Europe where people still celebrate life and express unity through dance. These dances are mainly done in circles, hence the alternative name of Circle Dance. Some people combine the two names into one as Sacred Circle Dance. A growing tradition Now there are dances from most of the world's cultures and traditions, not extolling one above the other, but acknowledging what is sacred to them all. That is, we are all one people living on one planet. There are also many newly choreographed dances to beautiful and inspiring music. That's why some people are now even calling it World Dance, to reflect its eclectic nature. There are no performance pressures. No partners are needed, no previous experience is required. You too can liberate the dancer within and revitalise your mind, body and spirit. To find out more information about Allyn's dance work go to www.AllynEdwards.com So, do you think you might be interested? If there is enough interest Allyn is looking to start in the Spring sometime.  He'll be looking for a suitable venue so watch this space for more information. If you are interested in Sacred Dance, need more information or have any suggestions for suitable venues get in touch with Allyn allyn@ishtacentre.co.uk

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