I want to thank everyone who attended our NiaDivas' Dance and Donate For China's Earthquake Survivors. Our hour-long Nia classes on Saturday and Sunday raised lots of money for Mercy Corp. We took time to reflect on those suffering and surviving this natural disaster while dancing our spirit. For those of you that missed class, our focus (for Saturday's class) was on the Strength of the Human Spirit with the intention of honoring those who will be calling on their strength to cultivate new lives. 

I am always in awe of what comes up when I use a focus that taps into the energy of our emotional and spiritual bodies.  I noticed in myself the following 1) I talked less  2) I spent more time with myself and then projected energy to the group 3) the energy of the group and the music contributed greatly to the dynamics of the class 4) we smiled and were a community.

I stayed up late Friday night crafting the music for this particular focus. I wanted the music to lead us on a journey from tragedy through triumph. We started with beautifully powerful music from Kitaro's An Enchanted
Evening , weaved our way through some of Nia's Dream Walker and freedance through American Idol, David Cook's version of We are all Innocent.  We slowed down with a version of What the World Needs Now is Love Sweet Love and ended with  Peter Koser's beautiful song Transformation (from his Songs for Humanity CD). My favorite section...all of us in a tight cluster walking with outstretched arms on the chorus of "We are all Innocent".  Made me tingle!!

 Thank you for coming to the event, writing your checks and dancing your spirit with me.

Lots of love,

Jill