dharmadanza
How did it start? With a dream... I was staying at the Doeguling Settlement, one of the largest Tibetan refugee settlements in India, containing 11 camps and 7 monasteries. The Dalai Lama was leading the preparation ceremony for the Bodhicitta vows and the tantric initiation, and at one point asked the monks to distribute kusha grass. His Holiness then told the audience to place it under the pillow, and to remember and carefully study that night's dreams as they were going to be especially significant. |
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The Dream
I was walking along a road with a group of Tibetan monks when I suddenly looked to the right and saw people dancing outdoors in what looked like a street party. Attracted by the music, I left the monks and joined the dancers. I woke up feeling puzzled. At that time all I wanted was to immerse myself in the practice. I had no idea it was a precognitive dream.
The significance of the dream became clear after I discovered a dance-movement system of human flourishing created by a psychologist in the 1960s. Dharmadanza, a dance-based meditational and contemplative practice, has embraced aspects of this modern methodology to help embody the ancient heart-wisdom teachings and thus develop our full potentials for the benefit of all living beings.
The significance of the dream became clear after I discovered a dance-movement system of human flourishing created by a psychologist in the 1960s. Dharmadanza, a dance-based meditational and contemplative practice, has embraced aspects of this modern methodology to help embody the ancient heart-wisdom teachings and thus develop our full potentials for the benefit of all living beings.
About Me
Six years at the Gregorian Chant Institute. Learned to read the neumes written in square notation by medieval monks. Came across the Buddha´s 4 Enobling Truths as a teenager while browsing a book in a bookstore. Bought the book. Discovered the Tibetan heart-wisdom tradition in 1990 and started to attend meditation classes at a Nyingma centre. Spent 6 years studying with Buddhist monks. Completed the Foundation of Buddhism Thought course and finished the Lam Rim Chen Mo study programme, both within the context of the Geluk tradition. Got involved in dharma translation. Spent another 6 years facilitating meditation sessions at a local Buddhist Centre. Was a trustee for a Buddhist charity. Offered meditation sessions at a hostel for homeless women. Put the practices to the test. They worked. Miracles happened. Again and again. Having said all this, I don't create a self-identity as "being a Buddhist". Neither did the Buddha. I am fascinated by many heart-wisdom teachings from different traditions, from the Pythagoreans to the Desert Mothers and Fathers. I´m now exploring ways of integrating the power of mindful and heartfelt movement to music into the practice. Get in touch if you´d like to explore dance as a sacred path to enlivenment and to the direct perception of the mysterium tremendous et fascinans.