the art of bodies in motion



Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Being a warrior...



"Being a warrior isn't about taking lives.

Being a warrior isn't about showing strength.

Being a warrior is not showing how much knowledge you have.

Being a warrior is learning how to cry.

Learning how to cry,

because when a man learns how to cry he is learning understanding.

He is learning how to understand,

because when a man cries then compassion starts to grow.

He is learning compassion.

Being compassionate, loving all children, respecting everybody, protecting your family."


Lakota Spiritual Leader, Nathan Chasing Horse

From the Lakota Wisdom Keepers.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Music and the Mind

It is interesting what happens when we follow the path that calls:

A conversation with Aniruddh D. Patel
By Claudia Dreifus, The New York Times
published May 31, 2010