Rhythm Sanctuary ~ Return to Self ~ w Steven Newman

RETURN TO SELF It's not a backwards motion but an inward journey. There are so many ways we abandon ourselves. Sometimes it happens because we believed that belonging required us to become who others needed us to be. Sometimes because survival asked us to become small... or invisible... or endlessly capable. Sometimes because love felt conditional. At other times because trauma taught us that vigilance was much safer than authenticity.Sometimes we may of simply gotten so busy that it was hard to make time for the things that fuel our aliveness. Most of us didn't choose these departures consciously. We are brilliant resilients. Sacred strategists. These are ways soul protected body until our body could once again become a safe and thriving place to inhabit. And yet... There experiences that teach us what once protected us keeps us from living fully. Summertime knows something about this. The gardens are in full expression. Trees are not holding back... but flowering outward. The birds no longer sing in secret, but are squawking their signals and tunes in full orchestration. Summer does not apologize for its abundance. It keeps remembering the cycles, the underlying spark of aliveness. Perhaps this is our invitation as well. To notice where we have been living from expectation instead of essence...from performance instead of presence... from habit instead of truth. Returning to Self is not becoming someone new. It is remembering the one who has lived beneath every role, every title, every wound, every success, every fear, and every story. The Self that was never broken or played small. So I ask myself what have I buried or ignored? What has distracted me? What am I waiting for? <3 This week in our Sanctuary of Rhythm through movement, breath, sweat, laughter, stillness, and rhythm, in good company perhaps we loosen what is no longer ours to carry. Not to perfect ourselves. But to fully embody and re-member all the parts as we Return to Self. Through the Gateway: $12~25 Sliding Scale/ Venmo if needed Show at door ❤ Here we gather in a safe and sacred space into the arms of the Beloved and the company of one another. ❤ Here we dance and play, sing and pray. ALL IS HOLY ~Dress to move ~A non verbal dance space ~Bring your water bottle PLEASE do note: *Here we agree to ... ~ Substance free participation ~ FRAGRANCE FREE ZONE ~Respect and take care of ourselves and one another ~honoring each one's personal space ~ Practice kindness, to value, and learn from our differences as well as our similarities This is Rhythm Sanctuary. This is sacred play. This is our collective medicine. 🌿 See you in the Medicine Circle ~wings wide. EMBODIED AWARENESS – When dancing, we focus on sensations, breath, and movement, bringing our full attention to the present moment. INTUITIVE EXPRESSION – Freeform or ecstatic dance allows us to bypass the thinking mind and move in a way that feels natural, unlocking creativity and self-discovery. EMOTIONAL RELEASE – Movement helps process emotions that may be stuck, allowing us to clear energy and feel more aligned with our true self. RHYTHMIC CONNECTION – Dancing to rhythms and music creates a deep sense of harmony, connecting us to the pulse of life itself. SACRED RITUAL – At Rhythm Sanctuary we are one of the many who use dance as a way to access spiritually ecstatic sober states, celebrate existence, commune with the divine, and honor the mystery of being.