What are the thoughts, behaviours, and actions you would like to heal and reconcile with your body? Sharing a journaling prompt and entry I wrote in 2019 while participating in the Girlvana Yoga training in NYC. This is a powerful exercise to help us understand and connect with how we feel about our bodies.
Read MoreClearly, there are many shortcomings of ceremony in the virtual space – we do not experience our senses as fully as we would while sitting in our Bighouse, kneeling in a Sweat Lodge, dancing in a Sundance Arbor, or singing together in circle. We do not feel with our whole bodies when we are sitting in front of a screen – perhaps this will take effort in building up our imagination and visualization capacity. Virtual ceremony is a process of connecting to the sacred by means of technology. It is an ambiguous space/time continuum that we can access to virtually and symbolically exchanging our vibrations with community and loved ones. It is a way we can feel connected, seen, heard, or ask for guidance from our cultural keepers and Elders.
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