Everything begins in our bodies
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Everything begins in our bodies
by Mother Mother Binahkaye Joy
This morning I sent the words below to a dear mama in my community who is breathing through some heartbreaking moments and trying her best to find a better way for her and her family. I thought to share a piece of what I sent to her here:
“Do you dance? That’s how I water all my dreams. Is there a way you can create a dream ritual around moving and making this new way possible? Is there a song that helps you feel into the dreams and possibilities? I have some offerings I could send you if you like, a dance-along audio I created for moving into our dreams…everything begins in our bodies, everything we create, everything we are calling forth. And the dance doesn’t have to be big, or long, or fancy. Some days my dance is in my shoulders while I’m sitting with kiddos, or in my hips when I’m cooking. It’s not always a whole dance moment, but even the tiniest movement matters. You can dance and pray and create more energy for your dreams. And it helps too when you’re living in difficult spaces with others. You can ‘go’ into your dance and be happy, at peace, and be giving your body good healing energy…”
I share this reminder with all of us for the moments that sometimes come and make us feel hopeless or scared or enraged. I offer with love and years of practice, whatever might be going on around us, our bodies are always possible.
