If you felt love from your grandmother, her love is a garden waiting for you.

This is a symbol and separate from whether or not she actually had a garden.

There are many grandmothers supporting you, far beyond your ancestral line.

Any woman who has inspired you with her life can be a grandmother for you in this garden.

In this Grandmothers’ Garden you are invited to encounter the ancient world-view of sustainability, community, and reverence for the Earth embodied by the dancing village grandmothers in the Balkans, Greece, and Asia Minor. 

Pioneering dancer and scholar Laura Shannon is the “grandmother” of this approach.

The grand-mother is also a gate for understanding the not just grand, but great act of mothering, of the sacred feminine and life-giving mystery.

We know the grandmother through her garden.

You will learn how to align with the seasons and elements of nature. 

Whether or not you have children, and no matter your age, you are a grandmother of the future.

This circle is a garden that grows powerful grandmothers of the future.

While the ancient, earth-based world view encoded in traditional dances is the primary inspiration for this circle, Grandmothers’ Garden is not a dance class.

The heart of our time together is a creative blend of learning through reflection and connection. Movement, often a simple and very gentle traditional dance, will help us begin and end each gathering, creating our container.

If you have never danced before, fear you have two left feet, or have an injury that limits your mobility – no problem! Everything is gentle and adaptable and the point is the inner experience and understanding it awakens.

If you are curious how an ancient worldview of reverence for the Earth has been preserved through dance – but are not sure you are ready to dance – this is the opportunity for you!

If you have been dancing with me and feel hungry to explore another layer of understanding about the dances, this opportunity is also for you!

Grandmothers’ Garden is part of the garden of Wisdom Dances offerings which also include a weekly dance circle and seasonal celebrations.

Every gathering incorporates the body, nature, ancestral lineages, and the perennial wisdom tradition.

Sometimes the most meaningful sharing we do with each other is non-verbal.

Sometimes we can’t fully access the magic of embodied experiences until we’ve had a chance to speak them out loud.

Clear facilitation guided by the principles of hospitality, generosity, and respect, ensures each person feels heard and cared for.

This circle extends a wide welcome to the great diversity of womxnhood.