Embracing Change Like the Butterfly

7/14/2021

Whenever I travel, I am reminded of change.

There's the change you initiate and the change that is thrust upon you. It's how you embrace or reject change that colors your life experience.

It's your reaction that makes change an outward expression of yay or nay. It's a dance you are constantly being hailed to move through.

When the power of it pulls you off your center, you must learn to ground yourself, take some deep breaths, move your body, and open your heart to the unfamiliar.

And yes, I admit, there are changes I would happily dance around if offered a choice.

Embrace Change by Thomasena Martin-Johnson

Be Open and receiving
Every experience
changes you, it is up to you
whether it is positive
or negative.

Embrace the new
without fear of change
open wide with acceptance the challenge
New discoveries are wonder-filled.

At the end of the day
imagine how much you've changed
and with each new change
You become the butterfly.

Author and poet Thomasena Martin-Johnson grew up on Creek Indian land and attended college at the capital of the Cherokee Nation. Her philosophy is "there are only two answers, Yes or no. There is a 50/50 chance the answer is yes."

With love,
Sylvie and the SDP Team

SDP SUMMER ANNOUNCEMENTS

It's summer and that time of year where Sylvie Minot and Syzygy Dance Project take a mini-break from Wednesday evening 5Rhythms and Beyond classes to focus on plans for the fall and winter months.

From June 17 - September 6, 2021, there will be NO WEDNESDAY EVENING 5Rhythms and Beyond virtual classes.

For those patrons who participate in the SDP monthly donor membership program, be sure to visit the Syzygy Dance Project audio and video upload pages.

Sylvie's daylong summer workshop to bring dreams, shamanic journey, and movement together to explore the magic of these worlds is still under development. We will send out an email to the SDP ENews subscribers with the details as soon as the plans are confirmed.
Although we may seem out of sight over the Summer, we will continue to deliver our weekly newsletter. Please subscribe to the SDP Newsletter to receive advance notice of any surprise pop-up in-person or virtual Sweat Your Prayers dances Sylvie may offer over the summer. SDP monthly donor members have free access to summer pop-up events, and discounts on any summer workshops.

ABOUT SYLVIE MINOT

Sylvie Minot received her BA in Dance from San Jose State University and is a certified 5Rhythms® Teacher who was also trained in the Heartbeat (emotional) map by Gabrielle Roth.

Sylvie has studied psychology, indigenous healing rituals, energy medicine, and sound healing and is inspired by the teachings of Angeles Arrien, Caroline Myss, and Tito La Rosa.

Since 2000, Sylvie has taught weekly Wednesday evening 5Rhythms & Beyond dance classes and special workshops for a variety of populations.

Sylvie is often described as a catalytic shape-shifter because of her ability to meet people right where they are and move with them into new possibilities.

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