It seems that when people who've danced in Olympia go away for a while and then return, they always say the same thing: they've danced in many differnt places, but there's something special about our space here at Waves. I haven't danced the 5Rhythms anywhere else, but I might know what these travelers are talking about. My exeperience is that there is a lot of love in that room and the dance creates, sometimes, an atmosphere of lovingness—tenderness, intimacy, touch, connection through the eyes and the smiles. It comes during the dance, lingers as we enjoy the luxuriousness of stillness together, and then, as we all walk out the door, the scent of it remains, flavoring the heart.
I think that it is this experience that is so valuable. It’s not that I have learned something cognitive. It’s that I have experienced and discovered something, something new. Connecting to another human in this way, even if it’s only temporary, participates in the flow of love through the heart and in that sense it’s like the dance itself—learning to move according to the promptings of the non-mind. I learn to unfreeze my spirit without having to pass it through my mind first. I allow my body to move without thinking about it or analyzing. I can analyze it, sure, but I do that as the observer, not as the participant.
