Is there a type of excercise that combines meditation and dance?
circle dancing.
http://circledancenetwork.org.uk/pages/1...
http://www.dmoz.org/arts/performing_arts...
if i'd looked @ descriptions , photographs before went 1 i'd never have gone. did go friend , 1 of intensely moving , transcendental experiences can imagine.
live band playing emotional european/eastern/celtic folk music wonderful singer, simple stepping patterns, , 20/30/40 people, arms locked or hands held moving one. can end totally surrendering dance, can close eyes , carried circle
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kclhay8ai...
beginners shown steps in half hour before dance , hover round edges joining in when have picked pattern , rhythm. ends 20+ minutes plus of sufi inspired whirling dance
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/sufi_whirling
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jeca3isoow4&feature=fvw
enjoyed went several more , tried others other circle dances taped music , more overt spirituality did nothing me.
i'm not spiritual person apart belief in god , faith in bible. however, meditation (chanting, energy flows, etc), me forget myself , clear mind. idea of combining dance form of healthy exercise.
ideas?
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