"There are two ways of spreading light; to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it." ~ Edith Wharton
Indeed, we are mirrors for one another. When we open our hearts, suspend our judgments, release our expectations and are truly present with each other, we possess an uncanny ability to see another human being with more than just our eyes. What we admire and/or admonish in another is more often than not the very thing we admire or admonish in ourselves. Our mirrors do not exist merely on our bathroom walls. They surround us everywhere in the faces and bodies of the people we meet and interact with on a daily basis.
As in life, so in the dance. When we let go of what our dance or another's is supposed to look like, we can drop in to something more mysterious and fulfilling than outside appearances and see what's real and true inside not only for ourselves, but for those we are witnessing. What might we see in another that moves us to dance? What is it that is being reflected back to us that provokes and/or prevents us from participating in the dance? When we step back from our own dance and pay attention to the dance of another, does our dance disappear or does it deepen?
During this week's Explorations class, we'll have an opportunity to see others and be seen by others through the art of witnessing and reflecting. We'll learn more about the two ways in which we spread our light and how it feels to be both the candle and the mirror that reflects it. No doubt the studio will be shining brightly that evening.
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