Death Dance: A Ritual of Death and Rebirth

1800 Bay Road,Miami Beach FL 33139

30 October, 2021

Description

A sacred space to explore death through connection, embodiment, soundwork, and transformational ritual. You're going to die one day. That's a bit jarring to read, huh? Countless philosophers have said that Death is that which gives life meaning. So then why does our culture repress conversations about death until it's too late? Death Dance is a sacred space to explore the dark truth of our mortality in a communal container. Through conversation, connection, movement, meditation, and transformational ritual, we'll go deeper and deeper into the truth of death and emerge re-awakened to the preciousness of life. As a community, we will connect with the suffering of the world, our relationship to death, and how it both empowers and constricts our lives. Then we'll transmute that enormous force into creative fire, so that we may emerge sovereign and ready to serve the needs of humanity. **Death Dance is informed (but not endorsed) by 40+ years of experience by master facilitator Joanna Macy and The Work That Reconnects. ** The Altar We invite you to bring a flower, a memento mori, or a photo of a deceased loved one for our altar. Death Dance is not a grieving ritual, but there will be time to acknowledge those who have passed. How to Prepare Wear comfortable clothesBring something for the alterA meditation pillow and/or mat is encouraged*Please enter the space in silence* Your Facilitators Yadira Capaz is a research-based artist deeply committed to manifesting the prayers of our ancestors and healing the future. She weaves together her explorations in art therapy, herbalism, the performing arts, somatic healing, earth-rooted facilitation, conscious play and much more to create intricate transformative rituals that unlock the power of the subconscious and create modern-day rites of passage for her community. Keysel Peleaz is on a mission to spread compassion practices to the world. As a Tibetan Buddhist with a background in the performing arts and anthropology, he infuses medicine music, deep creativity, and joy into spaces of community expression. Phil Santos is a conscious community builder whose events and workshops have united tens of thousands of happy, smiling faces. His work has been featured in TEDx, NPR, and Thought Catalog. About Joanna MacyDeath Dance is informed by the work of master facilitator Joanna Macy and The Work That Reconnects. Joanna Macy PhD, is a scholar of Buddhism, systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in the movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship with five decades of activism. The author of more than twelve books, she is the root teacher of the Work That Reconnects. Many thousands of people around the world have participated in Joanna’s workshops and trainings. Her work helps people transform despair and apathy, in the face of overwhelming social and ecological crises, into constructive, collaborative action. Death Dance is informed by the rituals detailed in her book, Coming Back To Life: Practices to Reconnect Our Lives, Our World.