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Embodied Connections

by Sheila Collins | Feb 9, 2014 | Health

Growing up as a dancer the body was, and still is, my first language. I often sense or “know” things before I can explain them to myself or anyone else. This has caused me some difficulties since I, like you, grew up in a culture where the top priority or measurement...

Home Sweet Home

by Sheila Collins | Feb 2, 2014 | Personal Stories, Story-telling

On the road for ten days, half the time in Dallas/Fort Worth and at a ranch 100 miles north, I spent the remaining time in Atlanta, returning to Pittsburgh and temperatures in the teens. Each place I visited was having unusual weather, mostly colder than expected, but...

A Different Kind of Gypsy

by Sheila Collins | Jan 22, 2014 | Improvisation, Personal Stories, Women, Girls & the Feminine

In the musical comedy theater the dancers are called “gypsies.” I suppose it’s because the nature of their employment involves changing jobs and moving around the country often. The first year I was in New York, I lived in 11 different places around the city,...

Saying Goodbye to Our Best Friend

by Sheila Collins | Jan 13, 2014 | Grieving, Personal Stories, Story-telling

There’s a lot of empty, silent space in our house these days. Nobody’s sitting at the front window, guarding the perimeter from potential intruders. There’s no greeting as we return home and open the front door, no heralded announcement that guests we have not yet...

The Family Carries On

by Sheila Collins | Jan 5, 2014 | Gatherings, Grieving, Personal Stories, Story-telling

As our plane finally lifts from the ground in Palm Springs CA. we’re offered a panoramic view of the mountains and red tile rooftops on the valley floor. “Goodbye palm trees. Goodbye warm swimming pools and even warmer hot tubs. Goodbye dear family, till the next time...

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Embodied Connections

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