Spring/Summer Events @ Butopia/SOMA Mark Your Calendars & Register Early as spaces fill quickly!   (subscribe to updates here or contact us for details/dates) A FULL SPECTRUM of Legendarily Effective Body-Mind Teachings in some of the most celebrated Contemporary Embodied ART Lineages: MINI-RETREATS ~~SAT May 26 ~ 2-5pm….BodyMind FLEXING, FLOWERING & FREEDOM Mini-Retreat featuring in-depth Hanna Somatics Lesson with Novato...

~~Aug 23-27: SEA LEVEL: a WilderDance 3-5 Day Residential Retreat featuring Life Art Process & RSVP Dance Making Cycles Led by Melinda Harrison of NatureMoves in Boulder, CO Assisted by your host Maureen “momo” Freehill, MFA  More info: www.naturemoves.com & Google: Anna Halprin & Tamalpa Institute SEA LEVEL ~ 3-5 Day WilderDance Residential Retreat @ Butopia on Whidbey Island, WA August 23-27, 2012 Butopia:...

You know how when you just wake up and know you have been dreaming but can not quite recall what? This happens to me A LOT. I often miss being able to have & hold the richness of this dream material as enjoyment, insight, material for creative inspiration and contemplation. There are lots of folks that will teach you how to recall night dreams more easily, and what do DO with them when you do. But that is not what happened this past week....

Voice and song are the newest conscious layers to  DailyDance practice at Butopia. This month I entered the space of SOMA (Sanctuary of Moving Arts) and/or the LAND here at Butopia seeking specific teachings and to deepen my relationship and understanding of our plant relatives. The trees have been especially strong. Alder, Douglas Fir, Cedar, Madrona and Yew have all shown up to dance and sing with me during December. Today Aloe Vera and Sea...