Beloved,
Here we are, stepping deeper into the shadow of fall. As we turn inward, trees shed their leaves.
May I invite you into a story-holding and movement process?
Jostled by the rough edges of life,
I feel such resistance to what I/we continue to endure.
In moments of pause, I take account. My heart feels broken from always being exhausted.
Maybe your heart feels broken too.
You may have specific reasons.
You may have undefinable reasons.
Under so many layers of struggle
That is ours and more than ours…
Could any of this feel lighter, if we came together?
Even for a moment, can we soften the rough edges? Can we rest our hearts?
Can we honor and acknowledge what we carry by offering it up in the name of making something beautiful together?
We may carry lifetimes of exhaustion…
But also lifetimes of beauty.
To honor past, present and future,
I invite you to offer your heartbreak:
Disappointments, grief, struggles,
Sadness, stress, missed expectations,
The tangles you carry that is yours
And that which is not yours…
Moving upon and within a labyrinth together,
We can make space for our radiant and replenishing hearts.
We can weave our tangles into something beautiful and joyful.
And offer it up to something cosmic and greater beyond ourselves.
I hope you can join me.
Love,
Kimberly
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This second ritual activation of this
@DANCITECTURE labyrinth at the James Gallery will center ancestral rememberance practice.
We call our BIPOC/Global Majority community in. To remember, commune with and celebrate our loved ones beyond the veil, we invite you to bring their pictures, objects and food connected to their memory, which will be placed on a collective altar.
Please dress comfortably to allow for a range of movement through three acts:
I. Walking Meditation
II. Ritual Offerings
III. Celebration
Guided by Kimberly Tate
@architate and supported by collaborators
Akim Ndlovu
@akimfunkbuddha
Andrew Suseno
@moving.rasa
Leslie Espinosa
@lesferesp
Alexi Tasanaprasert
@homesoul
Anne Tangi
@annetangi
Lovelisa Dizon
@luvl1sa
Paul Jochico
@pjinmotion
Melanie Deguzman
@breathemelani
FREE
James Gallery
11/7 6-8:30pm
