Indian Summer -- The Fiddlehead Project

Hello dear ones.

I wanted to send out a little note to all in case i havent seen you ‘round, and let you know that i will be away for the summer... going to fulfill on a dream real quick and then headed down to Cakilaki to spend some time with the fam.

A little more on both these fronts...

I am exited to share with you my dance-a-day project in India:

The Fiddlehead Project (.com)

Movement has always been the palate from which my creative self synthesizes its own little blob of non-linear meaning. Memory does not reach further than a place where dance was present. It has been my place to align with the universe. There have been, extraordinary opportunities for study with teachers, institutions and companies for which i am eternally grateful.
All of that learning, along with a lifetime (or more) of living, gets filed away in my bones so that i might respond in that way, that is as wildly unique as each individual with their own winding evolution through space and time. And so i will sit- I will ready myself so that I might catch that shooting star of inspiration. One of the foundations of inspiration has always been classical Indian dance and yoga. For me, the yoga and dance flow one right into the other, like a river after the rain, without question.
I have always had a dream to enter into sacred ceremony in the home of these inspirations. To open myself, as this amalgamation of east and west, to whatever is present and as a leaf caught in the wind, allow that presence to move through me as it will.

Specifics of the project:
I will be traveling through India and filming every day in various locations amidst various backdrops. My process of emptying and receiving is a combination of journaling and meditation. Each day I will record the dance and write about it. Each day I will drink in completely all that is there and all that is not- let in wash through me, fill me, and provoke me, in this pas de deux with the pulsation of life.

Parties and Sponsorship:
Your support would be SO so greatly appreciated.

Donate:
You can be a patron of the arts by donating at the following levels:
Plie - $20- name on final project
Jitterbug - $35- postcard from India, plus above
Salsa - $75- audio of class
Mashed Potato - $100- video of class (1st hour only)
Arabasque - $250- private yoga session
The Worm - $500- Indian dinner cooked by moi,
Moon Walk - $1000- private yoga session, Indian dinner, and all of the above.

Other ways to support:
MIXED tape!!
(well cd, por favor)- o yeahh- musica- one of the best ways to stir the inspiration pot- and one that my body luvvvvvssss… - make one with your faves, which may be chosen as the daily dance soundtrack!
(Throw in an additional 40 bucks and your name will be on that youtube upload for the day!)

Party Hearty -
Sunday May 13th - Studio 34 - class 6.15-7.15, potluck and live music 7.30
Monday May 14th- vegan cupcakes (compliments of Bridget Morris) and bubbly following my vinyasa class (class at 6.15, yumminess at 7.30) 34 and Shanti families feel FREE to mix, match, 'n mingle!!!!

And while I am utterly exited to embark on this journey, I must say that I have also been feeling the missing- being with you all in class brings more joy than a gal could ask for. Please feel free to drop a note at ANY time. And I look forward to seeing you again in August.

But as one of my favorite teachers always said, “When Mama Muse pipes up, baby gots to abide!”

You can follow the project at www.thefiddleheadproject.com

Also check out forma’s new website in about a week- www.formayoga.com

And wherever you find yourself, I hope that you are having a continued enjoyment of this blossoming season,

In so much LUV and gratitude,
Julia