The Dance: Moving to the Deep Rhythms of Your Life - Softcover

"Savoring Oriah's words, I am both inspired and grounded by her fierce honesty, compassionate wisdom, and gorgeous language." -- Jennifer Louden, author of The Woman's Retreat Book and The Comfort Queen's Guide to Life "I deeply respect and admire Oriah Mountain Dreamer's direct channel to the soul, and The Dance takes you there." -- SARK, author/artist, Succulent Wild Woman "To read The Dance is to dance with Oriah Mountain Dreamer--who leads but never steps on your toes." -- Elizabeth Lesser, author of The Seeker's Guide, and co-founder, Omega Institute "This book tells you how be authentic and make a lasting difference." -- Mark Victor Hansen, Co-creator, #1 New York Times best-selling series Chicken Soup for the Soul "... a blessing, a healing, a reminder to stop living in the neighborhood of your self & go home." -- Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D., author of Kitchen Table Wisdom and My Grandfather's Blessings

Welcome to "The Dance", the wise and practical book that expands on Oriah Mountain Dreamer's new moving prose poem. In this compelling book the acclaimed author of "The Invitation" challenges readers to live with passion, energy, and honesty. The key, says Oriah, is to savour the everyday world of family, friends, love, and work with clear minds and open hearts. When we are physically and emotionally stressed and our spirits are depleted, we must realise that happiness has not vanished but is buried beneath the clutter of our harried lives. With rare courage and honesty, Oriah unveils the challenge of her inspiring poem through compelling stories from her own experience, offering us tools to become fully the person we already are - not ways to change. 'To dance - to live in a way that is consistent with our longing' - is to discover a gift that we can give ourselves again and again over a lifetime. To dance, alone or with others, is to be who we truly are as we fulfill our soul's desires. To do this, we must learn how to let go and slow down, returning to the sacred emptiness where we encounter our true self. Practical, inspiring, and profoundly illuminating, "The Dance" is an invitation to discover a place of connection, serenity, and joy that is uniquely our own.