Life as Art

The focus on tonight’s class is cultivating awareness so that we perceive life as art. This practice is about being open and receptive to receiving inspiration, from everyday life. It begins with awareness of physical sensation, which is the starting point of all action and movement. There is nothing mystical about awareness; it is simply the act of knowing what is going on around and within you at any given moment. It takes practice and commitment. We do this by consciously slowing down and experiencing each sensory experience through the lens of wonder and admiration.

One definition of art is “the quality, production, expression, or realm, according to aesthetic principles, of what is beautiful, appealing, or of more than ordinary significance.” Perceiving life as art, through awareness and movement, is about being inspired with all of your senses. The Latin root for the word “inspire” means “to inhale.” When you learn how to inhale the beauty within and around you and perceive your entire body and the world around you as art, you will feel inspiration from the art flow into you. You’ll feel it as a physical sensation through your five senses, bones, muscles, and the 75 trillion cells in your body. You’ll become the art and the artist of your life.

Tonight we will be inspired by our sensory experience and move as if we are art. We are all extraordinary. We are all masterpieces. Let's dance.

Class begins at 6:45pm at the Crown Hill School, room 4. Address: 9250 14th NW, Seattle, WA 98117