body { background-color: blue; One of the main activities at the Sweet Beautiful Waters Peace Sound Chamber are the dances gifted to us by Grandfather Joseph Rael who is the inspiration for all we do. We do regular ceremonies in order to remind ourselves of our place in the world. Read more…
I give a lot of thought to communication and community, to how that works for me (or doesn’t) as the case may be. I can get caught up in some old patterns and let it affect my communication with my husband or other loved ones. I am probably a bit Read more…
Many years ago, my Teacher, Joseph Rael (Beautiful Painted Arrow) received a vision to offer people all around the world an opportunity to perform ceremony. Through this vision, he created the first Sound Chamber where one could experience the true meaning of sound and vibration as it exists in the Read more…
Yesterday at Sunrise we sang to Grandfather Sun as we completed our time in the Dance Arbor. It was a very quiet, very sacred time on the land. Today I saw this message and feel it’s so important for all of us to hear. I’ve been up/down and sideways these past Read more…
There is wisdom in the teaching that for your first four Sun-Moon dances you should dance in your home community or rather in the one in which you started. It helps you to get grounded in the beauty of the dance. When I first started dancing, no one told me Read more…
I’ve learned a valuable lesson, one that I’ve been taught before and I hope it sticks this time! For me, it’s all about clearing the air when something untoward happens. If someone talks trash about you, or misbehaves – especially during ceremony or other sacred times it is very very Read more…
Life can be complicated. With many decisions large and small that must be weighed, but do they really need so much weighing? Or is there another way? Perhaps we can ask Great Spirit for the answers – big and small – for the actions – big and small that we Read more…
Sadness, grief, joy, connection…..these are all things I experienced last night when I slept in our beautiful Dance Arbor. This year, we had to cancel our dance. We didn’t have enough support but I’m discovering more than that, it was and is very important for me to pay attention to Read more…
I really enjoyed this teaching when I read it the other day…..I hope you do too! Jane Sweetgrass – a kindness medicine… has a sweet gentle aroma when we light it… 21 strands to make a braid… the first 7 strands represent those 7 generations behind us… our parents, grandparents… Read more…
All of my life really, has been a journey towards trust. Trust that the forces of the Universe are conspiring to support me, not betray me. I get lessons big and small, all the time. Right now though, I want to talk about one particular lesson. A few years ago, Read more…