Seeds of Ordinary Beauty with Michael Molin-Skelton

"Every leaf that grows will tell you: whatyou sow will bear fruit,
so if you have any sense my friend, don't plant anything but Love." - Rumi

Living in a time of staggering crisis-personal, relational, social, environmental- we are often left vacantand numbed or overwhelmed and consumed by what's wrong, ugly, distasteful, out of sync.despair seems to be the currency of our global pandemic, with astranglehold on our hopes and dreams.

What if our willingness to source and celebrate beauty makes more beauty possible. What if any act of kindness, kissing a child's scraped knee, smiling at a stranger,drinking in the scent of a flower, plants the seeds for more beauty and love to bloom in the world. Let's attend to the soil of our lives, inner and outer, to accumulate and cultivate the seeds of simple beauty.

Through the lens of curiosity, wonder and awe, we will use movement, poetry, art, witnessing and ritual to hone our hearts and sing to our souls, the potent and powerful healing and unifying qualities of diverse and unique beauty.

Sept 20-22, 2024

Fri 6:30-9:30pm, Sat 1:30-7:30pm, Sun 2-7pm

Beach United Church

140 Wineva Avenue, Toronto, ON M4 2T4 (wheelchair accessible)

Early bird by Aug 23: $275 / $305 with scholarship donation
Regular after Aug 23: $325 / $355 with scholarship donation

*Tiered pricing is available so that those of us with more can share, and those of us who could use some support can receive it. When you register at the Supporter rate, a portion of your registration fee will go towards our scholarship fund. If you are called to participate in this workshop and these prices are a barrier for you, please email [email protected] for a possible partial scholarship or work trade opportunities.

Contact: Majero [email protected], or Layah [email protected]

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To pay by credit card, register here.
To pay by etransfer, use promocode Etransfer and email payment to [email protected]. Please note that your spot will not be reserved until payment is recieved.

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Cancellations:

A refund less a $50 processing fee, will be issued if notice is received by Aug. 23, 2024.

A refund less a $80 processing fee, will be issued if notice is received by Sept. 6, 2024.

No refund will be issued for cancellations after Sept 7, 2024.

(a 75% refund MAY be issued if the workshop is at capacity, and a replacement is registered)

If we need to cancel/postpone our workshop, then we will refund participants 100% of their workshop fees. Please note that we are not able to cover any costs incurred by participants for transportation or accommodations, so please organize your travel and travel insurance with this in mind.

Covid Policies: We expect any dancers experiencing cold/flu symptoms to stay home to care for themselves, and the rest of the group. We will review our covid risk mitigation policies one month prior to our workshop.

Accessibility: Beach United Church is wheel chair accessible. Please reach out if you have any questions about your particular circumstances.

About Michael

here are a few things that I hold sacred:
the love of my life - anneli
the miracle of that love - jaylan
integrity
justice, diversity
friends that cherish and challenge me
resilience
hugs (even more now than ever)
what I put in my body
trust, hope
connection
choice, permission
dancing alone, dancing with you
truth (it's complicated)
transparency
love

Host or Publisher Majero Bouman