When I am dancing, I can let go and set my inner rainbows free.™
I can’t do that in the past. I can’t do it in the future. I can only do it in the Now.
Now is my only access point into this world. It is where I step through the flaming portal.
When I dance, I meditate by turning my awareness to my breath. I breathe into the movement and out.
I cannot retake the last breath I just took, nor can I breathe a breath I will take later. So when I focus on the breath that I am taking and the movement I am making, it connects me to the immediate moment.
It is within the space of my dance meditation that my mind can let it all go – what I think, what they think, what I need to be thinking about, and so on. It is here that I am able to quiet my mind, put aside my ego, and let my spirit shine. It is here that my being becomes a Divine channel that brings joy into this dimension. It is here that I am able to raise the frequency. It is here that I reach that place where the light and the patterns and the bliss pour through all that I am.
I breathe in the music and breathe out love.
I breathe in the love and breathe out the negativity.
I translate the colors and the shapes that the music creates into movement.
I close my eyes and say silent prayers of gratitude for what is.
I envision light emanating from my heart chakra and allow all movement to be born of that light.
In all ways, when I dance, I am immersed in the magic of letting go and allowing flow.
A friend once said to me that if he could bottle the essence of all that I am, he would be rich. I believe he was referring to my ability to embody the Now.
Living in the present is an art form. Music and dance provide a very special key.
My first experience with shadow dancing was at the Exploratorium in San Francisco in the early ’80s. My favorite exhibit created my shadow with rainbow trails around my body as I moved. It was, quite simply, pure magic.
Fast forward to Florida’s Orange Blossom Jubilee in 2021. “Mike Three” had a large screen set up next to the band. He was projecting his psychedelic oils onto it. (Video below).
I stepped up to dance between his light and the screen and my shadow dancing days were born. It was an easy way to project my vibe and your joy to the audience in a special and entertaining way. The screen allowed the audience to see the dancers in a big way but removed us from seeing them as they watched. It was an interesting dynamic that helped the participants to set their inner rainbows free.™
I knew then that I wanted to create my own setup. I had the inspiration. Now all I needed was time, money, and a debut event.
Ask and you shall receive.
I purchased a simple 8 x 10 black collapsible metal frame (that came in a small bag), two color-changing LED spotlights, and a white polyester 8 x 8 backdrop. I had a drum stand that I used for the spotlights. I placed them at mid-torso height, approximately six feet back from the dancers. I added an additional laser light to create simple two-tone patterns. The final touch was a bubble machine on the audience’s side.
I debuted it at a private party in a historical Hollywood mansion and it was a hit. A large part of that was because of the particular group of people to whom I was presenting. It was a Burner party, and as such, it was a super creative and supportive crowd. I had no lack of audience participation. My first customer was (no joke) a unicorn wearing a rainbow skirt and a sequined top. Below is a slideshow of her and her shenanigans behind the screen.
Props were definitely key, as was the lighting. I had my two lights sources on one stand but I couldn’t get them synced up to shine the same color at the same time. They rotated through the rainbow color spectrum giving us trippy multicolor effects around the outlines of the shadows. (Picture below.) It was serendipitous, especially considering my original inspiration.
My intention is to bring joy and healing into this dimension, particularly through dance. To bring our visions to life is to live on purpose. We are, each of us, powerful creators.
I have trained my mind to get out of the way when I dance. Once my ego is released, my dance becomes a prayer. The chatter stops and I connect with my inner self.
In this state, I dance the divinity of being. I pull patterns and images through my mind’s eye. It is as if I am translating my spirit’s mandalas into movement.
Here are a few exercises that I use to reach this Flow State:
Imagine that the music is flowing into and through you. Rather than thinking about how you want your body to respond, simply allow the music to move you. Essentially, you are releasing control by giving it to the music.
As the music moves through you, imagine you can transform the sound vibrations into light and / or color. Shine it from your fingertips, your hips, your eyes, and your smile. Let the light shimmer from your shoulders, radiate from your heart and sparkle through your eyes.
Saturate your movements with whatever emotion you would like to express. “Bliss” is always a fun one. Remember that you are a powerful creator, able to give wings to your intention by riding the energy of the music.
When we are truly in flow, what we put out comes back to us. Fill your movements with love and light. Imagine that you are pushing it out and pulling it in through your hands and your hips and your heart and your mind. Bathe and luxuriate in the feel of the sacred flow of infinity.
Play with the idea that you can raise the energy of a room or entire crowd through your movement, your being, your intention and your vibration.
When I access the Flow State, my ego becomes translucent, and my inner being is set free. Bliss flows through me like an unstoppable river. When I am in this zone, the amount of energy I am able to channel is absolutely wild. I find it difficult to tire, as I am able to draw from the source of light that comes from the center of all that I am.
Sometimes I like to imagine that I am Rainbow Vibrations. And then… I just be….and it all comes out exactly as it should.
As Rainbow Thinkers, we are the guardians and creators of safe and sacred spaces. We love and exist freely and allow others to do the same. Our mindsets are kind, open, and tolerant. Below are 6 calls to action to align you with the Rainbow Wayof Being.
Practice Radical Inclusion –Focus on welcoming people into your life through your thoughts and actions. Spend a month dedicated to this focus by writing down your ideas on how you can create a culture of inclusion. Make notes of your small and big accomplishments.
Embody Tolerance and Acceptance –Pay attention to the dialogue in your head. Make sure that the voice you are listening to is a positive and constructive one. In order to foster acceptance, start with yourself. Become aware of your thoughts and work to be open minded. Say affirmations that help remind you of how you would prefer to feel.
Choose Conscious Entertainment –Support artists that highlight equality and tolerance for all and are part of the awakening. Here II Here, Anjeet Kaur, Trevor Hall, Nahko and Medicine for the People just to name a few. Support the performers that support your ideals. It’s a beautiful thing.
Celebrate Freedom – Release your ego. Dance, sing, create and be free to be you. We work to create a culture of freedom by creating spaces and mindsets that allow each of us to feel safe to freely and truly be our own best selves.
Embrace Transparency – Be open, communicate with others, be honest about who you are and what you want. Take responsibility for your actions and act in a way that leaves you with nothing to hide.
Create Your Masterpiece– Imagine yourself at the end of your life, looking back on it. What would you like it to look like? How do you want people to remember you? What changes or ripples would you like to have created? I often contemplate this question as I fall asleep at night. Once you have the answer, get busy!
Dance has an innate ability to heal people. I am conscious of the power that dance has had and continues to have in my own healing. With dance as my guide, I discovered and continue to be reminded of my own Divinity. Dance is my vehicle between the physical, spiritual and emotional realms. Dance, to me, is all these things and more.
Here are just a few ways I’ve tapped into its intrinsic healing powers:
Chemically – Dancing has been scientifically shown to release endorphins, dopamine and serotonin which can help with depression.
Physically – Dance improves flexibility, enhances coordination, and reduces body tension. I exercise, I bounce, I jump, I stretch, I wiggle, I work out the little aches and pains as I move through the music and as it moves through me.
Emotionally – When what we are feeling is too deep for words, dance provides us with a way to express ourselves. Dance helps me work through and reduce my stress. Dancing is all about flow and flow is about letting the energy flow through you rather than holding it in. I envision the bad stuff going out and the good stuff coming in until the bad stuff turns into the good stuff! At some point, it all just becomes good stuff.
Energetically – I can literally raise the vibration of a person or group of people to a higher place through my movement, mood, and intention.
Mentally – Dance challenges my thinking skills through focus, creativity, awareness, memory, and attention.
Communally – It offers me a way to connect with others . I step into their flow and try to mirror their movements as a way to show that I get them and that on some level, I understand. This, in turn, lessens people’s feelings of isolation, which is so important with the imposition of social distancing and lack of human touch.
Spiritually – When I dance I focus on shining my inner light out through my movements. It is a reminder to all that can see, that I am more than just this body. There is something much greater than just each of our individual selves. We are channels of energy that serve the vision of a Greater Being.
The comment that I get the most is that people are appreciative of the freedom I am able to access when I dance. Lacking fear of being judged or evaluated is one of my superpowers. This is my invitation to be me, and so… I be.
Awareness is the first step in starting to be able to utilize the powers of dance in your own healing. Start paying attention to how it feels when you let go and let it flow. When you get inside your head and start feeling judged, just remember: This is your invitation to be you – and you are perfect just exactly as you are! All you have to do is let your rainbow love light shine. Focus on that, and let the magic roll in.
“Heal yourself and heal the World.” These are the words that came to me in a moment of clarity. I’ve done a lot of self-work since then. I have shed some bad habits, gained some healthier ones, and am standing on firmer ground. Using dance as my vehicle, I found my way home.
I danced my way through divorce.
I danced my way through weight loss.
I danced my way back from addiction.
So this is what I mean when I say that I am passionate about healing through dance.
I dance my way to a place of joy as often as I can. When I do that, I want to dance more in order to share that joy with others.
By bringing joy to others, I bring joy back to myself. Like a rainbow roller coaster, round and round it goes! The good energy creates more good energy and generates a ride that brings both dancers and observers waves of healing serotonin-filled euphoria.
The beauty of it is that you too can channel joy through dancing! All you need to do is to set your intention. INTEND to embody joy and stay focused on that intention as you move. Let everything you do emanate from that thought. Simply – BE JOY. Then see how you move, how it feels, and what happens. Let your dance become a moving mediation. As you will see, what you focus on, grows.
I was at a festival, dressed as a unicorn, when I realized my super powers. Embodying a unicorn had come with certain built in features. I could instantly heighten a person or group’s mood. I had the ability to speak euphoria into existence by saying happy things. I could transform energy with my attitude alone. There was power in being behind the horn.
People everywhere called out to me. “Unicorn! Unicorn!” I was approached for hugs and pictures as if I was famous. The crowd seemed thirsty for kind words from an enchanted creature. I told them they were beautiful and that magical things were in store. I filled my long silk scarf with love and light and scattered my intentions with theatrical swishes. I was the unofficial Ambassador of Goodwill.
As I trotted through the crowd, I was halted by an on-duty security guard. “Excuse me, Ms. Unicorn, but it looks like as if you are trailing some rainbows behind you.” I looked back at my wake, and indeed I was.
Your call to action: When we “become the rainbow,” we embody the connection between the Worlds. We become the masterpieces that the Creator / Creators intended.
Envision yourself channeling positive energy, creating a rainbow ripple.
Start today by maintaining awareness of the power of your words. They have the ability to build or destroy.
Take the opportunity to say something kind to a family member, a friend, or a stranger in passing. Pay attention to how you are able to create a shift in energy.
BE the rainbow.
A dancing robot relaying positive energetic messages to me at 6th Degree Burn in Miami in 2019. Photo by Ash Ruiz.
Above is a picture of me with my fiber optic space/dance whip.
I was at Bassnectar in downtown Miami when it happened. I had mistakenly worn pants to an outdoor show in the Miami heat. I went to the bathroom to tactically redesign my outfit. I turned my hip scarf into a sarong and my psychedelic headband into a tube top. My blue and purple dreads of yarn (courtesy of Costume Creator/Goddess Carmen Katz) were adding substantially to my level of suffocation. For beauty’s sake, I heaped them up onto the top of my head using a variety of rubber bands.
And then I saw it – a girl creating the most beautiful rainbows with a fiber optic whip. It reminded me of a magical tail. It had a metal handle and five-foot long fiber optic strands that lit up in ever changing rainbow patterns.
I had seen one at another show and had let it get away. I was not about to pass up another opportunity. I approached the girl and asked her for details.
From there my love turned into a lengthy and expensive affair that wouldn’t stop with one light up whip. From wings to poi to levitation wands, I began to develop a healthy obsession with glow toys. Thankfully, I discovered that I had room in my heart for all of them.
What I quickly came to understand was how I could extend my dance energy and intention beyond myself through the light of the whip. In other words, when I dance, I envision rainbow energy coming from the core of my being and extending outward from there. The beautiful thing is that there is no wrong way to dance.
A unicorn spinning rainbows. What could be more right in this World?
YOUR CALL TO ACTION:
That said, if you are interested in experiencing rainbows shooting from your fingertips, you can start here:
First, find your core. Stand tall, close your eyes, and bend your knees slightly. Feel your feet firmly rooted into the Earth. Next, imagine you have a marble made of rainbow light at your root chakra. Squeeze at your root chakra, so that you don’t drop it. Hold, breathe more light into it and then using your internal muscles, squeeze and roll it all the way up to your heart chakra area through your middle. Once you have it in position, envision the marble of shining light at the center of your being, as all of its edges dissolve and you allow it to grow. Feel it connecting you and feeding your entire body, and flowing through you from that point with its sublime rainbow energy.
Once you’ve locked in on locating your core point of strength, do some tiny movements around it as your center. Try a chest circle or undulation. Try putting your arms into different positions while still maintaining your awareness of your core – so out to the side, above your head, down at your hips. Then try to move across the floor with some of the movements while maintaining awareness of your core. Again, start small.
Once you have found core and the music starts, if you have one, you can turn on your light up toy of choice (ball, whip, wand). If not, this exercise still works, that’s the beauty! As you dance, imagine that my every movement emanates from that source of light that connects you to your Divinity. Envision the light flowing through you and out through your fingertips, your hips, and through the rainbows you’re creating.
At the Outside Lands music festival in San Francisco circa 2014, I met a dancing unicorn. There was no turning back. My own inner unicorn, Rainbow Sparkles, had been realized. From that day onward, I have been birthing my unicorn rainbow dreams into this dimension.
(Above) Rainbow Sparkles – Find Rainbow Wig & Tail here ; Heart shaped glasses here
Fast forward to June 2020. The pandemic had arrived. The World’s health situation had become ominous. I was home meditating on hope.
I heard thunder and stepped out into my fairies’ garden. I looked up to see a HUGE rainbow approaching. My hair was standing on end. Dense black storm clouds were pushing it forward at an amazingly rapid speed. Lightning within the rainbow was flashing every few seconds. It was a sight I will never forget. In the midst of the storm, I could feel the power of the lightning and the inspiration of the rainbow pulsing through me. I stood with my palms open and allowed it to flow through me. Finally, the rainbow disappeared almost directly over my house.
In that moment I understood, with every molecule of my being, what it meant to be connected to something much bigger than my self. I felt electrified. I was completely in awe as it was happening (which explains why I didn’t snap photos). I sensed that good things were approaching and that magical things were already afoot.
Without the rain, there would be no rainbows. Sometimes we just need to take a moment, look up, breathe and be grateful for what surrounds us.
Take a moment to close your eyes right now, and envision a rainbow. Breathe it in, allowing it to bring you light, healing and hope. Breathe it out, and imagine that you are breathing that same uplifting rainbow energy back out into the World. Take a few more breaths and be aware of how it feels to let the Divine rainbow energy flow through you. It is YOU that has the ability to transform energy through your vision and breath. This is your super power.
May All Things Rainbow inspire you to laugh, love and create.
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