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by a star of piercing brightness


The Entrance

within the intuitive intelligence of the heart is an entrance
 a portal to the endless expanse
the mystical universe
Love prevailing

NOTE: new dance classes!! Forest teaches
BellyDance Fusion in the fall!!!!

PLUS

WALKING THROUGH WALLS Retreat Part ll

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This Moment

"when I have totally forgotten
when I am so involved with mundane affairs
or absorbed by my personal inquiries into the nature of existence
when I am only an entity living in a woman’s body
when I go about believing I am somehow separate from everyone else
it’s just about then
that you remind me
of another heart inside of us
different than the one which beats rhythmically
and expresses all sorts of emotions and feelings
this heart, designed only to open
into the moment of release,
submission, merging together
two hearts become one ~
expanding with reverence, respect, serene acceptance
awe followed by bliss
all else ceases to matter or exist

can it be possible to love more than this?
can it be possible to love You more than this?"




the dance: gallery

 highlights of a dancing career as teacher
and performer for the past 11 years

fun entertainment at the Sufi Foundation in New Mexico 8/07
"All That Jazz!" karaoke for the first time ever :)
a single digital photo with a Nikon cool pix, taken by Mary Brown





the drummer john dekadt and sf
at the beloved Love Dog Cafe
Lenox, MA 7/05
digital video by my son Jeremy Forest Kogen
photoshop elements






The Dance - at the Sufi Abode of the Message
HuDost band: Moksha, Jemal, Linda Worster, John deKadt
totally amazing evening with
lots of soul-touching spirit-lifting music

photo extracted from digital video camera
taken by Gary Goldberg
photoshop elements
atmosphere lit mostly by candle so more lightness was added plus
a filter to create a kind of almost impressionist painting look

 





 performance at the March Hare Dance, Monument HS, MA
digital video by Jeremy Forest Kogen

 a beautiful evening for dancers and audience
photoshop elements







The Dance during class at Simon's Rock College
an egoless dance of essence
it begins with an inner focus and a kind of sacred concentration, way beyond the mind
 video photo - fireworks mx 2004






three year old student dancing in veil class
at Berkshire Country Day School, MA

a precious moment captured in a
digital video snap










Forest at the Sufi Theatre in New Mexico
with Adnan Sarhan on the drum



"This 3600+ year old Middle Eastern dance is founded upon movements
that emulate the organic nature of all life;
like a cell begetting another cell,
like the Earth spinning on its axis,
like the solar system revolving around the Sun."
"The dancer moves organically in space recreating spirals
and circles in harmony within the atmosphere.
Her focus is carefuly trained on following the inner lines of energy
as she opens to the heart of each moment, eventually revealing unknown beauty
and reservoirs of ecstatic joy." Stephanie Forest


 

"dance, when you're broken open.
dance, if you've torn the bandage off.
dance in the middle of the fighting.
dance in your blood. dance, when you're perfectly free."
- Mevlana Celaleddin Rumi

 




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