Moving Meditation by Emily Wright

<p>Dancer Emily Wright introduces us to moving meditation as a contemplative practice. You can also join her in creative exploration through movement in the <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/contemplative-practice/moving-meditation">video</a> from our Autumn 2021 issue (scroll all the way down to find the video at the bottom of the page linked).</p> <p>Based in Charlottesville, VA, <a href="https://www.emilywrightdance.com/">Emily Wright</a> is a dancer, movement educator, and author with a passion for the transformative power of dance. An experienced teacher of dance for all ages and a scholar with numerous publications, Emily is available for workshops, master classes, lectures, writing, commissions, and consultation. She offers an online and in-person <a href="http://www.emilywrightdance.com/book-classes">Movement Medicine</a> class that blends yoga, dance, and contemplation. Her book, <a href="https://www.intellectbooks.com/dancing-to-transform"><u><em>Dancing to Tansform: How Concert Dance Becomes Religious in American Christianity</em></u></a>, was published in June 2021 by Intellect Press. Learn more about Emily in an <a href="https://www.vitapoetica.org/interviews/conversation-with-emily-wright">interview</a> with her in <em>Vita Poetica</em>’s Autumn 2021 issue.</p>