Authentic Magickal Performance: Sacred Movement and Sacred Voice. Discover how using the techniques used by actors and dancers can help make your rituals more meaningful and more powerful. In this workshop, youÃÂ'll learn: ÃÂ Vocal warm-ups the professionals use ÃÂ Movement exercises that can help you command and keep the attention of your circle ÃÂ How ÃÂ"intentionÃÂ" colors your words and actions, both in the magical and the mundane worlds ÃÂ Tips on how to ÃÂ"fill outÃÂ" your movements and wordsÃÂ-like the most powerful performers do on stage Rituals are sacred performance where movement, words, and song move us to sacred space. By becoming better and more authentic at the performing aspects of ritual work, we can richen the experience for both ourselves and the participants. ----------------------------------------- Lydia Smith has been studying Goddess Spirituality for over 25 years. She has taught and led many womenÃÂ's spirituality circles, and has created large and small rituals for numerous womenÃÂ's workshops. For 3 years she hosted a show called ÃÂ"the Goddess Power HourÃÂ" on iVillage radio, and she currently blogs about the subject at: http://goddesslydia.wordpress.com/. A former professional actress and modern dancer, she currently sings with an 18 piece big band ÃÂ"ZingÃÂ" and is the front woman for a blues band called ÃÂ"Cool Hand Blues.ÃÂ" She has led workshops on ÃÂ"Dance as Prayer,ÃÂ" and has served as a national board member of CUUPS (the Covenant of Unitarian Universalist Pagans.) She is also a Wiccan High Priestess. You may be most familiar with her as the proprietress of Vixenfringe, her repurposed clothing company, and may have seen her booth at Pagan Festivals in the metro area. http://www.etsy.com/shop/goddesslydia
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