A Summer Solstice Journey into the vibrant aliveness of our purpose through the medicine wheel
Dance... Meditate... Create... Celebrate... Ritual ~ with Jo Rockendorfer and Sue Andersen

There is a wildness under our skin which wants nothing more than to dance until our feet are sore, sing our beautiful grief into the rafters, and offer our bottomless cup of creativity as a way of life. - Toko-pa

The Summer Solstice is a moment full of pure Yang, immersed in nature's way of blooming and buzzing and proliferating with abandon. In the same way, our inner energy is pulsing with peak potential.

Just as the Solstice is the out breath of the build up of Earth's energy and creation over the last months of Spring, we also sit with our basket of plenty, grateful for summers bounty.

This moment in time beckons for us to celebrate and live wildly amongst the beauty and creativity brought into our lives. And yet in the cacophony of midsummer we seek to find the still-point and call in our animal allies to illuminate our right action and alignment that supports our connection and contribution to the web of life.

Through the directions of the medicine wheel we come to understand and appreciate the allies and animal spirits that we can drawn on to flow more more easefully with life's changes and nature itself. Everything is in a state of transition. All change, all crises, all sacrifice, all deaths and all births reflect the archetypal power in nature. The ability to move with the flow of change successfully is part of being a shapeshifter. The shapeshifter (Lyrical in 5Rhythms) is one who can relate to and adjust behaviours and energies to work and live with more grace.

You are welcome to join Jo Rockendorfer and Sue Andersen as we honour and celebrate the powerful energy of the Summer Solstice where our beautiful Earth tilts closest to the Sun and shines its fiery rays and intense warmth upon us. We will mark and honour this moment in time in community with ritual, dance, shamanic journeying, meditation, collage, and celebration.

SUMMER SOLSTICE JOURNEY
WHEN: Sunday 18 December 2pm – 6pm
WHERE: Temple on the Park, 158 Australia St, Newtown
COST: $75

ALL WELCOME - NO DANCE OR ART EXPERIENCE NECESSARY. All art materials supplied.

Spaces are limited.

Bookings and payment:

For further information:
sueandersendance@gmail.com
jorockendorfer@gmail.com

A little about Jo Rockendorfer:
Jo's career as a Teacher, Facilitator, Transpersonal Counsellor and Art Therapist has led her to be able to work with her passions. These include guiding individuals and groups to move through life's transitions and inspiring people to tell their story. Jo is also passionate about empowering people to live to their fullest potential and see the best in themselves.

A little about Sue Andersen:
Sue has been practicing Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms since 2008 and completed her teacher training early in 2016. She is excited to share the 5rhythms Wave map, supporting people to return again and again to their bodies, to explore and express their unique dance and to discover the freedom and aliveness that comes when we surrender our minds to our feet, to the dance.
Jo and I look forward to dancing, journeying and creating with you.

2025 Solstice / Equinox / Journeying events for the diary:

Journal Day in nature - Intuiting our 2025 – January - full day on land at Austinmer - Sunday 14 January 10am - 4pm

Autumn Equinox - Sunday 16 March 2pm – 6pm

Winter Solstice - Sunday 22 June 2pm – 6pm

Spring Equinox - Sunday 14 September 2pm – 6pm

Summer Solstice - Sunday 14 December 2pm – 6pm