Around this time many of my spiritual practices fell away. I no longer felt drawn to yoga, meditation, fasting, or other more masculine paths. All I wanted to do was sing, dance, and celebrate Shakti, allowing the life force to sweep me away on its flow. By chance I was introduced to the beautiful Indian sacred dance, Odissi—a dance of the

The experience may be slightly different from practice to practice (and lesson to lesson), but the essence revolves around discovering (or rediscovering) the wisdom of the self.