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Wu Tao Instructor Training Perth

May 2010

Hi there,

Last week I had the privilege of teaching a group of Wu Tao trainee instructors. The training was held at the beautiful Kookaburra Creek Yoga Centre in Perth. It is a sacred space surrounded by images of gurus and saints. We shared, learned, collaborated and created a magical learning experience that will be treasured by all of us. As always I am grateful to be able to share Wu Tao and to witness the powerful effects that it has in bringing people home to themselves. Dancing everyday brings balance and energy to the physical body and peace to the mind. It worked for me! Bliss! Congratulations to all the participants who will now be taking Wu Tao into their communities and sharing the joy of the dance!

Last night my partner said that our reason for being alive was to create. I love this! I am in full agreement with this thought! How would your life look if it was a painting? A work of art? Would you be happy with what you had created? What powerful beings we are that we can create! We are creating our own experience and world with our thoughts, feelings and actions. Our landscape is constantly changing depending on what we are thinking and doing.

Take a moment and reflect on what you are creating in your life. Is it what you want?

The tapestry contains not just the finished products but 'how' you got there. What are the quality of your thoughts and feelings? Your 'creation' can be like a flower or tree, blossoming in waves of energetic beauty. Is it this? Is your 'creation' healthy and alive?

I am thinking that a life lived like this would have a powerful effect on the whole! Just imagine if every person on our planet was consciously creating beauty with everything they thought and did! I know that I am inspired by the simplest acts of kindness and the greatest displays as well. It doesn't matter what it is or who did it, it matters that its happening!

I love it when I make eye contact with a stranger in the street and we connect in a smile about nothing. I love it when I read someone's story online that reminds me of love. I am inspired when I hear of someone's success in business, relationship or overcoming some challenge. I recently read that we - thats all of us humans- are giving each other darshan (spiritual nourishment) via the internet now. I agree! Not only can we connect with each other in person, we can join with via the worldwide web in sharing and growing into our highest expressions.

My latest creation is a new website where everyone can experience the benefits of Wu Tao. I hope it will help you to create a life of beauty and unique expression. The world needs YOU in your fullest manifestation doing what you do best. Check it out here. http://www.wutaotransformation.com

Here's a video from the training showing some of the beautiful women who participated. Enjoy!

Blessings and love

Michelle

The Highest Vibe on the Planet - Herakhan Ashram India

Dear friends,

I have recently returned from another amazing trip to India and Babaji's ashram at Herakhan in the foothills of the Himalayas. My feeling on returning (and often when I was there) was I would like to share this experience with as many people as possible. This place has got the highest vibration I have ever come across on the planet. Its like how I would imagine heaven to be in terms of energy, love and bliss. People come from all over the world and it has a true sense of unity with all humanity. Herakhan feels like home, but what I realised is that the place simply resonates deeply with my inner Self which of course is my true home, the Divine within. It was the ultimate blessing to be able to drink in this energy for 10 whole days. To be fully with my Self and not pulled around by the ramblings of my mind and ego. Divine Presence is so strong at Herakhan that is simply blows away anything unlike itself, and all that is left is truth and love.

I went with my partner Steve for the third year in a row. I also met up with Ardyn Masterman, a Wu Tao Instructor from Qld! What a coincidence! This year the energy was even higher and more intense than before. We were there for Navaratri, which is the Divine Mother festival. Everyday there are many ceremonies (pujas) to her various manifestations including a massive fire ceremony called Havan. The days started at 4am with a morning bathe in the river and ended around 10pm with Aarti (devotional songs) and pranam to Sri Muniraj, the guru who holds Babajis energy like a saint. Every day was filled with happiness, joy, meditation and prayer and the air is literally filled with atoms of high frequency energy.

The place itself is beautiful, with the river bed full of white stones, flowing crystal clear water, mountains, blue skies and nature everywhere.

I love and care about you deeply, and I wish for you the highest expression of You to be manifest in the world. This place is THE PLACE to connect with your deepest truth and SELF. If your desire is for liberation of your soul and self realisation this lifetime AND you want to manifest your fullest potential and be of service to humanity, I sincerely encourage you to make time to journey to Herakhan soon.

This world needs clear, strong people, dedicated to truth and love. Herakhan will give you the strength to fulfill your divine mission and reach your highest potential. Your limited self can drop away in Herakhan. These trips for me have been the most significant spiritual experiences of my life.

The highlight of the trip for me was having my first mundun. Mundun is the ritual of having your head shaved. I have been thinking about it since my first visit 3 years ago, but I have had a lot of resistance to it. As a woman, I have a lot invested in my hair! My identity as a woman and my idea of feminine beauty and attraction, also I have had a strong attachment to what people think of me especially those closest to me ie my family! After much soul searching I made the decision that it would be a good thing to have it done and surrender.

When the time came to sit in front of the 95 year old barber on the bank of the beautiful Ganga river, my mind finally found peace. As soon as he started cutting away my long hair, I felt peaceful. The group around me sang Om Namah Shivai and my beautiful Steve stayed close by supporting me. It was a very blissful experience and after I truly felt liberated from my past and closer to God.

I plan to keep it for 9 months and use the regular shaving as my spiritual practice to remind me to continue surrendering daily to what is important; the divine presence and love within me.

Now more than ever, we need to align ourselves with the fantastic energy available to us on the planet. Wu Tao will help you to reconnect with this energy and is the perfect way to integrate spirit and body and dance ourselves back into balance, joy and full aliveness! It makes it easy then to get on with what you here to do, your purpose and divine mission.

My philosophy is that Life gives you all the opportunities and challenges you need to grow and evolve and in return we are meant to offer something back to the whole. You have a unique gift for the world and it is meant to be shared. So come and join us for a class soon and we will help you clear the way so you can share your Self fully.

Since returning to Australia my daughter Belle has been in hospital with pneumonia so my Wu Tao work has been on hold. She made an amazing recovery and I am now back at my desk and dancing again. I am so glad to have Wu Tao in my life and so happy to be able to serve you with this work. I hope to dance with you soon.

Blessings and love

Michelle x x

Summer Holidays were good!

Hi there!

I am back at my desk now after 3 weeks of very pleasant holiday time off. Holidays as far as I am concerned are a necessity and a priority to be balanced and stress free through the year. Doing needs to be balanced with Being, and summer is the ideal time to do this. Summer relates to the element of Fire, which in Chinese Medicine is about connecting, sharing from the heart, opening to joy, and and emanating your True Self to the world. Not surprising that holiday time with family especially celebrations like Christmas can bring up unresolved issues for many of us. It often means re-aquainting ourselves with who we truly are, shedding some of the masks we wear and returning to our natural state of being, clear of issues and judgements.

I live in Perth Western Australia where the weather has been very hot. A week at Rottnest Island with my extended family was heavenly. I had both my daughters with me for this one. My youngest Belle had an absolute ball, getting to the beach in a beach wheelchair. It looked like something out of Alice in Wonderland after she'd eaten the mushroom! Enormous! It took 2 guys a lot of muscle and sweat to get her through the sand to Pinkies Beach everyday but it was well worth the effort to see the absolute pleasure on her face. My oldest daughter Dakota, back from London was a joy to be with again. We have a very close and loving family and it was truly wonderful to be all together.

A short burst back in Perth's heat for New Years and then my partner Steve and I took a break down south at the beautiful Wychinicup National Park near Albany and camped. It was divine to be in nature, surrounded by ocean, sky and trees. We swam, fished, slept in, cooked up a storm and enjoyed being with each other without having to do anything else.

We came back to find our garden sunburnt but we managed to harvest a lot of pumpkins!

I am now back at my desk, energised, inspired and ready to share more Wu Tao with you! We have classes all over Australia, and many programs that can help you to bring more balance and peace into your life! If you can't start a class this month, why not purchase a DVD package and practice at home or start one of the home study courses we offer that will assist you in creating a life of beauty, energy, peace and flow. You can find all our details at our website at www.wutaodance.com

I look forward to dancing with you soon!

love Michelle x x

Creator of Wu Tao Dance

A beautiful Wu Tao Instructor - Nicola Nihill

On the 30th of November our beautiful Nicola, a Wu Tao Instructor in Adelaide transitioned to a new life. Nicola brought life, laughter and joy to all who met her, especially the women she trained with in 2007.

Nicola darling, you will be missed by your fellow dancers in Wu Tao. We will never forget your spirited woops in the fire dance!

Thank you for what you brought to this world, to Wu Tao and your students.

May you dance through the skies forever and ever.

We love you. We miss you.

Blessings from all of us x x x

Wu Tao for Two retreat Cougal NSW

What a great way to end the Wu Tao year for me! 3 days hanging out with my darling man teaching Wu Tao for Two! We had a fantastic weekend with some gorgeous couples. It was inspiring and magical to see people coming together in love through the dance. Wu Tao really is a divine way to rekindle the magic in relationships! Steve and I cooked as well as taught, which kept us busy. We love to cook so it was a real pleasure to share this with the group. Sine Cera is a beautiful retreat and we were very well looked after by managers Irma and Tony. For myself, sharing Wu Tao with my partner is a dream come true. Its a real joy to share intimate space and time in a way that is fun and energising. Wu Tao takes out the need to process everything through the intellect. Instead you dance it all out and the transformation happens physically as well as mentally and emotionally. Alot of healing happened in 2 days and we all left feeling more connected, open and loving. I am reminded of the song, 'What the world needs now, is love, sweet love'. We all desire to have a loving beautiful and juicy connection with our partner! Its a fundamental human need. Wu Tao for Two helps this to come about. I am really looking forward to doing more Wu Tao for Two in the future! It nourished my soul to the core. Thanks to everyone who shared and danced this weekend with us. It was a real pleasure to spend time and get to know you. Blessings! Michelle and Steve x

Instructor Training Melbourne 2009

In November, we held the Instructor 7 day Intensive in Melbourne. A wonderful group of women from all over did the training, including Rachel from New Zealand and Jutta from America! It was a very high energy training, with everyone delving deep into the dance practice. It was a hot week, and we all sweated it out in the beautiful Kwan Yin room at Prana House in Thornbury. Every day brought us more clarity, flow and energy. Congratulations to these beautiful new Wu Tao Instructors! I am sure they will be offering a wonderful healing experience to their students in the very near future!

Enhancement Day in Melbourne!

Another wonderful enhancement day for Instructors was held in Melbourne in November. This was the biggest group of Wu Tao Instructors dancing together yet! 18 gorgeous women came and learned lots of new dance material including the Surrender Dance, Wisdom Dance and how to implement Wu Tao into the aged care sector, an area which is showing wonderful results with the introduction of Wu Tao. A number of Aged care facilities in Perth now have regular Wu Tao classes for their residents and Alzheimers WA and QLD are now introducing Wu Tao into the therapy programs for people with dementia and their carers. We are very happy to be of service to this wise group of people who really benefit from movement and music.
All the Instructors enjoyed learning the new Surrender Dance and are looking forward to sharing it with their students in 2010. It was great to hang out together, share, learn and enjoy each others company once again. Thanks everyone for a great day!