Category: ancestors

The Everywhere Spirit

by Britta Bandit, posted in achievements, ancestors, art, artist, astrology, autumn poetry, blessings, body image, conception, cultural origins, daily bliss, dance, dharma, earth worship, eating disorders, energy work, feminism, five elements, friends, generations, growth, harmony, krishna, Kundalini, literature, meaning, meaning through movement, meditation, mentors, middle path, musings, myth, ogden, poet, poetry, pranayama, prayer, religion, samba, samba fogo, sensual, sensuality, shamanism, spirituality, synchronicity, Taoism, utah, warriors, women's traditions, yoga, young

My next book of poetry, The Everywhere Spirit: a Wayward Journey to Devotion is schedule to come out on 11-11-2023. The eBook is currently available for pre-order and the print copy will be available on the 11th. Read it here: Britta's Author Page This is an Ode to Devotion, this book is an extension of … Continue reading The Everywhere Spirit

Woman As Myth: Notes Taken from Ron Deeter’s Literature as Mythology Course at WSU circa 2009

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, art, artist, blessings, body image, challenges, compassion, conception, cultural origins, daily bliss, destiny, earth worship, fertility, goddess, growth, guru, harmony, literature, meaning, mentors, motherhood, musings, myth, sensual, sensuality, spirituality, transformations, WSU

I was going through my Memories on Facebook today and stumbled on this "Note" I wrote while I was taking a course from one of my great academic gurus, Professor Ron Deeter, at WSU circa 2009. Deeter was a word wizard and a magician when it came to holding his classroom captive. You either loved … Continue reading Woman As Myth: Notes Taken from Ron Deeter’s Literature as Mythology Course at WSU circa 2009

Feeling the Void

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, artist, challenges, destiny, dreamscapes, Gen Alpha, gen x, generations, literature, multiverse, transformations, universe

THIS! We are here. "A fate that is imposed on us." A perfect metaphor for all this "freedom." The disintegration of all our reality drives our nihilism and affects how we navigate the world. How we feel about the nature of our cosmos and our place in it MATTERS. It shows us that reality goes … Continue reading Feeling the Void

Kindred Matter Published!

by Britta Bandit, posted in achievements, ancestors, art, astrology, blessings, compassion, conception, cultural origins, daily bliss, dance, dead, deja mitchell, destiny, dharma, dreamscapes, earth worship, feminism, fertility, five elements, flaming gorge, history, India, krishna, Kundalini, logan, meaning through movement, meditate, meditation, mentors, middle path, motherhood, musings, myth, nature walk, ogden, poet, poetry, prayer, priestess, religion, sacred spaces, salt lake city, samsara, science, sensual, sensuality, seven steps, shakti, shamanism, Shiva, sisterhood, soul mates, spanish fork, spirituality, summer solstice, swan, T.S. Eliot, the wild self, trance dance, transformations, universe, wilderness, women's traditions, yoga

via Books Well Everyone, here is my little book of poetry. It's a quick read, but it only took 15 years of my life, a degree, and lots of time spent under trees to create. It is available in Print and Kindle. Any feedback and reviews would be GREATLY appreciated! "Life is a poem, live … Continue reading Kindred Matter Published!

Ceremony – the Importance of Storytelling

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, blessings, cultural origins, daily bliss, desert, destiny, earth worship, harmony, joseph campbell, sacred spaces, T.S. Eliot, the wild self

CEREMONY: THE IMPORTANCE OF STORYTELLING (In 2013, my husband and I moved to Corvallis, Oregon for his MFA in Creative Writing at Oregon State University. These were some ruminations on place and story during my acclimation to our new environment.) While rummaging through some books we brought with us when we moved to Oregon some 15 … Continue reading Ceremony – the Importance of Storytelling

Belly Dance for Birth

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, belly dance, belly dancer, blessings, cultural origins, daily bliss, dance, fertility, meaning through movement, meditation, pregnancy

This is a clip from Maha Al Musa's amazing DVD, Dance of the Womb, a re-focusing of belly dance on it's original purpose, birth preparation. My own re-discovery of belly dance in pregnancy has not only served to alleviate body aches associated with pregnancy, but also as a means of connecting the inner and the outer worlds. … Continue reading Belly Dance for Birth

Navigating Gabrielle Roth’s Maps to Ecstasy

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, art, cultural origins, daily bliss, dance, trance dance

originally published May 19, 2012 in fuse: a tribal and tribal fusion belly dance magazine Navigating Gabrielle Roth’s Maps to Ecstasy Review by Britta Visser Stumpp As a dancer who engages dance on a more spiritual level than as performance alone, I have always looked for ways of bringing belly dance to a higher level of consciousness. … Continue reading Navigating Gabrielle Roth’s Maps to Ecstasy

Oriental Dance and Aesthetics according to Wendy Buonaventura

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, belly dance, belly dance evolution, belly dancer, body image, cultural origins, sacred spaces, trance dance, tribal fusion

originally published July 5, 2012 in fuse: a tribal and tribal fusion belly dance magazine Oriental Dance and Aesthetics according to Wendy Buonaventura by Britta Visser Stumpp Picture this, a dance enthusiast wandering the never ending columns of shelves in Portland, Oregon’s independent bookstore, Powell’s. She locates a section devoted to her beloved art form and is … Continue reading Oriental Dance and Aesthetics according to Wendy Buonaventura

Belly Dance for Baby + Me

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, belly dance, belly dance evolution, blessings, daily bliss, pregnancy

If I have been curiously absent from the blogosphere over the past few months, I have a very good reason. I am in the process of building a new little person. I found out I was pregnant back in October and after going through a period of rough first trimester sickness, I'm finally feeling less … Continue reading Belly Dance for Baby + Me

Baiana

by Britta Bandit, posted in ancestors, art, bahia, blessings, daily bliss, dance, history, meaning through movement, meditation, modern dance, priestess, samba, spirituality, transformations

A transformational dance film that tells the story of a young woman who becomes possessed by spirits and, through this experience, finds her history, her 'self', and her power.Posted by bravoFACT, a Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent.