Do Nothing Moon
Do Nothing Moon Full Moon October 9, 2022 but listenfor a moment, to do nothingor not even that, only snowbright attentiona hibiscus-white instantiation of beingrelaxed thread of breath sung broad in windthe question of why life is like this remainsready to flood the openings with abstractionleave the circle free & unbound for nowallow the axis of […]
Medicine Journey Moon
New Moon June 28, 2022 Uncertain of our felicitous life, we go looking for the moon constant infinity of sky light meets the eye on breath one after another, love widens into the confidence of everyday abiding. Poem by Qayyum Johnson Painting by Suiko McCall.
A Letter from Neva and Raff
After 10 years, we are moving on from the Art Monastery to launch our own land-based arts collective, WildHeart: Center for Performance and Embodiment Practice, in Wallkill NY. It has been a wild and transformative decade! We are deeply grateful for the myriad experiences of connecting with beautiful artists, deepening into shared spiritual practices, and […]
Small Potatoes Moon
Small Potatoes Moon Full Moon June 14, 2022 channeling Joseph Beuys, the German conceptual artist who once said,“The act of peeling a potato can be a work of art if it is a conscious act.” Any small part of the worldcan sometimes enter as musicinto a tender suchnessthat belies explanation—yesterday it was vanishing whitecapsduring a break […]
