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Tim Foskett:
I was reading The Universal Heart by Australian Psychotherapist Stephanie Dowrick,
when I came across this passage, describing why many people live with chronic
resentments and anger. To this I would add chronic sadness, numbness, stuckness
... etc. In many ways it describes why I’m a Juicy Fruit!
"Many people relish their moments of aggression. This comes as no surprise
in a culture where most people rarely dance or sing out loud; where we have
the chance to roar only if we are keen sports fans; where we almost never run
or jump or leap or glide for the sheer joy of it, or throw ourselves onto sand
or into a freezing lake, or ride impossibly high waves when we are no longer
a young surfie; where we no longer sit together telling wild or tender stories;
where we look at other people's paintings and don't hold paints in our own hands;
where we buy food that has no earth left on it; where we wash the sweet smelling
vermix off babies moments after they are born; where we may do a small part
of a whole job, but rarely witness anything completed; where our sacred sense
of ritual may be reduced to a plastic tree at Christmas time; where community
may be only what we see on a small screen; where the whole world may be available
to many of us but we complain that we have nothing to do and nowhere to go."
Stephanie Dowrick, The Universal Heart. Penguin Books 2003.
(a great book about love)
Some more Juicy Fruits!:
Tim is a truly inspiring teacher and Juicy Fruits is joyous, open, free and - well anything you bring to it. It is great to be dancing with other gay men and lesbians and everything in between and around the other side.
Even though its only once a month there’s usually a few familiar faces. I like coming here as a ‘queer person’ and then letting that bit of identity go and just dancing like crazy. Tim’s taste in music is fantastic - a real mix but heartful and soulful.
Tim created a gentle and playful place which allowed me to flow into my own being effortlessly. Plus he plays great music!
A special place that reminds you in a very positive way that ‘it doesn’t matter’.
Every time I come to Juicy Fruits it’s a unique experience and I
always find some form of contentment.
I arrive with all sorts on my mind and somehow I lose them – everytime!
Therapy in motion.
Coming here makes me feel so fruity.
Juicy Fruits is like a slice of ripe melon, dripping with sweetness and refreshing the parts other dance classes don’t often reach.
Good therapy and cheaper! Mind blowing!
I was scared to set foot through the door but the space was welcoming…. A delightful chance to dance, play and expl
ore community. A lovely gift to yourself.
It’s a moving meditation where I get a chance to connect with my body and other people. I come in feeling disconnected and leave on a high at one with the world!
A gorgeous, beautiful and even ugly way to see and move, to find another shape, another space a freedom to be and explore – I love it.
A very accepting group where I feel free to express myself. Tim creates a holding creative space with gentle non-intrusive teaching. Scary name ‘but safer than a fruit salad!’
I like Juicy Fruits because its like coming home. I interact with other juicy fruits from that place of home. At home I am aware, I take risks and I take care of myself.
Being bisexual, when I dance the rhythms in a predominantly heterosexual crowd my being gay tends to play second fiddle to my being heterosexual. Juicy Fruits helps me to be all of me in a way that’s really wild, crazy, fun, tender and, well…..juicy and fruity. A powerful class.
I come here to show off my innermost selves. I love the space – big and bright and airy (no, I’m not an estate agent). Tim’s clarity and wicked sense of guidance is a real pull. Its Friday evening, so I feel I can clear away the stuff of the week unlike say a mid-week class.
There is something magical about this group.
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