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June 3, 2023 Open until 5 pm

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Weisman Art Museum

/ MEDITATION
/ DANCE
/ SPEAKERS + REFLECTION
/ HAPPY HOUR + FOOD

Experience the healing combination of meditation, dance, and deep reflection on this year in DYFIT (Don’t You Feel It Too). Learn what the DYFIT team has learned from the last 9 months of study, 100+ sessions of public dance, and 12 community care workshops. All are welcome.

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Approximate Schedule:
3:30 p.m. – Intro and Meditation
4:00 p.m. – DYFIT session
4:30 p.m. – Presentations
6:30 p.m. – Social Hour

Speakers include from Zen priest Byakuren Judith Ragir, writer and Winton Chair Alexis Pauline Gumbs, yoga teacher Shira Charis, professor of psychology Traci Mann (as respondent), and artists Aki Shibata, Theresa Madaus, and Marcus Young 楊墨.

 

Location: 

Humphrey School, at the U of M campus 

301 19th Avenue SouthMinneapolis, MN, 55455

 

This event is the part of the program for creative collaboration of the Weisman Art Museum.

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