I will walk alone, by the Black muddy river and listen to the ripples as they moan I will walk alone and sing me a Song…
Like the post below, this electronic note, and note of thanks, is a bit overdue, as we were happy to teach a natty little workshop at The Collective in Benton Harbor a weekend back. I referenced The Black River above, the one of Grateful Dead lore as well as South Haven, the middle-branch of which touches the Southeast corner of The Higher Haven’s wetland area and then winds all the way to Lake Michigan, past South Haven’s South Pierhead Light, where boats come in and out the Black off the lake. That said, the River here appears to be the Paw Paw, a beautiful outdoor setting not far from Ox Creek, also cool, with a platform where some of The Collective’s classes occur. I like the idea of all the rivers in Southwest Michigan running together to the lake or sea, a good symbol for the source of the time-space continuum.
The Collective is much of the work of Adrienne White and Luke Andresen, so check them out, as they are a dynamic duo with mojo around Yoga, movement and strength training unparalleled. I was happy to visit to teach a workshop focused on Meditation + Mysticism on a gorgeous Indian Summer afternoon after what proved to be a long but negotiable election week across the U.S.. Thanks again to Adrienne and Luke as we hope to be back this Winter with a series collaboration currently in the Works. And as I looked for a background pic to go with this post — using a map image of Northern Michigan ‘though The Collective is an easy half-hour jaunt South — I thought that as the grip on the external world eases in 2021, perhaps we can take this mobile teaching on the road with some regularity.