Day 11: Amber Ryan
What do you do for a living?
I am a 5 Rhythms movement meditation facilitator
What do you do to feel alive?
I dance and reconnect to nature – to sun, to ocean, to earth – to the elements. I also live in Costa Rica 8 months out of the year.
A lesson you learned from your mother:
To multi-task with grace
A lesson you learned from your father:
My work ethic – drive, focus, tenacity – staying with craft and perfecting it.
What’s the most beautiful thing you saw today?
During my last dance class a mother brought her 10-month-old baby – and she was in the middle of the chaos dancing – finding her own beat. Also witnessing the intimate dances of everyone in that same room – the joy, the tear, the connection.
What’s one thing you wouldn’t want anyone to take away from you?
My freedom
What thought would you like to never have again?
I am not enough
If you could become an inanimate object what would it be?
A crystal chandelier where all the colors are present
When do you feel most loved?
When I feel physical connection with the “beloved”, but the beloved can show up in many forms – on the dance floor – after making love – but for me it’s a physical experience and when I’m dancing I’m in the state of self love.
If your life were to end tomorrow what would be left undone?
Being able to be a real catalyst for peace within my blood family. I haven’t found the bridge to invite them into a more peaceful existence. And To become a mother.
What global issue would you take on if you didn’t have to worry about how?
Children – being housed and cared for – being parented and loved. Giving all children a sense of belonging.
What’s the scariest thing that ever happened to you?
I almost drove myself and one of my beloved off a cliff in Big Sur. We were close, very close, to the edge, and I still relive that moment.