Erica Ross
Years ago (more like decades ago) there was a tiny ad on the side of a page in Vitality magazine that read “The Gate of the Goddess”. It was a dance series for women that centered around embodying the energy of various Goddesses. There was something about that ad that I couldn’t get over. I kept going back to it, and back to it. It struck a chord in me and ignited a longing that I had buried since my feminist theology days in university. I wanted to go to that series but I felt scared. I paced around the house for hours trying to find the courage to make the phone call (Yes, we actually had to CALL one another back then!) and register. It took a long time but I eventually dialed the number and connected with a woman who would change my life forever – Erica Ross.
I sometimes look at her website or her Facebook page and wonder, “What doesn’t this woman do?” She’s a dancer who has facilitated embodied movement workshops for women around the world. She creates music sets for an online movement group called Rise and Shine…Shake Online. She’s an artist who designs clothing and jewelry. She paints and is taking offers for commissioned work. She has written a book, She Reflects. And now she’s taking her experience of over 40 years in the creative arts and is companioning people like me who are working to bring their own creative brilliance out into the world.
Erica Ross is my Spirit Mumma. I have sat at her feet and learned from her. I have danced with her, retreated with her, performed ritual with her, laughed with her and cried with her. I have pushed against her. I have rebelled. And always she is there, ready to wrap me in her warm arms and reflect back to me the absolute best of who I am. As she says, “We are divine mirrors for each other.”
Do you need to get your groove on? Maybe you need to relax in meditation? Or need to remember who you are? Or desire a unique piece of art? Check out Erica’s offerings: www.ericaross.com. As I said about her, “Her space is a safe space. I would recommend time with Erica to anyone.“
Tabitha Kot 