I cry freely when the spirit moves me and the spirit is alive and well in this YouTube video of a flash mob of middle school students, each with their favorite book, dancing and singing in unison, about the utter joy of reading!! (only 2 exclamation points is me showing restraint).
The collective power of the spirit of community knocks me over. Working at schools, I can attest to the powerful individual and collective energy of students. Being a nerd and avid reader, I can bear witness to the power of reading to transform and open up imagination, creativity and ideating. As a lay dancer, I can testify to the power of movement and music to express self and joy and heal.
Here it is: Gotta Keep Reading Middle School Flash Mob, enjoy!
If you work with young people or at a school, or if you work with older folks anywhere for that matter, here is a YouTube video with Music and Lyrics for "Gotta Keep Reading". Feel free to use it to start your own flash mob of love.
In the paraphrased words of will.i.am, flash mobs show that deep down we all really want to collaborate and work together. "Shamanistic healing practices involve rituals that enhance social integration, strengthen group identity, and promote interpersonal and social bonding at physiological and psychosocial levels. . . these shamanic activities affect opioid-attachment interactions, utilizing the innate drive for affiliation to evoke opioid release. (Winkelman, 2001, p. 343)" The spirit of shamanism lives in us. Let's wake the spirits for good health and community and reading! Oh, what a feeling, baby! ooh oo oo.
Winkelman, M. (2001). Alternative and traditional medicine approaches for substance abuse programs: a shamanic perspective. International Journal of Drug Policy, 12, 337-351.
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