Night

 

VIDEO | 6 MINUTES

Moon sings our ebb and flow.
Moon honours the changing edges of the shapes that we make, in our bodies and hearts.
Under the moon we can rest, expand, and come back to self.

In this time of change, how do you connect to your sense of self when you are alone?

  • Night is an invitation to nurture yourself through a series of physical movements that echo the cycle of the moon.

    Drop into this slow and restful evening dance whenever you want to feel your body and reconnect with your edges.

    You can follow the prompts on screen, or use this invitation to move in your own way.

  • This video will guide you through some gentle movements.

    Follow from any position you feel comfortable - all you need is a little space around you to stretch and sway.

  • Night has been created by Liz Francis, Alicia Stafford and Tahli Corin.

    With images of Lucy James captured by Mardi Thorpe and Alicia Stafford on Taungurung Country, Central Victoria.

 


Before you press play, take a moment to locate the moon.

Is it hidden from sight, or shining bright? Can you see it? Or imagine it in your mind? What shape does it hold tonight?

With the moon as our gentle companion, we rest together under the blanket of night.

We are all interwoven, says the night, and you are not alone. Settle in and rest.

- Liz Francis

”My first born was a wakeful baby and the distinction between our night and day patterns became completely blurred. She barely napped during the day and woke up all through the night, so my own circadian rhythms were thrown for a long time. I began to dread night time because I had no idea what struggles it might bring, how long my husband or I would be awake and alone in the darkness trying to settle her. I was often so highly wired that I couldn’t sleep during the times she was finally settled. I rarely had a solid stretch of sleep, I didn’t dream, I couldn't nap during the day. I felt as though all my edges were dissolving as day and night became a continuum of being ‘switched on’ for my baby.

Tonight, 8 years on, I am looking at a full moon. Peaceful, slowly moving, a gentle light in the night sky. From this perspective I can see the moon shining down on the treetops and the neighbourhood houses, a witness to our experience. Moon travels over us as we sleep and also accompanies us through the complexity of our wakeful night time experiences when we feel isolated and unseen. Always there, night after night, showing us a powerful and reliable cycle. Shining down on us as it did for all the families who came before us, and all who will come after.”
Ever changing, always constant.

— Alicia Stafford

I felt as though all my edges were dissolving as day and night became a continuum of being ‘switched on’ for my baby.”

— Alicia Stafford

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