Description

Birthing the Holy: Dancing with Mary and the Sacred Feminine is a collection of 12 prayer dances plus teaching videos created by Betsey Beckman that accompany the  Birthing the Holy album and prayer cycle. These resources companion Christine Valters Paintner’s book Birthing the Holy: Wisdom of Mary and the Sacred Feminine. Dances in this collection celebrate many faces of Mary including: Queen of Angels, Untier of Knots, Mustafia, Star of the Sea, Vessel of Grace, Our Lady of Silence, Our Lady of the Underworld, Mother of Sorrows, Greenest Branch, Theotokos, Mystical Rose, and Madonna Protectress. Filmed at sacred spaces in Seattle and the Pacific Northwest, Oregon Coast, Michigan, Texas, and Uganda. 

With songs by Laura Ash, Lorraine Bayes, Betsey Beckman, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan,  Alana Levandoski, Ana Hernández, Gina Salā, Soyinka Rahim, and Alexa Sunshine Rose.

Guest artists Soyinka Rahim GSP & the Friends of Hope Cultural Centre in Uganda, Lorraine Bayes, Eloisa Cardona, and Freya Cecchetti.


Dancer, Choreographer, Producer

Betsey Beckman

Betsey Beckman, MM is internationally renowned for her artistry in movement prayer. As dancer, choreographer, storyteller, author, wife, mother (of a grown son), teacher, spiritual director, pilgrimage leader, and video producer, she is passionate about living life fully and fostering creativity and sacred space. Betsey received a BA in Theology from Georgetown University, where she also helped to establish the Georgetown University Liturgical Arts Community, and directed the Liturgical Dance Ministry. She went on to earn a Masters in Ministry at Seattle University, with an emphasis in spirituality. She has a certificate in Movement Therapy and is a SpiritPlay facilitator. Betsey co-wrote "Awakening the Creative Spirit: Bringing the Arts to Spiritual Direction" with Christine Valters Paintner of Abbey of the Arts. She collaborates with Christine on numerous retreats and pilgrimages, CDs, and DVDs.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Birthing the Holy Trailer

  • 2

    Introduction

  • 3

    Queen of Angels

    • Queen of Angels Teaching

    • Queen of Angels Dance Along
  • 4

    Undo Me

    • Undo Me Teaching

    • Undo Me Dance Along
  • 5

    Hail Mary

    • Hail Mary Teaching

    • Hail Mary Dance Along
  • 6

    Stella Maris

    • Stella Maris Teaching

    • Stella Maris Dance Along
  • 7

    If In Your Heart

    • If In Your Heart Teaching

    • If In Your Heart Dance Along
  • 8

    Our Lady of Silence

    • Our Lady of Silence Teaching

    • Our Lady of Silence Dance Along
  • 9

    Black Madonna

    • Black Madonna Teaching

    • Black Madonna Dance Along
  • 10

    O Viridissima Virga

    • O Viridissima Virga Teaching

    • O Virilissima Virga Dance Along
  • 11

    We Are Bringing God to Birth

    • We Are Bringing God to Birth Teaching

    • We Are Bringing God to Birth Dance Along
  • 12

    Calling Maria

    • Calling Maria Teaching

    • Calling Maria Dance Along
  • 13

    Litany of Mary

    • Litany of Mary Teaching

    • Litany of Mary Dance Along
  • 14

    Our Lady of Guadalupe

    • Our Lady of Guadalupe Teaching

    • Our Lady of Guadalupe Dance Along