My passion is freeing your passion
As a writer, poet, dancer and artist, I inspire language lovers, dreamers, and creative souls longing to break free.
Ignite your creative spirit.
Welcome to my paintbox, where I write, dance, and do everything I can to ignite your creative spirit.
My childhood was full of adventure and creativity. My parents were world travelers: I celebrated my sixth birthday with a table of Sikh Indian businessmen in Mumbai.
In my tweens and teens, I danced non-stop in front of my bathroom mirror and took improv to overcome my shyness. In my twenties, I was a curious museum-goer, loving all the art in New York City.
For a long time, I didn’t pursue my artistic passions. Encouraged to do the “sensible” thing, I headed for marketing. Others were “writers.” I wrote conference reports for eight hours a day, yet scribbled poetic images on paper napkins riding home on the bus.
I plugged along, but I’d lost a part of myself.
From dreamer to creative catalyst
When I discovered Gabrielle Roth (dancer, musician, author, director, and founder of the 5Rhythms®), I finally felt the deep connection I’d been craving. In her workshops, I pushed past my comfort zone.
I felt the beauty and power of a community of rebel rockers, soul shakers, and shapeshifting dancers.
My soul was reawakened and I decided to shift. I became a 5Rhythms® teacher in 2005, pursued further movement studies with Anna Halprin and the Tamalpa Institute, and, in 2016, became an Open Floor dance/movement teacher.
Founded Write in the Beat
I founded WRITE IN THE BEAT, which weaves writing and art-making with movement. I’ve taught in the Bay area, in New York City at The Rubin Museum of Art and outdoors on the High Line park, and even in the Australian outback. Check out my classes and workshops
Writing on the move
I’m thrilled to debut my book Dancing Poems soon. As the name suggests, I wrote these poems after dancing or moving my body, which is exactly what I encourage my students to do.
I’m also retracing my mother’s 1951 seven-month trek through Europe, from Finland’s Arctic Circle to Gibraltar, and writing a travel memoir, Searching for Mother, about the experience. My mother decided who to marry on her trip – perhaps I’ll find the man of my dreams on mine!
Come join me – moving and renewing, writing and drawing, traveling and learning.
– Margaret
As a writer, poet, dancer and artist, I inspire language lovers, dreamers, and creative souls longing to break free.
Ignite your creative spirit.
Welcome to my paintbox, where I write, dance, and do everything I can to ignite your creative spirit.
My childhood was full of adventure and creativity. My parents were world travelers: I celebrated my sixth birthday with a table of Sikh Indian businessmen in Mumbai.
In my tweens and teens, I danced non-stop in front of my bathroom mirror and took improv to overcome my shyness. In my twenties, I was a curious museum-goer, loving all the art in New York City.
For a long time, I didn’t pursue my artistic passions. Encouraged to do the “sensible” thing, I headed for marketing. Others were “writers.” I wrote conference reports for eight hours a day, yet scribbled poetic images on paper napkins riding home on the bus.
I plugged along, but I’d lost a part of myself.
From dreamer to creative catalyst
When I discovered Gabrielle Roth (dancer, musician, author, director, and founder of the 5Rhythms®), I finally felt the deep connection I’d been craving. In her workshops, I pushed past my comfort zone.
I felt the beauty and power of a community of rebel rockers, soul shakers, and shapeshifting dancers.
My soul was reawakened and I decided to shift. I became a 5Rhythms® teacher in 2005, pursued further movement studies with Anna Halprin and the Tamalpa Institute, and, in 2016, became an Open Floor dance/movement teacher.
Founded Write in the Beat
I founded WRITE IN THE BEAT, which weaves writing and art-making with movement. I’ve taught in the Bay area, in New York City at The Rubin Museum of Art and outdoors on the High Line park, and even in the Australian outback. Check out my classes and workshops
Writing on the move
I’m thrilled to debut my book Dancing Poems soon. As the name suggests, I wrote these poems after dancing or moving my body, which is exactly what I encourage my students to do.
I’m also retracing my mother’s 1951 seven-month trek through Europe, from Finland’s Arctic Circle to Gibraltar, and writing a travel memoir, Searching for Mother, about the experience. My mother decided who to marry on her trip – perhaps I’ll find the man of my dreams on mine!
Come join me – moving and renewing, writing and drawing, traveling and learning.
– Margaret
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