Teaching Faculty

Mary Kay McDermott

Mary Kay has been a part of the Catholic Worker movement for the last 25 years. She has co-founded several CW intentional communities including the one where she and her family currently live, St. Isidore Catholic Worker Farm in Southwest Wisconsin. Over the past 10 years, she has become passionate about and cultivated the skills for building community through dance, song, and movement that is accessible and inclusive for all. As an American folk dance leader/caller she enjoys leading contra, circle, longways, and square dances that unite people of all ages and abilities. She leads community singing groups in joyful, diverse, easy-to-memorize songs in a no-practice, no-performance experience that boosts energy and enlivens spirits. In addition, Mary Kay teaches mindful movement yoga classes that blend breath and movement, and encourage relaxation and inner peace. In all of her modalities, Mary Kay’s overarching goal is to cultivate experiences where people feel a deeper connection to body, mind, spirit, and community.

SESSION DESCRIPTION

In this time of increasing darkness, disconnection, and overwhelm, we need encounters of heaven on earth to sustain us and to reconnect with ourselves, each other, and the divine. We can actively court the sacred by cultivating experiences where we feel more fully alive, connected, and present. Song, dance, and mindful yoga movement are some of the incredible tools available for creating these precious moments. Join Mary Kay as we engage these modalities and court the sacred together.

SESSION DATES
  • July 7 - July 10
    TOPICS
    • Movement
    • Music

      Education

      Holden Village is a community where your questions are valued and encouraged. Most programs led by visiting teaching faculty occur during the summer months. However, Holden also invites faculty to teach sessions for special events and retreats throughout the rest of the year.
      Check out a list of the 2024 Summer Faculty.