LIGHT | the story behind the film
The story behind the film: chronicling Jens’ three-and-a-half-year journey to meet, collaborate with, and ultimately say goodbye to Janet, who died just after the film was released.
Book: 5×8 in | 127×203 mm, 105 pages, premium print
LIGHT | photo collection
A collection of photos Jens took during his time with Janet on Galiano Island, with quotes from the film.
Book: 11×8.5 in | 280×216 mm, 22 pages, high-quality photo prints
Witness Consciousness & Forgiveness
This half hour video on Forgiveness, Janet’s final public talk, was presented at the Authentic Movement Summit of the World Arts and Embodiment Forum on April 23, 2023.
LIGHT | Five Days with Janet Adler
A film by Jens Wazel. “LIGHT | Five Days with Janet Adler” is a homage to the life and legacy of one of the great teachers of our time.
Excerpts
The Collective Body as Sangha:
Zen and the Discipline of Authentic Movement
How does sangha become fully embodied, manifesting on earth? Paula Sager and Bonnie Morrissey in dialogue with Janet Adler and SFZC’s Green Gulch Farm Abiding Abbess Furyu Nancy Schroeder.
Holding Darkness and Light
Janet speaks of the blessings of being held by an outer witness, in support of a developing inner witness growing in its capacity to hold both the darkness and the light that is within each of us.
Heart of the Discipline: The Development of the Inner Witness
Excerpt from a conversation between Janet and the editors, Paula and Bonnie. Videography by Nina Kungurova.
Witnessing is a Loving Act
Excerpt of Janet speaking at the Global Connection Webinar Series for the International Association for Creative Arts in Education and Therapy (IACAET), presented by Rosa Maria Govoni and Marcia Plevin in December 2020.