BODY PRAYER IS A FACILITATED EVENT DEVOTED TO INQUIRY INTO EMBODIED CONSCIOUSNESS THROUGH MOVEMENT.
This class is offered every Sunday morning, and led by Zuza or another teacher. It is usually attended by a vibrant & diverse bunch of welcoming and friendly people, some of whom have practiced Soul Motion® for years, while some ~ never before.
Guidance and structure are part of every week’s class as we travel across the four landscapes of Soul Motion®:
Dance Infinite (prayer space)
Dance Community (ensemble)
Dance Communion (duet)
Dance Intimate (solo)
Practices, structures, and points of view are offered to facilitate the journey. Participants are invited to travel across all landscapes, not just their favorite one: dancing by oneself, in duet, in ensemble with several people and eventually the whole room, or witnessing in stillness the beauty of another’s or of everyone’s dance.
We move to an eclectic mix of music from classical to experimental, including sacred chant, world beat, rock and roll, opera remixes, jazz and contemporary electronica. Music arrangements do not follow a wave pattern and are not specifically designed for energy release; rather they are in-out-in-out sequences to invite awareness and presence in the moment. Slow passages are often included as well as passages with no music.
AS AN AWARENESS PRACTICE, CONSCIOUS MOVEMENT IS A VEHICLE FOR SELF-DISCOVERY, INNER DEVELOPMENT, AND A DEEPER COMMUNION WITH OTHERS AND THE WORLD.
Sometimes this requires taking risks and facing the challenges that may come up in the process.
Body Prayer offers a place to be safely uncomfortable as we experiment with ourselves and with each other in our awkward and magnificent dance at the edge of possibility.
