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Arrive from 9am for the start of the class at 9.15am. Doors close at 9.20am. What is an Open Floor class? It’s dancing, it’s a way of practicing being embodied (learning to listen to ourselves) so it’s called a movement meditation (bringing our attention back to the body over and over again). We explore moving in [...]

The Gym, Michael Hall School, Kidbrooke Park, Forest Row RH18 5JA This is a guided 5Rhythms Wave, beginners and experienced movers welcome alike. These are all drop-in classes. No need to book. Just come along. Arrive from 7.15, class starts at 7.30, we keep the doors open until 8pm for lateness. Wear comfortable clothes to move in. [...]

*An evening class series – Wednesdays, May & June Held at The Finnish Hall, Berkeley, California     In this movement/dance class, we dive into the internal landscape of the sensorial body using guided somatic-based movement as a source for creative exploration and embodied awareness. Based on the work of Anna Halprin and the Tamalpa Life/Art [...]

Throughout time movement, dance, and the expressive arts have provided individuals and communities with a sense of soulful expression, healing, inspiration and connection with community and spirit. In our lives today, we need to reconnect in these ways. In this workshop, movement, drawing, poetic narrative, individual and group dance, reflective exchanges, performance and witnessing practices will [...]

“A warrior is self-oriented, not in a selfish way, but in the sense of a total, continuous examination of the self." -- Castaneda  Mirrors is an initiation into the world beyond self-importance -- into the art of seeing. To enter the world of Mirrors is to take off our blinders and begin to see through the delusions [...]

Mindfulness is the practice of noticing without judgment and returning to the present moment. Dancing Mindfulness is a practice and approach to expressive arts therapy developed by clinical counselor and trauma specialist Dr. Jamie Marich. Dance is the primary avenue through which we access and cultivate mindful awareness. Dancing Mindfulness classes can be any length, and [...]

REGISTER HERE! Dance for the Sun that gives you life, and cultivate the energy of the Sun within. Embody and live your dreams, and create positive change in yourself and the world. Loving kindness is the Sun within which makes us most ALIVE and vital. Affirm life like the Sun and generate ALIVENESS like the [...]

To feel into our depths takes courage, and courage we have, for our true nature is wild, along with every other living thing on this beautiful magical earth.  Maybe we just forgot for a while — pretending that we’re civilised, and then pretending that we’re not pretending…  But the body doesn’t lie, so movement and [...]

Dancers Awakening Love Retreat The Dancers Awakening Love (DAL) Retreat is a three day retreat held in conjunction with the OneDanceTribe Europe event, and it is designed to integrate the experience of the event in a more intimate setting, as well as explore the path of Azul. There is an increased amount of light that is [...]

A Yoga + Yoga Nidra + Essential Oils Special Class Celebrating Summer Solstice!! Join Joanie Brooks in an hour of Summer Solstice Yoga as we celebrate the longest day of the year and the doorway into the second part of the year. It is a day associated with power, fertility, happiness, strength, courage, self belief [...]

Learn to teach Let Your Yoga Dance® in and out of chairs to people with special needs: People with Parkinsons, MS, the elderly, people with arthritis, people suffering from depression, people healing from cancer and/ or undergoing chemotherapy. This 5 day training is for body-centered teachers of yoga dance, yoga, bodyworkers, physical therapists, MDs, nurses, special-ed teachers, educators. [...]

This is an opportunity for those who want to explore the dynamics of relationship in the luminous mirror of repetition, rhythm and ritual theater. We will cultivate and deepen our ability to see and hear each other as we breakthrough the masks and myths of relationship to face each other with naked souls. Repetition allows us [...]

The Long Dance ceremony is a way to join in deep community to dance, sing and pray together for all our relations. It will happen in a large marquee at the edge of the ancient Somerset levels, close to the Earth Spirit Centre in Glastonbury. The ceremony provides a profoundly healing, catalytic and magical space where [...]

“You cannot truly make love if your anger is blocked” Ida Kelarova – School for Human Voice Loving is fierce! At least sometimes. To truly love we have to be willing and able to be passionate, to allow the animal in us breathing space, to be able to say “Yes!” or “No!” with everything we have [...]

Running up to the Chamonix Yoga Festival, we invite you to join us in France for this week-long Teacher Immersion. Whether you're new to Vibrance or already trained or experienced, this program offers a range of educational experiences to keep you living a vibrant life! We highly recommend a dose of Vibrance as your medicine for [...]

When:  The seminar begins on 29 June 2019 at 6.00 pm and ends on 5 July at 2.30 pm. Cost:  The cost includes all the activities of the seminar, accommodation, 3 meals a day and a trip to Volterra. Triple and quadruple room: € 1125 for those who book by March 15 and € 1375 [...]

Both science and spirituality reflect the human urge to know – that perennial itch to make sense of who we are and the world in which we live. This search is an essential part of being human. We probe reality the best we can with our tools of understanding: models, theories, myths, teachings, practices etc. But [...]

Enjoy a special "holiday" Nia class. Usual rates apply $15 drop in, $40 for 4 classes. VARIED MOODSWINGS ALBUM PROVIDES MUSING TO FUEL ANY EMOTION Moodfood Moodswings. Arista Records. By Douglas D. Keller Photography Editor There are seven wonders of the world. You are about to witness the eighth." So begins the introductory track "Throw Off [...]

Chamonix Yoga Festival presents 3-days of globally-recognized yoga teachers and wellness practitioners sharing their passion of a path to well-being. Yoga is a Sanskrit word of Hindu origin which translates to 'Union'. Of course it usually would be interpreted as being in a state of union in which our physical and mental being are aligned, unified, [...]

REGISTER HERE! Join an extraordinary confluence of thinkers, artists, movers and shakers to explore the influence of the heavenly bodies on our psyches and destinies in the context of the 7th liberal art of Astronomica. Step into a field of empowering grace through reflective time in the cathedral, shared dreams, ritual, walking the labyrinth, singing and [...]

Spirit Body; Dancing in the Mountains What is ‘Spirit’? What is ‘Body’? Breathe for a moment. What is moving, and what is still? How does it feel to be alive? A mountain is a bridge between the earth and the sky; similarly, dancing is a bridge between the body and the spirit. Dancing, we reconnect the [...]

This is it… right here, right now… listening to the silence, we can see in the dark and dance in the empty space. In dynamic meditation, moving freedom, allowing life to have its wild and natural expression through the body whilst staying silently aware of awareness itself. The fullness of the body and the emptiness of the [...]

The goal of Seminar is to use the Breath to create powerful and permanent personal transformation in a relatively short period. Seminar week begins the process of mastering one's breath, understanding how it is directly connected to mastering one's life or life-force, and provide tools and instruction so one may continue self-sessions at home. The week [...]

In this class we dance hard, we dance bold, we dance deep. Jonathan takes us to the place where the soul of hip hop, the catharsis of rock and roll, the trance of techno and the heart of house collide into the world beat. And in this beat, we get together to reinvent ourselves, to discard [...]

In these funky, frenetic times, we need our feet on the ground, our instincts intact and our intuition in full force. Being true to the signs and signals that come from within is our survival art, not to mention a way to move with integrity in a world in flux. Hidden in chaos, like the [...]

Join an International community of Instructors, Practioners, and students of Breema, The Art of Being Present, for the yearly summer experiential intensive in Oakland, CA. Special early bird discount ends May 31! Breema bodywork, Self-Breema exercises, and the Nine Principles of Harmony are natural expressions of the unifying principle of Existence. They provide ideal support for [...]

REGISTER HERE! Stella Maris is the sun in the sea, a reference to Mother Mary, and originally, the Goddess Isis. It was the Persian Mehrab that was later used in mosques to indicate the direction of prayer. Mehrab points us to the secret that at the heart of darkness is a blinding light—our journey toward light is through darkness, [...]

“Trance is a tricky place, a place not many understand. It’s a mindful state that only happens when you get out of your way and fall into your true self so deeply that something inside clicks and you are simultaneously being and witnessing yourself.“ -- Gabrielle Roth We all long for a place to call home, a [...]

A moving exploration of the juiciest polarity of all! No matter what gender you identify as, no matter what your sexual orientation, you’ve got these two forces going on inside you all the time, and you’re dealing with them in all your relationships too, whether you’re with friends, at work, or in bed. We’ll unpack our [...]

Spirit Flight We often forget that WE ARE NATURE. Nature is not something separate from us. So when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve LOST OUR CONNECTION to ourselves. Andy Goldsworthy In the natural world, everything intrinsically depends on everything else - every plant and animal holds a unique role in [...]

Our journeys are replete with moments in which we are stretched, compressed, and sometimes even bent out of whatever shapes we have taken. Presence, with a light heart, flexibility, and adaptability are key to navigating life’s unexpected twists and turns. Join us this summer for our 15th Annual Tribal Gathering: Resilience: The Power of Presence! Set [...]

Presence of Heart is a dance journey to support your capacity to be connected and centred in presence of heart in an ever changing world. This is a weekend to learn tools and practices to meet and engage with life and give what you have to give without losing yourself. Take time to honour the journey [...]

Daria Halprin with guest artists/musicians Jahan Khalighi, Miles Lassi Throughout times movement, dance and the expressive arts have provided individuals and communities with a means of soulful expression, healing and connection with spirit. This workshop will generate opportunities for participants to find such meaning connected with the real issues in their lives. The Halprins approach to [...]

Join us for a full weekend of Breema beginning with a complimentary evening and followed with a two day immersion in the Art of Being Present. Breema offers us the possibility of having a new posture toward life, one in which we see that it's possible to meet the constantly changing events of life with a [...]

REGISTER HERE! Join us at Chartres’ holiest time during the Feast of the Assumption of Mary and the adoration of the Black Madonna in procession out in the open for a time for a full immersion in the divine feminine and her union with the divine masculine through deep reflection, joyous celebration, ritual, walking the [...]

In the dancing path of the 5Rhythms®, "God, Sex and the Body" is an initiation into being an embodied soul. It is a deeply personal journey, a celebration like no other, a ritual for the hot and holy you. It's a call to stretch our imaginations and move through a spectrum of feminine and masculine archetypes, [...]

The spirit may be willing but the flesh and voice are sometimes tongue-tied. Yet the spirit longs to break the silence and speak from the deepest Live Wire place within us. What words express your current state of being? How does the voice move within the shapes of the body? How do those physical shapes breathe? [...]

Men and women of all ages and experiences are invited to participate in this workshop series that combines dance, writing and poetry, using creative Improvisations and choreographic structures. Be prepared for some deep listening to the rhythms of the body and playful, spontaneous explosions of movement, alone and in partners and the entire group. Bring your curious self! Open to a [...]

Welcome to a full weekend of Breema in New Mexico beginning with a complimentary introduction with mini-sessions and followed by an afternoon workshop the next day! Breema® is based on a profound understanding of the principles that govern the entire universe and everything in it. In this workshop, we will learn simple Breema treatments and exercises [...]

Passages is a ZeroOne movement journey through your life. An opportunity to let go of some old baggage and become creative with the gifts and wounds you’ve gathered along the way. So much is beyond our control! Ancestral imprints and DNA, cultural forces, the vast current of life — we are truly a tiny droplet [...]

At this residential gathering in the beautiful venue and natural surroundings of Haluzice you will learn practices and exercises to resource and create resilience in your day to day life. The power of core messages we tell ourselves can have a profound effect on our relationship with ourselves, other and the world. This is an opportunity [...]

Imagine the possibility of allowing life to be as it is. In Azul we work with four Orientations: Listening, Allowing, Opening, and Moving Towards. This workshop focuses on Allowing.   In allowing life to be as it is, we discover that it is much richer and deeper than we had perceived. Imagine not resisting what life [...]

How does your life shape your dance? How does your dance shape your life? How can movement inspire and renew your creativity? In the Tamalpa Life / Art Process, movement and life are intertwined. The body contains our life experiences and movement is our primary language. When we dance, we say something about our lives. When [...]

Ya'Acov and Susannah Darling Khan, founders of the Schoolo of Movement Medicine, will offer a serie of events this September all over Japan. Weekend workshops, residentials, drop-in classes and private sessions. Check out the school's calendar for details.

Integrating Higher and Lower Self - A Six Day Azul Residential Retreat Integrating Lower & Higher Self is an exploration of the lower and higher self. It is designed to explore and experience the nine matrixes of the lower self: gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, lust, fear and deceit. As we come to understand the [...]

with Banafsheh and Tony Khalife 7-day Intensive: September 13-20, 2019 Weekend only: September 13-15, 2019 The entire universe belongs to the dancer. If you don’t dance, you won’t know what will come to pass. -Jesus Dance invites us to take up space in the world with confidence, conviction and service. It’s exhilarating, joyous, sacred, sensual, transformative, [...]

Breath and Movement™" is an official Transformational Breath® Foundation introductory weekend that allows you to learn about the three levels of Transformational Breath®, the science of movement and breath, and to experience how movement enhances the breath. You will also enjoy five very powerful breathing sessions! "BaM" is a perfect way to explore both movement and [...]

A Women’s Weekend to Explore Movement as Medicine For Body, Heart & Soul with Susannah Darling Khan This is a space to liberate yourself, to reclaim your authenticity and your power, your sensuality and the joy in being YOU. In this workshop, through developing awareness of your own authentic boundaries you will learn how to safely [...]

A Movement Medicine Inner Shaman Journey for Humans Who Care for Life With Shaman and Co-Founder of Movement Medicine, Ya’Acov Darling Khan ‘Ya’Acov leads very powerful workshops and ceremonies that transform thousands of people helping them to deal with their suffering and answer their most important questions. He is a great healer who has helped me [...]

Transforming fear, guilt, and shame What steps can you take, to move beyond fear, guilt, and shame? These feelings can be cripplingly painful, and many of us go to great lengths to avoid having to feel them, yet somehow constantly troubled by them in the back room of ourselves.  This workshop gives you practical tools [...]

“Trance is a tricky place, a place not many understand. It’s a mindful state that only happens when you get out of your way and fall into your true self so deeply that something inside clicks and you are simultaneously being and witnessing yourself.“ -- Gabrielle Roth We all long for a place to call home, [...]

Phoenix Medicine for Who We Are and the Times We Live In – A Movement Medicine Shamanic Journey with Ya’Acov & Susannah Darling Khan Movement Medicine is an invitation to rise from the ashes of your suffering and evolve a new story that dignifies who you are and strengthens your love for and therefore, action on [...]

Integrating Lower and Higher Self - A Six Day Azul Residential Retreat Integrating Lower and Higher Self is an exploration of the lower and higher self. It is designed to explore and experience the nine matrixes of the lower self: gluttony, greed, sloth, envy, wrath, pride, lust, fear and deceit. As we come to understand the [...]

Dancing is a great way to feel our aliveness. Moving our bodies as a meditation, we experience how the life-energy flows through us. We can align our movement and our consciousness with this life-force, expanding our awareness and growing our ability to be present, awake and fulfilled. During this workshop we will explore the core embodiment [...]

In this workshop, rooted in Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms movement practice, we use our dance like archeologists to dig beneath the surface, to seek buried treasures and pearls of wisdom gleaned from our own life experience. The 5Rhythms offer us both a map to understanding and a way to deeply embody the patterns, waves, and vibrations that [...]

Autumn is a time of transition and transformation. Let’s take some time for ourselves to pause; to prepare ourselves for what is to come. Invest in yourself with this 4 night/5 day retreat near Zion National Park. We will offer you daily Nia classes and exposure to many new and different practices to open yourself to [...]

Community of Selves with Andrea Juhan There is an inner community inside of us, a community of selves. Some that have a voice, some that are quiet. Some that are known through sensation, emotion, thought. Other selves have agendas, advice, and accusations. Each of these selves has a history, an emotional state, and a felt [...]

The spirit may be willing but the flesh and voice are sometimes tongue-tied. Yet the spirit longs to break the silence and speak from the deepest Live Wire place within us. What words express your current state of being? How does the voice move within the shapes of the body? How do those physical shapes breathe? [...]

A moving exploration of the juiciest polarity of all! No matter what gender you identify as, no matter what your sexual orientation, you’ve got these two forces going on inside you all the time, and you’re dealing with them in all your relationships too, whether you’re with friends, at work, or in bed. We’ll unpack our [...]

The Dancing Warrior is an archetypal force that resides within us all. It is the energy that provides us with the challenges of life and navigate our experiences with wisdom and flexibility. The Dancing Warrior awakens unconsciousness and travels all the way through to making a commitment to fully embodied knowledge. This 5 day embodied journey [...]

An investigation of soul through the body. A single thread is cast through space, invoking emptiness - a basket is placed full of blank pages, waiting for whispers and entrances. The unravelling - the revealing tale of the feet, the hips, the head, the hands and the breath - an unveiling of the truths discovered through [...]

Movement Medicine weaves together the exhilaration of free dance with the depth of movement meditation, therapeutic understanding and the spirit of shamanic practice. BODY HEART SOUND is an opportunity to rememeber that the awake, moving body is a strong, safe and versatile vessel for the heart. Inviting permission and acceptance of all we are and all [...]

In the modern Western world, we are told that accumulation offers the road to satisfaction. Yet, despite acquiring more ‘stuff’ than any of our ancestors, we are arguably more lost, lonely and dissatisfied than any culture that has gone before us. Our focus on what we need to get is causing suffering, not only to our [...]

Dance Your Art out A combination of movement and creativity. This is for you if you want to rekindle your creative spark. We will use simple processes designed to soften our inner critic and build our creative confidence. Creativity, sexuality and spirituality overlap in the realm of the passionate heart, when we allow ourselves to take [...]

Dancing Through Life at Playa Xinalani! 2nd Annual Retreat for YOU! A Yoga, Movement, Breath and Relaxation Vacation in Mexico! Joanie and Adelle are hosting a retreat at Xinalani Retreat Center in Playa Xinalani, Quimixto! Xinalani is an exclusive Retreat Center that offers an unparalleled retreat experience: authentic and magical, immersed in lush jungle surroundings [...]

This workshop will be a creative exploration on returning home to the body and to the heart of what matters in your life through movement and art making. There is a potent connection to be made between our physical, emotional and imaginative experiences. As we make this connection, movement can serve as a metaphor and a [...]

How are you with setting boundaries? What’s in the way of you having clarity with what you believe? How can you find the courage to stand in the fire and be in service of life? Movement Medicine practice works with three central archetypal characters. The Dancing Warrior, The Wise Elder and the Dancing Fool. These serve [...]

Join Andrew Harvey, Banafsheh Sayyad, and other spiritual teachers on an Experiential Journey to Bali October 28-November 10 Bali, Indonesia REGISTER HERE! Join Andrew Harvey, Lilly White, Dr. Scilla Elworthy, Banafsheh Sayyad, and Jill Angelo Birnbaum for a once in a lifetime spiritual travel experience that includes the opening of the Center of Hope in [...]

In the dancing path of the 5Rhythms®, "God, Sex and the Body" is an initiation into being an embodied soul. It is a deeply personal journey, a celebration like no other, a ritual for the hot and holy you. It's a call to stretch our imaginations and move through a spectrum of feminine and masculine archetypes, [...]

5Rhythms Waves Teacher training spans one year and 3 modules.  This is the second module in the training year.  Application are due by June 30, 2018 for the 2019 program.

Human beings are of the natural world, and like the natural world, you have rhythms and cycles. To honor the rhythm and cycles of life is to honor the life within you. You may have experienced disconnect from the natural world, and by setting aside time to realign yourself with these patterns, you will restore harmony [...]

Do you want to try yoga and meditation but don’t know where to begin? Are you looking for a safe and welcoming environment in which to explore the basics? Kripalu master teacher-trainer Megha (Nancy Buttenheim) has created an accessible weekend immersion that offers the practical skills you need to make yoga and meditation part of your [...]

The Wisdom of the Dancing Fool How much time do you spend in a state of wonder and amazement? What is getting in the way of you being curious and fascinated? How can you relax into being simply you? Movement Medicine practice works with three central archetypal characters. The Dancing Warrior, The Wise Elder and the [...]

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NOURISH & FLOURISH Fire up Your Creativity A HUMAN POTENTIAL RETREAT WITH CATHERINE LLEWELLYN Wanstrow Village Hall, Frome Road, Wanstrow BA4 4SX 6pm Friday 8th to 3pm Sunday 10th November 2019 WEB PAGE for info & booking: http://catherinellewellyn.co.uk/events/nourish-flourish-8th-to-10th-november-2019/ QUESTIONS: Catherine catherine@catherinellewellyn.co.uk 07770 267230   NOURISH & FLOURISH Fire up Your Creativity A HUMAN POTENTIAL RETREAT WITH [...]

Sex, money, power, and work A ZeroOne movement based enquiry into the four fundamental forces of adulthood. Enter into your relationship with sex, money, and power as the three egoic gateways to addiction and corruption, that we must grapple with if we are to establish healthy, pleasurable and creative ways of moving in the world. What [...]

The spirit may be willing but the flesh and voice are sometimes tongue-tied. Yet the spirit longs to break the silence and speak from the deepest Live Wire place within us. What words express your current state of being? How does the voice move within the shapes of the body? How do those physical shapes breathe? [...]

By Application Only. This training is open only to Accredited 5Rhythms Waves Teachers.

“The whole universe is love’s endless dance.” – Kabir Please read slowly, and as you read come in touch with something you are grateful for. Allow the feeling of gratitude to expand inside of you, into every cell, until you feel your wings. The energy of gratitude is both enlivening and soothing. Let this energy [...]

Loss and the grief that brings are, it seems, an intrinsic part of our ability to love. Although grief can be devastating we can also experience an incredible sense of vitality and joy in our love for what we have lost. Out of Ashes offers a space to include our individual and collective grief and explore [...]

In Fire in the Heart, we will take a dancing shamanic journey through the four chambers of the heart and meet the Wise Elder within. Intensive Movement Medicine practice will give you the tools to translate the language of the heart into the language of the dance. The human being who has learnt to dance with [...]

An investigation of soul through the body A single thread is cast through space, invoking emptiness - a basket is placed full of blank pages, waiting for whispers and entrances. The unravelling - the revealing tale of the feet, the hips, the head, the hands and the breath - an unveiling of the truths discovered through [...]

To grow as individuals and to become effective leaders, team members, creators and change makers, we need a safe space in which to explore, enquire, make mistakes and learn. Today, leadership is often less about command and control, than about guiding creative team work and collaboration. This kind of leadership requires us to develop many skills [...]

Out of the experience of meeting the jaguar and the butterfly in you, you will emerge with a growing capacity to harness the fascinating and alchemically potent blend of vulnerability and power that is so central to our human journey. Movement Medicine weaves together the exhilaration of free dance with the depth of movement meditation, story-telling [...]

We're always in a constant state of flux, traveling and traversing from our essential selves to our shadow selves -- a place where if we stay too long our ego starts to run the show. It is our constant struggle and our shamanic task to create a personal awareness of our shadow places and spaces. The [...]

At the darkest point of the year, we invite you to join us at the beautiful Waldhaus Zentrum in the foothills of the Swiss Alps to reflect on and digest all that we have lived through in the previous twelve months. Nurtured by our stunning surroundings, we will follow the energy of the season and let [...]

Now in it’s 7th year, although this year within the modality of ZeroOne for the first time. However, this workshop goes beyond all modalities really. If you’ve been involved in a movement practice for a while, then this may be for you: a format designed to radically open up your ability to work creatively and effectively [...]

Sexual energy is the Source of creation. We have all been given the possibility of experiencing this energy as a powerful and healthy resource for dynamic and inspired living. Beyond guilt, blame and shame, there is movement, connection and the awakening of a sexuality that is a potent source of creative energy for all areas of [...]

Come to the magical rainforests and Caribbean coast of Costa Rica to play, improvise, and enhance your Contact skills. Your host and teacher, Moti Zemelman, brings 27 years of C.I. experience to share. We’ll improvise in the beautiful wood floor studios and do site-specific dance explorations with the trees and on the beaches. Nightly jams will [...]

Spend 5 days and 4 nights in empowered, expressive relationship with your body, music, nature and intimate community. Relax into the beautiful jungle ocean oasis of Playa Dominical and the Danyasa Retreat, specifically designed to support your growth and learning.

Spring Rites - Coming Into the Light Spring Rites Sweat Lodge, Movement, Respite and Healing The spring season is a beautiful time of renewal and rejuvenation. We draw upon the lessons of new life as the grass becomes green once again, and new life begins to poke out of the earth. We recognize and meditate upon [...]

By application only. For the 2019/20 Waves Training Program, Applications are due June 30, 2018.

By Application Only. This training is open only to Accredited 5Rhythms Waves Teachers.

5Rhythms Teachers Association Refresh. Open to 5RTA members only. SAVE THE DATES!  Registration will open Fall 2019