Heads up to our Australian friends! Lucia Horan is bringing her 5Rhythms® Heartbeat & Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness Retreats to Melbourne and Sydney the first two weekends of November!!
First up is Gateways: Grief & Gratitude, happening November 1 – 3 in Melbourne. November 7 – 9 you’ve got The Power of Loving in Sydney.
While a seemingly simple process, the 5Rhythms practice facilitates deep and unending explorations, moving the dancer beyond self-imposed limitations and isolation into new depths of creativity and connection.
Heartbeat Map – The Heartbeat map is a path to understanding how the energies of the heart are transformed. We work directly with each emotion associated with its rhythm. The investigation is focused on how these energies come into us, move through us and transform us into more powerful and resilient human beings.
In FLOWING we dance with fear and courage. In STACCATO we dance with anger and forgiveness. In CHAOS we dance with grief, and surrender into emptiness. In LYRICAL we dance in joy and generosity. In STILLNESS we dance in compassion and connection.
I teach the Heartbeat map in conjunction with the Four Brahma Viharas, Buddhist heart practices (loving kindness, equanimity, joy and compassion). Using seated meditation allows for the nervous system to settle after being stirred in the dance. Cultivating the heart with these states creates an environment that can support peace, balance and well-bring. Stillness and movement reflect the full spectrum of life. Be mindful in all states and practice becomes actualized. This is the Dharma of life. This is our practice. Clear the heart of the past so that it can see this moment clearly and live & love fully.
