Join us for a physical journey into the depths of the heart. The Focus: The spontaneous heart. The Outcome: By the end, we will be significantly more present, compassionate and full of empathy. That’s what happens when we sweat with the intention of unblocking our hearts. In Heartbeat we explore our emotions as kinetic energy, as power, [...]
Are your relationships loving, compassionate and exciting? OR Are you repeating the same patterns over and over? Living in the past? Forever single? Fearing intimacy? Getting stuck in dead ends? Is showing vulnerability a challenge? What are your relationship blind spots? Let’s face it, other people seem like work at times and emotions can get messy. [...]
We listen to the silences within; and trust as gravity repeatedly tells us ‘I have a place for you: it is called here.’ Perceptual explorations help us to refine the compass of our genuine longing, and fundamental belonging. A 5 day retreat with Michael Molin-Skelton & Susan Harper. In this 5-day retreat, we explore the [...]
Are you taking your life for granted? Are you remembering to say thanks to the limitless beauty as well as the ugly painful lessons? Gratitude is a practice. Our work day-after-day is to express gratitude for the mystery of this magical experience. We must continually show up and say Thank You! This is a gift! Not just [...]
Dance from your Heart: Fall Series at Pieter Performance Space Oct 8, Nov 12, & Dec 10, 2019 Manifest a heart-felt desire this Fall with greater grace, ease and joy Clear your mind, tune in to your body, and connect to your heart's inner wisdom with healing movement. Come to our monthly Dance from the [...]
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 [...]
“Do you have the discipline to be a free spirit?” -Gabrielle Roth The energy of Staccato (Warrior) is that which holds boundaries and says a clear ‘no’ or ‘yes” when it needs to. She/he dances with confidence and clarity and takes decisive action by listening to the intelligence of the body. By learning to transcend [...]
Recharge and Renew! Gently move your yoga, play, meditate, relax, and dance your yoga in Megha’s beautiful home studio in the beautiful Berkshires. Enjoy a weekend of user-friendly gentle yoga, qigong on the lawn, Let Your Yoga Dance, moving meditation, relaxation, and sharing with wonderful new friends! All levels welcome! Go home feeling completely refreshed! [...]
heart Waves is the foundational map of the 5Rhythms, the dynamic movement practice of being in your body, created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide. It sets us free to explore the dance of moving and being moved. We come to the Wave to feel, to be held, heartened, informed, lightened, [...]
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 [...]
"Fun is only possible if you have a mindset that allows it." ~ Morten Harket What is your overarching metaphor for life? Is your life a garden? A wilderness? A playground? How does your mindset affect your perspective and your results? You’ve probably been asked the age-old question, “Is the glass half-empty [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
In this Life/Art Dances workshop, we begin with a dive into the internal landscape of the sensorial body using guided somatic-based movement as a source for creative exploration and self-discovery.
The Nia Technique is a movement practice for the body, mind and soul. It is a cardio-dance, fitness practice that blends energizing music with simple choreography. Moves are infused with the power and precision of the martial arts; expression and fun of the dance arts; and the mindfulness of the healing arts. Nia can be easily [...]
How do you deal with your professional knowledge? What’s your relationship with your intellectual property? Does it ever feel like your supply is going to run low? Some people think that creativity is a zero-sum game. As if there is a limited supply in a bucket, and it’s in danger of running out. But really, creative [...]
Have you ever talked about the good old days? Do you ever find yourself comparing how things are now how they were then? What’s your relationship to change? It’s all too easy to make pat assumptions about times gone by. And the looking glass mirror of age distorts the view in both directions. On one hand, [...]
This is a lively recap of the Body Intelligence Summit. We're both excited about the themes and throughlines that appeared and devoted most of this call to connecting the dots between the wide range of participants in the summit. Lamara and I produced the Body Intelligence Summit together with Gay & Katie Hendricks and the [...]
Partner dancing improvisational maestro Wren LaFeet tells us how it all got started and where it's going. Subscribe to the Conscious Dancer Podcast on iTunes
A delightful conversation with Cynthia Winton-Henry about leadershipo, play and improvisation, the pillars of InterPlay. Subscribe to the Conscious Dancer Podcast on iTunes
A one-on-one conversation with the energetic founder of JourneyDance, Toni Bergins. Subscribe to the Conscious Dancer Podcast on iTunes
