“Desire, like the atom, is explosive with creative force” ~ Paul Vernon Buser Our bodies are built to respond to each other (and they do!) even if we don’t exchange names or words. In Open Floor Movement practice, we find it’s common for movers to have simple experiences of surrendered dance with strangers—a deeply sensual, satisfying [...]
Presence, An Open Floor Movement Class with Christina Fanizzi We come together to be with ourselves and each other fully. We explore ourselves—physically, emotionally, mentally, soulfully—in good company. We move with PRESENCE. Each class is unique and offers insight into the multitude of ways we experience our humanness. With mindful attention, we use our body as [...]
Experience intentional conscious dance for authentic creative expression. With gentle guidance, we create a safe and sacred space for people to enter into the dance for a moving meditation. Explore you body, mind and soul while you engage with being in community. We put the UNITY in CommUNITY! Our shared Values... We create a safe [...]
This Healing Retreat weekend is for anyone who feels the desire to fuel up their hunger for belonging. On the journey around the seasonal wheel, this is a time for us to bring our attention and energy inward and focus on self care and knowledge. When we nurture ourselves we are more available for being present [...]
Open Floor Movement Practice is a lively, full-on dance inquiry: How can we move and include it all – feelings, other people, thoughts, wild passions, limitations? Can we use movement to soften the tight spots in our tender hearts and stretch our capacity for relationship? What happens if we turn old repetitive thoughts into choreography for [...]
Our experience of life is determined by nothing so much as where we choose to devote our time, attention and energy. We can be devoted to many things - the earth, our families, spiritual beliefs, an idea, a practice. The areas that receive the lion’s share of our time, attention, and energy become places of deep [...]
In this workshop, we will be curious about the ways our bodies cut off our full expression because of the expectations we have internalized about how to behave. And, while all of these biases influence us, we will primarily explore gender biases because, despite the fact that we interact with gender every day, most of us [...]
Open Floor Teacher Training Module 2 will be in residence at the Madrona MindBody Institute REGISTER FOR HOUSING AND MEALS HERE FOR THE OPEN FLOOR TEACHER TRAINING MODULE 2 If you are not accepted into the current Open Floor Teacher Training and you are interested to learn more please go to OpenFloor. Madrona MindBody Institute is a moving arts [...]
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