Dancing out of Trauma

 “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” Anais Nin


Each of us has had painful experiences.


Stressful or traumatic memories block the natural flow of life.

With the help of 5Rhythms dance, we bring the stories and body memories that come from within back into consciousness and into the dance.

With IBT - Integrative Body movement Trauma therapy, changes are stimulated and safely accompanied. This leads to a new lightness, which always shows itself when we encounter our true being. Methods: IBT, 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms Movement Therapy, stabilization and individual work in the group.

In “Dancing out of Trauma” is space for joy of life and humor are as well as the pain from of old wounds. To lift the pain like a treasure in the therapeutic process, and to transform it in the dance, releases strength and bound energy. Lightness and deep therapeutic work complement each other. Dancing out of Trauma is the practical implementation of the method IBT, the Integrative Body-Movement Traumatherapy.

Romana Tripolt has developed IBT as a therapeutic tool that combines the effects of the latest traumatherapeutic methods with the vital power of conscious dance. The medicine of the 5Rhythms unites with the power of the innovative trauma therapy.

Grounded Joy

 "If you carry joy in your heart, you can heal any moment."

-- Carlos Santana

Everyone - or at least most people - would like to be happy. There is often both a conscious and unconscious search for Joy going on. Even on a body (neurobiology) level we are looking for the right input so we can have an experience of pleasure in our nervous system. Food, drinks, screens, social media, shopping, addiction, ... each of us has their own way to find this feeling of happiness inside.

In this workshop we will use the heartbeat map of the 5Rhythms to investigate what we call 'Grounded Joy'. Grounded joy is a term used to describe the experience of joy that is anchored in the present moment and connected to the physical sensations in the body. This type of joy is different from fleeting or surface-level happiness, as it is rooted in a deeper sense of well-being and connection to self.

In our heartbeat map we will investigate how fear, anger and sadness influence our ability to feel joy. We will learn how to use these different emotions to help ground our joy in our embodied experience. We will dive into how joy lives in our body and how grounded joy, compassion and gratitude are ancient companions on this journey we call life.

The workshop counts as heartbeat days for the 5Rhythms Teacher Training.
Prerequisites: 15 hours of waves - workshop will be taught in English