The Saturday Sessions

 A series of afternoons exploring 5rhythms movement practice. Come to as many as you wish. Suitable for all. May 3rd, June 7th, August 2nd, September 6th, October 4th. 2-5pm @ Studio 1 , Earthbeat Centre, Saltburn by the sea.

Heartfires

 “Anger is the most disallowed, unapproved emotion in our society and therefore the most repressed” - Gabrielle Roth

Pure anger is momentary, fleeting and functional. A breath of cleansing heartfire that serves to protect and, in relationships, to connect. It is a movement of love that awakens and enlivens the whole of our being.

How often do we hold anger back? Afraid of others’ reactions. Afraid of its power. Afraid of not being “nice”. Instead of allowing the light of our clarity and truth we try to sidestep anger or bottle it up. It doesn’t go away. It locks our jaws, stiffens our spines, hisses spitefully through clenched teeth, snipes, judges, lashes out at those we love, says nothing when we mean no, freezes us, separates us . . .

Like all emotions, anger is a physical thing. Befriending anger, exploring the traps and shackles of its shadows is a dance. It all lives in and moves through our bodies.

This Heartbeat® level 5Rhythms® workshop is an investigation of anger, its essence and shadows and its interplay with our other embodied emotions. Through dance and ritual theatre we’ll perhaps find out a little more about ourselves and meet each other in the soulful clarity of our true nature. Yes, anger can be ecstatic and it can be fun!

The workshop is facilitated by Chris Boylan, a Heartbeat accredited teacher. Chris knows a bit about his anger. Supressed anger from his childhood led to a life including revolutionary activism, street fighting, quite a lot of arrests and being really crap in relationships. These days. following two decades of dancing 5Rhythms, he’s mostly not angry except when necessary although he still really enjoys being grumpy sometimes. Mostly he just loves.

He is assisted by the amazing artist and 5Rhythms teacher Liz Collier.

This workshop is suitable for those who have some experience of 5Rhythms Heartbeat work or have been dancing 5Rhythms at Waves level for some time. If you are unsure about its suitability for you, get in touch.

Times:

Friday. August 29th, 19.30-21.30

Saturday August 30th 11.00am til late

Sun. August 31st 10.30am-5.00pm

Venues

Burniston and Cloughton Village Hall, near Scarborough, Yorkshire. It's a beautiful space with a long history of deep and powerful workshops.

There are two gorgeous campsites nearby and plenty of other accommodation options available in the area.

Cost: £100 for deposits received before August 10th £120 after, there are some heavily discounted places for those in need of an extra leg-up, get in touch. £35 deposit secures your place. There is a £20 discount for those who have already danced a Heartbeat workshop with me in 2025. 5Rhythms teachers working in the north are welcome free of charge. 5RTA members and 5Rhythms teachers in training 50% discount.

Bookings solely by the Bookwhen link above. Thanks.

Any enquiries about the content of the workshop: Chris 07988820039

www.5rhythms.com chrisdboylan@gmail.com