Stay & Play

Stay & Play

An ode to the magical child within you. 

What if you could be fully present in your body-free, grounded and in touch with yourself?

In Stay & Play, we combine 5Rhythms and Soma Embodiment to bring you back to the here and now. We invite you to dance, feel and reconnect with the joy of an earthly, embodied life.

Sometimes we lose touch with our bodies-an unconscious survival strategy that often starts at a young age. As a result, we lose touch with our own limits and miss out on the vibrancy that life has to offer.

In this workshop, we create a safe, playful and exploratory space to:

✨ Feel and strengthen your boundaries naturally 

✨ Heal your inner playfulness and spontaneity 

✨ Experience the safety of the earth beneath your feet

We dance solo, in pairs and in groups, celebrating both our similarities and differences. Together, we build an inclusive, supportive space in which you may ‘rediscover’ yourself

A dancing exploration of boundaries, and the joy of living in a body.

FACILITATOR TRAINING

In this intensive 4-day training, you will explore how dance and movement can be used as a powerful resource and tool in working with specific outreach populations (i.e., in jails, recovery centers, hospitals, elder care facilities, and schools). ​​

This work is a dynamic movement practice of being in the body that can catalyze deep healing, connection, and creative expression.

​As 5Rhythms Founder Gabrielle Roth states, "If you put your psyche in motion, it will heal itself."

In Syzygy Dance Project's own community outreach work, the significant impact of this work is witnessed by helping people make better life choices and be open to new possibilities in their lives

​During this training, you will begin in your own body, allowing yourself to move freely and explore your innate movement patterns. You will learn movement exercises and how to support body movement and energetic attunement with others.

You will practice regulating and re-grounding yourself while leading a group, integrating voice with authentic movement, and exploring confident leadership.

​The training also involves discussions around specific outreach populations and the challenge of bringing movement classes to groups resistant to or less comfortable with movement.

Level 1 Prerequisites

• Have a movement practice of some kind and are comfortable with dancing,
• Have some experience in leading groups​, and
• Applicants must meet one of these requirements:
• Currently teach any type of movement related class, OR
• Is a licensed/trained helping professional of any kind (i.e., counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse, psychiatrist, recreation therapist, etc.), OR
• Currently completing or have completed a graduate degree in dance, psychology, counseling, or social work, OR
• Have a dedicated dance/movement practice for more than 5 years, and
• ​​​Have an interest in using movement as a healing tool with a specific outreach population (i.e., incarcerated people, veterans, at-risk youth, recovering addicts, elderly, the homeless, etc.).