Power of Breath

 “Feelings come and go like clouds in a windy sky. Conscious breathing is my anchor.” – Hanh Nhat Thich

During this workshop, we will observe the breath in all its rhythms. Each rhythm invites deeper breathing when you become aware of it. We will discover and feel the connection between your dance movement and the rhythmic inhalation and exhalation. The power of breath is life energy. How many times a day do we unconsciously hold our breath, distracting from a natural, liberating, and relaxed, flowing flow?

Breathing supplies all our organs and nervous system with oxygen. When dancing the 5 Rhythms, energy is released when the movement is connected to your pure, natural breath. This allows your creativity to flow freely, without blockages in the diaphragm. It will be an uplifting, peaceful day of dance with meditation, breathing exercises, and a recumbent concert.

Slow Dancing With Chaos

In these funky, frenetic times, we need our feet on the ground, our instincts intact and our intuition in full force. Being true to the signs and signals that come from within is our survival art, not to mention a way to move with integrity in a world in flux. Hidden in chaos, like the eye of the hurricane, is the moving center, your power center, a place deep in your belly that holds your equilibrium and harmony. The way to this center is a deep medicine journey, a journey of blood, bones and sweat -- nothing less than an intimate affair with yourself.

When we are this connected to our true self, we respond instinctively and intuitively, rather than from fear or habit. We know when to stay and when to go, when to speak and when to be silent, when to be patient and when to push, when to rush full tilt and when to be still. And so we move. Fueled by the ecstatic language of the 5Rhythms®, this is movement as spiritual practice, a dancing, kinetic prayer of connection to the unpredictable mystery of it all.