5Rhythms Summer Vacation Movement Lab

 5Rhythms summer vacation movement lab

The 7th summer movement retreat at magical and stunning Gotland. This year is the overall theme is variation of embodiment.

We will explore our inner and outer nature, the four different elements. flowing - earth, staccato - fire, chaos - water, lyrical - air, stillness - ether. The elements are known as resources in most cultures and traditions like at the indigenous people, in yoga and in shamanic practice, as well in the maps of the 5Rhythms. The purpose is to sense and experience how each element can be a resource for our awareness when moving with body and emotions.

We will explore the endless possibilities to move through a 5Rhythms wave (movement cycle.) The invitation is to bring creativity and curiosity to our habitual ways of moving to expand our movement language. We will also investigate the relational aspect of moving with me, you and us.

Moving with the language and landscape of the 5Rhythms map is direct, profound and real. It’s a way to align with aliveness, reconnect and empower our body, mind and heart.

For you who wants
To be reminded of your very first language: movement.
To listen, connect and ground your self in your body
To cultivate curiosity, safety and self compassion.
To trust your movement expression and vocabulary.
To explore you intuitive, instinctive body intelligence and to trust your inner guiding compass and signals.
To be close to nature and the beach.
To practice self regulation and co-regulation.
To be part of a community in motion.

We will use
Movement, dance, our body, nature, breath, meditation, our 5 senses, self reflection, yoga, music, the group, sharing, touch and written words as resources to experience, express and embody ourselves. It’s a mix of guided exercises and free moving session with a variation of music from different cultures, styles and genres.

Every day will include  
2 5Rhythms movement lab 
3 vegetarian delicious meals
1 long break in the afternoon for rest, swim, beach time, what you need
We live in our own house 5 min from a beautiful beach.
10 min walking distance to Högklint with its stunning view.
20 min bike ride to Visby.

What’s the 5Rhythms movement practice?
5R a dynamic body based dance movement meditation created by Gabrielle Roth. The 5R are different movement qualities and ways of expression called Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. Together they create a movement cycle called a Wave. It is a creative pathway for exploration into self discovery and investigation to become a present, embodied human being. No previous experiences needed. Read more:

Dates: 19 - 23 July
Venue: Fridhems pensionat, Gotland, Sweden
Investment for only the movement lab: early bird price until 2 June 3.850 sek, after that 4.350 sek
☀️ Paymentlink: https://secure.tickster.com/xp20p8hkckuyyc5

Accommodation: 350 sek/natt (you can arrive and stay one night before and after) Payed on arrival.

Food: 2.500 sek for all the days except for the excursion day.

Register & info: to jonas@bodymoves.se

As soon as you register we recommend you to book your ferry och flight. Voluntary excursion is not included in the price.

Trust

 An Inner Journey

During this weekend we will explore the trust to ourselves on a deeper level. We live in a hectic world and it’s easy to lose ourselves.

Maybe there is a part of our life that is not flowing as we would like or we might do everything to live up to others expectations, we might feel a pressure and just get more stressed. We all have different triggers in our life but if we don’t know why we react as we do we just go on an auto pilot and feel worse and get more tired. It might have gone so long so we have become identified with a certain manner or even worse, some of us might be living our life in total denial to our needs and feelings and have become numb to it and just keep going. All this will be shown in our relationships, in our relationship to our body, in our creativity and on our energy level, even though our life might look perfect on the outside.

During this workshop we will look at which strategies we are using in order not to feel uncomfortable. We will use dance, energy work, teaching about strategies and compensations, exercises, meditations and sharings.

We will get a deeper understanding of how this impact our daily life today and what we can do to take better care about ourselves. When we bring more awareness to the situations something starts to shift on the inside.

This workshop will take place in a beautiful space at Kulturskolan in Varberg 800 meter from the sea, beaches and rocks. There will be plenty of time for swimming, walks along the sea, surfing, SUP or by strolling on the beaches watching the magic of sunset. There are plenty of restaurants both right on the beach with sea view and a large number of restaurants in the city. It will be an overall experience on many levels.