The Witnessing Heart
The practice of unconditional presence
5Rhythms® heartbeat workshop in Helsinki
“The witnessing and the heart are one and the same thing. If you witness you will be centered in the heart, or if you are centered in the heart you will become the witness” Osho
What is witnessing? I love the way how Ram Dass explains it: “The witness place inside you is simple awareness, the part of you that is aware of everything — just noticing, watching, not judging, just being present, being here now.”
During this weekend we will practice witnessing our selves and each other in movement, with the purpose of inviting unconditional presence. We use our inner and outer eyes to witness and sense the shifts and changes while exploring the 5Rhythms heartbeat map. We allow and support our moving bodies in all their creative shapes to shine light and awareness where it's needed. We welcome the whole spectrum of movement between subtle and sweaty, mild and wild, etheric and ecstatic.
Calling breath into being to ground our presence. Inviting the body into loving motion and your emotions into articulation and expression. Knowing how to lean into trust and release when needed. Seeing and finding the generous way we can be and share our feelings. Connecting to the creative compassion to melt into healing.
The 5Rhythms® Heartbeat map offers an embodied path to practice emotional awareness and intelligence through the movement language of our own bones, breath and muscles. The five main emotional areas we investigate are fear, anger, sadness, joy and compassion.
The core of this dance practice is to cultivate curiosity and compassion in the unfolding of our discovery into these emotional landscapes. We practice fluidity with our feelings to self regulate, with out getting caught up or identified with them.
Early bird price: 225€ until 5 March after that 255€
Registration to karoliina@valontaival.com
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SCHRIJF JE VANDAAG IN!Welcome to a dance holiday in the wonderful, restorative beauty of Finnish nature! “Bliss” is a residential retreat, a summer paradise for moving and resting, with the 5Rhythms dance supported by breathwork. Awaken your senses, free your creativity, tune into your body and breath, and melt and release into deep rest. Dancing is offered twice a day, morning and evening. In between, there is ample time to swim, read or write, enjoy nature or just be. This holiday gives space for solitude and togetherness, as well as the opportunity to follow what you need in the moment. The luscious lake landscape, delicious local food, sauna and natural peace invite you into a journey of rejuvenation and earthly embodied delights. A heartfelt welcome just the way you are!
The venue is a fantastic, unique place situated in the beauty of Finnish nature. Amazing food and beautiful surroundings will nourish all your senses. The majestic dance room has windows and views of the lake scenery, and walls can be opened on both sides, temperature and weather permitting, so that we are almost dancing in nature herself (and you can also go and dance on the grass outside).
This workshop counts as 5 days of Waves towards the teacher training prerequisites.
GETTING THERE:
The venue is easily reached by public transport from Helsinki (about 2 hours) and workshop start and end times are planned according to the bus schedules.
• Fly to Helsinki
• Train or bus to the centre
• Bus to Kemiönsaari
EXACT WORKSHOP HOURS will be confirmed later once the public transport schedules for July 2024 are published.
WORKSHOP TUITION:
370€ early bird price (until 1 April 2024)
420€ thereafter
ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS:
Single / one-person room: 473€
Shared 2-3 person room: 413€
Extra night (Mon 15 July - Tues 16 July): +70€
Price includes: accommodation in beautiful rooms, sheets and towel, delicious food (3 meals per day, plus afternoon and evening snack and tea/coffee), sauna option every evening, gorgeous dance space.
PAYMENT AND BOOKING:
Register and pay for the workshop via the Online booking system here.
Please contact us if you have trouble signing up via the booking system.
PAYMENT FOR YOUR ACCOMMODATION
RECIPIENT: Labbnässtiftelsen sr.
IBAN: FI78 2457 1800 1203 23
BIC: NDEAFIHH
REFERENCE NUMBER: 3939
DUE DATE: 1 July 2024 (if you need to pay in parts, contact the venue directly labbnas@labbnas.fi)
SCHRIJF JE VANDAAG IN!