Hungary

Belenézek a tükörbe, kinézek az ablakon: látom magamat, és látok másokat azzal küzdeni, hogy hogyan legyünk a saját bőrünkben. Hogy tudjuk, kik vagyunk, és mire van szükségünk. Hogy kedveljük magunkat, ahelyett, hogy valaki más bőrében szeretnénk lenni. ~ G. Roth

One Tribe

 By following the 5Rhythms map, we are getting closer to our primal vitality. We awaken our elemental intuition, our free and instinctive being. It often happens that our experience of freedom and instinct separates us from others. For there is always something in relation to which we become free, there is always some bond in relation to which we become more instinctual. In this workshop we also practice to experience all this as part of a group, in a human context, in a community. Supporting each other, we become more and more liberated. In each other we also feel the primal vitality, our common vitality, our tribal force.

The practice of 5Rhythms develops our ability to find, awaken and interact with our elemental powers. We don’t just offer a one-time experience in these workshops, we offer tools for your development. Through the rhythm of Flowing, we practice experiencing our own unique, unrepeatable bodily presence and learn to give way to our gut instincts. The rhythm of Flowing is the gateway to our body, to the ever more fulfilling experience of the body. The rhythm of Staccato points the way to unfolding, to the meeting of our body with our environment. It may sound strange, but it is essentially a physical, kinetic way of discovering how big we are. As we feel and experience our size and scope, we are less tempted to artificially make ourselves smaller or bigger. Instead, we accept and begin to make good use of exactly who we are.

It is the rhythm of Chaos that teaches us most about community. Each of us is present in our own colourful, unpredictable uniqueness, and yet it can all blend into one big picture, sometimes harmonious, sometimes more like a turbulance, but always vibrant and supportive. The rhythm of Chaos is a continuous dance towards finding oneself and dissolving into the community. A constant loss and recovery of self.

Each year this workshop is a significant defining experience for those who attend. But it is not only an experience, it is also an asset. It carries development, it enriches permanently. Perhaps nowadays, in the allure of acquiring newer and newer shiny objects, it can be truly and deeply gratifying to gift ourselves with the latest version of ourselves instead of the latest version of mobile phone or flat screen. I wonder what new capabilities the 2.0 version of me has?