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a 3-day movement and meditation workshop in Victoria, BC

“When we experience moments of ecstasy, we taste what life is meant to be.” Gabrielle Roth

Maps hold all the information that is required to lead us to where we want to go. What is your destination?

In times of turmoil and change, somatic meditation can assist you in navigating your way out of resistance and into ecstasy. Through Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms movement practice and Mindfulness meditation, one may build a skill set that supports balance, ease and joy. If you have been looking to increase appreciation, gratitude and happiness, then now is a perfect time to celebrate being alive.

There is a science to achieving ecstatic states and this is the mastery I come to share. This workshop is designed for all who want to join in expanding the possibility of entering altered states in a natural way.

"I want to take you to a place of pure magic... It's the place athletes call the "zone", Buddhists call "satori" and ravers call "trance." I call it the Silver Desert. It's a place of pure light that holds the dark within it. It's a place of pure rhythm.” Gabrielle Roth

DATES and TIMES (3 full days): Friday September 11, noon to 6pm | Saturday September 12,11am to 6pm | Sunday September 13, noon to 5pm

LOCATION: Polish White Eagle Hall, 90 Dock Street (in James Bay), Victoria BC

COST: CDN $400 before August 1| $455 after

5 scholarship places (2 full and 3 partial scholarships) are available to BIPOC and those in need. To enquire, please contact the organizer.

Refunds: cancellations before August 1 receive a full refund less a $50 admin fee; cancellations before September 1 receive a full refund less a $100 admin fee; cancellations after September 1 will receive a 50% refund.

Lucia Horan was born and raised in the Esalen community. She has been teaching since 1998. Lucia received life-long direct training with Gabrielle Roth in the 5Rhythms® method. She is formally empowered to teach Buddhist Mindfulness in all capacities. She is a certified Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness teacher. Her unique perspectives on insight have been published in the book “Dancing with Dharma: Essays on Movement And Dance in Western Buddhism” edited by Harrison Blum, Published by McFarland & Company.

Lucia has taught at Esalen Institute (CA), Omega Institute (NY & Costa Rica), Kripalu, Centro de Ompia (Italy), The Studio Maui (Hawaii), Lumeria Maui, TNK Psychology Institute (Osaka and Tokyo Japan), The Moving Center School (San Francisco and NYC), Wanderlust Vermont & Oahu.

Additionally, she leads focus groups co-teaching with masters in the fields of Buddhist meditation, yoga, trauma, addiction, grief, and women’s empowerment. Lucia is a board member of The Butler Family Fund, a foundation focused on housing justice and reforming the criminal legal system through death penalty reform and juvenile justice.

Lucia brings to her teaching practice a lifetime of experience with the these practices as a way to move through the fabric of life’s experiences. Her teaching is infused with her love for the dance and faith in the practice.