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Do you ever find yourself caught up in loops of anxiety and unhelpful coping responses such as over-control and catastrophizing? Can your inner-critic be relentless or your over-thinking be never ending? When triggered, do you give in, become avoidant, withdraw, isolate or perhaps instead, become overly busy or conflictual in order to manage discomfort.

These types of patterns aren’t accidental; they’re strategies we developed early in life to keep ourselves safe. But what once protected us might now prevent us from responding to life situations in a healthy adult grounded way. 

Gabrielle Roth said:

*“I know that if a wave of energy is allowed to complete itself, it yields a whole new wave—and in fact, that is all I really know.”*

This 5Rhythms workshop will offer an introduction to transforming these loops or unhelpful coping responses that no longer serve. Together, we’ll use the 5Rhythms to become aware of and compassionately engage with these parts of ourselves, offering them space to complete their wave, and transform, so we can reintegrate them into our own healthy and radiant inner landscapes and so find ourselves better regulated and more in the present moment.

**Morning Session:** Moving through the 5Rhythms

**Afternoon Session:** Movement-based exploration and gentle integration of inner patterns

**Prerequisites for this workshop:** at least 25 hours of dancing the 5Rhythms or a similar practice. Email rich on richard@unboundmovingarts.com if you are unsure about the prerequisites

**Cost** £55 Concessions / £65 Regular / £75 Share & Support Rate As a social enterprise we do our best to ensure no one is turned away for lack of financial resource. £40 tickets are available upon request. Pls get in touch to request one (no explanation needed) richard@unboundmovingarts.com 

Tix availabe at: https://bookwhen.com/unboundmovingarts/profiles/4vkj7gi8ide9#focus=ev-slrg-20250816104500

**Approximate Timings:**

10.40am - arrival

11am - morning session begins

1.30pm - lunch

2.40pm - afternoon session begins

5.15pm - finish

All on a professional sprung dance floor under a high grade sound system in a beautiful sunlit professional dance studio. Under the gentle and healing facilitation of experienced facilitator Simply Being’s Rich Wiltshire.

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**Recent testimonials about the practice:**

 “... it was an absolute blessing to find your sessions at the Ballet School in London. They provided such a safe space for me. A space to heal and grieve and release and find peace..."

"A super rich, deep and healing space... Strong! Family feeling. It's beautiful." 

"...The effect it had on my mental wellbeing was profound. I learned to be present with my emotions in a way that was truly healing, as I was able to physically move them, dance with them and express them in a way that wasn't possible through talking therapy..."

"I’ve danced 5Rhythms for the past 7 years and I must say that your class was where I felt most at home...For me it was the space, music, your guidance, fellow dancers and where I found myself within all that. Such unique alchemy to dive into."

"....a powerful contribution to my joy and healing over the last months and years..."

"I appreciated the warmth of your acceptance and welcome, and the space you gave everyone to be ok with low energy - encouraging us to be gentle with ourselves. While still facilitating highly energetic opportunities for those of us who love that."

**On the dance space:**

"I loved the new venue...It's spacious and has a dance studio floor for rolling around on. Easy to get to on train via Blackfriars, Southwark or Waterloo...There's even a shower if you arrive in need. Can't wait to go again!"

"Dancing on a sprung dance floor meant no aches or pains the next day!"

"The studio is spacious and a comfortable space where I can easily focus on my dance."

"Comfortable dancefloor...great sound system, and lots of space to move in."