Open Floor Workshops
Brand New - with Deborah Jay-Lewin & Arjan Bouw
Findhorn
29 Dec. 2019 - 3 Jan. 2020
A New Year Dance Gathering in Findhorn, Scotland – with Deborah Jay-Lewin & Arjan Bouw
We invite you into a container that is generously held; by Arjan and Deborah, by the Community, by the sea that surrounds us. We love to create a safe space where depth is welcome and ignite the spark of life. Our Open Floor practice provides us with tools to guide us into profound dances for healing and for celebration, as we end our year together and take our first new steps in loving company.
This event has a spacious timetable built around:
The venue for the gathering is the magnificent Universal Hall Arts Centre in the Findhorn EcoVillage Community, NE Scotland, within easy reach of Inverness and Aberdeen airports. The Community is a major international centre for personal and spiritual transformation and sustainable living. It is situated on a 2-mile long peninsula amongst beautiful beaches, sand dunes and woodland.
Dates & Times:
Sunday 29 December 2019, 11am registration
Thursday 3 January 2020, 1pm ends
Cost:
Full price £375 (including 5 vegetarian meals, Hogmanay Party and use of the hot tub)
Early bird £335 if paid in full by November 1st 2019
For accommodation options: see Bodysurf Scotland website
OrganiserLiz Egan
Phone: +44 (0) 1309 691661
Email: admin@dancenorth.scot
Findhorn
29 Dec. 2019 - 3 Jan. 2020
A New Year Dance Gathering in Findhorn, Scotland – with Deborah Jay-Lewin & Arjan Bouw
We invite you into a container that is generously held; by Arjan and Deborah, by the Community, by the sea that surrounds us. We love to create a safe space where depth is welcome and ignite the spark of life. Our Open Floor practice provides us with tools to guide us into profound dances for healing and for celebration, as we end our year together and take our first new steps in loving company.
This event has a spacious timetable built around:
- Lots of time for dancing
- Open session with the Community
- Time for walks
- Dinner from 29 Dec to 3 Jan
- Late night Hogmanay Party!
- Hot tub every night
The venue for the gathering is the magnificent Universal Hall Arts Centre in the Findhorn EcoVillage Community, NE Scotland, within easy reach of Inverness and Aberdeen airports. The Community is a major international centre for personal and spiritual transformation and sustainable living. It is situated on a 2-mile long peninsula amongst beautiful beaches, sand dunes and woodland.
Dates & Times:
Sunday 29 December 2019, 11am registration
Thursday 3 January 2020, 1pm ends
Cost:
Full price £375 (including 5 vegetarian meals, Hogmanay Party and use of the hot tub)
Early bird £335 if paid in full by November 1st 2019
For accommodation options: see Bodysurf Scotland website
OrganiserLiz Egan
Phone: +44 (0) 1309 691661
Email: admin@dancenorth.scot
States of Being
with Deborah Jay-Lewin
22 February 2020 - Findhorn
A deepening into movement and community through dancing and witnessing. This workshop will focus on physical embodiment and expression; giving you tools to explore lesser-known paths, so your dance reflects more of the essential you. The state of your being influences your capacity to focus, relate and be authentically engaged with life.
Over the course of the day a few people will have the opportunity to work individually with Deborah, supported by the rest of the group. Bring yourself as you are; we will invite the wisdom of the body to be our guiding principle.
“Loved the day! Deborah is experienced, intuitive and has observation skills like no other. It was an honour to be there.”
- States of Being Previous Participant
Pre-booking is essential. Places are limited to 18.
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James Milne Institute, Findhorn Village
Cost: £80 | 3 places at £65 (for those earning less than minimum wage)
To book email Mena.
with Deborah Jay-Lewin
22 February 2020 - Findhorn
A deepening into movement and community through dancing and witnessing. This workshop will focus on physical embodiment and expression; giving you tools to explore lesser-known paths, so your dance reflects more of the essential you. The state of your being influences your capacity to focus, relate and be authentically engaged with life.
Over the course of the day a few people will have the opportunity to work individually with Deborah, supported by the rest of the group. Bring yourself as you are; we will invite the wisdom of the body to be our guiding principle.
“Loved the day! Deborah is experienced, intuitive and has observation skills like no other. It was an honour to be there.”
- States of Being Previous Participant
Pre-booking is essential. Places are limited to 18.
_____________________________________________________________________________
James Milne Institute, Findhorn Village
Cost: £80 | 3 places at £65 (for those earning less than minimum wage)
To book email Mena.
Our Daring Dances
with Arjan Bouw & Deborah Jay-Lewin
30 April / 3 May 2020 - Barcelona, Spain
We invite you to move into and beyond what is known and unknown to you; strong and soft, fierce and friendly, courageous and vulnerable, free and accountable.
To be true to yourself and connect authentically with other people.
To hold a paradox in your whole being.
To dare to be uniquely, honestly you.
Over these few days we intend to meet the wildness and the wilderness within and between us with kind attention, appreciative acceptance and a generous allowing of what wants to show up. You will be held, with affectionate joyful, fierce care on the Open Floor!
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Cal Pau Cruset, Alaya Retreat Center, Barcelona
Cost for tuition (not including food & accommodation): Full price €270
Early bird €225 if paid in full by March 1st 2020
To book email Yolanda Ramos.
Phone: +34 (0) 678 67 66 14
with Arjan Bouw & Deborah Jay-Lewin
30 April / 3 May 2020 - Barcelona, Spain
We invite you to move into and beyond what is known and unknown to you; strong and soft, fierce and friendly, courageous and vulnerable, free and accountable.
To be true to yourself and connect authentically with other people.
To hold a paradox in your whole being.
To dare to be uniquely, honestly you.
Over these few days we intend to meet the wildness and the wilderness within and between us with kind attention, appreciative acceptance and a generous allowing of what wants to show up. You will be held, with affectionate joyful, fierce care on the Open Floor!
_____________________________________________________________________________
Cal Pau Cruset, Alaya Retreat Center, Barcelona
Cost for tuition (not including food & accommodation): Full price €270
Early bird €225 if paid in full by March 1st 2020
To book email Yolanda Ramos.
Phone: +34 (0) 678 67 66 14
Embracing Change
with Deborah Jay-Lewin
assisted by Bettina Jespersen
15 - 22 August 2020 - Findhorn
Change can be so unsettling, even though it is the only predictable thing there is. Some changes we resist, others we welcome. In the current planetary climate, we are called to dance deeper into our own creative selves; to be honest about our vulnerability so we can access our equilibrium and strength.
Do you contract with the effort to control change? When the going gets tough, do you find ways to avoid or escape? What enables you to soften, keep focused, release and let go, expand and connect with effortless synchronicity? Are you open to the possibility of greater equanimity, whatever the external circumstances might be?
This week we will use Open Floor Movement Practice to bring this inquiry to the dance floor as we literally embody the physicality of change. Open Floor anchors us in our bodies and engages us in lively, enlightening movement conversations with ourselves and each other.
Pre-requisite: At least one class of an Embodied Movement Practice (eg Open Floor, 5Rhythms® or Movement Medicine). Findhorn Foundation Experience Week not required.
This workshop counts as 30 hours for the Open Floor Teacher Training
Cost:
Workshop costs includes all programme content, 7 nights accommodation, full board and refreshments.
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Findhorn Foundation, Findhorn
Cost: Tiered price: £1150/£870/£720
Click here to book and more info
with Deborah Jay-Lewin
assisted by Bettina Jespersen
15 - 22 August 2020 - Findhorn
Change can be so unsettling, even though it is the only predictable thing there is. Some changes we resist, others we welcome. In the current planetary climate, we are called to dance deeper into our own creative selves; to be honest about our vulnerability so we can access our equilibrium and strength.
Do you contract with the effort to control change? When the going gets tough, do you find ways to avoid or escape? What enables you to soften, keep focused, release and let go, expand and connect with effortless synchronicity? Are you open to the possibility of greater equanimity, whatever the external circumstances might be?
This week we will use Open Floor Movement Practice to bring this inquiry to the dance floor as we literally embody the physicality of change. Open Floor anchors us in our bodies and engages us in lively, enlightening movement conversations with ourselves and each other.
Pre-requisite: At least one class of an Embodied Movement Practice (eg Open Floor, 5Rhythms® or Movement Medicine). Findhorn Foundation Experience Week not required.
This workshop counts as 30 hours for the Open Floor Teacher Training
Cost:
Workshop costs includes all programme content, 7 nights accommodation, full board and refreshments.
_____________________________________________________________________________
Findhorn Foundation, Findhorn
Cost: Tiered price: £1150/£870/£720
Click here to book and more info
Paint, Pattern and Passion
a drawn to dance workshop
With Jenny Smith and Sarena Wolfaard
21 and 22 November 2020
“The stories of my body lie buried in my bones
waiting for the pull of muscle and sinew
and the tickle of a deep, deep breath
to float them to the surface of my skin.” (Rae Johnson)
Join us in the dance of creativity. The invitation is to move with paint and paint with movement in the spirit of playfulness, reflection and enquiry. Our canvas is the body as we step into deeper layers. Re-kindle the fire of your passion and re-discover your playful nature with the body as inspiration and medium. No previous art or movement experience necessary, but if you do have experience of either it will add to your palette.
From previous participants:
"prepare to push boundaries and tip into a freer more creative explorative self." Janis
"This is a fun filled unique experience that is full on and takes you to your edges in the most fantastic way!" Carol Angel
Jenny Smith has been a professional artist for 25 years, with experience of teaching and exhibiting in a wide variety of contexts. She is a qualified Holistic Practitioner and has been dancing 5Rhythms for several years. Jenny has a deep, intuitive and playful approach to holding space. Convinced everybody has creativity, she delights in facilitating it’s emergence. www.drawnto.org.uk jenny@drawnto.org.uk 07713901730
Sarena Wolfaard has been facilitating 5Rhythms for over 16 years and is a qualified Open Floor teacher. She is a Publisher and a Process Worker, a body-based therapy focusing on expanding awareness. She teaches from a personal experience in the present moment, allowing space for what is emerging in the dance, encouraging freedom and the unexpected into the dance. www.movetobestill.com sarena@movetobestill.com 07941883040
Venue: Restoration Yard, Wellbeing Lab, Dalkeith Country Park, Edinburgh, EH22 1ST
Is this right venue for paint – mess wise? Not sure, on reflection… let’s discuss on Fri
Cost: £140 Refreshments & Art Materials Included.
£120 early bird fee, if paid in full by 1 Oct 2020.
£60 non-refundable deposit will secure your place.
Time: Sat: 10.30am – 6pm Sun 11am – 5pm
To book: sarena@movetobestill.com or jenny@drawnto.org.uk
a drawn to dance workshop
With Jenny Smith and Sarena Wolfaard
21 and 22 November 2020
“The stories of my body lie buried in my bones
waiting for the pull of muscle and sinew
and the tickle of a deep, deep breath
to float them to the surface of my skin.” (Rae Johnson)
Join us in the dance of creativity. The invitation is to move with paint and paint with movement in the spirit of playfulness, reflection and enquiry. Our canvas is the body as we step into deeper layers. Re-kindle the fire of your passion and re-discover your playful nature with the body as inspiration and medium. No previous art or movement experience necessary, but if you do have experience of either it will add to your palette.
From previous participants:
"prepare to push boundaries and tip into a freer more creative explorative self." Janis
"This is a fun filled unique experience that is full on and takes you to your edges in the most fantastic way!" Carol Angel
Jenny Smith has been a professional artist for 25 years, with experience of teaching and exhibiting in a wide variety of contexts. She is a qualified Holistic Practitioner and has been dancing 5Rhythms for several years. Jenny has a deep, intuitive and playful approach to holding space. Convinced everybody has creativity, she delights in facilitating it’s emergence. www.drawnto.org.uk jenny@drawnto.org.uk 07713901730
Sarena Wolfaard has been facilitating 5Rhythms for over 16 years and is a qualified Open Floor teacher. She is a Publisher and a Process Worker, a body-based therapy focusing on expanding awareness. She teaches from a personal experience in the present moment, allowing space for what is emerging in the dance, encouraging freedom and the unexpected into the dance. www.movetobestill.com sarena@movetobestill.com 07941883040
Venue: Restoration Yard, Wellbeing Lab, Dalkeith Country Park, Edinburgh, EH22 1ST
Is this right venue for paint – mess wise? Not sure, on reflection… let’s discuss on Fri
Cost: £140 Refreshments & Art Materials Included.
£120 early bird fee, if paid in full by 1 Oct 2020.
£60 non-refundable deposit will secure your place.
Time: Sat: 10.30am – 6pm Sun 11am – 5pm
To book: sarena@movetobestill.com or jenny@drawnto.org.uk