Open Floor Workshops
Embracing Change - with Deborah Jay-Lewin & Bettina Jespersen
Findhorn
18-24 August 2018
Tiered Price: £1110 / £840 / £690
Saturday 18 August, registration 11am-1230pm
Friday 24 August, last session is in the afternoon, followed by a celebration dinner. Friday overnight and Saturday lunch is included in the package!
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.
Watch Deborah explain more about the workshop here.
Workshop costs includes all programme content, 7 nights accommodation, full board and refreshments. See Findhorn Foundation Website for full price options and booking information.
Findhorn
18-24 August 2018
Tiered Price: £1110 / £840 / £690
Saturday 18 August, registration 11am-1230pm
Friday 24 August, last session is in the afternoon, followed by a celebration dinner. Friday overnight and Saturday lunch is included in the package!
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.
Watch Deborah explain more about the workshop here.
Workshop costs includes all programme content, 7 nights accommodation, full board and refreshments. See Findhorn Foundation Website for full price options and booking information.
Encounter Fundamentals - with Sietske Venema
assisted by Sarena Wolfaard
Edinburgh
7 - 9 September 2018
Cost: £150 (early bird price £120, applied and paid for by 15 July)
assisted by Sarena Wolfaard
Edinburgh
7 - 9 September 2018
Cost: £150 (early bird price £120, applied and paid for by 15 July)
Ground Floor Lab - with Deborah Jay-Lewin & Nele Vandezande
Findhorn
12-17 September 2018
Fee: $550 USD
Start: Wednesday 12 Sept. 1:30pm registration. First session begins at 3pm.
End: Monday 17 Sept. 1:30pm
Attending a Ground Floor Lab is the first step for those interested in applying for Open Floor Teacher Training.
Ground Floor Lab is not a teacher training, but rather an inside tour of Open Floor curriculum for those considering training in the future.
The Lab Includes:
For general information about Ground Floor Labs, please visit: http://openfloor.org/learn-teach/ground-floor-labs.
To attend the Ground Floor Lab, a student must have taken at least 50 hours of conscious dance practice, of which at least 15 hours are Open Floor workshops or classes. If you would like to attend please fill out an application here.
Findhorn
12-17 September 2018
Fee: $550 USD
Start: Wednesday 12 Sept. 1:30pm registration. First session begins at 3pm.
End: Monday 17 Sept. 1:30pm
Attending a Ground Floor Lab is the first step for those interested in applying for Open Floor Teacher Training.
Ground Floor Lab is not a teacher training, but rather an inside tour of Open Floor curriculum for those considering training in the future.
The Lab Includes:
- Experiencing Open Floor Movement Practice
- Universal movement resources that underlie all healing dance practice
- Professional debrief of the intention, structure and purpose of each movement exercise.
- Open Floor International core values that inform us on and off the dance floor
- A chance to learn about Dynamic Governance -- our creative collaboration model.
For general information about Ground Floor Labs, please visit: http://openfloor.org/learn-teach/ground-floor-labs.
To attend the Ground Floor Lab, a student must have taken at least 50 hours of conscious dance practice, of which at least 15 hours are Open Floor workshops or classes. If you would like to attend please fill out an application here.
Brand New - with Deborah Jay-Lewin & Arjan Bouw
Findhorn
29 Dec. 2018 - 3 Jan. 2019
An Open Inquiry
Fee: £375 (including 5 vegetarian meals, Hogmanay Party and use of the hot tub)
Early Bird: £320 if paid in full by 1 Nov, 2018
Registration at Saturday 29th; Thursday 3rd at 1pm ending
This event has a spacious timetable built around:Day and evening sessions
Lots of dancing, some sessions with live music
Daily taught classes
Open session with live music for the Community
Space for shared bodywork
Time for walks
Dinner from 29 Dec to 2 Jan
Late night Hogmanay Party!
Hot tub every night
Deborah (vitalmoves.co.uk) has been teaching on this event since 2001 and is delighted to once again be co-teaching with Arjan (dansendhart.nl). They have been dancing and teaching around the globe for over 25 years. Amongst other things, Arjan will bring his drums and meet you in the beat. They are excited to bring their love of Open Floor Movement Practice to this New Year gathering and are really looking forward to celebrating in Findhorn with you.
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.
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Email Bodysurf Scotland to book & for accommodation options.
Findhorn
29 Dec. 2018 - 3 Jan. 2019
An Open Inquiry
Fee: £375 (including 5 vegetarian meals, Hogmanay Party and use of the hot tub)
Early Bird: £320 if paid in full by 1 Nov, 2018
Registration at Saturday 29th; Thursday 3rd at 1pm ending
This event has a spacious timetable built around:Day and evening sessions
Lots of dancing, some sessions with live music
Daily taught classes
Open session with live music for the Community
Space for shared bodywork
Time for walks
Dinner from 29 Dec to 2 Jan
Late night Hogmanay Party!
Hot tub every night
Deborah (vitalmoves.co.uk) has been teaching on this event since 2001 and is delighted to once again be co-teaching with Arjan (dansendhart.nl). They have been dancing and teaching around the globe for over 25 years. Amongst other things, Arjan will bring his drums and meet you in the beat. They are excited to bring their love of Open Floor Movement Practice to this New Year gathering and are really looking forward to celebrating in Findhorn with you.
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.
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Email Bodysurf Scotland to book & for accommodation options.
heartfulllife - with Deborah Jay-Lewin
Findhorn
8-10 March 2019
An Open Inquiry
Fee: TBC
Early Bird: TBC if paid in full by 1 Feb, 2019
Friday 7-9:30pm; Sat 10:30am-5:30pm and Sun 10:30am-5pm
There are plenty of reasons to guard your heart these days. You don’t have to look far to see the inhabitants of this earth are troubled; on a screen, down the street, through the window of a train. Then again, almost every day I see or hear something that makes me smile, feel peaceful or excited about the innovative times I am living in.
What is it that makes a difference? Is it perception? Is it how you are feeling? Or how you feel about your feelings?
Come spend the weekend on the Open Floor using movement consciously, to liberate your body and become the most tender, inspiring, engaged being you can humanly be.
“The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.”
― Joanna Macy
14 hours of an Embodied Movement Practice required.
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Email Pavitra to book & for accommodation options.
Findhorn
8-10 March 2019
An Open Inquiry
Fee: TBC
Early Bird: TBC if paid in full by 1 Feb, 2019
Friday 7-9:30pm; Sat 10:30am-5:30pm and Sun 10:30am-5pm
There are plenty of reasons to guard your heart these days. You don’t have to look far to see the inhabitants of this earth are troubled; on a screen, down the street, through the window of a train. Then again, almost every day I see or hear something that makes me smile, feel peaceful or excited about the innovative times I am living in.
What is it that makes a difference? Is it perception? Is it how you are feeling? Or how you feel about your feelings?
Come spend the weekend on the Open Floor using movement consciously, to liberate your body and become the most tender, inspiring, engaged being you can humanly be.
“The heart that breaks open can contain the whole universe.”
― Joanna Macy
14 hours of an Embodied Movement Practice required.
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Email Pavitra to book & for accommodation options.
