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Notes on Practice: Word Dance (Radical Summons)

The days leading up to the 2016 Word Dance workshop were exceptionally delightful. I went on something of a walkabout with my now-six-year-old son, Simon. He is in a lovely phase at the moment—cooperative, funny, insightful and affectionate—and I thoroughly enjoyed our time together, making a big loop to visit friends from Brooklyn to Tarrytown to Newburgh to Kingston, north to Burlington, Vermont, and then to my parents’ in Northern Connecticut. My parents had agreed to look after Simon Friday afternoon and Saturday while I was at the Word Dance workshop, then bring him back to Brooklyn Saturday night. While I was waiting for my mother to arrive to care for Simon so I could leave, I looked online to see if I had any outstanding parking tickets. I found several, including a “Bus Lane Violation”—something I had never heard of—for 115 dollars. My humor darkened. Simon said lightly, “Well, that’s how it is, Mommy. If you break the rules you have to take the consequences.” I had to admit that he was right, though I continued to feel disempowered and irresponsible.

Because I did not plan properly, there was a mix up about times. I did not set out until 4pm for a journey that typically takes over three hours. In this case, it took four hours. As it was, I did not arrive until 8pm at Paul Taylor Studio on Grand Street in Lower Manhattan, though Friday’s initial session of the Word Dance workshop had begun at 6pm.

In the car, I turned on myself, becoming extreme in my thinking

TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythms, 5RTA, Amber Ryan, Chaos, Flowing, Jewel Mathieson, Lyrical, maeghan leborious, Notes On Practice, Open floor, Staccato, Stillness, The Moving Center, the moving center school, word dance

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5RTA | March 2016 Teacher Spotlight

TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythm Teacher Association, 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms OneTribe, 5Rhythms Teacher Association, 5RTA, Chaos, Conscious Dance, Cycles, dance movement therapy, ecstatic dance, moving meditation, Open floor, Romana Tripolt, shamanic dance, Staccato, Stillness, Tammy Burstein, The Moving Center, the moving center school, Waves

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5RTA | February 2016 Teacher Spotlight

February 2016 Teacher Spotlight Thierry Francois Teaching since 2010 Dancing since 1999 I like the idea that my energy goes where I put my attention, and …

TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythm Teacher Association, 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms OneTribe, 5Rhythms Teacher Association, 5RTA, Chaos, Conscious Dance, croatia, dance movement therapy, ecstatic dance, Enesa Mahic, five rhythms, Flowing, gabrielle roth, Lucija Ana Glagolic Hora, Lyrical, Movement Teacher Training, moving meditation, Open floor, shamanic dance, Silvija Tomcik, Staccato, Stillness, sweat your prayers, Teacher Training, The Moving Center, the moving center school, Thierry Francois, Waves, zagreb, Zdenka Sajko

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Notes on Practice: A Notable Blizzard & A Good Bullshit Detector

Today is a rare interlude of Stillness in a typically dynamic city. The windows are impossibly bright. Snow is caked on the screens outside. Still-falling snow makes the air seem opaque. Piles of white obscure Brooklyn’s sharp edges and make everything blur together. “Are you ready for Snowmageddon?” I was asked yesterday. “Yes!” I answered emphatically.

TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms OneTribe, Chaos, Conscious Dance, dance movement therapy, ecstatic dance, five rhythms, Flowing, gabrielle roth, Gestalt Therapy, Heartbeat, Lyrical, Maps to Ecstasy, Medicine Dance, meditation, Meghan LeBorious, moving meditation, Notes On Practice, shamanic dance, Staccato, Stillness, sweat your prayers, Waves

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Notes on Practice: It Speaks Very Much For Itself

I had an urgent errand this morning, but it cooperated and I was able to make it to this Sunday’s Sweat Your Prayers class, which was taught today by Daniela Peltekova. Stepping into the already vibrant room, I happily greeted many friends, found a spot on the floor, and fell into circular movement.
Today I was exceptionally grateful to step into a 5Rhythms class. Being away for the holidays kept me out of classes for nearly two weeks. Also, during my time away, I attended a brief not-5Rhythms dance retreat. I wanted something satisfying to do for New Year’s Eve and the retreat seemed like a good option. Although I am not one to bounce around to many different spiritual practices, I remain receptive. If I find that if I am insisting on 5Rhythms..

TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythms, Chaos, Conscious Dance, Cycles, dance movement therapy, ecstatic dance, five rhythms, Flowing, gabrielle roth, Heartbeat, jonathan horan, Lyrical, Maps to Ecstasy, Medicine Dance, meditation, Meghan LeBorious, moving meditation, Notes On Practice, shamanic dance, sweat your prayers, Waves

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5Rhythms Tribe | Community That Inspires

January 2016 Musings + Art from our Tribal Individuals The 5Rhythms practice both begins and ends with movement, but it doesn’t stop there… It is a …

TAGS: 5 rhythms, 5Rhythm Teacher Association, 5Rhythms, 5Rhythms OneTribe, 5Rhythms Teacher Association, 5RTA, Amber Ryan, Anja Mutik, Anne Marie Hogya, Barbara Marlowe, Chaos, Conscious Dance, dance movement therapy, ecstatic dance, five rhythms, Flowing, gabrielle roth, Gestalt Therapy, James Porto, jonathan horan, Lyrical, Maps to Ecstasy, Medicine Dance, meditation, Movement Teacher Training, moving meditation, Natasha Frost, Open floor, Raven Recordings, shamanic dance, Silvija Tomcik, Staccato, Stillness, sweat your prayers, Teacher Training, The Moving Center, the moving center school, Waves

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Notes on Practice: Word Dance (Radical Summons)

5RTA | March 2016 Teacher Spotlight

5RTA | February 2016 Teacher Spotlight

Notes on Practice: A Notable Blizzard & A Good Bullshit Detector

Notes on Practice: It Speaks Very Much For Itself

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