Body refuge

 We live in this physical body with varying degrees of ease and comfort. We go through challenging trials and are witnesses to these ordeals for our loved ones.

Finding refuge in this physical body is what this workshop invites and authorizes us to do, and the practice of the 5 Rhythms will support us with embodiment.Exploring the body as the foundation for connection to self and the world.

Emphasizing the feet and lower body to create a sense of rootedness.

Flowing into the idea of being “at home” wherever we are.Embracing the body as a unique vessel for our truth.

Staccato: Finding clarity and boundaries within our movement, expressing our inner voice through the body.

Letting go of patterns, tensions, or stories that make the body feel unsafe.

Chaos: Shaking off what doesn’t serve to return to our true essence.

Rediscovering joy, freedom, and play within your body.

Lyrical: Allowing movement to become light and expansive, embodying ease and wonder.

Returning home to the breath and heart.

Stillness: Finding peace within, a quiet inner sanctuary where the body holds wisdom.

Fierce & Fragile (Heartbeat in Sofia)

How surely gravity’s law,

strong as an ocean current,

takes hold of the smallest thing

and pulls it toward the heart of the world.

- Rainer Maria Rilke

In human life, as in nature, sometimes we feel the inexorable pull. An instinctive, forward determination towards an unknown ocean. Called to the wild waves, between open sky and ground, we can feel exposed. This vulnerability is the source of our fierce wisdom.

5Rhythms Heartbeat® is an embodiment map to understanding and moving with the power of emotion. Working with Fear, Anger, Sadness, Joy & Compassion we offer the dance floor as a safe space to feel & express our fierce desire along with the fragile beauty of our unique quest for wholeness.

At this moment. Like we do. If you sense a gravitational force calling you. Bring both your hard shell and your soft body to the dance floor.

Prerequisites: A minimum 10 hours of Waves with an accredited 5Rhythms teacher. If you are unsure, please get in touch.

This workshop counts as 2 days of Heartbeat hours towards the 5Rhythms Teacher Training.

Meredith & David: For more than 2 decades, Meredith Davies and David Juriansz have been a dynamic duo for 5Rhythms in Australia. Their weekly Melbourne & Castlemaine classes are a 5Rhythms mecca for conscious dance travellers from around the world. Their pioneering spirit helped nurture many movement teachers whilst turning thousands of people onto 5Rhythms and conscious dance practices.Collectively they bring 35 years of shared 5Rhythms teaching experience. This workshop will blend Meredith’s deep embodiment & playful, compassionate exploration of the emotional Heartbeat landscape with David’s passionate, humorous storytelling & musical mastery of Waves.

Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms has been a global movement practice for 40 years and Moving Essence started the first weekly classes in Melbourne 20 years ago. Workshops offer a deeper experience of process through this life-changing work.

We are grateful to Milena Nenkova who is producing this workshop in Sofia, Bulgaria. We also look forward to collaborating with our 5Rhythms teaching colleague Daniela Peltekova who will open this 5Rhythms Heartbeat weekend with a deep Friday night Waves Dance

Workshop details

2 day Weekend Workshop from 12 – 13 July

at 7-th Sheynovo Str, 1504 Sofia, Bulgaria

Pricing

Early Bird 340 BNG (by June 20)

Full price 390 BNG

If you are in need of financial assistance to attend, please contact Milena Nenkova