West Coast Canada
Weekly Classes
Monday
Moving Through Waves: A Weekly practice Vancouver Gloria GloTuesday
Endless Waves Victoria Joanne WinstanleyWednesday
Circles of Inclusion: 5Rhythms Community Practice Vancouver Bettina RotheWay of the Wave Duncan Chantell Foss
Wednesday 5Rhythms ONLINE Salt Spring Island Shauna Devlin
5Rhythms Class Whistler Anna Mrozik
Upcoming Workshops
WILD KINDNESS 5-day 5Rhythms Heartbeat Retreat
Salt Spring Island - 16 Apr 2025 to 21 Apr 2025Anne Marie Hogya - Joanne Winstanley
WILD KINDNESS
A 5-day dance immersion moving with the emotional map of the 5Rhythms practice
with Anne Marie Hogya and Joanne Winstanley
When we take time to tend to our emotions – to turn towards our heart and allow what’s there to move – we can begin to befriend and tune into the vibrant, fluid landscape of our heart.
In the Heartbeat™ map, each of the 5Rhythms becomes a gateway to engage with our essential emotions: Flowing / Fear, Staccato / Anger, Chaos / Sadness, Lyrical / Joy, and Stillness / Compassion.
Grounded in our physical 5Rhythms® practice, bolstered by the presence of kindred community – and honouring our individual capacities – we will practice inviting, exploring, and embodying a range of emotional expressions so that we may come to know them well, and be informed by the intelligence they bring.
Beyond fixed positions of ‘nice’ or ‘polite’ or ‘fine’ we may connect with a truer, wilder current that moves with a natural generosity towards ourselves and others. We will cultivate Wild Kindness.
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The Stories We Hold Retreat
Kamloops - 25 Apr 2025 to 27 Apr 2025Bettina Rothe
"All around me, filling me, are proofs that the human spirit holds all of history, that we embody it in our muscles and bones, passing it along in our genes, its mystical currents flowing in our blood. Here we discover all that has occurred since the beginning of time, the explosion of form out of formlessness. Everything is all-so-clearly revealed in the chaos of the dance.” - Gabrielle Roth
Our bodies are the libraries of our personal, ancestral and collective stories. They hold the extraordinary wisdom and details of our lives. We carry imprinted memories that have manifested into our accomplishments and struggles. The remains in our bodies directly influence our personal health, thoughts, relationships, and actions.
The Practice of Somatic Archaeology invites us to unearth some of the hidden or stored memories to uncover and remember our own myths for personal and planetary healing. Our bodies facilitate this process through breath, sound, feelings and movement.
Through the transformative maps of the 5Rhythms® we will discover, express, release and acknowledge those story pieces that are ready to open inside our bodies. When we embody our truth and have it be witnessed and honoured we can move with more awareness, forgiveness, compassion, and understanding.
Together we will explore the healing salve of Storytelling. When shared respectfully stories can bring new meaning and perspective to our lives as we interpret our experiences, finding reconciliation and acceptance.
This immersion is open to all. Some 5Rhythms Dance experience is recommended but not required.
“Bettina holds space like a true leader. Her guidance is clear, constructive and inviting, without being intrusive to one’s individual process. I felt held and guided by her gentle yet strong heart.” — Previous Workshop Participant
REGISTER TODAY!Local Teachers
Julie Plotkin
Roberts Creek, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2014
Dancing Since: 2001
“I dance to remember who I am, and to fall in love with myself over and over and over again.”
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Chantell Foss
Duncan, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2014
Dancing Since: 2007
“The learning process is something you can incite, literally incite, like a riot. - Audre Lorde”
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Gloria Glo
Vancouver, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2024
Dancing Since: 2013
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Joanne Winstanley
Victoria, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2004
Dancing Since: 1996
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Evangelos Diavolitsis
Milan, Lombardy
Teaching Since: 2007
Dancing Since: 1998
““I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy.” ― Tagore”
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Shauna Devlin
Salt Spring Island, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2010
Dancing Since: 2005
“Dancing is just discovery, discovery, discovery." Martha Graham”
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Anne Marie Hogya
Victoria, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2007
Dancing Since: 1998
“Movement is Medicine. ”
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Bettina Rothe
Vancouver, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2004
Dancing Since: 1994
“I invite you to put your whole self in motion and to follow your bliss...”
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Marcia Wakarchuk Jones
Vancouver, British Columbia
Teaching Since: 2014
Dancing Since: 1996
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Anna Mrozik (Teacher In Training)
Whistler, British Columbia
Dancing Since: 2017
“Authenticity shines through when we've danced through the dark, revealing the extraordinary light in life—one rhythm at a time.”
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