Embodied Waves - 5Rhythms Movement/Dance May 26, 2011

In this guided exploration of the 5Rhythms movement practice, we’ll ride the waves of our inner and outer worlds, embodying it all…leaving nothing out. Join us on this weekly experiential voyage, and dive into the depths of your own being, arriving at the other end of the journey empty and fully alive. All you need to do is know how to breathe, and your body will do the rest.

Beginners and experienced movers welcome. This is a weekly drop-in class.

$18 drop-in, $90 for 6 class card, $13 for students with current ID

What are the 5 Rhythms?

The 5Rhythms comprise a simple movement practice designed to release the dancer that lives in everybody, no matter what its shape, size, age, limitations and experience. To find your dance is to find yourself, at your most fluid and creative level. While the practice itself is the essence of simplicity, it has the power to catalyze deep healing and creative expression. The primary teaching of this work is: If you put the psyche in motion, it will heal itself.

The five rhythms are flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. They come together to create the Wave, a movement meditation practice. Rather than having steps to follow, each rhythms is a different energy field in which you find your own expression and choreography, thereby stretching your imagination as well as your body. Each rhythm is a teacher, and you can expect to meet different and sometimes unknown aspects of yourself as your dance unfolds and your practice of the rhythms deepens over time.

The rhythms are the foundation of Gabrielle Roth’s body of work, a series of healing maps for the body, heart, mind, soul and spirit that provide a lifetime of self-discovery and a path to awakening. The 5Rhythms practice starts you on that journey and is the place to which you will always return.

Official Website: http://www.5rhythmssanfrancisco.com/