Somatic Dance Reboot: Staying Real and Well as we Address Suffering

Join me for a two-afternoon, urban “retreat” to practice engaging with your body and the world in ways that often get overlooked or shut down in everyday life. All bodies & abilities are welcome!

Expressive movement creates an invitation for emotion to find a channel without overwhelming us. This workshop will weave the power of dance movement therapy with mindfulness and loving kindness practices from Buddhist traditions. Expressive movement and other art-making, particularly in a group context, help us process our experiences as we address suffering — both in our own minds and in the world.

Tucson: Saturday, Oct 18th 1:00 p.m – 5:00 p.m. & Sunday, Oct 19th, 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.

* Generosity Rate: $200 – Choose this rate if you’d like to support others’ participation. You’re comfortable.

* Standard Rate: $140 – Choose this rate if you’re sustaining yourself pretty well.

* Supported Rate: $80 – Choose this rate, offered with trust, if it helps you participate. You’re struggling.

*** Whatever our altruistic, spiritual, or professional path, today’s world presents particular challenges to staying both engaged and well in our aim to reduce suffering. Our brains and bodies — with virtually the same “hardware” as we had when we were hunting, gathering, and living in small tribes — are not built to respond to constant, often graphic exposure to extreme suffering, often in distant places. What can we do? ***

Fortunately, we can learn to work with our minds and befriend our feeling, receptive and expressive bodies in ways that keep us healthy and responsive … or, response-able. Expressive movement creates a channel for emotion, so we can sequence it (versus “stuff it” or “numb it”). It doesn’t have to overwhelm us. Through somatic movement, we can reconnect with aliveness, energized states, and a full range of emotions.

This urban retreat will weave mindfulness with movement and art to help us cultivate integration and resilience. Together, we’ll explore the connection between embodied movement, emotional wellness, and the possibility of spiritual development.

Please register at https://www.tucsonsomaticpsychotherapy.com/event/dancing-the-dharma-staying-real-healthy-as-we-engage-with-suffering/ with both a brief description of your interest and a deposit of $80. I look forward to moving with you!