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Winners: Best-of 1,000,001 Places Conscious Dance to Dance A big heart full of every one of A comprehensive listing of the well-loved leaders, products, websites, organizations, and and programs that make this regional dances from around the movement tick. world. Dancing with Rumi Spinning into the A pair of serendipitous analog artifacts that illustrate the love New Year and dancing wisdom of the Sufi Your guide to getting set up with master in sensuous calligraphy. analog sound in your home or studio. Turntable tips and resources 101 Movement for record finding. Modalities Youth on the Move Discover the world’s most Dynamic organizations and leaders comprehensive collection of cultivating a growing conscious mind-body-spirit practices, listed body intelligence movement in alphabetically from 5Rhythms to youth. Zumba. Dance @ Home Upshift Guide Portfolio pages introducing you to Log onto movement with these the members of the Dance First virtual and online programs you Association. Meet the modalities at can access in-house or on the go. the heart of the movement. Feeling the Vibes Eco Sensual Analog modalities that move your body and spirit with the magic of Garb Guide voice, drums, and living sound. Meet the makers of the world’s finest eco-sensual clothing and Somatic Syllabus conscious adornment. A collection of forward-thinking and innovative educational 30 Somatic Hotspots institutions that are blazing new Our pick of the very best places trails in the world of academia. around the world for your destination retreat or conscious workshop experience. Photo: scot belding

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Conscious Dancer Magazine Publisher & Editor-in-Chief Mark G. Metz [email protected] Creative director Editorial Director Staff photographer Laura Cirolia [email protected] admin assistant Dina Hady [email protected] Dance First Foundation Executive Director Mark G. Metz member care manager growing in the field Photo: laura cirolia Alexandra Collas [email protected] t takes energy on the part of many individuals to create a movement, Advisory board Gay and Katie Hendricks and connections between them to sustain it. You work hard to Jennifer Jimenez get something started and as you grow begin to notice people in Efrain Correal I PJ Novotny other parts of the world on the same path. There’s a moment where Lamara Heartwell James Marienthal you emerge from isolation and realize that you are part of something Gary Schikora bigger. Structures and connecting cultural forces emerge to support Contact [email protected] your work and bring it to a wider stage. Dance First is that kind Office: 510.778.9131 organization for you—our goal with Conscious Dancer magazine is to www.consciousdancer.com Facebook/ConsciousDancerMagazine serve and highlight the most energetic forces in the field. Our service Twitter @ConsciousDancer with Dance First is there to help traveling facilitators, movement www.dancefirst.org Mailing Address modalities, and community dances grow and build sustainable PO 2330, Berkeley, CA , 94702 practices. Everyone in the field is holding up their corner of the Founded in 2007 by Mark Metz metaphorical net. Those of you who are traveling and in the public eye and Aspen Madrone © 2015 Dance First / Moving Arts are balanced by those who are quietly creating amazing results in the International worlds of education, social work, or youth. You’re all part of something larger than yourself that is growing and evolving as time goes on. It’s Cover Photographer important for you to recognize what a dynamic field this is and see SCOTT BELDING Scott Belding reveals his the opportunities for creativity, prosperity, and innovation. We trust photographic passion, bellydance superstars who take Prayerformance that this edition of Conscious Dancer will serve to connect you in new and soulful sisterhood to the highest levels . Hand-crafting costumes to ways with inspiring people and programs offered by our Dance First illuminate their soulful intentions, they gracefully channel the Sacred members. When you run across something that resonates, follow the Feminine, bringing their enchanted messageto an awakening world. link, send the email, call the phone number, and make the connection. We thank you for being part of the somatic network of embodied souls COVER MODEL: EMILY ALRICK Charismatic and intriguing performer, who are raising consciousness through body intelligence all around the instructor and designer from Oregon, Emily Alrick expresses her magical world today. gift for dance with magnetic offerings that inspire the kindred spirt in us to move with more grace. With love, M+

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ARE YOU A movement facilitator OR dance Teacher? Apply for membership to Dance First today and start growing your practice with us. VIsit us online at dancefirst.com how to use this guide Somewhere on these pages there is a connection that will change your life. Whether you are brand-new to conscious dance and somatic movement, or you’ve been a facilitator all your life, this magazine is the only place on the planet where you will find such a comprehensive collection of leaders, programs, and products in the field. Use this guide to learn more about practices that are new to you, and also discover what you have in common with the leaders in the field. Another great way to use this magazine is to share a direct link to any page with someone you know who will benefit— or pass that onto that special someone who needs help deciding on a gift for you. And when you reach out to anyone in this guide, be sure to let them know you found them in Conscious Dancer– connecting the dots helps the movement grow stronger. They will appreciate it and so will we.

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conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation The Best of Conscious Dance YAY! The results from our Year’s-end Best-of 2016 survey are in and were very thoughtful and illuminating.

222 people nominated their favorite local or traveling facilitators, new and most transformational modalities, living legends and movement pioneers, traveling leaders, mentors, and musical maestros, as well as top somatic-centric retreat centers, clothing lines that move body and soul, and gift ideas to make dancers drool. In lieu of itemizing the results into a lengthy list, we’ve taken the inclusive and visual approach and created a word cloud using a computer algorithm that includes every name, program, or product mentioned in our survey.

We have so much love and appreciation for everyone who is following their passion and giving the conscious dance movement this amazing momentum we are all feeling. A great big Thank You for adding your unique and valuable voice and energy to this potent mix.

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From the well respected bodycentric somatic movement arts 101to the ever-evolving ecstaticguide dances being currated world-wide, there is a conscious dance modality that will move your body and soul. Use this guidebook to open the door to a new world of high vibe connection and community, spirit, music and song. Are you available to bring more flow into your life and relationships? Then say ‘yes’ to the open dance floor awaiting you.

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5Rhythms The late Gabrielle Roth birthed Amerta Movement Well respected that utilizes the power of movement to an enduring metaphor at Esalen in the 1970s performance and movement artist Suprapto awaken love. It is a pyscho-spiritual approach that continues to expand and evolve as her son Suryodarmo and Amerta Movement has to the souls journey using movement as the Jonathan Horan carries the torch forward for inspired thousands of people in the West, vehicle of exploration. new generations. and in his native Indonesia, Java, who have www.amarapagano.com www.5rhythms.com been influenced by his moving/dancing practice and life-lessons in how to practice Biodanza A growing global phenomenon AcroYoga A strength building blend of making one’s own bodily experience more for poetic encounters developed by the late yoga, acrobatics, and Thai massage conceived conscious as a human resource. Rolando Toro in Argentina brings an intimate by Jason Nemer and Jenny Sauer Klein. www.wikipedia.org/wiki/amerta_movement and kinetic consciousness to the dance floor, This practice of trust, body awareness and upleveling the collective biofield. Poetic playfulness has grown popular at ecstatic Anat Baniel Method A system of movement done in a cultivated-community dances and with festival cultures. therapeutic movement developed by setting evokes and cultivates the five www.acroyoga.org Feldenkrais protegé Anat Baniel with wide major human potentials: Vitality, Sexuality, application across ages and abilities. Creativity, Affectivity, and Transcendence. Action Theater: Improvisational theater www.anatbanielmethod.com www.biodanza.org training and performance method founded by Ruth Zaporah. Embodied exercises lead to Aston Kinetics Forms of movement, Bartenieff Fundamentals An extension spontaneous and artful communication. bodywork, fitness and specialty products of Laban Movement Analysis developed www.actiontheater.com for proper alignment developed by somatic by Irmgard Bartenieff. Exercises that apply pioneer Judith Aston. Includes education for Laban’s movement theory to the functioning Alchemy Spinning A transformative daily activities and specialized trainings in of the human body in motion. www. participatory prayerformance experience pilates, yoga, golf, music, etc. limsonline.org 101 guide developed by somatic movement specialist www.astonkinetics.com Raquel Boluda. The Sufi-inspired practice BeachDance Synchronized i-Pods are cultivates artistic ability and transpersonal Authentic Movement A self-directed the key to this ecstatic dance innovation led growth in a field of expanded consciousness. form developed by dance therapy pioneer by Lisa Evans on the shores of Oregon and www.alchemyspinning.com Mary Starks Whitehouse in the 1950’s. Hawaii. Free dancing in sand, sun, and surf. Involves gaining access and giving creative www.beachdance.com Alexander Technique Australian actor expression to the inner life with movement, F.M. Alexander developed this technique for drawing, processing, and witnessing. Bellyfit A fusion-fitness experience created creating balance in the relationship between www.authenticmovementcommunity.org by Vancouver-based Alice Bracegirdle that neck and head. A simple and practical method embraces elements of Pilates, yoga, and that changes everyday habits to improve Azul meditation. Combines Western cardio freedom of movement. Amara Pagano’s evolution of her work with with dances from India and Africa for an www.alexandertechnique.com 5Rhythms, Azul is a conscious dance practice envigorating and illuminating workout. www.bellyfit.ca conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation 101 movement modalities Breema A protocol of over 300 self and partner exercises that bear resemblance to Thai massage and contact improv with an inner-activated awareness and soul integration. This system of nine principles of harmony applies to all aspects of life. www.breema.com

Body-Mind Centering An influential process of creative embodiment developed by somatic movement educator Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen. Hands-on re-patterning and movement education principles are complementary to virtually any movement or meditative modality. www.bodymindcentering.com

Body of Sound A playful journey into rhythm, voice, and movement developed by Alyssa de Caro. Elements of body percussion, vocal toning, ecstatic dance, Contact Improvisation, and Balinese kecak are used for finding your personal flow state, naturally falling into rhythm and enjoying your life and body as a vibrational entity of awarenesss. www.bodyofsound.com

Body Psychotherapy Also referred to as Somatic Psychology, registered practitioners awaken the healing capacity of the mindbody connection. www.usabp.org

Body Tales The work of Olivia Corson and Lysa Castro evokes meaningful personal stories through intuitive movement, spoken word, and supportive witnessing and live performance www.bodytales.com

ChakraDance Australians Natalie Southgate and Douglas Channing use music as the energetic gateway to the seven major chakras of the body. Remote trainings empower over 160 teachers around the globe. www.chakradance.com

CoCréa Connection and consciousness raising are the intentions within this partnered fusion practice co-created by Wren LaFeet and Antje Shafer. Welcomed in a wide variety of settings from festivals to corporate boardrooms, this inquiry into balance and leadership is a tool for cultivating peace and creating loving relationships. www.nomaddance.com

Conscious Salsa A playful practice that engages multiple levels of energy. Using the metaphor of partnership and balance, discover rich roots of transformation. Pioneered by the Osho-influenced Deva Sangeet is a masculine/feminine masterpiece. www.wavesofbeing.com

Contact Improvisation A practice for partners or groups exploring shared weight, balance and connection largely accredited to innovations made by Steve Paxton and Nancy Stark-Smith in the late 70’s. www.contactquarterly.com

Continuum The work of Emilie Conrad and carried out with evolutionary expansion around the world is based on the basic tenet that all fluids of the body function as fundamentally one undulating stream of intelligence. www.continuummovement.com

conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation 101 movement modalities Core Connexion An approach to dance be appreciated. Ecstatic Dance This once loosely-defined as movement meditation and healing art www.dancingmindfulness.com term has gained traction with a global network developed by Eva Vigran. This practice leads of affiliated dances following the guidelines to creative expression from the core through Dancing the Rainbow Tools for self- developed by the Bay Area non-profit led by connection to body, breath, and sensation. development within a movement framework Tyler Blank. Headquarters dances in Oakland www.coreconnexion.net that uses color, art, world music, and the set the tone, and an annual retreat in Hawaii is chakra system. Co-created in the 90’s by the pilgramage. Core Flow A fluid facilitated approach the multi-talented duo of Lani O’Hanlon and www.ecstaticdance.org to mindful-moving fitness developed by Antoinette Spillane in Ireland. Janet Welsh designed to develop athleticism www.laniohanlon.com Eurythmy This somatic art form was created and core strength while awakening body by Rudolf Steiner, the early 20th century intelligence. A gentle, safe and effective Danyasa A flowing practice created by eco- philosopher and founder of both biodynamic method for growing strong –for every age. retreat founder and movement mentor Sofiah farming and the Waldorf school system. A www.coreflowfitness.com Thom, uniting the essence of Vinyasa with the performance art that relates the tones and energy of dance. Workshops and trainings in rhythms of music to soul experiences such as Dance Meditation An integrated beautiful Costa Rica and beyond showcase joy and sorrow. This form of “visible speech movement meditation system that is offered natures beauty and flow for sacred feminine and music” is widely practiced within the both as a personal path and a dynamic expression to fully come through form. Waldorf school system around the world. community process. Suif-influenced founder www.danyasa.com www.eana.org Dunya Dianne McPherson cultivates embodied awareness under the premise that the body is spiritual intelligence. www.dancemeditation.org

Dance/Movement Therapy Qualified practitioners have post-graduate degrees and professional certification through the American Dance Therapy Association. www.adta.org

Dance of Liberation Blindfolds are used in the shamanic tradition to allow inner creativity to break free. Parashakti created this form to free emotional, mental, and spiritual blockages. www.parashakti.org

Dance of Oneness This form designed by Banafsheh Sayyad combines elements of Persian, Tribal, and Flamenco dancing with the philosophies of Yoga, Tai Chi, Sufi Ritual, and the poetry of Rumi, and Hafiz. www.namah.net

Dance Our Way Home An award- winning holistic dance practice for women developed by Erica Ross in Toronto. www.danceourwayhome.com

Dance Your Bliss A lighthearted approach to body-centered expressive therapy created by Rachel Fleischman. Music, movement, and voice complement art making and journaling. www.dancingyourbliss.com

Dances of Universal Peace Developed by Sufi teacher Samuel Lewis as a path toward peace through the arts. A library of over 3,000 traditional circle dances from all cultures is explored at weekly gatherings around the world. www.dancesofuniversalpeace.org

Dancing Freedom A form of full- spectrum manifestation through movement created by globally savvy facilitator Samantha Sweetwater. Soul-activating life-changing trainings in exotic locales. www.dancingfreedom.com

Dancing Mindfulness A therapeutic approach to achieving mindfulness through movement developed by Dr. Jamie Marich. A somatic method to integrate mind and body and bring heightened awareness where it can

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Feldenkrais The methods of Moshe Ideokinesis Lulu Sweigart and Barbara Kinetic Awareness A guided experiential Feldenkrais guide people of all abilities Clark evolved the work of their teacher Mabel study of the fundamentals of movement through precisely structured movement Elsworth Todd into this protocol popular with created by dancer-choreographer Elaine explorations that involve thinking, sensing, dance professionals. This integrated somatic Summers. Relies on inflatables and is also moving, and imagining. The active expression approach involves sustained mental focus on known as The Ball Work. is called Awareness Through Movement. imagined actions. www.kineticawarenesscenter.org www.feldenkrais.com www.ideokinesis.com KiVo– The Kinetic Voice Connection Flow Arts A big area of innovation. Any Integral Transformative Practice with the kinetic voice is the intention behind form of movement or fire arts that involves Conceived by human potential pioneers the spirited practice developed by musician- manipulation of flaming wicks, poi or staff George Leonard and Esalen founder Michael dancer Lis Addison. Ecstatic circles of dance, work for the purpose of attaining the state Murphy, this long-term program effects movement, and body chants bring music, of ‘flow”. Tools to introduce your family to positive change through a series of daily movement and rhythm into the body easing embodied movement. www.nafaa.org body-mind-spirit practices. the central nervous systme with natural www.itp-international.org vibrational medicine. www.kivodance.com Gyrotonic Expansion System Romanian ballet dancer Juliu Horvath devised InterPlay The improvisatory and expressive Kundalini Dance Shamanic ritual- this system in response to his own injuries. forms developed by Cynthia Winton-Henry dance created by Australian Leyolah Antara Gyrotonics is done on specialized equipment and Phil Porter activate the human capacity Dekanic. Often led by facilitator-DJ duos, and Gyrokinesis exercises only require a mat. for body wisdom by evoking the spirit of play. this deeply transformative and sometimes www.gyrotonic.com www.interplay.org cathartic experience is popular in Canada and on the festival circuit. Hellerwork A system of somatic education Jazzercise The “just-for-fun” take on jazz www.kundalini-dance.com and bodywork that follows Ida Rolf’s lineage dance launched by Judi Sheppard Missett in of Structural Integration. Joseph Heller base 1969 continues to be a fitness phenomenon Let Your Yoga Dance An exuberant form his interpretation on the inseparability of worldwide. Their forward thinking business of yoga and breath-based movement practice body, mind, and spirit. model supports facilitators and music created by Kripalu senior trainer Megha www.hellerwork.com producers by distrubuting early releases. Nancy Buttenheim. Powerful moves in an www.jazzercise.com atmosphere of levity. Hoop Dance The general term for all www.letyouryogadance.com forms of hula hooping, also well a respected JourneyDance Founder Toni Bergin’s movement modality and considered one of philosophy can be summed up as “Move Laban Movement Analysis A the flow arts. Mind-body integration and your body, love your life.” Her passionate vocabulary and analytic framework for the full spectrum fitness for all ages. Trainings community of trainers is spreading this description of human movement originally and workshops are offered by HoopHabit, original and dynamic transformative mind- devised by Rudolf Laban. This body of Herohoops, Hoopnotica, and many more. body-spirit fitness modality worldwide. work is highly respected and considered www.hooping.org www.journeydance.com foundational as it can be applied in diverse

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Alchemy Spinning EastWest Somatics Tamalpa Life/Art Raquel Boluda’s dervish- The Red Rock deserts Process inspired dance practice of Eastern Utah form a Drawing from the creative releases stored trauma and backdrop and guide the aes- well of the participants, heightens awareness. thetic of Sondra Fraleigh’s this approach developed in www.alchemyspinning.com signature practice. tandem by Anna Halprin and www.eastwestsomatics.com her daughter and Tamalpa Body Tales director Daria reveals inner The contemplative work KiVo wisdom through art and of Olivia Corson and Lysa Singing and dancing, movement. Castro is often done in chanting and moving, all www.tamalpa.org silence or in the context of done in a circle with deep witness-performer. roots in many traditions—Lis Turning the Wheel www.bodytales.com Addison’s work brings out Alana Shaw encourages the your kinetic voice. leaders in her national youth Breema www.kivokineticvoice.com organization to collaborate The rejuvenating ‘Seven with live musicians whenever Principles of Harmony’ are SpiritDance SoulSong possible. practiced quietly in partners A rich variety of embodiment www.turningthewheel.org or small groups to enhance tools woven together with well-being. soulful singing and dance, www.breema.com the heart-based work of Wassa Dance Ellen Watson and Daphne A love for rhythms from Continuum Tse is joyful to the core. around the world drives Lara Cultivating the flow of www.movingventures.org McIntosh to incorporate live breath, sound, and move- drummers and musicians ment is the heart of the influ- SoulWork Tantra often at her high energy ential practice developed by Consciousness raising events. the late Emilie Conrad. through embodied spiritual- www.wassadance.com www.continuummovement. ity is the playful context com for these transformational Whole Person retreats and trainings at the Drumming Core Connexion Self-Soul Center in Southern Going back to her roots with The work of Eva Vigran is Oregon. the great master drummer often practiced in groups www.selfsoulcenter.org Olatunji, rhythm facilitator outdoors or at sacred temple Zorina Wolf offers authen- sites in select locations. Taketina tic drumming for raising www.coreconnexion.com Rhythm and motion are consciousness. interlocked in a deceptively www.villageheartbeat.com Dance of Oneness simple yet highly effective Banafsheh is passionate method about working with world- of group circle movement renowned musicians to raise meditation for left/right the vibration of her offerings. brain integration. www.danceofoneness.com www.taketina.org

Dancing the Rainbow Nature is a willing dance partner in many of the site-specific workshops Lani O’Hanlon offers in Ireland. www.seventhrayarts.com

conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation 101 movement modalities feeling the vibes TaKeTiNa This group rhythm meditation is an incredibly powerful tool for left/right brain integration. The circle is a safe container to play with the edge of entrainment and chaos. www.taketina.com

Tamalpa Life/Art Process Using the tools of movement and art to release blockages and foster well-being, this work originally born from the performances of Anna Halprin has evolved into a global phenomenon for social good in the hands of her daughter Daria. www.tamalpa.org

Temple Tribal Fusion Modern-day prayerformance artist Tenley Wallace fuses ancient temple traditions of sacred dance, yoga, and decades of dakini wisdom with the fine art of tribal belly dance. www.templetribalfusion.com

The Form The energetic reality practice of New Zealand-based Bernie Prior profoundly stirs the soul and allows a shift in awareness towards peace and well-being. www.bernieprior.org

The Groove Dance-driven fitness and fun devised by Canadian Misty Tripoli. Teachers offer celebratory classes for kids and adults, and Misty leads exotic Groove Retreats for deep community connection. www.theworldgroovemovement.com

The Morning Sojourn A series of morning dance meditations delivered remotely around the world by Portland-based movement mentor Winky Wheeler. Writing in the provided Sojournal anchors the practice Turning the Wheel The intergenerational Wowzacise The breakthrough process with self expressive art and writing. community movement set in motion by of Elisa Lodge. An exploration into the www.themorningsojourn.com founder Alana Shaw is growing fast and physiology of youthful aliveness done by launching somatic leaders across the country. rolling and bouncing on yoga balls. The Present Movement A gift of www.turningthewheel.org www.wowzacise.com Maureen Momo Freehill’s lifetime of multicultural somatic research; this intermodal Uzazu Dylan Newcomb’s language of Yoga Trance Dance High-energy yoga- art journey celebrates nature’s holistic energy is a somatic polarity practice aligned dance fusion consciously brought to the spectrum of soul-body intelligence and with the Spiral Dynamics work developed by masses by superstar and high priestess of cultivates humanity’s flowering grace through Clare Graves. transformational travel. Dancing across the solo plus communal resonance with source. www.uzazu.org worldstage, Shiva Rea ingnites power and www.presentmovement.com passion with her body of work. VitalDanza Created by Patricia Martello, www.shivarea.com Trager Approach The embodiment the Argentinean protégé of Biodanza methods of the late Dr. Milton Trager include founder Rolando Toro. This offshoot Yum Sessions Improvisational live Mentastics, the movement form of Trager weaves components of Toro’s vision with music meets ecstatic dance! Inspired Psychophysical Bodywork. A complementary complementary holistic disciplines. by the nuggets in Soul Motion, Contact form for practitioners and facilitators. www.vitaldevelopmentusa.com Improvisation, 5 Rhythms and led by PJ www.trager.com Novotny. Vivid Existence A life practice and inquiry www.facebook.com/yumsession Trance Dance Archaic form that is often into embodiment devised by Leela Francis, done with blindfolds in a ritual setting, this author of “Women’s Way Home.” Zumba Beto Perez played a Latin dance deeply transformative journey is currently www.leelafrancis.com tape one day in the ‘90s at his fitness class in translated by Wilbert Alix, Parashakti and Columbia and called the resulting madness many others around the world. Wassa Dance World rhythms blend “Rumba-cise.” He met the Perlman brothers www.trancedance.com seamlessly with traditional and contemporary in Miami, they re-branded it Zumba, and the dance steps in this lively Afro-fusion dance rest is history. TransDance A potent and prayer-full form Lara McIntosh created to deepen and www.zumba.com dance experience that integrates elements of expand a dancer’s movement skills, body tribal motion, freeform jamming, and active awareness and music appreciation. imagination. Led by Temple Arts Institute www.wassadance.com SEE THE UPSHIFT PAGES founder Heather Munro-Pierce. www.templeartsinstitute.com Whole Person Drumming FOR IN-DEPTH INFORMATION The immersive rhythm practice of Zorina ON DANCE FIRST MEMBER TranscenDance A dynamic and effective Wolf brings connection, transformation, and mind-body-spirit movement and life mastery personal development through full-body MODALITIES! practice developed by distance coaching engagement between the drum and your pioneer and transformational leadership soul. This rich practice brings a grounded expert Jennifer Joy Jimenez. awareness to your body and life. www.transcendanceonline.com www.villageheartbeat.com

conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation somatic syllabus Dancformative Edu’s Antioch University Keene, NH School of Movement Medicine Totnes, UK www.antioch.edu www.schoolofmovementmedicine.com California Institute of the Arts Valencia, CA Sofia University Palo Alto, CA www.calarts.edu www.sofia.edu California Institute of Integral Studies Skidmore College Saratoga Springs, NY San Francisco, CA www.skidmore.edu www.ciis.edu SUNY Brockport Brockport, NY Columbia College Chicago, IL www.brockport.edu www.colum.edu Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX Concordia University Montreal, CA www.dance.tcu.edu Department of Contemporary Dance Texas Woman’s Universit Denton, TX www.dance.concordia.ca www.twu.edu/dance Denison University Granville, OH University of California LA, CA www.denison.edu World Arts and Cultures/Dance Drexel University Philadelphia, PA www.wacd.ucla.edu www.drexel.edu University of Illinois Urbana, IL Emory University Atlanta, GA http://dance.uiuc.edu www.dance.emory.edu University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI Franklin and Marshall College Lancaster, PA http://dance.umich.edu www.fandm.edu/dance University of Oregon Eugene, OR Goddard College www.dance.uoregon.edu www.goddard.edu Tamalpa Institute SF Bay Area Hollins University Roanoke, VA Movement Based Expressive Arts www.hollinsdance.com www.tamalpainstitute.org Hunter College University of Rochester Rochester, NY www.hunter.cuny.edu www.rochester.edu 5RhythJFmsK University SF Bay Area & Costa Mesa, CA University of San Francisco SF, CA www.jfku.edu Performing Arts and Social Justice www.usfca.edu/artsci/pa Kinections Rochester, NY www.kinections.com Wayne State University Detroit, MI www.dance.wayne.ed Lesley University Cambridge, MA www.lesley.edu Luther College Decorah, IA www.luther.edu Middlebury College Middlebury, VT www.go.middlebury.edu/dance danyasa Mills College Oakland, CA www.mills.edu Naropa University Boulder, CO www.naropa.edu New York University New York, NY Tisch School of the Arts Professional Associations www.tisch.nyu.edu Oberlin College and Conservatory ADTA: American Dance Therapy Association Oberlin, OH www.adta.org www.oberlin.edu/dance ASPA: Australian Somatic Psychotherapy Ohio State Columbus, OH Association www.dance.osu.edu www.somaticpsych.org.au Pacifica Graduate Institute Santa Barbara, CA Center for Mind-Body Medicine, www.pacifica.ed Washington, DC Pratt Institute Brooklyn, NY www.cmbm.org www.pratt.edu DFA: Dance First Association Prescott College Tucson, AZ www.dancefirst.org www.prescott.edu DTAA: Dance Therapy Association of Princeton University Princeton, NJ Australia Lewis Center for the Arts www.dtaa.org www.princeton.edu ISMETA: International Somatic Movement Rudolf Steiner College Fair Oaks, CA Education & Therapy Association Eurythmy Music and Word in Movement www.ismeta.org www.steinercollege.edu EABP: European Association for Body Sarah Lawrence College Yonkers, NY Psychotherapy www.eabp.org www.sarahlawrence.edu/dance USABP: US Association for Body Psychotherapy www.usabp.org

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conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation community or collective freeform dancing A partial list of dances that are not specifically rooted in one modality or practice. The ethos of “no booze–no shoes –just move as you choose” prevails. See more listings on our MoveMap! Alaska Dance On the Wild Side, Buffalo www.danceonthewildside.com Bare Paws Dance Collective, Anchorage The Get Down (Get Your Dance On), NYC www.facebook.com/barepaws.dance www.facebook.com/pages/Get-Your-Dance-On Seward Dance Tribe, Seward www.facebook.com/sewarddancetribe Freestyle Frolic, Kingston/New Paltz www.freestylefrolic.org Dance Eden, Chestnut Ridge (monthly) arizona www.facebook.com/groups/danceeden Freemotion Flagstaff www.facebook.com/freemotionflagstaff Spirit Dance, Sparkill (monthly) www.spiritdance.us california Barefoot Boogie, NYC (bi-monthly) www.barefootboogie.org Barefoot Boogie, Berkeley www.barefootboogie.net North Carolina Dance Alive, Santa Monica www.dancealive.com Asheville Movement Collective, Asheville Dance Church, Santa Cruz www.dancechurch.org www.ashevillemovementcollective.org Ecstatic Jam, Berkeley, Berkeley, www.ecstaticjam.com Oregon Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, Culver City www.movinground.com Coalessence Dance, Eugene www.coalessencedance.com Intuitive Movement Jam, Alta Dena www.IMJam.net Dance Ashland, Ashland www.danceashland.net Sacred Dance Live, Los Angeles www.sacreddancelive.com Dance Quest, Portland www.somaspace.us Sierra Conscious Dance, Truckee www.sierraconsciousdance.com Dream Dance, Portland www.omculture.com Soul Sanctuary Dance, Berkeley www.soulsanctuarydance.com Mindful Meltdown, Portland www.pdxecstaticdance.com Unconditional Dance, Harbin Hot Springs www.harbin.org Sacred Circle Dance, Portland www.sacredcircledance.com Yum Sessions, San Luis Obispo www.facebook.com/yum-session Spiritweaves, Portland www.spiritweaves.com colorado Urban Boogie, Portland www.somaspace.us BodyMantra, Boulder www.body-mantra.com Muse Dance, Portland www.facebook.com/groups/MUSEdancers Communidance, Colorado Springs www.communidance.com Texas Conscious Dance Boulder, Boulder www.facebook.com/groups/ Body Choir, Austin www.bodychoir.org consciousdanceboulder Conscious Dance, Denton www.consciousdancedenton.com Ecstatic Dance Boulder, Boulder www.danceinthesunshine.com Dance Evolution, Houston www.ecstaticdancehouston.com Movement Mass, Boulder www.goldenbridge.org Dancing Together, Austin www.dancingtogether.org Soul Kitchen Dance, Fort Collins www.facebook.com/ Ecstatic Dance, Austin www.ecstaticdanceaustin.net soulkitchendance Ecstatic Moondance, Dallas www.monicablossom.com Rhythm Sanctuary, Denver www.rhythmsanctuary.com Utah florida Women’s Full Moon Dance, Salt Lake City Conscious Movement, Sarasota www.facebook.com/FullMoonDance www.consciousmovementsarasota.com Dances of Spirit, St Petersburg, www.dancesofspirt.com Vermont Sacred Dance, Del Rey www.ecstaticdancecommunity.com Vermont Dance Tribe, Shelburne www.vermontdancetribe.org hawaii Washington State Beach Dance, Maui www.beachdance.com Dance Embodied, Seattle www.meetup.com/seattletantra Ecstatic Dance, Honolulu www.ecstaticdancehawaii.com Dream Dance, Seattle www.omculture.com Kalani Ecstatic Dance, Pahoa www.kalani.com Ecstatic Dance, Seattle www.ecstaticdanceseattle.com Flying Turtle Dance, Seattle www.flyingturtledance.com Illinois Free Form Dance Dance, Seattle www.freeformdancedance.com Club Divine, Chicago www.clubdivinechicago.com Give Peace a Dance, Chicago www.givepeaceadance.com International Conscious Dance Space, Totnes, Devon, UK Massachusetts www.consciousdancespace.com Dance Freedom, Cambridge www.dancefreedom.com Divine Dance, Melbourne, Australia www.divinedance.com.au Dance Friday, Cambridge www.dancefriday.org Ecstatic Dance, Toronto, Ontario www.tribaldancecommunity.com Dance Spirit, Northampton www.dancespirit.org Ecstatic Dance Toronto, Ontario www.danceourwayhome.com Dance Spree, Northhampton www.dancespree.org Just Dance, Vancouver, BC www.facebook.com/JDYVR New Mexico Movement Medicine, Capetown, South Africa www. schoolofmovementmedicine.com EmbodyDance Sante Fe, Santa Fe www.embodydancesantafe.org The Move, Toronto, Ontario www.themovecollective.org New York Sacred Moves, Waiheke Island, New Zealand www.sacredmoves.com Photo: LAURA CIROLIA

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conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation Spinning into the new year

It’s as easy as 1-2-3 to upgrade the 6 steps atmosphere in your home, classes, to starting workshops or private sessions with your love analog sound. There’s something special affair with to discover here – how the emotional vinyl. body is transformed by the vibrations and the mental body lets go.

1. Locate and call your nearest record shops and ask if they a) carry used records, and have a listening station. When you get a yes to both, plan your visit.

2. Ask for help with the listening station if you need it, and describe the type of atmospheres or scenarios you wish to create and see what they come up with.

3. Find some artists that you are familiar with and listen to a selection of their songs that you haven’t heard befor-- or some that you’ve only heard digitally.

4. Walk around at random and see what catches your eye. Flip through the stacks and feel what jumps out at your fingers.

5. Buy a few records! Take them home if you have a turntable, and listen to them end-to-end. Some records reveal their brilliance after repeated listenings.

6. N o turntable yet? Find a friend with gear and make tapes. You’ll retain the electromagnetic resonance that our hearts crave and have your analog music on the go by using cassettes.

WHO TO TURN TO: The makers of Crosley Turntables have heard the demand. They’re coming out with a deluxe audiophile version of their popular Keepsake turntable for only $199 that’s perfect for facilitators or practitioners of every sort.

You don’t have to learn to DJ to touch people’s hearts with vinyl. A handful of records and a portable turntable allows you to bring the ritual with you and punctuate your work. Here’s some ideas to get you started.

Discogs Vinyl Hub www.vinylhub.com Crosley Turntables www.crosleyradio.com Photo: LAURA CIROLIA

conscious dancer magazine | upshift guide | dance first foundation Getting in gear and up to speed as a vinyl Mixing is DJ requires some time, a committment and a moving maybe even requires a stroke of divine meditation. inspiration yet it is truly a rewarding process. Spin your way Here is some expert advice from Razor-n- to bliss! Tape label boss Aaron Dae that will help you dial in your set up like a pro.

by Aaron Dae

TURNTABLES: Technics 1200’s are the beginning and end for me. Those Pioneer Turntables and Mixers things are like tanks and really—is there a need to “fix it if it ain’t broke?” www.pioneerelectronics.com I haven’t tried the new Pioneer PLX1000’s yet, but am eager to check them Technics SL-1200 Resource out and see what all the buzz is about. www.kabusa.com/1200bld.htm MIXERS: I’m partial to the Pioneer DJM series, currently the 900 or 900 Nexus E & S Rotary Mixer since it has a vast assortment of fx and the filter knob on each channel is www.electronique-spectacle.com always nice. In addition, the E&S portable rotary mixers from Jerome Barbe Rane Mixers & DJ Deep are really great to play on. They are exceptionally smooth and www.dj.rane.com have master isolators as well as dedicated low/hi eqs on each channel plus the sound output is hard to beat. (editors choice: Rane MP-44) Ortofon Cartridges www.ortofon.us CARTRIDGES: I have a set of highlighter yellow Ortofon Nightclubs mounted Shure Cartridges & Accessories on the stock Technics headshell which I like very much. J uses the Shure www.shure.com/americas Whitelabels which I also feel have good traction and sound quality. Sony Headphones HEADPHONES: Sony 7506 for me. I’ve used these headphones for many many www.pro.sony.com years now. They have the right amount of low, mid, and high range response Sennheiser Headphones for me. Only issue is the ear cushions often break down over time or come off. www.en-us.sennheiser.com However, I installed aftermarket Beyerdynamic velour earpads and I no longer have that issue. J uses the Sennheiser HD25-1-II’s Dynaudio BM6A Monitors www.dynaudioprofessional.com STUDIO MONITORS: For my DJ rig at home, I use a pair of insanely large Yamaha HS50M Monitors vintage Akai speakers. J’s the producer, he uses a pair of Dynaudio BM6A for www.usa.yamaha.com his main set, and then a pair of Yamaha HSM50s and the Mackie HR824 Mackie HR824 Monitors SOUND SYSTEMS: I’ve played on a number of Funktion One sound systems www.mackie.com and they are really great They are often nice and loud, but you can also speak Funktion One Sound to the person next to you on the dance floor without having to scream. I also www.funktion-one.com dig the Void Systems although I’ve found them to be a bit heavy on the high end sometimes, but that could also be chalked up to whatever the sound guy Void Audio has done. On the smaller side, a good QSC rig never hurts ;-) www.voidaudio.com QSC Audio TRAVEL GEAR: I use the Headliner backpack most of the time. It has just the www.qsc.com right amount of room for some wax, headphones, laptop + all sorts of other little compartments and is made from a sturdy material. J uses UDG rolling Headliner Bags trolleys and a Shure backpack record bag www.headlinerbags.com UDG Gear ACCESSORIES: I’ve seen a bunch of people using turntable weights although www.udggear.com I haven’t had the pleasure of trying them out myself yet. There are several companies making them, but Master Sounds seems to be the most reputable Mastersounds Vinyl Weights one out there. www.mastersounds.co.uk Photo: LAURA CIROLIA

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We salute the many heart-y grownups who are passionate about dance and movement and have dedicated their focus to the upcoming generation. Innovative and somatically enlivening programs around the world are bringing movement to every age and stage. A growing number of groups are on a mission to expand dance education by bringing the parents into the picture. youth on the move Photos: LAURA CIROLIA

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Shauna Devlin – Waves Anouk Heike Maucher – Waves UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Linda Susanne (Susie) Haces – Waves Tribal: we embrace connection on Movement is both the medicine and the metaphor, reach- CHINA Anat Tamir – Waves Lina Nahhas – Waves Lisa DeLand – Waves Sheryl Feniger – Waves Lucia Horan – Waves, Heartbeat the dance floor and community ing across all languages, cultures and age groups to trans- ITALY UNITED KINGDOM Margaret Wagner – Waves COLUMBIA Olivia Palmer – Waves Adam Barley – Waves, Heartbeat Margaux Skalecki – Waves around the world; we are 5Rhythms, form suffering into art, art into awareness, and awareness Carolina Maria Rudas Gomez – Waves Sara Bindi – Waves Ajay Rajani – Waves Mark Bonder – Waves COSTA RICA JAPAN Alain Allard – Waves, Heartbeat Martha Peabody Walker – Waves, Heartbeat One Tribe. Amber Ryan – Waves Sahaja Kurashima – Waves Alan Withers – Waves Masayo Benoist – Waves into action. 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Jan Redsted – Waves Monika Korschner – Waves Gillian Galbraith – Waves Sayrah Garrison – Waves Nina Ejlskov – Waves Pauline van Hezik – Waves Hilary Kneale – Waves Scotty Lewis – Waves Rian van Duijnhoven – Waves Jason Rowe – Waves Sue Stabley – Waves Waves Map Teacher Training: FRANCE Rimke Pepers – Waves Jean Rankin – Waves Tammy Burstein – Waves, Heartbeat Amelie Schweiger – Waves, Heartbeat Ron Hagendoorn – Waves Jessica Howie – Waves Tanya Goldman – Waves Now accepting applications for “ Waves move in patterns. Patterns move in Carine Bourny – Waves Sietske Venema – Waves, Heartbeat John Porter – Waves Tara Lee Ford – Waves Deborah Bacon Dilts – Waves Spring 2015. Tineke de Wit – Waves Karen Rose Ramsay – Waves Vehllia Tranne – Waves Guillaume Laplane – Waves rhythms. A human being is just that —energy, Willemijn de Dreu – Waves, Heartbeat Katarzyna Kat Pugowska – Waves Visudha de los Santos – Waves Jean-Francois Granadel – Waves NEW! Become a 5R Sweat NORWAY Lorca Simons -– Waves Lise Merlin – Waves Neda Nenadic – Waves URUGUAY TM waves, patterns, rhythms. Nothing more. Marc Silvestre – Waves Erik Soyland – Waves Maria Margarita Peñaloza – Waves SpaceHolder Grete Belinda Solberg Barton – Waves Neil Pinnock – Waves For info email [email protected] Nothing less. A dance.” – GABRIELLE ROTH, FOUNDER

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ADAM BARLEY stumbled Clear, high energy, and focused. I’m a rock upon a tape of Gabrielle and roll monk, dedicated father, endless seeker, Roth’s music in the late ‘80s a take-no-prisoners big cat who’s spent enough and knew he’d found something extraordinary. time in the shadows to know how precious it is Starting out dancing at to enjoy life. home with the curtains If you are looking to do some really deep closed, by ‘93 he was healing, or to give your whole being to a teaching the 5Rhythms, and went on to have individual spiritual practice that rocks the house as the mentoring with Gabrielle in 5Rhythms® can, see you on the floor...” the late ‘90s to teach her ‘Heartbeat’ work, creating “ Subtle, powerful, no-nonsense teaching, an international reputation for high energy, life-chang- with a rare blend of intense presence, ing workshops. command and vulnerability.” At adambarley.com you can “ An incredible teacher and guide. Magic.” find tips on practice, integration into daily life, music “ This man’s understanding of the for download, and more. 5Rhythms maps is sublime.”

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INTERNATIONAL DANCER, Alchemy Spinning is a somatic practice inspired YOGI, TRANSPERSONAL SOMATIC THERAPIST and by the ecstatic whirling of dervishes that uses founder of Alchemy Spinning, breathwork, dance, movement, yoga and chakra Raquel Boluda’s passion is to meditation. It’s great for therapy, self growth, transform trauma into healing and wisdom by connecting to art-making, poetic expression, group human goodness and grace facilitation and prayerformance. through movement and expanded consciousness. We invite you to experience the PRIOR TO SPINNING... transformative effects of Alchemy we will work on several exercises Spinning. Discover, expand and use true power for that combine dance, yoga and meditation in order to connect healing. unleashing creativity, and fully engaging in deeply with our own bodies, the co-creation of a thriving, peaceful and sustainable balance the flow of energy in our culture based on love, respect and compassion. chakras and along our spines, and root ourselves firmly in the Earth, while charging up our energy. This is the key to avoid “ Alchemy Spinning is inspired by the spinning and manage dizziness. of planets, stars and galaxies; by the move- Ongoing classes, workshops & ments of energy around our chakras; and by performance listings online. the hypnotic whirling of Sufi dervishes”

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Utiizing the power of movement to awaken love

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ABOUT AMARA Azul is a conscious dance practice that utilizes a Trained by Gabrielle Roth, Ama- psycho-spiritual approach to the soul’s journey combined ra has taught 5Rhythms® for 18 with the power of movement to awaken love. years and has traveled the world spreading her unique voice in The image of Azul is an upward spiral where we do the this work throughout countries work of embodiment to awaken the heart, creating space in Europe, the Americas and Australia. for healing, transform- Inspired by the spiritual ing our suffering into self teachings of Sri Prem Baba, knowledge and awakening Amara developed the Azul conscious dance pracMce and the Self, until we come to the Awakening Love Trilogy. She fully experience ourselves is also the founder of the global as love. conscious movement community OneDanceTribe. The work of Azul is offered in classes and PHOTO: JAN FROMMEL AZUL TEACHER TRAINING workshops and in the Awakening Love Trilogy, a series of program begins in November of 2016. week-long retreats designed to support deep personal For a full calendar of work- transformation offered in locations around the world. shops, Awakening Love Trilogy locations and Training “ Amara is the dance in it’s purest form, her light visit amarapagano.com and love...There are no words” – SHELLEY KYLE

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Bhakti Fest is a vehicle for evolution of human conscious- Bhakti Fest Midwest, June, 2016 ness through a heart-centered Bhakti Fest West, September, 2016 revolution. Sing and chant with top artists from around Bhakti Fest is one big celebration of love offering the globe. Practice and study a heart opening experience like no other. with expert yoga teachers. Attend enlightening well- It’s the largest gathering of yoga & conscious ness workshops with world- music leaders from around the globe. renowned presenters. Come sing, dance, play and immerse Plan to share these transformation times with us! yourself in this beautiful Get details and tickets at bhaktifest.com community and experience!

“ …what a gorgeous gathering of high conscious BEings at Bhaktifest…I can honestly say it was one of the best festivals I have experienced thus far.” – CATHERINE SCHERWENKA, ONENESS TRAINER/MEDITATOR

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“ I was interested in creating a system to stimulate the joy of being alive, to enhance the integration between mind and body and to strengthen the connection between human beings.” – ROLANDO TORO, CREATOR

BECOMING A BIODANZA Biodanza is a life affirming transformational movement FACILITATOR practice. It combines carefully selected music from around A Biodanza Facilitator completes a 3-year training of 30 weekend the world with vibrant heart-opening exercises. A weekly workshops, presents a thesis, and Biodanza practice creates a sense of joy and aliveness, completes supervised facilitation. enriches our relationships, awakens creative expression Each facilitator brings a unique passion and flavor to every dance and expands our capacity to live in the present. journey. Biodanza The Rolando Toro System (RTS) of Biodanza “ Biodanza is a way to share what emerged in the 60s in Chile from the pioneering work of is marvelous about the human experience with others.” Rolando Toro Araneda, a clinical psychologist and –Rolonado Toro anthropologist. It was introduced to the US in 1998. COME DANCE WITH US Today there are many schools worldwide and two in the Your 2nd class is always free. US: east coast and west coast.

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COME HOME TO YOUR BODY AND BRING YOUR Body Tales is a creative and healing practice that STORIES TO LIFE integrates movement, voice and personal storytelling. We invite you to learn more This unique form combines elements of dance, theater, about Body Tales and more about Authentic Movement — a related therapy and expressive arts. It encourages and supports movement practice. Follow your an embodied value system in which the well-being of movement, free your stories; gain the Earth is central. Body Tales brings people together skill in integrating and expressing essential body wisdom. You are in- from varied walks of life– including educators, art- vited to expand your creative and ists, therapists and professionals in many arenas – and healing capacities by trying out our classes, workshops, retreats welcomes diversity in ethnicity, spiritual practices, age, and private sessions. Come see sexual orientation, body size and physical ability, etc! Body Tales in action — check out a performance! EAST BAY & NORTH BAY “ With humans, stories matter. Stories We offer ongoing classes, monthly groups for women, workshops weave the fabric, sometimes whole, some- and retreats in several beauti- times torn, of every family and culture. ful Northen Califorina settings throughout the year. Join us for When we move and speak our embodied in-depth training, Soul repair, creative renewal and deep rest in stories, and they are received and valued, nature and a loving environment. we reclaim our humanity.” – OLIVIA CORSEN

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VISIT OUR CLASSES & Breema® is a simple, natural form of touch and WORKSHOPS movement supported by universal principles. The aim The emphasis is on experiential learning that you can apply of Breema is to bring us to a tangible experience of and benefit from in your daily presence. The more you are present, the more you life. No prior bodywork experience is necessary, but please can connect with yourself, with others, and with all life. be comfortable sitting and working on a padded floor. Breema bodywork and Self INTENSIVES Breema movements offer ideal Attend any Intensive at the support for practicing body-mind Breema Center or in Europe for an optimal opportunity to im- connection and the art of being merse yourself in practicing “the present, by working with and art of being present” with an international group of students. experiencing the Nine Principles CONTINUING EDUCATION of Harmony. Practicing Breema The Breema Center is approved allows you to stay connected to to offer continuing education yourself as you support others. for MFTs and LCSWs by the California BBS (#PCE5069), massage practitioners and bodyworkers by the NCBTMB “ When we let go of assumptions of (#145251-00), and registered nurses by the California separation, we let go of force.” BR(#CEP3852). – JON SCHREIBER

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Conscious Movement is an opportunity for you to connect to YOUR spirit, YOUR soul through movement. We dance barefoot, without speaking, so we can reconnect to our true spirit, our true soul. Through the healing vibrations of the sound, we move through and WITH our emotions in order to grow, to open, to heal and to increase our awareness and our consciousness.

“ My purpose in life is “ I step into a circle of dancers. I am a to connect people and to support people dancer and I am danced. There I drink on their healing path, the nectar of the void of time and space. through movement, music and magic. There I leap into the shadows wild in Peace, love and joy.” my self. Alone and together. I am a – KATHY ORAVEC, Facilitator of Conscious dancer and I am danced.” Movement & certified – POEM WRITTEN ABOUT CONSCIOUS Nia instructor MOVEMENT BY LARISA BYELY

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Conscious Movement is an opportunity for ELEMENTS OF CONTINUUM Continuum is an extraordinary awakening to the fullness of you to connect to YOUR spirit, YOUR soul BREATH: All movement originates what it means to be alive. In Continuum we experience the through movement. We dance barefoot, with breath. Our history and interconnection of our origins with the larger currents of all or- patterns are all maintained in the ganismic life, beginning with the first cell and ultimately layered without speaking, so we can reconnect to our movement or inhibition of breath. into the intricacies of human form. One aspect of the entire true spirit, our true soul. Through the healing Our creativity and all mobility human system is comprised of a vast communication network whether physical, emotional or vibrations of the sound, we move through and spiritual are enhanced by the within our bodies. WITH our emotions in order to grow, to open, dexterity of breath. Continuum uses movement, the dexterity of breath, the to heal and to increase our awareness and our SOUND: Sound is audible breath, resonance of sound and the value of meaning to amplify and consciousness. penetrating the density of locked refine this far-reaching communication with ourselves, others tissue. It eases mobility while and our world. We become liquid streams capable of a vast releasing areas of stagnation and range of resources moving through domains of burgeoning life. “ My purpose in life is stress. By coupling sound with “ I step into a circle of dancers. I am a Liberated we are encompassed by a world of creative inspira- to connect people movement, we increase the agility tion fed by the passionate fire of universal love. and to support people dancer and I am danced. There I drink of both. on their healing path, the nectar of the void of time and space. MOVEMENT: A full range of Continuum offers a wide range of classes, workshops, retreats through movement, non-patterned movement, from and professional programs for movers, shakers, practitioners music and magic. There I leap into the shadows wild in dynamic full-bodied expression and teachers of all kinds. There are Continuum teachers and to subtle micro-movements, Peace, love and joy.” my self. Alone and together. I am a stimulates neurological growth practitoners world-wide. Contact us for more information. – KATHY ORAVEC, dancer and I am danced.” and vibrancy. Undulating wave Facilitator of Conscious motion permeates tissue, POEM WRITTEN ABOUT CONSCIOUS Movement & certified – softens boundaries and amplifies “ Movement is what we are, not something Nia instructor MOVEMENT BY LARISA BYELY sensation. we do.” – EMILIE CONRAD, FOUNDER

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CoreConnexion is dedicated to the indestructible and luminous human spirit that lives at the core of all of us. The more we sense ourselves, the more we know our bodies and the more we know ourselves. In EVA VIGRAN, has taught CoreConnexion classes we activate and revive our movement and expressive innate resources for pleasure, resolution, and a arts since 1992 and provided teacher training throughout fulfilling life. Our bodies have the ability to remember Europe, Canada and the US the flow of life energy. The studio becomes a since 2002. playground for meditation and insight into life patterns, an opportunity to expand our movement repertoire and reclaim our aliveness.

LOCAL & INTERNATIONAL CLASSES, WORKSHOPS & “ My intention is to create a space for all of us to FACILITATOR TRAININGS connect to the core and explore our creative Join ongoing classes, workshops & facilitator training in Berkeley, potential because I believe that an individual’s California, Canada, Germany, personal growth and awareness also serve to New Zealand and Switzerland. Visit us online for complete support and expand global consciousness.” CoreConnexion program info. – EVA VIGRAN, CREATRIX OF CORECONNEXION

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INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED “ Banafsheh is one of the greatest sacred IRANIAN BORN SACRED DANCER, transformational teacher and dancers I have seen.” – DEEPAK CHOPRA founder, Banafsheh has performed and taught extensively in North America, Europe, Turkey and Explore your being as an embodied Australia. With an MFA in Dance channel of love through luscious move- and an MA in Chinese Medicine, ment and stillness. Gain practical tools she has initiated thousands into their body wisdom, consistently in- to feel at home within yourself, accessing spiring and motivating people with peace and ALIVENESS in ANY situation. movement’s dynamic healing and Dance of Oneness is a joyful and loving freeing powers. Her life has been way to fully embody Divine Spirit and live devoted to empowering people more freely, passionately and in service in through the creative process, inspiring them to free themselves the world. A fusion of rigorous technique, and to transform their daily lives self-expression and spiritual embodiment, into sacred, loving art that makes Dance of Oneness is a contemporary synthesis of Sufi Ritual them feel FULLY ALIVE. and Dervish Whirling, Flamenco, Persian and Modern dance, Based in LA, Banafsheh teaches Tai chi and Chi gong. Mystical teachings from the East and regularly at Esalen, Omega, West, the poetry of Rumi, Divine Feminine wisdom, Gurdjieff Kripalu, Hollyhock and other renowned centers in North America Work and Chinese Medicine are the theoretical groundwork and Europe. Find her workshop of Dance of Oneness. Certify in the pioneering wholistic offerings online. modality, Dance of Oneness.

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FREE FORM MOVEMENT Dances of Spirit is an intense and fulfilling experience UPLIFTING MUSIC of shamanic trance dance where intuition defies physi- SACRED SPACE cal space and mental confinements. SAFE ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY We feel the divine presence flowing within us as we go deep through inner exploration. Our soul’s rhythm leads us to find ourselves and awaken our pas- sions. We pray, we let go, we surrender and we soar. We release and we play. We connect to each other’s energy and dance together as ONE in joyful celebration of our divine essence.

LILLIE CINTRON Join us and watch your life unfold as you surrender is the Creator of Dances of your spirit to the dance. Spirit. Her mission is to facilitate an alternative venue for people to connect, express, “ In the beginning of times, rhythm and movement shift and flow through their life had no form or structure. We were all free! experiences into more creative, And with such intention, we pursue our dance.” mindful and joyful living. –LILLIE CINTRON, CREATOR

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JOIN US FOR A LIFE-CHANGING Dancing Freedom is a global community of people who JOURNEY INWARDS... to the depths of your body and love to dance and are passionate about co-creating a soul wisdom and outwards to better world. Our training blends deep somatic, ecstatic your evolving contribution to life, and shamanic movement work with collaborative humanity and consciousness itself. leadership training, soul empowerment, sacred ceremony DANCING FREEDOM and community mentoring. FACILITATOR TRAINING offers you the wisdom we have We support you to deepen and widen into your psycho- gained over 27 years of practice, research and teaching, and all we somatic awareness and skillfullness, your emotional have learned through the last five intelligence, your mindfullness, your compassionate re- training cycles, during which we sponsivity, and your resiliency as a leader and community have worked with 110+ Dancing Freedom Facilitators. co-creator. We provide an initiatory container to assist you It has been designed so that you to further mature as a loving adult and visionary steward. can immerse yourself fully, embody the practice with every cell of your being, and gain all the tools “ I have danced because it was in me to needed to facilitate movement for do so–the most natural and unavoidable a better world. We believe in YOUR vision of a expression of my soul.” better world through dance. – SAMANTHA SWEETWATER, CREATOR

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FACILITATOR TRAINING Mindfulness is the ancient practice of noticing without Becoming a certified facilitator judgment. We utilize movement as the primary channel through Mindful Ohio, Dr. Marich’s continuing education program, for cultivating mindful awareness. Developed by Jamie requires attendance at a three-day Marich, Ph.D., a master clinician, writer, and educator in facilitator training. Trainings are the field of mental heath and trauma, Dancing Mindful- offered at several locations around the country. Within the first week- ness is not ‘dance therapy’, rather, the attitudes of mindful end, you are facilitating Dancing meditation guide this moving practice. Mindfulness under supervision by Dr. Marich or an approved affiliate. Dancing through seven primary areas of mindfulness Recommended study given for in motion: breath, sound, body, story, mind, spirit, and enhancing your practice and fusion—participants tap into their body’s own healing taking it into your community. resources. Appropriate for both community and clinical Dancing Mindfulness LIVE (the video) is available for settings, facilitator trainings emphasize the principles of you to bring a full-length Dancing safety and trauma competency. Mindfulness session right into your home or studio. A perfect way to discover if training in Dancing “ When we practice mindfulness through Mindfulness is right for you! dance, we discover our creative Mindfulness Retreats Come and dance on retreat with genuineness. In finding the joy of Dr. Marich and other Dancing genuineness for ourselves, we can’t help Mindfulness enthusiasts! For more info visit www.mindfulohio.com but to share it with others.” – DR. JAMIE MARCH

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THE BODY Tamalpa Institute, founded in 1978 by dance and We live in and through our expressive arts pioneers Anna Halprin and Daria bodies. The body contains and reveals our entire life Halprin, offers a certification program and workshops experience. It is through in the Life/Art Process, a movement-based expressive the body that our physical, arts approach that integrates movement/dance, visual emotional, mental and spiritual levels become connected. arts, performance techniques and therapeutic practices. It is through the body that we Enter into life/art dialogues come to know ourselves and as a moving, imaginative, art-based the world. Expression, healing, change and transformation process. Use artistic processes are acts of embodiment. and the expressive arts to explore and deepen your relationship MOVEMENT AND DANCE Movement is the body’s to psychological life, to social issues primary language. We believe and to creativity itself. Explore that movement/dance is for all the living myths and metaphors that people a way to connect deeply and authentically, and to live a PHOTO BY LAURENCE DEMONT speak to your life. more embodied and creative life. What are the dances that our souls call for? “ If your body could speak, what would it say?” – DARIA HALPRIN

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January 11–24 2016 Imagine waking up and moving first thing. The Structure: Dancers gather in Imagine as you step into the dance other people silence for a short sit, allowing the are doing the exact same thing. Together we move movement to arrive from a place of to the same music, holding our intentions in good stillness. There isn’t any guided in- struction... Just each of us meeting the hearts and adding our unique gesture to a dance music, the dance, and the flowing around Earth. unfolding day together. We exit in silence. Simple. Profound. How would it change you? Join us and find out! Dance solo, in a studio or include Supported by a cutting edge web site that streams a friends/communities by becoming daily play list to you, this program offers a dance im- a host. Supported by a cutting edge website this unique program includes: mersion no matter where you live. A shared structure, TM individual online presence/registration, and a customized Sojournal provides Soul Motion fee percentage, customized infused movement guidance and creative inspiration. Sojournals, daily streamed music, A closed Facebook group connects us further. print-ready promotional graphics. For more information contact Started in 2012, in Portland, Oregon, our circle [email protected] continues to expand. Move with us across timezones and continents.

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THE SYNERGY STUDIO is The Synergy Studio offers movement, health, and known as a leader in the field of movement education. A Nia wellness for every Body, through a variety of instruc- training center with two resident tional classes and workshops. Presenting over 50 class- Nia trainers, the studio hosts multiple intensives a year, as well as es a week in Nia, Yoga, Pilates, Tai Chi, Belly Dance, weekend playshops. Synergy has Qigong, JourneyDance™, HoopDance, Zumba, Hand a resident year-round trainer in Transformational Breath®, holding Drumming as well as Massage Therapy, Transforma- workshops, trainings and breath tional Breath®, Yoga Therapy, Rolfing,Reiki and special groups. Also home to the Yoga Yoga School, a Yoga Alliance concerts with unique instruments, the studio is creating certified 8 month program for a new wave of somatic education in Texas. aspiring yoga teachers. Attract- ing masters in their field, we are The Synergy Studio educats and motivats people putting San Antonio on the map from San Antonio as well as travelers from all over the in the movement, health, and wellness industry. United States. Presented “Best Place to Move in Downtown” by the Downtown Alliance for 2007-08, and “The “ If you are seeking a high resonance movement Best of the City Yoga/Pilates Studio” 2013 and 2014 by San experience for your body, mind, emotions and Antonio Magazine, The Synergy spirit, The Synergy Studio in San Antonio is Studio is making a difference in the community! where you will find it. DEBBIE– ROSAS, FOUNDER OF NIA

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Turning the Wheel (TTW) is a Boulder-based national nonprofit organization whose members are passionate about employing the arts to encourage a collective ethic of caring for others and ourselves, while fostering healthy communities. Founded by Alana Shaw in 1989, TTW has touched the lives of over 75,000 people in 15 cities and more than 1000 schools and organizations. Using a model based on inclusiveness, collaboration, “THE BODY NOW” RETREAT and unconditional acceptance, TTW and our regional JUNE 26 – JULY 2, 2016 subsidiaries weave together improvisational movement ON WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA and theater, song and visual arts to create a playful en- Become a certified TTW vironment for people of all ages and abilities to come facilitator. Learn practical, playful skills that foster stress reduction, into the wisdom of their bodies, ignite their creativity self-care, and self- awareness. and connect more deeply with each other. Bring your skills to “last chance” schools, teen parents, and kids in rehab programs, as well as “ Loving ourselves and sharing that energy kids struggling desperately for identity and balance within the is the way for all the other problems of the mainstream educational system. earth to be solved. –ALANA SHAW, FOUNDER

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Transformative Travel is a true form of movement medicine. Embarking on a quest with the intention of reaching a new point of view calls to our souls during times of transition. The vast choices slim down as you really listen to your spirit and follow your hearts desire. When you hear the calling and a life changing walk-about or a soulful sojourn is on the horizon, pin a few of these outstanding divine destinations onto your vision board and begin creating a plan that makes your dream come true. –The Editors

30 somatic hot spots!

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30 Supra-SOMA LOCATIONS for transformational travel Amansala Tulum Dahlonega Spa Resort Earthdance mexico This sweet retreat gets a big thumbs Dahlonega, Ga Dahlonega Spa Resort plainfield, ma Long-time leader in up from workshop leaders Claire Alexander and Dahlonega, GA Newest member of the RnR somatic education and innovation, and hotbed Julia Tindall, not far from the action in Tulum, Resorts family, this countryside retreat in the for activity in the Contact Improv world. This they offer excellent accommodation and a Appalachian hill country near Atlanta is fast artist-run residency and retreat center has been delicious floor for movement. becoming a favorite for workshop leaders in hosting luminaries and offering programs since www.amansalaresort.com the South. www.rrresorts.com/dahlonega 1986. www.earthdance.net Blue Spirit Retreat Danyasa Eco-Retreat Ebbio NOSARA, Costa Rica Truly a jewel in playa dominical, Costa Rica Tuscany, ITALY Recommended by East the crown of Nosara, this deluxe destination A divine and ecologically sincere destination West Somatics founder Sondra Fraleigh, this is a favorite of the 5Rhythms family. Built and envisioned by globe trotting somatic continental destination combines old world designed from the ground up by Omega movement ambassador Sofiah Thom, and accommodation and European cuisine with founder Stephan Rechtschaffen, this epic her husband Brendan Jaffer-Thom as a place a splendid setting and floor for movement. destination features miles of remote beachfront. to offer their signature Danyasa training, A wise selection that is sure to support your www.bluespiritcostarica.com Sacred Sisterhood retreats and host to visiting mind, body and spirit on a somatic sojourn. visionary leaders. www.ebbio.com Breitenbush Hot Springs www.danyasa.com detroit, Or First and foremost a well- Esalen Institute functioning intentional community, this rustic Desa Seni BIG SUR, Ca The crown jewel of the west natural springs complex has geothermal heat in CAnggu, bali coast consciousness raising circuit. Big ideas every cabin. Known in the movement world for Desa Seni is one of the most unique retreat and global movements have bubbled forth centers in all of Bali. Many of the structures for the annual Contact Improv gathering. from these cliffside hot springs since the days are historic Indonesian dwellings salvaged www.breitenbush.com of writer Hunter S. Thompson, Emilie Conrad, from other islands and painstakingly restored Continuum and Gabrielle Roth, 5Rhythms. Butopia into guest lodging and facilities. Offering and www.esalen.org WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA We’ve written and hosting a variety of transformative workshops butopravedia about this off the grid retreat in the wilds and retreats, Desa Seni is home for the 2016 Haramara butopia of Washington, and we look to founder Maureen SpiritDance Soulsong retreat and teachers nayarit, mexico Perfect for small ‘Momo’ Freehill as an authority on all things training in April. to midsized groups who want privacy. This Eco-somatic. www.butopia.net www.desadeni.com beachside retreat near Puerto Vallarta sits

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Thousands employing the essence of sacred geometry and Rancho la Puerta of acres of hiking and at least two dances every locally sourced natural building materials into Tecate, Mexico Rancho la Puerta Tecate, week will re-emerge from the fires and bring the design. www.ojaifoundation.org Mexico Voted top spa retreat in the world over nature, nuture and spirituality together in this and over by Travel and Leisure magazine, “The amazing location. www.harbin.org. Omega Institute Rhinebeck, NY Ranch” gets top marks from Conscious Dancer Hollyhock Omega Institute One of the original off- as our favorite place to host a retreat. Absolute Cortes Island, B.C. 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