“Safety is not the absence of threat. It is the presence of connection” – Gabor Mate
(Safety is not the absence of danger. It is the presence of connection).
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Dance as a path to oneself,
as a conversation with another person.
A return home – to one’s body.
I invite you to a practice that awakens, nourishes, and soothes. A practice that allows you to meet yourself and another person in mindfulness, flow, emotion, and joy.
To movement and dance that helps regulate the nervous system, release unnecessary tension, restore the free flow of energy in the body, and “regain feeling.”
To practices that connect, allow you to strengthen and regain a sense of belonging and trust – in yourself, your body, in others, and in the world.
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After 7 years of conducting regular classes and workshops, I still consider the series in a permanent group to be the most valuable and profound form of movement-from-feeling practice. Please register and contact me 🙂
On January 20th and 27th, open classes will be held, meaning they are not Part of a series – I invite you to participate if you need to experience whether moving from feeling is the practice for you.
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METHOD
We will utilize original practices of conscious movement, familiarization with free dance, and collaboration with the body. My experience comes from: Body Mind Centering (experiential anatomy, somatic education), Anna Halprin’s Life/Art Process, contact improvisation, meditation in movement, process-oriented psychology, Butoh, solo and group improvisation, Thai massage, authentic movement, voice workshops “Singing as Life Practice” with Emma Bonnici, and bodywork training (bio).
I invite you:
To take the first or subsequent steps in building a deep, fully accepting relationship with your body – through processes of soothing, gentle unblocking, expression, and returning to yourself;
to consciously allow the body to pass through and transform the vast array of movements we all experience, often forgetting to move the body as well. – so that it can accommodate all the streams of sensations, mind, and soul:);
to regular journeys ‘from feeling to dance,’ which will create space for deepening the practice with each subsequent meeting, recording well-being and new, enriching body-mind connections in the body;
to meetings in a permanent group – drawing on the growing sense of trust and openness with each workshop, enabling a calm and unhurried deepening of relationships with yourself and the other/other self.
I will guide you with my voice so that you won’t even notice when you start dancing.
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MORE ABOUT THE PRACTICE
We will guide our attention through the layers and structures of our body, using work with experiential anatomy as a path – to awaken movement in harmony with the body’s nature. Through gentle and invigorating practices of returning to the body, we will land in OURSELVES.
We will open ourselves to the pleasure that flows from such movement, to the exploration of a new perspective on the body and the processes occurring within it – including traumas, Problems.
Through self-massage and gentle touch, we will learn how to trust our hands, how to give and receive such mindful touch, while respecting our boundaries. We will allow ourselves to benefit from the support another person can provide.
In silence, in music, in dance, which will be a natural extension of conscious movement, we will open ourselves to the joy of contact, to the power of shared experience as a group. To the pleasure that comes from free movement, from moving frozen areas of the body, from discovering new forms of movement.
Remaining aware of what is happening within us, we will meet with another person. We will create flow and ease in this encounter by deepening mindfulness, but also by using a variety of methods and techniques that allow us to notice, abandon, or fully utilize the patterns we usually fall into when dancing together.
We will learn tools that will help us open up new paths of establishing connection in dance, but above all, we will expand our awareness of what happens to us during a meeting in movement.
By observing the relationship that is being created Between us, we will explore what presence in contact means to us, capturing moments when we truly connect and those when something blocks us from meeting here and now. Together, we will seek alignment and flow.
During the workshop, we will use simple, deeply relaxing “bodywork” techniques—bodywork techniques that we usually perform in pairs, introduced carefully and gradually, so that everyone can become comfortable with being both the receiver and the giver/supporter. Participants experience both roles as valuable. The role of the receiver can bring unexpectedly deep relief; while the role of the giver can strengthen or awaken trust in one’s intuition, teach one to tune in with another, and become a beautiful practice of being here and now.
We move in silence and to music. Finally, the workshops will provide space for sharing what we’ve experienced in a group setting.
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FOR WHO?
The workshops are for you if you feel that:
Your body is giving you signals that it needs attention, and no movement practice you know or have access to has yet captured your heart;
You want to get to know yourself better, gently examine your relationship with your body, and how you connect with others 🙂
You want to spend time with other people in an atmosphere of acceptance, freedom, and mindfulness
You feel that something within you longs to dance, but something else has been holding you back for a long time (good physical condition, high fitness, or experience are not required for these workshops—openness to new experiences and a bit of courage are more important); You dance, but you also want to express yourself and discover something more, or you don’t have the energy to repeat steps 🙂
You have no experience with dance or bodywork, but something “pulls” you in this direction…
I believe that conscious movement is a benefit that we can all benefit from—regardless of ability, experience with movement, or blockages in your head and other parts of us 🙂 Come if you feel this “calling” while reading this description!
Important: you don’t have to be a dancer or have experience in conscious bodywork. I gladly invite people who have “never done anything like this” to my classes.
If you have and are immersed in this world before, I also invite you. In each series, the group is made up of people at various levels of familiarity with movement and practice – this diversity becomes a group resource.
You can also join this group again without fear – each encounter with the body and feeling is another step towards deepening this relationship, and each group process carries its own unique power.
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REVIEWS
Some feedback from participants of previous series and workshops on movement from feeling:
☀️ “What happened to me personally was opening up, putting aside shame, starting from a place where it was difficult for me to jump, sigh, stretch my arms, and even occupy any space, and ending in comfort, joyful frolicking, enthusiasm, and the mental ability to perform full, open, pleasant, and spontaneous movements in various spaces. (…) These classes work both before and during, and after, and they gave me a huge scope for observation, understanding the various mechanisms of my behavior and interactions with the world through something as relatively simple, yet infinite in the possibilities it offers, as movement.”
Ania
☀️ “I wanted to say that after the workshops you led, I feel grateful and at peace. In the space you created, I felt safe and accepted. The fear of being with people faded into the background, as if it had dissolved. Thank you for your companionship in the workshop process, for the warmth, wisdom, and tenderness you shared.” Paulina
☀️ “Thank you for opening my heart through dance. For showing me new qualities in movement. For the softness, subtlety, and a touch of madness.
I can undoubtedly say that the “Movement from Feeling” workshops were a breakthrough moment in my life. Magical things are happening now, both with my body and mind. I am incredibly grateful that our paths crossed at this point in my life. And gratitude for You also do this for other people. I have the impression that you can heal through dance. Thank you!!”
A.
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LOCATION AND TIME
We meet at Kontakt – Space of Movement, Dance, and Music in Krakow, at Szpitalna Street 40 (next to the Słowacki Theater), on the second floor in the oriental room. Choosing beautiful rooms for practice has been an important aspect of the workshops for years 🙂
The dates of our meetings at Kontakt are 12 Tuesdays: from February 24th to April 28th, then an exceptionally free Tuesday on May 5th, and the last two meetings on May 12th and 19th. A total of 12 two-hour workshops. If you are absent, you can make up the missing hours for complete happiness and (a sense of worthy exchange) – you can participate in one or two 2-hour workshops on other days, or receive a discount on participation in the full-day workshops. Details will be provided once the group has gathered and the workshop dates are set. Open workshops.
*If you’re determined to participate in the series (e.g., because you’ve already participated), I also invite you to participate in the January classes. This will allow you to experience 14 weeks of practice.
In the event of an absence, you can make up the missing hours to fully enjoy and feel a sense of worthy exchange. You can participate in one or two 2-hour workshops on other days or receive a discount for full-day workshops. Details will be provided once the group is assembled and the dates for the open workshops are set.
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INVESTMENT
The cost of participation in the series is chosen by you, consistent with your current abilities, within the following range: PLN 1,290 – 1,490.
The price includes 12 two-hour sessions in a regular group – it is not possible to sign up for individual sessions. For those who participated in the last series