Classes and Workshops

We are all moving, going from here to there, but are we moving in the right direction?! We all have our own wonderful unique ways of moving, some from habits that formed over time, some from necessity or our innate needs. Are they really assisting us in presenting our true authentic selves to the world?

Moving with authenticity is a practice of going inward and seeing what really wants to be expressed. During this class, we will begin to explore what it means to do just that.

This class will be a part of the large series called Manology: Exploring 21st Century Masculinity, which is being held at the Roundhouse Community Centre from March 11th, 2010 to May 27th, 2010 from 7:30pm until 9:45pm. The series is the first, of hopefully many actions, to reach out to the male community of Greater Vancouver. Each week a different facilitator will explore one of the many facets of what it means to be a man in the 21st Century. Please check out the blog for more information at http://masculinity21st.wordpress.com/!

For registration, please contact the Roundhouse Community Centre at 604-713-1800 or visit http://roundhouse.ca for on-line registration.

Find below all my offerings at the Alchemy Centre in North Vancouver. For more information on any individual class or workshop, please click on the name of our desired offering. I hope to see you in the movement studio!!

Weekly Classes at the Alchemy Centre (click on class title for more info)

Authentic Movement for Men

A weekly series for men looking to have some quiet self-reflective time using the creative energies of self-driven movement. We will work with the practice of Authentic Movement (moving with your eyes closed while being compassionately witnessed). Tuesday evenings from 6-7:25pm. Stop in after work for a little respite. Drop-In is $15.

Remember the Body: Movement Ritual and Dance Exploration

A weekly series of experiential movement and art based on the work of Anna Halprin, a pioneer in movement as a healing art. Meeting on Tuesday evenings starting on April 6th, 2010 from 7:35pm-9pm. Drop-In is $15.

Living in each one of us is a story, a colourful palette of images and experiences located in our muscles and bones, organs and body parts. Are you aware of how to access it and use it to obtain what you really want?

In this co-active introductory workshop for both women and men, we will use our unique, self-driven movements to enter into a dialogue with our bodies, the keeper of the stories. The body will be explored on a physical, emotional and mental level, as a way to nurture ones awareness of self, relationship to others and the environment in which one lives. This will be joined by opportunities to use creative writing, (non-literal) visual arts and dialogue in a completely experiential exploration.

This workshop will assist you in: