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This workshop blends gentle, intuitive stretching, mindfulness, somatic awareness exercises, breath, body percussion/tapping, authentic relating practices, and freeform dance and encourages participants to move at their own pace, alongside whatever is present for them. The results can be – accessing the wisdom of the body, emotional release, joy, playfulness, authentic connection to self and others, peacefulness, and nervous system regulation/co-regulation. The experience concludes with an optional sharing circle.
Mindful Movement began four years ago as a way to help sober and sober curious people to DANCE without alcohol and to meaningfully connect with their bodies and one another. This experience is a unique journey towards creative and liberated self-expression and community connection. Through a series of somatic invitations participants are supported to first, build a loving and listening relationship with the whole self, particularly the body. And then, to expand that awareness out to create playful, authentic connection with one another. The overarching intention is to gently guide participants to move and engage how it feels supportive, inspiring, nourishing, joyful, celebratory, and pleasant for THEM to move and engage.
This experience draws inspiration from many sources like yoga, Qi Gong, mindfulness and somatic therapy traditions, modern dance, improvisational techniques, 5Rhythms, Authentic Relating, ecstatic dance, and more.
You are welcome to bring food and beverage to enjoy during the class. This class is for adults 18+. If you have any accommodation needs please let us know so we can set you up for success! In an effort to make this class accessible for all who wish to participate, ticket costs have been partially subsidized by a grant from the Community Foundation for Crawford County to promote the therapeutic benefits of participating in all forms of art.
Instructor Bio:
Whitney Dawn Pyles is a Somatic (Body-Oriented) Coach and Facilitator. She is dedicated to guiding individuals and groups towards self-forgiveness, nervous system regulation, passion, purpose, and play. She believes the magic happens when we allow ourselves to show up authentically in all of our beautiful complexity, that dance is our BIRTHRIGHT, movement is medicine, and that our job, during our short time on this planet, is grounded in enJOYment and empathy. Connect with Whitney on Instagram or Facebook @whitneydawnpyles or at whitneydawn.com.