5Rhythms
Ecstatic
Dance
Movement
medicine
With
accredited teacher
Deva
Nandan
Wave
class: Tuesdays 7:00-9:30pm
Mullumbimby
Memorial Civic Hall,
55
Dalley Street, Mullumbimby NSW



Price: $20 per class/ Concession:
$15
Free for children under 10 Years old.
Doors close 25 minutes after start time.
This is a drop-in class. No pre-registration required.
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Accredited
5 Rhythms teacher Deva Nandan
5
Rhythms dance is a moving celebration of our body temple, a gateway
to spirit through moving prayer, a psychotherapy session without words,
a playground for the inner child, a mini lab for life where you learn
about yourself by the way you express in the dance. 5 Rhythms dance
is transformative, liberating, energizing, simple, uplifting, profound
and fun.
You
will be joining a community of likeminded people that are unmasking
themselves to let their truth come to the surface. This winter retreat
will be a safe space to be yourself, to take risks and experiment
a cant do it wrong practice for anybody,
with or without previous dance experience.
It doesnt
matter where we come from or how we grew up or whether we can or cant
dance. Movement is medicine, and whether we feel clumsy or graceful,
it heals us. Real learning happens when we show up and move because
the body cant lie. It lets us know right away if were
feeling closed or open, fixed or fluid, tight or loose, off or on.
My intention
as a teacher, and in my own emotional evolution, is to practice staying
present with feelings. So it is with great tenderness that I approach
this journey into the heart, the part of us that beats and pumps and
gives and receives and takes the old and transforms it into the new,
purifying us, every minute of every day. Using the 5 Rhythms as a
map to how our emotional energy morphs and moves, we will explore
our emotions as energy, as power, as part of being human.
The
wilderness of our hearts scares us. We havent been taught to
track our feelings, much less respect them. In fact, we often feel
ashamed of them when they do pop up. Even in our own families we hold
back, dismiss and deny true responses. Even in the dark of the movie
theater we swallow our tears. This is very sad. Weve lost our
spontaneity. Why do we give fear so much power?
What are the 5 Rhythms?
5 Rhythms dance
- movement medicine, is a body-mind-spirit practice developed by
Gabrielle Roth, accessible to everyone with a body that breaths.
It is a moving celebration of our body temple, a gateway to spirit
through moving prayer, physical work out without the effort, a psychotherapy
session without words, a playground for the inner child, a dance
floor without drugs or alcohol, an embodied meditation, a mini lab
for life where you learn about yourself by the way you express in
the dance, the way you relate to yourself, to another and to the
collective group (tribe). It is a community of likeminded people
that are unmasking themselves, unveiling the veils, to let the truth
come to the surface; a safe place to be however you are, to take
risks and experiment. It is transformative, liberating, relaxing,
releasing, energizing, uplifting, fun, profound, magical, simple
and you cant do it wrong.
The 5 Rhythms
are: Flowing , Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. They come
together to create a Wave". Each rhythm is a gateway
to aspects of ourselves, a state of being, a pattern. They relate
to different moods, elements, life cycles, emotions, etc
and
are expressed on the dance floor through different ways of moving,
using five distinctive styles of music.
FLOWING Earth. Coming home to the self in the body. Tuning
in. Simply being. A state of being grounded and fluid, surrendering
to the flow of life by moving continuously and unpredictably. We
soften any rigidity of the body and mind and practice being receptive
to what is. It is the rhythm of birth and the feminine. Round and
sensual. We let our feet guide us through the earth and the rest
of the body to fallows.
STACCATO
Fire. Definition. The expression and manifestation of who we are,
through our actions. The rhythm of the heart and passion; teaches
us how we relate to the world. That place where we are focused,
clear, know our yes and nos and set boundaries.
It is the rhythm of the masculine and it is driven by the pulsing
beat that shapes us a thousand different ways.
CHAOS
Water. The rhythm of absolute surrender and a deep letting go. We
disappear in the dance but first our ego needs to get out of the
way. The dance happens without us controlling it. We release and
shake everything that we hold on to, everything that burdens us
and celebrate the no mind state. Chaos is the marriage of the masculine
and feminine. The surrendering of the lovers. Here we practice being
awake, centered in the midst of a world that is falling apart. Things
dont all go as predicted and the more freedom and surrender,
the easiest it becomes. We give ourselves to the wildness of a dance
that can never be planned or repeated.
LYRICAL
Air. When you really let go, you empty yourself and create space
for the new. Lyrical is the rhythm of transformation.The weight
of self-consciousness dissolves. A state of lightness, detachment,
newness, where many possibilities are available, doors are open
and our imagination is set free. Nothing is fixed and there is a
joy that comes with it. We are reborn and the soul begins to play.
STILLNESS
Ether. The rhythm of emptiness, where gentle movements rise and
fall, start and end, in a field of silence. We are full but empty.
Awake, wise and rejuvenated. The dance becomes more of a prayer,
a meditation. Spirit is moving us.
What to bring?
Comfortable
clothes, bottle of drinking water, dancing shoes or bare feet and
open heart, prepared to be in the present moment. In winter, a blanket
and a small towel can come handy.
How do I start?
1.
Go at your own pace
2.
Be responsible for your own body (stay aware of injuries and drink
plenty of water)
3.
Remove jewellery and watches, be as comfortable as you can
4.
Keep your eyes open to stay aware of others
5.
Dance barefoot or in dance shoes only
6.
Move how you feel and stay open to changing
7.
Know everything that is alive has a dance, and your only task is
to find and express yours
8.
Know that you cannot do it “wrong”!
9.
Initially, you might feel self-conscious, but you will be astonished
by how quickly that passes.
10.
Speak to someone at the end of the session, ask questions, tell
them how you are.
11.
Enjoy yourself! (Excessive seriousness may slow you down)
Everyone is most welcome. No experience necessary.
Deva
Nandan is one of the 4 resident teachers in the whole of Australia.
She discovered the 5 Rhythms dance practice in London, UK, in 1995
and has been dancing ever since. After being a dedicated student
for 9 years, she trained as a teacher, with the founder of this
work, Gabrielle Roth and her core faculty. As well as Australia,
she has taught in Portugal, England and the Caribbean. Her experience
of living on four continents and extensive travel, together with
a wealth in meditation, bodywork and art, brings a unique flavour
to her classes and music. She has a passion for relationships and
all the small details that happen in the dynamic of relating.
Deva
Nandan is a sensitive and caring teacher. Her enthusiasm for life,
her community and her work shines through each class. She works
intuitively in a gentle manner which allows her students to focus
on what is at the core of their being. She creates a dynamic space
where self enquiry is always possible in a safe and nurturing way.
Deva has brought many groups of our community together to create
a beautiful loving tribe and network of people.
For me, dancing
is an opportunity to disappear into a no-mind space, to drop my worries
and surrender to the life force that keeps me breathing and connects
me to all that is.
Deva
Nandan
Put
the psyche into motion
and
it will heal itself
Gabrielle
Roth
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