Guest Workshop: Dance-Connect

Dance-Connect is dance and much more… It’s an opportunity to dance, and also a time to step out of doing in life and connect. Connect with what?

• with yourself – the body, follow what feels good for your body
• with others – consensual connection, relating non-verbally
• with group / tribe – remembering what unites us
• with environment / spirit – expanse, breath, meaning

This is a group session led by Julia of Heartnova, incorporating dance, embodiment exercises such as awareness and stretching, sometimes breath-work, and meditative experience.
Each session is different, but aims to create a structure where each person can have an experience of opening up to their own inner sensation, potential pleasure, and ability to experiment with what feels fun and nourishing for them in a group situation. No one does anything they don’t want to do. The group invites each person to develop self-care, in terms of personal boundaries, and it’s encouraged that a person can participate by either exploring an exercise or at any time sitting to the side to have some personal space. Simultaneously there is an invitation to be in “community-care” and to engage with others in a safe and nourishing way.

These sessions are a great way to exercise; dancing is so good for body, mind and spirit. It’s also a place to explore and experiment with personal boundaries in a conscious community. You’ll be invited into the sacred aspect of life, which can be reached through breath-work, stillness and meditations which are woven into the evening. This can bring a space for an individual to find their own inner meaning and guidance. This becomes more important in our busy, technological world to make space for inner sanctuary and finding personal wisdom.
Dance-Connects aims to be a safe, fun atmosphere and acts as a detox from the business of life! Many people have said they leave feeling expansive and uplifted! Regular attendance offers a place to practise the development of our creative expression, ease in our body, social interaction and overall well being. Frequent practice supports our humanity, for ourselves, each other and the world we live in.

Who’s it for?

• adults who would like to dance
• people with lots of dance, embodiment practice, and welcome those with less.

Julia brings a varied toolbox from training in Biodanza, Tantra, The Wheel of Consent and Ritual Play. She always aims to provide trauma-aware, consensual facilitation and has over 20 years experience working with people.