In the birth of the new calendar year, 2012, the sacred dance between light and dark continues
as the earth, sun and moon wheel through the heavens in an ocean of love.
At the centre is stillness, and the faith that all will be well.
I look forward to meeting those of you who join one of these Saturday winter workshops.
With love and blessings for the upcoming wild ride, fierce love and upwelling pools of wisdom this New Year may bring,
Tannis
Seeing our Selves –
An Introduction to Authentic Movement With Tannis Hugill
Saturday, February 11, 2-6 pm
Yoga on 7th, 156 East 7th between Main and Quebec
$65/$55 if paid in full by January 28th
10% discount for students
We each have a longing to be seen and accepted just as we are – by others – and by ourselves. Often that longing is protected by
coils of self-doubt. All we need to unravel the coils is the loving light of a clear witness.
Authentic Movement is a practice of movement meditation in the presence of a supportive witness. In the safe environment of this workshop we will learn and practice this form so we may see and embrace all parts of our Selves with the kindness and compassion of our bodies’ wisdom.
For registration and information contact Tannis Hugill 604-267-9951 | tannisis@shaw.ca
As a dance and drama therapist, spiritual director, and creator of ritual theatre I have been devoted to the arts and to healing for
forty years and to Authentic Movement for over twenty. Especially passionate about embodied creativity and spirituality,
I am increasingly convinced that sacred movement and ritual are central to the fullness of our lives.
I have a private counseling practice and teach throughout Vancouver.
Embodying Compassion – A Workshop in Authentic Movement With Tannis Hugill
Saturdays, March 10 & 24, 2-6 pm
Yoga on 7th, 156 East 7th between Main and Quebec
$65 for each workshop/ $100 for both
$90 if paid in full by February 25
10% discount for students
The Age of Aquarius will be filled with the flow of compassion moving over the earth as a great river
with infinite tributaries travelling through each being. The core of Authentic Movement
is the development of compassion through witnessing the wisdom of our bodies. In a safe environment
we will use this practice, movement in the presence of a witness, to enter our bodies and discover
our innate loving kindness.
For registration and information contact Tannis Hugill 604-267-9951 | tannisis@shaw.ca
As a dance and drama therapist, spiritual director, and creator of ritual theatre I have been devoted to the arts and to healing for
forty years and to Authentic Movement for over twenty. Especially passionate about embodied creativity and spirituality,
I am increasingly convinced that sacred movement and ritual are central to the fullness of our lives.
I have a private counseling practice and teach throughout Vancouver.
Here are images from the 2009 Interspiritual Sacred Dance Festival for your enjoyment.
Ongoing Workshops
Contact Tannis for dates and locations
Authentic Movement
In this introduction participants will learn the form of Authentic
Movement. They will explore the roles of mover and witness to
gain a deeper understanding and acceptance of their embodied experience
in all areas of their lives.
Authentic Movement and Performance
Using Authentic Movement to access and manifest deeper levels
of our selves, we may enrich our presence in performance, enhance
creative exploration, and increase awareness and trust of the
body. The form of Authentic Movement is especially useful for
dancers and actors.
Moving Prayer
Our need to pray is as ancient and central to life as our breath.
In this workshop, we listen to the prayers moving in and through
our bodies using guided visualization and structured movement
improvisation. By joining body, mind and spirit to dance our prayers,
we celebrate ourselves and the earth as miracles of Creation.
Moving with Spirit: Ecstatic Body Postures and Authentic
Movement
Learn to journey to the realms of Non-ordinary Reality using Ecstatic
Body Postures and integrate the teachings of spirit into
conscious awareness with Authentic Movement. Discovered by anthropologist
Felicitas Goodman, Ecstatic
Body Postures are a sacred technology used by our elders
thousands of years ago to commune with the world of spirit for
healing, divination, and ritual celebration. Now, to regain access
to these realms, practitioners hold a posture from an early indigenous
culture, accompanied by drum or rattle, and enter a visionary
trance state. In this workshop, we will explore both practices
to connect with our ancient roots and the guidance of spirit. Transformed
by these gifts, we will feel our place in the web of life and
a compassionate acceptance of all being.
Embodying the Roles We Play
This workshop begins by embodying our unconscious realms through
Authentic Movement, inviting the emerging parts of ourselves to
dance their roles. Then, using the playful tools of drama therapy,
we will discover and enact the stories that wish to be revealed.
Hunger Spirit and the Body
A split between our bodies, minds, and spirits can leave us feeling
profoundly starved. This workshop uses movement, art, and creative
writing to investigate personal and cultural issues which prevent
us from nourishing and loving ourselves. We will discover and
enter the body’s wisdom, creating a path to heal.
Seeing our Selves – 
Embodying Compassion – A Workshop in Authentic Movement
