Falling into Autumn
Fall is aptly named, a season when the natural world descends towards our Mother the Earth: ripened fruit, red-golden leaves, disintegrating ferns… while each day falls shorter as we inevitably approach the dark times. In some spiritual traditions, autumn is a time of letting go, preparing for death, and embracing love – all surrounded by the golden light of the autumnal sun.
As I move through my days in this season, feeling the jagged pressures and fears of this era, my feet spontaneously begin to do a small dance with the earth. With or without music they start to gently press against her. The dance travels up through my entire body, like a quietly undulating wave. Falling into the earth in this way comforts me.
Though we are not yet post Covid, I long to teach in person again. Thus I am thrilled to offer two workshops: “Moving with Spirit – Ecstatic Body Postures and Moving Prayer”, and “Embodying the Self – A Sacred Journey with Authentic Movement” at the Russian Hall in late November. Details are below.
In the mean time I wish you a season of health and a safe descent into ripening transformation.
With love and gratitude,
Tannis
Moving with Spirit
Ecstatic Body Postures and Moving Prayer
Journey to the realms of Non-ordinary Reality using ‘Ecstatic Body Postures’.
Bring your vision into your body with Moving Prayer.
Ecstatic Body Postures are a sacred technology used by our elders thousands of years ago to commune with the world of spirit. Now, to regain access to these realms, participants hold a posture from an early indigenous culture. Accompanied by drum or rattle, they enter a visionary trance state.
They then dance their trance experience with Moving Prayer to embed the visionary sacred teachings into this reality.
Saturday, November 26, 2022
10 am – 2 pm
On Zoom
$75-$70 if registered before November 13th
10% discount for the underemployed
$145 for both if taken with Embodying the Self: A Sacred Journey with Authentic Movement
No Previous Experience Required
Register early as space is limited. No one turned away for lack of funds.
For information and registration tannisis@shaw.ca / 604-267-9951
Registration is complete only when payment is made.
Embodying the Self: A Sacred Journey with Authentic Movement
With Tannis Hugill
In the safe enclosure of this workshop, we will explore the deceptively simple structure of Authentic Movement: one who moves in the presence of one who witnesses. With the body’s guidance, the mover turns inward and descends into realms of their unconscious, revealing layers of the Self ready to emerge while the witness offers the mover unconditional compassion. Guided by seeing the mover’s body, the witness delves into their unconscious, attending to the layers of their emerging Self. When they share, the mover and witness realize that they are on a journey of mutual discovery, causing shared worlds to unfold, held in embodied love.
Sunday, November 27, 2022
10 am – 1 pm
On Zoom
$70- $75 if registered by November 13th
10% discount for underemployed
$145 for both if taken with Moving with Spirit: Ecsatic Body Postures and Moving Prayer
No Previous Experience Required
Register early as space is limited. No one turned away for lack of funds.
For information and registration tannisis@shaw.ca / 604-267-9951
Registration is complete only when payment is made.
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.