Dear Friends,
Since the beginning of time, our ancestors have watched the sky, created monuments and celebrated elaborate rituals to mark the exact moment the sun returned at Winter Solstice. Multiple spiritual traditions honored the light’s return, each with their own story.
And we too, in our frenzied, frightening time, are not immune to praying for the sun’s rebirth. Shrouded by the confusion of human frailty, we forget that celestial darkness in not a haven of evil, but a blessing, a creative refuge, a prayer.
We forget that light emerges from the darkness and the dance between them is the dance of universal life.
We forget that each of us carries light. No matter how much we feel smothered by emotional darkness, our light flowers. We can celebrate the seed of light at Winter Solstice and share our own light, trusting this light will grow, nourished by the gift of the dark.
Sharing this light- this loving dance between the light and dark, is what the survival our humanity depends on, as much as on the return of the sun.
I wish you much joy, peace and fulfilment for this holiday season, for the winter and throughout the New Year!!
With love,
Tannis
Moving with Spirit! Ecstatic Body Postures and Moving Prayer
Saturday, February 3, 2-6 pm
Yoga on 7th, 156th East 7th (between Main and Quebec)
$85 – $75 if paid in full by January 12th
10% discount for underemployed
Open to the wisdom of the body, the earth, our ancestors, and spirit.
Learn to journey to the realms of Non-ordinary Reality using ‘Ecstatic Body Postures’ and share the teaching of Spirit with our world through Moving Prayer.
Discovered by anthropologist Felicitas Goodman, ‘Ecstatic Body Postures’ are a sacred technology which may have been 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.
Moving Prayer is as ancient as the breath, giving and receiving our gratitude and gifts, guided by the wisdom of the body.
In this workshop, we will explore both ways to connect with our ancient roots and find our place in the web of life and a compassionate acceptance of all being.
Contact Tannis at 604-267-9951 or tannisis@shaw.ca for information and registration.
Authentic Movement – Enriching our Practice
March 16, 23, 30, April 6,13,20,27 & May 4, 11th
Yoga on 7th, 156 East 7th (between Main and Quebec)
$320 or $285 if paid by February 23rd
10% discount for underemployed
In this workshop we will expand our knowledge and practice of Authentic Movement by developing witness consciousness while enriching mover consciousness.
Authentic Movement is fundamentally about embodied relationship: ourselves to ourselves, to others and to the divine. In the presence of a compassionate witness, the mover explores deep layers of their being. Then, a supportive dialogue between mover and witness reveals their shared humanity and offers a mutually felt sense of interconnection – of unity.
Previous Authentic Movement experience required.
Contact Tannis at 604-267-9951 or tannisis@shaw.ca for information and registration.
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.