About the work

Mostly for humans working with humans
For more than 10 years, 5Rhythms has been part of the rehabilitation program offered to cancer patients at Aarhus University Hospital in Aarhus, Denmark. In collaboration with the Danish Cancer Association,  Annette and I have also offered 5Rhythms introductions and workshops for cancer patients and their relatives, hospital personal and researchers.

The scientific research unit of South Denmark invited us to start a scientific examination of the effect and experience of the 5Rhythms. This study on 5Rhythms was initiated on the basis of existing knowledge on the importance of the body-mind connection, which is often times overlooked within the traditional healthcare context.

Consequently, the aim of this study was to explore how patients with cancer describe their experience when participating in 5Rhythms. In collaboration with the Regional Hospital and Center for Scientific Research and Healthcare, we worked each time for 3 months with a group of 20 cancer patients of different ages and at different stages of illness.

"We are all exposed to illness and only the very life itself in us prevents it"

Expression is the opposite of depression.
When emotional energy is suppressed it creates stress, distress and disease. The 5Rhythms practice aims to vitalize and invite us to free the wild and untamed spontaneous freedom we are all born with.

Healthcare-, Therapy and development projects is from this perspective an opportunity to learn rather than to help - A chance to listen rather than to speak

After years working with humans with severe illness like ex Cancer and Psychiatric conditions I've come to the understanding that People who meet a deep life threatening crisis often develop a existential wisdom.
This we as 5R teachers can learn much from.

In native cultures its naturally these people that are called elders and asked for advice and help.

In our western world it’s the opposite.
In western cultures we mostly see them as sick and week, etc. and in some paradoxical way can we as therapists, doctors and teachers often, through our identification as helpers, only create a distance that forces patients to hold on to the role of being disempowered victims.

"We each have responsibility to express ourselves.
And in this expression is the key to our healing"

Gabrielle Roth


 

FOR FLYERS ETC

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

Healing and growth through
the 5Rhythms heartbeat map

Health

Physical-, Emotional-, Mental-, Social and Spiritual- wellbeing

When emotional energy is suppressed it creates stress, distress and disease.

The 5Rhythms practice aims to vitalize and invite us to free the wild and untamed spontaneous freedom we are all born with.

Expression is the opposite of depression

People who meet a deep life threatening crisis often develop a wisdom that we as humans can learn much from. In native cultures its naturally these people that are called elders and asked for advice and help. In our western world it’s the opposite.

Here in the West we mostly see them as sick and weak, etc. and in some paradoxical way can we as helathcare proffesionals, therapists, doctors and teachers often, through our identification as helpers, only create a distance that forces patients to hold on to the role of being disempowered victims.

"We are all exposed to illness and only the very life itself in us prevents it"

 
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