About the work

5RHYTHMS AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
In these last years it has been crucial for Annette and I, to ask the question what is 5Rhythms?
What is it in its essence and the elements that Gabrielle has chosen to be part of... not only the practice, but also the philosophy and the mystical and spiritual dimension and cosmology... which, I believe, has always been Gabrielle's total focus and interest.
It seems to me, that 5Rhythms as a spiritual practice is slowly, but surely coming back after many years where I have seen, that 5Rhythms has been communicated as movement, meditation and dance.

How & in it what way is 5Rhythms more than Dance?
Dance is of course a large part of 5Rhythms seen from the outside, but the deeper you get into the practice, the tradition and the cosmology, the more its discovered that 5Rhythms is truly a spiritual practice that is, not only based on the transpersonal more than self development, but also on community more than individuality.

"Community is the new Buddha"

... as Thich Nhat Hanh so brilliantly said.
The liberal and freedom-seeking paradigms of these times also had a lot of focus on personal freedom and individual qualities such as ambition, charisma, self-development, success, dedication and having followers rather than community. Which is in contrast to more spiritual qualities such as humble discipline, devotion, compassion, maturity, wisdom and the ability to be in- and create community.
The ability to create- and be in community as opposed to having followers is perhaps the most important quality of the time if you ask me!

BALANCE BETWEEN INTEGRITY AND EVOLUTION

There is a delicate balance between growing, evolving, developing and adapting to the ever changing times and at the same time holding the tradition and the integrity of the 5Rhythms.
Many of our colleagues have had workshops that communicate and combine 5Rhythms with meditation, traumawork, therapy, Somatic Experience, shamanism, personal growth, leadership, Bodywork, money etc. often based on a good intention and authentic love for the 5Rhythms, but, in my opinion, also sometimes based on an underlying idea that the 5Rhythms in itself is not enough and therefore a believe that something needs to be added.

I believe that 5Rhythms is a complete cosmology and spiritual practice that rests in a well-documented tradition and rooted in a clear philosophy.
I am incredibly humble towards those who carry this practice, tradition and cosmology with integrity and humility and have a strong motivation to communicate the 5Rhythms, in what I believe to be its spirit and essence.

This workshop will be to hold space for this tradition and offer this for those who have moved beyond the idea that 5Rhythms is dance and want deeper insight and experience in 5Rhythms Practice, Tradition and Cosmology
A weekend with 5Rhythms Waves is not much time, but at least some time to go through and meet the elements of the Waves-map.

This Waves Workshop is also prerequisites to the 5Rhythms Teacher Training.
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FLOWING: (The power of Being - Free the Body)
Feminine energy and the ability to nourish oneself. Be true to own energy and listen to own needs. Softening energy and ones whole being, "don't judge", listen to intuition, body and inner wisdom & create flow and fluidity in life. If you are considering participating, you could benefit from reflecting on questions such as: What nourishes you? If the body had its own voice and could tell you, what to listen more to, what would it be? Are there areas in the body, heart and mind that could be softened? What is your relationship to Mother Earth? What is flow? What is feminine energy?
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STACCATO: (The power of Loving - Express the Heart)
We do not fear our problems but our strength. Masculine energy and courage, to follow and express one's heart and allow power. Being able to say yes to what needs to be said yes to and say no to what needs to be said no to. Communicating this in a way that leaves no one in doubt. It is the part of us that stands up for what and who we love. Staccato protects and is the uncompromising teacher of boundaries that does not fear the clear expression and courage of the heart.

If you are considering participating, you could benefit from reflecting on questions such as: What is courage? What is power? What is held back or repressed? Are there areas of body, heart and mind that could be strengthened? What is masculine energy? Are there areas in your life that are waiting to be realized? Plans, ambitions and actions that should not be held back any longer?
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CHAOS: (The power of Knowing - Empty the Mind)
Control or trust, creativity & spontaneity. The ability to let go and empty out. Freed from all ideas of who or what we are. A real experience of being total, free, intuitive and spontaneous. The entrance to the soul. To be open to the unknown and not fear what is on the other side. Cathartic energy. Many of us try to control and make our daily lives predictable, but the very nature of life is unpredictable. If you are considering participating, you could benefit from reflecting on questions such as: If control, fear of consequences and inhibitions were transformed into trust, what would be lived, dared or tried? What is your relationship to devotion, ecstasy and spontaneity? What is creativity? What in the body can be loosened and released. What does it mean to be free?
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LYRICAL: (The power of Seeing - Awaken the Soul)
Be moved, be danced! Unleash the dancer & the untamed creative soul! The physical, emotional and spiritual rebirth. How we can break out of destructive patterns. Transform compulsions and energy wasting habits into awake conscious presence. If you are considering participating in this workshop, you could benefit from reflecting on: Who and what would you be if nothing stood in your way? What is soul?
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STILLNESS: (The power of Healing - Embody Spirit)
Stillness moves. Awareness and attention.
Healing and spirituality. Movements and sculptures from the past, present and future shape the magical dance. Moving in stillness and being in movement ensures the rootednes of our body, life experiences and true wisdom. Every time we dance in Stillness, we connect with the universal and practice the art of ending and completion. Conscious endings mean taking responsibility for the entire journey and integrating wisdom from our experience so that we can begin the next Wave without carrying the past with us. If you are considering participating in this workshop, you might benefit from reflecting on: What is space, silence, spirit & healing really?
 

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WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION

5Rhythms® Waves

The Practice, the Tradition and the Cosmology of the 5Rhythms

Waves is at once the most fundamental and the most advanced of the 5Rhythms. Movement in an uncensored natural continuum is the path towards healing, growth and transformation.

Shamans had dance and ecstasy as the climax of every ceremony for thousands of years.
The 5Rhythms is created out of this tradition. Contain elements from shamanism, eastern philosophy and inspired by transpersonal psychology.

The work, the method and the meditation

An invitation to free the body, express the heart, empty the mind, awaken the soul and embody spirit.

Ritual form of ecstatic dance, workout for body and soul, movement meditation & spiritual practice.

Waves is the study of the practice:

Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical & Stillness.

The 5Rhythms Waves.

FLOWING awakens
the natural fluidity of the body and moves with
softness.

STACCATO is expressing focused and heartfelt where we dare to see, be seen and to be fascinated.

CHAOS throws us into being total, intuitive, free and liberates from identifications.

LYRICAL opens for unity and the energy we can hold and create together.

STILLNESS is to allow
awareness of unlimited space and the vibrant feeling of aliveness and of life it self.

 
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