“Put the psyche into motion and
it will heal itself”
Gabrielle Roth

i believe that the way into ourselves is a movement odyssey where we pray with our bodies, sweat our tears and move ourselves to our edge and back to our core.  it is a time to have an intimate affair with ourselves and find our way back home. we are all given a part of this earth, our body, and we are the caretaker of this land. we need to tend gently with utmost care for the places known to us and also the places not yet discovered. 

 

the 5Rhythms® is as fluid as a river, as old as the stone people, as life giving as fire, as essential as air and as infinite as time. this ancient practice has been mapped out by gabrielle roth and is accessible to anyone courageous enough to dance their own dance. the 5Rhythms® begin in the body, connect to the heart, release the mind, lift the soul and come home to our spirit.

it is a moving meditation with a pathway into our body and heart. The only requirement is a body that is still breathing, a heart that is still beating, and a mind that is still curious.

you are invited to listen to your own body and remember that your body cannot lie.

the 5Rhythms is a spiritual practice with a map into the dance as well as our every day life, a way to find our way back to ourselves physically and emotionally. on this journey we will discover a way to express our vulnerability, as well as our hard edges, our passion and our anxieties. we can unearth our unique expression in movement rooted deep inside of ourself. the rhythms reconnect us to the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. we are guided back into the wisdom of our bodies and its unlimited healing powers.

the rhythms teach us that life is energy in motion and allows us to let go of the limited notion about ourselves and all others.

they are:

FLOWING the opening to our inner truth connecting us to the energy of our being, to who we really are. a place where we listen and give attention to the inside and the outside. connecting to our body, our inhale and to our ground the earth. soft, female, flowing. i am one with my feminine power. mother earth and I melt into unique harmony. i follow the stream of life and sensuality. my body moves in spirals and I connect with the earth through my feet. there is no start or stop. everything is one big circle.

STACCATO the gateway to our heart. this is the rhythm that releases us from the tense edge. this is where we step into the world with clarity connected to ourselves. staccato teaches us about boundaries, the passion of being and the exhale. focused, male, percussive. my body makes sharp movements with precision and clarity. staccato connects me with my masculine power and the great father. my energy is directed. each movement has a definite beginning and ending. it is the gateway of truth and the heart.

CHAOS the rhythm of letting go, connecting us to the big mind. we surrender into the uknown of our dance, our fluid self and rebirth.
mother earth and the great father melt together in my dance. music and rhythm become wild and abandoned. i set my body free and surrender to the impermanence. i let go of the patterning that has imprisoned me,dancing with effortless ease. chaos connects me with the emptiness which lets new things grow - it is the realm of art. it is a journey into the unknown.

LYRICAL the rhythm of trance, where the weight of self-consciousness dissolves, where we lighten up and disappear into our own uniqueness. lyrical is the aftermath of chaos where my inner-child comes out and plays. it is air rooted to the mother. i dance my joy, i dance my bliss. i surrender to the infinite possibilities of my soul. sometimes I am spinning in circles until I fall.

 

STILLNESS the quiet emptiness, where gentle movements rise and fall, start and end, in a field of silence. the internal dance which aligns me with my spirit. i am fragile yet empowered, i am one with the nothingness. it unites me with love and compassion. i am the breath being breathed.
i am diving into the vast ocean of my soul and the big silence.