soul-in-motion/title> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="fluidity.css" /> <meta http-equiv=" 5 rhythms, ecsatic dance, shamanic dance" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta name="author" content="Ljudan Michaelis" /> <meta name="Copyright" content="Copyright (c) imove 2008" /> <style type="text/css">  </style> </head> <body> <div id="hdrimg"> <h1><a href=""><strong>conscious dance </strong>network</a><a href="" title="" id="current">home</a></h1> <ul id="nav"><li><a href="about.html" title="">about</a></li> <li><a href="calendar.html" title="">calendar</a></li> <li><a href="workshops.html" title="">events etc</a></li> <li><a href="links.html" title="">links</a></li> <li><a href="contributions.html" title="">your page</a></li> </ul> </div>  <div class="rowcontainer"> <h2> </h2> <h2><a href="http://www.consciousdancenetwork.com.au/5rhythms_sainttina.html">Soul-in-Motion with Tim Loughnan</a></h2> <h2> </h2> </div> <div class="rowcontainer"> <div class="halfcolumn"> <h2>Soul-in-Motion </h2> <p>… a creative dance practice for emotional, physical and spiritual wellbeing.</p> <p>In a state of presence to this moment, this breath, this impulse, we are invited to expand into wholeness through movement and dance. Playfulness, joy, anger, sadness, longing, connection, stillness. We claim and embrace the fullness of our experience expressed through our body. We become more integrated, more present, more available to ourself and to others.</p> <p>A 2 hour movement and dance experience to global and contemporary rhythms.</p> <p>Facilitated by Tim. Loughnan. Tim is a psychologist and family therapist who has been exploring the healing power of dance for over 25 years. His dance journey has included explorations into dance therapy, ecstatic dance, contact improvisation and post graduate training in creative dance.</p> <h2>Calendar Dates</h2> <p>Sun 8th Nov Ecstatic Dance Sundays LAUNCH - 10.30am-12.30pm Brunswick Memorial Hall, 43 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads</p> <h3>Wed 11th Nov 7pm-9.30pm</h3> <h3>Durrumbul hall, Cnr Coopers Lane & Main Arm Rd ( entrance on Coopers Lane) Mullumbimby.</h3> <p>Sun 29th Nov Ecstatic Dance Sundays - Soul-in-Motion 10.30am-12.30pm Brunswick Memorial Hall, 43 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads</p> <h3>Sun 10th Jan Ecstatic Dance Sundays - Soul-in-Motion 10.30am-12.30pm Brunswick Memorial Hall, 43 Fingal Street, Brunswick Heads</h3> <p><br /> </p> <p></p> </div> <div class="halfcolumn"> <h2><img src="images/soul-in-motion-webflier.jpg" alt="soul-in-motion" width="595" height="842" /></h2> <p> </p> <h3><br /> </h3> </div> </div> <div class="rowcontainer"> <div class="onethirdcolumn"> <h2><strong><u>Soul-in-Motion</u></strong></h2> <h2><strong>… a dance/movement practice for emotional, physical & spiritual wellbeing.</strong></h2> <p><strong><em><u>Soul-in-Motion has four main elements:</u></em></strong></p> <p><strong><em>- a physical practice</em></strong><br /> By allowing yourself to follow the natural impulse of your body to move to music & trusting your body to lead you into your own unique dance, you can get a great aerobic work-out & full body stretch without trying! In fact, the <strong>less</strong> you try & the <strong>more</strong> you notice, follow & trust your body, the better the physical work-out you will experience (always remembering to stretch gently & slowly!).<br /> <strong><em>- a heart/ emotional practice</em></strong><br /> The music & your body invite you to connect with yourself on a deep level. Each time is different: exhilaration, joy, anger, sadness, power, rebellion, yearning, playfulness & bliss. In the dance, at our own pace & in our own way, we honour the depth & complexity of our lives and who we are.<br /> <strong>- a spiritual practice</strong><br /> In most societies of the past, the dance was used by the community to connect with each other & to make contact & sense the presence of something transcending the everyday world … to sense something larger than ourselves or deeper within ourselves that is compelling & irrefutable. The dance brings us out of our mind, out of the past and future, into the present moment where can experience the mystery of our nature beyond language and concepts<br /> <strong>- a practice that is about playfulness, curiosity & celebration </strong><br /> This is perhaps the most important part of the practice that brings it all together. By allowing yourself to move from a logical, analytical & judgemental frame into a creative, curious, non-judgemental frame, you enter a space of playful mindfulness that allows your whole self to emerge, be nurtured, expressed, owned & celebrated. This occurs by invoking your curiosity, allowing yourself to play, daydreaming in the music & letting go of the need to perform for anyone.</p> <p><br /> </p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <p><em> </em></p> <h2> </h2> <p> </p> <p> </p> </div> <div class="onethirdcolumn"> <p><strong><u>How it works:</u></strong></p> <p>There are two layers to the practice.</p> <p>The first and most fundamental layer is simply to provide a structure to lead you into your own dance, to bring you into a state of being in the present moment, in your body, trusting yourself and following your curiosity and impulse in movement.</p> <p>The second layer is invitational. You can use it, or ignore it, depending on your mood and sense of curiosity at the time. This is provided by scores offered at the beginning of the session. These scores are often observational tasks that you can play with or they may be movement explorations based in simple but powerful structures such as Laban movement analysis. These invitations are designed to develop your awareness and stretch you into new experiences in your dance, whilst giving you ownership of when or if you use them.</p> <p> </p> <p> <br /> The sequence….</p> <p>The sequence of music takes us on a journey of rising and falling energy that characterizes ecstatic dance over the centuries.</p> <p>Firstly, we warm ourselves up and claim the space through pedestrian movement.</p> <p>We bring ourselves into the present & centre ourselves in the moment. From a place of relative stillness we notice how our body wants to move. We invoke a sense of daydreaming our way into the dance.</p> <p>We enter our bodies more consciously & wake ourselves up by using the music to warm- up & connect with each of our body parts.</p> <p>We progressively invoke our sense of playfulness and curiosity. We replace our judgements about what is “right or wrong”, with curiosity & attention to notice what we feel & how we want to move in this moment. We let go of the need to try and allow ourselves to play in the music and in our dance. The music is deliberately more playful & nostalgic in order to support us. </p> <h2> </h2> <h1> </h1> </div> <div class="onethirdcolumn"> <h3>We move into a more active phase. We bring our energy up and out into the space. The intensity & beat of the music increases & we surrender more & more to our dance. </h3> <p> </p> <p>We reach a release point. The music is intense. The beat is frenetic. We allow ourselves to shake out, let go & express whatever we are feeling right now.</p> <p>We drop down into a more reflective space. The music is more introspective & gentle. We allow ourselves to go more deeply into our daydream with the music & express in movement what is there for us in our inner world.</p> <h3>The music quietens. We gently stretch & move back to a point of stillness and silence. </h3> <p> </p> <p>We gather in a circle to connect in silence or listen to any reflections from the group.</p> <p><u>Facilitated by</u> Tim. Loughnan. MAPS. <br /> (BBSc. Dip Ed. Psych. M.Clinical Family Therapy. Grad. Dip. Movement & Dance)</p> <p>Tim is a psychologist and family therapist who has been exploring the healing power of dance for over 25 years. For further information or enquiries about Soul-In-Motion phone Tim on 0431881760 or e-mail <a href="mailto:tlcreate@hotmail.com">tlcreate@hotmail.com</a></p> <p><u>Acknowledgements</u>: In the development of Soul-in-Motion I would like to acknowledge the influences of the International Dance Therapy Institute of Australia,, Marcia Leventhal, Trancedance, Souldance, 5 Rhythms, State of Flux, Theatre of the Ordinary & the now de-funded Melbourne University Graduate Diploma in Movement & Dance.</p> <p><u>Notes</u>: “Soul in Motion” should not be confused with “Soul Motion” from America. <br /> Soul in Motion is a practice for wellbeing and wholeness. 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