Dance of Awareness

Dance of Awareness

Dance of Awareness

DANCE OF AWARENESS

Dance of Awareness allows what is unconscious to become conscious, to take shape, to move, and to transform.

It’s a creative approach to self-understanding, a moving meditation practice, a body-mind workout, an opportunity to express yourself and experience a sense of profound connection.

DoA uses breath and body awareness to deepen the inward connection with our own core. And we use body shapes and movement to express ourselves, moving outwards into the world and into contact with others. There are no steps to learn, and no way of getting it wrong. All you need is the willingness to tune in to your own body and respond to your own internal impulses.

Where does DoA come from?

Dance of Awareness has four main roots:

· the exploration of awareness, which lies at the heart both of ancient spiritual traditions and modern neuroscience;

· authentic movement, where inner impulses are given shape and allowed to move to completion;

· the ecstatic dance tradition in which we transcend our limitations, as the dancer and the dance become one;

· bodywork and breath techniques which release old patterns held in the body-mind and create a deeper sense of self-acceptance.

At its most simple, a Dance of Awareness session is fun, invigorating and revitalising. Many people use this sort of dancework as part of their regular spiritual practice or personal growth path.

DoA can also help us to look more deeply at our life issues, by increasing awareness of our body-mind connections, and giving shape to our next steps.
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>> Forthcoming DoA events...

Introducing Authentic Movement on Saturday 23rd August ... more details Click here.

Ready to Move on September 20/21... more details click here.

Dancing Heart on November 22nd ... more details click here.

WEDNESDAY WAVE - BRIGHTON

The Wednesday Wave is a dance event that has been happening in Brighton for over 15 years. Initially a peer group for Five Rhythms, it has developed into a community of people who meet to dance with awareness through an energetic wave. It is for all lovers of free dance and moving meditation.

If music and movement is part of your spiritual practice or personal path, join us for an evening of conscious dance. A chance to flow with your own dance, explore your bodymind, express yourself, and share the energy with friends and wavers. Just turn up.

This is no longer a 5 Rhythms event - we use the Bioenergetic Wave (sensing, grounding, expressing, releasing, connecting and completing) as the basis for movement. However, if you're familiar with 5 rhythms, you'll still feel at home !

Wednesday Wave happens at the City Gate Centre, 84 London Rd, Brighton. 7.45 - 9.45pm, Ł5.

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We expect to run Waves every Wednesday, but if we have to cancel any dates, they will be listed HERE...

August Waves will happen on 6 / 13 / 20th.

No Wave on Wednesday 27th August - back on 3rd September as usual.

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THURSDAY DANCING DEEPER GROUP - HOVE

Join us to dance through a wave of music that will help you to deepen inner awareness, release body-held energy, express yourself, connect with others and have fun. There will be some teaching and support as we move together, and an opportunity to dance your own dance, whatever that may be.

It’s a drop-in group, so come whenever you can: 8.00-10.00pm every Thursday at Hove Methodist Church Hall, St Patricks Road (off Portland Road) Ł7.

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We expect to run this group every Thursday, but if we have to cancel any dates, they will be listed HERE...

The Thursday group is taking a summer break. Back on 11th September.

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More info: 01273 271408