SOUL POWER
27-28th September
+26th evening as an open drop-in session!!
2-day Immersion
LISBON, Portugal
💥Take a deep journey on the dancefloor, bringing Body, Heart and Mind together as a way to awaken Soulful consciousness.
Soul Power is an immersive exploration of how soulful being occurs when our physical, emotional and mental aspects are fully integrated and awake. We explore through dancing!
📍Our dance space will be the gorgeous Liceu Pedro Nunes, near Jardim da Estrela, Lisbon. It is big, has wooden floor and has gorgeous windows, surrounded by a beautiful garden, right in the center of Lisbon.
We will be dancing there on Friday night too!
(note this is a different venue from the previous one we mentioned!)
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💃🏼The dancefloor is a place where our souls awaken…
Dancing brings us into Body: this physicality is our living vessel for everything.
Moving in the landscapes of the Heart, we can feel more and metabolise our emotions – freeing up the energy that lives inside them. Exploring Mind as a embodied phenomenon brings us into creative and conscious relationship with what is real.
Gabrielle Roth defined the Soul as the alignment (or integration) of Body, Heart and Mind together. Movement enables this possibility and liberates us to become more of who we are. Coming to dance and do this freedom work together has its own particular potency.
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✨What is an Immersion?
Immersions are a way to dive deep into the dance. They give time for experiential study of movement as meditation practice. They give space to the natural, healing and creative process that unfolds on the dancefloor. And they ignite the possibility of surrendering to the ecstatic experience that is dancing for long periods of time!
We will work and play with the core movement maps of The Way of the Dancer, Christian’s fusionary approach to the dancefloor, which integrates 5Rhythms and Movement Medicine with Taoist practice, Animist perspectives and other embodied pathways.
We dance solo, we move with others and we explore as a group.
We gather with a basis of respect and celebration of all bodies, expressions and ways of moving.
We use these protocols as a foundation for a strong, safe container.
The journey will include an invitation to prepare before the workshop, and resources to support you to integrate the experience into everyday life.
All bodies welcome.
This workshop will be taught in English. Translation to Portuguese can be given if needed.
👉🏼BOOK YOUR SPOT BELOW!!
💥This is the 1st time Christian de Sousa is coming to teach in Portugal and I am delighted about it!!
His was my first 5 Rhythms class back in 2010, London, and I was hooked ever since. Drop-ins, closed circles, online sessions, weekend workshops and deeper immersions, followed by me training in Movement Medicine, and keeping assisting Christian in his work plus having him as my mentor.
After dreaming of bringing him to Portugal, time finally came to land this vision.
👉🏼DON'T MISS THIS CHANCE TO DANCE with Christian!!
✦ About the FACILITATOR ✦
Christian de Sousa is a movement facilitator, DJ and artist.
He has held space for thousands of people to go on transformative journeys through dance.
Creator of the legendary 5Rhythms dance space Sweaty Thursdays in south London, he initiated and led the seminal dancingTao and Earthdreamers projects. Working with Movement Medicine from its inception, he was an MM Pathfinder & faculty teacher.
Having trained with Gabrielle Roth and Ya’Acov & Susannah Darling Kahn, he was also mentored by Malidoma Somé and Jean-Claude Audergon and has studied in-depth with Suprapto Suryodarmo.
Born in Switzerland of mixed European ancestry, he grew up in England and developed his practice in London and other cities. He lives in the south Devon hills with his family, and learns about enlightenment from the cats.
For more info:
https://glimpsesoflight.art
https://www.patreon.com/c/xian_glimpsesoflight/home
✦ Organized by SHIVANI ✦
Shivani brings presence, warmth, full heart, wilderness and softness, depth and authenticity, freedom and lots of dance to all her offerings, from group sessions to 1-1 coaching.
Trained in Dance/ Movement Psychotherapy and Movement Medicine in UK, she has been teaching Movement Medicine for the past 8 years in Lisbon and Aljezur, in UK and also online.
She loves to dance; her dance and embodied presence is one of her main assets and inspirations to others, as much as her depth of feeling, and her quest for truth, freedom and authenticity in the way she lives her life.
Her approach draws from other conscious dance and embodiment practices, tantra and conscious sexuality, psychotherapy, meditation and satsang.
Find out more about Shivani's work here:
Insta: #movementmedicinewithshivani
✦ CONTRIBUTION ✦
Super Early Bird (First 10 tickets, until 31st May): 150€
Early Bird (Second 10 tickets, until 31st July): 180€
Regular (until end of sales): 210€
Friday night only (if you only want to come for the evening, NOT the workshop)= 20€
Friday night (Buy at the Door) = 25€, cash only.
If you are struggling financially, do reach out. We have a couple of bursaries available.
✦ WHEN? ✦
Join us for the full weekend journey, including Friday night as an introduction to the practice!
Friday 26th September
19h-21h30
Saturday 27th September
11-18h
Sunday 28th September
10-17h
✦ WHERE? ✦
FRIDAY+WEEKEND:
Liceu Pedro Nunes
Av. Álvares Cabral, 1269-093 Lisboa, Portugal
https://maps.app.goo.gl/bXxZKeTGjFnYkchM8
Nearest Tube Station: Rato.
✦ GUIDELINES & PROTOCOLS ✦
IN THE SESSION:
👉🏼 No phones, no chatting, no recording or taking photographs on the dance floor (We might take photos/record for promo. Please let me know if you don't want to be included at all).
👉🏼 This event is drug, plant medicine, & alcohol-free. We'll tap into our natural ecstatic energy :)
👉🏼 Bring clothes where you feel comfortable to move. We dance barefoot, but do bring socks/ dance shoes if you need them. Bring your own water bottle, a pen & a notebook.
PROTOCOLS OF THE SPACE:
Your participation in this event is taken as an implicit agreement that you commit to abiding by and upholding these protocols. If you have any questions or concerns about any of this, please don’t hesitate to reach out.
Commitment. Please attend all the sessions and stay for the full duration of every session. Please be punctual: give yourself enough time to arrive at the venue and be on the dancefloor ready to begin at the start time. If you are unable to attend for any reason or need to leave early, please let us know.
Self-responsibility & Resourcing. Please take responsibility for your physical, psychological and spiritual wellbeing at all times. This is a held space and the work can be catalytic, transformative and healing. The facilitation and support team are here to support you by holding a strong, safe space where you can empower, heal and change yourself; this is not therapy, specialist trauma work or medical practice. If challenges arise for you that need some extra support, please consider putting this in place (e.g. specialist professional 1-to-1 support). It’s good to hold your own process and it’s also sometimes important to reach out!
Respect. Please respect your body, its limits and your own personal boundaries. Please also respect all other bodies, their boundaries, limits and choices. Please respect the space and the practices we work with.
Confidentiality. The space we co-create is confidential. Please do not share about other people’s experiences unless they have explicitly asked for this.
Thank you.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF BOOKING
Confirmation. Your booking is confirmed only once payment / agreed deposit have been received.
Changes. We will always make every effort to adhere to the advertised arrangements, times and event content. However we reserve the right to change these parameters if circumstances cause this to be necessary.
Cancellation. Cancellation of an event booking is on the following terms:
i). If you cancel or do not attend:
If you cancel 30 days or more before the event: a refund will be offered minus a cancellation fee of 25€
If you cancel 5-29 days before the event: we will offer a 50% refund if we can fill your place
If you cancel in the 72 hours before the start time of the event or do not attend, there will be no refunds. In most situations, you have the possibility of selling your ticket on directly. In all cases, please communicate to check and let us know you are doing this.
ii). In the unlikely event that Christian needs to cancel, your payment will be refunded in full. We cannot accept liability for other costs you may have incurred.
Liability. We do not accept any liability for any matter beyond our control and we will not in any circumstances be responsible for any consequential or indirect loss that you or any third party may incur such as travel or accommodation costs if an event is cancelled. Likewise we cannot accept any responsibility for loss or theft of property or valuables whilst you attend the workshop/group.
Accident/Injury. You need to ensure you are of sufficient fitness and physical wellbeing to participate. Please speak to us if you are unsure about this. This is a held space and you will be supported to do the work that is offered and to calibrate to your circumstances as needed, however, you are responsible for your physical, psychological and spiritual well-being at all times. We cannot be held responsible for any accident or injury. We respectfully suggest you should consider having your own insurance to cover yourself against.
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Full details will arrive in the booking confirmation email. If you haven’t received the confirmation email after paying please contact Shivani at: shivani.movementmedicine@gmail.com
Thank you!
With love,
Shivani & Christian
| Cost | ||
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Super Early Bird - Weekend + Friday Night
First 15 tickets, until 31st May - for whole weekend, including Friday night.
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
Available until Sat 31 May 11:45pm
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€150.00 | |
Early Bird - Weekend + Friday Night
Second 10 tickets, until 31st July - for whole weekend, including Friday night.
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
Available until Thu 31 Jul 11:45pm
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€180.00 | |
Regular - Weekend + Friday Night
Until the end of sales - for whole weekend, including Friday night
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
Available until Fri 26 Sep 11pm
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€210.00 | |
Friday Night Only
This ticket is ONLY for Friday night.
Course ticket - for all 3 dates.
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€20.00 |
Pedro Nunes
Av. Álvares Cabral
Lisboa
1269-093
There is limited parking available. It is 5€ extra, by car, to be paid separately. DM if you would like to book 1 spot.
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