dancing with eros

EXPLORING DESIRE, RELATING & INTIMACY
THROUGH CONSCIOUS DANCE
Eros is our life-force: the energy that moves and motivates us, from the expression of our emotions and desire, to the enjoyment of our senses and the intelligence of our instincts.
Often reduced to the erotic and hence all mixed up with shame and repression, Eros is itself innocent. As are we and our creature bodies.
It’s said the body never lies, but how many times do we catch ourselves denying our feelings, over-riding either our boundaries or desire or ignoring our instincts altogether?
If we’re really honest, how often do we let our mind’s stories and projections come between us and another?
Fear of rejection or abandonment.
Fear of imposing or claiming.
Fear of wanting or offending.
Fear of looking stupid or getting what we really want!
Missing out on the opportunities for connection and intimacy we’re wishing for.
Born out of my own observations on and off the dance-floor through 20 years as a tantra, yoga & conscious dance facilitator and practitioner, as much as my lifelong passion for embodiment and authentic relating Dancing with Eros invites men and women who really care about such things and are willing to get real and vulnerable (as well as playful and empleasured ) to dive in to a sacred field of exploration.
Through guided practices, dance, co-creative enquiry and sharing, we will take a somatic journey into themes including:
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Attraction and repulsion
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Boundaries and consent
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Projection and polarity
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Choice and surrender
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Touch and energy
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Radical honesty (verbal/non-verbal)
Finding through the dance, as well as in our pauses and pondering, a helpful mirroring of our patterns in intimacy and relating, a safe playground for learning and experimentation, as well as an opportunity to bask in the blissful moments of authentic connection as they arise.
My intention is for the space to be broadly gender-balanced, so that the real-life tensions and magnetism between masculine and feminine may be incorporated.
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THE NEXT EVENT IS ON
TO BE CONFIRMED,
THE GABLES,
83 THE ROMAN WAY, GLASTONBURY, BA6 8AD
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REGISTER NOW !
Just 20 spaces available.
Please note:
There will be no nudity, non-consensual touch or sexual practices in this workshop.
Come prepared to feel and be real., and to bring yourself as fully as you can into the experience.
You don’t have to get it right or be perfect. We often learn so much from our “fuck-ups”.
Vulnerable feelings or wounds may get triggered. You will be held in this and you are expected to have the capacity to self-regulate and take responsibility for your needs.
We will begin our journey by agreeing to a set of commitments, so as to create a safe, respectful container between us all.
Please do not wear any synthetically perfumed deodorants or scents.
We are blessed to be dancing in the beautiful Gables Studio, 83 Roman Way, BA6 8AD.
Please arrive from 9.30am for a prompt 10am start.
NB. If driving, please avoid parking across or to obstruct any neighbouring driveways.
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