| It's All About Failing, Falling, Fumbling ICMTA Teachers' Gathering 2022 - online - 19 - 22 May 2022 "Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better." -Samuel Beckett , Worstward Ho! "Falling might very well be flying without the tyranny of coordinates." -Bayo Akomolafe www.bayoakomolafe.net . Dear teachers, facilitators, dreamers and warriors, The ICMTA would like to welcome you with open hearts to our next gathering as we emerge from an extraordinary couple of years into the equally extraordinary unknown of whatever will happen next. Our world has changed irrevocably and, in fact, has been changing for many years. On many counts, it looks like we have failed our planet, failed ourselves, failed each other… What if failure were a kind of emergence? A kind of awakening? An unavoidable seeing of cracks, gaps and chasms. An honesty to own and be with the fault-lines we have been part of creating.What if it were the greatest learning available to us? The most beautiful growth opportunity? As teachers and facilitators of conscious movement, working with groups, individuals, nature, creativity, sound systems, zoom, playlists, finances, transference…(on and on we could go!) How many times have we ‘failed’? Made a mistake, a mis-judgement, a judgement, stood in front of a group with nothing to say, blank, bullshitting for dear life…on and on we could go…In looking at the micro-matter of our own perceived gaffs, failures and fuck ups as teachers together,perhaps we can cultivate a sense of compassion, support, humour, learning and courage that will move towards our participants – spread like a virus! Let’s be real, vulnerable and honest – together. PROGRAMME Note: All sessions will be recorded and available for a limited period of time after the Gathering. (Details coming soon.)
SESSIONS Opening Ceremony with Jo Hardy Thursday 5pm BST As a global mover and a bridger of cultures, Jo has woven together a practice consisting of many conscious dance modalities. This 2 hour embodied opening will open the gates for our deep dive into failure, fumbling and falling. Dance of Gravity with Jup Jansonius Friday 8am BST The Dance Of Gravity will bring weight back in the body. What if you just let it hang? Stop keeping it up but letting everything move downwards? Failing Falling Fumbling. Who Am I In Relation to Ground? with Rivka Worth Friday 9am BST How do you orient to earth? What is your relationship with ground in your dance and in your life? Most of us feel at times we are fumbling our way through being human. What if you let go the need to know and allow yourself to fall, to give in to gravity? Do you trust the ground will hold you? Fumbling with (Perceived) Musical Failure with Bernice Raabis Friday 5pm BST & 7pm BST Holding dance space is a big deal. We are providing containment within the intellectual, physical, emotional & spiritual landscapes, all while delivering auditory guidance using both our voice and our uniquely curated music. The number 1 skill needed to make this happen in a way which contributes to the success of our classes/events is... confidence! So What Do We Do Now with Cathy Ryan Friday 6pm BST Details coming soon. Polyvagal Theory for Health and Wellbeing as a Teacher with Caitríona Nic Ghiollaphádraig Saturday 8am BST Learning how our nervous system works is a great resource for any teacher. It supports us to recognise what may be going on inside ourselves at an unconscious level and how we might support our students to befriend their own nervous systems. Holy Shit - Enfolding a 5Rhythms® Offering on the Five Realms of Intuition with Sonja Hellmann Saturday 9:45am BST „We dance to survive, and the beat offers a yellow brick road to make it through the chaos that is the tempo of our times. We dance to shed skins, tear off masks, crack molds, and experience the breakdown — the shattering of borders between body, heart, and mind, between genders and generations, between nations and nomads. We are the transitional generation. - Gabrielle Roth , quoted via https://greatmystery.org/gabrielle-roth/ Free Falling ... Failure as a Blessing with Kerry-Ann Stanton Sunday 8am BST
A movement meditation session exploring how in movement we fumble and fall, or in trying a ‘move’ we ‘fail’, yet discover other movements, other possibilities. As on the floor, so in life. Dancing the transient nature of failure … Balance … Unbalance … Imbalance …. PRESENTERS (in alphabetical order) Bernice Raabis, Soul Motion, Canada
Bernice is on a mission to infect the world with conscious dance! She is a DJ, conscious dance facilitator, movement arts/somatic therapist, teacher and the mother of 4 daughters. Combining her Tamalpa Institute education, Soul Motion facilitation skills and somatic therapy training, she created 'Dance Church', a beloved weekly dance in Nelson, BC, Canada. Caitríona Nic Ghiollaphádraig, 5Rhytms and Open Floor, Ireland
I am a 5Rhythms and Open Floor teacher for nearly 30 years. Most of my teaching is on the island of Ireland, with the odd jump onto the European mainland. Website: www.embodiedbrain.ie Cathy Ryan, 5Rhythms and Open Floor, Ireland
Cathy has been working in embodied movement practice for many years, with a background in theatre, writing and shamanic practice. She has studied and trained with Gabrielle Roth, founder of the 5 Rhythms®, working and teaching extensively in the field for over 16 years.
Jo has been a Conscious Dance facilitator since 2004. She is accredited to teach 5Rhythms, Movement Medicine and Open Floor. She was a faculty member of School of Movement Medicine for years and has taught in many lands with a focus on workshops in China. Currently she has a program of online and live workshops alongside a transformational coaching mentoring and supervision practice. Jo was also a psychotherapist, supervisor and senior trainer at The Karuna Institute on the professional psychotherapy training for many years. Her work is informed by body-based psychotherapy, meditation and mindfulness, dynamic heart inquiry, awakening teachings and Joanna Macy. “We have known Jo for many years and recognise in her a truly beautiful blend born of her many years of dedicated practice and enquiry. She is wise, funny and a truly unique dancer with a heart of gold and the uncompromising intelligence to match. Jo has been an elder of the School of Movement Medicine since 2007. We value the particular wisdom and depth that Jo brings linking the personal, archetypal, and the collective. She’s a force of nature who will stay with you wherever your journey leads.” - Ya’Acov & Susannah Darling Khan – Directors of The School of Movement Medicine
Jup is a 5Rhythms waves/heartbeat/electives teacher based in Amsterdam the Netherlands. Her earthy style of teaching combined with her sense of humour, life experience and knowledge on leadership/personal development and education provides a safe space for exploring the light and dark side of being a human . Website: 5rhythmsbyjup.com Kerry-Ann Stanton, Open Floor, New Zealand
Failure can be an ugly word in my life, a fumbling, freefall, roadblock to living fully and present. Dance always helps! Website: dancewithkerryann.com Rivka Worth, 5Rhythms, Australia
Rivka is one of Australia’s leading exponents of Conscious Dance, facilitating embodiment in health, justice, education, arts and environmental settings. Her dance floors range from church halls, sandy lined shores, leafy green forests and red desert earth. Rivka’s love of dance and nature come together in her work, Eco Soma; devoted to re-building healthy relationships with nature through embodied practice. Rivka’s holds a BA Dance, Eco-Somatic Educator, Certified 5Rhythms teacher, Certified Futuring Trainer and is an author, mother, performing artist and somatic coach. She thrives on bringing humans together in ceremonial dance, where freedom, connection and transformation are individually and collectively embodied. Website: www.rivkaworth.com Sonja Hellmann, 5Rhythms, Germany
Sonja is an interdisciplinary (life)artist, experienced art mediator, art therapist (dipl.) and mother of two teenage boys, living close by the river Rhine in Bonn, Germany. She has been dancing, painTing and performing the 5Rhythms since 2003 and has been teaching (Waves®) since 2018. Full of loving madness and deep sensitivity, she holds a space with clarity and experience where trust comes easily. Website: sonjahellmann.de |
