Life itself is a constant transformation. Emilie Conrad described one of the facets of continuum as learning ‘the art of dissolving,’ coming together in new and more complex levels of organization. The ‘soma,’ or body, is growth and change in action, often with significant transformations in our lives beautifully mirrored by internal biological processes. Through our awareness we have the opportunity to join with these subtle movements as a way of participating with the creative processes of the entire organism: respiration as an opening to greater resource, circulation as an enlivening fluidity, digestion as nourishment, the nervous system laying down pathways of learning and movement - with the heart steadily orchestrating the ‘choreography of life.’ All are gestures of the living body, with its inner and outer expressions. In this four-week series we’ll explore the embodied wisdom of our biology through dialogue and opportunities for diving together.

“Respiration reflects the gel-sol motif - our inhales are more consolidated and internal in relation to the expanse of exhales that move externally into the environment. These phase changes are characteristic of all living systems and are reflected in a variety of human and societal behavior.”
Emilie Conrad

Dates: Thursdays, Nov. 21, 28, Dec. 5, 12 , 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Location: Funketown Studio

                 7161 West Saanich Rd, Brentwood Bay

Cost: $100