Movement, Metaphor and Meaning – Returning Home

This 8 week course of Monday night classes will be a creative exploration on returning home to the body and to the heart of what matters in your life through movement and art making. There is a potent connection to be made between our physical, emotional and imaginative experiences. As we make this connection, movement can serve as a metaphor and a narrative that reveals, expresses and transforms. Encountering old stories, we discover artful ways to re-story ourselves, bringing new vision to the life themes that matter to us.

The introductory class on September 16th was successful and the group agreed to open registration for the 8 week course to anyone else who may be interested. Space is limited. After September 30th, the remaining classes will be closed in order to create the intimacy which will support this transformational experience.

Classes will begin with a self directed quiet somatic movement meditation to arrive in the body and the space which will hold our creative explorations. After a brief welcome and check in, the group will begin exploring the week’s theme employing the Tamalpa Life/Art Process® through movement and the art mediums of drawing and creative writing. Through individual and group sharing, witnessing and aesthetic response, participants will potentially increase self awareness and generate additional resources to support their well-being through the ever-changing cycles of the human experience.

Adults of all levels of ability are welcome. No previous experience in dance or art is needed. Come with the intention to heighten your somatic body awareness, express your creative potential, deepen your understanding of self and others and to bring new vision to the life themes that matter to us.

What to Bring:

Wear loose comfortable clothing. Bare feet are preferred, soft soled shoes required if shoes are worn. The floor of the studio is soft. Bring a water bottle and whatever will provide you comfort: a blanket, cushion for sitting, … chairs are provided if needed. If desired, bring a personal journal.

For those who are new comers and trying this first class before committing to the series of classes, art supplies will be provided.

Fee for trying the first class, Experience TLAP, on Sept. 30th is $20. Registration is required at
https://FlowingWatersCenterforWellBeing.as.me/ExperienceTLAP

The cost for the Class Series is $145 plus your personal art materials, $25-$30, depending on what you select.
You will need:
Large pad of newsprint or drawing paper, 18”x24”
Box of oil pastels
Personal journal for any extra notes or thoughts that you want to
record.

Registration for Full Course, Returning Home, is required at https://FlowingWatersCenterforWellBeing.as.me/ReturningHome

Your host is certified Tamalpa Practitioner Lora Leigh Giessler LMT, CST-T, RSME/T

If you have questions or for more information,
contact Lora Leigh: 540-520-0140 loraleighgiessler@gmail.com

WHAT IS TAMALPA LIFE/ART® Process?
“The Tamalpa Life/Art Process®, also referred to as the Halprin Life/Art Process®, is an integrated approach that explores the wisdom of the body as expressed through movement, dance, and imagination. We use artistic processes and media to explore and deepen our relationship to psychological life, to social issues, and to creativity itself.” https://www.tamalpa.org/about-us/our-process

Listen to Daria Halprin and witness the process in real time – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVQ50oG2bnE