As our world seems to descend into ever-deepening divisions, how do we learn to see that the very roots of our separation begin in the body?

The narratives we have absorbed — from our family of origin, the media, society — soak deep into our muscles and impact the way we are able to respond to the world. Consciously, or unconsciously, we carry stories about gender, race, sexuality, class, age, size, or religion and they shape our physical bodies as our brains make sense of life through infinite split-second reactions and assumptions about ourselves and each other. The way we walk through a room, how much space we take up, how we make love, who we gravitate towards and who we avoid — cultural conditioning is a bodily phenomenon.

In this workshop, we will use the dynamic practice of Open Floor Movement to unveil unconscious conditioning with curiosity and humility. Once unveiled, we can perhaps uncover unbridled freedom of expression. For ourselves, and for each other.

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Standing up is not a one-time event – it takes fortitude. In relationships, at work, in conversation, with our own habits, we are called to stand up again and again, in matters big and small. Often we have to stand alone. And anyone who has been in a long term relationship (parent, friend, child, partner) knows the power of learning the right moment to "stand down" when conflicts arise. So how do we embody this necessary practice? In this weekend workshop we will mine the innate wisdom of our bodies to investigate:

• Who do we stand behind, beside?


• Where are we afraid to stand up?


• What won’t we stand for anymore?


• How do we stand our ground when the ground is shaking?


Let’s ask the questions together and allow our bodies to answer.

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In this workshop, we will be curious about the ways our bodies amputate our full expression because of the expectations we have internalized about how to behave. And, while all of these biases influence us, we will primarily explore gender biases because, despite the fact that we interact with gender every day, most of us haven’t received much formal education about it. Gender is all around us and we are informed and shaped by gender expectations constantly – from the way we posture, move, emote, think, relate and more.  And how our thinking and posturing shapes others.

Join me and my colleague, Cynthia Kennedy, for this dynamic exploration.

Reserve your spot and find out more here: https://goo.gl/FUazGr