How do we find support within our being? By connecting to breath, our movement, and the earth’s body, we can learn self-regulation skills through eco-somatic exploration.
What: Dance Movement Therapy & Somatics Group Process (4-Week series)
How does movement nourish? How can movement cultivate resilience? How do we express emotions longing to be known? How can the warmth of our bones and the softness of our tissues serve as the source of wisdom? This is an invitation to explore DMT (Dance/Movement Therapy) and somatics in a group therapy process.
What To Expect:
This is a 4-week group process that steps beyond traditional talk therapy. We explore our narratives through mindfully led somatic and dance/movement therapy practices as a way to explore personal themes through the expressive arts. It is a way to share our stories, embrace our challenges, and feel held by the collective. New to this idea of group process? Learn more here.
When: Mondays (Nov 7, 14, 21, 28). This is not a drop-in workshop. Full participation is encouraged to create a trustful community container.
Time : 6pm to 8pm.
Where: Exact address will be shared with registered participants. The closest intersection is Keele/Dundas West (The Junction, Toronto). Note: This is an accessible space for wheelchair users or other mobility devices. All abilities are welcome
Who can attend: Women-Identifying/Non-Binary Folks. You don’t need to have any dance/movement experience.
Cost: $240 for the entire 4-week duration including HST.
Please note, the facility requires fully vaccinated individuals to participate in their space.
Ready to sign-up? Please me through my contact page and let me know of your interest. I will send you a brief form to fill out and provide additional details about location, payment etc .
If you identify as BIPOC or are underwaged/student I have a few tickets aside for $50 per session for a total payment of $200 including HST. Please let me know in your message you require that option.
Are you curious about how movement can be nourishing to the mind and body and spirit? How can we use our community container and internal wisdom to give and receive support?
Are you curious about how movement can be nourishing to the mind and body and spirit? How can we use our community container and internal wisdom to give and receive support?
Join this free sesion to learn if group process is right for you. I will address how expressive arts therapy practices decolonize therapy, by centering the unique experiences of BIPOC folks and experiences of oppression by working somatically. I will offer small demos and experiential practices throughout this session.
This workshop is about co-regulation through movement, dance, waves and engaging in the natural environment. We will utilize somatic resourcing techniques to help our bodies acclimatize to new ways of experiencing wellness. We will use the community container to find ways to increase our ease and connection to our bodies, which was meant to feel aliveness, trust, belonging and liberation.
Note: In-person workshop*
Are you languishing? Feeling indifference to indifference? Join a community movement experience designed to honour your embodied journey and move through stuck emotions
A free event for the York University community (students, staff and faculty).
Sometimes when words are not enough, we can find reconnection in movement explorations to help us connect us to feelings of safety, belonging and help facilitate emotional fluency.
Join us on Saturday Dec 7th for a series of wellness workshops designed to help you destress and reset before the bustling holiday season. We have a lineup of soulful facilitators who are donating their time and talents to offer you mindful and nourishing experiences.
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I will also be teaching a belly dance workshop as a discounted price of $15 instead of $40. All proceeds will be donated.
2pm-2:45pm - Self-Soothe for the Holidays - A belly dance workshop
Come infuse yourself with nourishing movement to bring out your inner sparkle. This workshop uses foundational movements found in belly dance to awaken new patterns in the body. It has been especially designed for the holiday season so you can learn self-soothing and de-stressing techniques. No previous dance experience necessary!
This workshop is all about expressing your most succulent self through basic belly dance technique adapted for an energizing and sassy workout. We will explore core strengthening and cardio through wild shimmies and hip and glute isolations. We will gracefully tone arms and upper body through silk-veils!
A decadent belly dance practice created to you to celebrate your scrumptious self through wild shimmies, flirty belly dance technique!
Gift yourself some self-care and avoid the holiday-cringe! Learn self-soothing techniques through belly dance shimmies and gentle waves.
This event is FREE and open to York University community only.
Belly dance is an act of celebration designed for all bodies and abilities. In this trauma-informed workshop participants will be able to increase their movement capacity, by exploring basic belly dance techniques such as shimmies, isolations, undulations, traveling steps and poses. Belly dance is both a cultural art form as well as mindfulness tool that has been linked to benefits such as improve mood, cognition and stress reduction. Participants will get to experience belly dance not just as a recreational exercise, but one that has builds towards greater resiliency and mind-body integration.
Movement Notes:
This workshop is open to any level of experience. This is a moderate level of range in movement, including arm and leg extensions and floor-work involved as well as emphasis on cardio. This workshop is designed to be gentle enough for those with injuries or limited mobility. The instructor will provide as many adaptable dance options as possible.
What to Bring:
Reusable water-bottle. Bathrooms are available on the same floor, for to change into comfortable work-out clothes. Note shoes are not allowed in the studio. Hip scarves will be available for use.
Please register in advance as spots are limited. Please email: prinkas@yorku.ca to register for your spot. You will be asked to provide your student number or employee id (staff/faculty), however your information will be kept confidential.
This summer, take yourself (or a group of friends) on a self-care date and sign up for a specialized workshop focusing on key foundational movements found in belly dance traditions that awaken new patterns in the body to access self-soothing and de-stressing techniques. Participants will learn to integrate new movement techniques and mini dance-combos as new ways to practice self-care.
...Belly dance also has the potency of helping us find deep stillness through gentle wave work allowing an inner exploration of quietness.
Through a series of demos and group movement practices this workshops aims to strengthen new tools to respond to signs of stress and anxiety. By tuning into our nervous system, we can make empowered decisions that benefit us personally and strengthen our resiliency. Props, objects and sensory tools will also be provided.
This workshops focuses on some key foundation movements found in belly dance traditions that awaken new patterns in the body to access self-soothing. This workshop is an exploration and celebration of the body. It is open to all bodies, regardless of dance experience. Belly dance is both a practice that empowers community participation allowing pleasure and enjoyment of sensual movements in an energized atmosphere. Belly dance also has the potency of helping us find deep stillness through gentle wave work allowing an inner exploration of quietness. This workshop will be combination of flirty, up-beat movements that celebrate our delicious selves as well as an exploration of the self-soothing aspects that can help down-regulate our stress responses and nervous systems. We encourage guests to wear comfortable clothing for movement or clothes that allow them to feel their most sparkliest!
*Hip scarves will be provided, but guests are welcome to bring their own as well.
