Grace, Grit & Gratitude - Ecstatic Dance & Embodiment Workshop

GRACE, GRIT & GRATITUDE A One-Day Ecstatic Dance, Movement & Embodiment workshop: Learn Techniques, Practices & Tools for Resilience “To be alive in this beautiful, self-organizing universe – to participate in the dance of life with senses to perceive it, lungs that breathe it, organs that draw nourishment from it – is a wonder beyond words.”- Joanna Macy BOOKINGS ARE ONLINE HERE, NO TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE DOOR: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/grace-grit-gratitude-ecstatic-dance-embodiment-workshop-tickets-123654833937 *(You can attend the whole day or just drop in for single events. Spaces are limited as per current UK Gov restrictions. Please book on Eventbrite.)* ** The UK Government has now raised the alert level for London to “high-risk” Tier 2 taking full effect from this Friday night, 16 October 2020. We would like to confirm that our planned classes and workshops are going ahead at the Siobhan Davies Studios as per Tier 2 (Local Covid alert: high) guidelines on gov.uk website: - Venues following COVID-19 secure guidelines can host more than 6 people in total, in line with guidance for their sector, but no one should visit or socialise in a group of greater than 6 (unless they are all part of the same household or support bubble). It is also important that people from different households (who are not meeting as a support bubble) remain socially distanced. - Exercise classes and organised sport can continue to take place outdoors. These will only be permitted indoors if it is possible for people to avoid mixing with people they do not live with or share a support bubble with, or for youth or disability sport. Siobhan Davies Studios do not have to close so long as they continue to operate as a Covid-secure venue. We ask all participants to remain socially distanced during the class and not to mix/socialise with each other before/during or after the class. You can wear a face covering during the sessions if you choose to. We ask all participants to keep the face mask on whilst moving through the space before and after the class. Should you have any questions at all, please do not hesitate to get in touch: [email protected] **PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR COVID UPDATE GRACE, GRIT & GRATITUDE A One-Day Dance, Movement & Embodiment workshop: Learn Techniques, Practices & Tools for Resilience With our attention spans challenged by the speed of technology, the daily news and social media nowadays stressing our nervous systems, we all need to pause for a moment... to slow down and bring our awareness back to the present, back to our bodies and to simple, yet, precious experiences. Creating a joyful space, this all-day workshop uses simple practices aimed at strengthening our ability to connect to our bodies through movement and meditation and to release the stress and tension built up over the last 6 months in these wild times. We would like to invite you to enter into this one workshop to move your body through ecstatic dance, release stress and trauma with Bioenergetics and return to your flow with some awesome Creative Flow meditations. Plus in the evening we're running a Tribal Trance Dance workshop! We hope you can join us! SCHEDULE: ◈ 12:45pm - 1:00pm Arrival/ check in ◈ 1:00pm - 3:30pm (2.5h) Ecstatic Dance workshop + Cacao Gratitude Circle (Silent Disco & Sound system) ◈ 3:45pm - 5:45pm (2h) Bioenergetic Alchemy for Resilience: enjoyable body-based practices for grounding, centering and releasing stress, tension and trauma from the nervous system ◈ break 30 min ◈ 6:15pm - 7:15pm (1h) a beautiful Guided Creative Flow Meditation with Ambient Live & Electronic Music ◈ 7:30pm - 9:30pm (2h) Tribal Trance Dance with Cacao (Blindfolded journey with optional silent disco headphones) ◈ 9:30pm - Workshop ends SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES: - If you are showing any symptoms, please do not attend. Any participant repeatedly coughing in the space will be asked to leave immediately. - Go through temperature check when registering. Anyone with temperature above 37.50C will not be allowed to come into the building. Sorry. This is venue's policy. - We will provide antibacterial wipes and hand sanitisers at the venue. Please wash your hands regularly and use the hand sanitiser supplied upon entering the venue. - You can wear a face covering during the sessions if you choose to. We ask all participants to keep the face mask on whilst moving through the space before and after the class. - Name and contact details will be kept for 21 days by the venue for track and trace purposes. - Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers. There are bathrooms at the venue and limited space in the changing rooms. - Please bring your own yoga mat & blanket for the workshop. - Clean blindfolds will be provided for the workshop. - Clean silent disco headphones and head bandanas will be provided. - All touch hotspots will be regularly cleaned with disinfectant between each session. - Venue has windows and back door fire exit that will be opened to allow more air flow in the space. - We ask that all participants keep at least 1m physical distance at all times and dance in groups of max 6 dancers. We reserve the right to exclude any participant who does not honour physical distancing rules. Any participant repeatedly breaching this distance will be asked to leave. - Please, no talking/chit chat during the workshop (if you wish to talk to, you are welcome to chat before/after the workshop outside the building).