Inward Listening

Authentic Movement / Contemplative Dance  Autumn Series 

9 Wednesdays 7-8:30pm at Lucy's South Austin Studio (address given with registration)

September 20th - December 6th * Please email Lauren to reserve your space - Lauren@earthskybodyworks.net

Series cost is $225

Join us for one more class series before we take a summer break!

Wednesdays 7-8:30pm Lucy’s Studio in South Austin

A Contemplative, Expressive, Embodied Practice.

Please join us if you are craving more time for embodiment, for deepening your relationship to your body, for inward listening to the language of the body - its gestures and images and movements of action and rest, spiral and reach. Locating the body and somatic awareness in the relational field, we engage both contemplative and expressive practices, held within a safe container.

A Four Part Series to explore Authentic Movement with centering time at the beginning of each class offering imagery and ideas from Embryology.

Please join us if you are craving more time for embodiment, for inward listening to the language of the body - its gestures and images and movements of action and rest, locating the body and somatic awareness in the relational field, we engage both contemplative and expressive practices.

Contact - Lauren@earthskybodyworks.net to REGISTER

Cost - $!00 for series (sliding scale options for folks in need of financial assistance, if this is you please inquire).

A new Fall Group 2021:

The Awakening Body: An Authentic Movement Practice & Reading Group - begins in October, Register Soon to Save Your Place! Wednesdays 2:30-4:30 pm CST/ 3:30-5:30 pm EST / 12:30-2:30 pm PST /

For healers, therapists, dancers, artists and creatives who wish to tap into the vast richness and nourishment of Authentic Movement practice.

Our group will read Janet Adler’s seminal book on Authentic Movement, Offering from the Conscious Body, and explore verbal and non-verbal themes related to our work as movers, healers and creators. We will talk about the book and what we discover there, but we will also move and witness a lot, entering into the generative somatic space of discovery that goes well beyond words, and trains new relational self-experiences into body and psyche.

The simple but profound Authentic Movement, also called Contemplative Dance, practice locates the body and somatic awareness in a relational field. It helps practitioners identify and move beyond old patterns to actively practice novel ways of being and relating. This can bring about a freer range of movement through life—physically, emotionally and relationally.

Given our times, this group will take place by Zoom. We’ve had good experiences running movement oriented groups and sessions via Zoom and we’re eager to share this work, especially now. We’re all hungrier than ever for embodied connection. So let’s do it!

With Lauren Tietz & Rebecca Pollard-Pierik

Contemplative Dance Autumn Practice Group 2021

Join us in this generative somatic space of discovery that goes well beyond words, and trains new relational self-experiences into body and psyche. The simple but profound Contemplative Dance/ Authentic Movement practice locates the body and somatic awareness in a relational field. It helps practitioners identify and move beyond old patterns to actively practice novel ways of being and relating. This can bring about a freer range of movement through life—physically, emotionally and relationally.

An 8 week series for movers and meditators, healers, dancers, teachers, parents, poets, yogis and anyone interested in the place where the contemplative meets the expressive. Exact dates & times TBD asap! / Tuesdays 6:30-8pm CST / 7:30pm EST / 4:30pm PST

Though it is different online, we are also finding that the practice can still offer so much even within this new field of online exchange. social

We will begin classes w/ a simple somatic warm up, a self-tuning time (so you don't need to be looking at the screen at all for that) then we will shift into the practice  of moving (sounding) with closed eyes with myself as the witness for the group. As we move forward in the work together, we will also include the practice of witnessing (with kindness) in groups and an experience of working in dyads towards the end of the series. Often we will have time for “creative forming”  (time to metabolize our movement experience w/ writing or drawing/resting/sounding/or continued moving) before we come together to share our experiences with one another for the last part of each session. All are welcome.

New Winter Series * January -  21st - March 18th 2021

9 sessions through the winter *  Thursdays 7-8:30pm CDT  *  On Zoom

Please register soon to reserve your place - Space is Limited

Series Cost - Regular Rate = $180 / Sliding scale rates for those in need = $108 - $180

To Register - contact Lauren at *  earthskybody@gmail.com

There is a DROP-IN option for the 1st Class/ JAN 21st if you are new & curious to try the form.... (drop-in is $15-20 sliding scale)

Though it is different, we are finding that the practice can still offer so much even within this new field of social distance.

Join us in this generative somatic space of discovery that goes well beyond words, and trains new relational self-experiences into body and psyche. The simple but profound Contemplative Dance/ Authentic Movement practice locates the body and somatic awareness in a relational field. It helps practitioners identify and move beyond old patterns to actively practice novel ways of being and relating. This can bring about a freer range of movement through life—physically, emotionally and relationally.

We will begin classes w/ a simple somatic warm up, a self-tuning time (so you don't need to be looking at the screen at all for that) then we will shift into the practice  of moving (sounding) with closed eyes with myself as the witness for the group. As we move forward in the work together, we will also include the practice of witnessing (with kindness) in groups and an experience of working in dyads towards the end of the series. Often we will have time for “creative forming”  (time to metabolize our movement experience w/ writing or drawing/resting/sounding/or continued moving) before we come together to share our experiences with one another for the last part of each session. All are welcome.

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9 Thursdays 7-8:30pm CST

Please Register to reserve your place/ earthskybody@gmail.com

9/24 - 11/19 2020

Offering from the Conscious Body- A Fall Reading & Practice Group (Online)

I’m happy to announce that my colleague Rebecca Pollard-Pierik and I will be holding a 10-week Authentic Movement practice and study group starting Monday, September 14 for healers, therapists, dancers, artists, and creatives who wish to tap into the vast richness and nourishment of Authentic Movement practice. 

Our group will read Janet Adler’s seminal book on Authentic Movement, Offering from the Conscious Body, and explore verbal and non-verbal themes related to our work as movers, healers, and creators. We will talk about the book and what we discover there, but we will also move and witness a lot, entering into the generative somatic space of discovery that goes well beyond words, and trains new relational self-experiences into body and psyche.

DATES

Mondays 4-5:30, September 14th - November 16th, 2020

Questions or to Register- Email earthskybodyworks@gmail.com

Join us for -
Authentic Movement/ Contemplative Dance!

8 THURSDAYS 7:30-9pm
March 26th - May 21st
(No Class April 16th)

RSVP to Lauren at earthskybody@gmail.com or 512-699-1086
Space is limited

WHERE
dance studio in Travis Heights studio (address given with registration)

PAYMENT
Pay through Venmo (@Lauren-Tietz-1) OR Paypal (to earthskybody@gmail.com / to friends & family please).
8 Classes = $144 (Sliding Scale option for those in need, please inquire if this is you!)
DROP-IN for 1st class ($20) and if you cannot make the while series - there is an option to pay for half/ 4 classes.

about...
Authentic Movement practice/ Contemplative Dance

Where mindfulness meets creative expression
Where movement and rest cycle naturally
Where the contemplative meets the expressive
Where we practice seeing and being seen in a safe loving space
No experience necessary - open to trained dancers and new movement explorers alike
More about the practice....

Authentic Movement practice also known as Contemplative Dance is a rich contemplative and expressive practice that comes from the dance and movement therapy lineage. The experience is sourced through the body. Movers learn to listen for and trust their inner sensations and impulses unfolding naturally, cultivating a depth of present moment embodiment.

During an Authentic Movement (AM) session, students work in a safe container resting and moving at their own pace with eyes closed, listening to inner experiences and movement impulses to find ways of moving that feel nourishing and satisfying. The practice can be with groups or dyads but involves one person/s working in the role of “mover/s,” while another serves as a “witness.”

All are welcome, no prior movement experience required, just an open mind and desire to listen inwardly.

Join us for the Winter Series of
Authentic Movement/ Contemplative Dance!

THURSDAYS 7-8:30pm
begins JAN 24th

RSVP to Lauren at earthskybody@gmail.com or 512-699-1086

WHERE
Beautiful dance studio in Travis Heights studio (address given with registration)

Payment
Pay through Venmo (@Lauren-Tietz-1) OR Paypal (to earthskybody@gmail.com / to friends & family please).
Series Cost - $126 (Sliding Scale option for those in need, please inquire if this is you!).

7 Thursdays
January 24th - March 28th
Please note, we won’t have classes on:
2/14, 2/28, 3/14

WHAT
Authentic Movement practice also known as Contemplative Dance is a rich contemplative and expressive practice that comes from the dance and movement therapy lineage. The experience is sourced through the bod. Movers learn to listen for and trust their inner sensations and impulses unfolding naturally, cultivating a depth of present moment embodiment.

During an Authentic Movement (AM) session, students work in a safe container resting and moving at their own pace with eyes closed, listening to inner experiences and movement impulses to find ways of moving that feel nourishing and satisfying. The practice can be with groups or dyads but involves one person/s working in the role of “mover/s,” while another serves as a “witness.”

All are welcome, no prior movement experience required, just an open mind and desire to listen inwardly.