by Julie Forsey It was from Deborah Jay-Lewin, the 5Rhythms teacher from Findhorn that I heard the phrase ‘Flowing elbows’, and my dance completely changed. Part of my brain struggled with this, it stuttered and stammered ‘b-b-but my elbows belong in Staccato!’. My body knew what to do with … [Read more...]
Trauma Blog, Part 3: Recovering from Trauma
Julie Forsey writes… Sometimes when we have been through a crisis, it can be more than we can deal with and we are left with feelings of sadness, fear, anger or depression. The 5Rhythms™ provides a gentle and effective framework for processing and releasing trauma from our bodies and from our … [Read more...]
Trauma Blog, Part 2: The Immediate Crisis
Julie Forsey writes .... 5Rhythms™ provides a map that helps us to deal with any situation. It is versatile and adaptable, giving us the structure in which we find our effectiveness, our strength, and keep ourselves safe while we deal with a crisis. The crisis may be a small domestic one or a … [Read more...]
Trauma Blog, Part 1: How can we respond?
Julie Forsey writes... Four days after the Earthquake, we gathered for our weekly class, a fundraiser for Christchurch. With a disaster of such enormity, how can we possibly respond? Isn’t it superficial or facile, to dance in the knowledge of such suffering, like the Emperor Nero who ‘fiddled … [Read more...]
Stillness, a poem
by Julie Forsey The mood has softened. From the ecstasy of release we move to a calmer beat. Our bodies highly charged with chaos, we weave our limbs and circle; palm close to tingling palm. A delicious presence between our hands entices us to keep the distance not to break the … [Read more...]
Review of Lucia Horan’s Endless Waves
Julie Forsey writes... After dancing a weekend workshop, ‘Endless Waves’, taught by Lucia Horan, I feel replete. Aaah! That was wonderful! Lucia was visiting New Zealand from her home ‘town’ of New York, and we were fortunate indeed that she made time in her schedule to teach a weekend … [Read more...]
Dancing through a ‘safe’ earthquake
Today I joined the 5Rhythms tribe downtown for a Sunday session with Geordie. And what a session it turned out to be! ‘Earthquake’ above – invitation to dance deep down into my roots on the floor. The ‘earthquake’ was Black Grace doing final rehearsals for their UrbanYouthMovement Tour. They … [Read more...]
Lammas, cacao elixir and 5Rhythms
Last night at Blockhouse Bay Boating club with Christina and all the dancers we 'danced in' the Year of the Rabbit aided by a cacao elixir and chocolate heart from Chalice! It is also Lammas this week - the time that is equidistant between Summer Solstice and Autumn Equinox. This is a mixed time … [Read more...]
Travel and 5Rhythms
by Julie Forsey When you dance 5Rhythms, you are part of an international community of dancers, from funky free spirits who drop in to the occasional class, to soulful enthusiasts who immerse themselves fully into the practice, soaking it up. If you are travelling, you can drop into a class … [Read more...]
End of Year Celebration Dance by Geordie
Dances of Grace & Gratitude at Mana, Tuesday Nov 30 What a brilliant end to our dance-year last Tuesday morning in Coromandel. A big juicy "Thank You!" to everyone for all your wonderful participation in our 5Rhythms programs throughout the year. It has been a great year of deepening into our … [Read more...]
