Welcome to Earth Beats Dance and Movement Practice
with Cliona O Conaill
Where & When
Sessions normally run weekly in Arillas Corfu times TBC and at festivals and special events. Check the calendar on the home page for details.
What
Earth Beats is a conscious or mindful dance, embodied dance. This means that we are present, and we turn our awareness to what’s going on inside us and learn to “witness” ourselves – to watch our thoughts, emotions, sensations, sense of spirit and put this into movement. This is an art and a life-long practice. This is not a social dance so we don't talk on the dance floor we practice expressing ourselves and communicating in movement.
How
On the dance floor when we tune into our inner world and put these parts of our psyche into movement we start to peel back the layers of "conditioning". Over the years we lost the spontaneity we had as children and learned to move in specific ways that were acceptable to our parents and society. Now we have an opportunity to find out how our bodies actually want to move. It takes time for this unravelling to occur and pick up its own momentum, and we start, by putting ourselves into movement.
Why?
When we use dance as an embodiment practise, we often become more intuitive and clearer about what we feel and therefore what we want, as well as becoming more empathic towards others. We often become more confident, assertive, present, passionate, creative and alive in our everyday lives. We start to find out who we really are without all the things we think we ought to be, and how we really feel instead of what we think we ought to feel. In our daily lives, imperceptibly over time, we become a moving, alive, dynamic being.
Who comes?
Everyone is welcome no matter what age, size or previous dance experience. Courage and the willingness to step onto the dance floor are all you need. You are the only person who can do your dance. You are the only person who can express your unique essence on the dance floor, or anywhere in life.
When?
TBC
What to Expect
Normally there will be a warm up soundscape for about 40minutes followed by a guided journey through the Open Floor movement cycle: Open Attention, Enter, Explore and Settle. Often I will include the five elements – Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Spirit. Each evening will usually focus on one (Open Floor movement) resource e.g. Grounding or Centring, which can give us insights, resources and skills that are useful in everyday life. I will offer exercises that allow you to explore this theme alone and with others. There will be times with guidance and times without guidance to allow you to explore more deeply your own process or practice things I introduced earlier. The music begins 10 minutes before the start of the class so there is an opportunity to stretch and warm up for longer if you wish.
Wear
Wear comfortable, preferably stretchy clothes you can sweat in and layers that you can put on or take off as your body temperature changes. We normally dance in bare feet so special shoes are not needed. Please do not dance in socks unless they have sticky soles, as this can be dangerous.
Water
Please drink plenty of water during and after the dance. Bring your own water as it is not available in the venue.
Influences
Earth Beats is inspired and influenced by Open Floor, 5Rhythms (Gabrielle Roth), Buddhist meditation, the Buddhist-influenced Work That Reconnects (Joanna Macy), the Celtic Wheel of the year, Tantra, shamanism and 30 years of personal exploration in personal and spiritual development. Gabrielle Roth, the founder of 5Rhythms and a teacher of mine, said, “If you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself”. This is the underpinning reason we dance.
About Me
I am a qualified Open Floor teacher and have been since June 2017. http://openfloor.org/. I’ve been facilitating and teaching Earth Beats since 2012 as a conscious community dance in Devon and since 2016 in Bristol and 2017 in Stroud. I also teach at festivals, universities and other venues. I have nearly 20 years dance, training and experience in conscious dance, namely 5Rhythms and Open Floor. I am also a qualified counsellor, healer and tantric practitioner and I hold a safe space where people can express a whole range of emotions.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me before or after the dance. I look forward to welcoming you to Earth Beats soon.
With love
Clíona
+44 (0)7593646427
[email protected]
www.earthbeats.co.uk
www.facebook.com/groups/536431699704061/
Sessions normally run weekly in Arillas Corfu times TBC and at festivals and special events. Check the calendar on the home page for details.
What
Earth Beats is a conscious or mindful dance, embodied dance. This means that we are present, and we turn our awareness to what’s going on inside us and learn to “witness” ourselves – to watch our thoughts, emotions, sensations, sense of spirit and put this into movement. This is an art and a life-long practice. This is not a social dance so we don't talk on the dance floor we practice expressing ourselves and communicating in movement.
How
On the dance floor when we tune into our inner world and put these parts of our psyche into movement we start to peel back the layers of "conditioning". Over the years we lost the spontaneity we had as children and learned to move in specific ways that were acceptable to our parents and society. Now we have an opportunity to find out how our bodies actually want to move. It takes time for this unravelling to occur and pick up its own momentum, and we start, by putting ourselves into movement.
Why?
When we use dance as an embodiment practise, we often become more intuitive and clearer about what we feel and therefore what we want, as well as becoming more empathic towards others. We often become more confident, assertive, present, passionate, creative and alive in our everyday lives. We start to find out who we really are without all the things we think we ought to be, and how we really feel instead of what we think we ought to feel. In our daily lives, imperceptibly over time, we become a moving, alive, dynamic being.
Who comes?
Everyone is welcome no matter what age, size or previous dance experience. Courage and the willingness to step onto the dance floor are all you need. You are the only person who can do your dance. You are the only person who can express your unique essence on the dance floor, or anywhere in life.
When?
TBC
What to Expect
Normally there will be a warm up soundscape for about 40minutes followed by a guided journey through the Open Floor movement cycle: Open Attention, Enter, Explore and Settle. Often I will include the five elements – Earth, Fire, Water, Air and Spirit. Each evening will usually focus on one (Open Floor movement) resource e.g. Grounding or Centring, which can give us insights, resources and skills that are useful in everyday life. I will offer exercises that allow you to explore this theme alone and with others. There will be times with guidance and times without guidance to allow you to explore more deeply your own process or practice things I introduced earlier. The music begins 10 minutes before the start of the class so there is an opportunity to stretch and warm up for longer if you wish.
Wear
Wear comfortable, preferably stretchy clothes you can sweat in and layers that you can put on or take off as your body temperature changes. We normally dance in bare feet so special shoes are not needed. Please do not dance in socks unless they have sticky soles, as this can be dangerous.
Water
Please drink plenty of water during and after the dance. Bring your own water as it is not available in the venue.
Influences
Earth Beats is inspired and influenced by Open Floor, 5Rhythms (Gabrielle Roth), Buddhist meditation, the Buddhist-influenced Work That Reconnects (Joanna Macy), the Celtic Wheel of the year, Tantra, shamanism and 30 years of personal exploration in personal and spiritual development. Gabrielle Roth, the founder of 5Rhythms and a teacher of mine, said, “If you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself”. This is the underpinning reason we dance.
About Me
I am a qualified Open Floor teacher and have been since June 2017. http://openfloor.org/. I’ve been facilitating and teaching Earth Beats since 2012 as a conscious community dance in Devon and since 2016 in Bristol and 2017 in Stroud. I also teach at festivals, universities and other venues. I have nearly 20 years dance, training and experience in conscious dance, namely 5Rhythms and Open Floor. I am also a qualified counsellor, healer and tantric practitioner and I hold a safe space where people can express a whole range of emotions.
If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me before or after the dance. I look forward to welcoming you to Earth Beats soon.
With love
Clíona
+44 (0)7593646427
[email protected]
www.earthbeats.co.uk
www.facebook.com/groups/536431699704061/
