International Schools
Integrating the different modalities of Conscious Dance with an approach that includes rather than separates is our dream. Because inclusion, community and curiosity are the engines of our work. Here you will find a summary of the practices we represent: the 5 schools derive from the 5Rhythms, were created by teachers trained by Gabrielle Roth and have an international training path.
5RHYTHMS
The 5Ritmi were created in the 1970s by the great Gabrielle Roth, founding mother of all the practices of Conscious Dance. The 5 Rhythms are a map for all those who want to go in, out, forward, backward, into the physical, into the emotional, into the intellect. They reconnect us to the wisdom of our bodies, releasing the dynamic and healing power of movement. I am a moving meditation, a medicine, a prayer. In the 5Ritmi you dance a wave made up of 5 different rhymes: flowing, staccato, chaos, lyric and stillness. Just follow these rhythms and our body will take us right where we need to go. The 5Ritmi classes allow you not only to sweat a lot, but to let go, free, heal wounds, to throw out blocked emotions, anxieties, worries, and above all they allow you to silence your mind. By stealing the words of Gabrielle Roth, the fastest way to find the stillness of the mind is through the movement of the body. 5rhythms.com
MOVEMENT MEDICINE
Movement Medicine is a contemporary, body-based, moving meditation practice that reconnects you with the wisdom of living from the heart, the joy of knowing who you are, and the satisfaction of making your own and unique contribution to life. Movement Medicine deepens the connection with yourself, your creativity, the integrity and guidance of your soul. At the base of Movement Medicine is the awareness of the unity and interconnectedness of all things, of the sacredness of life, in all its manifestations, visible and invisible. schoolofmovementmedicine.com
SOUL MOTION
Soul Motion is an American practice created by one of the greatest masters of Conscious Dance: Arjuna Vinn MartÃ. What matters is not what happens in the ballroom, but what happens outside, in our lives, in the dialogue with reality. In Soul Motion we come into contact with ourselves, with each other, with others and with infinity. We give voice to our creativity, we nurture and develop the awakening of stillness in every movement, we cultivate inspiration and curiosity, and we move in all directions. Allowing all that we do not know to enter our lives. soulmotioninternational.com
OPEN FLOOR INTERNATIONAL
Open Floor offers a dynamic, creative tool kit of resources to move through life, fully embodied. A practice that explores new ways of moving and responding to what is happening with intention and purpose. Learn to understand habits and patterns for deeper insight and self awareness, gain flexibility, resilience and ease. OFI visions a world where mindful movement and dance ignites community, creativity, social justice, health and well-being. In a challenging world, Open Floor supports resilience, compassion, and joyous connection with others for personal healing, professional growth, and community building. Open Floor is a Dynamic Governance, a non-authoritarian, collaborative model that reflects the same values of inclusion, equality and radical responsibility that are taught in the practice. openfloor.org
AZUL
Azul is a path of personal growth and transformation that uses movement as a tool to develop greater presence and awareness in our life and to awaken our talents. Free movement, combined with self-observation and a psycho-spiritual approach , is used to connect us to the intelligence of our body (embodiment) and to dissolve the blocks, knots and resistances that prevent us from expressing our true essence. The map of Azul is represented by a spiral, which guides us to discover of the self through its various components. The path of the spiral reconnects us to universal intelligence and brings us back into perfect alignment with our evolutionary process. When we connect to our body through movement, we rediscover our personal power. azul.com
Combined Pratices
These practices are paths created by teachers trained in one of the 5 schools, which combine conscious dance with specific themes or approaches. They are not training schools, but possibilities to move in new directions and continue our research.
#REDvolunionaryWeaving & DANCING THE CYCLE
Dancing "Menstruality" means transmitting to women a perspective - new and ancient at the same time - which restores the dignity and role of the female cycle as an individual expression of creativity, which is not necessarily linked to motherhood and sexuality. The menstrual map is a compass that guides each woman in her inner territory. It is based on the observation of what happens in her body, heart and mind, every month. It is basically a process of inner permaculture. Dancing with the female cycle is, therefore, a way to respect and honor the cycles of life, enhancing the intergenerational eco-system that makes a community stronger. It reminds us of the importance of celebrating rites of passage and initiations, to welcome young girls into adulthood, to appreciate them for who they are and for what they will become, and to support adult women in the natural transition to menopause, which is a natural phase of transformation and awareness of a woman's role of responsibility and wisdom within a community.