Presence -a journey from movement to meditation and back.
A Five Rhythms Process with Sangeet
What is this mysterious phenomenon called Presence? Have you ever been touched by the deep sensual poetry of a couple dancing Tango, the passionate fire of a Flamenco dancer, the exquisite grace of a ballet dancer, the natural spontaneous, movements of young children and the powerful yet subtle stillness of someone practicing Tai Chi.
As children we learnt that sometimes our only defence in situations where we were told that we were too loud, too inquisitive, too alive, too energetic etc. was to turn ourselves off and make ourselves numb.
The 5 Rhythms® has a very effective tool kit and set of maps to help us to feel more alive and locate and reconnect with our Presence - in different ways. Each rhythm is connected to an emotion, an element and a particular quality of our essence. Once we start studying and practicing the 5 Rhythms and start to express ourselves on this dancing path, our lives may start to transform and we often experience more depth, creativity and fulfilment.
In Flowing our journey starts from a place of learning to relax with respect and a deep communion with our bodies.
Then reconnecting ourselves to our essential power and experimenting with the structures of relationship in Staccato.
Chaos – being the rhythm of change and transformation, gives us the opportunity to let go of what we don't need so we can continue our journey and be reborn into the present moment.
In Lyrical it’s like feeling alive and rejuvenated in the fresh, ethereal forest after a storm and being empty enough to hear the calling of our own particular creativity and potential.
In the rhythm of Stillness finally moving into a place that is so subtle that we often appear not to be moving at all but something mysterious yet strangely familiar is moving through us; in this moment - at peace with ourselves.
