March 19-March 21, 2010
Sarasota, Florida
Continuum Workshop
Called to Embody Love
Please contact Cheryl Kaiser
Rising Tide
cherylannkaiser@gmail.com
Continuum Movement Introduction and Retreat
Continuum Movement, developed by Emilie Conrad-Da'oud in the mid 1960’s has pioneered and revolutionized the role of somatics in health, education, physical fitness, creativity and spirituality.
Robin Becker an authorized Continuum Movement Teacher is internationally recognized as a teacher, professional dancer, and choreographer. Robin will be offering an Introduction to Continuum Movement on Fri March 19th 7-10pm, Retreat in the Body: Called to Embody Love will be held on Sat March 20th 9:30- 5pm and Sun 21st 9:00 - 3:00pm. The retreat will explore becoming more permeable and responsive with the movement of the body as being the movement of life, the movement of love. The events are appropriate for all levels of movement capability and no prior movement or dance training is necessary.
Rising Tide International is the sponsor for the event which will be held at its location at 5102 Swift Road Sarasota. The cost is: Fri/$35, Fri & Sat $110. Fri, Sat & Sun - $170. ($155 if you Preregister by Feb. 12). $50 holds your registration. Register and Pay online risingtideinternational.org/calendar. For information contact Cheryl Kaiser, cherylannkaiser@gmail.com or 941-320-9867.
“The body is the vehicle through which we experience life. Our work is an exploration of the subtle movements and vital forces within us. As we develop and expand our physical presence, we uncover information and intelligence of the body that transforms our relationship and connection to the larger universe.
- Robin Becker
April 30-May 2, 2010
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Continuum Workshop
The Shape of Love
Please contact Elaine Economou
P: (734) 475-9686
E: michigancontinuum@gmail.com
June 29-July 3, 2010
Kiental, Switzerland
The Universal Principle of Healing
Experiencing the Inner Knowledge of Fluids
Through Movement and Touch
The Synthesis of Continuum Movement and Cranial Sacral Therapy
Continuing Education Course for Cranial Sacral Practitioners
Taught by Robin Becker and Friedrich Wolf
Please contact:
www.Kientalerhof.ch
This class is designed to combine the essence of Continuum Movement, a field of somatic education that focuses on the body as a fluid system, with the biodynamic approach to Cranial Sacral Therapy. Deeply compatible, both fields work with the innate forces of the living being, forces we can touch and see in the fluid system of the human body. These two forms of therapy and education support an in-depth understanding and direct experience of the human body as an unfolding fluid process capable of its own healing process.
Robin Becker, an Authorized Teacher of Continuum Movement work and Friedrich Wolf, the director of the ISBC Kiental, an international school for Biodynamic Cranial Sacral Therapy, are coming together to create a new program that blends the wisdom of their related fields. Robin’s experience with movement and the use of sound and breath to initiate primary fluid movement in the body along with Friedrich’s knowledge and experience of touch and how to listen to the autonomous language of the human system will be an opportunity to expand the experience and understanding of the body as a fluid system, and to communicate with what is called within the cranial field "the breath of life".
In this course, a synthesis of the listening skills and therapeutic touch learned in the study of Cranial Sacral Therapy and the basic skills and concepts of Continuum Movement will be offered. Both systems have developed a broad range of ways in which to perceive and directly experience the touch and feeling of the fluid intelligence that lives within every cell of the body. Sound and listening touch will be an integral aspect of the explorations offered. We will learn about embryological development and recapitulate through movement some of the creative shaping principles of moving water. As fluid movement is amplified, the flow of information and communication within the body increases and the mystery of the healing capacities of fluid dynamics is allowed to take place.
The benefit of engaging in Continuum Movement for body workers is usually one of profound restoration and renewal. Many body workers express the delight of finding a way through Continuum to offer self-care and a type of bodywork to themselves. Continuum offers a process of becoming more aware of and receptive to the conditions, messages, and communications within one’s own body. As one’s perceptual field expands, an increased awareness of nuance and sensation develops that allows for more permeability, presence, and receptivity in working and communicating with others. We become engaged with the underlying unity and unfolding mystery of life that informs us, guides us, and moves as us.
26 Hours Continued Education EMR conform
July 7-11th, 2010
Munich, Germany
Continuum Movement Workshop
Please contact Petra Gotthardt
E: laugh-centre@gmx.net
July 12-17, 2010
Kiental, Switzerland
Awakening to the Movement of Life
A Continuum Movement Workshop
Taught by Robin Becker
Please contact:
www.Kientalerhof.ch
All life, including the human body, has been shaped by the movement of water. Continuum Movement is an exploration of the properties and movement of water as it shapes and forms life both within the body and the larger world. At its essence, Continuum is a study of the body as a fluid system constantly shaping itself anew.
In Continuum, the body is understood as a boundless process of fluid movement rather than form; as a coalescence of energy connected to all other living processes through resonance. Resonance, or immediate communication, is a fundamental characteristic of the relationship between all fluid systems. Through engaging in the primary arcing, spiraling and undulating movements of our biology, we become conscious of our dynamic engagement and intimate participation with all of life. Ancient realms of possibility, innovation, and creation are accessed in the practice of Continuum. The body is experienced as a fluid planetary process through which the underlying unity and unfolding mystery of life can inform and guide us. As human bodies, we can become more aware and responsive to the endless possibilities of life emerging, expanding and manifesting as ourselves.
The workshop begins with an evening introduction to Continuum that is required if one is new to Continuum and optional if one has had experience with Continuum. The workshop will culminate in an ‘all-nighter,’ a time of silence, during which we move and rest in the depths of listening and the shared resonance of the group.
This movement practice is appropriate and safe for everyone at ALL mobility levels. No previous movement or dance experience is required.
August 1- August 8, 2010
Olivone, Switzerland
www.ZenithInstitute.com
Retreat In The Body:The Shape of Love
A Continuum Movement Workshop
Taught by Robin Becker
Please contact:
www.Kientalerhof.ch
"Our form is made of a substance that melts form." Rumi
The body continually offers us teachings of transformation. All life forms including our bodies have been shaped by the movement of water. We are pulsing, fragile, powerful expressions of a planetary process. Similar to the way overlapping and interpenetrating waves move on the surface of water, all communication within the body takes place through the movement and changing dynamic forms of the fluid systems within us.
In this workshop, we will investigate how our physical bodies and the way in which we move are the expression of love deeply linked to an ancient process. We will integrate the practices of Continuum Movement with the perspectives of the Sufi Tradition. In the Sufi tradition, all of creation is considered to be a manifestation of the divine. We can also consider our bodies, the capacity through which we experience life, to be manifestations of divine love. In Continuum, the body is understood as a boundless process of fluid movement rather than form.
Living within our form is the mysterious mix of the tangible and the intangible. When we take the time to offer attention to the body we begin to sense how our body is continually shaping and reshaping life processes within itself. The body is contributing to and participating in the manifestations of the desires, movements, thoughts and forms we express. Through movement our primary engagement and essential participation in life can be experienced, and we begin to recognize the endless possibilities and shapes of love emerging, expanding and unfolding as ourselves
Throughout the week there will be time for reflection and silence. We will be moving and dancing together both individually and in groups, and we will also move in Nature exploring our profound connection to the infinite forms of love that embrace, inform and nourish us.
This workshop takes place at the European summer camp of the Sufi Order of the West in a beautiful setting high in the Italian Alps. During the week, we will also spend time moving in Nature exploring our profound connection to the infinite forms of love that embrace, inform and nourish us.