10.00-11.30
104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg
The Art of Witnessing I
Deep witnessing and listening can relieve suffering in ourselves and another
Thich Nhat Hanh
The art of witnessing is one of the oldest forms of meditation. It is based in presence, awareness, attention and non-judgement.
Witnessing enlarges us, it helps us inhabit and live from who we really are.
The art of witnessing has a crucial place in Open Floor movement practice.
We can witness ourselves, we can witness another and/or the whole field. On the Open Floor we practice using all of our senses. We cultivate internal and external attention to all dimensions of embodiment: physical, emotional, mind and soul.
We are going to explore the art of witnessing in a series of classes.
Witnessing is part of our evolving consciousness and it takes cultivation. It takes practice to track awareness and attention within ourselves and develop competencies to witness in different ways. We are going to take time to explore this.
We are going to be patient with ourselves to get to that openhearted presence in the here and now.
This Saturday morning, we are going to start with witnessing ourselves.
Witnessing ourselves in a quiet state and witnessing ourselves in movement, in dance. The latter requires real skills because we need awareness AND the spontaneous flow of movement. It takes time and patience to learn to be aware AND let the movement happen, to follow an impulse without controlling it.
“The real gifts in life are not what we desire and cherish: accomplishment, the feeling of security or ease, love… The real gift is that, what makes it possible to experience what we cherish. This gift is called presence and the gateway to it is witnessing”.
according to Tara Brach
Looking outside, I would say: the real gift is not our garden with all the flowers and trees that we planted. The real gift is what makes it possible to experience all this beauty. This gift is called presence and the gateway to it is witnessing.
Let’s take the time and the patience to witness our secret gardens.
Come and join us on a common floor and in a common dance!
Good music is going to support us in our explorations.
Price: 25 €
You can pay cash at the beginning of the class
You can use PayPal if you have an account
You can use Payconiq
You can transfer 25€ on my Bank Account IBAN LU85 0024 1521 8570 0000
Wear comfortable clothes in layers, you might like also to wear socks at the beginning or during the whole class
Bring your bottle of water or tea.
… and bring your love for movement, music, your curiosity and your willingness to witness ourselves
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