45, rue de l’Avenir
L-1147 Luxembourg-Limpertsberg
10.00pm-11.30pm
(come a few minutes earlier to chang without hurry and bring your yoga mat please)
Release
As I teach Open Floor movement practice, I keep realizing just how rich and layered the resources we work with—like pause, release, vector, and center—truly are. Each holds subtlety and nuance, offering endless possibilities to explore. Here I am again, immersed in Release, moving with it, and discovering it anew. It’s like a treasure chest of possibilities, and each time I open it, I find something surprising and valuable. This core movement resource is incredibly rich—though, to be honest, I say that about every core resource we dive into!
Release can be such a powerful experience, often felt as a universal relief and a liberation that resonates deeply. And yet, while it’s satisfying, release isn’t as simple as it seems.
At its core, release is about letting go. But letting go towards what? And of what? The very act of release suggests that there’s something we’re holding onto. Perhaps the first step is becoming aware of what we’re holding and noticing how this holding shapes our body.
Then comes the question: am I truly willing to let go? Often, we cling to something out of insecurity or because we feel threatened. It can feel risky to release—what if we lose control? So we ask ourselves, what would make us feel safe enough to let go?
At the heart of this control is a question of trust. What can I trust? We often rely only on ourselves, trusting our own will and ideas as if everything depends solely on us. Many of us think, “I can control my emotions, manage situations, maybe even control others if I just hold tight.” This is a survival mechanism, but release can lead us toward a new way of handling a challenging world—one based not just on control and restraint but also on something more nourishing and supportive.
Another question emerges: do I want to let go just to get rid of something, or to fully meet what’s there? Releasing to get rid of something feels different from releasing to truly encounter and be with what’s present.
These questions seem endless, and each one opens another door. The journey into release is inexhaustible, revealing and re-revealing aspects of ourselves moment by moment.
This Saturday, let’s dive in together and explore at least one or two of the many ways this resource of Release can nourish us.
Some poetry to inspire you?
Letting go
by Nelson Mandela
To let go doesn’t mean to stop caring: it means I can’t do it for someone else.
To let go is not to cut myself off; it is the realization that I can’t control another.
To let go is not to enable, but to allow learning from natural consequences.
To let go is to admit powerlessness, which means the outcome is not in my hands.
To let go is not to try to change or blame another; I can only change myself.
To let go is not to care for, but to care about.
To let go is not to fix, but to be supportive.
To let go is not to judge, but to allow another to be a human being.
To let go is not to be in the middle arranging outcomes, but to allow others to effect their own outcomes.
To let go is not to be protective; it is to permit another to face reality.
To let go is not to deny, but to accept.
To let go is not to nag, scold, or argue, but to search out my own shortcomings and to correct them.
To let go is not to adjust everything to my desires, but to take each day as it comes and to cherish the moment.
To let go is not to criticize and regulate anyone, but to try to become what I dream I can be.
To let go is not to regret the past,but to grow and live for the future.
To let go is to fear less and love more.
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 the curiosity and the willingness to release and let go…
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