Author: Catherine

104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg 10.00-11.30 Dissolve During the last weeks we have been exploring (among other resources) Release and CenterThey are precious for learning to embody Dissolve. Dissolving is the movement of softening our sense of shape and physical form, of aligning with spaciousness rather than mass. This is a delicate and exquisite …

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104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg 10.00-11.30 And we Release again…. This Saturday we will focus again on the resource RELEASE,We will explore how to move in order to let go, to be less tensed in our body. And if we manage to let go in our body we open up our mind and our …

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104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg EXPAND & CONTRACT Sometimes we are confined in space and yet don’t want to lose our freedom and range of physical expression. Can we regulate our movement to fit situation and yet don’t feel narrowed and constricted? Sometimes we are constrained by emotions like fear, anxiety or grief. We …

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104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg On Saturday, we will explore PAUSE : Pause is an alive and receptive state where our larger outer physical movements cease and we can become aware of subtler physical, emotional, mind, or soul states.It is different than a stop. To stop infers to end or cut something off. In …

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104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg Spacial awareness This is the capacity to know where we are in space and to move confidently and safely in any direction.We bring our senses to our shape and size and get aware of how and how much we occupy the space around us, close to us and between …

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104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg Center Centering is the movement toward connecting with oneself. We focus our attention on sensations inside the body, an internal balancing point or alignment. The center can be found through midline, the core, the moving center or Hara. Knowing the dance between center and off-center provides a mover with …

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104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg Towards and Away We are almost always moving towards or away from something: a feeling, a place, repetitive thoughts, pleasure, and most often, other people. Mindfully practicing the dance of towards and away, we learn to actively and honestly choose to go towards or away from anybody or anything. …

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104 Av. Victor Hugo, 1750 Luxembourg Release “The ability to release tension, emotion, thought, and the entire body to the will of life force is an essential healing skill. There are many ways to move in order to surrender: shaking, softening, dropping, rocking, bouncing, letting go, emphasizing the exhale, etc. The key is knowing the …

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Ground “Grounding is the movement toward connection with earth, feeling our weight and substance, rooting ourselves; how we stand on the ground, move across it, relate to it, and how we feel that connection in our body. It is a skill that supports us to be present. It is the movement of energy downward in …

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I started with online classes on September 26th. Big first step done! As it is still (or again) so difficult to have live classes, going online is a good possibility to continue to practice. Of course it is not the same than to be together, to share the space of a common floor, to feel …

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