Arise ~ A 5RhythmS® & Writing Workshop
with Layah & Sasha Singer-Wilson
Emerging from a long winter, the first kiss of spring arrives before the crocuses sprout, and the red maple buds appear. The soil must be tended and cared for in order to welcome future growth and abundance. With devotion and discipline, we return to presence, deepening our capacity to listen to our internal wisdom.
In our time together we will weave 5Rhythms with timed writing practice, alternating between the two, seeing how they support and inspire each other, and how the marriage of these practices might reveal what has been germinating through the winter.
5Rhythms is a dynamic movement meditation practice - a workout for body and soul, and a map for awakening and embodying our creative capacity to meet all that life brings. There are no steps to follow in this improvisational movement methodology. Instead, we show up, tune in and move what is alive in us.
Timed writing practice invites us to be students of our creativity. A workout for the imagination and the heart, when we move our pens, we discover where we’re at and what might be getting in our way.
Come, clear the hibernation cobwebs, and meet yourself on the dance floor and the page.
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All are welcome here: all races, religions, genders, sexual orientations, abilities & disabilities, and movement experience.
When: Sat March 9, 2024 | 11am-5pm
Where: Dovercourt House, 805 Dovercourt Rd, Toronto, 2nd floor
Tuition: Supporter $160, Regular $135, Supported $110*
*We offer tiered tuition so that those of us with more can share, and those of us who need some support can receive it. If you register at the “Supporter” rate, a portion of your tuition will go towards our scholarship fund.
Accessibility: We regret that we were not able to secure a wheelchair accessible venue for this workshop. There are stairs leading up to the main entrance and two flights of stairs leading up to the 2nd floor of Dovercourt House. There are washrooms on the 2nd floor. We are committed to making this workshop as accessible as possible, within the limitations of this venue. Please reach out if you have any questions about your particular circumstances. If you would like to experience 5Rhythms and you dance in a wheelchair, Layah’s Wed & Sat classes are held at Roncesvalles United Church, which is a wheelchair accessible venue.
About the Facilitators
SASHA (she/her) is a writer, theatre artist, and facilitator, helping people tell their stories and connect to their authentic voice. Her work explores place, care, connection, and the climate crisis. A graduate of the BFA Acting Conservatory at York, she has an MFA in Theatre and Creative Writing from UBC, and has facilitated workshops and taught courses in creative writing, voice, and theatre creation across Turtle Island.
LAYAH (she/her) is a movement teacher, dancer, and musician, offering people sacred space to experience motion as medicine since 2003. Her facilitation focuses on embodiment and expression, as gateways to creativity and healing. Layah is a member of the International Conscious Movement Teachers Association, and a certified 5Rhythms teacher accredited with the 5Rhythms Teachers Association.
As sisters we have been playmates, companions, and collaborators since before we could talk. Play, song, writing, and dance lit up our childhood. As adults we share an expressive enthusiasm, a fascination with the magic of improvisational art, and a reverent love of creative practice as a transformational and political act. We are thrilled to invite you to join us for "Arise", our first shared workshop offering.
