Rituals of Belonging 3 - Collective
A 5Rhythms & Open Floor Workshop w/ Layah (5R) & Majero Bouman (OF)
In these times of disconnect and division, there is a yearning to come together--
To meet the living mystery of our collective unfolding,
And to move in the poetry of belonging.
What groups do we long to belong to? When do we claim or shame our belonging?
How do we dance with the known, unknown, and secreted stories of our peoples?
What does being in a group call forward in us, whether welcome or not?
How can our movement practice help facilitate affiliation and expand the dances of our collective belonging?
Together we will weave a day of individual, dyad, and ensemble exploring and remembering, supported by the 5Rhythms and Open Floor movement practices.
When: April 11-13, 2025
Fri 6:30-9:30pm, Sat 11am-6pm, Sun 2-7pm
Where: Beach United Church, 140 Wineva Avenue, Toronto, ON M4E 2T4 (wheelchair accessible)
Tuition:
$325 Sustainability/Regular Rate
By choosing this rate, you support us to cover the basic programme costs of running this workshop. Thank you for supporting us to make this happen.
$365 Supporting Rate
By choosing this rate, you directly support us to offer a below-cost Access Rate to participants with limited income. Thank you for supporting others to take part!
$405+ Generosity Rate
Your generosity at this level enables others with less means to take part, including through scholarships, and for this we are extremely grateful.
$265 Access (15 spots available)
Choose this rate if you have limited financial capacity or are currently experiencing financial hardship. The contributions we receive at this level go toward covering costs and are supported by contributions at the Supporting and Generosity Rate.
Contact: Layah Jane layah@layahjane.com, and/or Majero Bouman majero@gmail.com
REGISTRATION WILL OPEN JAN 2025
“Layah and Majero share a warm and attentive connection that ripples out to create a nurturing space for exploring inner and outer belonging. Their adept weaving of two movement practices, coupled with their transparent approach, established a safe container that enabled me to connect with forgotten aspects of myself.””
Majero Bouman (Open Floor) & Layah Singer-Wilson (5Rhythms) met on the dance floor in 2014, and have been lit up by each other ever since.
Majero is a poet, a cultural theorist, a mother, an artist, and a life-long dancer. Her work as an Open Floor teacher is in service to cultural transformation, community responsibility, and self-awareness.
Layah is a healing artist, a dancer, mother, and musician. Her 5Rhythms facilitation is infused with expressive enthusiasm, a fascination with the weave of ritual and improvisational art, and a reverent love of creative practice as a transformational and political act. Majero and Layah are certified teachers of their respective movement schools, and both are members of the International Conscious Movement Teachers Association.