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monthly sessions in Glasgow, workshops, and retreats at Dhanakosa

Glasgow

I hold a monthly Open Floor session in Glasgow on a Saturday early evening. It’s a warm and friendly group of folk with mixed experience of movement and conscious dance practice.  

There are chairs to sit and move on during the session, so please feel welcome whatever your energy levels or mobility.

Dates 2023: 23 Sept, 14 Oct, November - day workshop instead (see below), 2 Dec.

Dates 2024: 27 Jan, 24 Feb, 23 Mar, 27 Apr, 25 May, 29 Jun.

Time: 6.00pm-7.30pm

Venue: Top floor studio, 72 Berkeley Street, G3 7DS (press buzzer marked STMTS). The front access has steps, there is ramp access to the rear of building and a lift, let me know in advance if you’d prefer the ramp access so I can make sure the rear door is open.

Sessions are offered by donation, most people give £10.

No need to book - any questions in advance please email me, and to receive reminders a week beforehand please subscribe to my email news and choose Glasgow sessions.

Congruency - 5 Nov 2023

I’m organising a day workshop for my Open Floor teacher Deborah Lewin in Glasgow.

I warmly recommend her teaching (and music), in the words of another of her students, she is 'skillful, sensitive, respectful and compassionate'.  

The theme for the workshop is congruency. We'll be learning through our bodies to listen to our impulses to be honest and authentic, to move towards and away from aspects of our lives with integrity.

The workshop runs 10.30am-5.30pm at the 72 Berkeley Street studio.

Places are limited, for more information and booking see Deborah’s website here.

Surrender - 21 Jan 2024

Can we surrender to movement and stillness? Yielding and releasing as we move through rest and motion, connecting deeply to our own bodies and our own dance.

A day workshop of movement, music, connection and deep rest.

Date: Sunday 21st January

Time: 10.30-4.30

Venue: Top floor studio, 72 Berkeley Street, Glasgow, G3 7DS.

Cost: £40 (£10 deposit to book)

To book email me

Retreats at Dhanakosa

For a deeper dive come on retreat - a week of movement practice, meditation and Buddhism - on the shores of Loch Voil in wild and beautiful Balquhidder Glen in central Scotland.

I’ll be teaching movement on these retreats in 2023 and 2024:

Autumn rain on still waters: contemplating the five skhandas                                                                                                       20-27 October 2023                                                                                                                                                                                          A Triratna regulars retreat, for folk already practicing within the Triratna Buddhist Community. We’ll be studying the five skhandas - different aspects of our mind and body experience - and exploring them in movement to bring our understanding into our bodies. More info and book here.

Dances of the heart                                                                                                                                                                                              14-21 June 2024                                                                                                                                                                                       A Going Deeper retreat, for folk who have been on an introductory retreat or go along to their local Buddhist centre. This retreat will take an embodied approach to the traditional Buddhist practice of the Brahma Viharas – the cultivation of loving kindness, compassion, joyful resonance and equanimity. More info and book here.

Wild swimming, embodied movement and meditation                                                                                                                   19-26 July 2024                                                                                                                                                                                     An introductory retreat, open to everyone. This retreat will take a playful approach to reconnecting with the body through the elemental experience of water and through movement. More info and book here.

The magic of mahamudra                                                                                                                                                                      11-18 October 2024                                                                                                                                                                                 A Triratna regulars retreat, for folk already practicing within the Triratna Buddhist Community. On this retreat we will explore the possibility of easing into natural simplicity and effortless enjoyment of life's journey. Drawing on the ancient wisdom of Mahamudra in meditation and movement we will invite in resources, release obstacles, and relax into the flow of life more fully without the stress of trying to control our experience. More info and book here.

For more Dhanakosa retreats see the full calendar here.

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