Words and Waves

September 15, 2024 - 1-5pm ET
In the first of three introductory Words and Waves workshops we will explore the many ways in which marks on paper (writing and drawing) and the full range of embodied movement from cellular, to micro, to dance, feed and enrich the imagination.

In this first workshop we will engage in two “dives”—each one combining a movement prompt and a writing/drawing prompt. Shifting between marking on large drawing paper using penbrushes, to delving deeply through movement/meditation dives, we will experience how the practices of Continuum, using sound and breath, can enhance our creative expression. The Words and Waves practice frees our imagination from constricted and often traumatic ideas of writing and drawing learned in school.

After the first dive we will share our work, a practice which enlivens the community of the workshop and evokes an understanding of the creative field as collective.

October 20, 2024 - 1-5pm ET
In this second workshop we will continue to engage all the explorations we introduced in the first workshop and will welcome newcomers to the circle. We will deepen our understanding of the informative dialogue between cellular movement and imaginative expression. We will explore the ways in which storytelling provides a container and ignites often mysterious and surprising aspects of our subconscious.

November 10, 2024 - 1-5pm ET
In the third workshop we will spend a longer time combining breathing, sounding, meditation and expressing ourselves on paper. We will pick up symbols, characters, and stories that we want to explore more fully. This workshop will allow us to mine our rich somatic memory life, and bring senses of touch, taste, sight, and sound into our writing. We will embrace ways in which actual stories from our lives take flight in our imagination. We will again welcome newcomers to the circle.

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