Embody ~ 5Rhythms Waves Classes with Layah

Name: Embody ~ 5Rhythms Waves Classes with Layah
Start: 2022-12-21T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2022-12-21T21:00:00-05:00
Location: Roncesvalles United Church

Schedule

Wed Dec 21 2022 at 07:00 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Roncesvalles United Church | Toronto, ON

Embody ~ A 5Rhythms Movement Class Series with Layah
Wed Nov 16 - Wed Dec 21 (6 weeks)
Roncesvalles United Church, 240 Roncesvalles Ave, Toronto
7-9pm
“The body says what words cannot.” ~ Martha Graham
What if our bodies could talk? What if we listened?
What if motion brought medicine to what we’ve locked up and lugged around?
Given time, space and encouragement ~
What stories might sing through us?
What poems might breathe from these bones?
What messages might these muscles speak?
What embodied wisdom is waiting to be awakened?
5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement meditation practice - a map to reconnect with an innate spectrum of body expression. There are no steps to follow in this improvisational movement methodology. Instead, we show up, tune in and move what is alive in us. This dance is the dance of remembering. Of returning. Of allowing something deeper to move us.
Let’s tap in to this messy marvel of life. Let’s get down, kick it, soul seek, sweat induce, dance dive, bust a move and meditate our muscles. Let’s discover what holds us back and what calls us towards more embodied living.
Every body, and all movement experience is welcome.
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Classes within this series will build upon each other, allowing for continuity and depth of learning. While registering for the full series is not mandatory, it is strongly encouraged.
FULL 6 WEEK SERIES
$195 Supporter
$165 Supporter
$135 Regular
$105 Supported
SINGLE CLASS
$35 Supporter
$30 Supporter
$25 Regular
$20 Supported
*Pre-registration is required.
*Tiered pricing is available so that those of us with more can share, and those of us who could use some support can receive it. When you register at the Supporter rate, a portion of your registration fee is applied toward another dancer's reduced-rate spot. If a lower price will make the classes accessible for you, please register at the 'Supported' rate. If you know you want to dance regularly, and these prices are a barrier for you, please email me at [email protected] for a possible partial scholarship.

REFUND POLICY: If you must cancel your attendance due to testing positive for Covid, you will be offered a full refund. If you find you are unable to attend class for other reasons, you have two options. You may donate your class tuition to the scholarship fund, or if we have reached capacity, a partial refund may be available minus a $5 admin fee, if your spot can be filled, up until 3 days prior to class. No refunds will be available if we have not reached capacity, or after 3 days prior to class.
VENUE
Roncesvalles United Church
240 Roncesvalles Ave (please use side entrance through the parking lot)
Toronto, ON, M6R 1L3
*This is a wheelchair accessible venue*
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COVID PROTOCOL
Capacity limits (registration capped at 35 dancers)
Rapid antigen testing pre-class
Masks optional
Windows open
Contact tracing (name and phone number of every participant)
TEST AT HOME: We will not be testing at the front table for this class series, and instead are asking that participants test at home. It is done on the honour system. Upon arriving you will sign a sheet saying that you have tested at home. If you have not tested at home we will give you a test and you can find a spot to test yourself on site.
THROAT, CHEEK and NOSTRILS: We ask that all testers swab throat, checks, and nostrils as this has been proven as the best way to test for COVID.
While no layer of protection is perfect, the above measures work better together than they do alone. If you choose to attend this indoor class, you acknowledge that though we are taking precautions, there is still a risk of contracting Covid as a result of attending, and you are assuming full responsibility for your choice to attend, and any illnesses or injuries that may result.