MOVEMENT CIRCLES
MOVEMENT CIRCLES
Jennie’s movement-based expressive arts practice is grounded in the Tamalpa Life/Art Process, a process developed by dance pioneers Daria Halprin and Anna Halprin, and informed by the work of Anna’s husband, renowned landscape architect Lawrence Halprin.
In the Tamalpa process, we track sensation, emotion, and associations, then move, giving expression to our physical, emotional, mental bodies. We move and are moved. Then we use sketching, poetic writing/journaling, and voice to psychologize and explore the interplay of body, mind, and creativity. Our life material becomes art. Creativity becomes a way of life.
The Tamalpa process is valuable in the contexts of healing and balancing, creativity and arts, and spirituality.
In witnessing each other and being witnessed, we cultivate our own inner witness. Group member observations are their own aesthetic responses, from their own self knowledge. We do not fix, advise, interpret, analyze, or deconstruct each other. The process is therapeutic, but it is not therapy.
We practice in small group circles limited to four people. Circles are held at Jennie’s home studio in the Paris Mountain area of Greenville, SC.
UPCOMING MOVEMENT CIRCLES
“Remembering Body” Immersive Workshops
We use body metaphors as a way into personal material, scanning the body, moving, drawing, writing, and giving voice to what surfaces. For instance, we may lead with the arms and hands (what am I longing for? holding onto?), or the abdomen (contacting my "gut" feelings or holding and releasing). In this way, the body parts function like symbols in a dream. Whether a particular body part resonates as troublesome or helpful to you, the approach is simply a starting point into whatever wants to be embodied and witnessed.
There are four dates. You can register for one or as many as you like: May 18, June 15, July 20, August 17. These are full day retreats -- 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM.
In each workshop, we'll take a break for lunch at noon (bring a bag lunch), then the afternoon session will run from 1:00 - 3:00 PM, building on the morning's play. Each workshop is limited to four people. Cost is $75 per workshop.
Please secure your spot by emailing Jennie no later than seven days prior to the start date. You are welcome to register for more than one workshop at a time. Thank you for honoring this time frame for committing so that we can all make our plans, since the group size is small.
No previous arts or movement experience is needed. Please modify movement to suit your physical abilities and needs.
Private sessions are also available.
