Being with Collapse & Nurturing Resilience: A Dancing Ceremony in Times of Shock

Why did our grandparents stay silent when real shit was happening?

As a friend remarked recently, the current state of affairs is giving us a new perspective on our shared history and why the masses let horrific things happen. Indeed, it does take a whole lot of work to actually make space for the constant flow of heart-wrenching information coming from all sides. And most of the time it's just too much. So we close, or collapse, and (try to) carry on. We are in shock.

As we collapse in shock we are robbed — or rob ourselves — from our aliveness and sense of direction and power. And anxiety, guilt or numbness drown us. At least that's my experience!

Yet we may have a choice.

I invite you to make space for all of that which is too much to be felt alone, on a normal day. Not so much to think about all what's happening — many of us are already doing it so much — but to let the nervous systems regulate, the hearts feel, the bodies sense their power, and drink at the spring of human togetherness.

I know for myself that there are things that can only be felt when I come together with others. Things that need more than one nervous systems to be welcomed and felt.

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LET'S COME TOGETHER TO FEEL, REGENERATE & FIND ORIENTATION

This Somatic Love Sunday is an invitation to connect with others in order to expand our capacity to feel what might be too much to feel in the everyday. By coming back in contact with our hearts and feeling our agency to (literally) move through the collapse, we may make space for better understanding what our role is in this mess.

Let's invite the medicines of movement/dance and of human connection to to compost collapse! Let's pray with our dance!

How this may look like:

✨ Opening circle
✨ Sharing in pairs/trios
✨ Movement warm-up & connection format
✨ A 2h DANCE JOURNEY inviting you to feel and move everything

✨ Integration with loving touch and cuddles
✨ Potluck late brunch

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SWEAT YOUR PRAYER

And as Gabrielle Roth, the grandma of conscious dance, used to say: let's sweat our prayer!

I don't know you, but I, for too long, believed that praying was about silently asking for something to some kind of abstract idea of god.
I believe now that praying is about letting ourselves feel everything so that we can actually hear what our hearts truly want and let life feel us. It is about offering our heart crack to the mystery of life and let ourselves listen deeper.
As we choose to feel, we may gain clarity as to what our role is this mess, and make space for what our hearts are calling us into.

"When we open our eyes to what is happening, even when it breaks our hearts, we discover our true size; for our heart, when it breaks open, can hold the whole universe. We discover how speaking the truth of our anguish for the world brings down the walls between us, drawing us into deep solidarity. That solidarity, with our neighbors and all that lives, is all the more real for the uncertainty we face." — Johanna Macy

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PERMISSION TO REALLY BE IN CHARGE
This is a body- and emotion-positive space. At no point you have to do anything that you do not feel like doing. There will be mattresses for resting and regulating, a fireplace and an altar to anchor yourself. And tea and snacks to resource.
This is a sober space, please do not consume any psycho-active substance.

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PRACTICALS

Bring layers of clothing, a journal/notepad with something to write, a bottle of water. And anything that makes you feel comfortable in the space (sheep skin, blanket...).
Food: we will have a potluck brunch to close together so please bring a little something to share.

TIMING
11:00-11:15: Doors open - Arrival.
11:15: Opening
16:00: Closing

PRICING
Early-bird Sliding scale: 32 - 51€ until 13 April, 41-61€ after.
Orientation: 32€ is the lowest tier for people with lowest income. For average levels of income I suggest 45-50€. By contributing more you support this event being accessible to people with lower incomes.
If money is an issue, please get in touch, we'll find a way. I want to make this work as available as possible and I also live from this kind of work.

Location
Roten Fabrik, Brunhamstraße 19 A, 81249 München. S-Bahn Neuaubing.

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About The Relational Shift & Adrien

For the last 15 years I have dedicated my focus to facilitating a transformation to a more relational and connected world. I first did this through academic research and got a doctor title and a burn-out from it.

Since then I am fully dedicated to putting back aliveness at the centre of my life and what I do. I work as a facilitator, mentor, speaker and artist to support others in embracing aliveness and adopt a relational understanding of Life.
Doing so, we bring back a perception of ourselves and of the world that is more alive, sovereign, and, ultimately, magic.

This is The Relational Shift.

Through workshops, ceremonies, retreats and one-on-one sessions I work in a trauma-informed and critical way with the medicines of Movement, Eros, and Play.

Check my page for more info and staying tuned (newsletter/Telegram Channel): https://linktr.ee/adrienlabaeye