In Person Workshop: Unlock Confidence and Express Emotion via Movement

Do you feel a disconnect between your mind and your body, whether on stage or off? 

Do you hold tension in your body on a day to day basis, but are not sure why? 

How we express our emotions, our levels of confidence, and how we move our bodies throughout the world are deeply linked. This in person workshop offers a supportive environment for individuals to step out of their comfort zones and get comfortable moving their bodies. 

• It will explore expressing emotion through our movements and how we can exaggerate that in performances or presentations. 
• It will touch on how to remove self-consciousness to release tension in our bodies, allowing us to move more freely.
• It will display how moving together as a group creates bonds and lowers our anxiety levels of performing in front of others. 

Through a series of engaging activities, exercises, and improvisational games, participants will learn practical techniques to feel more comfortable in their body on and off-stage. 

The movement/dance exercises will be light (such as walking around the room), and participants are encouraged to go at their own pace and ability level. There will be accommodations available for those that cannot stand or move around the room freely. There will be no partner dancing or touching of others. As with any movement/exercise, there is inherent risk, so participants will be asked to sign an exercise release form upon arrival. 

Have questions about this workshop? Attend one of our Learning through Art Virtual Intro Sessions: https://www.meetup.com/harmony-workshop/

Location: 

West Valley Branch Library

1243 San Tomas Aquino Rd · San Jose, CA

We will be in the community room accessible from the parking lot.

Accessibility Note:
We are aiming to make this event as accessible as possible and are always open to feedback. The space is a community library room, accessible on ground level directly from the parking lot.

We also ask this to be a fragrance free environment. On event day, please do not use/apply fragranced/scented products such as perfume, cologne, and fragrant personal care products (lotions, aftershave, Axe, scented hand-sanitizers, etc), as they trigger breathing and health issues for those with certain medical issues. We appreciate your cooperation to make this program accessible to all.

If you have additional questions or accessibility needs, please reach out to [email protected].

About the facilitator: 

Nicole Ennen, a frequent face in HarmonyWerks events, is also the Founder and Principal Consultant of Org Empathy Consulting, LLC which facilitates experiential workshops and programs that help organizations develop their leaders, build interpersonal skills in employees, and create positive team cultures. Nicole is passionate about the arts and is on a mission to bring it into more parts of everyday life. She combines her Master's in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, a decade of experience facilitating corporate workshops, a certification in Movement in Practice, expertise as a working mixed media artist, and her experience on the board of HarmonyWerks, to develop creative programs that help participants get better in touch with themselves and one another.

Host or Publisher Org Empathy Consulting, LLC