P R A C T I C E ~ a one-day 5Rhythms workshop with Jeffrey Boynton

This one-day workshop is an inquiry into the 5Rhythms as a practice.

The surest way to understand the 5Rhythms' powerful potential is to move our bodies with intention, however we are able, through Wave after Wave after Wave. Our dance becomes practice – and we become​ more proficient​, as practitioners – as we show up, over time, in almost any inner state and external circumstance, dancing with others and alone; with little energy or range and with a lot; with different life moments, questions, and emotions; for seconds, minutes, hours, or for days.

In this practice, the specific nature of each Rhythm invites us to know ourselves in distinct ways and capacities, and to deepen into this way of knowing, of being in contact, over time. We practice shifting from Rhythm to Rhythm and Wave to Wave, cultivating our ability to live fluidly, and to respond to change. We practice giving ourselves permission to be every part of who we are, while noticing and being with what is – however it happens to be.

Through practice, and by sincerely giving our time and attention, we follow the road to building innate skill and developing the sense of embodied safety that personal experience and proficiency can bring. Then, we can effortlessly improvise within our own earned understanding of what is possible. With practice, we can relate with more ground and more presence to what is moving, to what is needed, and to who and what is alive around and between us. As we touch this place of knowing, nurturing, and unleashing our full selves, we encourage others in our world to do the same.

Hours: Friday August 22nd 6:30 to 9:00

Saturday August 23rd 11:00 to 5:00

Location: Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street (James Bay), Victoria BC

Friday + Saturday (when you sign up together for both) -- $155 Regular/ $185 Supporter/ $145 Supported

Friday only -- $40 Regular/ $50 Supporter/ $35 Supported (capped at 35 participants)

Saturday only -- $125 Regular/ $145 Supporter / $115 Supported (capped at 25 participants)

If you are called to attend, and the full price is a barrier for you, please be in touch. A limited number of reduced-cost spaces is available.

** Participants will be provided access to several of Jeffrey's waves for home practice via Mixcloud to support their personal practice and inquiry before and integration after the workshop. **

About Jeffrey Boynton:

Birthed to the wilderness and completely at home being lost, Jeffrey is rooted in a history of modern dance, dance theater and contact improvisation and discovered the practice of 5Rhythms® during a chaotic transition to New York City in 2001. He was certified as a 5Rhythms teacher in 2014 and is a member of the 5Rhythms Teachers Association (5RTA). He holds a generous grounded space of gentle masculine presence for each of us to find our feet on the path of alignment between what we think, what we feel, and what we do. He knows this awareness grows from seeds planted in our embodied journey and takes shape when we give ourselves full loving attention to the Truth of how energy moves in our body, moment by moment. The gift of this awareness is increased personal and communal resilience, a vital resource in this age of Chaos. Each room he is fortunate enough to guide is offered respect, kindness, and a commitment to what is happening now.

Refunds, cancellations, and collective care: if you are unwell with a communicable illness, please do not attend. A full refund minus a $30 admin fee will be issued for cancellations due to illness. Any other cancellations before August 15th will receive a 50% refund. As space is limited in this workshop, any cancellations after August 15th will receive a 50% refund only if another participant takes your place.

All prices in Canadian dollars.

Host or Publisher Joanne Winstanley