One Tribe

Every year this retreat is an opportunity to come together. Come and Be and Feel together. And when we meet, we do it in a deep, nourishing way. We humans we have this essential craving for other humans. We are addicted to human company – addicted in a good sense. This ‘addiction’ brings us together, helps us create communities. It helps us create a sense of belonging, a supporting network of friendly beings.

We meet in different places, for different reasons, and I’m more and more convinced that 5Rhythms workshops offer a framework for us to meet, which can happen in very few other places. These places offer a certain groundedness, deep, emotional honesty, which enables us to connect to those parts of us, which usually remain hidden. We all have stories, memories, emotions in us which – for various reasons – like to stay hidden most of the time. They are like hedgehogs, hiding during the day and waiting for the dark night to come out, or they are like shy squirrels, cautiously peeking out from their dens and waiting until everybody passes and then they climb out undetected. These parts of us come out to the light only in the right circumstances. They need trust and patience. And when they come out, when they become visible, when we start dancing with them, when they start telling and showing their stories, life suddenly becomes vibrant, alive, vivid and interesting. These hidden memories, these hidden emotions carry a lot of life force with them. When they are liberated, they lift us up.

On this workshop we’ll follow the map of Gabrielle Roth’s 5Rhythms. This kind of movement doesn’t require training. Everyone who joins will be able to follow the simple instructions and bring their bodies into motion. And anybody who brings their body into motion in a free improvisation will bring their psyche into motion as well, and will be able to connect to their inner source of power and vitality.