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just a regular afternoon over here, calling on the wisdom of Chaos to drop down and out so I can stay present and alive (and oh-so-ready for my calf to fully heal for more movement in those feet)
#5rhythms #chaosdance #shakebreak #shakeitout #danceitout #outofthehead #intothebody #clearthemind #getpresent #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmen #berlindance #chaos #emptyout
Jul 11
just a regular afternoon over here, calling on the wisdom of Chaos to drop down and out so I can stay present and alive (and oh-so-ready for my calf to fully heal for more movement in those feet)
#5rhythms #chaosdance #shakebreak #shakeitout #danceitout #outofthehead #intothebody #clearthemind #getpresent #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmen #berlindance #chaos #emptyout
⭕️ F L O W I N G 🔥 S T A C C A T O 🌀 C H A OS 🦋L Y R I C A L ⚪️ S T I L L N E S S
Stillness is the most fascinating rhythm to me, the one that cannot be quite named.
Any meeting of spirit is deeply personal, arising from both within and beyond ourselves.
Available to us at any moment yet I most often profoundly feel with sweat dripping down my face, a radiant heart beat and a willingness to meet the depths of being. Sometimes moving fast with incantations from the center of my being or so slow I’m not sure if I’ve moved at all.
Always listening,
listening,
listening,
for the infinite mystery.
magic illustrated by the wondrous @antaalek_illustration
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #stillness #mystery #infinity #breath #5rhythmsberlin #5rhythmen #wisdom #spirit #wholeness #5rhythmswave #spiritdancer
Jul 10
⭕️ F L O W I N G 🔥 S T A C C A T O 🌀 C H A OS 🦋L Y R I C A L ⚪️ S T I L L N E S S
Stillness is the most fascinating rhythm to me, the one that cannot be quite named.
Any meeting of spirit is deeply personal, arising from both within and beyond ourselves.
Available to us at any moment yet I most often profoundly feel with sweat dripping down my face, a radiant heart beat and a willingness to meet the depths of being. Sometimes moving fast with incantations from the center of my being or so slow I’m not sure if I’ve moved at all.
Always listening,
listening,
listening,
for the infinite mystery.
magic illustrated by the wondrous @antaalek_illustration
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #stillness #mystery #infinity #breath #5rhythmsberlin #5rhythmen #wisdom #spirit #wholeness #5rhythmswave #spiritdancer
At x-dance last Saturday, we explored the themes of size. both physically and energetically.
Most all of us have been conditioned in some form or another on how to take up space. Gender-based or culturally influenced. Based on familial values or experiences. We might be been told certain things like "sit with your legs closed" or "you have to own the room to be heard" (or or or...). We picked up how other people moved or took up space to create boxes and rules for ourselves on what is socially acceptable. What will get us liked? What will give us safety? What will help is fit in or stand out because belonging is too painful.
And so, we took the experiment to the body which holds a hell of a lot of stories, yet when given permission in safety, curiosity and non-judgement provides a depth of wisdom ..... indeed, we are right sized. we can make choices on what levels of space and energy feels true in different moments, giving space for ourselves and each other. raw vulnerable expression.
sometimes, these seemingly micro experiments are the radical shifts i, you, we, us need.
for me ......one area is feeling at ease in that right sized shape on social media and in front of the camera .... well, it`s ongoing (although i don`t think i was camera shy when i was so very young .... hmmm).
so, here`s to more dancing. next class this Saturday, June 29. ✏️Register via link in bio
#selfexpression #freedomofexpression #radicalchange #danceasmedicine #selfie #healingthroughart #unsilenced
Jun 25
At x-dance last Saturday, we explored the themes of size. both physically and energetically.
Most all of us have been conditioned in some form or another on how to take up space. Gender-based or culturally influenced. Based on familial values or experiences. We might be been told certain things like "sit with your legs closed" or "you have to own the room to be heard" (or or or...). We picked up how other people moved or took up space to create boxes and rules for ourselves on what is socially acceptable. What will get us liked? What will give us safety? What will help is fit in or stand out because belonging is too painful.
And so, we took the experiment to the body which holds a hell of a lot of stories, yet when given permission in safety, curiosity and non-judgement provides a depth of wisdom ..... indeed, we are right sized. we can make choices on what levels of space and energy feels true in different moments, giving space for ourselves and each other. raw vulnerable expression.
sometimes, these seemingly micro experiments are the radical shifts i, you, we, us need.
for me ......one area is feeling at ease in that right sized shape on social media and in front of the camera .... well, it`s ongoing (although i don`t think i was camera shy when i was so very young .... hmmm).
so, here`s to more dancing. next class this Saturday, June 29. ✏️Register via link in bio
#selfexpression #freedomofexpression #radicalchange #danceasmedicine #selfie #healingthroughart #unsilenced
grief. she calls to be danced. and when the stuckness comes, she calls more vehemently. the personal grief. the collective grief. the small grief. the big grief. the ongoing grief.she will be danced, and open fear, anger, sadness. all into the heart. all in the language of the soul.
and so, when i don`t know what or how or when or why in these moments. i remember to dance grief. (even with a still to-be-healed calf*)
through it all, hopelessness alchemises into hope. devastation into creativity. living into art.
*check out my latest newsletter via link in bio on my calf injury and its lessons.
#griefdance #peacedance #freedomdance #decolonize #prayer #hope #5rhythmsdance #5rhythms #5rhythmen #5rhythmentanz #movethegrief #mercy #wewillbefree
Jun 20
grief. she calls to be danced. and when the stuckness comes, she calls more vehemently. the personal grief. the collective grief. the small grief. the big grief. the ongoing grief.she will be danced, and open fear, anger, sadness. all into the heart. all in the language of the soul.
and so, when i don`t know what or how or when or why in these moments. i remember to dance grief. (even with a still to-be-healed calf*)
through it all, hopelessness alchemises into hope. devastation into creativity. living into art.
*check out my latest newsletter via link in bio on my calf injury and its lessons.
#griefdance #peacedance #freedomdance #decolonize #prayer #hope #5rhythmsdance #5rhythms #5rhythmen #5rhythmentanz #movethegrief #mercy #wewillbefree
initiation wave of change ....
Change .... some of us seek it out, unable to rest in present moments.
some of us try hard to hold on tight and wish the `forever`.
Through my breath and body, in the dance, I am reminded to hold gentle, release with
ease.
Through the dance, I remember change is nature and divine.
🎧 soundcloud.com/samarlinn/wave-017
🔗 OR Link in Bio > Music: 5Rhythms Dances
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #soundcloudwave #5rhythmsmedicine #dancethechange #movementmedicine #5rhythmswaves #healingmusic #change #surrenderthroughdance #ridethewave #staypresent #healthylifestyle #consciousdj #consciousmovement #consciousdance
Jun 19
initiation wave of change ....
Change .... some of us seek it out, unable to rest in present moments.
some of us try hard to hold on tight and wish the `forever`.
Through my breath and body, in the dance, I am reminded to hold gentle, release with
ease.
Through the dance, I remember change is nature and divine.
🎧 soundcloud.com/samarlinn/wave-017
🔗 OR Link in Bio > Music: 5Rhythms Dances
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #soundcloudwave #5rhythmsmedicine #dancethechange #movementmedicine #5rhythmswaves #healingmusic #change #surrenderthroughdance #ridethewave #staypresent #healthylifestyle #consciousdj #consciousmovement #consciousdance
Beautiful Berlin, we have 3 more Saturdays to dance together until the looooooong summer break begins
(no x-dance in July or August). KIX classes continue through the summer, and we`ve got one juicy workshop for you in August ....
❣️ Share the dancing love: For all x-dance classes in June, bring a friend for FREE. ❣️
💢 Upcoming Schedule 💢
➻ x-dance - last 3 Saturdays in June: an experiential lab for you who loves music, called into being beyond the thinking mind and curious to dance your very own raw expression. 5Rhythms x Dance x Exercises open the doorway to non-judgmentally and curiously meet yourself and each other. Moment. by. Moment.
➻ KIX - 2 Thursdays a month : A confidential, small and open environment to explore addictions and compulsions. Each week we explore a different theme through a special and specific combination of 5Rhythms dance and sharing. KIX is for anyone curious about addiction, compulsive tendencies or dependencies for the first time as well as for anyone familiar with how it plays out in their lives.
➻ CLOSER (fundamentals) - August 11: This one-day fundamentals workshop is an introduction to discover / sharpen the personal perspective of erotic needs x desires. It is an opportunity to learn and understand your needs and desires through a variety of body-based techniques accompanied by frameworks to support you during the workshop, and in your daily life.
➻ KIX Retreat - December 12 - 15: This December marks the the 3rd annual KIX Retreat. This retreat is dedicated to the endings we all experience out of addictions throughout the recovery journey. We will understand with the brain, feel with the heart, sense with the body. You`ll find your own process informed by a recovery framework of letting go.
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmsberlin #5rhythmen #addictionrecovery #recoveryberlin #selfcare #danceforthesoul #selfdevelopment #berlinworkshops #danceworkshop #danceretreat
Jun 12
Beautiful Berlin, we have 3 more Saturdays to dance together until the looooooong summer break begins
(no x-dance in July or August). KIX classes continue through the summer, and we`ve got one juicy workshop for you in August ....
❣️ Share the dancing love: For all x-dance classes in June, bring a friend for FREE. ❣️
💢 Upcoming Schedule 💢
➻ x-dance - last 3 Saturdays in June: an experiential lab for you who loves music, called into being beyond the thinking mind and curious to dance your very own raw expression. 5Rhythms x Dance x Exercises open the doorway to non-judgmentally and curiously meet yourself and each other. Moment. by. Moment.
➻ KIX - 2 Thursdays a month : A confidential, small and open environment to explore addictions and compulsions. Each week we explore a different theme through a special and specific combination of 5Rhythms dance and sharing. KIX is for anyone curious about addiction, compulsive tendencies or dependencies for the first time as well as for anyone familiar with how it plays out in their lives.
➻ CLOSER (fundamentals) - August 11: This one-day fundamentals workshop is an introduction to discover / sharpen the personal perspective of erotic needs x desires. It is an opportunity to learn and understand your needs and desires through a variety of body-based techniques accompanied by frameworks to support you during the workshop, and in your daily life.
➻ KIX Retreat - December 12 - 15: This December marks the the 3rd annual KIX Retreat. This retreat is dedicated to the endings we all experience out of addictions throughout the recovery journey. We will understand with the brain, feel with the heart, sense with the body. You`ll find your own process informed by a recovery framework of letting go.
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmsberlin #5rhythmen #addictionrecovery #recoveryberlin #selfcare #danceforthesoul #selfdevelopment #berlinworkshops #danceworkshop #danceretreat
One of those blissful afternoons of sharing, drawing, music and yes - tarot cards. This moment captures a total flow with another being as we wondered and got curious about ourselves and current experiences.
I love turning to tarot to shed light on blind spots and to show me the wisdom I need. In painful or difficult circumstances, this visual
(and practical) extension of my intuition is gold.
#play #tarotwisdom #creativity #intuition #friendship
Jun 11
One of those blissful afternoons of sharing, drawing, music and yes - tarot cards. This moment captures a total flow with another being as we wondered and got curious about ourselves and current experiences.
I love turning to tarot to shed light on blind spots and to show me the wisdom I need. In painful or difficult circumstances, this visual
(and practical) extension of my intuition is gold.
#play #tarotwisdom #creativity #intuition #friendship
⭕️ F L O W I N G 🔥 S T A C C A T O 🌀 C H A OS 🦋L Y R I C A L ⚪️ S T I L L N E S S
5Rhythms allows us to enter different forms of relationship with ourselves and the worlds around us through 5 essential energies. When we let go of stories and judgments, we discover feelings and sensations beyond words.
When danced in sequence, the five rhythms form a Wave, one that peaks slowly and then ebbs, bringing us back from a trance-like state into ourselves and the world with a new perspective and felt-sense experience.
Here`s a little bit about the fourth of the 5 Rhythms - Lyrical
Shape-shifting Metamorphosis. It’s the rhythm of expansion.
Sense yourself in the space around you. Allow the movements to effortlessly reach far above us, beyond the sky. Airy, light and uplifted.
Creative and surprising, welcome the space that Chaos made way for. Loosened into new movements, through the heart and out the finger tips.
magic illustrated by the wondrous @antaalek_illustration
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmen #consciousdance #lyrical #lyricaldance #shapeshift #energytransformation #transformation #spaciosness #mapsofconsciousness #energymaps #healingmap
Apr 30
⭕️ F L O W I N G 🔥 S T A C C A T O 🌀 C H A OS 🦋L Y R I C A L ⚪️ S T I L L N E S S
5Rhythms allows us to enter different forms of relationship with ourselves and the worlds around us through 5 essential energies. When we let go of stories and judgments, we discover feelings and sensations beyond words.
When danced in sequence, the five rhythms form a Wave, one that peaks slowly and then ebbs, bringing us back from a trance-like state into ourselves and the world with a new perspective and felt-sense experience.
Here`s a little bit about the fourth of the 5 Rhythms - Lyrical
Shape-shifting Metamorphosis. It’s the rhythm of expansion.
Sense yourself in the space around you. Allow the movements to effortlessly reach far above us, beyond the sky. Airy, light and uplifted.
Creative and surprising, welcome the space that Chaos made way for. Loosened into new movements, through the heart and out the finger tips.
magic illustrated by the wondrous @antaalek_illustration
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmen #consciousdance #lyrical #lyricaldance #shapeshift #energytransformation #transformation #spaciosness #mapsofconsciousness #energymaps #healingmap
Come and Join Us ❣️
Next week I am weaving together 5Rhythms dance, psychology of sex and sexological bodywork at My Erotic Core - a 5Rhythms Dance x Erotic retreat, facilitated by me and my man Markus, a certified sexological bodyworker.
🌱This is a 4-day retreat to explore the theme of ‘nakedness’ as erotic beings – our physical bodies, yes, but also nakedness as a metaphor for openness and vulnerability.
🏔️The retreat takes place at the idyllic Seminarhof Drawehn, a tranquil historic farm located between Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover.
🛏️There are accommodations for single and double rooms available. 🍽️ Accommodation includes delicious and nutritious meals - many of the vegetables are organic and homegrown. And, there is a sauna plus a trained Aufguss in the group 🙃
🤲🏻In this relaxing and safe environment we will explore personal answers to questions like
_ Which parts of my physical body am I comfortable with? How much space can I make for the other parts, too?
_How do I show up for (naked = true) myself?
_How am I with my naked body with myself? And with others?
_How is my erotic experience enhanced by openness and vulnerability?
_How does peeling off layers allow me to be more alive and vibrant?
There are still spots available for both individuals and couples. 🔗visit the link in bio for further information and to book your place. and any questions or hesitations , DM or comment below 💫
#5rhythmsdance #5rhythmshamburg #5rhythms #sexologicalbodywork #intimacy #selfpleasure #selfcare #selflove #selfappreciation #sexologicalbodyworkberlin #positivebody #positivebodyimage #ecstaticdancefestival #arttherapyworkshop #consciousdance #conciousness #authenticrelating #authenticrelatingberlin #authentichamburg
Feb 27
Come and Join Us ❣️
Next week I am weaving together 5Rhythms dance, psychology of sex and sexological bodywork at My Erotic Core - a 5Rhythms Dance x Erotic retreat, facilitated by me and my man Markus, a certified sexological bodyworker.
🌱This is a 4-day retreat to explore the theme of ‘nakedness’ as erotic beings – our physical bodies, yes, but also nakedness as a metaphor for openness and vulnerability.
🏔️The retreat takes place at the idyllic Seminarhof Drawehn, a tranquil historic farm located between Berlin, Hamburg and Hanover.
🛏️There are accommodations for single and double rooms available. 🍽️ Accommodation includes delicious and nutritious meals - many of the vegetables are organic and homegrown. And, there is a sauna plus a trained Aufguss in the group 🙃
🤲🏻In this relaxing and safe environment we will explore personal answers to questions like
_ Which parts of my physical body am I comfortable with? How much space can I make for the other parts, too?
_How do I show up for (naked = true) myself?
_How am I with my naked body with myself? And with others?
_How is my erotic experience enhanced by openness and vulnerability?
_How does peeling off layers allow me to be more alive and vibrant?
There are still spots available for both individuals and couples. 🔗visit the link in bio for further information and to book your place. and any questions or hesitations , DM or comment below 💫
#5rhythmsdance #5rhythmshamburg #5rhythms #sexologicalbodywork #intimacy #selfpleasure #selfcare #selflove #selfappreciation #sexologicalbodyworkberlin #positivebody #positivebodyimage #ecstaticdancefestival #arttherapyworkshop #consciousdance #conciousness #authenticrelating #authenticrelatingberlin #authentichamburg
i was convinced the lyrics to this song were about C H A N G E. apparently not 🤷🏽♀️
however, that`s what I`ve been moving to. to these imaged lyrics and all other sorts of music, breath and heart beats.
on occasion, i get to step into change from an inner place. mostly though, and especially over these last 5 months, the outer world has called me into change .... initially i was radically jolted into chaos (thank g`s for the practice of chaos in the 5rhythms).
while my innards are still alchemizing and the chaos dance reigns on, eventually the rhythm
will turn.
and here i share a moment of a hope and winged prayers.
PS come and dance with us with whatever you`re being moved by on Saturdays.
Or come and explore your relationship to metaphorical, emotional and physical nakedness .....
🔗find it all @ link in bio.
🐾
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmschaos #waves #change #changeagonnacome #danceberlin #ecstaticdance #5rhythmsberlin #5rhythmentanz #5rhythmenberlin #ligthenup #hopeandpray
Feb 23
i was convinced the lyrics to this song were about C H A N G E. apparently not 🤷🏽♀️
however, that`s what I`ve been moving to. to these imaged lyrics and all other sorts of music, breath and heart beats.
on occasion, i get to step into change from an inner place. mostly though, and especially over these last 5 months, the outer world has called me into change .... initially i was radically jolted into chaos (thank g`s for the practice of chaos in the 5rhythms).
while my innards are still alchemizing and the chaos dance reigns on, eventually the rhythm
will turn.
and here i share a moment of a hope and winged prayers.
PS come and dance with us with whatever you`re being moved by on Saturdays.
Or come and explore your relationship to metaphorical, emotional and physical nakedness .....
🔗find it all @ link in bio.
🐾
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythmschaos #waves #change #changeagonnacome #danceberlin #ecstaticdance #5rhythmsberlin #5rhythmentanz #5rhythmenberlin #ligthenup #hopeandpray
🔗 soundcloud.com/samarlinn
🎶 dance 004
color, texture, shape-shifts.
#consciousness #consciousdance #consciousdancer #consciosdj #davidbowieforever #laurieanderson #letxbe #letitbe #danceyourway #danceyourstyle #danceyourheartout #danceyourfeelings #dancetothis
Feb 6
🔗 soundcloud.com/samarlinn
🎶 dance 004
color, texture, shape-shifts.
#consciousness #consciousdance #consciousdancer #consciosdj #davidbowieforever #laurieanderson #letxbe #letitbe #danceyourway #danceyourstyle #danceyourheartout #danceyourfeelings #dancetothis
3 dances together this February ... and a few more spots left for the upcoming "MY NAKED BODY" Retreat in March.
Feel you on the dance floor .......
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythem #tanz #5rhthmsberlin #sexologicalbodyworkberlin #sexilogicalbodywork #dancemefree #ecstaticdance #spontaneousadventures #aliveness #newyearsresolution #dancechallenge #dancetofeel
Feb 1
3 dances together this February ... and a few more spots left for the upcoming "MY NAKED BODY" Retreat in March.
Feel you on the dance floor .......
#5rhythms #5rhythmsdance #5rhythem #tanz #5rhthmsberlin #sexologicalbodyworkberlin #sexilogicalbodywork #dancemefree #ecstaticdance #spontaneousadventures #aliveness #newyearsresolution #dancechallenge #dancetofeel