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Playful improvisational theater class to inspire spontaneity & creativity THIS is NOT traditional theater improvisation. You have no responsibility to be creative, interesting, funny, or talented. The goals are, first and foremost, to be present with yourself and your surroundings, and second, to notice the creative discoveries of yourself and others. Only then do we respond to those discoveries through simple techniques and exercises. What this experience can do for you: ~ Build your presence – own a room, a…

Spiritually-Based Community Dance Sacred Circle has been meeting to dance together in Portland for over a decade. We are a warm and welcoming group of dancers who love to create something really special together.   We encourage people of all ages and abilities to sink into their body in the safe, beautiful and sacred community-created space, to gather and create an beautiful interaction where music and movement happen, and while each person comes into the space with their own story, their…

Join Madam Steele and a group of like-minded women for an immersive, unique, and transformative journey. Over eight weeks you will explore improvised sensual movement, strip-tease, seduction, burlesque-inspired performance and have a blast doing it! This class offers an opportunity to learn and to develop your own powerful and authentic, sensual self- expression. Over the course of the 8 weeks you will practice and learn: • How to command the attention of your audience • How to move seductively in…

Moving to Heal is “Movement as Medicine” and is for anybody seeking a gentler movement practice to compliment and facilitate the healing of body, mind, emotions, and spirit. “Healing” as defined by Nia is defined simply by “I feel better.” Moving to Heal teaches people to listen to the voice of the body, sensation. Through sensation, participants learn how to adapt movements to support their comfort and health needs. Classes include soothing, rhythmic soundscapes and simple choreographed movement, shared in…

Explore meditation and the fundamentals of Buddhist practice Tuesday evenings 7:30pm – 9:00pm We explore Mingyur Rinpoche's teachings with the support of our Tergar community of practitioners, and the guidance of a comprehensive meditation group curriculum. This curriculum, based on Mingyur Rinpoche's books, The Joy of  Living and Joyful Wisdom, covers the core teachings of the Joy of Living program and includes guided meditations, experiential exercises, and questions that foster group discussion. Sessions are held on a drop-in basis. There are no prerequisites…

You are invited to lie down and rest as you receive the sounds and vibrations of eight classic frosted crystal singing bowls, five advanced alchemy crystal singing bowls, chimes and songs. The crystal bowls create powerful, resonant sounds and vibrations that move energy through us and support us in quieting our minds and bringing us more fully into our bodies. This is a precious opportunity for you to ground into yourself as you make space for your own experience exactly…

Stillness Movement Qigong (Jing Dong Gong) March's theme: Tree Communication This class will focus around the Qigong practices that connect with trees. Tree Qigong is a centuries old Chinese meditation art. For this class a living cedar tree will be brought into class and we will share in group dynamic meditation with it in different forms. Tree Qigong and Standing Qigong are the two practices that will be used to explore the deep inter-relationship we share with our tree relatives.…

Embody the Elements This 4-class series will explore our relationship with the elements and how we embody their qualities. Classes available individually for $25 or save $10 when you register for the series. February 7: Air ~ The Breath of Inspiration March 6: Water ~ The Ebb and Flow of Emotion April 3: Fire ~ The Spark of the Soul May 1: Earth ~ Grounded in this Body What is Qoya? Qoya is a movement system based on the idea…

A Sensual Ecstatic Dance Class For Women Move the Earth is about repossessing our wild feminine, reclaiming our sexuality and freeing our creativity.  When we allow this, we begin to cultivate our limitless power. Women hold immense power in our creative centers (aka: our second chakra or our womb space), but we are often in conflicting relationship with this place due to the immense cultural programming and collective trauma we all carry in and around our sexuality. We can feel hopeless,…