SomaSpace

Weekly classes based on the teachings of Dr. Moshe Feldenkrais. With this e-subscription class, you will receive gentle, yet profound movement lessons every week to your inbox with videos, audio recordings, and helpful tips. You will learn how to harness the power of your brain, nervous system, and neuroplasticity through simple, developmental movement sequences. Registration is now open! This class will: ~ reduce pain and increase your comfort ~ improve your coordination ~ increase your flexibility and fluidity in movement ~…

Nia is an expressive body-mind-spirit movement program that offers an artistic and innovative approach to fitness and healing. Blending aspects of Martial Arts, Dance Arts, and Healing Arts, Nia provides a variety of movement dynamics to create an experience that involves body and spirit. The use of eclectic, rich music, guided imagery, powerful kinesthetic cues, and heart-felt joy add to the full experience of a Nia class. Every class guides students to mindfully focus on sensation in their body while…

S Factor®  incorporates dance, stretching, muscular work, and a deeply unique dancing meditation that enriches the mind+body connection. Throughout this all-level 8-week series, you will ignite the inherent emotional and erotic fluidity of your feminine body through: ~ Floor work ~ Stripteases ~ Lap Dance ~ And the signature S Routine (or free dance, depending S Factor level) Each class will begin with a signature S Factor Workout, then move to that day’s specialty lesson, and finally nurturing your feminine…

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…

This class is an all levels, trauma-informed, and evidence based class for veterans and their partners. Regular participation in this class will help students achieve: ~ Develop proactive traumatic stress management skills so symptoms do not progress into full post-traumatic stress disorder decompensation. ~ Develop the capacity to maintain a flexible mind-set, one that is both “battle-ready” in response to threat as well as able to return to a normal state of arousal once the threat has passed. ~ Manage…

Playful improvisational theater class to inspire spontaneity & creativity This session is based on Scott Kelman’s form of body-centered improvisation. Kelman was a practitioner and teacher of alternative theater and improvisation for over 50 years, a celebrated director in LA who taught in Portland from the 1990's until his death in 2007. He created a body-centered form of improvisation and presence in which participants explore with abandon within defined constraints. The form consists of structured exercises and play using mindfulness, observation,…

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…

Gentle Movement & Awareness Exercises with the Feldenkrais Method Chronic pain and injuries influence every aspect of life. Conscious and unconscious limits are placed on your ways of being in the world. Your dance is constrained. Your mind is busy protecting you, restricting your freedom of expression, closing in your world. You may be acutely aware of the limitations or you may have adjusted to this restricted way of walking through life. Either way, come remember how you used to…

A Monthly Women's Gathering Theabroma - from the Greek “thea” meaning “goddess” and “brôma” meaning “food” Cacao - the divine food of the Goddess is and the heart opening inspiration for this monthly gathering of women and femme-identifying folks. Women have been creating gathering spaces to share, heal, dance, play, create, celebrate and support each other since the dawn of human history. In gathering together, we are reaching back to those ancient times, when women were revered as the bringers…

Monthly Qigong Temple Earth's Sun: This month's temple will focus on the Qigong practices and wisdom centered around our connection with the Earth. Practices to deepen both our physical and energetic connection with the vibrant Sun at the center of Earth. The highest source of nourishing Yin energy beneath our feet. Come enter Golden Summit Qigong Temple and experience a wider spectrum of our authentic energy self. The Golden Summit Monastery rests at the peak of Mt. Emei, the highest…

Movement as Medicine The theme for August’s class is “Raise Your Voice.” In honor of the new moon in Leo, this Qoya class uses movement & ritual to help us tap into our roar, speak our truth, and amplify our voices. If we are the change that we’ve been waiting for, then now is the time to be heard.   What is Qoya? Qoya is a movement system based on the idea that through movement, we remember. We remember our…

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,…

Come However You Are The SomaSpace Women’s Circle is guided by the belief that gathering together with other heart-centered women is essential to your health, growth, and empowerment in these times when women must step up, be loud, and help guide the world back into harmony. The circle holds the value that all people are wisdom-keepers with unique talents, perspectives, and richness to share. When you take the time to sit in circle with other women, sharing from your heart, getting…

75-Minute Class with Brenda Munson Liquid Motion® is an open level class that utilizes elements of sensual movement and dance theory to provide a total mind and body movement experience. In each 75-minute class, students will learn and expand upon the fundamentals of Liquid Motion® each week, to build a foundation for methodical floor and wall work. The class is made up of body conditioning, lateral movement drills, intricate floor sequences, exploration of sensual movement, and an understanding of total…