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Fluid Feminine Movement 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…

This is an hour of sensible, sustainable, invigorating movement.   The class includes mobility exercises, isometric exercises, medium impact hopping exercises for the bones, strength training, core exercises on the floor, and more.  Extreme forms of exercises might be popular these days, but in this class, Chris tries to create an experience that is safe and healthy. Chris has selected exercises that are varied, novel, and interesting to your nervous system.  The variety of movements means that you won’t feel…

Self-care at its funnest! A 3 part workout that combines dance, strength training and yoga. Zumba: A Latin and Hip Hop style dance party with easy to follow moves in order to get moving and your endorphins pumping. Strength Training: Follow the beat to burpees, push ups and planks all to empower our bodies! Yoga: We end class with deep stretching, sun salutations and positivity through affirmations and meditation. This 3 part workout connects our mind, body and soul in…

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 weekly series for cultivating a daily creative practice. The way in which we begin our day impacts and ripples out to how we choose to engage with our world. Welcome to Morning Ritual. Morning Ritual is an ongoing weekly series of workshops beginning April 16th, where we cultivate tangible tools in a safe group setting. We will develop a daily creative practice and listen to the wisdom within to deepen your intuitive connection. Through journal writing practice, creative visualization, breathing techniques,…

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…

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…

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,…

Monthly Qigong Temple Entering Dreamtime: This month's temple will focus on the Qigong practices and wisdom centered around dream time. Exploring the inter-dimensionality of dreams. Practices to deepen both our awareness in dream time and physical regeneration gained through sleep. Come enter dream time and experience a wider spectrum of our authentic energy self. The Golden Summit Monastery rests at the peak of Mt. Emei, the highest and holiest of Buddhist mountains in China. Almost a millennium ago, 3,600 schools…

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…

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…

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…

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…