Earth Body Midwinter series :

MOVEMENT OF MATRIARCHY

Community is invited to gather online to restore and re-story our sacred bodies, reconnecting our relationship with our most ancient and eternal matriarchs of land, sky, and waters. With simple intentional movements , we are encouraged to feel good in our physical forms as manifestations of the body as earth

Hosted online by Dancing Earth’s Artistic Director Rulan Tangen, as commissioned by Narragansett Tribal Child and Family Service Department, to support wellness through movement, including for tribal members community survivors of abuse.

🗓 Workshop Dates and Times:

  • Sunday, February 16: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST (9:00 AM PST | 10:00 AM MST | 11:00 AM CST)

  • Sunday, February 23: 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST (9:00 AM PST | 10:00 AM MST | 11:00 AM CST)

  • Sunday, March 2: 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST (Note the later time) (2:00 PM PST | 3:00 PM MST | 4:00 PM CST)

Rulan’s methodology for will be drawing from decades of listening to and learning from matriarchs of many lineages and cultures, and he wisdom that is deep within the body , that deep intuition of kinesphere: movement is medicine, movement is joyful, movement is empowering, movement is listening, movement is world-making…

HONORING 

This workshop is sponsored in part by Narragansett Tribal Child and Family Wellness &  Services Department to uplift their community, with gentle welcome to survivors of abuse .

We honor the memory of beloved and respected medicine woman Wenonah Caroline Brown.

With love, gratitude and utmost respect we honor Wenonah’s lifetime of tireless dedication to Narragansett Nation’s wellness and continuance - the ultimate Matriarch, may she rest in peace and power, never to be forgotten by Native and non-Native people across the Northeast, the US, Canada, and beyond - whose lives she powerfully impacted for the better.

Intentions - to experience :

  • Revitalizing embodiment & Releasing gently of what no longer supports our growth,

  • ReImagining futures, with resilience and joy,

  • Restoration through Re-story-ing,

  • Relationship and Reconnection with inner and outer landscape,

  • Respect for self and all other forms of life,

  • ReGeneration that comes from Reciprocity, and compassionate Reflection.

CLASS BREAKDOWN

  • 7 min Welcomes, intention, orientation, and invitation to share.

  • 75 min 'Movement as Medicine' for all humans, no experience necessary, with break and building from simple to more movements with healthy challenge ( and the ability to adapt for yourself !)

  • Final 8 min Will be a group reflection circle about what is joyful, challenging, and what transformed during our time together.

ACCESSIBILITY

  • Everyone is invited including BIPOC and ally matriarchs (open definition including mothers, culture carriers, and makers who bring dreams into being).

  • All ages , experiences and levels are welcome ! Each participant is encouraged to self determine for their own body, to trust their own intuition and adapt the movements prompts to best suit them, so that everyone leaves feeling good , and finding what they need : from power through challenge to calm through relaxation.

  • In partnership with our co host, we open this invitation to courageous survivors of domestic or family violence to reclaim empowerment through sovereign embodiment and restorative practices for wellness.

  • As a survivor and supporter, Rulan welcomes those with Cancer, Chronic illness, Covid, including all Caretakers, to be able to participate even without a camera, lying down.” Movements can be modified to even lying down on bed and listening, imagining is a powerful ‘movement’!

  • Bring a friend or relative ! Lets experience wellness, creativity, and movement in circle, building strong and vibrant communities!

  • We extend this special invite to those who have joined or expressed interest in movement sessions in the cyber-world or live programming in 5 countries in the past few years to join this movement series, with Creatrix and Dreamvisioner Rulan Tangen. We invite your courage, creativity, compassion and care

BRING

  • Open mindedness, imagination, intuition and your full being

  • Layers of clothing for warmth and comfort and able to move

  • Barefoot or socks

  • Blanket or yoga mat

  • Water bottle

  • Notebook and pencil/pen

COST

Sliding scale : $25-$75 recommended; Nobody is turned away for lack of funds, and if you are able to be generous with your resources, please consider doubling your donation to sponsor participation of someone who can not donate!

🔗 Register Now:
Register for February 16
Register for February 23
Register for March 2