Into the Wild - Sprouting dreams
Into the wild - sprouting dreams
4 days authentic movement retreat in nature
with Irma Pelikan (A)
and Grégory Chevalier (Fr/Hu)
INTO THE WILD
Wildness is our biological heritage, our animal body contains functional ways of expression and motion which abound power, life force and ancient wisdom. It reminds us of our common animate nature and connects us collectively, not only amongst humans but also amongst the wider community of animate beings. This deep interconnectedness with nature and its phenomenons can be a both sided love relation.
We can call upon the wild within, to empower us, to restore the courage and physical wisdom that are blunted by modern life.
By relating and gaining intimate experiences with nature, you widen the perception of yourself, from being an isolated human being to being part of this lively community: your ecological self.
You re-member yourself into this connectedness.
SPROUTING DREAMS
Early spring in nature. Out of nothing sprouts appear. Trustful, vulnerable, vital.
In plants. In animals. In humanness. In the whole atmosphere of nature.
Our life is filled with plans for fixing the future. We restrain the wild within to become a better me so that we can meet society’s expectations. Beneath that, there sprouts a dream of who I am in this very moment of now. Do I let this moment pass? Or do I put forth my hand, to touch, to see, to be?
Allowing the own vulnerability and juiciness to be authentically experiencing reciprocity in relationship with nature. Prowling the own becoming in the mirror of nature. Cultivating inner wild landscapes.
In nature’s vast embrace I approach in indigenous awareness the dream of my unfolding. I sense the seed that resonates in me and let it … sprout.
special emphasis will be given to:
approaching the dreaming process of the body
catching and enfolding flirting with nature
moving from and being moved by liquid consciousness
NATURE AUTHENTIC MOVEMENT
Authentic Movement explores the relationship between a mover and a witness, being seen and seeing. It is a subtle guidance to discover who we are in the present moment through the spontaneous movement of our bodies.
It provides a safe container to deepen the relationship to oneself, to release inhibitions and to relate authentically through movement and self expression. Each Authentic Movement sequence can deepen into a ritual to embody, step by step, the powers of your wildness within.
In nature, the personal human process is supported and mirrored honestly, with warmth of sun rays caressing your cheeks, with rotten wood in your hands ready to help you bring that unheard sound over your lips, or balancing on a fallen tree with closed eyes struggling and surrendering the adventure of not knowing the next step.
We will :
... practice Authentic Movement in a warm studio and a vast wild nature landscape
… let nature inform and inspire our wildness
... dare awareness shifts in physical encounter with nature
… explore darkness
… rewild with animal movement
... invite the healing aspect of touch and playfight in a safe way
... let ourselves fall in love with gravity
… go to sauna and jump into a cold lake.
… slow down and be gentle with ourselves
... experience the gift of seeing and being seen in our power and our vulnerability
... and maybe we will shift a little bit from human centered thinking to earth centered perceiving
YOU WILL NEED…
... diary and pencil
... paper in a small format and colors.
... clothes for moving outside in cold and rainy weather (hat or scarf, rain jacket, rain trousers, long underwear)
... good shoes to move safely cross country through the forest. (e.g. simple hiking shoes, running shoes, barefoot shoes. The landscape is in general easy to walk.)
... small day backpack
... water bottle/thermos bottle
... something to sit outside in all weather
... hammock and sleeping bag if you want to sleep outside in the forest. (For sleeping in the hammock we advise you to take a yoga mat instead of a camping mattress.)
... whatever you need to feel safe in nature
ARRIVAL / DEPARTURE / PROGRAM
arrival thursday May 16th at 12.00
we will have lunch together
departure sunday 19th at 15.30
also including lunch together
VENUE
Apfelweberhof, 3922 Watzmanns, Austria
PRICES
FACILITATORS FEE
for austrians 220-440 euros
for hungarians and neighbour central europeans 150-250 euros
ACCOMODATION, FOOD
Apfelweberhof, 3922 Watzmanns, Austria
190 euros
REGISTRATION
https://irmapelikan.at/anmeldung/
DATE LIMIT for registration/paiement:
2024 April 01
MORE INFOS
https://irmapelikan.at/into-the-wild/
by email
mail@irmapelikan.at
TRAINERS
Irma Pelikan (AU)
Since 2010 leading training and facilitating personal development with a methodological background of nonviolent communication, deep ecology, authentic movement and process oriented psychology. My style is welcoming, playful and clear, allowing depth to unfold. As I spend countless hours outside in the forest at all times of the year, moving, dancing with and becoming nature, I know the healing aspect and the wonder of it.
Grégory Chevalier (Fr/Hu)
Somatic educator, dancer and choreographer.
My dance career started as a passion in 2006, since then I perform, teach, choregraphe and organize dance and conscious movement events and seminars. Trained in 2012, I facilitate Authentic Movement focused workshops and retreats since 2018. I perceive Authentic Movement as a gateway towards freedom of expression, giving space for the unconscious to rise up, translating the simplicity of presence into motion and non-conformism to be fully embraced. Next to that, I co-lead the Moving Men training, weaving somatic movement together with psychotherapy. I am the choreographer of KIT ensemble, a Contact Improvisation dance company researching somatic as a concept base. I am the founder of Kontaktland festival and Contact Playflight.