Biodanza and Creativity

A Biodanza and Creativity session can be a first step or a deepening of yourself toward authentic, profound contact with your own identity and latent creative capacities. Your creative energy can then ripple into your life, being expressed in everyday activities, in solving problems and dreaming your life into existence or in enjoyable moments of art.

This workshop creates a supportive space for the expression of your natural, innocent creative impulses, enabling your creativity to emerge and potential restrictions of your creativity to be freed.

Creativity is at the core of the evolution of the Universe – in constant change and creation. Human creativity could be considered an extension of those same Universal forces. In human beings we experience it as an impulse of innovation, inspiring us to transform our reality and experience of our life. When we create something, it is an expression of the Universe and Life living through Us. We are at the same time the Message, the Creature and the Creator.

The weekend workshop is composed of four sessions of approximately 2 hours each, two sessions per day. There will be a break in between those sessions to eat together, connect and rest.

Each session starts with specific Biodanza dances which are designed to take you into a relaxed state of sensitive perception and inspire your creative potential. It then unfolds with an invitation to spontaneously and informally express yourself through experiences that use various forms of artistic expression.

Although this workshop is not residential, we encourage you to find space to stay connected to yourself as much as possible during the weekend. Having a gentle evening Saturday is ideal, and there will be opportunity to have dinner out as a group if this interests you.

Saturday – 11:00am-6:00pm
Sunday – 10:00am-5:00pm

The weekend is being run in the Ballroom of the Grand Central Towers apartments in Woden. Further details will be provided on booking.

The cost of the workshop includes all art materials needed.
Earlybird $320 (until Sunday 4 September, midnight)
Full price $360
See cancellation policy (at end) for commitments around bookings and refunds.

Registration: https://www.trybooking.com/CCBOV

Contact for information and bookings
Swaha Devi: 0408 003 604 or email swahadevitransformation@gmail.com

Fascinated by the endless possibility of art expression, Catherine studied 900+ hours of visual arts, including drawing (free flow, academic, realistic, technical, body & portrait) painting (watercolour, oil, on-silk), clay modelling, sculpture, other creativity mediums and art history.

From childhood, dancing was a natural and heartfelt way of expressing herself that blossomed from ballet, through jazz, salsa and belly dance. In 2000 this love for dance culminated with the discovery of Biodanza, which invites participants to “be danced” by life, from an intimate feeling of being fully alive in the moment.

After a few years of facilitating Biodanza in Europe, Catherine initiated the Biodanza movement in Australia in 2007 and the Biodanza School of Australia in 2011.

Catherine also offers various therapeutic modalities including Clinical Hypnotherapy, Voice Dialogue, Energetic Treatments, Meditation and Cranio-Sacral therapy.

More about Catherine
https://biodanza.com.au/facilitators/catherine/

More about Biodanza on our national website: https://biodanza.com.au

I am happy and excited to offer this workshop of Biodanza and Creativity to you in Canberra. It is with respect and gratitude that I honour Kate Clement and all the work done in creating and developing a beautiful Biodanza community in Canberra.

This class offers you freedom to choose and explore in a way that feels right for you

Everything in Biodanza and this workshop is an invitation. The dances and invitations are carefully designed to support you to explore yourself, your relationship to others, to your creativity and to life. The group is offered guidance from the facilitator before each invitation to move or create, however you are then invited to find your own movement or creative expression within this guidance. This workshop is accessible regardless of your ability. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this.

• Wear comfortable clothes that you don’t mind getting paint or clay on.
• You may want to bring a cushion to sit on during some activities and a blanket (or exercise mat) to rest on during the break.
• water bottle.
• BYO pre-prepared lunch (there is a fridge available but no microwave) or grab something nearby at the many restaurants in Woden town centre. There will be enough time to eat and rest.
• We recommend to dance barefoot or with comfortable shoes or non-slippery socks.
• Hot drinks and plant-based and dairy milks are provided.
• all art materials are provided in the cost.

We understand that COVID is still in the community, and different people have different levels of risk than others. Mask wearing is optional at this class, if you would like to wear a mask you are very welcome. There is also optional contact in some dances, and plenty of room in the venue to have space for social distancing if you would like to have space. We understand the complexities of staying connected and living life, while looking after your health and wellbeing. Please get in touch if you would like to discuss this.

If you contract COVID and are unable to attend this event, we will provide a cash refund.

We are unable to provide a refund for cancellation due to other reasons. However if there is another emergency that doesn’t allow you to attend, please get in touch and we will try to work with you on a credit or partial refund.

If we have to cancel this event, which would only occur due to COVID quarantine or another emergency, a full refund will be offered, or a credit towards the rescheduled workshop if you prefer.