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5Rhythms®Vacillating Waves Class on Sunday hosted by Karen
January 18 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
$15 – $25
Renew Your Passion for Movement!
In the New Year, it is always important to recommit to movement! Movement is medicine! Why should we move? To get out of our heads. To stimulate all of your senses. To rattle your bones and shake your tale feathers. Enjoy connecting with fellow movers to create a welcoming community! Pics by BoliviaInteligente
About 5Rhythms®
Created by Gabrielle Roth and practiced by tens of thousands worldwide. 5Rhythms® is a dynamic movement practice rooted in the principles that if you put the psyche in motion it will heal itself.
About Karen:
5Rhythms dance is for everyone. This meditative instructional dance practice which is created by dancer and visionary Gabriellle Roth. Accredited 5Rhythms teacher Karen Chapman has been hosting dances in Asheville and around the country for 9 years. Through the dance, Karen acts as an instructional movement leader for the dancer to have a journey through the rhythms, based on how does the body move and breathe in through a changing and fast paced world?
This movement class will be held once a month upon a scheduled date.
Movement Timeline:
Warmup: 10am-10:45am
Circle: 10:45 am-11:00am, invitation for movement, demo the 5Rhythms, answer any questions that may arise
Movement: 11:00 am- 12 noon, we will move to the Wave music and I will provide instructional exercises throughout our movement session.
Sometimes we will have Mickeely Salamanca from Lincolnton, NC will offer Breath Work and Tracy Gimbel from Catawba, NC will offer Sound Baths!
See ya on the dance floor! Love K

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