JUNE 2008
New York group
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Sacred Dances Teacher
Gurdjieff Sacred Dances Workshop
Course work
The Material covered in these workshops includes intensive practice of the dances created by Gurdjieff himself as well as study of Gurfjieff's method called the Fourth Way. The combination of these Movements creates the possibility for the participant to experience an integration of body and no mind which is completely unique. There is no other process that can compare to Gurdjieff's Movement exercises. The workshops also cover:
See also Effects of Dances
Inner centering exercises: these exercises help us to create an appropriate inner state for the practice of self-observation and the movement, developing attention and subtler perception.
Subjects of self-study: psychological aspects of Gurdjieff´s system. An invitation to self-observation, de-identification and transformation of "the type of person" we are beyond our judgment.
Practice of attention and "sensing:" basic tools of this work. Attention as impartial concentration of force and sensing as a higher step of being aware.
Meditation techniques coming from different traditions. They help us to get attuned with the quality of outer and inner stillness, basic conditions for watching ourselves.
Group sharing in a respectful and loving atmosphere, encouraging us to understand through verbal expression the living messages that are revealed through the experiences of the movements.
Silence: Movements' learning is done in silence.
These practices support self-observation, non-identification, and the search for an awakened consciousness free from conditioning. The program is included within a theoretical-practical frame that makes the integration of the experience and the ideas possible.
Experience in dance, performance, or meditation is not necessary. In order to attain the maximum benefits from this program, regular attendance to the meetings from the participants is suggested and a receptive attitude towards the new experiences what might arise in the body-mind. The aim of these seminars is to vivify our life with attention and awareness.
Amiyo on how it works:
Even in the midst of deep agitation, there exists a center where stillness is. In this peaceful, still spot is our real existence. Paradoxically, Gurdjieff dances or movements can be a path towards stillness, because if a wheel is motionless, it is difficult to know the still point. If the wheel is in motion, it is easy to distinguish the axle because it will not move when the wheel is moving. As the movement goes on, the wheel spins faster and faster, and the center point appears in its utter stillness. This still point is the center of all the Gurdjieff movements. When the device of the work is understood, that still center can be found in our whole life.
Workshops Schedule
Boulder wkshp June 11-15, details and registration .
New York City wkshp June 21, 22 at Joffrey Ballet School, details and registration.
Teacher: Amiyo Devienne, bio.
Workshop: Included in the workshops is intensive practice of the dances created by Gurdjieff himself as well as study of Gurfjieff's method called the Fourth Way. The combination of these Movements creates the possibility for the participant to experience an integration of body and no mind which is completely unique. There is no other movement technique or traching that challenges the participant in the same way as the Sacred Movement exercises.
Who can do it: All are welcome. This is not a workshop for dance professionals only, and is not a dance trainingas in for dance technique, although it involves very specific movements and requires some commitment from the participant. It is open for anyone with a desire for self exploration and growth through awareness and challenging the mind/personality structure. It uses movement techniques to break through the habitual structures of throught and feeling, but does not have performance as a goal.