Continuum Explorations: Dissolve. Dwell. Discover.
With Elaine Colandrea
September 17 - 19, 2021
RETREAT BY INVITED PRESENTER
Dissolve habits of mind and tensions of body with the Continuum process of breathing, sounding and fluid movement. Dwell in the liquid pool of being, universally available to everyone. Discover your own stream of vitality, renewal, self care and creative living. In this program you will work with your own health and wellbeing, connecting with nature’s life force; it’s the perfect antidote to today’s overly programmed and homogenized world.
STAY SAFE DURING COVID-19: In the interest of safety, enrollment will be limited; please read our COVID-19 Precautions & Preparations to understand our additional strategies.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The parallels between the human body and the earth body form the basis of our shared study. The fluids within us and the waterways of the planet are one continuous resonant stream making life on earth possible. Continuum’s breath, sound and fluid movement explorations emerge from intrinsically felt sensation, arousing all levels of consciousness to the stream of life-giving properties inherent in being “water bodies.”
The practices offered over this transformative weekend reduce and renegotiate the density of body tissue, of mental stagnation and of psycho-spiritual unease. The native state of being a mutable living system in an ever-changing ecosystem unfolds naturally. The essential and vital state of sensorial awakening to new ways of being in open presence and connection with self, others and the natural world is given space to emerge.
Participants will be able to practice the material on their own, in their own manner, both during and after the program, in a continual growth process of being a living work of embodied art.
Continuum is of interest to many fields of inquiry, including but not limited to, health care practitioners, activists of all kinds, educators, artists and all those who choose to thrive in a co-creative process with the earth itself.
The natural landscape and serene beauty of the Dharmakaya Center, along with the outdoor pavilion and expansive retreat space offer us safe and spacious ways of being in community.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
- Intimate setting with personal access to the teacher
- Interactive sessions with question and answer periods
- Guided meditations
- Delicious all-vegetarian meals with locally sourced ingredients
- Option to extend stay on Personal Retreat
- Extensive library of dharma books
- Expansive wooded grounds with beautiful flora and fauna
OPEN TO ALL
Continuum’s biologically based embodiment practice is available to people of all abilities and levels of experience; curiosity is the only prerequisite.
SCHEDULE
(subject to change)
Friday, September 17th
3:00 PM | Check in begins |
6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner (Dining Hall/Dining Terrace) |
7:30-9:00 PM | Welcome and Introduction (Outdoor Pavilion) |
Session 1 (Outdoor Pavilion) |
Saturday, September 18th
7:00-8:00 AM | Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional (Outdoor Pavilion) |
8:00-9:00 AM | Breakfast (Dining Hall/Dining Terrace) |
9:30 AM-12:30 PM | Session 2 (Outdoor Pavilion) |
12:30-1:30 PM | Lunch (Dining Hall/Dining Terrace) |
2:30-5:30 PM | Session 3 (Outdoor Pavilion) |
6:00-7:00 PM | Dinner (Dining Hall/Dining Terrace) |
7:00-9:00 PM | Evening Gathering (Outdoor Pavilion) |
Sunday, September 19th
7:00-8:00 AM | Morning Salutations and Meditation, optional (Outdoor Pavilion) |
8:00-9:00 AM | Breakfast (Dining Hall/Dining Terrace) |
9:30 AM-12:30 PM | Session 4 (Outdoor Pavilion) |
12:30-1:00 PM | Lunch (Dining Hall/Dining Terrace) |
1:00 PM | Checkout and Departure |
Teacher
Elaine Colandrea explores how the somatic arts shape consciousness, inform and inspire the creative process, as well as foster connections with nature to organically create a more humane world. Continuum teacher and Artistic Director of Watermark Arts, as well as a dancer/choreographer, somatic educator and massage therapist, her work has been deeply influenced by her association with Emilie Conrad, founder of Continuum, a practice she has pursued for over 30 years. With Rori Smith, Elaine co-authored The Elemental Body: A Movement Guide to Kinship with Ourselves and the Natural World, Epigraph, 2022. Elaine’s abiding passion is bringing people together to…
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