Fort Worden State Park

A Soul Motion™ Experience! with Zuza Engler - Body Prayer Workshop - 3 Days of Dance and Inspiration

Madrona MindBody Institute - your sanctuary for conscious dance - presents:

BODY PRAYER with Zuza Engler
    June 26, 27, and 28th, 2009

Body Prayer a wild and luminous offering of the body in motion to this sacred Presence that is continually breathing us into Being.

This workshop is not so much an invitation to dance, as it is an enticement to enter into a spirited engagement with Life.

Open to dedicated dance devotees, beginning movers, and all curious and willing to meet self and other.

Jens Wazel (dance teacher - Seattle) wrote to his students regarding Zuza's visit to the Northwest:

" I consider Zuza my favorite facilitator in the field of conscious dance - she is one of the main sources of inspiration for my own work.

Zuza brings a very unique mix of grounded strength, loving kindness, deep wisdom, and wild motion to her work that I can promise will leave you changed. Join us in this exciting and beautiful setting in Washington - your sanctuary for conscious dance.".

Zuza Engler has been on the spiral path of the kinesthetic investigation into consciousness for over two decades, in motion, stillness and process inquiry. She is a long-term student and practioner of Buddhism, Soul Motion™ and Gestalt Awareness Practice,  Zuza teaches regularly in the San Francisco Bay Area, at Esalen Institute in Big Sur, California, and Internationally - she  is on the faculty of the Soul Motion™ Teacher Certification Program.   

June 26, 27and 28, 2009

Onsite accommodations.  Some work trade scholarships available. For more workshop information and to sign-up online go to...

Madrona MindBody Institute
www.MadronaMindBody.com
200 Battery Way, Building 310
Port Townsend,  WA 98368
(360) 344-4475

Discovering your Essential Self - A Practice Guide to Enhancing your Daily Practice

Join Darsie Beck, Gloria Lamson and Madrona MindBody Institute May 1, 2, and 3rd, 2009 to experience a holistic approach to sustained, creative, spiritual growth and overall well-being.  Learn the "Art of Journal Keeping", the centering attributes and meditative quality of "Seeing Drawing" and writing "Morning Pages".

*Access your inner wisdom * Facilitate greater creativity * Achieve greater harmony through movement * Empower your unique vision * Live seamlessly with intention
(No previous art experience necessary.  Movement portion accessible to all.)

    

Darsie Bec
k is a professional artist, landscape designer, stone carber and journal keeper.  For the past 8 years Darsie has facilitated "The Artist's Way" and journal keeping workshops on Vashon Island and throughout the Northwest.  He is a Centrum Artist in Residence and a member of Vashon Allied Arts.

Gloria Lamson is a visual artis whose creative practice has been central to her life.  She received a MFA in Arts and Consciousness from J.F.K.U in CA.  She has taught, mentoried and coached adults for 28 years.  Floria is currently teaching for Artist Trust.

Madrona MindBody Institute:

• Located in the "Dream City" of Port Townsend, Washington, a scenic drive from Seattle.
• Peacefully nestled within Fort Worden State Park's Life-Long Learning Center - A Legendary Gathering Place
• Beautiful movement space and Centrum's seasoned visual arts studio.
• Your sanctuary for conscious living and dance.

Meals and accommodation packages available.  For more workshop information, email:  aletia@MadronaMindBody.com  or call (360) 344-4475.

Spiritweaves Retreat with Michael Molin-Skelton

Madrona MindBody Institute (Port Townsend, WA) presents:
Dancing on the Edge: Spiritchild of the 5 rhythms ® & soul motion™   April 17, 18 and 19th

Friday Night Spiritweaves Dance (Open to Public) - Michael Molin-Skelton

Friday April 17th  7:00 to 9:30 p.m. (open to public)
$25 to current MMI students (if pre-registered by the 16th) $35 @ door.  Two and one half hours of pure delight as Michael spins his magic with the world of dance.  Madrona MindBody is truly ecstatic to have Michael grace us with his unique and special talents while holding a presence for the Pacific Northwest Dance Community.  Friday night is included as part of workshop tuition.

Dancing at the Edge - Weekend Workshop

The Friday Night Dance is the doorway to the weekend's workshop with Michael - which offers an opportunity to dive deeper into the spirit of the dance, where we commit ourselves to immerse and incubate. No previous dance experience is needed to attend this workshop, only a yearning to explore the dance within.

"Michael inspires us with his passionate love of movement and his amazing capacity for full bodied, soulful articulation. He is a teacher of integrity who teaches with gentleness as he helps us awaken in our senses, our bodies, and in our lives. "
Susan Harper (Continuum)

"Dance is not something I do,
it is simply who I am" 
Michael Molin-Skelton

Learn more about this three-day workshop/retreat at Fort Worden in Port Townsend, Washington.

Register by April 1st (early birdie discount) and save $25 off regular the regular tuition.

Tuition $285 - includes workshop, other MMI weekend classes, SoulFull Sunday and lunch on Saturday.

Onsite accommodations available for you and/or your dance community.  Some partial work-trade scholarships available - please contact Aletia@MadronaMindBody for details.

 Spiritweaves.com

Open House and Centennial Celebration

Madrona MindBody Institute - INVITES YOU IN ...

IN CELEBRATION of our FIRST YEAR and BUILDING 310's CENTENNIAL

• FREE Classes - Tour the beautifully renovated building
• Saturday and Sunday October 25th and 26th 8-5 p.m.

Champagne Reception at 4 p.m. (Sat.) with MMI Teaching Staff and Kate Burke (Park Area Manager)

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Class Schedule:

Saturday, October 25th

• 8:30    New to Nia with Allison Dey
• 10:00  Nia with Allison Dey
• 11:00  Pilates with Barbara Vane
• 12:00  Slow Flow Yoga with Terry Lynn Wagner
• 1:00    Awareness through Movement with Ingrid Musson
• 2:00    Gentle Nia with Heidi Mattern
• 2:00    Contact Improv or Workshop Intro with Nala Walla
• 3:00    Belly Dance with T'halia DeAngelis
• 4:00    *Champagne Reception - meet the staff, Kate Burke (Park Manager)

Sunday, October 26th

• 8:30    Wake Up Yoga with Terry Lynn Wagner
• 10:00  SoulFull Sunday with Aletia Alvarez
• 12:00  Nia with Michelle Hensel

Nia UnPlugged

With Allison Dey, Brown Belt Instructor and Co-Founder of Madrona MindBody Institute Friday, July 11th, 7 - 9 p.m. @ Fort Worden's well-being and moving arts program.

Nia Unplugged: It's a NEW Rave. Dance to the newest Nia release DVD. Come dance with the Nia founders, Debbie and Carlos Rosas and the MMI Nia Teaching Team, in NiaNow's first routine to live drumming music.

The DVD will provide a full projection onto the walls of the Madrona Ballroom - while led by MMI's Nia Team you will dance, let the amplified music seduce your body, mind, emotions, and spirit to unwind, and let go! Unplug from rigid exercise and everyday stress by plugging into your own rhythm and passionate ways of moving. There you will find your own pulse and spirit!

Open to the public - this class is for everyBody.  For more information visit www.madronamindbody.com/ or email: info@madronamindbody.com

Yoga Playshop for Couples

Tired of doing yoga alone? Madrona Mindbody Institute welcomes Terry Lynn Wagner on Saturday, July 19, 2008 from 2:30-4:30pm for a special "playshop."

Yoga Squared--A Yoga Playshop for Couples, encourages you to celebrate with a good friend, a loved one, or a family member. Enjoy a relaxing and light-hearted program of breathing, gentle stretching, meditation, massage, and assisted yoga poses.

This class is open to all, and no prior yoga experience is necessary. Pre-registration is required. Visit www.madronamindbody.com for more information, or call 344-4475.

THE BODYVERSITY: Body, Community & The Great Turning

THE BODYVERSITY: Body, Community & The Great Turning

May 2nd, 3rd & 4th

Building sustainable community, beginning with the body ... with Nala Walla (Bcollective), Jenny Pell (Wilder Institute), and Michael Suzerris (YogaLife). 

Yoga, permaculture, dance and theater all weekend long!

$125 ($75 peninsula residents) see www.madronamindbody.com for more info or call 360.344.4475 for questions.

New Partners at Fort Worden

If you've been to Fort Worden lately you might have noticed some increased activity near the gym and the old power plant. Two new partners have been hard at work setting up shop, providing a rich mix of new activities to visitors at the Fort.

Madrona MindBody Institute

MMI is located in the old 'gym' building at the Fort, and offers movement classes including Nia, Gentle Nia, New to Nia, Pilates, Tribal Fusion Belly Dancing, Yoga, Soul Motion-inspired dance called SoulFull Sundays and Moving Meditation. Visit their website to learn more and to get your whole body and mind into shape.

The Port Townsend School of Woodworking

The Port Townsend School of Woodworking is housed in the old power house at the Fort, and offers courses on cabinet making, furniture making, historic preservation and traditional woodcrafts. Their main website is their formal course catalog and information site. Their companion blog site The Wood Stooges offers commentary on woodworking as well as updates on the event calendar.