Amongst the trials and tribulations of living life on earth, we are sure many of you sense the unknown pressing in at the edge of many of us may have taken for granted. Change and unpredictability are in the air and we don’t just mean the spring springing forth. More than ever, having a practice that keeps us grounded, resourced, creative and connected, seems to us to be a necessity.
Alongside all that we read, hear and see and have to find a way to digest and respond to, there is much for us to celebrate here at the School of Movement Medicine.
We are celebrating the successful completion of the 6th Professional Training in Movement Medicine (pictured above at the top of the newsletter - together with assistants). This new cohort of Movement Medicine teachers and facilitators is already bringing the medicine of intentional movement practice to many different contexts, people and situations. We offer our respect and blessings to them and all the people who will work with them. Bravo!
We’re also very proud of the cohort of CPD (Continued Professional Development) professionals (above) with whom we’ve just completed an intensive dedicated to developing and refining the skills of holding ceremonial spaces in Movement Medicine style. Watch out for more ceremonial offerings held with deep integrity, clear structure and respect for the spiritual autonomy of all participants.
To discover these wonderful people and many more see the Teachers pages of the School of Movement Medicine website. For all that is being offered, worldwide, see All Events.
And we celebrate the graduations of 3 more wonderful Movement Medicine Professionals. This reflects the completion of a rigorous and thorough process, as well as an ongoing commitment to self reflection, supervision and learning. Congratulations you 3!
You can find them and their work here:
Lise Merlin, Patricia Mihalyi & Dr Jen Levin
And a little erratum - last month we had added The Source of Power, an 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 30 May- Sun 1 Jun] as in Budpaest when it is infact in Poland! Apologies for any confusion caused!
QUICK LINKS TO UPCOMING
SCHOOL EVENTS
- The Study Hub: This month's theme in the Movement Medicine Study Hub is "Belonging: The 3 Villages” with Ya'Acov
- Ecstasis: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 4 Apr - Sun 6 Apr] Praha, Czechia.
- Phoenix Retreat: An intensive workshop with Susannah [Tue 8 Apr - Sun 13 Apr] Germany
- Beyond Muscle & Bone: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 18 Apr - Sun 20 Apr] Budapest, Hungary
- Beltane Tribal Heart Ceremony: An online ceremony with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Fri 2 May]
- Fierce Wisdom: An 'in room' workshop with Susannh [Fri 9 May - Sun 11 May] Zagreb, Croatia
- Divining Purpose: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 9 May - Sun 11 May] Zaandam, Netherlands
- The Source of Power: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 30 May - Sun 1 Jun] Warsaw, Poland
- Divining Purpose: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 6 Jun - Sun 8 Jun] Lucerne, Switzerland
Each month, our newsletters bring you news of all that Susannah and Ya’Acov are offering in the near future. This month in our Founder’s Blog, Susannah offers insight into the essence of the Phoenix Retreat.
The founder's Blog
susannah's latest post is now available
Here Susannah talks about the exact nature of the process we work with in the Phoenix Retreat, using an example from her own life.
april'S tribute
This month we honour the wonderful Mukutsawa, a beautiful grandmother to her Sapara family and a holder of language, wisdom and healing for her people. She was an important person to many people who knew her from around the world, including us.
We are honoured and blessed to have known her.
We love hearing about how life on the Movement Medicine dance floor effects the dance of your life. If you have a story to share, please get in touch.
Thank you!
UPCOMING EVENTS WITH FOUNDERS
april's Study Hub Lesson
Belonging: the 3 Villages
with Ya'Acov
During the month, we will review our sense of belonging, through what we call the 3 Villages, and invite the Dancer in you to open doors, new and old, to the rich vein of possibilities that our relationship to community brings. Take your place in the circle and let's see what we can discover together.
Phoenix Retreat
with susannah
Tue 8 Apr - Sun 13 Apr 2025
Germany
The Phoenix process allows us to uncover and attend to the roots of our default survival mechanisms. We learn how to honour them as our psyche's best attempt to protect ourselves at the time of need and at the same time update them, through a deeply embodied and transformative process. Once learnt you take this process with you as a tool for your whole life.
Beyond Muscle & Bone
with Ya'acov
Fri 18 Apr - Sun 20 Apr 2025
Budapest, Hungary
In shamanic tradition, death is a Master Teacher. A daily awareness of death in life supports us to discover and stay closer to our values and purpose. It makes conversations more real and helps us to see ourselves more clearly.
We can invite this benevolent form of death to be an ally for us and in doing so, create a deeper experience of life. Knowledge of our impermanence sharpens our focus and helps us to appreciate and seize the day.
FIERCE WISDOM
with SUSANNAH
Fri 9 May - Sun 11 May 2025
Zagreb, Croatia
The rich initiation of this weekend with Susannah is designed as an inter-generational tapestry of mutual witnessing, learning, sharing and growth. We will dance. We will create ceremony together. We will move and be moved, sing, dance, weep and laugh as women have done together for time immemorial.
Thanking you
for being part of this worldwide community and for your attention! We wish you all the very best for the rest of April,
with warmth,
Susannah, Ya’Acov and the School of Movement Medicine Team.
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