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Open Hearts Dance

A journey through individual expression and collective invocation

Open Hearts Dance is an invitation
to connect
within and without,
to ourselves,
to others
and to what we are weaved from,
what we are weaving with.

Open Hearts Dance is a hybrid conscious dance space, following the Open Floor‘s movement cycle and resources. It takes various expressions, merging Dance Theater, Butoh, Contact Improvisation, Authentic Movement, into a collective ritual.

It is a brave and safe container to welcome our inner dancer and all our parts with acceptance and explore our emotional landscapes.

Since 2017, this space has been dedicated to the rawness of heart-soul expression and body-poetry. A journey through individual expression and collective invocation.

What do we do ?

We start by warming-up, then we are guided into embodiment explorations (solo, duo, or group), then comes a spacious soundscape of lived-mixed music, followed by integration.

We focus on sensing, feeling, experiencing, exploring the movements of our heart-mind-body-soul. Our breath is our rhythm while music support us.

Open to all bodies willing to dive-in and explore, and to dancers wishing for an held space to find their intuitive dance again.

Contact & booking:
+351 966 486 923
or + 33 782 269 919 (T/S/W)
anais (at) anaistamen.com

To get the latest updates & organise car-sharing, please join my local Telegram groups:
OHD group link for Alentejo
OHD group link for Sintra

€12 – €20 or swap

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flyer event cleansing-illuminating-dreaming

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cleansing
illuminating
dreaming

a poetic journey with voice activation, dance and meditation
with Zsofi and Anaïs
Friday 31st of January
5-8pm
Monte Maravilhas
São Martinho das Amoreiras


On the night before Imbolc, the return of the light, we invite you to pause together.
To soften and deepen our listening and sensitivity.
Letting our breath guides us, letting our voice vibrate us.

Zsofi will guide us through voice activation and a guided micro dance around the 7 main chakras to cleanse and energizing our body. Then Anaïs will offer a poetic soundscape to hold each of us into our unique inner journey. Soft & dreamy. We will close by meditating together. To land back in consciousness and connection.

Reservation necessary
Limited spots to ensure cosyness
Energy exchange : 20-40€*

*contact us if you experience financial scarcity

Anaïs
+33782269919 / +351966486923
anaistamen.com
soundcloud.com/anais_openhearts

Zsofi
+36204635220
matanamusic.com youtu.be/16ki4Hky_Zo


About us:

Zsofi is a massage & dance therapist, aquatic bodyworker and musician. She has more than 15 years of practice with the healing aspects of the sounds and loves to create soundscapes for CI dance workshops. She has been the collaborator of Shai Dayan for Voice Being (the school of self-inquiry through voice). In the last years Zsofi is researching the combination of aquatic body work with voice activation work.

Anaïs is a movement researcher active in Alentejo since 2017 who loves escorting beings on their path to presence and authenticity through movement enquiry, dance, body work and soul care. She is known for her eclectic soundscapes and her deep, brave & free dance spaces. Anaïs is devoted to the heart, the wilderness and untamed feral expressions. Certified Open Floor teacher. Shape-shifter, writer, tree planter, oracle.

Looking forward to sharing this space with you!


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Grief Ritual in movement – online

A dedicated held time for you to grieve and praise, to mourn through movement and creative contemplatives practices.

Whether you are grieving the state of the world, someone dear to your heart, honouring a gate in your life,… there is place for you and your emotions.

We will circle together, honour individual and collective grief, with emphasis on body-wisdom and presence, more than storytelling.

A brave and safe explorative space supported by nature, with lots of space for your own process and rhythm.

Blending contemplative practices, Authentic Movement and Open Floor movement practice, with gentleness, loving kindness and reverence for what is.

“Grief is subversive, undermining the quiet agreement to behave and be in control of our emotions. It is an act of protest that declares our refusal to live numb and small. There is something feral about grief, something essentially outside the ordained and sanctioned behaviors of our culture. Because of that, grief is necessary to the vitality of the soul. Contrary to our fears, grief is suffused with life-force…. It is not a state of deadness or emotional flatness. Grief is alive, wild, untamed and cannot be domesticated.”
– Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow

What to expect : movement and dance, with and without music, guided and free, some sounding, some journaling, some humour too.

Practicalities

Reservation necessary at least 24h before:
email me or fill in the form below

Energy exchange: 20-50€
After attending the event, you can choose which amount contribute.
Payment via Wise, Paypal or MBway.

For transparency my investment to hold this space is 67€ of costs, and around 5-6h of craft and attention (including the ritual).
If you experience financial difficulties, please contact me and feel welcome.

Grief ritual
How did you hear about this offering?

What to bring

  • Water to drink
  • Your journal if you have one, some paper, a pen, some colours
  • Any comforting object (special blanket, pillow, precious stone to hold in your hand, etc…).
  • elements of nature (will be communicate after booking).

Preparing your dance space

You will need :

  • A space vast enough to move in the comfort of your home, in nature, or any other undisturbed safe place
  • A computer or your phone. Note that it is better to connect via your computer than your phone to be able to connect to the group easily.
  • A good soundbox, sound-system, or wireless headphones
  • Comfy layers of clothes you enjoy to move in and with.

Looking forward to sharing this space with you.

Next sessions: 21/01, 22/02, 22/03.

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WOMB WISDOM

WOMB WISDOM
Unfurling motherhood stories
with Anaïs Tamen & Jade Hamilton
Wednesday 29th of November
10am – 2pm (+ post-space until 3pm)
Monte Maravilhas
São Martinho

We invite you to dive into your womb*, hearing her wisdom and memories.

Exploring and allowing ALL of your stories around motherhood, conception, pregnancy, birth, loss and health.

A 4 hour cocoon for you to be held and witnessed, as you are. 

Through body-based practices, we will guide you to sound, move and speak out what rises in you, in the now, from your depths.

Reservation necessary via : @jadehamilton+351963786506
@openheartsdance+351966486923

Energy exchange : 30-50€

More about us :
instagram.com/iamjadehamilton
facebook.com/jade.hamilton.988
anaistamen.com

Artwork : Ashley Blanton

* this space is also open to trans-womyn, non-binary AFAB, and womyn who had hysterectomy.

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Beautiful Darkness – dance videos

Triana #2 – Octobre 2021 (text in french, dance video under the full moon)

Pre-verbal grief danced rituals

#3 – May 2021 (dance video)
Music : Gustavo Santaolalla – De Ushuaia A La Quiaca

#2 – April 2021 (dance, video)
Music : DakhaBrakha – Specially for you

#1 – March 2021 (dance, video)
Music : DakhaBrakha – Specially for you

Beautiful darkness is also a performance and a book, available in French and in Portuguese.

Beautiful darkness est aussi une performance et un livre, disponible en français et en portugais.

Bela Escuridão é também uma performance e um livro, disponível em francês e em português.

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I am free

Spontaneous and very quick creation for an Open Floor Teacher Training’s assignment.
Spoken words, nature sounds & drums, movement. February 2022.