METAMORPHOSIS

METAMORPHOSIS
authentic body poetry ritual
held by Villy Tichkova & Anaïs Tamen

Wednesday morning :
18th & 25th of September – 9th & 23rd of October
10.30-12.00 (UK time)
Online
 
 Open to all. No pre-requisite
 
What to expect :
 
To feel your heart beat,
because if the ‘soul is alone in what the soul sees’, the heart needs companions.
 
To explore your masks,
because authenticity hides in the edges of mystery.
 
To spread joy under your skin,
because laughter is the kindest way to approach your ego.
 
To draw and create,
because transparency comes through visibility.

Energy exchange : 
Serie of 4 sessions : 44 – 70€ // £32-62
JOIN US FOR THE LAST 3 sessions : 33 – 55€ // £27-46


Registration by email vtich@icloud.com and/or anais@anaistamen.com
 
Villy and Anaïs are both Open Floor Teachers, lovers of words and wounded healers.
 
About Villy :
 
Villy is fascinated with paradoxes, her favourite : the conscious wild leap between identities and forms.
 
She hunts poems for breakfast, lunches on the boundaries of the unknown, and for dinner she loves to dance and dig into the hidden light of the night.
 
villytichkova.com
 
About Anaïs :
 
Anaïs is a shape shifter, a dreamer, who loves to explore the space in between realms. A playful lover of wilderness, birds, trees, the invisible & the unnamed. A vigil and tender of heart-soul subtleties & feral expressions. 

 anaistamen.com
soundcloud.com/anais_openhearts

Looking forward dancing & exploring with you.

Grief Ritual – online

original artwork : Maria Louceiro

Grief ritual in movement
Online
Friday 27.09
10am-12 BST (Lisbon/London time)

A dedicated held time for you to grieve and praise, to mourn and dance all the colours stirred and revealed.

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, honouring individual and collective grief, with emphasis on body-wisdom and presence, more than storytelling.

What to expect : movements and dance, with and without music, guided and free, some sounding, some journaling, some humour too. Lots of space for your own process and rhythm.

Blending contemplative practices, Authentic Movement and Open Floor movement practice, to create a safe explorative container.

With gentleness, loving kindness and reverence for what is.

Reservations : anais@anaistamen.com or telegram @openheartsdance (early reservations are always very appreciated).

Heart gift : 15-25€ or swap.
If you experience financial scarcity, please contact me and feel welcome for a smaller contribution.

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 – more info about that when you register (so don’t wait for the last minute ! )

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. It’s much better to connect via your computer than your phone to have access to all the features of Zoom. Phone is ok if that’s what you have access to.
  • 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.

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.

Beautiful Darkness – dance videos

Triana #2Octobre 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.

I am free

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