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.
Online body poetry cycle A six weeks Art-in Motion course that focuses on coming back to the roots of the conscious movement practice, and puts a central attention on the awareness of body wisdom and creativity as a natural force.
Online body poetry cycle A six weeks Art-in Motion course that focuses on coming back to the roots of the conscious movement practice, and puts a central attention on the awareness of body wisdom and creativity as a natural force.
Online body poetry cycle A six weeks Art-in Motion course that focuses on coming back to the roots of the conscious movement practice, and puts a central attention on the awareness of body wisdom and creativity as a natural force.
Online body poetry cycle. A six weeks Art-in Motion course that focuses on coming back to the roots of the conscious movement practice, and puts a central attention on the awareness of body wisdom and creativity as a natural force.
Online body poetry cycle A six weeks Art-in Motion course that focuses on coming back to the roots of the conscious movement practice, and puts a central attention on the awareness of body wisdom and creativity as a natural force.
Online body poetry cycle A six weeks Art-in Motion course centered on coming back to the roots of conscious movement practice, to nourish body wisdom awareness, presence, and creativity as a natural force.
Metamorphosis of the Movement Cycle
A 6- weeks Art in Motion online series
“The body contains many secrets, connection to it increases your vitality and sense of presence. Moreover, body awareness is a basic element of living in the moment.” – Arnold Mindell
7th of October – 11th of November sunrise (group 1) 10am-11.15am BST sunset (group 2) 7pm-8.15pm BST
Metamorphosis is an invitation to connect to the wisdom of the body-soul through dance, movement and free-flow writing. This time, we will explore in-depth the Movement Cycle of Open Floor, through weekly online inner space rituals.
We have designed this Art in Motion series to support you dance through your autumn (or spring if you live in the southern hemisphere). We aim to explore and support our ways to activate & settle, to regulate our nervous system, to engage and relate with curiosity and awareness with our inner phenomena and outer world.
“The Movement Cycle is a useful intellectual and embodied map of how physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual energy moves through time and space. The Movement Cycle shows how, with awareness, we can support this cycling of energy to become a rich, meaningful, and creative learning experience. The four phases of our movement meditation spiral are continuous and never-ending.”– extract from the Open Floor curriculum
#6 sessions
#1 just as you are
Open your attention to what is within and without.
Cultivate awareness of the dimensions of your humanness: physical, emotional, mind and soul.
#2 body wisdom
Enter the wisdom of the body, notice and follow sensations, invite curiosity into what truly guides you.
Notice, embrace and include through movement the hungers for solitude, connection, belonging and spirit.
#3 uncharted territories
Explore new possibilities and bring your patterns to light, invite curiosity, open and broaden your perceptions.
Be guided through the continuum, find your edges, and practice the art of moving with opposites.
#4 follow follow follow
Reclaim embodied imagination as a force within you.
Explore playfulness and creativity as resources to lean onto.
#5 same same but different
Settle and gather the fruits of your exploration, rest in the map of your own creation.
This series is for you, if you need to resource and want to sustain an embodied life. Come dance and pull insights from the Movement cycle into your daily life!
Metamorphosis is open to all bodies willing to explore. Whether you are new to Open Floor movement practice or wish to expand your understanding of the various stages of the Movement Cycle, feel welcome.
Each 75min sessions will involve: movement, writing/journaling, and self-enquiry.
Note: The hours you are attending are accountable for the pre-requisites of Open-Floor International teacher trainings and special programs such as the Ground Floor Lab, Therapy in Motion, Art in Motion, Embodied S*xuality Labs, etc.
Please take some time to read the following document and select the most fitted amount according to your financial reality. Contact us if you need clarity or assistance.
Price for 6 sessions: 120-80€. AbunDANCE, you feel it! Drop-in: 20€. Please note that the last session on the 11th of November is not open to drop-in.
How to pay? Through Wise, Revolut or bank transfer.
REGISTRATION
Please fill in your details below. If you have any question or if you don’t hear from us after 2 days, please email us : vtich@icloud.com and/or anais@anaistamen.com
TESTIMONIALS
Testimonials
“It’s unique what you do and each time it’s different, which is really great, it’s always new. I want to continue!”
“A good place to come when you are wounded.“
“I want to express my gratitude and wonder on how deep this session was. The texture of the music, the expertise and skills, the instructions you gave with the music… It was so progressive and I got into such a deep place, I never been there, really. it was amazingly healing. I was able to laugh, to cry and to release things I had never been able to. It was really shamanic work of immense quality and depth.”
from METAMORPHOSIS participants of Autumn 2024
ABOUT US
About Villy :
Villy is fascinated with paradoxes, her favourite – the conscious wild leap between identities and forms. In her work she is inspiring people to cultivate and maintain presence in liminality.
Villy is a qualified Open Floor teacher, a psychologist and a homeopath and holds a master degree in Creative Writing. villytichkova.com
About Anaïs :
I am a movement researcher, oracle, massage therapist and writer, living in South Portugal. My spaces are dedicated to community well-being and personal blossoming. My invitation? Diving in the luminous cracks of our fertile darkness, and nourishing the mycelium within us and around us. How to build community within ourselves and among each others? How to cultivate presence, connection and acceptance ?
July 19, 2025
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July 20, 2025
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24 hours of Open Floor movement practice with non stop DJing and guided sessions to resource yourself with teachers from across the world. Guided sessions: Opening Session with Deborah Lewin, Unsettled with Kaia Hawkins, Holding Hands – Art in Motion with Majero Bouman, Mining Compassion in Turbulent Times with Madhuma Thompson-Ramsey
I will play a DJ set on the topic “Move & Include Grief“, from 6.pm to 7pm BST.
Link to register (you can choose a one-off tickets or to become a part of the Open Floor International network)
NEBULA Online Ritual Movement & Writing space Sunday 2nd of March 9.30-12.30 GMT (UK/PT) with Villy Tichkova & Anaïs Tamen
Out of winter the mind tends to rush into a search for clarity and direction. Time speeds up and takes us into the nebula of thoughts, musts and shoulds.
Nebula is an online ritual space, a pause with movement and writing explorations. A space to practice rising out of our winter sleep feeling whole and resourced, while tending to the gifts of the dreaming body and to what’s real for you right now.
Price : reciprocity-based according to your finances and our needs (explanations given when you register your interest). You set your price.
