Fridays: Rhythm of the Heartbeat

☆ Rhythm of the Heartbeat ☆

with Azul Lopez

3rd FRIDAY of the month

6:30PM – 8:00PM

at 1100 Kettner Blvd

Rhythm of the Heartbeat Class Description

During our practice, we will center the movement that keeps us alive, our breath and our heartbeat. Allow for the sound, vibration, and beat of my medicine drum to connect to the beat of your heart. I will facilitate breathwork, guided movement that can be done sitting, laying, or standing. I will invite people to move freely and intuitively towards the end of class. This class doesn't require any previous experience or specific abilities. Everything I guide will be offered as invitations and the ultimate encouragement is for participants to sense for guidance from their bodies. I will also invite people to connect to their ancestry, as many cultures have connected to the medicine of the drum for hundreds of years. This is a space to honor emotions like grief and rage due to all the colonial violence in the world. It is also a space to dream, be in the present moment, and celebrate that we are still alive.

Rhythm of the Heartbeat Dates

Jul 17 (face mask encouraged)

Access

• Face masks provided by DISCO RIOT
• This class is open to people of all movement levels and abilities to attend with the invitation to move sitting down, laying down, or standing up at any moment. Participants are welcome to move outdoors in the patio if possible as well if needed.

DISCO RIOT classes are on a tiered payment scale ($10-30) because we believe that class should be affordable and accessible. No one is turned away for lack of funds. Please reach out to Nicole at education@discoriot.org for a waiver code.

In alignment with the values of DISCO RIOT, this class centers access, bodily autonomy, consent, and the cultivation of safe(r) community space in an ADA accessible studio. During the RSVP process, there will be a chance to share any access needs you may have. Please reach out to Alyssa at operations@discoriot.org for further accommodation inquiries or requests.

If you have any questions about our classes or educational programming at large, please reach out to Nicole at education@discoriot.org.

Location: The studio is located on the second floor of 1100 Kettner Blvd (accessible by elevator). The entrance to the building is through the glass doors on the corner of Kettner and B St. (in front of the street light). There will be a DISCO RIOT team member at the entrance to let you in. There is a 15 minute grace period from the start of the event. 15 minutes after, there will be no admittance into the building unless communicated in advance. Please email education@discoriot.org if you are running late.

Public Transit: We highly recommend taking public transit. The studio is directly accessible by trolley, bus, and coaster. We hope you'll consider taking advantage of this infrastructure! MTS Trip Planner

Parking: Downtown parking can take time! Please reserve 15-20 extra minutes of your commute to find parking and make your way to the building. If you are able to, consider carpooling and walking in groups at night. There is FREE street parking on Sundays and Monday-Saturday after 8:00pm, as well as attended parking lots, and public transit.

Teaching Artist - Azul Lopez

Azul Lopez (they/them) is a queer and gender expansive somatic practitioner, artist, and deathcare worker of mexican nationality and Indigenous roots. They hope to help people connect to their bodies and express their emotions through somatic practices and movement medicine. Azul's intention is to help people , take up space with their bodies, express themselves, and remember their power through movement. They often play their medicine drum to help participants connect to their heartbeat and life force. Their movement and facilitation practice is influenced by nature, latin dance, stimming, martial arts, Indigenous movement medicine, and somatic practices. They have been providing 1:1 services and facilitating group workshops for our queer community for the past 6 years.