The Body Knows: A Four Week Online Course

"The body knows things about which the mind is ignorant" - Jacques Lecoq

The Body Knows is a four week online journey of learning to listen to the innate wisdom of your body.

The intention of this work is for you to cultivate a deep and powerful relationship with yourself and the natural world, so that you may live and act from a place of truth and courage.

Through verbal, non verbal, somatic and physical embodiment practices you will tap into your body's natural urges, desires, fears and creativity to increase sensitivity, emotional awareness and confidence.

As your listening skills develop you will get to know yourself in new ways, and have a better understanding of who you are and what you need.

What we are being faced with collectively gives us the opportunity to slow down, and tune into the subtle language of the body.

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Practices we will cover

Lecoq: The Moving Body
Movement
Somatic  Dance
Meditation
Voice Exploration
Active Listening
Journalling

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Structure

I am greatly inspired by cyclical living, and have created this structure to follow the cycle of the seasons, so that we may explore the different energies and opportunities that each one brings.

WEEK 1 WINTER - Loving Attention
Intro, landing, tuning in, dropping in, gentle, slow, soft, deep listening, breath, solo, inward, personal, stillness, somatic, laying the foundation

WEEK 2 SPRING - Rebirth
Fresh, new beginning, discovery, anew, seeing the world with new eyes, wide eyed, growing, noticing, rebuilding, creating space,

WEEK 3 SUMMER - Wild Play
Wild Play, expansive, unblock, move, shift, dance, shake, shape shift, spaciousness, expressive, transform, release

WEEK 4 AUTUMN - Rewilding & Ritual
Gathering, ritual, co creation, mindfulness, harvesting, sharing what we’ve learnt, embodied journeying

This course may be of benefit if you are:

• Feeling disconnected from your mindbody and nature.
• Seeking new ways to reconnect with your bodies natural rhythm.
• Are wanting to create your own embodiment practice or add to your already existing practice.
• Seeking new ways to unlock creative or emotional blockages that are holding you back and want to create more space for self development.
• Wanting to give your body some self love and attention, to feel fitter and healthier whilst having fun too!

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 About your Facilitator

Dani is a performer, movement & play practitioner, activist and workshop curator. She has a playful and sensitive approach, combining a range of disciplines including storytelling, physical theatre and clowning.

Dani is the founder of Wild Play Lab; curating workshops, retreats and facilitating the unfolding of play as a tool for self transformation, wellbeing and empowerment.  

Aside from WPL she is also currently training as a mental resilience trainer with Tough Cookie - Mental Resilience. 

Wild Play Lab has formed collaborations across the UK with Mind Over Monkey, The Psychedelic Society, The Collective, I Am Sound, House of Togetherness, Noisily Festival, Poetry Cafe, Shine Charity, Beat Charity and Bootstrap Charity.

Dani has worked as an international performer, director and workshop facilitator for over 10 years. She has worked extensively in film, theatre, radio and TV, and has toured internationally with self devised shows.

Organisations she has worked with include:
The BBC, The British Youth Filming Academy, Contact Youth Actors Company at Contact Theatre (Manchester), The Royal Exchange Youth Company (Manchester), CYAC (Contact Young Actors Company) and Blue Eyed Soul Dance Company.

Dani is currently signed with acting agent ‘The Narrow Road Company.’

Training:

East 15 Acting School (BA Acting)
Teatr Pieśń Kozła / Song of the Goat Theatre
Rose Bruford College
Jon Davis Clowning School
The Comedy School - Mick Barnfather
The British Youth Filming Academy
Contact Improvisation

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Testimonials

“It felt like a really natural way of being, of playing, allowing the child self that always sits inside the freedom to unfold without judgment. Dani's sensitivity to the whole, and the way she guided us and nudged us softly in different directions felt really natural and balanced." - Asher Sai B’Hahn

"Very gently Intuitively and fantastically held - much reassurance given to move and be in ways that suit us which felt very caring and accepting. Music was wonderful - quite exquisite!

Thank you very much for doing the work so that I could have a very connecting heart opening experience!!" - N. Baker

"Dani's facilitating was magical. I felt like I was softly guided into the world of play without even realising that she was taking me there, and then she held me there so gently and unobtrusively that a whole world could develop around me that was beautifully expansive, but also completely safe!" - Maddy Li

"This workshop opened my eyes to new creative possibilities in my life. Thank you so much for providing me with a space to be vulnerable and play amongst some lovely people!!" - Beth. C

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Investment

I offer four payment options to support people on a lower wage. If you consider yourself to be a high earner then paying to abundant option helps to subsidise places for people on lower incomes. We really appreciate your support.

If you feel strongly called to come but cannot afford the low income option, or to set up a payment plan split over 3 months please get in touch. 

Unwaged - £40
Low income - £65
Standard - £75
Abundant - £85

EVENT DETAILS

DATES: Four consecutive Wednesdays, 29th April, 6th, 13th and 20th of May
TICKET PRICES: £40-85 
DOORS OPEN: 18: 45
NO ENTRY AFTER: 19:00 To avoid disruption to the event, latecomers may not be admitted.

ENQUIRIES: wildplaylab@gmail.com

REFUND POLICY: We do not arrange refunds or exchanges. When possible we encourage using reselling on Ticketswap r access at our Homerton Space. 

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