Re-wild your body: disrupt the human through movement

Free 1 hour taster class on Sunday 13th October as part of my book launch. Go here for more details and register. 

• Reconnect with your body’s innate, wild potential through movement
• Integrate mind and body for a more authentic self-expression
• Challenge human-biased perspective through movement
• Question and expand what your human body can do 
• Learn to move beyond societal conditioning 
• Enhance kinesthetic awareness of your body in relationship to the surrounding environment (and not just of the body by itself)

In a world where every gesture and posture is shaped by societal norms, how often do we truly listen to the instinctual wisdom of our bodies? Based on How to Be Feral: movement practices to re-wild your body, this course invites you to explore and dismantle the deeply ingrained habits of how we move and relate to our bodies in order to reconnect with our primal, feral selves.

Over the course of 10 weeks, you'll explore various practices designed to disrupt your ingrained notions of "proper" human movement. Each week focuses on a different aspect of feral movement, challenging you to question and relax the constructed ideas you have about your body and its capabilities.

You will be guided through practices that ask you to question the way specific body parts—like your spine, pelvis, or head—should move and behave. How can you let your body lead, rather than allowing cultural conditioning dictate your movement? Through exploratory exercises, we’ll disrupt the learned “rules” of symmetry, balance, and appropriateness. By moving from within, without judgment, you’ll uncover new ways of experiencing your body, releasing its full potential.

Through guided exercises and movement explorations, you'll become increasingly aware of the limits that social and cultural conditioning have placed on your physical expression. As you progress, you'll learn to trust your body's inherent wisdom, allowing for a deeper integration of mind and body.

This course is not about abandoning rational thought, but rather about fostering a harmonious relationship between your conscious mind and your body's instinctive impulses. You'll discover that being feral is about embracing your full potential as a moving, sensing being and about relaxing your mind’s urge for control.

By the end of the 10 weeks, you'll have developed a new appreciation for your body's innate intelligence and an expanded repertoire of movement possibilities. You'll carry with you tools to continue exploring and expressing your authentic, feral self long after the course concludes.

Join us in this exciting journey of self-discovery and liberation, as we reawaken the wild, forgotten aspects of our physical selves. It's time to move beyond the familiar and comfortable, and tap into the profound wisdom of your feral nature.

What to Expect:

•  Disrupt human habits of movement to rediscover natural, instinctual patterns in your body.
•  Follow simple movement scores that help challenge and reprogram how you typically move your body.
•  Engage in pair work—both moving and witnessing—creating opportunities for deeper reflection and integration.
•  Participate in self-reflection and group sharing to deepen your learning process.
• Be supported in a non-judgmental, open learning environment that allows for exploration and growth.

Facilitator bio

Claire is a movement artist, filmmaker, herbalist and anthropologist. Her movement practice is based outdoors in dialogue with nature and the more-than-human world. She regularly moves in Hackney Marshes where she has an art project in collaboration with filmmaker Dominique Rivoal who has been filming her moving throughout the changing seasons of this natural landscape in the heart of the city for the last six years. They have built a four screens installation with 3D soundscape called 'We are grass, we are plants, we are Hackney Marshes' from the footage. She is the author of How to be feral: movement practices to re-wild your body, published with Triarchy Press. The workshop, the book and the installation are all the fruits of her committed movement art practice in Hackney Marshes. She has trained extensively with Suprapto Suryodarmo, the founder of amerta movement, Sandra Reeve and Ruth Zaporah, the creator of Action Theatre.

Some films of Claire moving outdoors:

This Urban Wild Field in Hackney Marshes

The Shared Space of Hackney Marshes

Welcoming the Spring in Hackney Marshes

@howtobeferal

www.claireloussouarn.com

www.movingmeditation.co.uk

This Workshop is for You If:

•  You want to move with more spontaneity and instinct, like animals do, while cultivating deeper body awareness, akin to a meditative practice.
• You’re eager to challenge our human-centered perspective of the world and learn from non-human ways of being.
•  You’re interested in understanding how social conditioning shapes your physicality and finding new movement choices.
•  You believe in body intelligence and its role in deepening your connection to nature and the environment.
•  You’re ready to trust your body’s instincts and let go of limiting habits.

Who Is This For?

This workshop is open to anyone, regardless of prior experience. Whether you’re new to movement practices or have experience with movement, all you need is an open mind and a willingness to explore new and unfamiliar movement possibilities.

How You May Benefit from This Work:

•  Shed the constraints of human conditioning and move more freely without censoring.
•  Develop a deeper awareness of how cultural habits shape your movements.
•  Increase your movement vocabulary by bringing awareness to your lack of awareness in how you move certain body parts.
•  Learn tools to continue reflecting on and developing your movement beyond the workshop.
•  Trust your body’s innate intelligence and instincts more fully.