Sense, Play, Move: Enliven your body!
| Oct 8 |
Sat 8th Oct 2022
7am – 8:30am EDT (UTC -04:00) |
| 68 Queens Rd, Bristol BS8 1QU | |
| https://dandelion.events/e/key26 | |
| Promoted by |
The Psychedelic Society
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| Activity | The Body Knows / Dani Tonks |
| Local group | South West |
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| Attending |
< 10 people
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| Facebook event | |
| Enquiries to | wildplaylab@gmail.com |
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“An amazing experience of self-discovery, connection, silliness, play, expression, and a journey within.”
What does being in a body mean to you?
Are you often in your head and find it tricky to experience your body fully?
Or maybe you're the most embodied you've ever felt and seeking a playful space to experiment?
Exploring sense,movement and playful games, this workshop will delve into what it means to ‘be in a creative body’.
A practical experiential workshop designed for whoever is up for sensing, moving and playing!
A space for you to bring loving curious attention to your body within a held, supportive container.
Discover a creative environment where you can be spontaneous, taking your physical expression to new levels, finding a fluidity and presents that runs through your whole body.
No previous movement or meditation experience is necessary. You will be supported in where ever you are in your embodiment journey, they'll be something for everyone.
All you need is a playful, encouraging and collaborative attitude. We will be working quite physically at times as well as slow and gentle, in groups and individually so be prepared to feel hot & sweaty, slow & steady, explore outside of your comfort zone & have lots of fun!
After class there's an option to hang out & grab some lunch at Juice Jar.
Why come to this class?
- Feeling stuck in your head?
- Losing touch with your inner child
- Feeling stiff and haven't playfully moved in AGES!
- You fancy trying something new outside of your usual movement practice i.e yoga, running, CI, dance
What are the benefits?
- You will have a lot of fun!
- Stress & tension release
- Leave with playful techniques to feel grounded, embodied & present
- You will leave feeling inspired & uplifted
- You will get to meet like minded people from the PS community
Please Note - this is a physical movement class. You know your body better than anyone else and we encourage you to listen to your body and move from a place that feels comfortable and enjoyable for you. By attending you agree to take responsibility for your body.
Movement study inspiration drawn from
- Animal Studies - Lee Strasberg
- Ecstatic Dance
- Physical Theatre
- Yin Yoga
- Feldenkrais + Somatics
- Laban
- Contact Improvisation.
Where is the class?
The class will be held at Juice Jar Bristol. For directions click here
About Your Facilitator
Dani is an a trauma informed Somatic Coach, trained actor, self taught dancer, pleasure activist and movement facilitator. With over 12 years of practical experience within somatic and embodiment work she has developed a playful and sensitive approach, combining a range of disciplines including acting, contemporary dance, somatics, alexander technique, ritual, meditation 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 and wellbeing.
Wild Play Lab has formed collaborations across the UK with Mind Over Monkey, Soma Lab,The Psychedelic Society, Medicine Festival, The Collective, House of Togetherness, Noisily Festival, Antidote, Poetry Cafe, Shine Charity, Beat Charity and Bootstrap Charity.
Dani has worked as an international performer, director and workshop facilitator for over 12 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.’
Education & Training:
The Somatic School - (Accredited Somatic Coach)
Trauma Informed Facilitation with Bryony Beynon
East 15 Acting School (BA Acting; Somatic & embodiment work, animal studies, archetypal work and Jungian Psychology, contemporary dance, clown, Meisner technique)
Alexander Technique with Trish Baillie 1 yr (Manchester School Of Theatre)
Bootstrap Charity 6 month mentoring programme
Tough Cookie Mental Resilience Training
The British Youth Filming Academy (2 Years; movement/embodiment & voice training and acting for screen)
Embodied Activism by Rae Johnson
Jon Davis Clowning School
Teatr Pieśń Kozła / Song of the Goat Theatre (Poland, voice and prose,biomechanics, classical acting training)
15 years of professional training, teaching & performance within embodiment, movement & somatics
Testimonials:
"Absolutely incredible, life changing session. Dani is an amazing facilitator who really helps you to embrace your inner child, be silly and play. She transports you to another world and I will be implementing the things she taught us into my everyday life." Maggie.
“What a blessing to have discovered Dani’s work! I have done one wild play workshop before joining the 6 weeks course because I was totally immersed in the first experience. I signed up out of curiosity, not knowing what to expect, and now I am amazed by the after-glow effect it left on my life. I feel much safer in my body because it’s so much easier now to just be silly and intrigued by whatever arises. Everyone on the course holds space for you—you will find respect, appreciation, love, honesty, vulnerability with different beautiful beings. Whether you consider yourself a wallflower or a wild animal, this is an open environment for everyone! You show up as who you are and be reminded that there is your facilitator’s guidance but also your body’s, so just do whatever you feel. This course was my weekly joy-dose. Thank you, Dani. Much love. ” - Maram.
“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
"Dani's facilitation 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
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| Gemma G. on WTF IS SOMATICS: A beginners guide to embodied awareness | 3 months ago | |
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Dani holds space so well: with awareness, humour, kindness & heart. The workshop felt very spacious with lots of room to learn, share and practice.
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| Anonymous on WTF IS SOMATICS: A beginners guide to embodied awareness | 3 months ago | |
| Nora Bryde on The Body Knows: Taster Workshop | 5 months ago | |
| Anonymous on The Body Knows: Workshop Bristol | 8 months ago | |
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Enjoyable afternoon of lighthearted playful exercises. Dani made it feel fun and not forced at all. She created a safe place for us to explore our comfort zones. I feel it could have gone somewhat further in this regard but there are limits to how deeply this work can go in a 2hr session. I'd recommend it to those who are new to embodiment work. I'd have liked to go a bit deeper personally.
The Psychedelic Society replied
— Thank you for your feedback ♡ The longer workshops such as the full day/weekend events or the 6 week course maybe worth looking into for the deeper experience you're looking for. You can view the upcoming course below: https://dandelion.events/e/thebodyknowscourse |
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| C on The Body Knows: Workshop Bristol | 8 months ago | |
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Great workshop, really well run. Felt like a safe and nurturing space. Dani is such a wonderful facilitator. A great way to connect with the self and others. Thanks Dani!
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| Anonymous on The Body Knows: London | 9 months ago | |
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Dani is an exceptional facilitator, effortlessly blending wit, authenticity, and a contagious energy that captivates the room. She creates a space where I felt truly comfortable to engage, explore, and express myself. Her ability to unlock energy within me was transformative, and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her to anyone seeking to explore dance, art, or somatic experiencing as part of their meditation or healing journey. Thank you, Dani, for your unique presence and for being unapologetically yourself—you truly made an impact.
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| Akash Singh on The Body Knows: London | 9 months ago | |
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Dani is such an authentic, playful and generous space holder. The workshop really allowed me to tune into my felt sense and I feel inspired to take some of the practises into my day to day life :)
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| Anonymous on The Body Knows: London | 9 months ago | |
| Anonymous on The Body Knows: London | 12 months ago | |
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It was a lovely experience! I didn't realise how disconnected I was from my body and maybe from everyone until I went to it and started to feel and identify things in me. It's a very respectful and smooth process of self discovery. Dani is very knowledgeable and invites to spontaneity in a very happy and playful way, her coaching skills are amazing too. I loved it and recommended it to anyone looking for an initial step into connecting with the body and others.
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| Anonymous on The Body Knows A Six Week Immersion: The Gift of Somatic Resource | about a year ago | |
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Dani is such a brilliant facilitator and teacher, and I feel very grateful to have done this course with her. I have a fairly overwrought and over-stressed nervous system which can be activated pretty easily, and this can be limiting - to a certain degree debilitating, at times - in all sorts of ways. The course covered aspects of life where I am often limited by my own reactivity/stress responses - like rest, playful connection, curiosity, body + sense-attunement, for example - in ways which were gently exploratory and really revelatory. Dani's teaching is very trauma-sensitive + informed — in the way that she teaches, she models how we can attune to the body's 'yes's and 'no's and also how we can gently challenge ourselves when the moment is right. There is theory in this course, which is super interesting + clearly explained , but the thing I valued maybe the most is that this course is really about actually doing 'bodyfulness'/body attunement. I've come away from it with tangible resources that let me feel grounded and awake to the things happening in my senses/feelings/body, which is a massive gift, not just in navigating the difficulty of post traumatic stress-response but also in more fully feeling the beauty of sensation, perception, + feeling. And as well as all of those brilliant things, the course was a lot of fun :)
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