Authentic Movement Winter Series
Authentic Movement is a contemplative dance practice where a mover explores the unconscious mind through self-directed, expressive movement while being witnessed with compassion and non-judgment. This relational practice of “seeing and being seen” fosters trust, self-awareness, and a deeper connection to one’s inner experience.
Practice Weekend
Start your New Year in meditation, movement and song with Neva and Raffles! This silent meditation retreat is infused with sitting and walking meditation, yoga, singing, and ceremony. All the spaces will be lightly guided and held, so some experience in each of these practices will be helpful. We will meditate alternating sessions of 30 minutes of seated meditation with 10 minutes of walking meditation, for several hours each day. Sometimes there will be light guidance during meditation and other periods will be silent.
Body & Space: BMC® , Bartenieff Fundamentals and Space Harmony Registration
This is a 5 day workshop with Amy Matthews. Mornings will focus on the Bartenieff Fundamentals and afternoons on the movement scales of Laban’s Space Harmony, with BMC ideas woven throughout.
Wellness at WildHeart
Three skilled practitioners will be offering a variety of sessions for you to choose from throughout the weekend. Browse each practitioner below and select the session that resonates with you. You’re welcome to book with one practitioner or multiple practitioners.
Authentic Movement Immersion Winter 2026
This Authentic Movement Immersion offers space to explore the Self and relational connection, awaken the multidimensional layers of the psyche, and cultivate conscious awareness through embodiment. Together we will practice seeing and being seen, moving and witnessing, speaking and holding silence.
Vertical Dance Workshop with Steep Horizon Dance
An open level workshop for movers who are interested in the challenging and rewarding mode of harness-based vertical dance. Participants will get the chance to fly, skim, glide, swing, and tumble. No prior experience required. Minimum of 4 participants needed to hold the workshop, max of 6 participants allowed. Please register early!
Contemporary Dance (Mixed Level)
Vija’s two-hour contemporary class begins with a full-body Simonson Technique warmup, balancing stretching, strengthening, and dance technique. Dancers then move through progressions across the floor before learning a longer combination and closing with improvisation. Her classes emphasize musicality, fluidity, and emotion.
Authentic Movement Fall Series
Authentic Movement is a contemplative dance practice where a mover explores the unconscious mind through self-directed, expressive movement while being witnessed with compassion and non-judgment. This relational practice of “seeing and being seen” fosters trust, self-awareness, and a deeper connection to one’s inner experience.
Logic of Support & Waiting for the Weight
The Logic of Support
This workshop will look at Gait Mechanics and human fascial anatomy as a resource for exploring the fundamentals of human locomotion and dance. We will work with Contact Improvisation and The Axis Syllabus© as resources for finding support.
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Waiting for the Weight
We are disassembling and reassembling all the time into different shapes. The “success” of motion comes from a balance of tension and release. Together we will explore our ability to “fall and catch” ourselves and others using the Axis Syllabus© and Contact Improvisation.
Vertical Dance Workshop with Steep Horizon Dance
An open level workshop for movers who are interested in the challenging and rewarding mode of harness-based vertical dance. Participants will get the chance to fly, skim, glide, swing, and tumble. No prior experience required. Minimum of 4 participants needed to hold the workshop, max of 6 participants allowed. Please register early!