Be the Change: Improvising Towards Justice
This is a space to practice liberation not just as an idea, but as a felt experience—starting in the body, moving through community, and rippling outward into change.
Step into a sanctuary of embodied practice where justice begins in the body. Rooted in the concept of innervism—inner work as a foundation for outer change—we’ll explore how movement can nourish our spirits, deepen connection, and seed the future we long for.
Through contact improvisation, authentic movement, and nature-based practices, we’ll resource our hearts, cultivate resilience, and vision new possibilities. Together, we’ll practice liberation as a living, breathing act—starting from within.
Eros in Motion – A Sensory Journey Through Landscape
Calling all performers and creators, to build site-specific installations in forest, water, and open field. Not just structures, but physical invitations: bodies will build, lift, crawl, balance – the installation will remember those gestures. Later, the public will walk through and re-experience those very movements.
The Moonstone Covenant – a book launch
This celebration of Jill Hammer’s new fantasy novel The Moonstone Covenant will go way beyond Q and A! At this mini-retreat, we’ll start with meditation by the lake using themes from the book, we’ll also encounter movement artists helping us to embody the energy of the different characters, and we’ll spend some time immersed in nature, at the edges between land and water–where much of the novel takes place. Then we’ll go inside for a reading, an interview with the author, and a chance for the audience to ask questions.
Clown & Voice Retreat
The Clown and Voice Retreat is a 4 day heart-first, deep dive into serious play! Songs, movement, games, improvisation, creative exploration, and much more will fill our days as we explore the ridiculous and wondrous world of the clown, and our capacity for play and resonance through the voice. Wholesome meals, outdoor nature walks, swimming, collective dinners and singing ‘round the campfire make up this restorative and connected weekend of FUN!
Unboundaried Voice – from Laughter to Lament
We’ll gather to sing, sound, laugh, adventure, dream, research, play, lament and celebrate the Human Voice in all its colors surrounded by woods, lake, earth and sky.
Infant Developmental Movement Education
The Infant Developmental Movement Educator program is a child-centered and relationship-centered approach to observing and facilitating infants, and educating parents and caregivers about touch, movement and handling in the first year of life.
This program is designed to train people to evaluate and facilitate normal development in infants using an embracing, child-centered approach.
Touching Fat: Sensual Somatics for Fat People
Facilitated by Jules Pashall and Scarlet Tunkl, this retreat will explore and celebrate the magic of being present and embodied with fatness in community with other fat folx. We will use touch, movement, noise making and creative play to experience the sensuality inherent in our fat tissue. This retreat will uplift fatness as more than just a descriptor of bodies, but as an energy and access point to sensual presence. Each activity will pull inspiration from the formal qualities of fat: soft, lush, velvety, deep, full, whole. This retreat will have a special focus on touch so that we can learn new things about how we like to be loved, touched and tended.
[add_to_calendar post_id="8841"]Vocal Tapestry: Spring Class Series 2025
Connect to your creative spirit at Vocal Tapestry – a safe and fun space to weave together the principles of spontaneous composition, such as rhythm, melody, and dynamics. Each week, we will play games and learn practices that focus on a specific element of vocal improvisation to develop your awareness, skills, and confidence.
Deep Listening Series
Join Deep Listening® facilitators, Katie Down and Jane Rigler for this immersive, inclusive and fun 8-week series that offers specific Deep Listening® methods and practices cultivated by their mentor and friend, Pauline Oliveros.
Authentic Movement Spring 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.