Catalyst with Neva
2023-02-21 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-02-28 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-02-28 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-07 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-07 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-14 11:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-14 17:30 - 19:30, 2023-03-21 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) and 1 more date | Online via Zoom, NY, United States
Tuesdays 11am-1pm OR 5:30-7:30 EST

On Zoom

Dates: February 7, 14, 21, 28 and March 7, 14, 21

7-week class series on Tuesdays 11am-1pm OR 5:30-7:30 EST

***Only one of these sessions will run based on which is more popular: morning or evening. When registering, you will be prompted to let me know which timing you prefer. I will announce the time of the class that will run by January 31st. You will be refunded if you cannot make the class and don’t want to do it via the recording.***

$165 Registration deadline February 5thBIPOC pay-what-you-want* Reach out if money is a barrier

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Class Description

Catalyst is a unique fusion of free movement, cardio, strength training, yoga, and breathwork. It’s a hugely body positive, life affirming workout, spiritual experience, and infusion of joy.

I developed this workshop based on the blend of practices that have trained and healed my body over and over (most recently after birth!). This is a durational practice. Over the course of two hours, we will rest and sweat, feel and dance, perhaps even laugh and cry.

We start resting, feeling, and breathing. From there we follow the music into dance, moving freely following the guidance of our bodies. Once we are warm and moving, we head into cardio. Working with interval training, we work our hearts and muscles to their full capacity. Next is a beautiful flow through yoga asanas to calm the nerves and align the tissues. Followed by a brief foray into shaking before we dive into Ballet Barra style strength training, targeting specific muscles through isolated movements. And finally, we end with a long period of stretching and breathwork.

During this 2-hour embodied experience, there is space for you to be you in the body you have now. Connect to yourself, train your body, work with your mind. It truly is a full body/mind reset.

“My experience of Catalyst Training with Neva was a full mind, body, spirit nourishing and full contact experience. Neva’s shared wild vibrant energy is truly contagious.”

—Maria Pilar Pina, Alexandria, Virginia

What people are saying about Neva’s classes on Zoom:

“That was amazing! NEVA is amazing. Thank you for the wonderful class. I can’t wait to join again. I left feeling such joy in my body and spirit!”

“Neva’s class gave me hope and courage as I’m facing a lot of unknowns in my life right now. She helped me remember that my body has wisdom and can heal… and that it’s good to listen.”

“What Neva offers in how she thinks about yoga, dance, and relationship to body as home has been such a gift for me.”

“I experienced some rich and vivid sensations during practice with Neva – which is so nice since I’ve found it hard to cultivate that richness in other online spaces.”

What do I need to know?

Set yourself up in a room with as much space as possible (at least enough to fit a yoga mat), ideally an environment that supports you to feel good and have privacy.

You will need a yoga mat, a sturdy chair or surface to lean on, a cushion or chair to sit upright on, blankets and/or pillows for supported rest, and a water bottle.

If you’d like to use blocks, or any other type of support to help you modify, bring these as well.

Wear clothes that are comfortable and allow you to move freely, and ideally help you feel good in your beautiful body!

A journal and pen for reflections at the end.

I will do my best to start and end class on time. The Zoom room will be open a few minutes before we begin. Please do your best to come a few minutes early so we can all begin together.

Bio

Neva Cockrell is a professional dancer, interdisciplinary artist, and embodiment teacher. She danced with Pilobolus in 2016 – 2019 touring to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, China, Mexico, Israel, Dubai, and within the US both as a dancer and as the Dance Captain. She is also a writer and director who uses dance-theater as a tool for social change. In 2010 she co-founded her own interdisciplinary company, Loom Ensemble, based in NYC which has toured across the US, Europe, and UAE. She is passionate about using Loom Ensemble performances to open difficult conversations, and then facilitate community discussion to unpack the emotional vulnerability and cultural taboos of each show. She was recently awarded the New Work New England grant from NEFA as a director for Loom’s newest upcoming piece.

She has been teaching dance, theater, and embodiment practices for over a decade, including opening Physique 57’s first international studio in Dubai and developing her own movement technique, Catalyst. Her diverse background in gymnastics, partner acrobatics, contact improvisation, Capoeira Angola, and Yoga inspire her unique style of Contemporary Dance in both her choreography and her classes. She is yoga teacher certified through Simple Yoga with Eric Stewart, and is deeply passionate about the overlap of somatic work and breaking down systems of oppression.

In 2012, she joined the Art Monastery Project, and served as a co-director from 2014-2021 running programming in Italy, Colorado, and Vermont.

She has been practicing meditation for over 15 years, and has found beautiful overlap in her artistic creations and her meditation practice. Her life path is deeply grounded in communal living, body-based activities, art-making, being outside, and contemplative practice. She now lives, works, teaches, and creates at WildHeart: Center for Performance and Embodiment Practice (founded by Neva and her partner Raphael) in the Hudson Valley.

A important note on class level and caring for yourself:

You are responsible for your own health and safety. By signing up for these classes, you agree to take full responsibility for your own health and well being, and agree to NOT hold Neva Cockrell accountable for any injuries you may incur during class. Especially in an online format, the teacher cannot help with specific alignment and corrections, so you must take extra care for yourself. You know your body more than anyone else, and you are responsible and able to choose what is best for you today!

Register

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Venue

Loom Ensemble February Devising Intensive - 5 Day
2023-02-21 18:00 - 2023-02-26 15:00
We are beginning the development process for Loom Ensemble’s next show, and are welcoming new collaborators into the creative process!

This fall, winter and spring, we’ll gather about once a month for either a long weekend or full week intensives, at WildHeart: a performance incubation / retreat space in the Hudson Valley.In these creative workperiods, we welcome performers (dancers, actors, musicians), writers, composers, designers, dramaturgs — we’ll be approaching the material from all angles.

This is a body positive, queer, anti-racist space. The work is explicitly political, leaning into raw conversations, but centering wellbeing and respect for the artist throughout.

Somatic Meditation with Neva
2023-02-27 11:00 - 11:45, 2023-03-06 11:00 - 11:45, 2023-03-13 11:00 - 11:45, 2023-03-20 11:00 - 11:45 | Online via Zoom, NY, United States
On Zoom

Dates: February 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 6, 13, 20

7-week class series on Mondays 11-11:45am EST

$115 Registration deadline February 5thBIPOC pay-what-you-want* Reach out if money is a barrier

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Class Description

Somatic practice supports us to intentionally connect with our physical bodies, our emotions, our minds, and how we relate to the world outside us. Through these practices we can study our patterning in each of these “layers” of ourselves and how the different layers overlap. This work can be incredibly useful for getting to know ourselves better, shifting habitual patterns, and creating a healing path. It is also a powerful tool for understanding how and why we relate to others and the world around us, and how societal power structures impact our choices.

In Somatic Meditation, we will begin with an introduction to the day’s focus and then move into guided practice. Most of the practice in this class will be in stillness, sometimes sitting, sometimes lying down, sometimes standing. We may also explore some movement or walking, depending on where the group’s interest goes!

Everyone, all bodies, all experience levels are welcome in this class. Though this is a particularly helpful class for people who have done Somatic Study and Explorations with me. Somatic Meditation is both foundational practice and where much of the more advanced work happens.

What people are saying about Neva’s classes on Zoom:

“Neva’s class gave me hope and courage as I’m facing a lot of unknowns in my life right now. She helped me remember that my body has wisdom and can heal… and that it’s good to listen.”

“I experienced some rich and vivid sensations during practice with Neva – which is so nice since I’ve found it hard to cultivate that richness in other online spaces.”

“The work in our session, which I’ve been practicing most every day, has allowed me to re-inhabit my infant body. In one instance, my arm actually ‘became’ a baby’s arm as my hand curled in, then opened up. This new territory has invigorated the re-experiencing of my one year old self. There was trauma at 11 months, and the somatic work we did gives me another doorway into that time. So grateful for our co-creation!”

What do I need to know?

Bring a cushion or something to sit comfortable on. For some classes we will be in supported rest, and you will need either a few blankets, towels, or pillows.

Bring a journal and writing / drawing utensils to each class.

Set yourself up in an environment that supports you to feel good and have privacy.

Wear clothes that are comfortable and allow you to move freely, and ideally help you feel good in your beautiful body!

I will do my best to start and end class on time. The Zoom room will be open a few minutes before we begin. Please do your best to come a few minutes early so we can all begin together.

Bio

Neva Cockrell is a professional dancer, interdisciplinary artis, and embodiment teacher. She danced with Pilobolus in 2016 – 2019 touring to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, China, Mexico, Israel, Dubai, and within the US both as a dancer and as the Dance Captain. She is also a writer and director who uses dance-theater as a tool for social change. In 2010 she co-founded her own interdisciplinary company, Loom Ensemble, based in NYC which has toured across the US, Europe, and UAE. She is passionate about using Loom Ensemble performances to open difficult conversations, and then facilitate community discussion to unpack the emotional vulnerability and cultural taboos of each show. She was recently awarded the New Work New England grant from NEFA as a director for Loom’s newest upcoming piece.

She has been teaching dance, theater, and embodiment practices for over a decade, including opening Physique 57’s first international studio in Dubai and developing her own movement technique, Catalyst. Her diverse background in gymnastics, partner acrobatics, contact improvisation, Capoeira Angola, and Yoga inspire her unique style of Contemporary Dance in both her choreography and her classes. She is yoga teacher certified through Simple Yoga with Eric Stewart, and is deeply passionate about the overlap of somatic work and breaking down systems of oppression.

In 2012, she joined the Art Monastery Project, and served as a co-director from 2014-2021 running programming in Italy, Colorado, and Vermont.

She has been practicing meditation for over 15 years, and has found beautiful overlap in her artistic creations and her meditation practice. Her life path is deeply grounded in communal living, body-based activities, art-making, being outside, and contemplative practice. She now lives, works, teaches, and creates at WildHeart: Center for Performance and Embodiment Practice (founded by Neva and her partner Raphael) in the Hudson Valley.

A important note on class level and caring for yourself:

You are responsible for your own health and safety. By signing up for these classes, you agree to take full responsibility for your own health and well being, and agree to NOT hold Neva Cockrell accountable for any injuries you may incur during class. Especially in an online format, the teacher cannot help with specific alignment and corrections, so you must take extra care for yourself. You know your body more than anyone else, and you are responsible and able to choose what is best for you today!

Register

Event Organizer

Venue

Yoga and Strength with Neva
2023-02-27 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-06 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-13 12:00 - 13:00, 2023-03-20 12:00 - 13:00 | Online via Zoom, NY, United States
On Zoom

Dates: February 6, 13, 20, 27 and March 6, 13, 20

7-week class series on Mondays 12-1pm EST

$140 Registration deadline February 5thBIPOC pay-what-you-want* Reach out if money is a barrier

Sign Up

Class Description

This 60-minute Yoga class is a combination of Yoga Asana practice and Ballet Barre style strength training. This nourishing and challenging combination draws on both full body exercises as well as targeted muscle isolations. We move through poses relatively quickly, while focusing on alignment, strength, flexibility, ease of movement, and balance. We focus on how to challenge the body within a container of support and kindness. This class will help you access strength without strain, and encourages working with relaxation and ease while engaging in strength building.

Each class will include a balanced mixture of poses and exercises designed to help bring well-being to the body and mind. During this hour you will learn to care for and celebrate your body, connect to your breath, and feel the support that is available to you in your life.

This class requires a familiarity with yoga or contemporary dance and moves at a relatively fast pace.

What people are saying about Neva’s classes on Zoom:

“That was amazing! NEVA is amazing. Thank you for the wonderful class. I can’t wait to join again. I left feeling such joy in my body and spirit!”

“Neva’s class gave me hope and courage as I’m facing a lot of unknowns in my life right now. She helped me remember that my body has wisdom and can heal… and that it’s good to listen.”

“What Neva offers in how she thinks about yoga, dance, and relationship to body as home has been such a gift for me.”

“I experienced some rich and vivid sensations during practice with Neva – which is so nice since I’ve found it hard to cultivate that richness in other online spaces.”

What do I need to know?

Before class set up a yoga mat

For some classes we will use a sturdy chair to support our work

If you’d like to use blocks, or any other type of support to help you modify, set these up next to your mat

Bring a water bottle

Set yourself up in an environment that supports you to feel good and have privacy

Wear clothes that are comfortable and allow you to move freely, and ideally help you feel good in your beautiful body!

I will do my best to start and end class on time. The Zoom room will be open a few minutes before we begin. Please do your best to come a few minutes early so we can all begin together.

Bio

Neva Cockrell is a professional dancer, interdisciplinary artis, and embodiment teacher. She danced with Pilobolus in 2016 – 2019 touring to Germany, Switzerland, Austria, China, Mexico, Israel, Dubai, and within the US both as a dancer and as the Dance Captain. She is also a writer and director who uses dance-theater as a tool for social change. In 2010 she co-founded her own interdisciplinary company, Loom Ensemble, based in NYC which has toured across the US, Europe, and UAE. She is passionate about using Loom Ensemble performances to open difficult conversations, and then facilitate community discussion to unpack the emotional vulnerability and cultural taboos of each show. She was recently awarded the New Work New England grant from NEFA as a director for Loom’s newest upcoming piece.

She has been teaching dance, theater, and embodiment practices for over a decade, including opening Physique 57’s first international studio in Dubai and developing her own movement technique, Catalyst. Her diverse background in gymnastics, partner acrobatics, contact improvisation, Capoeira Angola, and Yoga inspire her unique style of Contemporary Dance in both her choreography and her classes. She is yoga teacher certified through Simple Yoga with Eric Stewart, and is deeply passionate about the overlap of somatic work and breaking down systems of oppression.

In 2012, she joined the Art Monastery Project, and served as a co-director from 2014-2021 running programming in Italy, Colorado, and Vermont.

She has been practicing meditation for over 15 years, and has found beautiful overlap in her artistic creations and her meditation practice. Her life path is deeply grounded in communal living, body-based activities, art-making, being outside, and contemplative practice. She now lives, works, teaches, and creates at WildHeart: Center for Performance and Embodiment Practice (founded by Neva and her partner Raphael) in the Hudson Valley.

A important note on class level and caring for yourself:

You are responsible for your own health and safety. By signing up for these classes, you agree to take full responsibility for your own health and well being, and agree to NOT hold Neva Cockrell accountable for any injuries you may incur during class. Especially in an online format, the teacher cannot help with specific alignment and corrections, so you must take extra care for yourself. You know your body more than anyone else, and you are responsible and able to choose what is best for you today!

Register

Event Organizer

Venue

Contact Improvisation Weekend Retreat: Soften, Enliven, Connect
2023-03-02 14:00 - 2023-03-05 15:00

Loom Ensemble April Devising Intensive - 5 Day
2023-04-04 18:00 - 2023-04-09 15:00

Core Sounding
2023-04-12 15:00 - 2023-04-16 15:00
Collective creating through voice, movement and spiritwith Marisa Michelson

CANCELLED: April 16 Contact Improv
2023-04-16 16:00 - 18:30
Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart

Every Other Sundays, 4:00-6:30pm (alternating weeks with the Kingston Jam)

BYO dinner for a studio-floor picnic afterward

CI Lab 4-5pm (with rotating teachers)

Open Jam 5-6:30pm

Register in advance

Or if you prefer to pay cash at the door, send us an email to let us know you’re coming, so we can help you find your way to the studio.

Overnight guests welcome (with advance notice). Let us know if you want to make a longer visit to WildHeart… email contact@wildheartcenter.art

Weeks that we’re not Jamming @ WildHeart, Hudson Valley Contact Improv continues in Kingston. Email Hudsonvalleycontactimprov@gmail.com for more on the Kingston Jam

Contact Improv: From the Ground Up
2023-05-11 14:00 - 2023-05-14 14:00

Loom Ensemble Summer Residency
2023-06-05 18:00 - 2023-08-21 19:00
Loom Ensemble’s summer rehearsal and performance residency “Tell Me How You Breathe” activates WildHeart’s land and buildings in service of incubating Dance Theater for Collective Liberation!

This is a body positive, queer, anti-racist space. The work is explicitly political, leaning into raw conversations, but centering wellbeing and respect for the artist throughout.

More information coming soon!

Loom Ensemble: Tell Me How You Breathe at Stone Ridge Orchard
2023-07-07 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-07-08 19:00 - 20:30, 2023-08-13 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2023-08-19 18:00 - 19:30

Nita Little: Relational Intelligence in Contact Improvisation
2023-08-30 08:00 - 17:00 | Wildheart, 183 East Road, Wallkill, NY, 05156, United States
