Sonic Immersion
2026-01-11 18:00 - 19:00 (America/New_York)
Come experience a multi-instrumental Sound Bath with composer-performer Sasha Bogdanowitsch. This full body listening experience will draw from Sasha’s extensive instrument collection of original and global winds, strings and percussion and his background of intensive musical studies of the world’s musics from countries such as India, Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Sasha will couple this with his unique vocals and electronics to create an ever evolving sonic tapestry that will immerse the listener in resonance and overtones; aiding all in their own sonic journey, relaxation, stress reduction and/ or meditation.

Participants will be free to recline (savasana pose), sit or stand as needed. Some yoga mats and blankets will be available but please bring whatever materials you need to feel warm and relaxed.

The event will last 60 minutes.

Come just for the Sonic Immersion or come early for Shake with Niki, and stay for both.

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Contact Improv CANCELLED DUE TO SNOW
2026-01-18 16:00 - 18:30
THIS SUNDAY JAN 18 CANCELLED DUE TO DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FORECASTED

Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart

Facilitator: Lauren Mark

First and Third Sundays

4:00-6:30pm (2nd and 4th Sundays in Kingston!)

BYO dinner for a studio-floor picnic afterward

CI Lab 4-5pm (with rotating teachers)

Open Jam 5-6:30pm

Register in advance

Class Description:

This all-levels friends class will focus on exploring weight sharing through different layers of depth, from the skin to the bones. We’ll work with a range of weight-bearing levels to develop broader palettes of negotiation and give ourselves multiple entry points for sustainable dancing across the lifespan and always evolving physical conditions.

Facilitator Bio:

Lauren Mark (she/her) is a Hudson-Valley based communication and culture scholar and dancer. She has been a practitioner of Contact Improvisation for 2 decades and has taught CI as a relational tool to facilitate conscious intergenerational and intercultural relationship building in the U.S., Taiwan, and France. Lauren frequently thinks about how embodied rhythms permeate our social lives across cultures and contexts, and how we can awaken a deeper awareness of our social environments from our embodied awareness as dancers.

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

Location- This workshop will take place in the Barn. If you’re coming to WildHeart for the first time, please visit our Directions page for arrival info. Refund policy No refunds, no transfers

Authentic Movement Winter Series
2026-01-20 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-01-27 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-03 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-10 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-17 18:00 - 19:30, 2026-02-24 18:00 - 19:30
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
2026-01-22 13:00 - 2026-01-25 16:00

Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart
2026-02-01 16:00 - 18:30
Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart

Facilitator: Leighann Kowalsky

First and Third Sundays

4:00-6:30pm (2nd and 4th Sundays in Kingston!)

BYO dinner for a studio-floor picnic afterward

CI Lab 4-5pm (with rotating teachers)

Open Jam 5-6:30pm

Register in advance

Class Description:

This All-Levels class will dive into principles and skills for a relational approach to Contact Improvisation. While meeting the abilities in the room, we may address the various types of contact points, skills for scaling body tone, drawing and sending your partner, and orientation of the pelvis as a tool for moving through space.

Bio:

Leighann Kowalsky (she/her) is a Hudson-Valley based dance artist, travelling globally to perform, choreograph & teach. Kowalsky has been a practitioner of Contact Improvisation since 2012, and has been a collaborator with early CI pioneer Nita Little since 2021. In 2022, Kowalsky joined the Institute for the Study of Somatic Communication as the Global Coordinator, and has been developing and adapting Nita Little’s Advanced/Intermediate body of work, for beginners. Leighann lives and breathes art, and appreciates being enmeshed in community, communication and movement in a variety of forms.

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

Location- This workshop will take place in the Barn. If you’re coming to WildHeart for the first time, please visit our Directions page for arrival info. Refund policy No refunds, no transfers

Weekly Community Sit (Online)
2026-02-05 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-02-12 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-02-19 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-02-26 10:30 - 11:00, 2026-03-05 10:30 - 11:00
A weekly 30-minute silent unguided meditation, open and free to attend.Feel free to bring your own meditation practice along with any props to make yourself comfortable. We will begin and end in silence.

What to expect on Zoom – You’ll be joining Niki and/or other WildHeart community members in meditation, either in the Barn or—weather permitting—outside on the land.

Join Zoom Meeting https://us05web.zoom.us/j/86265272473?pwd=[REDACTED] ID: 862 6527 2473Passcode: [REDACTED]

No registration required / no experience necessary / all are welcome 💜

Cost: Free

Wellness at WildHeart
2026-02-07 10:00 - 19:00, 2026-02-08 10:00 - 2026-02-09 16:00

Group Shake
2026-02-08 16:30 - 17:30
Shake with Niki (in-person only)

4:30 – 5:30pm Second Sunday of every month, starting November 10th (60-75 mins)

Group Shake – A somatic movement practice during which we will shake to music or sometimes, silence. Shaking, individually but as part of a group to ground us, can be healing as it is a natural way to relieve tension. You may choose to shake standing, seated, lying down or alternating between those depending on what your body needs in the moment. You can choose your own intensity, when to stop or when to keep going as you listen to your own body. While it is important to keep ourselves open to what, if anything, may arise emotionally, please only engage to the degree that you can still care for yourself. This is not a therapeutic space. The practice will start with a demonstration and it will end in silence. Dress comfortably and stay hydrated!

$10-$25

Cancelled: Sonic Immersion
2026-02-08 18:00 - 19:00
This is event is cancelled this week (Feb 8th)

Come experience a multi-instrumental Sound Bath with composer-performer Sasha Bogdanowitsch. This full body listening experience will draw from Sasha’s extensive instrument collection of original and global winds, strings and percussion and his background of intensive musical studies of the world’s musics from countries such as India, Indonesia, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas. Sasha will couple this with his unique vocals and electronics to create an ever evolving sonic tapestry that will immerse the listener in resonance and overtones; aiding all in their own sonic journey, relaxation, stress reduction and/ or meditation.

Participants will be free to recline (savasana pose), sit or stand as needed. Some yoga mats and blankets will be available but please bring whatever materials you need to feel warm and relaxed.

The event will last 60 minutes.

Come just for the Sonic Immersion or come early for Shake with Niki, and stay for both.

Queer Body Jam
2026-02-11 18:00 - 19:30
Queer Body Jam is an improvisation based, dance class for Queer bodies. This is an all-levels movement class made for every body. We will move through 60 minutes of open-format continuous movement, guided by vocal and movement cues. No previous dance experience necessary – willingness to sweat and stay open minded welcome!

Vocal Prism
2026-02-12 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-19 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-02-26 19:00 - 20:00, 2026-03-05 19:00 - 20:00
Vocal Prism is a six week class series focusing on vocal improvisation; the practice and tools to develop it.

Cuddle Retreat
2026-02-13 15:00 - 2026-02-16 12:00
HUG MEDICINE. CONSCIOUS CUDDLES.A Cuddle Party™ is a drug and alcohol-free space and NONSEXUAL environment.It is a place to feel safe, practice consent, and share human connection.Please feel free to go to cuddleparty.com for more information!

A human’s guide for coming back to yourself
2026-02-21 10:00 - 12:00
As humans, we have to make a conscious choice to change the direction of the startle response and come back to ourselves. The path back is through the body. To find the body again, we begin with space. Space holds the body.In this Alexander Technique based workshop, together we explore how to meet our responsiveness to life in a new way. How we come back to ourselves matters, it’s where growth is.

“Space holds the body. Space holds the information”. – Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen

Contemporary Dance (Mixed Levels)
2026-03-01 12:00 - 14:00

Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart
2026-03-01 16:00 - 18:30
Contact Improv Sundays @ WildHeart

First and Third Sundays

4:00-6:30pm (2nd and 4th Sundays in Kingston!)

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

Facilitator: TBD

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

Location- This workshop will take place in the Barn. If you’re coming to WildHeart for the first time, please visit our Directions page for arrival info. Refund policy No refunds, no transfers
