Play with Sophie Dow
Listen, gather, explore the reciprocity of the circle and cycles within our stories, memories from the earth and the imprints within our own bodies. This workshop invites participants to move and reflect through embodied prompts and visceral imagery. You are invited to consider what you carry in your personal bundle. Together, we’ll tour a series of teachings naturally ingrained in our bones by proxy of living and residing as human beings on this planet.
Join us for this one session ($33) or follow along the series as an Asynchronous Member ($250) in our learning portal.
Treaty 1-born Sophie Dow is a multidisciplinary creative, inspired by dance, music, film, collaboration and Michif/Assiniboine + French/Ukrainian roots.
Sophie presently fulfills roles as a freelance dancer/choreographer/residency coordinator/musician/sound designer/bodyworker/ artistic associate of O.Dela Arts, The Chimera Project & V’ni Dansi/Louis Riel Métis Dancers
Join our third cohort of the Embodiment Circle that runs Thursdays from October 31, 2024 - Feb 6, 2025 where we will connect to our true self with practices that help us get into a social engagement state of being (called the Ventral Vagal state in Polyvagal Theory) - where we are connected to our 8Cs (Creativity, Curiosity, Compassion, Clarity, Calm, Courage, Confidence, Connection) and 5Ps (Patience, Playfulness, Perspective, Persistence and Presence).
Thu will be your guide to understand your nervous system through a polyvagal lens and you’ll learn different nervous system regulation practices as well as the practice of neurogenic tremoring known as TRE (Tension Release Exercises) and ways to regulate and return to a grounded and fully resourced state of being. There will also be guest teachers along the way to connect you with the Cs and Ps.
Dates for 90 min sessions.
Oct 31, Nov 7, 14, 21, 28 2024
Dec 5, 12, 19, 2024
Jan 16, 23, 30, 2025
Feb 6, 2025
You are invited to pay what is makes sense for you:
Accessible: $222 ($20/class)
For people who are not currently employed / precariously employed / low income. No savings; Limited access to self-care and self development opportunities.
Supporter: $333 ($30/class)
For people who have stable employment and income; some savings; access to discretionary spending and pay for self-care and self development opportunities.
Partner: $444 ($40/class)
For people who have financial stability, savings, access to self care and would like to pay it forward to support the continuation of this program, the facilitators and making the program sustainable.
Asynchronous Participant: $250
If you cannot participate live (the times don’t work for you) and want to follow along the program between Oct 31st, 2024 - Jan 30th, 2025 you can do that on our learning portal - sign up in this portal: https://nusqool.net/embodiment-circle-cohort-3