What we’re about
This is an invitation to the dance only you can do. There are no steps to learn, no preparations to make, no prerequisites to participation. Only curiosity, breath, and your presence, moment by moment, a practice of being.
Creativity. Community. Connection.
5Rhythms is a movement meditation practice devised by Gabrielle Roth in the late 1970s. It draws from indigenous and world traditions using tenets of shamanistic, ecstatic, mystical and eastern philosophy. It also draws from Gestalt therapy, the human potential movement and transpersonal psychology. Fundamental to the practice is the idea that everything is energy, and moves in waves, patterns and rhythms.
Roth describes the practice as a soul journey, and says that by moving the body, releasing the heart, and freeing the mind, one can connect to the essence of the soul, the source of inspiration in which an individual has unlimited possibility and potential.
The 5Rhythms include “flowing,” “staccato,” “chaos,” “lyrical,” and “stillness,” and form the “Wave,” a simple moving meditation that encourages us to find our own dances of embodied feeling and to discover ourselves at our most fluid and creative levels.
Wear clothes that allow you move freely, including layers to adjust for more or less active movement. Dance barefoot or in soft-soled shoes only. Beware of slippers or socks! Move at your own pace. Be responsible for your own body. Don’t distract yourselves or others with talk. Bring along some curiosity about yourself and others. Move as you feel, and remain open to change. Know that everything that is alive has a dance, and your only task is to find and express yours. Above all, enjoy yourself!
Upcoming events (4+)
See all- 5Rhythms Waves Class (1st & 3rd of the Month)SoulShine Studios, Richmond, VA
Join us for an in-person journey of movement practice, music and community. Each 5Rhythms Waves class is an opportunity to drop into this dynamic practice of the way energy moves in the body. Through the rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness we will explore the qualities that enable us to access a deeper relationship to the intelligence and freedom of the body.
Using an eclectic mix and variety of soundscapes and beats from all over the planet these deep surging powerful rhythms can be both an invitation to awaken to our truth and an outrageously fun opportunity to move the body and dance. You can't get it wrong. It is for anyone, any shape, any level of fitness, any level of dance-ability. All you need is a body, a pulse, and a willingness to move.
Please wear loose comfortable clothes (layers recommended). Refrain from wearing jewelry or heavy perfume. Wear a soft dance shoe or barefoot and please bring a bottle of water. There is a no alcohol and no drug policy.
For more details and to register:
Please complete the registration process by going to our website (not here on Meetup). - 5Rhythms Waves Class (1st & 3rd of the Month)SoulShine Studios, Richmond, VA
Join us for an in-person journey of movement practice, music and community. Each 5Rhythms Waves class is an opportunity to drop into this dynamic practice of the way energy moves in the body. Through the rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness we will explore the qualities that enable us to access a deeper relationship to the intelligence and freedom of the body.
Using an eclectic mix and variety of soundscapes and beats from all over the planet these deep surging powerful rhythms can be both an invitation to awaken to our truth and an outrageously fun opportunity to move the body and dance. You can't get it wrong. It is for anyone, any shape, any level of fitness, any level of dance-ability. All you need is a body, a pulse, and a willingness to move.
Please wear loose comfortable clothes (layers recommended). Refrain from wearing jewelry or heavy perfume. Wear a soft dance shoe or barefoot and please bring a bottle of water. There is a no alcohol and no drug policy.
For more details and to register:
Please complete the registration process by going to our website (not here on Meetup). - 5Rhythms Waves Class (1st & 3rd of the Month)SoulShine Studios, Richmond, VA
Join us for an in-person journey of movement practice, music and community. Each 5Rhythms Waves class is an opportunity to drop into this dynamic practice of the way energy moves in the body. Through the rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness we will explore the qualities that enable us to access a deeper relationship to the intelligence and freedom of the body.
Using an eclectic mix and variety of soundscapes and beats from all over the planet these deep surging powerful rhythms can be both an invitation to awaken to our truth and an outrageously fun opportunity to move the body and dance. You can't get it wrong. It is for anyone, any shape, any level of fitness, any level of dance-ability. All you need is a body, a pulse, and a willingness to move.
Please wear loose comfortable clothes (layers recommended). Refrain from wearing jewelry or heavy perfume. Wear a soft dance shoe or barefoot and please bring a bottle of water. There is a no alcohol and no drug policy.
For more details and to register:
Please complete the registration process by going to our website (not here on Meetup). - 5Rhythms Waves Class (1st & 3rd of the Month)SoulShine Studios, Richmond, VA
Join us for an in-person journey of movement practice, music and community. Each 5Rhythms Waves class is an opportunity to drop into this dynamic practice of the way energy moves in the body. Through the rhythms of Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness we will explore the qualities that enable us to access a deeper relationship to the intelligence and freedom of the body.
Using an eclectic mix and variety of soundscapes and beats from all over the planet these deep surging powerful rhythms can be both an invitation to awaken to our truth and an outrageously fun opportunity to move the body and dance. You can't get it wrong. It is for anyone, any shape, any level of fitness, any level of dance-ability. All you need is a body, a pulse, and a willingness to move.
Please wear loose comfortable clothes (layers recommended). Refrain from wearing jewelry or heavy perfume. Wear a soft dance shoe or barefoot and please bring a bottle of water. There is a no alcohol and no drug policy.
For more details and to register:
Please complete the registration process by going to our website (not here on Meetup).
