Hello dancer, Flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness. These simple movement encyclopedias have been inspiring and teaching me for 20 years. They are the main source of power to get the best out of my life. Join us on a journey of discovery. We are happy to share how 5Rhythms can be embodied on 4 square meters in live events. Wednesday 20 & 27 May - Together (Zoom) Thursday 21 May - 5Rhythms LiveStream Worldwide Raven Wave Monday 25 May - 5Rhythms LiveStream worldwide Check the weekly updated calendar f ...Continue Reading

Hello dancer, Hopefully it won't be long before we can choose. Tonight I want to dance at home and participate in an online dance event, next week I would like to meet people in person and enter a dance hall. Online & On location, both have specific advantages and disadvantages. And without any doubt we need to hug someone sometime! Until this moment is there again: Read Marco's tips about 5Rhythms online. Marco from Coaching Rotterdam is already part of the 5Rhythms community for ten years. The 5Rhythms onl ...Continue Reading

No time for reading? Start here. Dear dancer, As I write this e-mail, my thoughts go out to the many people I have met dancing over the years. To you! The news in the Netherlands is daily about Corona statistics. How many people were hospitalized, how many died, and recovered. The real truth is that Human lives are hidden behind those statistics. You can be part of these numbers. My heartfelt wishes go out to you and your families. I hope the virus passes your door, but unfortunately there is no guarantee of good hea ...Continue Reading

Hello dancer, Gabrielle Roth wrote a number of quotes. One is "If you don't do your dance, who will". It is metaphorical for our daily lives. The sentence encourages us to do what we have to do. Sometimes that is easy and sometimes we have to overcome our resistance. In the end, everyone's role is important and only you can fulfill it in your unique way. So take a breath, take action and do your dance. For more than 20 years I know that my way is that of the 5Rhythms movement meditation. Creating and offeri ...Continue Reading

Hello dancer, In the coming months there are many 5Rhythms Heartbeat® workshops on the program. In all Heartbeat (HB) workshops we bring the essential emotions in motion. No drama and stories, but movement and power. Anger is a gateway to an intimate relationship. We get angry when we love someone or something and we are wronged. It is a very personal and honest action when we express our anger in a healthy way. No blame or humiliation, but an honest language from the heart that protects our integrity. Anger, Int ...Continue Reading

Hello dancer, Recently I was in Spain for a ten-day teacher training with Jonathan Horan. I am fascinated by the fullness of life and the way 5Rhythms can always (re)connect to it. My intention in my work is to create the space in which all dancers can discover the fullness of life. By moving in light and shadow, beauty and ugliness, youth and old age. There is a lot on the dance program in 2020. We will start the new year on January 1 with a grandiose New Year's Wave in Rotterdam. Then I am lucky enough to travel to ...Continue Reading

      Hello dancer, When we move our body with attention, it is inevitable that our emotional life will be stimulated. From 'talking heads' we melt into sensitive human beings. I am touched to see how much energy is released when we have permission to express our emotions. It frees us from stuck beliefs and false courtesies. In the 5Rhythms maps the energies of flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical and stillness are related to the basic emotions of fear, anger, sadness, joy and compassion. Each of ...Continue Reading

      Dear dancer, Summer vacation is coming. The time to do nothing and take a rest. The ideal moment to read a book by Gabriele Roth. Her books consist of stories taken from daily life, and give you much more understanding about the depth of the 5Rhythms practice. I've read them many times and they still inspire me. I am really looking forward to dancing with her son Jonathan soon and staying for holidays in August on an island in the north of the Netherlands. But before the time comes, there ...Continue Reading

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      Dear dancer, With great pleasure I come to Romania again this year. In August for a summer retreat 'Dance by the Sea' and in October for the ongoing group of 3 weekends about our relationsships (Connections). My vision and experience in dance, meditation and 5Rhythms® in particular continues to develop. At upcoming workshops you can deepen your personal process by doing 1 on 1 Somatic Experiencing® therapy sessions. More about that in a subsequent messages and soon on my website. ...Continue Reading