Attending Our Aliveness – A Slow Motion Dance Retreat

ATTENDING OUR ALIVENESS
A Soul Motion Dance Retreat
with Kate-Marie Mutsaers & Michael Molin-Skelton

Growing out of the earth
of my own detritus,
this new self, field self,
shedding and emerging,
equally alive with loss
and becoming.
rosemerry wahtola trommer
‘Trembling’

September 2nd – 6th, 2027

attend: to look after; watch over and care for; minister to or wait on with service.

In every moment, there lives an opportunity to midwife the self anew, to accompany this new beginning through the labors of love and loss, and breathe aliveness into the soul’s embers poised to burst into flame. This chance to unfurl through the heart to unveil the hidden and forbidden, the unseen and unused, gives birth to the deep-seeded, deep-rooted vibrant and vital parts of your true nature. Perhaps this true self, this new self quivers and quakes, is hesitant to emerge and become known. It needs to be cradled and nurtured, to move at the speed of self-care, and allow seeds of permission to germinate in the silence.

This attending of what’s coming alive requires an exquisite gentleness and uncompromising softness. An unarmed kindness and whispered compassion that we may never have given ourselves the breadth to receive and embody before. In this workshop, using the platforms of Soul Motion, we will invest in and investigate ways to wholly inhabit the fullness of our own bodies, reclaim the passions and vibrancy of our hearts, liberate the awe of our collective dreams, bathe in the hum that reminds us of our shared vitality and lean into the wild and colourful thrum that vibrates through all of life.  Let’s come together, sink our feet into the soil and tend the fertile ground on which to risk, grow, fall and rise. We will dance alone and together, fiercely recognizing the significance of attending our aliveness. This is a residential retreat to support immersion and emergence, resourcing and readiness to minister from our overflow.

MANA RETREAT CENTRE
608 Manaia Road, State Highway 25, RD1, Coromandel, New Zealand

Over the 5 days, we will be held on the beautiful, established grounds of Mana Retreat Centre on the Coromandel Peninsula of New Zealand’s North Island. We will be nourished by locally grown, seasonal and organic (where possible)vegetarian meals handcrafted by the Mana team. There will be spaciousness between our moving time together for rest, reconnection in all the ways and to re-member our aliveness.

HOURS

Begins Thursday September 2nd
Check in at Mana 2pm
First session starts in Octagon 3pm
Ends Monday September 6th
Final session ends 1pm
Lunch 1-2pm

PRICING (NZ Dollars)

TUITION
Super Early Bird (Until March 14): $590
Early Bird (Until June 30): $650
Price: $730
Please ensure that you book both Tuition AND Accommodation tickets.

Introducing

Your Teachers

Michael Molin-Skelton (USA)

Michael has been dancing his whole life. He reaches through dance rather than teaches to dance. Michael met Gabrielle Roth in 1994 and at her request, began teaching the 5Rhythms that same year. By 2001 Michael was one of the first certified teachers of Soul Motion. He also became a student and teacher of Open Floor. Michael says he
takes these three modalities and offers them through the lens of Soul Motion, deeply influenced by his long term work with Susan Harper. Along with Anneli , his love, they founded Movement Matters – a movement where
we all matter, a space where everything is welcomed. Recognizing dance as a powerful resource that cultivates change, growth, liberation, transformation and pathways of permission and possibility. A place of sovereignty.

“My body, since my feet first touched the ground, has gyrated and vibrated, from frustration through celebration, to various forms of music from classical to hip hop, Mozart to Miles, Beethoven to Beyonce, Ella to Einaudi, And of course, sometimes the best sound to move to is silence; where we can hear our own breath singing and our own hearts breaking open.  A few things that I hold sacred; the love of my life Anneli, the miracle of that love, Jaylan, resilience, friends that cherish and challenge me, integrity, dancing alone, dancing with you,
transparency, love”.

“Michael Molin-Skelton is a world-renowned leader in conscious movement practices. He leads us with kindness, grace…he’s just so inspiring! I seem to remember that he spins around like a whirling dervish; it’s like his feet barely touch the floor. He’s an Earth angel, I swear it.” – Jodie P

“A beloved teacher – one of my favorite people to dance with and be led by. Huge heart and ancient soul.” – Mads
More about Michael – https://movements-matter.com/

Kate-Marie Mutsaers (Australia)

Kate-Marie says dance is a sacred and ceremonial act of love, connection and community. “As a human learning to dance with life, I bring with me a curiosity and care of the ordinary every day dance. The ritual of making tea, the tenderness of being with loved ones, the sacred pause of prayer, the subtle poetry in a stranger’s movement. Life is already dancing, we simply learn how to listen”. The dance floor becomes our experimental ground, a place where you and I can practice, explore, go deeper, stretch wider, and move in all directions. When the ordinary rhythms of
life meet conscious movement, a rich and embodied way of living unfolds. I honour and appreciate process over outcome and behold the knowing that each person in the group holds a unique wisdom, experience and way of being that can contribute towards the collective whole.”

With three decades of dedication and experience as a community facilitator, somatic therapist, body worker and Soul Motion movement facilitator, she brings all of life to be practiced and played with.  Kate-Marie has been walking alongside people in private practice, prisons, disaster settings and dance floors across locations as varied as The Middle East, India, Papua New Guinea, France, Hungry, Germany, Italy, New Zealand and across Australia where she currently resides in Adelaide, South Australia.

“… her groundedness, her heart and integrity. She’s a beautiful person to talk with, and she’s been an incredible support. Enjoy getting to know Kate-Marie and her stunning presence.” Jono Fisher, renowned leadership mentor, entrepreneur, mindfulness pioneer and Founder of Midlife Wisdom School – who has twice been invited to speak alongside His Holiness, the Dalai Lama.
More about Kate Marie – https://www.inbodymovement.com.au/

CONTACT for more information

Tania – https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61588438375194
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