Amber Gray

"Right to Embody" // Embodied Psychology Summit
2020-07-23 14:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York)
Join Amber and her beloved colleagues for the Embodied Psychology Summit. Amber will be presenting “Right to Embody” on Thursday, July 23, 2020 at 2 PM EDT.
This is a wonderful opportunity to learn with over 40 world renowned teachers and therapists to optimize humanity, connection, and well being.
The intention of the summit is to empower our world community with the wisdom of body and potency of somatics as a process for deep healing. We are specifically focusing on somatic therapy for healing trauma, stress relief (including race-based somatic stress relief), attachment and intimacy, embodied social justice, psychedelics in therapy, spirituality and healing, applied polyvagal theory, mindfulness, resilience, inner connection work, and so much more.
We all need this now more than ever.
Reserve your spot for FREE & immediately receive 10 bonus items.
REGISTER HERE

Intimacy with the Unknown
2020-06-17 09:00 - 11:00
Intimacy with the Unknown: A Ground in the Swirl Sequel
“When nothing is sure, everything is possible.”
Margaret Drabble
The Ground in the Swirl series was a heart offering response to the immediacy of the COVID-19 crisis. Intimacy with the Unknown is an invitation to deepen the practices and processes explored in this series. As our global community enters into varying types of transition—the space between, rich with the fertile ground of uncertainty—mastering our bodies’ abilities to practice deep listening can anchor us. This Ground in the Swirl sequel is an invitation to engage practical, embodied strategies for self-regulating and adapting, while finding support through the ritual and ceremony of connection: Connection to our selves, one another, and the natural environment. As we embody strength, flow and ground, we expand our spheres of connection to weave support.
This series draws from practices and processes shared in the original series (likely with a few new ones as well 🙂) and “unfolds” them in the context of ritual and ceremony. These practices promote access to our bodies’ ability to be both physiological predictability and sacred refuge. Intimacy with the Unknown is an opportunity to dive deeper into the heart and soul of this work.
Times & Dates
Offered Wednesdays:
May 27 – June 17, 2020
9-11 AM MDT/USA; 11 AM-1 PM EDT/USA; 4-6PM Central Europe Daylight Time
Offered Thursdays:
May 21 – June 11, 2020
4-6 PM MDT/USA; 8-10 AM Australia EDT; 10 AM-12 PM New Zealand Daylight Time
NOTE: You can select your time zone on the registration form to confirm your local meeting time. See details below for registration.

Donations
Suggested donation for the series: USD $70-100
Suggested donation per session: USD $15-25

You can make your donation here. OR Venmo @Amber-Gray-13

Donations are separate from registration. You must register using the links below to receive the Zoom links.
Registration
You must register for each individual session you want you attend using the links below. If you wish to attend the entire series, you must complete the registration forms for each date listed. You will receive a confirmation email upon registering, and a second email closer to the date with any additional information for the upcoming session.
Recommendations
It is recommended you have the following available when we meet:

Candle and matches to light
Earth—either be near an outdoor place if you can; if not—have a potted plant or a bowl of dirt/sand/clay available
Sculpey, Play-Doh, or clay
Journal/notepad and pen/pencil
Things to draw and color (colored pencils, crayons, etc.) and something to draw on
Favorite moving/stretching/dancing music cued up (or at least know what song you feel like hearing)
A variety of sitting/lying down props (physio balls, mats and blankets, cushions, comfy chairs, stools, etc.)

Be in a space where you can move, even if from a chair and even if it’s just a little. Everything we do is adaptable to indoor/outdoor and small to big spaces, urban and wild places—just like we human animals.
We will not use these in every sessions and it is very likely you will be invited to gather other objects on a class by class basis. This is a beginning list for what we will want to access during out time together.

Expressive Arts Therapy and Traumatic Stress: Innovative and Embodied Approaches in the Age of COVID
2020-06-09 13:00 - 14:30
LIVE WEBINAR
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
01:00p to 02:30p CDT
Join renowned expressive arts therapy and traumatic stress experts, Cathy Malchiodi, PhD, and Amber Elizabeth Gray, PhD as they discuss how we can address these impacts with clients through innovative sensory-based and embodied approaches.
Information & Registration

Ground in the Swirl Online Series
2020-04-29 09:00 - 16:00
Ground in the Swirl Online Series
with Dr. Amber E. Gray
This virtual series is being offered following the enthusiastic response to our recent “one off” webinars.
Ground in the Swirl is a straightforward, practical class series offering embodied, movement-based approaches to promote state shifting, comfort and embodied presence when a vastly evolving reality undermines our ability to be present. Experiencing fear, worry, anxiety, overwhelm, depression, stress, etc. are normal responses to a rapidly changing situation in which lives are threatened. The practices shared in these classes will support participants to find more ease and support for everything we feel though the grounded wisdom of our body.
Practices are grounded in Continuum, Dance/Movement Therapy, Somatic Psychology, Polyvagal Theory, Mindfulness Practice, Yoga, and Amber’s extensive field experience. This series will allow more time to “elaborate” the theories, science and practical approaches shared in the 90-minute classes. Each class will offer a more in depth exploration of breath, movement, dance and creative practices to ground, calm, energize, reframe and connect. Each session will include space for optional sharing and checking in.
The COVID-19 global public health emergency is rife with unknowns and uncertainty. We are all tasked with significant life change, more quickly than can be comfortable. We are all asked to cease our usual movements, and many of us will be forced to remain in one place. This series encourages refuge and sanctuary in our bodies and our homes.
This series won’t cover information about COVID-19; it will get “straight to the moment” and support us all to breathe, be still, move, and find ground in the swirl.
Dr. Amber E. Gray is an award winning dance/movement therapist, a human rights psychotherapist, a Continuum teacher, a yoga instructor and therapist, and has over 30 years experience working with disaster, complex humanitarian emergencies, and 23 years experience working with complex interpersonal trauma. She has played a lead role in many large scale staff care programs. She originated Polyvagal-informed soma- and dance/movement therapy through long-time collegial idea-sharing with her friend Stephen Porges.
Class Dates & Times (Mountain Time/USA):
Wednesday Series
9-11am MT/USA
April 8, 15, 22 and 29
Register for the
Wednesday Series here.
Thursday Series
2-4pm MT/USA
April 2, 9, 16 and 23
Register for the
Thursday Series here.
PLEASE NOTE: You MUST register using the forms above to receive the link to the Zoom meeting. Making a donation is seperate from registration.
* This is the same series, being offered on two different days. Please select which series will work for you and register using the appropriate form.
It is also possible to sign up for individual sessions in either series. Follow the respective links above to register for a single session within the Wednesday or Thursday series.

Please register using the forms above BEFORE making a donation. Thank you.
Suggested donation for the series: USD $70-100
Suggested donation per session: USD $15-25

You can make your donation here. OR Venmo @Amber-Gray-13
If you are unable to pay, please just sign up.

You will be sent a Zoom link approximately 15-30 minutes before the class begins. It’s recommended you Zoom in from a place where you can sit, stand up and move a bit (i.e the size of your own personal “space bubble”).
It can be helpful to have multiple sitting options (a chair, a large physio ball, a cushion for the floor) as well as a yoga mat in case you need floor time, some blankets, and a few props (stretch bands, spiky massage balls, slo mo’s, dowels or sticks, etc.) NONE OF THESE ARE REQUIRED, and each session’s Zoom invitation will detail any props we might use for that particular session.

By registering through the Google Form you will also receive a link to the Zoom recording and slides after the session. The link will only stay active for 5 days after it is sent, so please download the recording ASAP if you would like access to it at a later date.

Ground in the Swirl: Embodied Movement for Uncertain Times // 1440 Multiversity Online Learning
2020-04-27 13:00 - 16:00
Amber joins the faculty of 1440 Multiversity to offer her popular class, Ground in the Swirl.
WHEN: April 27, 1-4 PM PST
WHERE: 1440 Multiversity Online Learning
REGISTRATION
Experiencing fear, worry, anxiety, overwhelm, depression, and stress is a normal response to a rapidly changing situation in which lives are threatened. Join 1440 Multiversity faculty member Amber Gray, PhD as she guides you through practices to help you find more ease and support through the grounded wisdom of your body.
In this straightforward, practical class, Amber will offer embodied, movement-based approaches to promote state shifting when a vastly evolving reality undermines our ability to be present. The COVID-19 global public health emergency is rife with unknowns and uncertainty. We are tasked with significant life change, more quickly than can be comfortable, asked to cease our usual movements, and many of us will be forced to remain in one place. Using techniques grounded in Continuum, Dance/Movement Therapy, Somatic Psychology, Polyvagal Theory, and more, this session will get “straight to the moment” and support us all to breathe, be still, move and find ground in the swirl.

Body as Voice Series // Auckland, NZ
2020-04-24 00:00 - 2020-08-16 00:00
This innovative, polyvagal-informed approach to working with trauma and the body has been taught all over the world, and has finally come to New Zealand.
PART I: August 16-19, 2019
PART II: December 6-9, 2019
PART III: April 24-27, 2020 RESCHEDULE TBA
PART IIII: August 14-16, 2020 RESCHEDULE TBA
For more information:
Jacquelyn Wan, AKL organizer, rmpst.nz@gmail.com

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The Embodied Yoga Summit
2020-04-22 00:00 - 2020-04-26 00:00
Amber is joining the Embodied Yoga Summit and a fantastic line-up of 40+ embodiment researchers and yoga facilitators in this free online conference.
“Explore how reconnecting with the body and learning to move with awareness can promote a deeper level of health, happiness and inner well-being than you ever thought possible.”
Register here.

Trauma & the Moving Body // Melbourne
2020-04-21 09:30 - 2020-04-22 16:30
Trauma and the Moving Body – Movement Therapy for Sexual Assault Survivors
When: April 21 – 22, 2020, 9:30am – 4:30pm RESCEDULE TBA
Where: Queen Victoria Women’s Centre, 210 Lonsdale St.
Registration
Exposure to traumatic events can imprint our bodies, minds and spirits with the fear and terror of past memories. Current neuro-psychiatric research has shown that when someone is traumatized, a majority of traumatic memory is implicit— or sensory-motoric and image-based. Many of the researchers endorse the use of non-verbal therapies for survivors to fully integrate the past with the present and restore well-being and balance.
For more information about this workshop please contact:
Sarah McGregor, Training Co-ordinator,
Statewide Sexual Assault Workforce Development
sarah.mcgregor@monashhealth.org
PDF FLYER: Trauma-and-the-moving-body-Melbourne-2020

Dreaming the Dolphin Sea // Bimini
2020-04-05 00:00 - 2020-04-11 00:00
RESCEDULE TBA
The ocean is home.
Home to the myriad of creatures who live beneath and swim through her fluid depth, home of origin for the human being and body. Blue Diamond Retreats and Wild Quest partner to offer an embodied exploration of the Ocean’s majesty, dolphin magic, and the mystery of Continuum.
This retreat, lovingly facilitated by Amber Gray and Rebecca Lawson, combines breath-inspired sound-streams and movement explorations to invite us into curiosity and flow, with daily wild dolphin encounters. Dolphins are bright, playful and intelligent beings! They literally sense the field and will interact and play when called by our resonant presence and love. Our dolphin dives become portals to dream us home to our hearts.
For more information & registration:
amber@ecentral.com
rebecca.amislawson@gmail.com

Dreaming the Dolphin Sea

Ground in the Swirl // Online webinar offering
2020-03-28 14:00 - 15:30
Class Dates & Times (Mountain Time/USA):
THURSDAY MARCH 19:
9 am MT/USA
SATURDAY MARCH 21:
2 PM MT/USA

SATURDAY MARCH 28:
2 PM MT/USA

In a recent supervision session, a colleague in Italy suggested I offer the practices I shared with her in an online forum. Her exact words were “This can help us regain a sense of self amidst this crisis”.
Ground in the Swirl is a straightforward, practical class offering embodied, movement-based approaches to promote state shifting when a vastly evolving reality undermines our ability to be present. Experiencing fear, worry, anxiety, overwhelm, depression, stress, etc. is a normal response to a rapidly changing situation in which lives are threatened. The practices shared in this class will support participants to find more ease and support for everything we feel though the grounded wisdom of our body. Practices are grounded in Continuum, Dance/Movement Therapy, Somatic Psychology, Polyvagal Theory, and Amber’s extensive field experience.
The COVID-19 global public health emergency is rife with unknowns and uncertainty. We are all tasked with significant life change, more quickly than can be comfortable. We are all asked to cease our usual movements, and many of us will be forced to remain in one place.
These sessions won’t cover information about COVID-19; it will get “straight to the moment” and support us all to breathe, be still, move and find ground in the swirl.
If possible, have available a large physio ball, any kind of smaller ball of any material or texture, any kind of elastic or stretch band, dowels or even a stick.

I am a Somatic Psychotherapist and Dance/Movement Therapist with 23 years experience working with complex, interpersonal trauma, and 30+ years working with disasters and complex humanitarian emergencies through the lens of public health, mental health and humanitarian response.

Register for this webinar here.

Suggested donation: $10-$20. Donate here. If you are unable to pay, please just sign up.

Fluid Heart, Open Mind // Hawthorn
2020-02-14 11:00 - 2020-02-16 17:00
When: February 14-16, 2020, 11am-5pm
Where: Habitat Uniting Church, Hawthorn
Cost: $580/$520

Continuum is a movement practice that is inspired by sounding and fluid, moving sequences innate to your own body. It is mindful movement: increasing your awareness and focusing your attention on the deepest stirrings beneath each impulse, movement and action. By tapping into your body’s own sense of intelligence and justice, this practice is a portal for cultivating deep self-compassion and presence, for heartfull action in your own life and in the world.

As experience carves new neural pathways and expands the capacity of our brain, so innovations in our movement and action might increase our capacity to connect to the worlds around us.
Engaging in our heart’s call for connection and evolution’s gift of neuro- and Bioplasticity™, this 3-day immersion is an opportunity to explore your own uniquely embodied pathway to fully engaged and compassionate sensing, feeling, dreaming, creating, moving and living.

INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
FLUID HEART, OPEN MIND PDF FLYER

Body as Voice Series // Nelson
2019-12-13 00:00 - 2020-02-24 00:00
Part I and II of Amber’s Body as Voice series in Nelson, NZ.
Part I: December 13-16, 2019
Part II: February 21-24, 2020
For registration and more information:
Hester, Nelson organizer, hester@snap.net.nz

Continuum at The Edge // Santa Fe, NM
2019-11-26 18:00 - 21:00
Moving through Uncertainty & Change with Grace & Ease
When • Tuesdays, 6-9pm • 9/17/19 • 10/15/19 • 11/26/19
Where • Puerta de la Luna, 546 Harkle Rd, Ste B, Santa Fe, NM
Cost • $35/class

Our bodies connect, contain and support our movement through life. In these times of increased speed, busy-ness, demand and undeniable climate change on our planetary home, opportunities to quiet and restore can seem fleeting.
Continuum is a movement and life practice that tones and relaxes our muscle and bone body, tonifies and balances our nervous system, clears our mind, sparks our heart and revitalizes our spirit. Originated by somatic pioneer Emilie Conrad, Continuum is medicine for our uncertain times.
The human body is dwelling place for our spirit. Born of Emilie’s encounters with the rich spiritual dance traditions of Haiti, the recognition that life is energy is the heart-center of this practice. Weaving together breath, sound and movement, Continuum restores the natural rhythm and landscape of our body-home, increasing our capacity to tend to our earth home. This 3 class series offers mindful movement in service of our well- being and inter-connectedness.

The Edge SF – PDF

Trauma and the Moving Body // New York
2019-11-22 19:00 - 2019-11-24 20:00
Trauma and the Moving Body: A Dance / Movement Therapy Approach
92Y Harkness Dance Center • 1395 Lexington Avenue • New York, NY 10128
3 Sessions, 15 hours – $325 until Nov 15 / $350 after
Friday, November 22, 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Saturday, November 23, 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Sunday, November 24, 2:00pm – 8:00pm
This course provides theoretical, scientific and contemplative rationale for the use of dance movement therapy with traumatized clients and as a restorative measure of protection, self-care and increased compassion.
This workshop provides a practical introduction and overview to the use of empathy, contemplative practices and physical activity in DMT work with survivors of trauma as well as for our own resilience and well-being.
This course is fully approved by the ADTA for Alternate Route credit for R-DMT. All Dance Therapy courses are eligible for CE hours. For further information about the ADTA, visit adta.org.
Register Here
Get CEs through R. Cassidy Seminars here

Contact: 212.415.5555 or achapman@92y.org
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Restoring Our Core // Sri Lanka
2019-11-07 00:00 - 2019-11-11 00:00
Restoring Our Core:
A Trauma Informed Approach to Body, Movement and Dance-based Therapies
November 7-11 • Holy Family Convent, Retreat Road, Colombo 4
In this 5 day intensive workshop, participants will learn non-verbal practices to restore well-being and balance for their clients and for themselves. Through a variety of breath, body, movement, dance and rhythm based approaches, participants will learn to access and utilize the body to heal and restore balance. This highly experiential workshop will prepare you to integrate movement, body, dance, creative arts-based therapies and “polyvagal play-labs” into your work with survivors of trauma.
For more information and to register, please contact:
thegoodenoughparent2018@gmail.com
0773411003

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54 Annual ADTA Conference // Miami, FL
2019-10-18 09:30 - 2019-10-19 13:30
Amber is presenting at the annual American Dance Therapy Association conference on both Polyvagal-informed dance/movement therapy with asylum seeking survivors of torture, and the ancient roots of dance/movement therapy as reflected through Haitian sacred dance.
Calling Grace: The Science and Spirit of Dance Movement Therapy with Survivors of Relational Trauma
The socio-political landscape of the United States is divisive for immigrant survivors of torture. Torture, a direct assault to the body-mind, undermines humanity. The body becomes the betrayer. Working with survivors requires recognition of their traumatic past and their resilience, often rooted in faith, grace and spirit. Dance/movement therapy, uniquely positioned at the crossroads of science and spirit, is best practice for working with relational trauma. A practical theoretical framework informed by neuroscience and non-Western healing traditions frames an in depth case study highlighting the intersection of science and spirit to restore belonging, home in the body, and dignity. (NBCC CE hours; ADTA CE hours; NY LCAT CPE hours)
The Diverse Lineage of DMT’s Archetypal Roots: Isadora Duncan and Haitian Dance
This workshop honors history as repetition and invites innovation in healing through dance/movement therapy. Combining universal and diverse elements of movement healing, we explore archetypal patterns from the natural world as seen through the lens of Haitian sacred dance, Continuum Movement, and the therapeutic pedagogy of Isadora Duncan. The legacy of dance/movement therapy, reflected through these dance forms, validates the universality and diversity of embodiment through our relationship to nature. This universality makes the work relevant for diverse cross cultural populations. Casework, experiential sequences, and audio visual presentations from the two workshop leaders’ extensive fieldwork are included. (NBCC CE hours; ADTA CE hours; NY LCAT CPE hours)

Body as Voice Part III // Austin, TX
2019-10-11 09:00 - 2019-10-14 17:30
The Body as Voice: Restorative Movement Psychotherapy for Survivors of Trauma series is Alternate Route approved for those pursing their BC-DMT. It is also approved for CE’s for a vast variety of mental health and other professionals by R. Cassidy Seminars. The Alternate Route program is currently taught as 3, 4-day intensive trainings and is appropriate for those with some background in Dance/Movement Therapy, Somatic Psychology or other embodied approaches to therapy. For other professionals and disciplines, it is tailored in 3-5 day modules offered in a culturally appropriate frequency. Both the Poto Mitan Framework and RMP are described or referenced in several publications.
The three part series in Restorative Movement Psychotherapy is taught as:

Body-Mind, Beginners Mind: Focus on embodiment, self care, self compassion and self-practice. Emphasizes body and movement based stabilization sequences for working with traumatized clients.
Body Wisdom, Body Narratives: Focus on dyadic healing, reciprocal alliance; clinical intuition and clinical reciprocity to facilitate processing traumatic histories and wholistic integration.
Body as Voice: The Collective Body: Focus on group work, from small groups (including families) to large groups and community-based mental health. This “playshop” is a dynamic synthesis of Creative Arts, Dance and Movement, and Rhythm and Voice.

For more information on the next offering of this series, fill out the form below:

Yoga for HumanKIND // Melbourne
2019-10-01 00:00 - 2020-04-30 00:00
Visit www.yogaforhumankind.org for more details.
#RightToEmbody
yoga for humankind PDF

Continuum at THE EDGE // NZ
2019-09-07 13:00 - 19:00
CONTINUUM AT THE EDGE PDF

Dancing the Wild Home // TONGA
2019-08-27 00:00 - 2019-09-05 00:00
A Restorative Movement & Whale Encounter Retreat in TONGA
The Ocean is home. Considered the mother of us all in many sacred traditions, she absorbs more carbon dioxide than anything else on our planet. For every breath we take, we have the ocean to thank for offering the gift of oxygen, and therefore, of life.
Whales are magnificent wisdom carriers of the ocean, with much to share about compassion and generosity. Our own bodies are 70-80% water; the remnants of oceanic living, still inside us and available to teach us about flow, creativity and resiliency. This restorative movement retreat combines daily whale and often, other ocean dweller (dolphins, turtles, manta rays) encounters, with daily movement and dance practices, explorations, and “dives.”
We will also have an opportunity to visit stunning coral reefs and beaches. Our Tongan whale guides have grown up with Humpbacks, and create whale encounter experiences that are respectful for the whales and safe for all.
This is a magical retreat that uniquely combines Continuum, yoga, and other healing movement with whale encounters in the soothing environment of the South Pacific.
Each day will be a journey into the sacred and the restorative through continuum, restorative movement, yoga, sacred dance and whale encounters.
For costs, travel, & registration:
restorativeresources@gmail.com
+1 (505) 603-702

2019 TONGA Dancing the Wild Home Flyer

Summer Winter Virtual Dive Series // The Space In Between
2019-07-16 06:00 - 2019-08-15 07:00
This brief virtual series of 90 minute classes are scheduled for:
Wednesday June 19, 6am AEST
Tuesday July 16, 7am AEST
Thursday August 15, 7am AEST

Trauma & the Moving Body // Seattle
2019-05-17 00:00 - 2019-05-18 00:00
Expressive Arts and Dance Movement Therapy Approaches to Working with Trauma
Amber is teaching Trauma and The Moving Body in Seattle; this course is approve for Alternate Route for dance therapy students seeking their R-DMT, and is also approved for 13 CEs for mental health professionals nation-wide by R Cassidy.
REGISTER HERE
R. CASSIDY CE LINK

TMB May 2019 PDF

Boukman Eksperyans: Workshop + Performance
2019-05-10 00:00 - 2019-05-12 00:00
Share in the spirit of Haitian tradition through song, dance, drumming & performance.

Amber, Elise Gent and The Railyard Performance Center invite dear friends and members of Grammy-nominated Racine band Boukman Eksperyans to teach and perform in Santa Fe.

PERFORMANCE

WORKSHOP

Boukman Eksperyans Performance Flyer

Essence – Here & Now PDF

Body as Voice Part III: The Collective Body // Bologna, Italy
2019-05-02 00:00 - 2019-05-05 00:00
Approved for ADTA Alternate Route (2 credits) and Mental Health CE’s through RCassidy.

For details and registration:

Trauma & the Moving Body // Bologna, Italy
2019-05-01 00:00
“Trauma and the Moving Body” upcoming in Bologna, Italy:

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Rebirth, Re-align, Re-generate: The Continuum of ReGenesis
2019-04-09 00:00 - 2019-06-11 00:00
The Continuum of Regenesis: Continuum Santa Fe Spring Dive Series
The next Continuum Santa Fe dive series, The Continuum of ReGenesis, begins April 9:

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Master Class - Uncovering Unconscious Resistance: Navigating Change Through Movement
2019-03-29 00:00
Amber and Continuum colleague Sharon Weil are co-presenting a Master Class on Continuum as a movement practice (“Uncovering Unconscious Resistance: Navigating Change Through Movement”) on Friday, March 29, 2019 at the Los Angeles Expressive Arts Summit.
Conference link here.

Napa Wellness Conference
2019-03-13 00:00 - 2019-03-15 00:00
Amber is presenting on self care and practical approaches to working with children affected by trauma foe educators and school counselors in Napa Valley. Click here for conference information.

The Warming Darkness
2019-03-12 17:30 - 20:30
A Continuum Series
January 22 • February 12 • March 12
Puerta de la Luna
546 Harkle Road
Santa Fe, NM
5:30-8:30 PM
$35 per class
Movement is life. This Continuum class series invites our bodies into moving divination. Continuum is a movement and life practice, originated by Emilie Conrad, that weaves breath, sound and movement into a landscape of internal exploration and self-choreographed movement and dance. This series is inspired by this season of dark, transforming to light. Each class will explore the warmth of darkness and the gestation of light to inspire freedom, openness and freshness in our bodies and their primary language of movement. Every body is welcome; Continuum is appropriate for all ages and fitness levels.
For information or to RSVP contact Amber Gray, Continuum Teacher:
restorativeresources@gmail.com
505-603-7021

The Warming Darkness – Continuum Series 2019 Flyer

Earth to Sky: The Body-Sea In Between
2019-03-02 11:00 - 2019-03-03 17:00
A Continuum Workshop with Amber Gray
As movers on an evolutionary pathway, our bodies harbor the potential for free, unconstrained, authentic movement. We have innate abilities to be fluid; to live beyond the constraints, densities and restrictions that can bind us in tension, pain, isolation or distress. This two day Continuum workshop weaves breath and sound together with movement sequences to restore our wholeness.
Continuum is a wonderful self care, movement and life practice for healers and therapists. A practice that involves simple sound streams, breathing patterns, and slow, organic movements. It restores fluidity to the body after injury and when life’s demands compromise us. Emilie Conrad, the originator of Continuum, teaches that “all fluids are basically one element, resonating with all other fluids”. Our bodies are living systems and, like the earth, we are 70% water. Our movement roots are an ancient connection to the sea. They function as a kind of umbilical cord supplying us with the pulsing undulations of life.
This workshop is open to movement artists and practitioners, performers, therapists, body workers and all those committed to a deep exploration of how life reveals itself in each and every breath.
WHEN: Saturday – Sunday, 2 & 3 March, 2019, 11am – 5pm
WHERE: Level 3 Rialto South Tower, 525 Collins St, Melbourne
COST: Early Bird – AUD 375 (before 31 January) Full – AUD 425 (after 31 January)
For more information and registration:
Zac Jones, 0410660508, zacjones77@yahoo.com.au
or Amber Gray, amber@ecentral.com

Earth to Sky Flyer
