THE CENTRE WILL HOLD ~ ART IN MOTION

OUR NEXT SERIES. 

PLACES WE GO WHEN WE FEEL WRONGED 

Anger, Contemp, Disgust, Dehumanization, Hate, Self-Righteousness 

THE REMAINING CHAPTERS LEFT IN THE SERIES...

PLACES WE GO WHEN WE'RE HURTING 

Anguish, Hopelessness, Despair, Sadness, Grief. (OCTOBER)

This class was one of the most helpful things I have done in my life! To get time with each of the above emotions, to better understand how they shape me, and the stories I tell about them - for myself and others - and to do this with creativity, movement and the written word has gifted me with an insight into my self that helps me every single day, every single iteration.  I am a better Mother, teacher, friend, and human because of this class.

For those who do not know I am talking about Brenē Brown's book 'Atlas of the Heart'.

It is not necessary to own the book to do this class but is highly recommended.

Emotional intelligence, embodiment, and creativity are the teachers of the class. I will be here to facilitate using both the Open Floor Curriculum and Manahau Embodied Movement. I am not here to teach you how to draw!

I am here to provide a brave space for us to look at our biology, biography, behavior and backstory around emotions.

Yes of course it can be a bit icky! a bit challenging, and a whole lot rewarding!!

It is all of that, and more.

The centre will hold, if and only if, we can feel those edges - Brenē Brown!

The creative process lends itself to helping us with our unconscious knowing, and however, it works, our group body is here to also provide a space of practice.  We will not get it right! but we can turn up to explore right relating.

'Without understanding how our feelings, thoughts and behaviours work together, it's almost impossible to find our way back to ourselves and 

each other. When we don't understand how our emotions shape our thoughts and decisions, we become disembodied from our own experiences and disconnected from each other!' -BB

What to expect in a class

Movement

Community

Emotional embodiment

Work with our continuums - Fixed~Fluid, Absence~Presence, Habit~Choice, Include~Exclude

Creativity

Process

Opportunity to turn up and do the work, and live well

and to dance in all to return again and again to CENTRE!

These are the chapters we have already completed if you are curious.

PLACES WE GO WHEN IT'S BEYOND US

awe, wonder, confusion, curiosity, interest, surprise

PLACES WE GO WITH OTHERS

compassion, pity, empathy, sympathy, boundaries, comparative suffering

PLACES WE GO IN SEARCH FOR CONNECTION

belonging, fitting in, connection, disconnection, insecurity, invisibility, loneliness

PLACES WE GO WHEN THE HEART IS OPEN

love, lovelessness, heartbreak, trust, self-trust, betrayal, defensiveness, flooding, hurt

PLACES WE GO WHEN THINGS ARE UNCERTAIN OR TOO MUCH

stress, overwhelm, anxiety, avoidance, excitement, dread, fear, vulnerability.

PLACES WE GO WHEN LIFE IS GOOD

joy, happiness, calm, contentment, gratitude, foreboding joy, relief, tranquillity.

PLACES WE GO WHEN WE SELF ASSESS

pride, hubris, humility

PLACES WE GO WHEN WE FALL SHORT

shame, self-compassion, perfectionism, guilt, humiliation, embarrassment. 

PLACES WE GO WHEN THINGS AREN'T WHAT THEY SEEM

amusement, bittersweetness, nostalgia, cognitive dissonance, paradox, irony, sarcasm

PLACES WE GO WHEN WE COMPARE

comparison, admiration, reverence, envy, jealousy, resentment, schadenfreude, freudenfreude.

PLACES WE GO WHEN THINGS DON'T GO AS PLANNED

boredom, disappointment, expectations, regret, discouragement, resignations, frustration.

See you in the zoom tiles soon.

Patai//Questions info.kaiakindness@gmail.com

Mauri ora x

K