Moving Meditation: Sufi Workshop

January 17th, 10a-12p
$25 space limited to 8

Joao Carlos Bordallo

Joao Carlos Bordallo is a Capoeira Master under the guidance of Mestre Sombra of Santos, Sa`o Paulo, Brazil. He has been studying Capoeira for more than 30 years. Capoeira is a Brazilian martial art that combines agility, strength, music, and mindfulness.
Joao is also a Movement Concept instructor, a student of Sufi tradition since 1994 under the guidance of Sheik Ingo Taleb Rashid. Joa`o draws on this extensive knowledge to create an approah that uses movement as a vehicle for reaching the unity of mind, body, and spirit.

To register contact info@theawakecollective.com or send check to TAC, 79 Vesper Street, Portland, Maine 04101 and include your contact information and the class you would like to attend.

Tai Chi Easy:

This class will cover the basics of Tai chi and you will learn a simple form to practice at home.  Tai Chi is an ancient art that combines movement and breath and
promotes vibrant health and relaxation.  It has both martial arts and
spiritual applications, and promotes awareness and focussed relaxation in
everyday life.  This class will emphasize the relaxation and spiritual
benefits of Tai chi and the forms will be pleasaurable to learn and practice
at home.

Details: Mondays 2-3pm Feb 8-Mar 29. Six people max.  Eight week series.
Cost is $120 per person.  No drop in unless the class doesn't fill.  If it
doesn't fill please call before you drop in.  Drop in rate is $15. To register contact info@theawakecollective.com or send check to TAC, 79 Vesper Street, Portland, Maine 04101 and include your contact information and the class you would like to attend.

Ann Walker

Ann WAlker has had 30 years of experience as a psychotherapist and healer.  Ann feels that the Energy Psychologies are the new frontier and greatest hope for understanding and healing the human mind within the field of psychology.   She has studied EMDR and EFT and hypnotherapy  and tailors her therapy to your individual needs. Ann is also a practitioner of meditation and teaches Qigong and uses an integral approach in her work.   She will work with you to identify blocks to help your discover and release your fullest potential  She believes in the innate ability that everyone can actualize their True Self.  

Embodied Movement:
8 week session: Move From Your Fluids

Flowing—Rushing—Pulsating—Filling—Replacing—Coursing—Drawing—Pushing--Cleansing—Resting  

The fluids of our bodies do more than just keep us alive—they bring a vibrant range of psychophysical qualities to our movements and attitudes throughout life.  When we embody the full range of fluid states we can move in the world with greater ease, spontaneity and sense of choice.  Join Deb for this embodied movement series which fully explores the subjective experience of the fluids (yes, the actual fluids of the body such as venous, lymph, intercellular!) from the inside out, giving your body the gift of joyful flow.

No experience is necessary—but even the most experienced of movers can benefit from this movement course’s special experiential blend of psychophysiology with creativity and authentic movement.

Details: Monday evenings 5:30-7 Feb 8 to Mar 29.  8 week series.
Sliding scale $160-$260 per person. Six person max 4 person min.  To register contact info@theawakecollective.com or send check to TAC, 79 Vesper Street, Portland, Maine 04101 and include your contact information and the class you would like to attend.

Deb Grant

Deb Grant, LCSW, RYT is an avid fan and longtime student of somatic approaches to movement and life.  A registered yoga instructor with advanced training in Chakra Yoga, Deb studied yoga and movement intensively with Body-Mind Centering founder Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen in New York City in 2007, where she became certified in Body-Mind Centering Embodied Developmental Movement and Yoga. With fifteen years’ experience as a psychotherapist and as a yoga practitioner, Deb brings a deep understanding of  body/mind approaches to her work that helps clients create lasting change in their lives.  Her background in cranial sacral therapy, Reiki, somatic therapies, body-oriented psychotherapy and mindfulness as well as theater, improvisation and dance have helped Deb bring engaging and dynamic teaching approaches to somatic movement. Deb also brings humor, warmth, and compassion to her work with groups, welcoming each individual to hold all aspects of themselves in compassionate presence.