~~Saturday  May 26 ~ 2-5pm….BodyMind FLEXING, FLOWERING & FREEDOM 

A Mini-Retreat featuring in-depth Hanna Somatics Lesson with Novato Institute Somatic Movement Educator & Certified Personal Trainer~ Lila Browne.  (www.somaticsed.com ) ~ with Experiential Anatomy & Developmental Movement Educator Maureen Freehill, MFA.

Join us as we venture through the leading edge of somatic and scientific understanding into the inner realms of delicious sensation and creative imagination. With seasoned specialists in the ways of gentle, guided movement re-patterning; discover your own way of pain-free ease and grace in the body. Release patterns of physical, emotional and energetic trauma. First, Lila will guide an extended hands-on Hanna Somatics lesson to reset resting lengths of chronically contracted muscles and recover areas of sensory motor amnesia. This restores voluntary control of a muscular system wherein the nervous system sheds outdated limitations and creates new, more efficient patterns of movement. This is followed by ample time for free movement & meditative integration with Maureen Freehill who will guide developmental movement and experiential anatomy lessons based in principles of Biomimicry and enjoyment of our natural human embodiment in the context of a greater balanced ecology. Open to everyBODY with any kind of movement experience. Semi-private small group for plenty of personal guidance.

Contact Maureen 206 855 5836 to register and discuss various donation & work exchange options & other information.

Or, use PayPal button below to register on-line with suggested donation to Butopia of $30 by May 18 or $40 thereafter~ Thanks. 

Monica’s Closing Offering~~a dying tree surrenders…

This retreat is designed for people of ALL levels of physical ability, any BODY….some experience in meditation and a deep desire to hangout with oneself, is essential.  

Dive in, the water is wonderful!       Love, Momo

Title: DIVE: A Journey Into Your Own Waters  (click link for details)
Times: 
SUNDAY APRIL 15 11am-4pm
REGISTRATION/RSVP 24hr Deadline Satruday April 14 5pm
Early Registration discount by Sunday April 8

Location: SOMA on Butopia Land in Freeland, WA

Description: Join us in the SANCTUARY Of Moving Arts for a rare guided somatic meditation within the foundation of our flesh~the fluid body & breath. Influenced for over 30 years by the deeply embodied work of Emile Conrad and Continuum {see: http://youtu.be/Kt89pcfrvns };……..Martha Trolin will tenderly facilitate our somatic journey.

This movement dive at Butopia will utilize breath, sound and subtle movements to inspire personal exploration. These three primary body perturbations, coupled with keen curiosity, can act as a pebble tossed into a pond, where information takes the form of deepening and expanding ripples in the water.

Of most interest to Martha these days is are re-awakening peripheral vision, enlivening the back body and swimming into our limbless viscera fish-body. Always of deepest importance to Martha is awakening through the senses to our birthright of resonant belonging. Martha, who hails from the dry lands of New Mexico and the watery world of Port Townsend is one of the best guides I have ever experienced through the realms of your unseen inner biosphere.

About Our Teacher: Martha Trolin began her life-long interest in movement when at 10 months she somehow managed to break her leg and learn to walk in a waist-high cast. At 12, and 5’8″, her mother sent her to “dancing classes” so she might, at least, be graceful as she towered over her class mates and 6th grade male teacher. In 1975 she happened on Emily Conrad’s Continuum Movement Meditation Studio and her body- as-temple, journey home, began. Emily Conrad, Susan Harper, Hubert Godard, water, catastrophe (both small & large), boredom (both large & small) surrender and clouds have been her greatest teachers. Martha’s adventures in movement are still in full swing to this day, a number of decades hence.

Details: Please dress in layers for cool & warm, eat beforehand and bring snacks for short personal nibble breaks….we will remain deep in the “zone” for most of these precious 5 hours.
Suggested Donation:  $45 by April 8 and $60 thereafter. Contact Momo for Info & Registration and work study options.  Just scroll down to PayPal “DONATE” button below to register securely on-line. Simply fill in title of event and amount as prompted. Thank you!

unto gravity, unto ancestors, unto the universal inevitability of loss.

On this Equinox Spring Eve of 2012…a simple solo, a duet, a trio, a quartet, a quintet, a sextet….and so on with the element of Earth in Balance.

What is it to be in between?

Above & Below~ Birth & Death ~ Light & Dark ~ Beauty & Beast ~ Desire & Surrender ~ Sound & Motion ~ Earth & Water ~ Temporal & Infinite ~ Sensed & Imagined ~ Manifest & Mysterious ~ Right & Left…..

The music & motion spontaneously emerge from soul, energy, sensation, imagination~informed by the significant presence of these rare & wise ancestors.

Thank you to the stone beings of EARTH.

http://youtu.be/SfsqJWRDL9Q
Voice & Singing Bowls: Deborah Koff-Chapin

Title: Butoh Mini-Retreat in Nature: The 5-ELEMENTS in Our Body Sanctuary

Rescheduled to…SATURDAY MARCH 31  2-5pm
Location: Butopia Land in Freeland, WA
Description: Join us for our once-a-moon Butoh Dance mini-retreat to explore the basic foundation of all creation: The Elements of Earth, Air, Water, Fire and SPACE. Each element has a unique cosmology of influence and can be profoundly useful for our dances and day to day lives. Our bodies, minds, emotions and spirits can encounter balance or dis-harmony based on the condition of the elements in our consciousness. Each element corresponds to organs, emotional states, patterns and rhythms of movement and states of awareness. Participants will leave with a deepened understanding of the Elements and how to effectively and freely dance with them for intended transformation. We will use intermodal art cycles of movement, poetry & visual art as well as investigate commonalities and distinctions among a variety of ancient & contemporary embodied art systems that use the elements as guides such as: Butoh, Native American, Chinese Acupuncture, Celtic, Tibetan Buddhist, Ecstatic Dance Rhythms, Yogic and others.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2012-03-31
End Time: 17:00

Title:

ALSO IN SEATTLE ON FEB 11:

February 11 2012 at 6-10 pm
AT The Beery House
Contact person: Maureen “Momo” Freehill or Max Beery
Email: momo @ butopia . net
Phone contact for info: 206 855 5836 or 206 854 0650
Potluck @6pm Film Screening of “Living Without Money” @7pm and a rousing discussion @8pm about emerging gift economy and barter/exchange of goods & services as well as info about local opportunities to make a difference with an hour or 2 of your volunteer time. Followed by a performance by the sweet S. California Band: DREAMHOUSEPLAYS. @9pm. There will be no entrance fee but participants will be encouraged to offer some time/goods voluntarily to local orgs in need of assistance.

SUMMARY:

“LIVING WITHOUT MONEY” – (52 minutes, directed by Line Halvorsen)
Is it possible to feel rich without possessions? Can you live happily without money? In the documentary “Living Without Money”, we meet the German woman Heidemarie Schwermer (68) who made a deliberate choice to live without money 14 years ago. One day she cancelled her flat, donated all of her belongings and started a new life based on exchanging favors – without the use of money. The experiences she made totally changed her outlook on life. Today she is living an interesting and adventurous life, which is very much related to living in the moment without worrying about the future. She is constantly on the move and always trying to help others find their path towards a more simple and harmonic life. The reactions against her are many and various. While some get angry and call her a parasite, others think she is a visionary and a great source of inspiration.
The film reflects around themes of materialism and over-consumption – how money influences our way of thinking, living and acting – and the consequences this has on our life, health and the environment.
Start Time: 14:00
Date: 2012-02-12
End Time: 16:00