Spring/Summer Events @ Butopia/SOMA Mark Your Calendars & Register Early as spaces fill quickly!   (subscribe to updates here or contact us for details/dates) A FULL SPECTRUM of Legendarily Effective Body-Mind Teachings in some of the most celebrated Contemporary Embodied ART Lineages: MINI-RETREATS ~~SAT May 26 ~ 2-5pm….BodyMind FLEXING, FLOWERING & FREEDOM Mini-Retreat featuring in-depth Hanna Somatics Lesson with Novato...

~~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...

KATACHI: Sacred Geometry of the BODY  A Butopia Mini-Retreat with Maureen Freehill, Ann Amberg & others in the field… SUNDAY JUNE 10th ~~12pm-5pm  This retreat is designed for people of ALL levels of non-experience, anyBODY.  Come on in~ the space is wonderful!   Love, Momo SPECiAL NOTiCE: Early Bird Registration by June 1st REGISTRATION/RSVP 24hr Deadline Sat June 9th @...

In the Winter 2012 issue of Conscious Dancer Magazine, Butopia co-founder Maureen Freehill authored an article  (on pg. 11) about Dance as Activism. It featured some Flash Mob dances for the Occupy Movement in Oakland, CA; the practice of making human mandalas for personal and cultural transformation; and the embodiment and representation of wild animals (who would otherwise not have obvious voice/presence) in protest events. As non-monetary...

You know how when you just wake up and know you have been dreaming but can not quite recall what? This happens to me A LOT. I often miss being able to have & hold the richness of this dream material as enjoyment, insight, material for creative inspiration and contemplation. There are lots of folks that will teach you how to recall night dreams more easily, and what do DO with them when you do. But that is not what happened this past week....