The Teachers:
Since 2001 Joanne Winstanley has held a steady space for the growth and evolution of a robust 5Rhythms community in Victoria, BC, and shared her love of this practice with thousands of students throughout the region. A natural catalyst, she uses evocative music, clear intention, good humour – and her spidey-senses – to consistently create a field where energy moves and healing happens. As a teacher, student, producer, and collaborator, Joanne holds a deep respect for both the transformational nature of the 5Rhythms practice, and for the unique discovery process of each participant.
Bettina Rothe is a licensed 5Rhythms® dance teacher and has studied healing movement arts, psychology, meditation, and shamanic practices. She has been teaching movement and meditation classes internationally since 1998 including retreats at Hollyhock. Bettina's teaching style is inviting, inspiring and supportive. In her work she balances spiritual elements with practicality, humour and a deep knowledge of human behaviour.
THRESHOLD
A 5Rhythms® retreat with Bettina Rothe and Joanne Winstanley
August 28 - 30, 2015 at Stowel Lake Farm
Salt Spring Island, BC
“I've always believed there are moments in our lives which can be defined as a transition between the before and after, between the cause and the effect.”
Benjamin X. Wretlind
A threshold is a place of potential: a delineation between one environment or set of conditions and another. An edge we may not have approached before now. A place where we pause, however subtly, to gather ourselves before stepping beyond what we already know.
As humans, we are always moving towards the unknown. Even if we are in a familiar groove, or a season of stability, life is poised to offer surprises. Knowing this, we can arrive into each new season, each day or even each moment, with a sense of promise, aliveness, and potential.
In this year’s retreat we’ll investigate this potent place of Threshold. Using the 5Rhythms movement meditation and reflective practices, we’ll investigate this place of potential. Supported by the land and accompanied by a committed group of dancers, we’ll explore the places where we may be ready to step beyond our own edges, and gather the resources we need to step fully nourished and present into the fall.
The 5Rhythms® are an exhilarating and liberating approach to the exploration of improvised movement that is authentic, inspired and catalytic. It is a workout for body and soul, a moving meditation, a spiritual practice designed to release the dancer that lives in every body,
regardless of age, experience or condition.
This year’s retreat will include live music, indoor and outdoor meditation, two nights’ accommodation and six home-cooked locally-grown and locally-sourced organic meals.
We invite you to join us for this exploration and time to rejuvenate.
No previous 5Rhythms® experience is required.
Stowel Lake Farm, Salt Spring Island, BC
All rates include the tuition for the workshop, 2 nights of accommodation and 6 locally grown organic meals that are infused with love. Vegetables grown on the farn are used whenever possible.
The meals are vegetarian with the exception of a salmon dinner on Saturday evening.
Rates after July 31, 2015:
Private room: $595 (SOLD OUT)
Shared room: $540 (SOLD OUT)
Camping: $465 (2 left)
Commuter (off-site accommodation: $390
Please note that all cancellations will incur a $50 administration fee. Cancellations after August 15th will receive a 50% refund. Because this is a residential workshop with individualized meal and accommodation planning, no refunds can be issued for cancellations after August 26th.
The workshop starts with dinner on Friday evening. Please arrive between 3:00 - 5:00 PM to check into your room. The workshop completes on Sunday afternoon at 4:30 PM.
We advise to get reservations for your ferry travel.
If you would like to spend an extra night or bring your partner/ children,
please contact Joanne for details.
"This retreat deeply nourished me on many levels.
Food for the soul... I can't wait to do it again!"
-- Participant of the 2012 Stowel Lake Farm Retreat