Inspired by the same named book, we will draw from the experience and wisdom of the old monks like Franz from Assisi, Ignatius from Loyola and Benedict as well as from nuns like Hildegard from Bingen, Therese from Lisieux and Maria Ward. Their basic attitudes to life we will embody and we will move thru their revelations. It’s a matter of important experiences that help us cope more easily with the challenges of life. They show us the way to more contentment and joy.

The good thing is that we don´t have to go through the same things they did but rather we can learn from those, that went ahead of us and dealt with the adversaries of everyday life. In some we will recognize ourselves and others will appear new to us. ​It is going to get interesting to experience, how they mastered personal, spiritual and social crisis of their times with the help of God. A quarter, that will encourage us in this day and age of viruses to stay true to ourselves, to dance to our own melodies and to dare venturing into new things.

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When temperatures drop and a cold wind is hissing outside, we draw back into our own heart, to attend to its heartbeat, to explore and listen to what it really needs...

...as we dance through the following questions:

• What helps me to find rest, to calm down, to feel at home with myself and to enjoy it?
• How can we implement an oasis and actually experience heaven – together - as well as individually?
• Where can I create more space in my heart and dispose of old junk?

According to Isaiah 9 as we approach the Christmas season, we will dive into His light and celebrate the wonderful counsellor, the almighty God, the eternal Father, and the Prince of Peace.

Through breathing-, awareness- and body exercises we get more sensitive in our perception of ourselves as well as for heavenly encounters. We find new forms of body expressions in dancing freely and using creative media go on an exploratory trip. Together as a group we will be amazed at the inspirations emerging for our every day lives.

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How can I get from my tunnel view to an eagle’s perspective, from navel gazing to new outlooks on the future?
Focussing on perspectives we will be dancing thru next quarter from summer into fall while we reflect on our own views as well as on those from society and from God.

• How do they affect each other and me?
• Am I more the introspective type or do I rely more on the outside worldview?

We will be experimenting with the micro – and microcosmos and research how detailed movements as well as broad movements alter our own personal view.

• What kind of life situations trigger a tunnel view?
• How can I rid myself off fixations?
• What helps me not to stay stuck in the swamp or in old patterns / views?
• Where do I rather look away and when do I rather dwell on my past than to move forward?
• Where do I I need a change of perspective or an extended view?

All these questions we will hand over to our body who will be putting them into movement and surprise us with answers.

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"Do something nice for your body
so that your soul will want to live in it.": Teresa von Avila

This quarter leading up to summer we will give our full attention to your body.

We will focus on topics like acceptance, beauty ideals, self-care and we will train ourselves for a more positive way to deal with ourselves.

The following questions will lead us thru the course:

• How do I feel at home in my body?
• What is my body biography?
• Where do I just use my body?
• How do I deal with weakness and pain?
• How can I generate a more loving attention towards myself?
• What does my body good and what is rather harmful?
• How can I befriend my body anew?

Self-awareness as well as relaxation exercises, new ideas plus movement inputs and sharing within the group will help enhance a more positive relationship with your own body.

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What makes me tick?
Where do I find myself stuck in the rut?
How can I try out new ways and form new habits?

Quoting Kathy Peel:

„If I think of myself as loved, I can love and accept others. If I see myself as forgiven, I can be gracious toward others. If I see myself as powerful, I can do what I know is right. If I see myself as full, I can give myself freely to others.”

Body awareness floor exercises, meditative and fast dances, various materials, free dancing and partner work will move us thru the night and support us in our process of growth.

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For the fall quarter 2020 the focus is not so much be on an overall theme but rather it will be on yourself, your very own topic and on whatever moves you.

With our own inner construction site, we will feel our body resonating and try out fitting exercises as we move along. Especially as a group we can embrace the systematic aspects of it and incorporate elements from Psychodrama and Gestalt therapy.

The group setting will provide a possibility to experience healing on yourself as well as on others…. For that we will go on imaginary travels, do self-awareness exercises, get to know new relaxation techniques and dance meditative or wild dances.

It will be an exciting process that will lead us to learn with and from each other since no (wo)man is an island….

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What does my heart like? What does my soul need?

That might be contrary to what society or my upbringing is dictating, the expectations of how to play my role well or what the system is demanding of me. How can my life prosper in the midst of this field of tension? How can I find and live what is truly mine?

Through movement we will face these questions, listen to our heart and sense what our soul desires. Body awareness and partner exercises, as well as meditative group dances and creative media will be part of the classes.

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Let’s dance into 2020 accompanied by women from the Bible

Starting with Eve, the original woman of all women, from whom we all derive from, but who also messed it up quite a bit… to Tamar, who put a radical turn into her tragic life story in an adventurous way, to Rahab a courageous prostitute who did not rely on outward security and therefore saved herself and her entire family, as well as Ruth, a caring foreigner, who lost everything in order to gain so much more in the end to finally Bathsheba (the beautiful wife of Uriah) who got entangled with King David….

These Life stories sound all so un-holy in a liberating way. It is gonna be exciting meeting up with these women thru dance… surely they will enrich and inspire us in our circumstances and whatever life throws at us personally.

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We are going to jump into the different Biblical characters and will be in awe in all whom we are going to meet and what we will experience with them. In which relationships were they living? How were they coping and what can we learn from them and maybe we even integrate parts into our life?

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„Man is always "more" than the problematic scenario that seems to hold him down.“ Uwe Böschemeyer

Enneagram is a system that analyses human personality by means of nine distinct but interconnected personality types. We are going to discover the nine different types of characters according to the Enneagram and see what we all have hidden inside of us. Following an introduction we are not just going to learn theoretically about the typology but rather dance thru all sorts of people types. What is the essence of a specific type and where do I find myself in it? As we go into it and move thru it we will learn to better understand ourselves as well as others.

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„No, in all these things, we are more than conquerors...“ Rom. 8: 37

In this quarter heading towards Easter we are going to challenge ourselves with oppositions. What keeps me cool and what gets me to blow up? How do I move thru areas of conflict? Where do I wish for more balance? Do controversies have more incommon than originally thought?

Opposites do attract each other after all.

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The last quarter of the year we will look up...
In view of us celebrating God becoming man this December, we want to make room for our amazing and unfathomable God with all his facets and qualities.

We will enter into dance with the Father, the son and the Holy Spirit and will let ourselves be carried away by them.

What is God’s choreography for my life?
How can I surrender more and let him lead me in this dance of life?
How can he become more real in me?
And what kind of gifts are there to be discovered?

“God is not a dancer. He is the dance himself. And he invites everyone to become a part of it when we live in unison with him.“ Richard Rohr

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Understanding and dancing through emotions.

Joy, anger, fear, sadness, happiness, love, jealousy…

Where do I find each emotion inside of me?
How can I express anger the best without hurting others or myself ?< br /> Which places belong to love and tenderness in my life?
Which emotions do I tend to suppress?
How can I get in touch with buried feelings and how do I cope with what I find?
In what way do emotions from my past influence me here and now?< br/>
We will let ourselves be moved by these questions and are excited about our personal discoveries

A try out session is possible only the first night of the term. From then on, the exciting group process needs to be protected.

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This summer quarter we will examine the secret of love (following Adam Jackson) over ten evenings and embody different loving ideas as we go along.

We will examine our imagination to see how much it influences our relationships, build up our self-respect and reflect on the power of giving.

We will focus on our friendships,
enjoy touch through interactive exercises
and try letting go and improving our communication.

What role does commitment, passion and trust play in my life?

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" Don’t lose your confidence, since it holds a great reward for you.“ 
(Hebr. 10:35)

• Whom can I trust?
• Can I trust myself?
• Can I trust others?
• Is trust extendable?
• Can basic trust be restored after negative experiences?

We will encourage each other to integrate hope into our thought life and to take new steps of faith as we are learning
to let go,
to trust,
to entrust and to invite healing after experiences of mistrust.

With our bodies we will engage in exercises of trust and see how to translate them into our everyday lives.

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Worshipping God creatively with the body and with everything that we have.
He has given himself completely and if we surrender ourselves completely toHim with our whole being, with all our strength and with all our senses,then heaven and earth will collide and we will be transformed.

When we encounter God through dance, we will be touched and moved by the Holy Spirit whichwill bring about breakthroughs.Body work and perceptual exercises alternate with danceimprovisation and group dances.

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Way too many people wanted to be gods but only one God wanted to become a human…

This quarter leading up to Christmas we leave our phantasies about omnipotence behind and let go of any expected perfectionism. We face our human state with all its quirks and ups & downs, including our vulnerability and limitations.
How do I cope with my limitations?
Where does it hurt?
Can I still sense heaven thru it all?
How might Jesus have felt in his human experience?

We are going to exercise honesty with ourselves as well as with others. We are connected within the group in acceptance, friendship and healthy confrontation. What kind of support will I need from the group?

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Psalms are old songs and a wonderful expression of the human soul.

We want to examine these nuances and explore our own world of emotions.

What kind of psalms are hidden inside of us? What laments, rage, cries for help and hymns of praise want to be expressed?

How can we get out of the downward spiral of sinister emotions into hope and heaven?

How to let go of patterns of the past and embrace the new life?

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Next to balance exercises we will look at the following questions:

• How can I live a balanced life with myself and my surrounding?
• How can I take myself seriously and be sensitive to myself as in looking after myself without being fixated on my needs?
• When do I live in one accord without being needy of harmony?
• How do I give room to the Spirit without spiritualizing everything?
• Where do I feel the Holy Spirit in my body?
• What makes my soul leap and live it up?
• What does my body need in terms of movement and relaxation?
• What is the message of pain?
• What really comforts me?

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Dance-, Breathing-, Aroma- and Music therapists take you into a creative Experience of the senses…

• From stagnation to movement with Andrea Trilby.
• Awareness of body and breathing with Eveline Gerber.
• Get inspired by different aromas and learn more about the effect of anointing oils with Damaris Grunder.
• Make music, dive into new rhythms and improvise with Barbara Quiram.

This weekend gives you the chance to get a feel for the various therapies and to explore a variety of exercises.

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„Small faith gets our heart into heaven. Big Faith brings heaven into our heart.“ (from Spurgeon)

Til spring break we are going to enter into the heavenly realm of worship. With our dance we want to touch the heart of our Father, honor Him and enjoy His presence.

His kingdom is expanding inside of us and all around. Exercises will help awaken our inner senses.

He will inspire us in our day to day living, so we may be more and more transformed and covered by his glory.

May faith take over our whole being - flowing over head and heart.

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„What is seen is temporary, but the unseen is eternal.“ 2. Cor. 4:18

In the last quarter of this year we are looking at the component of time in our dance of life and giving some loving attention to our bodies. What is the tempo of my life at the moment and how does that feel like for me? How can I relate to eternity in my day to day life?

Together we are going to reflect on timing, urgency and importance of things.  Especially during the time before Christmas everyone tends to get stressed out. How can I cope differently this year and see time as a gift?

In our bodies we are going to play with the meaning of time by using fast/sudden and slow/gradual movement sequences. We will also counter-balance stress through relaxation exercises since there is a time for everything under the sun.

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In this entire world there is no one who thinks, feels and looks like you!
This uniqueness we want to discover in each other, celebrate it thru self-awareness exercises and enjoy it in dance, improvisation and partner exercises.
Who does not know the deep desire to be authentic and loved? This quarter we are going to discover and show our own true colors in a world that sometimes seems blindingly colorful and other times solemnly gray.
We are going to focus on questions like:

• Why do I want to just blend in at times like a chameleon?
• What is keeping me from living my uniqueness and from swimming against the current?
• How can I stand up for myself, stick to my rhythm and sing my own song?
• What gives me the courage to live self-confident and stay true to myself?

We want to discover our full potential and encourage one another to live out the color-full dream that our Creator God placed in each one of us.

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„All my fountains are in you“ (Ps. 87:7)

This quarter we are exploring our inner strengths and resources.

• What revives and refreshes me?
• Where do I draw my energy from?
• What feeds my soul?
• What resources have been buried or where do I block myself?
• Are there any hidden treasures that I have not yet discovered?

Realize the connection between muscle power and inner strength via your voice, silence, music, nature, blessings and touch.
With creative media and diverse body awareness exercises, we will experiment with tenacity and vigor and let our powers be at play.

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On these Special Saturday afternoons you are free to move around and let yourself be moved on the inside.

Together with a breath therapist, an aroma therapist and a music therapist I am thrilled to introduce the following highlights. This gives you the chance to get to get a feel for the various therapies, to explore a variety of excercises and to get to know the different therapists.

Sept. 24th 2016 -- Thank You For The Music...
We are going to dive into different kinds of rhythms and move to all sorts of styles. There will be room to vocalize and make music. When experimenting with sounds we let our voice dance and experience new strings vibrating deep inside us.
Included in the program are dances from Israel and Africa.

Co lead with Barbara Quiram, Music Therapist i.A.

May 21st 2016 -- Aroma Dance
The sense of smell is closely connected with our memories and our wellbeing.
○ How do I feel well in my own skin?
○ What does me well?

We will sense what different aromas trigger in us.
○ What inner pictures emerse?
○ What feelings and movements awake?
○ What helps me to relax?

Includes a mutual massage and your very own aroma dance.

(10 CHF surcharge for fragrances at Aroma dance class)

Co lead with Damaris Grunder, Aroma Therapist

March 5th 2016 -- Feel The Wind Under Your Wings
What carries me, holds me up - what moves me?
What raises me to new heights?

You will follow your own breath and as it moves you. In full awareness of our breathing, our thoughts will come to rest as we return home to ourselves. Freshly strengthened and newly inspired we get ready to break free and dare to start into the unknown.

It is going to be exciting and relaxing!

Co lead with Eveline Geber, Breath Therapist

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The inner child in us gets room to show itself and a voice to express itself...

to be amazed, to laugh, to cry, to be mad, to love, to be vulnerable, to trust, to be fully absorbed in play, to move, full of fantasy and entrepreneur desire….
Thru body awareness exercises we sense our deepest inner self with its wishes and dreams. With the use of different media we get to play with ourselves and each other.

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“We need Angels of Love, who lead us into the mystery of love, who bring us in touch with the source of love, which bubbles up in side of us, but too often is blocked up or clouded by our hurt emotions.” Anselm Grün

This quarter we are inviting the angels to lead us to the source of love, to dance with us, to sing over us and to let the healing begin.
During the course of time we are going to encounter all sorts of angels like the Angel of Protection, of Healing and even Angels of War.
We will let these angels inspire and touch us on many different levels. Also we will grow wings and experience what it is like to become an angel for each other.
Thru dance and body - awareness - exercises we will practice letting go, diving into and enjoying God's messengers for us in order to integrate them more in our day to day living.

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This quarter we are going to look at compassion. What emotions are being stirred inside of me by this word?
For one, it reveals a certain dependancy and neediness in the core of our human condition, for another it points out a humility in being lead to that place of neediness and to experience what it is like to arrive, soak and refill in the arms of the God of all compassion. And how can we lead and help each other in our endeavor of more grace, tenderness and empathy?
Thru dance and body-awereness-excersises we will practise letting go, diving into and enjoying God's compassion for us in order to integrate it more and more in our day to day living.

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I​n our everyday life … how do we not grow tired and stressed? How come we don’t give up? How do we create an oasis of hope?

This quarter we reach out for More, for the humanly Impossible and for the Supernatural. We will cultivate hope and faith. We expect the Unthinkable and open ourselves up to the Wonder-full. Thru body-awareness-exercises we stretch our horizon and go into expectancy mode until the miracle grants us a visit.

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This quarter we focus on togetherness and being there for each other.

Through body awareness exercises we identify our own burdens; practice letting go and passing it on. We'll gain trust, strength and empathy. We'll set boundaries and try letting go of our own "heavy stuff" and help carry someone else's for a change.

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