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Tango – Ecstatic Flight Through the Senses

Picture artist unknown Preparing to dance, I stretch out my sense-antennas.  I scan the distance by listening through my body. I smell, I observe and finally notice.  Upon gestural agreement, gently, I touch my partner.  We get closer and closer. We drop into the meeting of our skins - the periphery at which we affirm our separation, as well as begin to flow into and through one another. And, as we softly spread along this permeable boundary, our breathing, now via the skin pores, begins to expand and relax too. At that moment, I begin to feel a pull towards the darkness of the inner caves and caverns of our bodies – the deeper intimacy. I turn to the inner eye, the senses that ' see'  in the dark. And within this realm of imagination, but also simply bodily knowing, I begin to track, not only shapes, but also the core impulses of our movement.   I continue to sense, although that sense has now become a full-bodied feeling. I half or even fu...

Love is..

After quite a few years, I am back to the blog! This time round, I am going to offer some of my writing. As English is not my first language, I have certain amount of nervousness doing this, but I also have trust that what needs to be communicated, will be! So, to begin this journey, here is my recent musing on love: Honey (2013) by Andy Van Dinh The simplest yet most profound form of our human journey is one of Love.  Magical and indescribable, often misconstrued, oppressed, secret and untapped, but mostly passionate, beautiful, sensual, sexual and essential. Love is a myriad of faces, in one.  Love cannot be won, coaxed, willed or owned, only recognized. Stretching us between heavenly longing and earthly belonging, love is each of our mysterious call to a life of exciting discovery.  Like a curious Child, love nudges us towards places unreachable by the overtly critical eyes. From within the darkness, it beckons us to enter the wild, the hidden and the...

Love and War with Spoken Word Artist Andrea Gibson

STILLNESS IN MOVEMENT - Journey to the self through movement and the sensuous landscape of the Sinai desert

One million women rising together!

The whole weekend of Tango 2 Freedom!

Tango 2 Freedom workshop in Chagford, Devon, UK

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PEARLS OF SERBIA - thematic workshops in nature, summer 2012

PEARLS OF SERBIA thematic workshops in nature, summer 2012* first weekend workshop: THE FAIRY DANCE in magical East Serbia, 22-24 June Experiential workshop of free movement and dance**, sound, rituals hidden in tradition, external and internal journeys and connection of body and spirit with the natural elements which surround us. Merged with rhythm of nature whilst listening to the birthing of summer in the exceptional ambient created by nature's monuments. Lead by: Sanela Fekovic and Jelena Tasic (Shadow Dance) in collaboration with Biljana Lipic (Shamanic Tango) The price of the weekend workshop is 100 E. The price includes: half-board rural accommodation, travel from Belgrade, workshop program as well as all the visits to the most important geographical landmarks of Serbia in the region. Bookings until 20.6.2012: biseri.srbije@gmail.com 063 253487 i 064 1682683 * Other workshops during summer 2012: Along the Hidden Paths, Creative Nature, T...

Women's Gathering - Weaving, Storytelling and Dance - 31st March

Dancing the Dream - dance gathering to send prayers to the Earth

Nina Simone on Connection and Freedom!

Tango to Freedom

Intensive day workshops followed by an informal milonga (an evening dance) for the participants... with Biljana Lipic VENUE: Barefoot Barn in Chagford, a wooden barn with views across Dartmoor, situated in 5 acres of beautiful gardens http://barefootbarn.org DATES OF WORKSHOPS: 18th Feb & 17th March + more dates to follow... http://www.i-m-pulse.eclipse.co.uk/page_03.htm

NEW season of Shamanic Tango workshops - starting Dec 2011!

With excitement I would like to invite you to join us for the first weekend themed: DANCER AS THE BRIDGE BETWEEN THE WORLDS @ Gwenmenhir, Boscawen-noon Farm, St Buryan, Penzance, Cornwall TR19 6EH - beautifully converted , eco-friendly barn, also home of the Wild Food Foraging and Cooking School Fat Hen. http://www.fathen.org/aboutgoatbarnkitchenoldwashhouse.htm Fee: £145 per weekend inclusive of food. For those requiring accommodation there are some spaces at the venue, plus other options to stay at the B&Bs nearby. For information and to arrange booking please contact Biljana - T 07966 457 863; E contact@i-m-pulse.com More about the workshops on the website: http://www.i-m-pulse.eclipse.co.uk/page_03.htm

The Art of Performance - workshop invitation

THE ART OF PERFORMANCE @ The Exchange, Princes Street, Penzance TR18 2NL Wednesdays, 9th November - 7th December, 6-8pm. A series of five practical classes, led by Biljana Lipic, investigating and documenting the use of the artist’s body as art. The sessions will involve exercises that can prepare the body for a performance based activity as well as explorative, improvisation and game-like structures, done both indoors and outdoors, that can inspire creative enquiry and also serve as a raw material for the photographic and video documenting of the body-centered art. Reflection and sharing will be incorporated, which at times will be channelled through drawing, writing as well as group discussion. £10 per session. Booking and advance payment is essential for these courses. Email bookings@newlynartgallery.co.uk or call the gallery on 01736 363715 http://www.newlynartgallery.co.uk/?Events

Very powerful Clown through Mask training

Clown through Mask training, London 7 weekends from September 2011 - March 2012 This groundbreaking course, synthesising Native North American and European clowning traditions, uses the power of masks to guide you towards your clown, becoming both beautiful and ridiculous at once. Over seven weekends, we explore how the clown can act as mirror to the audience’s humanity, by facing and embodying all aspects of the self through each making six masks. Starting with simple exercises exploring sound, colour, presence and movement, this transformative method combines the unique personas discovered through the masks with work on how to express these physically, vocally and emotionally in performance. A powerful, playful and exhilarating journey, the training provides a thorough grounding in the art of clowning, and will be beneficial for any performer or artist wanting to connect more fully with your own creative source - your self. No previous experience of clowning ...

Paying it forward..

Paying It Forward – Healing Earth/Heart Through The Rainbow – Global Healing Event 29/5/11 @ 11:11am UK TIME To see how to join go here: http://www.initiationworkshops.co.uk/blog/?p=129

On Spirituality..

"In perhaps one of its briefest definitions spirituality is about the relationships that we have with our self, with others and with the universe. It is characterized by several key concepts and principles, one of which is that it is paradoxical. Otherwise seemingly opposite conditions, entities or experiences coexist comfortably together. For example, spirituality is both subtle and powerful. It is like our breath. We go about most of our day not even realizing that we are breathing. Yet our breathing is so powerful that if we stop, we die. Spirituality is personal. Each of us has to discover it on our own, in our own way. It is highly useful, in that it deals with a spectrum of life issues, from learning basic trust to getting free of suffering. And spirituality is experiential. To appreciate it, we use it, to realize it, we have to experience it. We cannot know it ultimately through our intellect or through reason. It is not knowable. It is only be-able. It is indescribable. It...

Bruce Lee Philosophy!