Come to The Reunion
Come back to the body, back to nature, and back to connection.
The Reunion is an inspired dance experience where movement becomes medicine and personal connections nourish a sense of community. Through simple prompts, you'll be invited to reconnect with your body's wisdom as we explore feeling a little more in our bodies and more authentically ourselves with each song.
upcoming sessions of
the reunion℠
WITH QOYA FOUNDER, ROCHELLE SCHIECK
Fall Series: Process, Presence & Paradox
Tuesday, September 23rd | process
Tuesday, October 14th | presence
Tuesday, November 18th | Paradox
all sessions 6:00 - 7:30 pm
the Senate Garage | Kingston, New York
Our time together is curated to harness the power of nature, movement, music, and authentic connection. Throughout the experience, there will be opportunities to journal and share with others. Within the stunning brick-walled Senate Garage, we'll create a transformative space for 90 minutes of dance, reflection, and community building.
This Fall's Journey:
Process, Presence & Paradox
I have been deeply inspired by listening to Jungian scholar Marion Woodman's teachings from Sitting by the Well on the feminine principle which she describes the characteristics as process, presence and paradox. I wanted to invite us to gather for this three-part series to explore how these words and their meaning feel in your body as you move with them and move with others. You are also invited to bring something from nature for each of the sessions. It could be an herb from your garden, a leaf that fell from the trees and right on to your path or something else that you're called to bring.
Tuesday, September 23rd
PROCESS | Imagine a process is not a failure, it's a process. Can you see yourself and our collective through the lens of process?
Tuesday, October 14th
PRESENCE | Prompted by practices to cultivate embodied presence, notice what it feels like for you when you are in the present moment and when your awareness is split. Explore the places where you feel more agency to choose to be here now.
Tuesday, November 18th
PARADOX | Where inside yourself and in the world can you see that two seemingly opposite things may also be true at the same time? What does holding the tension of opposites feel like in your body, and where can perception of paradox support you at this time?
No events at the moment
What to Expect
We'll gather in a circle and share each of our names, then pull an oracle card with an invitation to either journal or share with a partner how the card relates to you and your intention for being here. Next, you'll be guided on a journey with a prompt to bring awareness to your body, and you'll be given space for that song to explore and move however the music and ideas move you.
Some people lie down resting, others stretch, some make big expansive movements, others more subtle, some people take breaks to meditate or journal. You are invited to move at the pace of your body and feel what feels right moment to moment.
We will be guided through a transformational arc to explore an active inquiry into the theme we are dancing with and also to dance with your individual intention. While there are so many things in life we may be trying to figure out, this is an invitation to be with what is and potentially feel it out. If you have been looking to become more skillful in transitioning from overthinking to being more present with your body, this is an approach to movement that is infused with meaning and an opportunity to dance with the wild experience of living in these times honoring the process, presence and paradox.
No experience necessary. All are welcome.
Community Agreement: VOICES
By participating in The Reunion, you agree to:
Voluntary - Feel your own agency to choose what is right for you in each moment. Take breaks when you feel a preference to. Know that everything here is an invitation. You decide.
Owning - Owning your experience. Stay connected and use I statements when you speak to your own inner experience. If you need support in looking at something that’s up for you personally, reach out to the instructor or someone else you trust.
Inquiry - Be compassionate and curious with yourselves and others. Instead of leading with assumptions and judgment, ask questions to deepen connections to self and others, holding one another with positive regard.
Confidential - Listen with your heart and hold what you hear with reverence. Only share your experience and not another person’s stories during the event or outside of it.
Equitable - Speak from a place of inclusion and equality amongst all people. Commit to honoring people of all different sizes, abilities, lived experiences, cultures and human expressions. Be aware of how little or how much you are speaking, and be an active participant in co-creating a space where the goal is to harvest the collective wisdom that is here.
Symphonic - As each of us engages with the instrument of our body uniquely and to our liking, hold the vision for the group that we may come together to harmonize. May we embrace the supportive environment of the class container to learn and grow together.
We are committed to creating an inclusive, respectful environment where all participants feel safe to explore authentic expression and connection.
Waiver Required: All participants must sign a liability waiver upon registration.