LISTENING HANDS RETREAT
The art of listening
January 17-19th 2024
What would happen if we slowed down enough to listen with all our being? How would we move our bodies, savour our food, touch the world around us?
This 2-day workshop invites you to slow down, reclaim your intuition and explore the richness of your senses. What if we dared to free ourselves from our visual perception and ‘see’ the world through touch, taste, smell, and sound?
This inquiry forms the heart of this training, challenging us to explore what the world could feel like if we looked less, and listened more.
By shifting the focus from the dominance of sight, and allowing touch to become our anchor, we will discover new ways of listening with all our senses…
The art of listening through touch
Designed for bodyworkers, dancers and all other curious practitioners of movement alike, this immersive experience offers a great introduction onto the principles of Zenthai Shiatsu and an opportunity to see if you would like to dive deeper into this modality. Students will have the opportunity to give and receive quality bodywork cultivating presence, empathy, and self-discovery.
Led by the principles of the 12 threads of Zenthai Shiatsu, this training delves into the intricacies between sinew and tissue, guiding you to pay attention to your intention.
Less is more: In the subtlety of touch, we discover the power of simplicity and presence. Each gentle contact carries profound healing potential, reminding us that sometimes, less effort yields greater results.
Perfect fit: Like a puzzle piece finding its place, our touch seeks alignment and harmony with the body. Through attentive listening and intuitive connection, we create a space where healing unfolds effortlessly.
The more contact the better: In the art of touch, abundance leads to depth. By embracing continuous contact and connection, we amplify the therapeutic effects, nurturing transformation and well-being.
Exploring limits: Within the boundaries of comfort lies the threshold of growth. With sensitivity and respect, we gently push these limits, encouraging expansion and discovery on the path to healing.
More information about Zenthai Shiatsu here.
The art of listening with all our senses
In addition to Touch, this training will explore the richness that can be experienced through taste and smell. We’ll explore the sensory world with tea ceremonies and specially curated food experiences, designed to awaken your palate and enhance your connection with your body and environment. The food menu is curated by Georgie Creaven, a cook, yoga teacher and traveller. Georgie is dedicated to helping others create healthy, more pleasurable relationships with food and the land it comes from. With presence and pleasure at the heart of all her meals, she brings a special approach to crafting seasonal feasts and flavours to awaken new sensitivity and curiosity through our senses.
What you will receive
Guided Bodywork Sequences: Learn step-by-step techniques with videos provided so you can continue your practice at home.
Daily Movement Practices: Engage in daily practices designed to cultivate body awareness, flow, and connection.
Daily Morning tea ceremonies: Begin each day grounding ourselves in presence and intention.
Theory Around the 12 Threads of Touch: Delve into the principles that underpin Zenthai Shiatsu and understand the energetics of therapeutic touch.
Nourishing, organic meals: Expect three delicious, fresh meals a day, shared together around the table.
Sensory Food Experiences: Participate in immersive workshops that awaken your senses through taste, smell, and touch, enhancing your sensory perception.
All Recipes of the Food Shared: Take home a collection of recipes from our sensory food journey, curated by Georgie, to inspire your own culinary adventures.
Stylish, country-style accommodation in a gorgeous home only 90 minutes from Sydney…
Details
Dates: Friday 17th - Sunday 19th January 2024
Location: 1 hour drive from Sydney (we will organise a whatsapp group for car pooling)
Investment (includes all teaching, manual of bodywork sequence and recipes of the food)
Shared room (twin or double)
995 AUD early bird price (before Jan 1st - limited spaces)
1095 AUD regular price
Single room
1400 early bird
1500 regular price
Email natanbodyflow@gmail.com for payment instructions and to secure your space.
“One must be aware that when two bodies meet they are together entering an unknown territory. To see this as an everyday experience is to lose the wonder of adventure. If, however, one allows oneself to be led on this journey, we will discover horizons we never imagined existed.”
Pauli Coelho