Ramona is exploring movement, embodiment, philosophy, and intimacy, looking for links between somatic, subjective experiences and objective realities.
‘We’ll mostly put aside what we know about yoga, and simply explore how our bodies want to move, breathe, or simply be. There will be a guided structure in our time together; however, it will serve just as a lens for looking within.
My approach is informed by having grown up with an intensity-seeking tendency. If there wasn’t some edge being pushed, it didn’t feel like enough for me. This pattern was mirrored in many aspects of my life and eventually became unsustainable.
Around that time, after having diligently avoided slowness and gentleness, I decided to invite them in. They showed me how I can weave them into strength and intensity, which became a radical shift for me — one that continues to shape how I move through the world.
I’ll invite you to find your own way of playing with slowness and intensity. To be curious about your rhythms, and gentle with your edges. To maybe explore this further as you go out into the festival each morning.
How can we remain attuned to our own and one another’s rhythms, and cultivate clarity in terms of what we feel, need or want, beyond our clearly defined practice spaces? And when we lose our way a bit, how can we bring ourselves back?’