"At last life has
offered me a moment to sit down and thank you both for the extraordinary week
of Contemplative Dance at Hampshire College. The practice of silent witnessing
is finding its way into many aspects of my work and personal life. What a gift
indeed. The care you both took to manage such vastly different personalities
and backgrounds while keeping us all feeling safe was a testament to your
collective skills as practitioners of the work. I treasure the inspiration,
creativity and friendships I found in my week there. "
"Your structure is superb. One of the best of any experiential workshops. The structure implied respect of self and others, acceptance, and safety. Very well thought through, developed and presented."
"I think you are fabulous facilitators. You create a safe and supportive container and somehow manage to make the work relevant to people from all sorts of different perspectives. I also appreciated how very present you were in the small group gatherings. It makes all the difference!"
"Again and again, I was
struck by the mindfulness and effort you've devoted to creating this structure
and this experience.
"Thank you. Your openheartedness, wisdom, centeredness and joy were strong guides for me throughout the week. The work you do is beautiful and healthy."
"I continue to be stirred within by
thoughts, insights, and physical impulses, which had their inceptions at the
workshop. In fact, I'm making a new solo, which is sustained/informed by
material begun at Omega… Each of you has a unique and extraordinary gift that
you bring to the work and in combination is incredibly rich and
inspirational."
"You are both skillful, insightful, honest, and loving in your style of facilitating. You kept us on schedule and knew where we were and what to say at every juncture. This was absolutely perfect for me. I hope to return to Week II next summer."
"I was impressed with the openness and acceptance of all ways of being and working that was modeled by the facilitators. For me, that openness and acceptance went beyond the usual that is a part of the authentic movement practice. Even in this form, especially over a longer time period such as this, I have experienced more unspoken rules or assumptions that have, for me, served to exclude me or others if we were not in the same place. The style of this week was for me very inclusive, very gentile, open and accepting, and I greatly appreciated that."
"I enjoy the dance studios with all the space."
"I appreciated how welcoming and caring you all were. Coming to this
without any experience in authentic movement and little in dance, I could have
felt intimidated and out of place, but the context you created allowed instead
for the continued opening and growth and comfort with moving that I was
seeking." |
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