5Rhythms®
What are the 5Rhythms®?
The 5Rhythms® comprise of a simple movement practice designed to release the dancer that lives in everybody, no matter what shape, size, age limitation and experience. To find your dance is to find yourself, at your most fluid and creative level. While the practice itself is the essence of simplicity, it has the power to catalyze deep healing and creative expression. The primary teaching of this work is: If you put the psyche in motion, it will heal itself.
The five rhythms are Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. They come together to create the Wave, a movement meditation practice. Rather than having steps to follow, each rhythm is a different energy field in which you find your own expression and choreography, thereby stretching your imagination as well as your body. Each rhythm is a teacher and you can expect to meet different and sometimes unknown aspect of yourself as your dance unfolds and your practice of the rhythms deepens over time.
The rhythms are the foundation of Gabrielle Roth’s body of work, a series of healing maps for the body, heart mind, soul and spirit that provide a lifetime of self-discovery and a path to awakening. The 5Rhythms® practice starts you on that journey and is the place to which you will always return. For more information about the 5Rhythms® click here.
Gabrielle Roth
How Do I Start?
Go at your own pace
Be responsible for your own body by staying aware of injuries and limitations
Keep your eyes open to stay aware of others
Dance barefoot or dance shoes only - no socks on the dance floor
Move how you feel and stay open to changing
Know that everything that is alive has a dance find and express yours
Enjoy yourself! Excessive seriousness may slow you down