‘Explore what it truly means to connect to your present moment experience through the body in this newly designed workshop by Jamie Rowland.’ 

Do you find your mind noisy and distracting in your day-to-day life? Do you find it difficult to sit down and meditate, or even to focus on any particular task? Do you feel your mind overly concerned about what you look like and what others are thinking of you during your Yoga practice? If so, then this workshop is for you! 

This workshop is designed to show you that you do not need to be sat down in silence to be meditating and find space from the mind. For Jamie, meditation is simply a state of alert observation of the Life that we are in all the many ways it expresses itself, including when we are moving the body. Present Movement understands that internal stillness is there to be felt and experienced in any activity if we are able to cultivate the quality of attention necessary to notice it, and that is what we will be exploring in this workshop. 

Expect to playfully move the body in a variety of ways, exploring things like:

• Present interaction with objects through tactile exploration and mind-body coordination

• Conscious moving around the space eg. exploring various forms of present walking

• Circular/Spiral and Wavelike movement forms and theory surrounding them

• Shaking and body tapping practices

• Humming/vibration of the vocal chords 

Also expect space towards the end of the workshop for relaxation and a shift in focus from movement towards more quieter and introspective practice. We will arrive in various Yin Yoga shapes to observe the subtle movements and messages from within the body, and ultimately land in a final relaxation.

This workshop is designed to be playful, fun and interactive as well as deeply introspective and connective. Present Movement is for everyone, and no prior experience of Yoga (or anything else for that matter) is required for this workshop.