Creative Body Workshop

Move Differently to Think, Perceive, and Create Differently

Next date TBA
Our body is an amazing creative resource. It has it own creative intelligence. Using your body in ways aligned with this 
natural intelligence increases adaptability, creativity, and resilience. When you move and embody in new ways, new perspectives and thinking emerge. Breaking patterns of movement and opening to new ones create space for novel ideas and insights. Many of us are sitting in Zoom calls, or at our desks, for much of the day. It can be energy draining, and we can lose touch with our creative flow. I take frequent "pattern breaks" to get in my body in energizing and enjoyable ways to be able to stay "on" with the work I do. When I take the time to move differently, it opens up my more of my creative energy, focus, and resourcefulness. I do body-centered practices every day to keep me present, engaged, and co-creating with my clients. It's been a life-saver for me doing all my work online these days, and I would love to share some of the practices. This highly 
interactive workshop integrates different interrelated body-centered modalities 
that work together toward a cohesive whole. The convergence of somatic philosophy 
and techniques with other creative practices help you experience a deepened awareness of, and connection to, your body intelligence and unique creative expression. We explore and experience using our bodies to move through blocks to creativity, create new visions and solve problems, feel more empowered, generate feelings of aliveness and more ease of movement, and:
  • Using movement and embodiment for creative thinking - moving differently to perceive/think/respond differently
  • Engaging the creative imagination with our bodies
  • Inhabiting our bodies in new (and fun) ways
  • Learning to hear more of our own body’s wisdom
  • Enhancing storytelling, improv, public speaking, and other form of creative expression by using the body
  • Loosening up the body and generating more creative energy
  • Quick practices for energizing and staying present during Zoom marathon sessions
  • Breaking patterns and discovering new ones within ourselves
You'll leave with techniques you can practice at home.

"Think with your whole body."

~ Taisen Deshimaru

Worskshop Details
When: Next date TBA. On Zoom. There will be an option to stay on for a bonus 30 minutes after the workshop with any questions or specific customization. Registration: TBA Link: Log-in link will be provided after registration Questions? Email workshop leader, Michelle James, at michelle@creativeemergence.com
This is the latest offering in the Creative Body Workshop Series I've been doing for 15 years. It's more important than ever now, given many of us are working from home, sitting much of the day in front of a screen. I spent 5 years in a psycho-physical body-centered (movement and bodywork) training program, CoreSomatics®, and became a Master Practitioner. I weave my learnings there with many other body-centered practices I've engaged with over the years in various programs, the expressive arts, imprivsatinal theater, and my own discoveries (both within myself and from facilitating others) to create this original workshop.