| This one month, though so short, gave me a lot, so much; I hope some of it will stay. I understood a lot about expressing myself. How the body and soul become one. Many times it was strong and deep, even painful. Layers were peeled, and beneath them something more sensitive was exposed. I felt we moved too fast between techniques and sub-bodies, that I needed few more days to work with what came up in one lesson. It was so intensive. The co-body sessions in the end of every class, when we were sharing sound and touch and movement, were very comforting and calming. The group was so kind and supportive. The non-judgemental and non-critic atmosphere was important for me beyond words, and helped me so much to open and communicate - with myself and the others. The sharing between us was very deep. Many times we were inspired by each other and resonating in many ways. The emphasis on communication and mutual fertilization. The work of following someone else's movement was very enriching - but I would have liked it to be built more in a way that will make it possible to work with, to feel it, other than mostly trying to keep eye contact. What was most essential for me was the relinquishment of the self and becoming a part of a group, an organ of a body. Each one of us had all the space she needed to express herself, and we had so different sub-bodies, and still there was such harmony and wonderful feeling of togetherness. I am lucky to have taken part in such an accepting supportive group. Not always I was totally honest; it was hard to let go of thinking and worrying about how it looks. Or I felt blocked by lack of experience, don't have the tools to express what I wanted; and on the other hand that just moving the way I felt dragged me into familiar patterns, far from my sub-bodies, without looking for new ones. I learned the most important thing is to listen, and to be totally honest, dance even the fear and disappointment and failure. I found the depth is infinite; what is created every moment in me is infinite. There is place for the whole body; it's alright not to move, or to be ugly; there are no mistakes. I would have liked to have more feedback and guidance, for sometimes I felt a little lost. The presence of cameras and audience disturbed me many times from really going into my sub-bodies. Havatzelet |