Valentine's Flirtshop Fri 15 - Sun 17 Feb 2013 IoW
Have more fun and less fear in communicating with others, especially those you fancy! Flirtshop is a crash course in self-awareness: a guide to coming out of your shell, suspending self-censorship, selling your assets and relating to others with ease and cheerfulness.
Games, exercises, role-play, coaching and discussion help you to 1) make the first move and 2) keep the confidence flowing. We’ll look at eye contact, body language, opening gambits, knowing what you want, and how men and women differ in approach and response. It won’t hurt a bit and you’ll meet a group of new, like-minded people.
Flirtshop is fun, practical and enlightening, with a great teacher and a lovely environment. Why not put a wonderful weekend in your diary…
‘I haven’t laughed so much in ages……people were raring to get back into the real world and start flirting for England.’ Sally Shalam, Sunday Express
‘My confidence has improved so much….I feel much happier to walk into a room of strangers, and I’m flirting a lot more, face to face, and on the phone…’ Alice Burns, participant at The Grange.
Alison Goldie is an actor, theatre director, writer and teacher. After graduating from Hull University in 1982 with a degree in drama she has performed in many rooms above pubs, performed solo stand-up comedy, played all the female characters in Newman and Baddiel in Pieces (BBC2), then became a travel reporter on The Travel Show (BBC2), and has acted in many plays and sketch shows, including the infamous Mary Whitehouse Experience. In the last 10 years, Alison has expanded her theatre directing and teaching of impro, drama, and confidence-building courses (such as Flirtshop) Alison’s latest script Dancing With Decadence, a full-length play about Austrian artist, Egon Schiele, is currently awaiting production.
Singing, Music & Wine Fri 22 - Sun 24 Feb 2013 IoW
Susie presents a fun weekend of singing empowerment and relaxing " tutoured" wine tastings. Her specially graduated system of group harmony singing is accompanied by guitar and is guaranteed to get your voice up and running in a weekend . You will develop a richer tone, free throat, extend your range, find plenty of breath and gain a feeling of joy and energy. Susie creates rainbow harmonies and optional moments for participants to sing solo. A part of finding your unique voice can be through creative song writing which Susie makes a pleasure and easy. Susie's classes feel supportive and releasing, they are good for total beginners through to experienced singers. On both evennings relax by the fire with tutored wine tastings accompanied by themed "live" music and after dinner enjoy sing-alongs and the opportunity to perform at the "open mic". On Saturday Susie will lead a walk along the stunning coast at The Grange discovering its fascinating history and melodious songlines.
Fri 22 - Sun 24 Feb 2013
Susie Self is an international singer, composer and voice director. Her opera “Boy from Brazil” premiered at London's Riverside Studios in summer 2012. Her symphonic music featured on Woman’s Hour. She has sung lead roles at The Royal Opera House and in the West End and she was voted best vocalist at the Buxton Festival. She facilitates workshops in London, California and Mexico.
Introduction to Living Tantra invites you to say hello to and welcome all that you feel as man or woman in this physical body. It is a gentle and playful introduction into the realm of Living Tantra: into feeling your natural desires, exploring your boundaries, expressing your wants and needs, learning to ask for what you want, discovering different types of touch and loving yourself more fully.
During the weekend you will meet and connect with others in a safe and nourishing space where you can relax into discovering your way of being intimate as this man or this woman.
Jan brings to her teaching deep understanding and a warm hearted appreciation for people’s need to find and learn to trust their own unique journeys into being. The themes of loving relationship, self-acceptance & forgiveness are central to Jan’s life and work. She is held in high regard by the many people who have come to know her through her guidance in both workshops and coaching. Jan has been leading workshops focussed on intimacy, relationships, sexuality and life vision since 1999 in Europe and Hawaii. She is a certified coach, Art of Being® teacher and mediator.
One of the best routes into writing – both fiction and non-fiction – is through our personal experiences and memories, and some of our most interesting materials comes from our own lives. This course will explore the techniques of using that material to tell our stories as well as we can.
Fri 8 - Sun 10 Mar 2013
Helena’s works of memoir, travel and biography include Looking for George (1995), Mother Tongues (2001) and Strangerland (2006). Her trilogy of children’s fiction will be published next year.
Love Your Body & Life Fri 15 - Sun 17 Mar 2013 IoW
Would you like to experience more health, happiness or confidence in your life?
This interactive workshop will focus on learning how to listen and trust the language of your body to make food and life choices that are perfect for you. Including gentle yoga to connect with your body, alongside simple but transformative ways to work with your mind.
We will practice shifting our focus from the mind, to the heart to break through old patterns of limitation, fears, negativity and doubts and open the door for new and exciting possibilities to emerge.
Katrina's style of teaching is heart-based, and is grounded in compassion, gratitude and kindness. During the weekend you will move your understanding beyond your current challenges, and instead of seeing them as a problem, be able to use them as a doorway to step powerfully towards your dreams so that you can create a body and a life you love.
Fri 15 - Sun 17 Mar 2013
Katrina has lost over 60 pounds and has kept it off for over 10 years. She has also radically transformed every aspect of her life and is now a picture of vibrant health, energy and vitality. Yogini, teacher, author, and lover of food, travel & style today she spends all her time inspiring others to love their bodies so that they too can create a life that they love.
Aspects of Novel Writing Fri 5 - Sun 7 Apr 2013 IoW
Whether you’re just beginning to organise your ideas or working on your next ‘opus’ this course is aimed at giving you a clear understanding of the technical and creative aspects of novel writing. Along with exercises and inspiration to get you going (drawing on experience, memory, imagination and place) there will be opportunities to share pieces of your writing in a relaxed and supportive setting. You will also receive constructive feedback on the work you produce in the sessions.
Focussing on structure, character, plot and voice we’ll work on planning an extended narrative (and developing a shorter piece of work by the end of the week). We’ll look at the elements that drive your narrative forward and keep the reader wanting more. And we won’t forget the nitty-gritty of prose-style – writing strong dialogue, streamlining scenes and sentences – and how it all comes together to create impact.
Finally the course aims to furnish you with solid strategies so that when you leave the idyllic, creative bubble that is Skyros you will be able to draw on those resources and keep your writing momentum going well into the future.
Fri 5 - Sun 7 Apr 2013 Mez Packer studied Philosophy and Literature at Warwick University in the 80s and then spent time in Europe singing jazz in bars and nightclubs. She travelled widely in Asia, the Far East and the Caribbean before becoming a Broadcast Journalist with the BBC. She is currently Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication and visiting Lecturer in Creative Writing at Coventry University. Mez has varied writing interests from scripts for apps and transmedia projects to short stories, which have appeared in various literary magazines. Her first novel, Among Thieves, was shortlisted for the Commonwealth Writers' Prize, 2010. Her second novel, The Game is Altered, was published in February 2012.
Classes focus on developing body awareness, flexibility and strength through the practice of asana (posture work) and sun salutations with a particular focus on the breath. This will be followed by pranayama (breathing practice), relaxation and meditation. Some classes may have a special focus on chakras, mantra, yoga nidra (deep relaxation) or movement meditation. The overall aim of these classes will be to promote well-being and help participants incorporate yoga into everyday life.
Classes are suitable for everyone, all levels and abilities will be catered for.
Fri 12 - Sun 14 Apr 2013
Marina, a yoga teacher, is an accomplished theatre director, writer and performer who has worked internationally with theatres, galleries, festivals, prisons, health and mental health groups.
Passion, Power & Presence Fri 19 - Sun 21 Apr 2013 IoW
We will explore through processes, games, creativity, improvisation and sharing how we take our place in this world and discover how we claim our authentic space and fulfill our dreams and aspirations. Passion: What would happen if we could tap into that resource and use it? Power: Stepping into your own power can be a magical experience. Presence: Every great communicator speaks from this place. It is when fully present that we do our best work and make our deepest impression on others. Once we get in touch with our presence and learn to use it Passion and Power almost automatically become a natural resource.
Andrew Risner is a leading trainer, facilitator and coach who utilises comedy improvisation and magic skills to quantum leap peoples confidence, creativity and sense of fun. He spent several years as a stand up comedian and improviser and brings a wealth of fun and insight to his workshops. Andrew has appeared several time on BBC TV Heaven & Earth show as well as radio.
The Art of Fiction Writing Fri 26 - Sun 28 Apr 2013 IoW
First of all we will look at the large scale shape of a story – the macro view, and how to plan a piece of work that doesn’t just dry up after 20 pages. We will explore the engineering of what agents and publishers call ‘traction’ – that is, the feeling that a story is pulling you through it.
We will arrive at an understanding of how feelings are evoked in a story – how writers conjure emotion to sustain and gratify readers with a vicarious experience of life, which at its best is just as powerful as the original.
Throughout, we will keep an eye on the different motivations for writing. We all write for different reasons, and we need to define accurately what it is we want to get out of writing, what we want to give. This motivation, after all, is the mainspring of our energy, and if it’s in good shape it will give us the impetus to start and to complete the work, and finish it to a high standard.
Sam North, long-listed for the Booker Prize in 2004, has won a Somerset Maugham Award. His novels include The Old Country (2007), The Velvet Rooms (2006), The Unnumbered (2004), The Lie of the Land (2000) and many others. Working with World Wide Pictures, he has been writing proposals and scripts for corporate films, for Arena and Equinox documentaries, and developing drama series for C4, BBC, ITV, and writing ‘Chapel Street’, ‘The Gifting Programme’ and ‘By Desire’. Being formerly a director of the world's oldest literary agency AP Watt, he has a thorough understanding of both the publishing world and the film industry. He is currently a lecturer in creative writing at the University of Exeter.
Do you want to learn the basic principles of comedy?
Would you like to learn how easy it is to be funny?
Would you like tips for performing in front of a live crowd?
Then this weekend taster into the world of live comedy could be for you!
Spend two and a half days discovering your inner comic and then - if you’re brave enough - unleash it on an unsuspecting audience on the last day.
From finding your creative inspiration to learning the building blocks of jokes, this weekend workshop will help you become a better writer and performer.
This short course will remind you and encourage you to build on all those social skills that make us appear more likeable: Including communicating immediate messages of confidence through body language; how to convey your ideas effectively and how to set audiences (and potential clients!) at their ease. The workshop leader, Logan Murray, will concentrate on three main areas: Performance exercises designed at encouraging spontaneity, creativity and developing your own comic style. Writing games, with group feedback and tutor led suggestions to help you build up a sense of comedic grammar and hone up your writing skills. Practical exercises and tips that will make you present your thoughts in a better way, make you funnier and make you a more effective communicator in a public forum.
Logan Murray, is a working comic and award winning director, author of ‘Teach Yourself Stand Up Comedy’, and script consultant for BBC 3. He has recently run a series of writing workshops for the Radio Four Comedy Department. His courses offer a unique opportunity to find out what a comedian’s job is like and explore his belief that Comedy really is a life skill!
The Power of Your Voice Fri 10 - Mon 12 May 2013 IoW
If you can talk, you can sing. Join this course and experience the power of sound and song. Whether you are new to singing or have some experience, this course will be an exciting journey of vocal discoveries.
Using breath, movement, dance, song, improvisation, harmony, toning and more, you will be given an opportunity to sing and create. Free your voice, increase your confidence, enjoy self-expression, ignite your creativity and stimulate healing on all levels. Have also some fun with it!
An internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, performer, and recording artist, Sarah has had 3 number one dance hits in the UK, Europe and USA. An inspiring and innovative voice coach Sarah draws inspiration from Chris James and Chloe Goodchild. She creates a safe space to explore the power and beauty of the natural voice.
For anyone, beginner or more experienced, who wants to explore their creativity and develop a personal voice. We’ll look at finding ideas as well as writing style, including using memories, imagining characters, describing settings and using dialogue. The emphasis is on enjoyment and fun, and ideas are adaptable to any genre from poetry to novels.
Crysse Morrison is a published author and freelance writer based in Frome, England. She was hailed by The Times as a ‘superb storyteller’ for her debut novel Frozen Summer (Hodder & Stoughton) in 2000, followed the next year by Sleeping in Sand. She has published over forty short stories, contributes a regular column to Writing magazine, and is involved in the ‘spoken word’ scene of the southwest through both poetry and prose performances. Crysse runs workshops & residential courses in the UK and is currently Spoken Word Coordinator for the Merlin Theatre in Frome.
Inside and Out - A colour, painting and collage workshop
Learning to look at life and the world through the eyes of an artist is about really seeing what is immediately around us; listening to what is moving us; and responding through self-expression.
The aim of this course is to introduce you to some techniques that will help you see the world around you in a new way and to express your inner responses to what you experience.
How we see the world and ourselves is often coloured by how we feel - we "see red", "get the blues", "go green with envy" - so getting to know colours is the starting point of this workshop. Through simple painting exercises, some in pairs, you will explore the characters and qualities of the individual colours - what they say about us; what they can do for us; and how we can use them to transform our inner and outer lives. Once equipped with this new language of expression, experimentation can begin. Following your own inner direction or allowing the surrounding vistas to inspire and guide you, you will be encouraged to play with a variety of materials and techniques to best bring your ideas to fruition.
The technique of collage using printed images you have selected and/or brought with you, can create a starting point to which you can apply atmosphere, emotion and details in paint, pencil, crayon etc.
All are welcome whether you are a beginner or would like new input into your existing creative practice.
Please bring with you some printed material / images that resonate with you e.g.photographs (copies if you want the originals to remain intact), magazine cuttings, postcards, poems, pages of a book, maps - absolutely anything that you are attracted to for the colours, content, imagery, meaning etc. And while I will provide the essential art materials, please do bring any paints, crayons, brushes etc that you might like to use. There will be a small charge for materials used.
Arrivals are from 4pm on Friday afternoon. Dinner, if requested, is at 7:30pm and this will be followed by an introduction of the course and a get together. Sessions will begin on Saturday morning from 10:30 to 12:30, Saturday afternoon from 5:00 to 7:00, Sunday morning from from 10:30 to 12:30, Sunday afternoon from 5:00 to 7:00 and the final session will be on Monday morning from 10:30 to 12:30.
How we see the world and ourselves is often coloured by how we feel. Getting to know colours - what they say about us; what they can do for us; how we can use them to transform our inner and outer lives - is the starting point of this workshop. Once equipped with a new language of expression, the experimentation can begin, following your own inner direction or allowing the surrounding vistas to inspire and guide you. You will be encouraged to play with a variety of materials and techniques to best bring your ideas to fruition. Learning to look at our lives and the world through the eyes of an artist is about really seeing what is immediately around us; listening to what is moving us; and responding to our everyday selves and lives to discover their gifts of beauty, subtlety, ridiculousness and magic.
Angela Findlay is an established artist exhibiting her paintings both nationally and internationally. Also a qualified Artistic Therapist specialising in colour, she worked for many years in prisons where her powerful colour exercises unlocked the creative potential of the prisoners, freeing them to grow and change. Paint is just the starting point of Angela’s creativity, which embraces the use of unconventional materials such as mud, cake and everyday objects. It is the journey offered by the arts, with its opportunity for self-expression and deep transformation that she is passionate about. Angela now also lectures around the country.
Kate's workshop – Life is a Cabaret, encourages you to find your voice and to step out with presence and impact. If you have ever dreamed of singing but felt too anxious to try – this is the course for you. If you ever feel you edit your life to make room for others - join up and learn how to take your space with style. Along with joyful harmony singing the course will use ideas from performance and motivational psychology to reduce self-consciousness and allow you to shine.
'A great weekend. In a few hours with Kate's tuition we managed to achieve some beautiful harmonies and a lovely group feel. And we even went on to perform in a cabaret!' Richard
Kate combines a background in theatre and jazz singing with being a family therapist, consultant and teacher at the Tavistock Centre. She is the ideal person to help you find your authentic self and walk tall.
Are you a reluctant/nervous/lonely potential novelist in need of a kick-start? Do you believe you have a novel in you, but have never had the knowledge or courage to begin? Have you made several attempts and then lost steam? In this course Shelley offers practical advice for writers in a warm, supportive and creative environment. The sessions will explore aspects of writing such as characterisation, plot and setting, as well as intensive focusing on individual work.
Participants are invited (but not compelled!) to bring along extracts of a novel in progress. Some writing experience is advisable.
Shelley is an acclaimed novelist, short-story writer and journalist who has, over the years, established a reputation as an inspirational creative writing tutor and nurturer of new talent. South African-born, she worked as a journalist, PR writer and editor in a publishing house before turning to fiction. Among her published novels is A Sisters' Tale and The Joker. Shelley is a Special Advisory Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund and has lectured on the writing programme at Birkbeck College and Anglia Ruskin University. She has also taught for the Open University, the Taliesin Trust and Durham University Summer School. Scores of new fiction writers, several of them now published, have emerged from her.
A self discovery journey through your personal colours which are based on your date of birth; the energy we give out is full of colour messages! We shall capture this energy on canvas, creating a mixed media piece of art under the step by step guidance of your tutor. Colour harmony, composition and basic drawing will be your tools for stirring the artist within, who will elate you with creativity! Free your inner artist and let colour express your feelings and imagination in a memorable creation. No experience necessary. Please bring an old T- shirt to protect your clothes. Each of us is born under specific colours which define our personality and the way we act in life. By knowing our personal colours we have an understanding of our potential, the way we relate to other people and what we could strive for or avoid in our life’s journey. During the ‘Playing with Colour’ workshop, you will be taught how to find your personal colours and those of family and friends. You will also learn the different qualities of each colour and the effect they have on us. Understanding and mixing primary, secondary and tertiary colours will help you to work in colour harmony so that you can best express the essence of your colourful energy. ‘Playing with Colour' will bring to you a whole new insight of your personality, which so often is such a life changing experience. The creative part of the workshop will enrich your knowledge and ability on how to best use colour to communicate your feelings and ideas. Please bring with you an A2 watercolour pad, 300g.
Fri 13 - Sun 15 Sep 2013
Theresa Sundt is a professional artist and art teacher focusing her work on the therapeutic qualities of colour. Her newly published book The Art of Colour Therapy has been translated in four languages.
The course looks at some of the ways in which your camera controls can assist in producing better pictures. Whether you are using a simple point and click or a more sophisticated DSLR, understanding your camera will let you improve the images that you produce. Where can you find more information about your camera? How can you set up the system for different environments? Why does it matter? All these are questions that will be answered in this practical based workshop so that you can take great pictures whatever the technology.
Steve is a Freelance IT Consultant who has been engaged in photography for 50 years. During this period he developed and printed his own photographs before moving to digital photography several years ago. In 2010 he produced his first photobook following a spring break in France. As a keen hill walker and observer of the natural world, he has always been enthusiastic in portraying this in his work.
For the last two years he has been leading photographic activity holidays for HF Holidays with particular reference to developing a photographic eye when viewing the world in order to get the best results from their equipment.
This workshop is designed to reawaken the appetite for the richness of life. Using a blend of psychotherapy, sensual techniques, dance, small group exercises, laughter and communication, we will explore and embrace our passionate selves. At the end of our weekend together we will go back to our everyday lives with a renewed sense of self and our potential to live life passionately. Malcolm is a group and individual psychotherapist with twenty years of experience.
Fri 27 - Sun 29 Sep 2013
Malcolm Stern is a group and individual psychotherapist, co-founder of Alternatives at St James Church, London. He has recently co-presented Channel 4’s relationships series.
The Power of Laughter Fri 11 - Sun 13 Oct 2013 IoW
This is a comedy course with a twist. On the one hand a comedy workshop that allows us to explore comedy improvisation, clowning, sketch-comedy and stand-up; on the other hand a journey of personal development. Not only will we play, laugh and have plenty of fun as we explore the comedian’s craft - we will also use our experiences to strengthen our inner sense of humour. This “sixth sense” is a key feature of high emotional intelligence and a great resource that can help us in social situations, in the arena of public speaking and in remaining sane as we ride the ups and downs of life and seek psychological balance.
Ailon Freedman is a multifaceted creative arts facilitator who runs workshops in comedy, drumming, yoga and public speaking. As a character comedian he performs around the country as his alter egos Trev the Yogic Builder and Reiki Ron. Ailon also made the spoof yoga DVD "Yoga 4 Fellas," which as well as being featured widely in the press and media, also won the coveted award for "Most fags smoked in a yoga video". As a lifelong neurotic Jew, Ailon is interested in the therapeutic value of comedy, seeing it as a tool that helps us develop and strengthen our sense of humour - a life skill that comes in very useful in helping us not to take ourselves and our problems too seriously.
The Path of Happiness Fri 18 - Sun 20 Oct 2013 IoW
Feeling good, but could feel better? What about those people who always seem to be happy in their lives? Wouldn’t it be great to be more like them more often? The key to happiness is to identify and build on our personal strengths, and not to waste too much time working on our weaknesses. However we also need to develop emotional intelligence and mindful awareness, so we do not dwell too much on the past or the uncertainties of the future, and can have more ‘here and now’ choice in our relationships and our life path.
Positive Psychology, based on the latest research, focuses on what makes some people happier and healthier than others, rather than just focussing on what makes us depressed or ill.
The course will focus on finding your sense of meaning and purpose, learning to live in the here and now, letting go into pleasure, developing emotional resilience and finding connection with others. All this and lots of fun too!
Fri 18 - Sun 20 Oct 2013
Michael has worked as a group facilitator for 22 years, and is one of the leading figures in Humanistic Psychology. He is co-author of The Personal Management Handbook, as well as a screenplay writer (with Anna Campion).
Writing Crime and Suspense Fiction
This is a course for enthusiastic writers and aspiring writers of crime and suspense who understand that crime is not the low-brow inferior of literary fiction, but is, rather, a genre ideally suited to the finest fiction any writer is capable of producing. You will learn how you can you make sure your novel stands out from the crowd. The course will explore the parameters of the contemporary thriller and how they might change as well as plot, character, surprise without cheating maintaining tension and stretching the imagination within the confines of plausibility. The course will also look at the practical side of being a crime fiction writer: how to find the right agent and publisher, and avoid the wrong ones! Suitable for both beginners and those with some experience - the only requirement is a love of the genre!
Sophie Hannah is the internationally bestselling author of eight psychological thrillers, the latest of which, The Carrier, will be published in the UK in February 2013. Sophie's novels are published in more than 25 countries, and have been shortlisted for various awards, including the 2010 Independent Booksellers’ Book of the Year Award, the 2011 Barry Awards and the 2012 Specsavers National Book Awards. Two of Sophie's novels have so far been adapted for ITV in the UK, under the series title Case Sensitive, starring Olivia Williams. In 2004 Sophie won the Daphne Du Maurier Prize for suspense fiction with her short story The Octopus Nest.Sophie is also an award-winning poet, studied at GCSE and A-level across the UK. Sophie is a Fellow of Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge.
John has been teaching partner dances for 12 years and has a gift for teaching beginners how to Salsa and Tango. He has led numerous dance based holidays to Cuba and Argentina and has taught in Spain, Egypt, USA, UK, Ireland and New Zealand. His highly accessible instruction style and natural enthusiasm both inspires and empowers dancers and non-dancers alike.
John Harris teaches Yoga, Latin Dance and Systemic Life Coaching worldwide. He has been a student of Systemic approaches to working with both individual and Organisational issues since 2002. He furthered his studies at the Centre for the Study of Social and Intimate Systems (CSISS) in 2007/9 and continues to deepen his understanding of this approach in both the UK and USA. John is also a Hatha Yoga teacher and incorporates his skills as a life coach in his dance and Yoga classes.
Starting with a refresher in sex education, we will explore the how, what, when and why of sex. We will share our thoughts about the subtle and delicate nature of desire and the passion-killers that can thwart it. We will talk about the development of our sexuality, which starts at birth and transforms throughout the different stages of our lives, forming our differing sexual styles. How do we make sense of the constant messages about sex from the media and the internet? What is the future of sex and gender roles in our society? We will discuss these topics and more in an open and confidential ambience with positivity and humour.
Carol is a couples and sex therapist with 25 years’ experience. She is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and author of “Good Sex Bad Sex No Sex”, was published online in May 2012 by Endeavour. During her 12 years with London Marriage Guidance Carol was on the Board of Trustees and founded the Counsellors Association which she chaired for a year. She has been running courses for the last 10 years and also undertakes media and consultancy work. An enthusiastic child of the 60s, Carol values nature and nurture, peace and love but is firmly rooted in reality. Her work with Club Med and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office honed her natural ability to communicate and engage with a wide variety of people. She is currently writing about Shakespeare’s heroines, the Greek myths and the healing power of films.
Ken has developed a fluid technique that taps into your individual needs, releases energy and works to heal injuries or chronic discomfort. Known as the Eyerman Technique, the workshop will introduce you to Ken’s unique take on
Yoga. Classes are suitable for all levels, including those who have injuries or are restricted in their movement. Experience how Ken integrates Yoga with Feldenkrais. His intuitive and spontaneous hands-on approach emphasises the benefits of using your breath and developing an awareness of your inner process. Participants will learn to use their bodies with intelligence, awareness and
efficiency. The Eyerman Technique will ease you into new postures while encouraging you to explore movement in a way that is both developmental and restorative. Ken seeks to work with you, by developing core movement, and helping you tune into the constant flow of life energy essential to maintaining health and clarity of mind.
An American based in London, Ken is the author of Massage and has been teaching Yoga, Bodywork and Movement for 30 years. He is an accredited teacher of The Feldenkrais Method which is the underlying link to all aspects of his work. He has directed his own training programme and now teaches 'Yoga with Awareness' internationally. He has taught at Skyros since 1989 and previously at Esalen in California and with the London Contemporary Dance School. The Ken Eyerman School of Bodywork & Movement is affiliated to The Institute of Complementary Medicine.
We are all born with the freedom to dance. This freedom is innate but can go underground, obscured by the ‘stuff’ of life. During this course we will learn to listen to our body, and to surrender bit by bit to its unique dance. We will dance to gently wake up to our creativity, to love power, ecstasy, acceptance, playfulness and sensuality. We will discover our body loves to dance and find ourselves making moves we never knew we could make.
There will also be space to share our experiences and stories in words so that we can both learn from, and be touched by each other. No previous dance experience is required, just a courage and willingness to practice stepping onto the dance floor and moving with who we are, and how we are, moment to moment.
Jo is an accredited 5 Rhythms teacher, psychotherapist and supervisor with 18 years experience. She has been a trainer at the Karuna Institute for many years in Contemplative Psychotherapy, a psycho-spiritual, body orientated approach. She is known to teach with a grounded and gentle clarity, with good humour and great music.
Christmas Celebration Tue 24 - Fri 27 Dec 2013 IoW
A Christmas Celebration Led by Malcolm Stern and Susie Self
Malcolm Stern and Susie Self will be leading this vibrant Christmas Celebration. There will be opportunities for painting, dancing, singing, drama, writing and improvisation to music.
Feel free to do as much or as little as you want. This is a superb opportunity to connect with your inner creativity in a happy and supportive environment. No artistic or musical experience is needed and all materials are provided. There will be time to connect with nature on sea walk adventures, to relax in Susie's "Subtle Sound Immersion" and energise though Malcolm's "Atmospheric Dance". There will also be the opportunity to participate in an "Open Mike" and sparkling wine "Masked Ball".
Susie Self complements the workshops with colourful mask making, ceremonies and improvisation to music which helps facilitate a deeper connection with who we truly are.
Christmas and New Year cannot be booked online, so please do call us instead on 01983 867 644 or email www.thegrangebythesea.com
Malcolm Stern is a group and individual psychotherapist, co-founder of Alternatives at St James Church, London. He has recently co-presented Channel 4’s relationships series.
Susie Self is an international singer, composer and voice director. Her opera “Boy from Brazil” premiered at London's Riverside Studios in summer 2012. Her symphonic music featured on Woman’s Hour. She has sung lead roles at The Royal Opera House and in the West End and she was voted best vocalist at the Buxton Festival. She facilitates workshops in London, California and Mexico.
Welcoming the New Year 30 Dec - Thu 2 Jan 2014 IoW
Once again, this will be a celebration with courses, coastline walks and fabulous food. Time for reflection on a year that is passing but also a time full of promise for a more fulfilling future. Let's sing, dance, play and drink to it. The New Year's Eve masked ball will be the highlight. Formal dress please.
Together, these warm, vivacious women will lay the foundations for what might just be your best New Year ever.
NB: Bring some formal wear and a mask for our masked ball and some stout shoes for the beach.
Christmas and New Year cannot be booked online so please do call us instead on 01983 867 644 or email www.thegrangebythesea.com
Welcoming in the New Year Mon 30 Dec - Thu 2 Jan 2014
Kate combines a background in theatre and jazz singing with being a family therapist, consultant and teacher at the Tavistock Centre. She is the ideal person to help you find your authentic self and walk tall.
Alison Goldie is a lively, compassionate workshop leader with a CV that encompasses theatre, stand-up comedy, television presenting, writing, singing and travelling all over the world. She has regularly appeared on radio and television as a performer and commentator, and presented a series on BBC Radio London as one of The Advice Girls, a problem-solving duo dealing in relationship issues. She teaches drama, comedy and improvisation to people of all ages and abilities in London and elsewhere, and has been leading groups in impro and flirting for Skyros Holistic Holidays for 12 years, and for The Grange for 5. Alison is currently performing her show, Lady in Bed at various theatres around the UK and Europe. She has a great sense of fun on a foundation of wisdom, and always seeks to apply the lessons she learns from life and love to her artistic work and to her teaching.
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