Body Cycles of Us and Earth: Yield, Push, Reach, Grasp and Pull
In the Northern Hemisphere, we have just passed the Summer Solstice, which marks the longest day and the highest point of energy of the year. According to the positional relationship between the Sun and the Earth, the seasons cycle from winter, spring, summer, autumn, then back to winter. Each season has its unique sunlight, temperature and energy. Flora and fauna undergo their life cycles in response to the seasons. We also appreciate the seasonal cycles with our clothes, food, and activities. The natural cycles continue year after year.
In human and animal movement, we also have a cycle: yield, push, reach, grasp, pull, then back to yield. This cycle was developed from the time we were little, starting in the mother’s womb and continuing into the first year of life. Our physical and psychological needs stimulate each state – what is nourishing at this point? For example, a cup of tea and a blanket (yielding)? Doing exercises (pushing)? Making a new friend (reaching)? Receiving reward and praise (grasping)? Or returning home with nice food (pulling)? When we shift among these different states in cycles, we feel satisfaction. But you may notice your familiar and unfamiliar states. As adults, we can still learn to embody the unfamiliar parts of the cycles if we are willing, towards the wholeness of ourselves.
In this ecosomatic movement workshop, we explore the qualities inherent in our physical and psychological states, drawing on the natural cycles of the Earth.
This is a new workshop I offer, developed from my interest in developmental movement patterns in infants and animals, as well as my desire to be connected with nature. The workshop will be facilitated with space for each of us to be seen and heard. The open-ended explanation may raise more questions or deepen our understanding of ourselves and Earth.
If you are called, please come join us.
Date & Time
Sunday 13 July 2025, 2-5pm
Venue
Chisenhale Dance Space, Performance Studio
64-84 Chisenhale Road
London, E3 5QZ
Fee
£40
To register, please email me: info@katsuraisobe.net
Please register in advance.
The workshop welcomes everyone interested in exploring somatic movement and our relationships with the Earth.
Regretably, Chisenhale Dance Space is located on the second floor, which can only be accessed through stairs.
Past workshop
In this series, we work with Developmental Movement Patterns from the origin of life in the uterus/sea – the foetus – birth – baby to walking and dancing on land.
The workshops invite you to an embodiment experience that traces human infant development with reference to evolution in the animal kingdom. Movement development shows the growth of physical psychological and spiritual aspects. For us humans, movement has been our primal sensation since our time in our mother’s uterus, which has created our perception of self and the world. As a child grows, they build up their movement stage-by-stage to gain freedom and expression. This development is not necessarily a linear process and each of us today has been made from our own unique journey. By revisiting some of these significant movement learnings, we aim to become aware of other possibilities and also to integrate ourselves for more adaptability and responsiveness. The workshops are designed to nurture your own experiences with enough time for reflection and exchanges with others, which comes after a guided movement exploration based on the theme.
The workshop welcomes everyone with any movement experience.
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