5Rhythms ® the dancing path

"I belive in the power of motion, the wisdom of gravity,
the emptiness of true love, the fact that there is no way out but through
the body, no way up unless we all go together,
no way down unless we follow the beat, no way in unless
we embrace the dark. And in the darkest shadow
of the brightest light is the dance that moves us all"

Gabrielle Roth

the 5Rhythms is a moving meditation with a pathway into our body and heart. The only requirement is a body that is still breathing, a heart that is still beating, and mind that is still curious. you are invited to listen to your own body and remember that your body cannot lie.

the 5Rhythms is a spiritual practice with a map into the dance as well as our every day life, a way to find our way back to ourselves physically and emotionally. on this journey we will dissover a way to express our vulnerability as well as our hard edges, our passion and our anxieties. we can unearth our unique expression in movement rooted deep inside of ourself. the rhythms reconnect us to the cycle of birth, death and rebirth. we are guided back into the wisdom of our bodies and its unlimited healing powers.

the rhythms teach us that life is energy in motion and allows us to let go of the limited notion about ourselves and all others.

The 5Rhythms are:

FLOWING – the opening to our inner truth connecting us to the energy of our being, to who we really are. a place where we listen and give attention to the inside and the outside. connecting to our body, our inhale and to our ground the earth.
soft, female, flowing. i am one with my feminine power. mother earth and I melt into unique harmony.
i follow the stream of life and sensuality. my body moves in spirals and I connect with the earth through my feet.
there is no start or stop. everything is one big circle.

STACCATO – the gateway to our heart. this is the rhythm that releases us from the tense edge. this is where we step into the world with clarity connected to ourselves. staccato teaches us about boundaries, the passion of being and the exhale.
focused, male, percussive. my body makes sharp movements with precision and clarity.
staccato connects me with my masculine power and the great father. my energy is directed.
each movement has a definite beginning and ending. it is the gateway of truth and the heart.

CHAOS – the rhythm of letting go connecting us to the big mind. surrender into the uknown of our dance, our fluid self and rebirth.
mother earth and the great father melt together in my dance. music and rhythm become wild and abandoned.
i set my body free and surrender to the impermanence. i let go of the patterning that has imprisoned me,
dancing with effortless ease. chaos connects me with the emptiness which lets new things grow -
it is the realm of art. it is a journey into the unknown.

LYRICAL – the rhythm of trance, where the weight of self-consciousness dissolves, where we lighten up and disappear into our own uniqueness. lyrical is the aftermath of chaos where my inner-child comes out and plays. it is air rooted to the mother.
i dance my joy, i dance my bliss. i surrender to the infinite possibilities of my soul.
sometimes I am spinning in circles until I fall.

STILLNESS – the quiet emptiness, where gentle movements rise and fall, start and end, in a field of silence. the internal dance which aligns me with my spirit. i am fragile yet empowered, i am one with the nothingness.
it unites me with love and compassion. i am the breath being breathed.
i am diving into the vast ocean of my soul and the big silence.

the 5 Rhythms Gabrille Roth

the moving center school

5Rhythms center for therapeutic study

* part of text is copied from gabrielle roth and the moving center school