Because practicing together
is so much better
“We must act, individually and collectively, to make our attention our own again, and so reclaim ownership of the very experience of living.” - Tim Wu, The Attention Merchants
What do you want to be paying attention to?
Let’s cultivate our attention and focus together!
“Mindfulness is a pause – the space between stimulus and response:
that’s where choice lies.” - Tara Brach
What’s the structure?
1) Brief arrival & Check-in with the group
2) Open Movement time
3) Group Noticing
4) Stillness Practice
5) Open Writing
6) Check-out with the group
*each section will be timed
Weekly Themes:
1) Deep Listening
2) Allowing
3) Embracing
4) Returning to Simple
This is for you if…
You thrive doing contemplative practice in community
You have a busy life and you struggle to make time for contemplative practice
You care about being more present
You want time to be in your body
Your life is full of stimulation and you want to slow down
The Four Practices:
~OPEN - MOVEMENT: An opportunity to follow the impulses of the body to move however feels right, as big or small without any particular agenda.
~NOTICING: We gather as a group to share (pop-corn style) simple observations without interpretation of the present moment. For example: “I notice my hands are warm.” “I notice I’m planning my day tomorrow.” “I notice a tightness in my jaw,” etc. It’s an opportunity to pay attention without judgement.
~STILLNESS: We will continue with the awareness practice of noticing, but now in a silentl meditation. Again, we practice noticing without judgement. Stillness can happen in any position, on the floor or in a chair.
~WRITING: An invitation to write continuously whatever is alive in the present moment without judgement. Writing can be private or shared at the end.
Dates & Information:
Saturdays, November 2, 9, 16 & 30
3:30-5pm
Studio Firenze, 140 Pine Street, Florence MA
Pay-what-you-wish!
Accessibility: We will be meeting in a dance studio up a couple of flights of stairs. There is no elevator. The studio has some chairs and pillows.
Sign Up for Movement & Self-Awareness Practice Group:
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Questions? Email: Michelle.a.Huber@gmail.com
What people are saying about classes with Michelle:
“Michelle is skilled, warm-hearted and open. She creates a rich and wonderful space for our inner worlds to be revealed. We have time to connect in ways that are gentle and also to experience the discomforts that arise as humans meet our edges and challenge our assumptions. This can be done because Michelle creates a container that is rooted in humility, honesty and kindness.”
“I am taking away a better sense of who I am and what I have offer, and a greater appreciation for others and their gifts. I am taking away a better capacity to check out my assumptions and be more curious about others without trying to change them”
"Michelle holds such a warm, open, honest space. In this container, the group was able to open to rich, revealing, and transformative processes in every session."
“Michelle taught us how to connect the constellation of our bodies into something fluid and knowable. The classes are a much needed lesson in the wisdom of the body, the benefits of slowing down, and how sometimes the smallest movements have the greatest impacts.” - Oona Robertson
“Warm, open, curious, inviting. Supportive and safe. A great blend of spacious and engaged. Skilled.”
“I love working with Michelle! She is such a good listener and instantly makes me comfortable!” - Melissa McClung, Filmmaker
“Michelle’s warm, kind manner, precise and thorough instructions, and unfailingly encouraging attitude have brought me on a healing journey with Feldenkrais for which I am deeply grateful.” - Kamas Choi
"Michelle's classes are fun, relaxing and I come away feeling more connected." - Heather Tauck