Past Events

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The Elemental Nature of the Body: Somatic Movement Summit V
July 19th to 24th, 2020, Omega Institute
Rhinebeck, NY

Choosing a path of opening in the face of global crisis and personal adversity begins a journey inward to connect with the most primordial movements of nature and with the elemental self to reveal our inherent biological capacity for innovation.

Through the somatic awareness practice of Continuum, this restorative retreat investigates the vital chemistry of all life. Embodying the qualities of earth, air, fire and water awakens the body’s fluid capacity for healing, insight, and creative engagement.

Meeting our intrinsic selves through movement, breath and sound leads to a sense of wholeness, refreshment, nourishment and belonging with the natural world. From this inner space of knowing, we can access the empowerment, creativity and courage that lead to manifesting meaningful contributions in the world.

Movement sessions, periods of silence, and opportunities for artful expression, personal reflection, and community exchange combine to offer a fresh model of alive, sensory presence pertinent to educators, health care practitioners, artists, activists and all who wish to learn skills for life-force growth.

Elaine Colandrea with Megan Bathory-Peeler, Cory Blake, Ellen Cohen, Suzanne Wright Crain, Melanie Gambino, Bonnie Gintis, Rebecca Lawson, Elisabeth Osgood-Campbell, Linda Rabin, Kori Tolbert, Lauren Wadsworth, and Sharon Weil.

Continuing education credits available for bodyworkers. Child care program available.

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Featured in the Omega Bookstore and a best selling book of the week – A Moving Inquiry: The Art of Personal Practice by Beth Riley & Priscilla Auchincloss. Cover art by Barbara Mindell.  Learn more about A Moving Inquiry here.

“I’ve attended the last three Somatic Movement Summit retreats at Omega led by Elaine and an esteemed group of Continuum movement practitioners and teaching guides. I’ve left each retreat feeling the most vibrant and alive I’ve ever felt. The week-long series feeds my soul, my inspiration and my passion, for the year and beyond. Being among women and men pioneering and passionate in this field has brought me so much personal joy, growth, and support, in my being and on my path. Peers who have attended with me have expressed that it feels almost like going to camp and seeing old friends. The environment is just so rich and nurtured with love, creativity, joy, compassion, vibrancy… I wouldn’t miss it!” – Nicole Faustini, Movement Educator, Havenview Pilates & Movement, Nyack, NY

“It has been my pleasure to attend the Somatic Movement Summit retreats for the last several years. I have experienced peaks of insight, a felt sense of my physical interior life, and both tranquility and deep emotion at various moments during this special time away from everyday life. The expert group of teachers, following a common vision for the week, is wonderful at inviting the attendees to find and explore what is alive within them. Omega is a comfortable and sheltering environment, offering a lovely, natural setting for this experience. The people attracted to this work tend to be soulful and friendly, which helps to integrate the week and lead to new connections.” — Ray Greenberg, Owner YogaLifeStyle.com, Yoga and Hanna Somatic Education Instructor

“Being able to attend the Somatic Movement Summit as a family offers us a shared language that nourishes and inspires us. We feel support pulsing through all of the teachers and participants, and this gives us a reset of connectivity that carries us back into the world. So deeply thankful!!!” – Noelle, Marc, Talia & Jonah, New Paltz, NY

Moving Body Festival, Saturday, November 10, 2018 at 8 pm
Moving Body Resources, 112 W 27th St, Ste. 401, NYC. Tickets $20.

Melanie Gambino, Dana Rudikoff, Sandra Capellaro, Elaine Colandrea, Megan Bathory-Peeler (pictured above) with Noelle Adamo, Elisabeth Osgood-Campbell, Robin Becker Dance & additional performers.

Photo: Prue Jeffries

Moving Body: Awakening Creativity, with, Elaine Colandrea, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and Megan Bathory-Peeler, October 5 – 7

Create art directly from your moving body. An inspirational retreat with master teachers on Shantigar’s glorious remote New England mountainside.

With sound, breath, movement, and silence we’ll use the fluidly moving body to awaken the deep ocean of creativity and awareness within. To make art always means going to the edge of your comfort zone but Continuum makes that experience exhilarating, not intimidating. You skillfully ride the creative edge of not knowing.

Elaine Colandrea, Jean-Claude van Itallie, and Megan Bathory-Peeler

Each day:

• Movement Sessions with two experienced Continuum teachers.

• Art explorations with a skilled master, channeling the moving body into different forms of creative expression.

• Quiet times in Shantigar’s pristine woods and fields to metabolize, meditate, and muse.

A collaborative project from Watermark Arts, mixing poetry & dance, bringing 7 creator/performers together. Thank you Omega Institute AV crew for the great lighting.

My Body of Water, Watermark Arts Interdependence Day Omega concert. Noelle Adamo’s poem performed live with Melanie Gambino, Dana Rudikoff, Megan Bathory-Peeler, Sandra Capellaro, Elisabeth Osgood-Campbell & me. A joy to create & perform together; next up 11/11 at Moving Body Resources, NYC, 8 PM.

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