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…Dance away what no longer serves you—stress, tension, excess thoughts. 5Rhythms® is a practice of meditation in motion, in which dance becomes a path to presence, mindfulness, and contact with inner wisdom. The method, created by Gabrielle Roth and considered the source of contemporary conscious dance, draws on ancient indigenous and shamanic traditions in which movement was a form of prayer, healing, and community building. It combines this ancient wisdom with the modern language of working with the body and consciousness. During the classes, participants go through a wave of 5Rhythms: Flowing – Staccato – Chaos – Lyrical – Stillness. Each of the rhythms opens up different qualities of movement and experience – from grounding and fluidity, through expression and release, to lightness and stillness. It is a journey through the body, emotions, and energy that helps you descend from the level of the head to direct feeling. Although the practice of 5Rhythms® is not a therapy, it has deep therapeutic potential. Through movement, tensions, emotions, and stories stored in the body can be released. In a safe, non-intrusive structure, everyone can encounter what is alive for them – at their own pace and on their own terms. The practice is accessible to everyone, regardless of age, fitness level, or dance experience.
“If you put your body in motion, your soul will heal itself.” – Gabrielle Rot
Tomasz Szymocha is an accredited 5Rhythms® teacher and pioneer of dance Cacao Ceremonies in Poland. He completed his teacher training in 2016 at The Moving Center in New York City. Since then, he has been leading workshops in Poland, Germany, Spain, Israel, and India, building bridges between movement, awareness, and ritual. Trained as a mime actor, he performed at the Buffo Theater, then spent many years creating and teaching in Berlin. He has led movement, dance, and theater classes in Europe and the United States. Several years of intensive meditation practice in the Himalayas grounded his approach based on mindfulness, authenticity, and deep presence. In his work, he combines 5Rhythms® with elements of shamanism, energy work, and body wisdom. He is a graduate of ISTA (levels 1 and 2) and a Lomi Lomi Nui massage therapist. He is the founder of BioRezydencja, a workshop space in nature that supports transformation through movement, relationships, and conscious experience.
