Workshops by Date
June 27 - July 2, 2010
July 11, 2010
July 16 - 18, 2010
July 31 & Aug 1, 2010
Workshops by Location
Muir Beach, CA
Point Reyes Station, CA
San Francisco, CA
Tomales Bay, CA
Workshops with Nina Wise give you the physical and spiritual tools to translate your inner life into theater. Everyone has a story to tell. But few of us have the opportunity to express ourselves freely in a safe and supportive environment. What makes Nina’s workshops unique is her emphasis on the integration of body, mind and spirit.
Stories reside in the body, so we begin by moving from our center, giving voice and gesture to our private characters and realities. Unbounded self-expression is remarkably satisfying–for the heart, the mind, the soul, and the body.
The sessions include relaxation, meditation, movement, singing, storytelling, and theater games. Expect to surprise yourself, to become more playful and at ease before an audience, and to leave with an enhanced sense of well-being in both your personal and creative lives.
To register for Motion Theater workshops, we request you send a deposit to hold your space in the class. Deposits are refundable in full (less 15% processing fee) up to two weeks before the workshop. After that, if you choose to not attend the workshop, you can apply the balance (less 15% processing fee) to a workshop in the future within one year. If you drop out of a workshop after attending the first two classes, no refunds will be available.
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Motion, 250 C Street, San Rafael CA 94901
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Dreaming on Your Feet
June 27 - July 2, 2010
Esalen Institute
Big Sur, CA
It is our nature to be free—and to express that freedom spontaneously and without hesitation through song and dance, poetry, and play. This workshop is like dreaming on your feet. Expect to surprise yourself and to become more playful and at ease before an audience. You might even find that the sense of wellbeing achieved during the workshop not only expands your creative abilities but also enhances your experience of daily life.
For info call 831/667-3000
or visit www.esalen.org
Buddhist Practice When It Really Matters:
A Program for Healthcare Professionals, Caretakers, and Loved Ones of Those with Life-Changing Illness
Sunday July 11, 2010
10 am - 5 pm
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Muir Beach, CA
Caring for those who are ill, while one of the most challenging experiences of a lifetime, can also provide the opportunity for profound spiritual insight and a deep opening of the heart. During this class, we will meet together to explore caretaking and illness within a Buddhist context. How can caretaking and loving one who is ill be a path to our own awakening? How can we maintain emotional well-being during times of great stress? How can we utilize visualization and meditation to enhance physical and psychological well-being?
We will engage in the practices the Buddha laid out for healing the heart, including the cultivation of equanimity, lovingkindness, compassion, and joy. We will do visualization practices designed to promote physical and psychological healing. We will move gently, chant, and spend time sharing our stories in a caring and supportive environment.
Fees: $95, $85.50 current SF Zen Center members, $76.00 limited income. Includes lunch.
Registration: Please call the Green Gulch front office at 415.383.3134 to register.
Directions, etc.: www.sfzc.org/ggf
Spontaneous Zen
A workshop in meditation and autobiographical improvisation
with Nina Wise and Jeremy Levie
Saturday July 31 and Sunday August 1, 2010
10 am - 5 pm each day
Green Gulch Farm Zen Center
Muir Beach, CA
Suzuki Roshi once said that we practice sitting to be "ready for anything." In Nina's improvisation classes we'll learn and practice expressing through movement and language the narratives that enrich our daily lives. In meditation with Jeremy we'll see what happens, receiving our experience rather than implementing directives. Using yoga, sounding, movement, and other exercises (from Nina's years of experience), we'll cultivate our capacity to tell our story and bring to life what is often unnoticed or unacknowledged. The workshop is open to all, both as a tool for greater awareness and an avenue for self-expression. This is an opportunity to engage in full-bodied self-expression and also deepen into stillness and silence.
Fees: $190; $171 current SFZC members; $152 limited income. Lunch is included for both days. Workshop fees do not include overnight accommodations. If you would like to stay overnight in the guesthouse, please make separate arrangements by calling the Green Gulch office at 415.383.3134.
Registration: Please call the Green Gulch office at 415.383.3134 to register.
Directions, etc.: www.sfzc.org/ggf
Tomales Bay , CA
Meditation, Movement, and Sea Kayaking
An Adventure on Tomalas Bay with Nina Wise & Davida Taurek
Friday through Sunday
July 16 - 18, 2010
Nina Wise and Davida Taurek will create a magical synergy through their combined offerings. Tomales Bay is a paddling and nature-lover's paradise! Limited to 24 participants.
Details to come www.riverguidess.com
Private Sessions
Nina is available to anyone interested in creating a performance work, editing writing, developing skills and confidence in public speaking and presentations, enhancing creative expression... whatever your project or goal may be, Nina will help you see it through.
Refund Policy
Deposits for workshops and classes are refundable in full (less 15% processing fee) if you cancel at least one week before the start date. After that, the deposit is not refundable but you may apply it to any Motion Theater workshop within one year (less 15% processing fee). Once the class series begins, refunds are not available unless you suffer an extreme medical emergency or family emergency. In that case, the cost of the classes you have already taken will be deducted from the total you have paid, and the balance less 15% processing fee will be applied towards credit for another Motion class. This credit expires after one year if not utilized.
