GFL CALIFORNIA2026

Ground Floor Lab
California, 2026

A toolbox for a more embodied life

ESSENTIAL PROGRAM INFORMATION
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California, USA

  • Ground Floor Lab
  • California, USA
  • 11 - 15 February 2026
  • Majero Bouman, Kamla Sufi

At A Glance

Non Residential

5 days - 30 Hours

TAUGHT IN ENGLISH

Pre-requisites: yes

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Deepen your movement practice...

We invite you to come explore the philosophy and power of the Open Floor curriculum at Ground Floor Lab California 2026, set in the vibrant San Francisco Bay Area – the birthplace of Open Floor.

Open Floor skills are life skills – practical tools for thriving in work, relationships, creativity, and community. This is not just about dance – it’s about resourcing your body for impact, agility, and alignment in the face of modern complexity.

This Lab is a prerequisite for the Open Floor Teacher Training, perfect if you’re considering bringing embodied facilitation into your life and your professional toolkit.

Warmly,
your GFL California team (Majero, Kamla and Cori)

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"Being part of Ground Floor Lab was truly valuable. Learning through the resources and connecting with so many dancers was incredibly enriching"

Ameli Tanchitsa
GFL student

Meet the Team

FACULTY

ASSISTANTS – To be confirmed

Our Producer

Cori Hildebrandt, MA, LPC WI, LPCC MN, Owner of Coriander Living Collective, Open Floor International (OFI) Teacher, Certified Brainspotting & EMDR Psychotherapist.This is her OFI Ground Floor Lab producing debut; she is bringing her passion for clarity, connection, and movement into every detail!
Cori Hildebrandt [email protected]
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"This is work for these times. Open Floor offers relational, potent, embodied practice in the vulnerability, creativity, and courage necessary to be really alive. We practiced being with all that is with more resilience, greater capacity and deep strength. I am so grateful to have found this community"
Miriam Burke
"Open Floor has added new dimensions to my dance practice. Open Floor is the first movement practice that has enabled me to bring my mind fully onto the dance floor whilst still allowing total freedom and surrender to my body and emotions"
Rachel Kurtz
"It exceeded any expectations I had. The degree of attention to detail, the transparency with the process, the level of communication... all has given me a great satisfaction"
Elizabeth Lavin
"Amazing teachers, professional team. Connecting with people from all the world, great music, well prepared tasks"
Emilia Gawryluk
"The content taught was rich, varied and engaging. I appreciated the different teaching styles of the team, as well as the different roles each individual had in the team, and how they all weaved together. Very professional and at the same time staying authentic, vulnerable and real"
Aspasia leldaki
"It strengthened my body, busted open my heart, and gave me new balance and clarity in bringing more love to my relationships”
Don Morgan
"Ground Floor Lab was not only an intriguing and inspiring way to deepen my understanding of Open Floor's Core Movement Resources, it gave me a much better understanding of the values and concepts that undergird Open Floor teaching. I'll bring all of this not only onto other dance floors but into my life and my professional work - and I'll be back for more deep dives into Open Floor"
Deborah Gavrin Frangquist

Expand your embodiment practice...

  • A TOOLBOX for a more purposeful and embodied life
  • A solid FOUNDATION of Open Floor resources
  • EXPAND your awareness and connection with yourself and your body
  • EXPERIENCE a new way to move through life
  • And so much more!

Essential Program Information

The pricing structure of the Ground Floor Lab aligns with Open Floor’s value of inclusivity. There are differences among our participants geographically, in social status, and privilege. We offer more flexible and inclusive price options to embody economic justice. 

Together we can make this programme accessible and inclusive!

 

Supporting Rate: $1150

Standard Rate: $950

Supported Rate: $750

The costs will cover the fees for two trainers and a crew of assistants and general costs for promotion and material. And it will be supporting the Open Floor International non-profit organization.

Scholarships: $675 Apply Here

We are proud to be able to offer three partial scholarships based on the generosity of our supporters for Ground Floor Lab (GFL) California 2026. The scholarship awards are preset at $275 off the $950 standard rate. To apply you must be 18 years old and complete the linked form.

Scholarship applications will be reviewed by our team September 16, 2025 and again December 16, 2025, if still available. You will be notified via email if you are selected for a scholarship along with instructions on how to register.

 

The OFI Founders may attend for free.

  • 50 hours of instructed study in Embodied Movement Practices*

    To support your understanding of the Open Floor curriculum, it is highly recommended that some of those hours be in Open Floor Movement Practice.  If there is none available in your area, you can find online offerings in our calendar of events.  You can also further familiarize yourself with Open Floor Movement Practice by reading through the curriculum material

    *includes Yoga, Tai Chi, Alexander Technique, Somatic Experiencing, Feldenkrais as well as Movement Meditation/Conscious Dance Practices such as: Open Floor, Soul Motion, Movement Medicine, 5Rhythms, freedomDANCE, ZeroOne, 360 Emergence, Azul, BISO, Tamalpa, Continuum, Laban, Biodanza

    If you have studied, practised or trained in a physical practice that is not listed here, please do write to us, let us know what we’re missing and also detail it in the section below.

This program is taught in English.

Wed / Thur / Fri / Sat / Sun: 11am-2pm session, (2-3:30pm break), 3:30-6:30pm session

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23 Maine Ave, Richmond CA 94804

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Oakland Airport (OAK) 22 miles, San Francisco Airport (SFO) 30 miles, San Jose Airport (SJC) 53 miles. Near Berkeley.

Options: BART train to Richmond then Uber. UBER and Lyft. Car/carpool. Free parking on site.

Registration & Payment Steps:

Step 1. Select tier of ticket purchase on Humanitix and fill out registration form 
Step 2. Completion of payment
Step 3. Receive a confirmation email once payment is complete

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Step 1

Select tier of ticket purchase on Humanitix and fill out registration form. 

Step 2

Make payment to reserve your place.

Step 3

Receive a confirmation email once payment is complete.

 

For questions, contact [email protected]

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