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The Story of Open Floor
Part 1: 2012-2019
This is the story of our movement practice – the story of Open Floor: a story born from grief, carried by resilience, and shaped by immense courage and generosity.
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Part 1: 2012-2019
This is the story of our movement practice – the story of Open Floor: a story born from grief, carried by resilience, and shaped by immense courage and generosity.
Open Floor Conscious Dance and Movement Practice as a Transrational Resource for Peace The dissertation can be downloaded freely here Abstract This doctoral research explores the question: in which ways
Every time I went back to Bulgaria for a holiday, I had a recurring nightmare: the airport is shut down, the communist regime is back
Making a difference with the Open Floor International Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Scholarship fund. Simone simply wouldn’t have been able to participate in the Open
Two days after devastating wildfires broke out in Hawaii in August 2023, Kabba Anand, Open Floor teacher from Maui, joined a team of volunteers offering
Teacher Highlight: Isa, Cécile & Sophie Lire en Français “We are grounded in a shared practice and knowing that we can trust each other. That’s
A common purpose and a shared intention… Jo Woods & Sarah Winter, Open Floor teachers from Melbourne, Australia, are using Open Floor movement practice to
Being emotionally embodied is being the artist of your emotions Emotional Embodiment is about having a physical language for your emotions so that you can
Teacher Highlight: Gay Murphy “These days I encourage and hopefully inspire; I teach and expect less but we all gain more.” Gay Murphy – Open
The Open Floor movement cycle in every day life The Movement Cycle is a useful intellectual and embodied map of how physical, emotional, mental, and
The Score had the opportunity to speak with Open Floor teacher and Art in Motion (AIM) circle Operational Lead, Majero Bouman from Sudbury, Canada about helping
One of the most important tenants of the Open Floor movement practice is to make dance accessible to everyone, regardless of age. Our movement practice
TEACHER HIGHLIGHT: KAIA HAWKINS “Every day we are surrounded by colour, nature shows us freely the beauty of the changing seasons with colour. Everyone is
A continuum is something that keeps on going, changing slowly over time. It is a whole made up of many parts, with a range that
May 2021, 72 hours after cease fire following an 11-day war in Israel and Gaza, Open Floor Teacher and Peace activist, Rivi Diamond, held an
Photography by Anita Murphy Johanne Webb had been hoping to train with Open Floor ever since she attended her first class 3 years ago, immediately
As lockdown has diminished our personal worlds to be much smaller, simpler, quieter (maybe!), our lives feel tighter, contracted. Many of us feel confined in
While many of us spent our winter adjusting to another season of pandemic life, working from home and moving holiday celebrations to Zoom, Camila de
At the core of Open Floor philosophy is the understanding that “we are in relationship.” Every cell of our bodies, every aspect of our evolution,
Introduction Open Floor is a transformational movement meditation practice and lively dance inquiry. The emphasis in Open Floor is to awaken our sensate experience, emotional
Open Floor is a resource-oriented movement practice. Resourcing ourselves is an ongoing process we can use to build resilience and capacity. Resources provide support, sustenance,
When we move it is not just our physical body that we are moving Our emotions, our thoughts and our soulfulness move right along with
“I see my movement much richer and varied. I can look at myself in the mirror and say – This is me and it’s OK”
Since 2014, I have been intensely involved with both Open Floor International and with the Israeli grassroots movement Women Wage Peace (WWP). I cannot imagine
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