The Thrum: Samhain
The Thrum: Samhain
A bi-monthly somatic practice session with Laura Ward
For the Celts and some modern pagans, Samhain is a night of transition from the summer to the winter. This transition signals the start of the new year. It is a time to move towards the darker part of the year, shed old leaves, and process.
On Samhain, it is believed that the veils between worlds are thinnest. What veils are these? You ask. The veils of separation between the gods and the material world, the fairy realms and the human world, and the living and the dead. It is a time to venerate those beyond the veil with offerings of food and fire.
In this Thrum, we will participate in a ritual that embraces the cyclical passage of time and honors the unseen forces that guide our lives: the ancestors, gods, goddesses, creatures, elves, fairies, spirits, and elementals (covering all of our personal pantheons). We will open space for our embodied intelligence to move in harmony with the seasonal shifting, slowing down to listen and integrate.
This guided meditation is a somatic inquiry practice inspired by Laban/Bartenieff, sacred geometry, Continuum, micro-movement, non-dual meditation, creativity, sound vibration, vocal toning and over-toning, nature, the elements, free flow, dance, and inner space exploration. We engage in this work to regulate our bodyminds and to connect to our planet and our shared humanity.
Bring your bodymind, some water, and anything you need to be comfortable on the floor (blankets, mats, etc.) you might like to build your own nest.
This is for you if: You have some background in somatic or embodiment work and are comfortable without specific movement instruction in an open-awareness-based experience. You don't need to be a professional mover. But you should be at home enough in your body to find your own way once the door opens.
About Laura Laura Victoria Ward is a somatic movement educator, Laban/Bartenieff Movement Analyst, choreographer, and artist. She has been creating, teaching, and performing for over 30 years. Learn more about Laura's work.