Usal x Ecologies

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​ECOLOGIES IN MOTION

​Drop in for a 2.5-hour somatic movement meditation at China Beach. Through sustained embodied attention to land, water, and one another, we shift from the pace of rushed daily life into a more felt, relational rhythm together.

​We begin with a grounding meditation practice to arrive in body and place — attending to breath, sound, horizon, and the subtle information already present in the body. From there, a guided movement practice using gentle somatic cues, imagery, and collective improvisation to attune to sensation, gravity, and the living environment around us. We move outward into the landscape for solo and small-group exploration — slowing down to listen closely to land, water, texture, and the quiet that lives between us. Participants are invited to record their observations and share what is emerging in a provided field notebook.

​We close with tea, a light nourishment, and a gentle ritual to carry the practice home.

​WHAT TO BRING

​Wear warm layers, sturdy footwear, water, a pen, and sun protection.

​Swimsuit optional for anyone drawn to immerse yourself deeper into the water.

​No prior movement experience needed — just curiosity and a willingness to be outside.

​This experience includes incense smoke during the opening meditation session. If you’re smoke-sensitive (asthma, migraines, pregnancy sensitivities, etc) you’re welcome to step back, mask, or opt out of the portion.

​FACILITATORS

​jaden ramsey

​is a research practitioner working with the ecology of the body, specializing in regulation, performance, and restoration while training as a licensed therapist.

​His work begins with a core premise: life senses itself into form through the body — through affect, movement, rhythm, and relationship — before it becomes thought or narrative. From there, his research and practice examine how self-organization unfolds within the body's ecology, shaped by development, environment, and relationship, and disrupted by trauma and historical forces.

​Rather than imposing change, Jaden attends to the conditions that allow the body's inherent intelligence to re-emerge — through presence, attunement, and relational safety. This creates the baseline from which agency, vitality, and integration can develop at their own pace, in the individuals and groups he works with.

​Jaden leads weekly movement classes in San Francisco.

​allie ondine

​is an artist and community facilitator whose work begins with a simple premise: beauty is revealed at points of connection — even between apparent opposites. Working across sculptural photography, somatic practice, and collective gathering, she draws on science, poetry, and queer theory to explore the intelligence of natural systems, materiality, and impermanence. Her practice is, at its core, an act of devotion and care — in service of the freedom of all beings..