Creative Grief Processing for the Holiday Season

Class Description:  Creative grief session by Ellen Bartel - embodied space for healing and a safe container for personal experiences. 
 

The holidays can be difficult for all of us who carry grief. Please join us for a guided movement mediation and somatic sensing experience at Austin Bellydance & Somatic Movement Studio on Sunday, November 24th from 1:00-3:00PM. facilitated by Somatic Movement Educator, choreographer and dancer Ellen Bartel. Participants will be guided through time of reflection, walking meditation, gentle movement and witnessing through our grief. Resources will be offered if further support is needed. This workshop is open to all (18+).

​​​Cost: $35

When: Sunday, November 24th, 2024, 1:00-3:00pm
ARRIVAL TIME: Doors will open at 12:30. Workshop will begin promptly at 1:00. Please allow enough time for travel, and plan your arrival to be no later than 12:45 in order to check in and settle in.

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Where: Austin Bellydance & Somatic Movement Studio
2155 W. Anderson Ln Austin, TX 78757
ABOUT LOCATION:  We have recently moved and some online searches are resulting in old information! Our correct and current address is as shown above. We are in the NorthStar Shopping Center, near the intersection of W. Anderson Ln and Burnet Rd. We are next door to Tera Nova Violins and Chic Hair & Beauty Salon. Look for out turquoise and purple logo sign in the window. There is plenty of parking in our large public lot. 

What to bring/wear: 
- Wear clothes that are comfortable for gentle movement. 
- Bring a yoga mat and blanket if you have them, the studio will have a few to loan. 
- Street shoes are not allowed in the dance studio. Socks or bare feet are fine. Shoe covers are also available. 
- No food is allowed in the studio, but you may bring water in a closed container. 
- We will provide each participant a journal and pen, but you may bring your own journal if you already keep one. 

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About Ellen:

Ellen Bartel MFA, CMA, RSME, and is an award-winning independent choreographer and author of Tales of a Gen X Nobody a memoir depicting thirty years of performing in Austin, Texas. Ellen is the program director and instructor of a 560-hour somatic movement training program at Austin Community College where she also is adjunct faculty teaching modern dance. She served as the Interim Education Coordinator and Assistant Instructor at the Laban/Bartenieff Institute of Movement Studies in NYC, as a facilitator of creative and somatic approaches to grief and previously has been a peer review dance panelist and Creative Ambassador both for the City of Austin.

CONTACT:
Please reach out via text if any questions arise 512-401-0202
I will not be able to take your calls or reply to messages after 12:45 on the day of the event,  as I will also be participating in the workshop. (Another reason to map out your route and plan your arrival time as above.)