movement

k has practiced yoga in traditional and commercial spaces since youth. k is a diagnosed neurodivergent person with autoimmune disease (MCAS), connective tissue disease (Ehlers Danlos), low muscle tone, and has struggled with basic strength, movement, and even the ability to walk at various times in life. k completed their RYT 200 in 2023 through Bodsphere. 

k took up dance much later in life, but has worked as a professional dancer, taught private dance and yoga lessons, and hosted ecstatic dance containers and workshops across the world, including at Kinetic Arts in Tucson, AZ, and The Humbled Body in Los Angeles, CA, and various festivals. k has also competed in numerous afro & freestyle dance competitions including Redbull Dance Your Style in Los Angeles and Community Dance Battles in Mexico City.

k has trained in numerous movement practices (including Tai Chi, Qigong, and Wushu), at Esalen in Gestalt-based movement work, and with international choreographers including Mike Tyus, Florian Lochner of Flockworks, and Zu Eden (Wushu), and is currently looking forward to training with Gil the Grid and Amenti Movement for a 2-week program in Bali, Indonesia. 

offerings

afro freestyle dance

a gently led freestyle dance workshop, guiding participants in discovering their own moves and losing themselves in their individual experience of the music

experimental improv movement

an improv movement class to awaken connection to the body, self, and other through suble improv prompts and optional offerings to connect with others.

process movement circle

a movement-oriented exploration of Esalen-based Gestalt "Encounter" work and other "circle" work (such as Family Constellations) where participants can be witnessed and supported while applying improvised movement to heal an external or inner conflict or block

ecstatic dance

a 90-minute dance meditation container with no substances/touching/communication and focus on connection of breath to improvised movement and music over five stages: warm up, build up, release, relaxation, and rooting. through each transition, building a deeper and more intimate connection with self, letting go of resistance, and surrender to the flow.

jazz yoga

a gently led freestyle flow with a focus on improvisation, embodying the energy of jazz, and emphasizing the space in between the cues

420 yin

a cozy, messy yin with chairs, soft props, a little "grass", and Iyengar-based muscle isolation