Land Dreaming Body Awakening
Zjamal Xanitha

a workshop celebrating the moving body and the moving earth
an invitation to experience the wilderness and wisdom within our bodies

August 1(Friday evening) - August 3 (Sunday, afternoon)

We will practice listening deeply to ourselves and to each other, being willing to be moved, guided by our senses and our instincts.   Our journeys will include movement, guided meditation, deep ecology practices, journaling, story-telling, personal and collective ritual.  We will co-create an atmosphere of support where we witness, reflect, engage and interact with each other.  All our voyages will be guided by our sense of play.   As we explore nesting, migrating, homing and meandering we find our intrinsic connection to the patterns of nature, and the human place in the creativity of the Earth. In both new and familiar territory we will discover the spirit of place and the sacred sites in our bodies. We will ground our experiences in the mythology of land, in the inner and outer terrains of memory and environment. 

As a part of our SEEDS Festival, this workshop may be taken individually or may be taken in combination with other SEEDS Events.

Zjamal Xanitha, choreographer, performer, teacher, therapist and ritualist, has been teaching dance, improvisation, ecological practice and ritual for 30 years in professional, academic and community settings. As an independent dance artist she has made her own work since 1978, presenting her work in Europe, the U.S.A, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand in theatres, studios, and outdoor sites. For seven years she was on the faculty of the School for New Dance Development in Amsterdam, Holland and for three years on the faculty in the Philosophy and Religion Department of the California Institute of Integral Studies, U.S.A. Since moving to Australia in 1998 she has been teaching/performing nationwide, forgetting everything she knew about earth-based spirituality, and enjoying starting over again taught anew by this powerful environment. Zjamal is a Gestalt Psychotherapist in private practice and is currently on the faculty of the Northern Rivers Gestalt Training Institute. She lives on 9 wild acres in the stunningly beautiful volcanic caldera of the Gold Coast hint

Total Workshop Fee = Tuition + Room & Board.

Tuition (3 Tiers Available):
   Student Rate: Economically challenged students and the unemployed: $120
   Regular Rate: Employed but struggling (teacher, librarian, lots of kids, etc.): $145
   Professional Rate: Actually contributing to your retirement plan (support the arts!): $170

Standard Room & Board: $120 (includes other SEEDS Festival Activities as well as accomodations and meals)
Early Registration Discount: $25 off if registered by June 15
Deposit Required: $75

Arrival Friday, 8/1, after 5 p.m.
Last session ends Sunday afternoon 8/3