Alys Ayumi Ogura Residency: Don’t You Feel it Too? Community Movement Workshop

Join Lanesboro Arts Artist-in-Residence, Alys Ayumi Ogura for a community movement workshop at Sylvan Park on Saturday, August 9th from 9 – 11 am! Don’t You Feel it Too? invites folks of all ages and abilities to find mindfulness, stress relief, resilience, and connection through movement.

Participants will gather for this workshop to engage in gentle stretches. Yumi will begin the workshop by teaching a simple Japanese folk-dance as a warm-up, helping everyone develop a shared movement-vocabulary.

Following this, Yumi will invite everyone to practice “Don’t You Feel It, Too? (DYFIT)” together. DYFIT is a form of movement meditation that encourages personal transformation through action in the world. It was developed by Marcus Young and his collaborators in 2008 and has since continued to evolve. In this part of the workshop, folks will dance freely to music of their choice, shaking off inhibitions in favor of authentic expression. This activity welcomes participants to engage as they are moved and as they are able. For reference, check out this 60-second video explaining DYFIT.

Please remember to bring a water bottle, your electronic device (such as a phone), and headphones to enjoy your favorite music while dancing. Comfortable shoes and weather appropriate clothing is encouraged.

Learn more about Yumi's Residency here: https://lanesboroarts.org/early-career-artist-residency/alys-ayumi-ogura/

Photograph Credit: MajiqUmbrella.

The Lanesboro Early Career Artist Residency Program is supported by the Jerome Foundation.

You may also like the following events from Lanesboro Arts:

• Next month, 5th August, 05:00 am, Alys Ayumi Ogura Artist Residency: Welcome Potluck in Lanesboro
• Next month, 6th August, 07:00 am, Audacious Raw Theatre Year Nine - The Future Has an Ancient Heart in Lanesboro
• Next month, 7th August, 06:00 am, Alys Ayumi Ogura Artist Residency: Gentle Movement Workshop in Lanesboro

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