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Teachers, dancers, yogis, body workers,
and practitioners of all kinds. 

A new, integral system of learning workshop offered in the US.

Awareness Through the Body (ATB) is a comprehensive sequence of exercises to raise awareness and enable individuals, whether children or adults, to become conscious of their own perceptions and abilities so that they may become self-aware, self-directed individuals. The activities are creative and often fun, combining known and unknown approaches to encourage concentration, focus, relaxation, a sense of accomplishment, and well-being.

ATB offers ways to discover the existing connections between mind, emotions and the physical body and to organize these different parts into a more harmonious whole, centered on the inmost being.

The workshop in New England are as follows (details of each level are below):

ATB 1 – Monday and Tuesday the 15th and 16th of August.

ATB 2 – Wednesday thru Friday the 17th, 18th and 19th of August.

ATB 3 - Saturday thu Monday, the 20th to 22nd of August.

ATB 4 – Thursday thru Sunday the 25th to 28th of August. 

*Note: These workshops are sequential: ATB 1 must be taken before ATB 2 and so on.

 

The location of these workshops is at the Hastings House in Walpole, NH 30 min from both Keene, NH and Brattleboro, VT.

Financial Aid is available. Click here to download the application or visit this link to fill it out online. 

If you prefer to pay by check, Checks should be made to Awareness Through the Body and sent to: Margo W. MacLeod, 22210 Stow Cir, Briarcliff, TX 78669

Your space will not be reserved until payment is received.

For more information about Awareness Through the Body visit http://awarenessthroughthebody.com or email margowmacleod@gmail.com

 

 

The ATB workshops require consistent concentration and can be emotionally or physically demanding Neither you nor the group will get the full value from the experience if  you can not be wholly present for every session. If you have major responsibilities  during this time we suggest you  think carefully about whether you can give the workshops your full attention. Please feel free to contact Margo MacLeod with any questions: margowmacleod@gmail.com

 

ATB Levels

ATB I Provides a basic orientation to Awareness through the Body and is a prerequisite for all more advanced workshops. The topics include: Sensory awareness—opening and refining the senses Attention and concentration—directing and focusing attention, and increasing the length and depth of concentration Exploration of the different planes of the being Breathing—developing awareness of the breath and the effects of breathing Relaxation—enhancing  the ability to relax, physically, emotionally, and mentally Plate work—experiencing inner and outer space, and being present in both simultaneously

ATB II Deepens and integrates the basics of ATB introduced in ATB I and adds: Emotional exploration Collective aims in group dynamics Awareness of how the physical structure develops control over contraction and relaxation in the body

ATB III Explores the principles of ATB and their practical application including how to lead an ATB session, develop a sequential program, and address the needs of specific children and specific groups.  Activities include: Moving over, under and around objects in structured settings Throwing and catching bamboo sticks to develop peripheral vision and a sense of rhythm Balancing plates with candles to deepen the simultaneous experience of inner and outer space Working with the elements

ATB IV Builds upon and further develops the capacity for attention and concentration, and focuses on exploring physical structure in all its dimensions. The workshop includes: Deepening the exploration of relaxation and form Introducing musical structure and listening awareness Exploring space Working on trust and letting go

Certificates will be awarded upon the successful completion of each workshop and may be used to apply for CEUs. Graduate credit from Antioch University is available for ATB II, III and IV for an additional fee. Contact Heidi Watts for more information: hwatts@antioch.edu

The Instructors

Aloka

I was born in Catalonia, Spain in 1951. In 1971 I moved to India to live in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram and teach contemporary dance in the Ashram schools. During these years I studied Hatha Yoga, Tai Chi, and breathing therapy. Since 1991 I have been living in Auroville, teaching dance and, with Joan, creating and implementing a program in Awareness Through the Body for children in the Auroville Schools. Presently I am offering workshops on Awareness Through the Body for teachers and other adults in Europe and the U.S. Since 2003 I have been studying water body work and deepening my practice of Tai Chi.

 

 

Suryamayi

Suryamayi was born and raised in Auroville, India, an international community devoted to the ideal of human unity and conscious evolution. At 6 years old, she was among ATB founders' Aloka Marti and Joan Sala's first students, has trained with them consistently throughout her life, and is now a certified ATB practitioner who regularly leads classes and workshops for both children and adults. Suryamayi also teaches hatha yoga, Anusara Yoga founder John Friend being her primary teacher. Suryamayi has included several Therapy Trainings in her studies with John Friend, as well as several hundred hours of therapeutic bodywork on Maui, where she currently lives and owns a private studio with her husband Tony.

 

 

In addition to these workshops, Aloka is offering ATB I in Seattle, WA July 30th and 31st. For more details and to register, visit http://atbwa.eventbrite.com

Aloka will also offer three early morning workshops to participants of the Alternative Education Resources Organization (AERO) Conference in Portland, OR on August 4-7. For more information contact margowmacleod@gmail.com or go to educationrevolution.org

 

Cancellation Policy
If cancellation requests are received 2 weeks or more prior the start of the workshop, a full refund will be issued minus a registration fee of $35. Cancellations after August 1st, 2011 forfeit all refunds.