Many people believe they are unable to move their bodies in a harmonious way, especially in the presence of music. If you hold this kind of belief, the practice of Conscious Movement may represent a valuable invitation. Often, in fact, it is precisely what we think we cannot do that holds the greatest transformative potential.

It is not about moving “well” or “badly,” nor about conforming to models or stereotypes, but about awakening the body’s natural inclination to seek pleasure in spontaneous movement. Dance can be one of the most immediate examples of this original quality of movement: one only needs to observe how a child lets themselves be carried by rhythm and moves freely when listening to music — or simply to a beat. From this perspective, movement becomes a primary language through which the human being gives form to their inner experience and to the meanings they are continuously able to discover and create.

Like life itself, movement unfolds in that middle ground between order and disorder, “at the edge of chaos,” where complexity manifests. We may then imagine life as a great movement in which each person is called to explore and actualize their evolutionary potential — the capacity to generate beauty, structure, and meaning.

When the body rediscovers its natural willingness to move, a new sense of wonder can arise, accompanied by a vital feeling of pleasure. This pleasure becomes renewed energy, capable of guiding us toward new balances and deeper understandings. Through conscious movement, we can enter into dialogue with the symbolic spaces evoked by music, when present, or by silence — where the dimension of potentiality unfolds. Movement thus becomes a metaphor for life in its entirety and an alchemical laboratory for our inner transformations.

The practice of Conscious Movement opens the way to listening to one’s own bodily language, supported by the presence of music as a possible ally and by the welcoming, carefully held container of the practice space, both physically and energetically. The journey is individual, yet it takes place within a group that shares discoveries with simplicity and respect, without judgment, offering mutual support.

This encounter with the body’s natural desire to move and rediscover its own expressiveness deepens and enriches over time, becoming a valuable tool for inner exploration and personal growth.

Typically, the practice is divided into three moments. Before each dance, we meet for a brief moment around tea, where pointers for the practice are offered. These are only indicative pointers, never impositional; the dancer always remains free to move and explore according to his or her own feeling, in full autonomy.

The second moment is that of the actual dance. The free movement, to which the body gradually opens up, then follows different waves of intensity, inspired by the choice of music, the evoked theme, an inner need...

At the conclusion, the movement slows down to stillness, allowing us to observe how much the experience of the body has “moved” in us. In other words, the third moment is of integration and possible processing, which may take place in different ways. For example, in silence, we can trace on our “travel notebook” what has emerged, translating it into a few concise words, or into a drawing, possibly sharing it with the group, or, in the form of verbal sharing, welcoming everyone’s desire either to communicate or to remain alone to listen.

Language: The universal one of music.

Where: In the Sala Mammut, in the Area 302 spaces, in via Cadepiano 18, Barbengo.

When: Weekly meetings, Thursdays from 19:00 to 20:30.

Contribution: 100 fr for a cycle of 4 consecutive meetings. For those who do not follow regularly, you can contribute 30 fr for single practices.

Clothing: Comfortable clothing, suitable for body practices. It is possible to change clothes on the spot but not to shower. Always provide for the possibility of adding or removing a layer.