We invite you to participate in the intensive study week with The Bamboo Body in the beautiful city of Barcelona where you will learn in depth about the philosophy and methodology behind the generalist approach to movement. This is a great opportunity to share practice with other dedicated practitioners and acquire tools and strategies for your further development. The classes will be taught by our founder Anna. With over 15 years of experience in a variety of sports and over 10 years studying with Ido Portal and his team, she has accumulated a body of knowledge that allows her to guide anyone into the complex world of self-discovery through movement. Working with people from all walks of life, from professional athletes to office workers with no previous background in physical practice, Anna has developed a pedagogy that creates an individual approach for each student and helps them navigate through the process of building movement skills, developing a resilient body and learning through this process deeper truths about themselves.
In this event, we will create maps with which you can orient yourself within the territory of your own body and its capabilities. These templates will allow for better navigation of a multifaceted world of movement and will help fine-tune your personal practice so it will eventually spill into the quality of your everyday life. There is nothing more fulfilling than knowing one’s body. Knowing your body = knowing yourself.
We will work on athletic faculties as well as soft qualities and will do our best to help you build a precise understanding of your physical structure and internal landscape. In this event, we will offer participants practical as well as theoretical material, so they can develop conceptual frameworks on how to think about their movement practice and how to develop it further.
SCOPE OF THE EVENT:
Internal maps. Enhancing proprioceptive and exteroceptive qualities through creating a precise scheme of the body. This work is a foundation of movement skills across the board. Understanding the position of the body in relationship to itself and the space around it is a requirement for any kind of performance. To orient in a territory you need a map and through this work, you learn the science of cartography in relationship to your own body.
Athletic development. The basis of athleticism lies in the coherent working of all the links in the body and understanding of force transmission. We will cover some of the essential layers of athleticism and ways of developing the quality of the body to adapt to any endeavor that requires motor wit and agility.
Communication. We will work on establishing terminology for better communication with ourselves and others through the verbal feedback and non-verbal practices.
Rhythm. “Heart is a drum machine”. The human body beats with the rhythms of nature and also creates its own. Some argue whether organizing the chaos of sounds into musical melodies is the ultimate feature of humankind. It is definitely a highlight of our brain’s capacities and the body that does not move in sync cannot learn new skills efficiently. We will cover ways to develop rhythmicity even for those who thought it is impossible.
Environmental practice. Through finding new angles of looking at the world around us, and interacting with the environment, we will learn the principle of affordances, which means an action possibility in the relation between user and an object. We will be moving our bodies in relationship to external objects and using the environment to foster physical abilities and creativity. “When affordances are taken advantage of, the user knows what to do just by looking: no picture, label, or instruction needed.” — Don Norman. When taking this new perspective, the whole world becomes a playground!
Structure. Understanding your structure and how to work with it versus against it. Learning how to move with the least amount of tension is a prerequisite for longevity and emotional health and this will be one of the main themes of this intensive study. One thing is a conceptual framework and another is practical tools. We will do our best to provide both in parallel so participants can develop and deepen their insight into the subject.
Internal work. The only thing you can really control in life is your inner state. The better you understand it, the better you can communicate with the external environment. This is true for everything: work, practice, high performance, everyday life, and relationships. You will learn tools and strategies to comprehend the inner landscape of your mind and emotions and be able to take control over it.
Improvisation. The ultimate goal of any skill is being able to improvise with it. We will concentrate our efforts on giving you the tools to create an adaptable body that is capable to fit in any environment and situation. The work we will do will be about waking up the quick-witted, problem-solving organism that you evolved to be through various tasks and templates. We will learn the rules in order to be able to break them and create the connections between all the dots in the practice.
DATE AND TIME: 22-26 July 2023
10.00 – 13.00 / 16.00 – 18.00 (lunch break in between)
19.00 – Lecture or Q&A
NOTE: Schedule approximated, the actual schedule might vary.
PRICE: 625€ for the whole event (accommodation, food, and flights are not included)
BOOKING: in order to book your spot it is required to deposit the whole sum in the following bank account:
Account: 00811325500001219532
IBAN: ES9000811325500001219532
The Bamboo Body S.L.
Barcelona, Spain, 08004
Calle Cabanes, 31, bajos
Before making the transfer please send us an email on info@thebamboobody.es to make sure there are still spots available.
PLEASE NOTE: PURCHASE IS FINAL, NO REFUNDS WILL BE PROVIDED.