Move with the Wisdom of the Elements
This is a 1.5 hour workshop, offered once a month by Dr. Maryam Wootan, Acupuncturist and Polarity Therapist at WildHeart: Center for Performance and Embodiment Practice, Wallkill, NY.
We start by doing a 30 minute warm up/ qi gong outside by the lake to connect with the magical landscape of Wild Heart and explore our connection with Nature directly. After the warm up, we will go inside the barn and focus on the five Ayurvedic elements: ether, air, fire, water and earth. Using theater warm up exercises, we will explore the theories of the five elements with our body and voice. Each element has a positive and a negative pole and by connecting to the neutral space we can bring those polarities into balance. We also connect with the Chinese five elements as they relate to each season and the changes in Nature. We will explore the theories with an experiential approach, sensing, feeling and awareness. My hope is to create a safe space where we can experiment and share with one another, creating an ongoing momentum to help one another heal, grow and learn. Wear warm clothes according to the season.
2026 dates:
Wednesday October 7th at 5:00 pm
Wednesday November 4th at 5:00 pm
Wednesday December 2nd at 5:00 pm
Please email me to sign up
Signing fee $30 per class (no drop ins)