Before words, movement was our first language and the way humanity related to the world and to others. We move because we need to express ourselves, experiment, connect to others, be creative, experience emotional flow and mindfulness, belong and have fun!
With AWENE, we move to explore and learn how we relate to self and others
One differentiating feature of my approach is embodied cognition. It’s at the very heart of my practice, and I make subtle adjustments according to my audience and my clients.
1:1 coaching
Awareness of our breathing in order to relax and pause, and/or playing with non-verbal language to boost assertiveness and leadership skills and/or better understanding and managing your emotions.
Group workshops
Exploring learnings having fun and using non-verbal games, and/or full workshops with music in order to let go, and/or expressing your feelings and yourself.
Learning is much quicker, deeper and long-term when our body language and intelligence are involved. This means having both body and mind being engaged in a playful framework.
AWENE’s workshops for both organizations and groups can include the disruptive "Embodied Cognition" approach, trusting our body and playing with movement with an experimental mindset, enabling participants to recharge their batteries, self-reflect, share, and grow both as individuals and as a team.
The body speaks... now listen
What moves me? How to trust my body and learn from it ?
The body is a fantastic resource because it does not lie, whereas the mind can sometimes trip us up. By learning to listen to and trust our body, we can open our mind and become better acquainted with who we are, and with what we want and need. AWENE offers “movefulness” spaces — in reference to mindfulness - for both individuals as part of 1:1 coaching, or as workshops open to all.
They are kind spaces where we can reconnect with ourselves and with our inner freedom, possibly breaking down the beliefs we have acquired over our lifetime so that we can tap into our “real self”. It is where we have the freedom to be who we are, with the authenticity we had as children we tend to lose along the way.
It is like being in a playful laboratory where we are to move with the body and re-connect with our emotions! In doing so, we learn the fundamentals of life, and about being with yourself and others in the present moment.
" Somatic resources are the physical actions and capacities that support self-regulation and provide a sense of well-being, competency, and mastery "
PAT OGDEN
Open Floor workshops to inspire you to move
Open Floor movement practice offers a dynamic, creative tool kit of resources to move through life, fully embodied. Open Floor use the universal language of mindful movement for self discovery, professional growth connection and healing.
In a challenging world... ...Open Floor Helps You Find Flexibility, Resilience, and Ease
Open Floor is a resource based movement practice.
We explore new ways of moving and responding to what is happening with intention and purpose. We learn to understand our habits and patterns for deeper insight and self awareness. The more we embody different responses in our movements, the more resources we can call on to move through life with flexibility, resilience and ease. Resource the self - Experience a New Way to Move Through Life Open Floor is a lively somatic movement practice dedicated to the art of becoming fully present in our body, being rooted & sensitive, alive & aligned in our skins both physically and emotionally, mindfully and spiritually.
Practicing fundamental Life Movement Resources can transform you!
Since 2014, I enjoyed more than 500 hours of embodiment, somatic and mindfulness practices:
Certification after 2 years of training and practice 30 days (240 hours) of full on-site training 300 hours of somatic and movement practice before the training ✪ Open Floor Movement practice : >200 hours ✪ 5 rhythms, Life Art Process, Body-Mind Centering, Movement Medicine, Dance therapy : 200h ✪ Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction : 8 weeks program
My personal experience and practice: In a period of doubt and looking for resourcing, I started Open Floor Movement practice in 2014. I found a place where I could resource and recharge, where I could fully express myself without any mask, where I could better know how I relate to myself, with others and the world, where I could re-open some doors and free spaces inside me, where I could embody all my dreams including AWENE. I found my home in this space and I am proud and grateful to be part of the Open Floor teachers community.
