Gyrokinesis Workshop

This movement method uses breath and movement to address the entire body, opening energy pathways, stimulating the nervous system, increasing range of motion and creating functional strength through rhythmic, flowing movement sequences. This practice is performed entirely on a chair. We arch, we curl, we side arch, we twist and expand the spine in every which direction. All levels welcome.

Juliu Horvath (creator of the GYROKINESIS® method) was a dancer who injured a spinal disk that ended his dance career. After this injury, he trained in kundalini yoga, and developed what later became the GYROKINESIS® method. Juliu suffered from multiple herniated disks and brought himself back into movement after being in so much pain that he couldn’t pick up a glass of water. Drawing from Kundalini yoga, internal martial arts and dance – movement patterns guide the body to ride the rise and fall of the breath.

About the teacher:

Moving between sound and performance, Be Heintzman Hope is a facilitator of music, dance and embodiment ritual based between Tio’tia:ke/Mooniyang, colonially known as Montréal and the unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musquem), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish) and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ (Tsleil-Wateuth) peoples. Their practice bridges dance training with conflict resolution, healing and community arts. They hold workshops in transitional spaces, dance institutions, universities, DIY contexts and festivals — offering meditation, singing and dance as medicines to those on the front lines of their healing journeys.

LOCATION

Secret until registration (4mins walk from champ de mars metro)

ACCESSIBILITY

This workshop is located up 5 big flights of stairs. There is an in studio all genders washroom.