Upcoming Workshops

Oct 1
Night Waves
w/Mati Vargas-Gibson

Reservations Appreciated
Dec 3 - 5
The Heart Is A Compass
w/ Peter Fodera
Friday night available as a separate event

Night Waves
w/Mati Vargas - Gibson,

Guest 5Rhythms Teacher from Dallas
, TX
Oct 1 - 7:30 - 10:00pm

Join us on the dance floor for Night Waves a special 5Rhythms event to move deep and to celebrate as we transition into autumn, grateful for everything the dance of life has given us this year. Using the transformational movement practice of the 5Rhythms - Flowing, Stacatto, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness, we will dance together on this journey.

Let's dance our joys, sorrows, lessons, challenges, hopes, dreams and blessings ....embracing, releasing and transforming what no longer serves as we mark the gateway into the season of Thanksgiving and the Holy Days of 2010.



Mati has been dancing 5Rhythms since 1998. SHe was certified as a 5Rhythms teacher by Gabrielle Roth and The Moving Center in 2008 and has been a visiting guest teacher at Omega Rhinebeck, The Studio Maui and Mandala as well as a teachers assistant at the Esalen Institute. She currently teachs regular classes and workshops in Dallas and various locations in Mexico. For more information on Mati's events: www.bodyspiritdance.webs.com.

Cost: $30.00 - Reservations Appreciated - Mandala - 815-788-8533
Event Held at: Life Force Arts Foundation - 3148 N. Lincoln - Chicago, Il
Parking is free on side streets -
There is also a 6-hour outdoor lot one block south of Belmont and one block west of Lincoln on Barry St.


The Heart Is A Compass
w/Peter Fodera , Moving Center School Faculty
Dec 3 - 5
(Friday available as a separate event)


How can we provide space in our bodies to allow our emotions to move through us?
How can we use our heart as a compass to navigate the waters of our emotional body?
How can we learn to love the full expanse of our own feelings and still be respectrul and present for another's?

The 5Rhythms - Flowing, Stacatto, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness form a movemnt practice that guides us to awareness and transformation. In this HeartBeat Workshop, with our bodies as our ship, our hearts as our compass, the 5Rhythms as our map and Peter Fodera as our captian and guide, we will journey into the fluid waters of our emotional world discovering a more courageous way to live and love.


Peter Fodera is an artist, art educator & art conservator who brings his experiences in yoga and meditation into the dance. His passion for the practice and his eclectic love of music provide a backdrop for a creative investigation of our inner landscape. His teaching is clear, compassionate and a celebration of life. He is a member of the staff of The Moving Center School New York and teaches weekly classes in New York City.

“From the moment that I stepped into the 5 Rhythms, I knew that I had been called home. I came to this practice late in life and immediately fell in love with its accessibility, honesty and integrity. I began dancing the 5 Rhythms in 2000 and completed the teacher training with Gabrielle Roth in 2005.
It is both a blessing and an honor to be teaching this work.”


Fri: 7:30 - 10:00pm
Sat: 12:30 - 5:30pm
Sun: 12:30 - 5:30pm

RESERVATIONS REQUIRED
For more information and reservations - Mandala - 815-788-8553

Cost: $35.00 - Fri only -----Full Weekend - $175.00 by 11/4, $195.00 after

Event Held at: Life Force Arts Foundation - 3148 N. Lincoln - Chicago, Il
Parking available on side streets - 6 hour Parking Lot located on block south of Belmont and one block west of Lincoln on Barry St.


Mandala - 815.788.8553