Connected - Summer Retreat - 5Rhythms Dance

English text version below

Group for participants and people who are interested in the retreat: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2211328228947211

𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐆𝐔𝐄𝐑𝐈𝐑𝐔𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐦 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐌𝐎𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐕𝐄𝐉𝐄𝐍

Vi trækker os tilbage fra hverdagens tempo og ”støj” for at blive forbundet til os selv. Og fra det sted, at kunne strække os frem og forbinde os til andre.

Vi sænker tempoet og dyrker langsomheden, som en meditation, så vi bliver forbundet med den vej, vi kommer af, og den retning vi ønsker at tage.

Dagene sammen på retreatet er en invitation, til at udfolde, undersøge og eksperimentere med din dans, og temaet FORBUNDETHED, gennem de 5 Rytmer; 𝑭𝒍𝒚𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒆, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐, 𝒌𝒂𝒐𝒔, 𝒍𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒔𝒌 𝒐𝒈 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒉𝒆𝒅

Vi bruger forbundethed som et fælles tema, og den gentagne dans, til at stille ind på, hvordan bliver vi forbundet til os selv, den anden, til fællesskabet, til naturen, til……

𝐍𝐚̊𝐫 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐎𝐃𝐄 𝐬𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐇𝐄𝐃
Rytmerne er som 5 forskellige ”bevægelseslandskaber”, der kan udvide dit territorium og hvor rejsen ikke kan tilbagelægges med den samme bevægelse.
Det er let at tænke, at friheden ligger i den frie dans – altså det metode-frie – men ofte strander vi i vores ”gamle” bevægelsesmønstre.

Friheden gemmer sig i sprækker og revner i vores vante dans, i gentagelsen, det forstillet, det smarte, etc.
…..Rytmerne hjælper til at finde disse sprækker, fra et kropsligt forankret sted, og bliver et ”transportmiddel”, der kan folde dig ud, bevæge dig længere og dybere i din dans.

𝐔𝐃𝐒𝐈𝐆𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐨𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯
I dansen kan vi udtrykke os, slippe følelser, bevæge tilstande, etc., men hvad skal der til for at nå ”ur-fjeldet”, så dansen bevæger noget fundamentalt?

Vi kender alle til konkret at blive rørt. Det kan være blødt, hårdt, lidenskabeligt, krampagtigt, kejtet, etc., men når berøring mærkes som inderlig, så føler vi os taget helt ind.
Ingen forbehold, ingen forventninger, ingen dagsorden – “bare” rørt – al opmærksomhed hviler ind i den berøring. Der er ikke noget før og ikke noget efter.
Det som kan være spændt op eller stivnet, i os, får tid og rum til at løsne sig – spændinger slippes, muskler slappes, åndedrættet sænkes, tanker slippes…..

Hvordan når vi dertil i vores egen dans, i vores egen berøring? … hvor vi bliver bevæget til et andet sted og hvor udsigten til os selv er en anden.

𝐑𝐔𝐌 𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐒 𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧
Din dans spejler sig i andre rum og omvendt. Retreatet har særligt fokus på det element og har bevidst dyrket den konkrete praksis i mange år. Selvom dansens rum er det bærende element, så er sammenvævningen af forskellige rum – dans, naturen, sang, kunstnerisk udfoldelse, arbejde – betydningsfuld for at få god virkning af retreatet. Vi kan bevæge noget med bevægelse, med ord, med sang/lyd og med andre former for udtryk.

Rummene kalder ikke blot på dit tilstedevær og engagement, men også at få øje på at skabe bevidste overgange, så du kan forskyde virkningen, fra dansens rum, og lade den udvide din ”dans” med livet.
Integration kan ske på stedet, frem for at det skal komme efterfølgende. Du kan give lov til at slippe forudgående dagsordener, og i stedet give plads til at lytte og intuitivt lade sig lede af livet – opløse frem for løse – og
skabe adgang til nye rum i dig selv og mere plads.

“𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐍” 𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅Æ𝐋𝐋𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐊𝐀𝐁𝐄𝐓
Vi er der ikke kun for at blive forbundet til kraften i vores eget rum, men også i det fællesskab som bliver til. Retreatet finder en særlig inspiration i, hvordan man skaber det gode fællesskab, hvor alle bidrager aktivt, uanset om det er ved at give sig selv i dansen eller i sin daglige opgave

Info om retreatets opbygning, pris, tilmelding, etc. er til sidst, i den engelske udgave, for at minimere
teksten 🙂

𝗘𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗜𝗦𝗛 𝗩𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗖𝗘𝗡𝗜𝗖 𝗥𝗢𝗔𝗗 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗪𝗔𝗬
We retreat from every day pace and “noise” to create the best foundation for the connectedness to ourselves and for reaching out and connect to others. We lower the pace
and cultivate slowness, as a meditation, so we are connected to the path we follow and the direction we want to take.

Our days together is an invitation to unfold, explore and experiment with your dance, and the theme; CONNECTEDNESS, through the 5 Rhythms; 𝑭𝒍𝒐𝒘, 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒄𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒐, 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒐𝒔, 𝒍𝒚𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒔

We use connectedness as a group theme and the repeatable dance to tune in on how do we become connected to ourselves, the other, to the community, to nature, to……?

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗘𝗧𝗛𝗢𝗗 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗢𝗠
The rhythms are like 5 different ” landscapes of movement” that can help expand your territory and where the journey cannot be covered with the same movement.

It’s easy to think that freedom is integrated in the free dance – no method – but often we get stuck in our “old” movement patterns. Freedom hides in the cracks in our habitual dance, in the repetition, the pretended, the smart, etc.

The rhythms help to find these cracks, from a bodily anchored place, and become a “means of transportation” that can move you further and deeper in your dance.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗜𝗘𝗪 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘃𝗲𝘀
In dance we can express ourselves, let go of emotional states, etc., but what does it take to reach the “foot of the mountain” so that the dance moves something fundamental?

We all know how to be touched in a concrete way. It can be soft, hard, passionate, convulsive, awkward, etc., but when touch is felt as heartfelt, we feel completely embraced.
No reservations, no expectations, no agenda – “just” touched – all attention rests in that touch. There is nothing before and nothing after.
What may be frozen in us, gets time and space to loosen – muscles relaxes, tensions releases, the breath lower, thoughts are released….

How do we get there in our own dance, with our own touch? … where we move ourselves and get access to ourselves from
a different perspective.

𝗦𝗣𝗔𝗖𝗘𝗦 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗪𝗘𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗗
Your dance is reflected in other spaces and vice versa. The retreat has a special focus on that element and has consciously cultivated the concrete practice for many years. Although the dance is the main element, the interweaving of different contexts – dance, nature, song, artistic expression, work – is important to get a good effect from the retreat. We can create movement with our dance, with words, with song/sound and with other forms of expression.

The spaces not only call for your presence and engagement, but also to notice and create conscious transitions, so that you can shift the effect of the dance, and let it expand your “dance” with life.
Then integration can happen on the spot, rather than it come afterwards, and you can allow yourself to let go of previous agendas, and instead make space to listen and intuitively let yourself be guided by life – dissolve rather than solve – and create access to new spaces in yourself.

𝗧𝗵𝗲 “𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘” 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗨𝗡𝗜𝗧𝗬
The community is very central in those days. We are not just there to find the power in own space.
The retreat finds special inspiration in how to create the good community, where everyone contributes actively, regardless of whether it’s in your dance or your daily task.

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗠 (𝟳 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 / 𝟲 𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀)
A clear framework and the program aim to minimize unnecessary disturbances and create a special space where you can give yourself completely to your own dance/process. The dance is our joint ritual for the entire stay.

There are 6 hours of dance and movement on a full day. There is leisure time in the middle of the day, so you have time for exploring the fantastic nature surrounding Lyngborgen.
Below is an example of how a day could be structured:

07.30-08.30: Breakfast
09.00-13.00: 5Rhythms dance
13.30-14:30: Lunch
14.30-17.00: Leisure time
17.00-19.00: 5Rhythms dance – A wave that builds on today’s theme
19.30-20.30: Dinner
20:30-22:00: Evening – Leisure or community activities

𝗟𝗬𝗡𝗚𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗘𝗡
Lyngborgen is located on a large natural plot of 60,000 m2 and approx. 500 m from a beautiful beach in the bay of Sejerø.
There is a small natural forest on the plot, soccer field, volleyball court, basket net, playground and campfire. Lyngborgen borders a beautiful and protected nature area and this area are the only one between Lyngborgen and the beach.
The camp contains a large and separate pyramid-shaped space with wooden floor.

The beds are divided into double rooms, 4 to 6-person rooms. Therefore, you must be confident with sleeping with others, of the same gender, unless you come in a group, with a number – 4 to 6 persons – that fits in the rooms.
It’s possible to buy a single room, a bed in a double room and cabins. It will also be possible to bring a tent, or a wagon, to stay in without any additional charge, if you want some more privacy.

𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐏𝗢𝗥𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝘁𝗼 𝐋𝗬𝐍𝐆𝐁𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐄𝐍
Lyngborgen is located 90 km from Copenhagen and there is public transport to the site. There will also be an opportunity to coordinate transport in a group on Facebook. You can there connect with people who go by car to the retreat.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/642540517063101/

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗜𝗖𝗘
To make the retreat as accessible, to as many people as possible, the price is low. This can be done because the facilities of Lyngborg aren’t luxury. The accommodation is more in the hostel category.

Emphasis is placed on having good facilities for the dance and resources in creating a good program that can promote a rewarding process – less luxury but more effect

The camp is functioning by the help of the group. That means that you have a task every day: breakfast, lunch, dinner, washing up or cleaning – approx. 1 hour duration.
But it isn’t just about price. It’s deliberate that the retreat is built on active co-responsibility. The good communities more often arise where we ourselves have a share in the creation.

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐞
Full price: DKK 5.950 (805 €) with VAT (moms)
Early bird: DKK 4.950 (670 €) with VAT (moms) – if you pay before June 1st.
Supplement for single room: DKK 1.650 (215 €) with VAT (moms)
Supplement for a bed in a double room: DKK 825 with VAT (moms) (113 €)
Supplement for a hut: DKK 1.650 with VAT (moms) (215 €)

𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
The registration must be made to me (Brian) on messenger, mail@briankjoeller or call / write to +45 40359717. The payment can be made at mobilepay 681 888,
PayPal: mail@briankjoeller.dk or by transfer to account number. No. 5027 1396827, Jyske Bank, Valby. Remember that you do not have a final seat before you have paid.

If you should be prevented from participating, you can get your money back offset a management fee of 500, – DKK until June 1st. From June 1st. to July 1st. you will be able to get half of your money back, because we pay for the camp no matter what. After the 1st. and until the 10th of July you can get your dietary money back. After that date it isn’t possible to get money back, as most of the food is bought for the camp. However, you always have the opportunity to sell your ticket to someone else.

𝗕𝗘𝗙𝗢𝗥𝗘 𝗬𝗢𝗨 𝗥𝗘𝗚𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗥
Before joining the retreat, make sure you want to participate in the dance every day.
You must also agree upon that alcohol is not consumed in the camp. When this is emphasized, it’s about maintaining the clarity and presence that the dance creates with the other activities and thereby get the full effect of the activities.
You are so welcome to write or call: mail@briankjoeller.dk, messenger (Brian Kjøller Olsen) or telephone: +45 40359717. If you want more information or need some specific clarification.

Lovely regards
Brian Kjøller
❤️

𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗞𝗷ø𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿?
I have a ❤️ that beats for dance. Dance has followed me since I started, as a 3-year-old, at Ulla Poulsen’s dance school in Ringsted .
My interest in body and movement started with my yoga and meditation practice when I was in my early twenties.
I became a yoga teacher in 2005 and have practiced 5Rhythms dance since 2007. I have taught improvised dance in my own concept – Nuets Dans – since 2015 and have since become a 5Rhythms teacher.

I’m also a psychologist with my own practice. I have worked clinically, i.a. with therapy and supervision, since 2005.
In recent years, I have been very busy developing methods where the body and movement are actively used in therapy.
I attended my first retreat at the age of 26 and have since participated in many different retreats. The experiences, both good and bad, help to create the framework for the stay.

Over the past 12 years I have organized many different camps and retreats. My ❤️ also beats for what we can create together.
My own training and teaching can be summarized as a training in; “being with what there is”, regardless of whether it is in dance, therapy, meditation, yoga or another form of practice. This is what I strive for in my own life and try to pass on. I have a son who is 18 years old, and isn’t that interested in 5Rhythms dance, but I love him anyway 🙂 ❤️