五韻律

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「五韻律」 是一種動態冥想練習，由加布里埃爾·羅斯 (Gabrielle Roth) 於 20 世紀 70 年代末創立。 它汲取了本土和世界各地的傳統，融合了薩滿教、狂喜主義、神秘主義和東方哲學的原則。它也借鑑了格式塔療法、人類潛能運動和超個人心理學。

該練習的核心理念是萬物皆能量，並以波動、模式和韻律的形式流動。

羅斯將這種練習描述為靈魂之旅，並表示通過活動身體、釋放心靈、解放思想，人們可以與靈魂的本質相連，靈魂是靈感的源泉，個人在其中擁有無限的可能性和潛力。

練習方法

加布里埃爾·羅斯 (Gabrielle Roth) 認為，五韻律的練習旨在通過運動來平靜心靈。這五種韻律（按順序）分別是：流動、斷奏、混沌、抒情和靜止。 五韻律按順序跳起來，就形成了「波浪」。跳完一個典型的「波浪」大約需要一個小時。

根據《舞動之路》一書，時間更長的工作坊可能會探討情感、生命周期、自我、人際關係和精神願景。

五韻律圖

這項工作通過一系列地圖進行教學，這些地圖探索個體內在和外在世界的疆域，以及他們與他人和周圍空間的關係。這些地圖通過探索身體、情感、生命周期、心靈和原型，引領人們踏上靈魂之旅。這些節奏有助於理解人們與生俱來的力量——存在、愛、認知、觀察和療愈。

第一張圖「波浪」教導人們如何體現五種不同的韻律。體現這些韻律意味著獲取人體蘊藏的深層內在智慧。「心跳」圖教導人們如何體現和表達恐懼、憤怒、悲傷、喜悅和同情等情緒；而「周期」圖則深入剖析人們如何在生命周期中，尤其是在出生、童年、青春期、成年和死亡等階段，內化各種制約因素和人際關係。「鏡像」這張心理圖則揭示了對自我的洞察和理解。

Roth drew a circular "Medicine Mandala" that related each rhythm to an emotion, a stage of life, a way of perceiving, and an aspect of the self.

The elements of Gabrielle Roth's "Medicine Mandala"

Rhythm	Emotion	Stage of life	Way of perceiving	Aspect of self
Flowing	Fear	Birth	Being	Body
Staccato	Anger	Childhood	Loving	Heart
Chaos	Sadness	Puberty	Knowing	Mind
Lyrical	Joy	Maturity	Seeing	Soul
Stillness	Compassion	Death	Healing	Spirit

Schools and teachers

Roth founded The Moving Center in New York in 1977 as a base for her workshops, and to train and develop teachers. 5Rhythms Global was founded in 2013 as the international Institute training 5Rhythms teachers worldwide. The 5Rhythms Teachers Association was founded in 2007 as a professional association serving the continuing education of accredited 5Rhythms teachers. The 5Rhythms movement spread worldwide, and in 2017 there were 396 certified teachers and SpaceHolders in 50+ countries.

5Rhythms teacher training is recognised by the International Conscious Movement Teachers Association (ICMTA), and graduates and teachers in training are eligible for membership in ICMTA.

Reception

Charlotte Macleod, writing in the London Evening Standard in 2009, describes dancing the 5Rhythms as a kind of antidote to life in a large city, and how she was attracted to a dance class by a video of Thom Yorke. The class leaves her "mentally and physically refreshed, and oddly connected to the other dancers." The dance was "a kind of moving meditation" for her.

Christine Ottery, writing in The Guardian in 2011, states that "ecstatic dancing has an image problem" and "encompasses everything from large global movements such as 5Rhythms and Biodanza to local drum'n'dance meet-ups". She suggests that readers may "find 5 Rhythms a good place to start", and does so herself: "Nervously, I stretch and warm my muscles. As the rhythms take off, I shake off my shyness." She dances in different ways, alone or with partners. "My body is expressing itself - it's utter abandonment and a complete high."

Jed Lipinski, writing in The New York Times in 2010, notes that 5Rhythms is suitable for all ages, unlike some other forms of dance and movement. He observes that "At a recent 5Rhythms class ... in Manhattan, more than 100 people were gleefully writhing and leaping to tribal drumming courtesy of Ms. Roth's husband, Robert Ansell... Dancers occasionally released guttural howls, as if exorcising the demons of the workweek."

The Daily Telegraph writes of 5Rhythms in 2007 that "I love it precisely because it isn't based on learned steps. Instead, the idea is to find your own dance by moving your body in whatever way you fancy. For those of us keen to improve our fitness, it can also be an energetic aerobic workout."

Research

Academics working in mental health and other fields are starting to carry out research about the 5Rhythms. The Mental Health Foundation, a UK charity published the 'Dancing for Living Report' describing a group of women's experience of 5Rhythms dance and the effects on their emotional wellbeing. The 5Rhythms have been the subject of PhD theses.

References

Bibliography

• Maps to Ecstasy: Teachings of an Urban Shaman.New World Library,1989.ISBN 978-0-931432-52-1.link

• Roth, Gabrielle.Sweat Your Prayers: Movement as Spiritual Practice.Tarcher Putnam,1997.ISBN 978-0-87477-959-2.link

• Roth, Gabrielle.Connections: The Five Threads of Intuitive Wisdom.Tarcher,2004.ISBN 978-1-58542-327-9.

• Stewart, Iris.Sacred woman, sacred dance : awakening spirituality through movement and ritual.Inner Traditions,2013.ISBN 978-1-62055-250-6.

External links

• Gabrielle Roth and The Moving Center NYC
• Peep Show, Rainbow Rhythms on Channel 4
• The Surprise of 5Rhythms
• Conscious Dancer magazine

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