5Rhythms
5Rytmer[1] er en bevægelsesmeditationspraksis udtænkt af Gabrielle Roth i slutningen af 1970'erne.[2] Den trækker på oprindelige og internationale traditioner ved hjælp af principper fra shamanistisk, ekstatisk, mystisk og østlig filosofi. Den trækker også på gestaltterapi, den menneskelige potentialebevægelse og transpersonlig psykologi.
Grundlæggende for praksissen er ideen om, at alt er energi og bevæger sig i bølger, mønstre og rytmer.
Roth beskriver praksissen som en sjælerejse og siger, at ved at bevæge kroppen, frigøre hjertet og sindet, kan man få forbindelse til sjælens essens, inspirationskilden, hvor et individ har ubegrænsede muligheder og potentiale.
Øvelsen
Gabrielle Roth siger, at 5Rhythms-rytmerne sætter kroppen i bevægelse for at berolige sindet. De fem rytmer (i rækkefølge) er Flydende, Staccato, Kaos, Lyrisk og Stilhed.[3] 5Rhythms er, når de danses i rækkefølge, kendt som en "bølge". En typisk bølge tager omkring en time at danse.[4]
Længere workshops kan, ifølge The Dancing Path, udforske følelser, livets cyklus, egoet, relationer og spirituel vision.[5]
5Rhythms Kortene
Arbejdet undervises gennem en række kort, der udforsker individers indre og ydre verdener, deres forhold til andre og rummet omkring dem. Kortene tilbyder en sjælsrejse ved at udforske kropsliggørelse, følelser, livscyklussen, psyken og arketyperne. Rytmerne tilbyder forståelse af menneskers medfødte kræfter – at være, elske, vide, se og helbrede.[6]
Det første kort, "Bølger", lærer om legemliggørelsen af de fem forskellige rytmer. At legemliggøre rytmerne betyder at få adgang til den dybe indre visdom, som menneskekroppen indeholder. "Hjerteslag"-kortet lærer, hvordan mennesker har legemliggjort sig selv, og hvordan de udtrykker følelser som frygt, vrede, tristhed, glæde og medfølelse; mens "Cyklus"-kortet giver indsigt i og forståelse af, hvordan man har internaliseret betingning og relationer gennem hele livscyklussen, specifikt i stadierne fødsel, barndom, pubertet, modenhed og død. Indsigt i og forståelse af egoet leveres gennem psykekortet, "Spejle".[6]
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.[7]
| 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[8] in New York in 1977 as a base for her workshops, and to train and develop teachers.[9] 5Rhythms Global [10] was founded in 2013 as the international Institute training 5Rhythms teachers worldwide. The 5Rhythms Teachers Association[11] 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[12] in 50+ countries.[13]
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.[14]
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.[15]
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."[16]
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."[17]
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."[18]
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.[19] The 5Rhythms have been the subject of PhD theses.[20][21]
References
- ↑ Trade mark number EU005669874.Kontoret for Intellektuel Ejendomsret,link(accessed 18 February 2019)
- ↑ North, Madelaine.TALK OF THE TOWN: Just do it Rhythm is a dancer.Independent on Sunday,20 February 2005.link
- ↑ USPTO Registration # 4840073 European Union (https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/) Registration # 014276281
- ↑ Gabrielle Roth. Maps to Ecstasy, 1989.
- ↑ The Dancing Path.5 rhythms global,link(accessed 28 January 2012)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 The Maps of the 5Rhythms.5Rhythms,link(accessed 18 October 2018)
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gabrielle Roth's 5Rhythms.5Rhythms,link(accessed 18 October 2018)
- ↑ The Moving Center NY.link
- ↑ 5Rhythms: Moving Center New York. Retrieved February 4, 2014
- ↑ 5Rhythms Global.link
- ↑ 5Rhythms Teachers Association.link
- ↑ "5Rhythms | 5Rhythms Sweat SpaceHolder Program".link(accessed 2017-07-14)
- ↑ Find A Teacher.link(accessed 16 October 2016)
- ↑ Join ICMTA.link
- ↑ Macleod, Charlotte.Thom Yorke and the new 5Rhythms dance craze.London Evening Standard,April 6, 2011.link(accessed March 17, 2012)
- ↑ Ottery, Christine.Ecstatic dance: rhythm to beat the blues.The Guardian,21 July 2009.link(accessed March 18, 2012)
- ↑ Lipinski, Jed."Dance, Dance, Dance. And That's It.".The New York Times,4 August 2010.link(accessed 9 June 2012)
- ↑ unattributed.Feel the rhythm from head to heal.Telegraph.co.uk,6 January 2007.link(accessed 1 July 2012)
- ↑ Cook, Sarah.Dancing for Living Report: Women's experience of 5 Rhythms dance and the effects on their emotional wellbeing.UK Advocacy Network,link
- ↑ Juhan, Andrea.Open floor: dance, therapy, and transformation through the 5rhythms.Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Union Institute and University Graduate School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences,2003.
- ↑ Hogya, Anne Marie.5Rhythms in the Workplace: Exploring Movement as a Corporate Training Approach.Royal Roads University,March 2004.link(accessed March 17, 2012)
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.
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