In this era of unpredictability, chaos, violence, and loss, as we contend with white supremacist culture, toxic capitalism, patriarchy and the stripping of our rights, our bodies absorb shock after shock on our behalf. How might we metabolize all we’ve taken in? The Moving Forward Immersion provides the container within which we can identify and honor the constriction, the survival patterns, and the shapes we’ve developed to keep us alive and begin to gently move through them to access a version of ourselves that feels a little more free. As we explore balance, build strength, get playful, and tap into our inherent dignity, we expand our capacity to stay with and stay in the work of our collective liberation.

This is a practice born out of the world's drastic changes; a practice continued because reality is asking something different from us all now. A practice sustained so that we can stay open to what's possible moving forward. Whether you arrive with a very personal purpose or are driven by the practitioner in you, join us. Learn how to co-harmonize your body with other bodies, inviting in a greater sense of togetherness.

For the burned out, for the parents, and caregivers, for the uninspired practitioners, for the first responders, the teachers, for those offering their therapies within four walls, for the curious, for the hopeful, for the organizers. For those who are deep in the work of healing. This practice is for us.

You’ll be guided by Cassandra Sirl, birth/death/body worker, Jenny King, professor and co-director of the Center for Trauma and Adversity at Case Western Reserve University, and Hope Hamling, founder and teacher at Abide Yoga and Abide West in Cleveland.

This practice cohort can be attended in person at Abide on Larchmere in Cleveland, but also can be accessed from afar via Zoom. We have invested in quality hybrid meeting technology to help make this work for everyone, no matter where you are. Reach out with any questions!