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Spontaneous Zen: Motion Improv Theater
A workshop in meditation and autobiographical improvisation

Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1
10 am - 5 pm each day
with Nina Wise and Jeremy Levie

Suzuki Roshi once said that we practice sitting to be "ready for anything." In Nina's improvisation classes we'll learn and practice expressing through movement and language the narratives that enrich our daily lives. In meditation with Jeremy we'll see what happens, receiving our experience rather than implementing directives. Using yoga, sounding, movement, and other exercises (from Nina's years of experience), we'll cultivate our capacity to tell our story and bring to life what is often unnoticed or unacknowledged. The workshop is open to all, both as a tool for greater awareness and an avenue for self-expression. This is an opportunity to engage in full-bodied self-expression and also deepen into stillness and silence.

Fees: $190; $171 current SFZC members; $152 limited income. Lunch is included for both days. Workshop fees do not include overnight accommodations. If you would like to stay overnight in the guesthouse, please make separate arrangements by calling the Green Gulch office at 415.383.3134.

Registration: Please call the Green Gulch office at 415.383.3134 to register.
 


Related Bio(s):

Nina Wise
Nina Wise is an artist who has invented a compelling form of physical autobiographical theater. She is a teacher of improvisation and also teaches contemplative practice at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. Her performance works have garnered seven Bay Area Critics’ Circle Awards, and she has received, among other prestigious honors, three National Endowment for the Arts fellowships. She wrote the book, A Big New Free Happy Unusual Life.

Jeremy Levie
Jeremy Levie began practicing at San Francisco Zen Center in 1994. He was ordained by Eijun Linda Cutts in 2005 and trained as shuso with her in 2009. He has practiced in residence at each of San Francisco Zen Center’s three temples and currently lives with his wife, Meg, and daughter, Elizabeth, at Green Gulch Farm Zen Center, where he enjoys wandering the hills and serving as director.

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