“HEART WAVES”
5Rhythms® Summer workshop
Waves and Heartbeat level
Led by Silvija Tomčik and Thierry Francois
Sutivan, Island of Brač, CROATIA
11-17.08.2025.
“Where are our feelings? Are they in a safe deposit box at Chase Manhattan Bank?
Unfortunately not; they’re in the body, and it is in the body that we can experience them and through the body that we can express them.” Gabrielle Roth
Have you been searching for answers outside yourself? “HEART WAVES” invites you to turn inward and discover the wisdom that already resides within your heart. Join us in beautiful and calm Sutivan for a transformative 5Rhythms journey.
With Thierry’s guidance in the mornings, you’ll awaken your body’s innate intelligence using the Waves map of 5Rhythms. In the evenings, Silvija will illuminate the landscape of your heart, guiding you to explore the depths of your emotions through the Heartbeat level.
Together, we’ll create a vibrant community of dancers, each moving to their own rhythm, yet connected by a shared desire for authenticity and self-discovery. This is an opportunity to dance your truth, embrace the mystery of being alive, and find balance between body, heart, and mind.
“When we stop distracting ourselves, and courageously dive into the heart of any feeling, positive or negative, right or wrong, comfortable or uncomfortable, we rediscover the vast ocean of who we are.
Every feeling is made of unspeakable intelligence, and every feeling contains a hidden message.“
Jeff Foster
Prerequisites: 20 hours of Waves level and one weekend workshop of Heartbeat level
This workshop counts as 2.5 days of Waves and 2.5 days of Heartbeat towards the Teacher Training.
The workshop begins on Monday 11th of August at 19:00 h and ends on Sunday 17th of August at 12:00 h.
The workshop is led in English.
Silvija & Thierry:
Silvija was introduced to Gabrielle Roth’s teachings through her book Maps to Ecstasy in her early twenties. It was a powerful encounter, which motivated Silvija to begin searching for 5Rhythms teachers with whom she could dance. She organized numerous 5Rworkshops in Croatia and Slovenia, bringing the practice for the first time to this part of the world. At the time she was working in the Center for Peace Studies and leading workshops on gender issues. She finished the Waves Teacher Training with Gabrielle in 2001, and Heartbeat Teacher Training in 2010. Silvija regularly teaches at weekend workshops and retreats internationally. In her teaching she combines clarity with imagination, humour with wisdom and a great variety of music. Her grounded way of dancing is inspiring. She is passionate about the freedom of being in the body as a way of prompting everyone to discover their personal dance and healing movement.
Thierry has been dancing from a very early age, beginning with ballet lessons when he was a kid, pursuing theater in his 20s in order to express himself and share his inspiration with others, all the while perfecting himself through numerous practices such as dancing, mime and clown work. He is also a certified and experienced Gestalt therapist. In the early 2000s, he came across 5Rhythms and it enabled him to finally integrate body work into his practice. In 2010, he completed the 5Rhythms Teacher Training with Gabrielle Roth, Waves level, and is currently training for the Heartbeat level with Jonathan Horan. He is also committed to working with men’s groups, through the ManKind Project. His unique way of teaching is the result of all these different aspects which he brings to his work with great enthusiasm, communicating his passion in a creative and humorous way. His strength lies in his openness to challenges and his absolute love of music.
Recommended donations:
Until 28.05. is 290 EUR, after 28.05. is 320 EUR.
For the working team is 150 EUR. For the 5Rhythms Teachers and Space Holders is 150 EUR.
Location: Sports Hall SOKOLANA, Sv. Ivana 3, 21403 Sutivan
Accommodation: You organize your own accommodation, and we will have a Facebook group to connect with others in order to share a place and exchange information and recommendations. We will also send you a list with some options and helpful links.
Travel : look for flights to Split, and then there is a 1 hour ferry ride to Supetar and 15 minutes bus drive to Sutivan. There is also a catamaran that takes 30 minutes directly from Split to Sutivan. Split is very well connected by train and bus, as well as by highway. For all travel and “how to reach Brač” information, whether you are coming by car, plane, bus or train, please follow the link: http://www.bracinfo.com/travel-to-island-brac/
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