Life-Dance Classes
Monthly class on Sundays
with Constança Morais
Dates in 2025: 12 Oct, 16 Nov, 14 Dec
pre-registration discount (see below)
Life-Dance supports our life processes through the unlocking of the physical, emotional and mental bodies, by bringing movement to what is stuck and integrating it into a new dance. It develops deep awareness and trust in life's intelligence, which takes you where you need to go. It is a practice of faith, of becoming avail-able to be moved by the primordial life force.
"We begin with listening to the emergent body-mind. What arises there gets enveloped in a somatic movement that eventually develops into a creative expression of the energy that moves us."
This practice is for every-body. It is always relevant and insightful - whether you are an experienced dancer or you have never done anything of this sort. You will be able to follow the time of your body and go as deep as you are ready for. If you trust, it will feel natural and effortless :)
Practices that Constança weaves into the Life-Dance work:
- somatic movement (awakening the sensitive body)
- expressive movement (exploring movement possibilities)
- interoception (tuning into the feeling-knowing of our body-minds)
- instant composition (improvising and making art together)
- intuitive writing & painting (for self inquiry & integration)
Venue
All the meetings will happen at Centro Upaya, an oasis in Lisbon (Campolide) where you immediately feel safe and at home. The dance floor is delicious and everything about the space is softly inviting us to relax and open. For the coming months, this will be your second home to dance, share your food and heart... and reconnect.
(photos by Luna Buerguer - https://lunabuerger.com)
About Constança
Constança is a somatic therapist and dance teacher, dedicated to an intense research on life's energetic movement and how it is revealed in our bodies. She explored several movement meditation practices with teachers all over Europe, studied Movement-based Expressive Arts Therapy at Tamalpa Institute and Somatic Experiencing with Liana Netto at Associação Brasileira do Trauma. Her home is in Sintra. This land and the immense ocean nearby are an endless source of insight, poetry and remembrance that all we’re here to do is to allow and serve the universal dance as it unfolds. Read the full bio and watch videos here.
Practicalities
Schedule & Dates
Life-Dance classes happen once a month on Sunday evenings from 19h to 21h at Centro Upaya. 2025 DATES: 12/Oct, 16/Nov, 14/Dec
Join the Release whatsapp group or follow Constança's instagram to get updates about the sessions and connect with the community!
Price & Registration
pre-registration through this form: 15€ (closes on friday)
registration at the door: 18€
Queries
You are very welcome to join a class at any time! This is not a closed group.
Please arrive at least 15 minutes before the start. It is not possible to enter in the middle of the session.
For inquiries, write to releaseembodiedarts@gmail.com or contact +351 918413160