GYROKINESIS® TRAINERS' RETREAT - SAVE THE DATE - APRIL 22-25, 2027. MORE DETAILS SOON.
The Practice Within - Cultivating a Self-Directed Practice
Available spots
Description
This 3-day GYROKINESIS® Retreat will invite trainers to deepen self-connection and rediscover practice as a way of listening and responding to the flow of life within the body. Through direct experience of Level 1 material, participants will explore the principles and structure of the Gyrokinesis method and investigate what supports greater ease, stability, freedom, vitality, and full expression. Principles drawn from Nonviolent Communication (NVC)—including observation without evaluation, self-empathy, self-awareness, self-connection, and conscious choice—will empower each participant with a more compassionate, authentic and motivating inner dialogue, encouraging curiosity rather than judgment and responsive self-guidance rather than habitual self-correction. The intention is for trainers to leave with a more embodied understanding of how to draw from the breadth of the GYROTONIC EXPANSION SYSTEM® to create a sustainable, self-directed practice that responds to what is needed in the moment, expands the body’s capacity for life, and enriches the experience they offer their students. ➜ What to Expect: • Nonviolent Communication Training: A 4-hour introductory session on Thursday to lay the foundation, with NVC principles woven throughout the retreat. • Daily 3-Hour Morning Classes: Nora will guide themed GYROKINESIS® sessions designed to strengthen your body, expand your teaching skills, and integrate communication awareness. • Peer Teaching & Feedback: Trainers will have the chance to teach one another, share offerings, and receive constructive, compassionate feedback. • NVC Conversations at Lunch: Guided discussions that connect movement with life-affirming communication. • Afternoon small group sessions to practice deep listening and empathy. • Evening Gatherings: Shared meals, open discussions, and embodied movement explorations. • Nourishment: Delicious, nutrient-dense, locally sourced organic meals. • Nature & Community: Time to connect, walk the land, and recharge on 20 acres in the Sierra Foothills.
Economic Access Policy
Sliding Scale: $850 - $1350 (including meals). Onsite accommodations range $50-125 per person/night. While I make my request for support known, it is important to me that these services be accessible to all, to the extent possible. I would like to consider whatever amount you are able to contribute without risking your well-being, If after reflecting on your own financial capacity in the context of our shared need for sustainability, you find that you do not have the resources to offer the suggested amount, please reach out to discuss what is possible. If you find that you have the resources to contribute beyond the suggested offering range, your support will help cover the time, dedication and skills that go into creating and holding this space—and it will also help make this forum available to others who might not be in a position to contribute right now.