Fall 2026 Calendar
Workshops and dances at SHIFT Movement & Healing Arts in Seattle, plus weekly practice online. All levels welcome, no experience needed, modifications always available.
September
Partnering Practice: Movement Games + Contact Improv
First things first: YOU DO NOT NEED TO BRING A PARTNER! This workshop is about partner development — how to be a better partner, and how to feel more confident engaging with other humans in movement and dance settings, in duets and as a group. Consent-based, you choose your level of contact the whole time. Includes contact jam.
Contact Improv Jam
An open floor for you to move how you want to move, by yourself, in a duet, trio, or more. We'll talk about consent and safety at the beginning of the jam. There may be a spontaneous optional contact lesson towards the beginning. These jams are beginner-welcome. There may be a combination of no music and ambient music throughout the night. Reach out with questions!
October Saturday Workshops
NeuroFascial Reset
How to FEEL GOOD taking good care of your body, how to de-stress & de-tension yourself, changing state, recovering well... this may be the most important workshop I offer. Learn the universal movement nutrients most of us are missing. Fascial Maneuvers, shaking, skin, spine, cranial and jaw release, and the Somatic Sea Creature. Atomic Movement Habits to integrate this into your life.
Mobility Project
The secret to flexibility is building trust with your nervous system by progressively developing strength at your end range. Treated like strength work — with sets and reps — it yields far better results than passive stretching. Forward fold, deep squat, straddle pancake, loaded progressive stretching, CARs, and how Fascial Maneuvers amplify the process.
Shapeshifter
A dynamic toolbox for physical freedom, self-expression, discovery and play. Using music as a metaphor with your body as the instrument — scales, chords, and improvisation. Floorwork, quadrupedal locomotion, creative strength training, and finding freedom through restriction.
All three workshops
Early Bird Discount for all three.
October Wednesdays
7:45–9:30pm
Downtempo, water energy — more of a gentle wave than a fire. Freeform and contact-friendly, with your choice of contact level throughout. Opening and closing circles. No choreography, nothing to learn.
6:30–7:30pm
An hour of partnering practice, movement games, and contact improv before the dance.
Online Weekly on Tuesday
8am Pacific / 9am Mountain
About an hour on Zoom. NeuroFascial Reset material, mobility, creative strength training, ground movement, and all-levels hand balancing. Camera on or off, entirely your choice. Recorded every week.
Sliding scale is available for every workshop. Just email me. Work-trade spots are available too.
Curious about private coaching or bodywork? I work with a small number of people one-to-one, built around your body and your actual life. Get in touch and we'll set up a free consultation.