Sacred Movements Series with Henry Schoenfield
The Gurdjieff Movements are interpretations of sacred dances and rituals that Mr. Gurdjieff witnessed and studied during his travels in the search for truth. Through specifically composed music and gesture, the Movements transmit a teaching in language beyond our thinking mind. When we are collected in our three centers (intellectual, feeling, moving) and in present moment awareness, a deeper perception may arise. Although there are different kinds of movements, they are all forms of prayer, prayer offered in longing, in struggle. Mr. Gurdjieff saw them all as medicine.
Working with the Movements offer a practical approach to inner work. They function as a mirror — offering the possibility of seeing ourselves in action — and revealing the work that is ours to take up — work that is on behalf of ourselves, of each other, and of all that is.
They are constructed in such a way that none of the three centers can do the Movements on their own. There must be a harmony, a coherence. And even though the outer form is not the point of working with the Movements, when the music, form, and presence come together, something altogether new is possible.
The Movements are a powerful practice to help us find Presence — help us to be aware of when we lose Presence, and help us to return — over and over and over again.
Working on the form alone outside of class is not required or even suggested. The class itself is a laboratory — a living encounter with all of our parts, and with all of one another’s parts, as together we strive for something higher.
Event Details
When: Mondays, November 3, 10, 17, 24 and December 1 & 8. From 12:30-1:45 PM EST
Where: Online with Zoom link. All classes will be recorded with the recordings made available to participants for your use only.
Cost: The suggested donation for the six classes is $110. For those who need to pay less, feel free to offer what you can. If you can help support the work of the group by contributing to the scholarship fund, that would be most welcome.
Registration: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdUKFf3WRUWPWwu5PffnR9UlL8wv3IYCerqFa0WpjyF_9IgyA/viewform
Event Facilitator: Henry Schoenfield is an ordained minister, spiritual director, certified professional coach, and lifelong seeker who has been accompanying others on the spiritual journey for close to twenty-five years. He is deeply rooted in the Christian contemplative path and the wisdom practices of meditation, chanting, and sacred movement. Henry helps people and groups deepen their relationship with God, themselves, and others so that they may live lives of deep service.