Christian de Sousa, Author at Glimpses of Light

Dancing Jedi Reading List

26 May 2024

1 min / many hours - A reading list for dancers. Brings together books by the pioneers of 'conscious movement' practice, with essential texts on the history and art of dance, form ancient times to contemporary subculture.

Jedi Sound Injection

20 May 2024

3mins-2hrs - A playlist of 20 tracks to switch things up, drop into movement and activate your dancing Jedi consciousness.
[from 'How to Be a Jedi]

Awakening Body

15 May 2024

14mins - a Body Parts practice bringing focus into physical awareness and awakening the seeds of movement.

Essentials Wave

12 May 2024

30mins - A wave moving through the core map of The Way of the Dancer, exploring ways moving as embodied practice.

Lift Up Your Heart!

5 May 2024

19mins - A shorter musical moment to feel, open up your energy and lift your dancing spirits.

Elemental Dance

29 April 2024

32mins/29mins - Elemental Dance in a Movement Medicine style for experiencing and absorbing these powerful, supportive nature energies through movement.

Rhythm Rider

25 April 2024

44mins - A Staccato Wave for dynamic, expressive movement practice. Beats, Bass - Dance!

Be You / Believe / Find the Power Within

21 April 2024

14mins - A short practice to bring you back to yourself and activate your self-belief and connection to centre

Earth Day Dance @TDC April 2024

15 April 2024

2hrs - Livestream Recording from a drop-in session at TDC. Moves through a Movement Medicine Elements practice and Wave

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May 2024

10 April 2024

2hr 10mins - Transmission built with Afro-House and medicine songs + sprinklings of Beats, Reggae, French samples and a human moment for Gaza.

Transmission

Flow Mesa @The Way of the Dancer

9 April 2024

32mins - Fludity practice: a recorded excerpt from a session at The Way of the Dancer Ongoing Group in south Devon.

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April 2024

4 April 2024

2hr 15mins - A springtime conversation between Jazz, Techno, World and Medicine Sounds, with Funk and Disco commentaries – and a Spoken Word poetry moment.

Transmission

Protected: WOTD ONLINE RESOURCE SPACE

26 March 2024

There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.

Where the River meets the Sea

25 March 2024

A DJ mix commissioned by the Bioregional Learning Centre as part of The Saltmarsh Project, an enquiry by a diverse team of ecologists, scientists and artists into these remarkable ecosystems.

What is the Way of the Dancer? – Video Intro

19 March 2024

Click here for more info and to join upcoming Way of the Dancer Immersions and other events

The Way of the Dancer – London

10 March 2024

17 NOVEMBER
LONDON
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
@Colet House
London W14
10am-5pm

The Way of the Dancer – May

6 March 2024

27 MAY
LONDON
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
@Colet House
London W14
10am-5pm

Protected: The Way of the Dancer – Devon OGG Dancer Space

4 March 2024

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March 2024

1 March 2024

2hrs 10mins - In the deep radio ritual space this one, with sonic mountains of reggae, dub, liquid electronics, deep house/techno and sweet voices.

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The Way of the Dancer – Antwerp

6 February 2024

NOV 29 - DEC 01
ANTWERP
IMMERSION
@Antheneum Deurne
Antwerp, Belgium
Fri 7.30pm - Sun 5pm
(evening-only or weekend-only possible)

The Box Office

2 February 2024

The Box Office is Open!

Protected: Alchemising Chaos – for Chris LS

28 January 2024

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Protected: The 5Rhythms Prayer: Recordings for Ajay

28 January 2024

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Free Taster Dance

27 January 2024

RECORDING AVAILABLE
Watch the recording from this short session to experience Christian’s space-holding, teaching and music and find out more about the Online Course and In-The-Room sessions.

Ecstatic Dance
@Hackney Baths London

19 January 2024

2hr 40mins - recording from ecstatic dance 'hybrid' session at Hackney Baths in London. Moves through arrival, intro, guided 5R journey and a longer DJ-led Wave.

Alchemising Chaos

17 January 2024

71mins/70mins - A longer medicine wave for when you want to really sweat and let go, to dance between the light and dark and transform. New Guided Practice version just released!

Release the Pressure

16 January 2024

11mins/10mins - A short recording for soft but deep releasing practice. Relates to Chaos in 5Rhythms and shaking medicine in Movement Medicine.

MESA Expansion Practice

5 January 2024

40mins/36mins - A Movement Medicine MESA practice on the theme of expansion. How do we grow, while staying grounded and centred?

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February 2024

4 January 2024

2hrs 12mins - A conversation between jazz, jungle and techno, with a few medicine voices from lands near and far to shape the alchemy.

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The 5Rhythms Prayer: Livestream from London

3 January 2024

1hr 56mins - Session recording from Colet House in London, moving through a warm-up, body parts practice, Flowing teaching and through a Wave.

Transmission

1 January 2024

NEXT BROADCAST: MAY 8th
Transmission is deep radio for music lovers, dancers and other audio dream travelers. Tune in every month for immersive journeys through the rich and diverse landscapes of 21st-century medicine music.

The Way of the Dancer – June

31 December 2023

8 JUNE
DEVON
ONE-DAY WORKSHOP
@Broadhemspton Village Hall
near Totnes, South Devon
11am-6pm

The Way of the Dancer – Devon Immersion

30 December 2023

20-22 SEPTEMBER DEVON IMMERSION @Studio 6, Dartington South Devon, UK Fri 2pm - Sun 5pm

The Way of the Dancer – Ongoing Group

29 December 2023

The Way of the Dancer ONGOING GROUP (DEVON) MARCH 6 – MAY 15 Totnes Civic HallSix fortnightly sessions7pm-9pm A springtime journey to immerse in the extraordinary power of dancing and…

The Way of the Dancer – February

29 December 2023

The Way of the Dancer ONE-DAY WORKSHOP 24 FEBRUARY Broadhempston Village Hallnear Totnes, South Devon, TQ9 6BJ11am-5pm A day to plug-in to the dance, explore the fundamentals of movement practice…

The Way of the Dancer – Devon

27 December 2023

WORKSHOPS, IMMERSIONS & ONGOING GROUPS
South Devon, UK
A new programme of movement invitations for 2024

Dance Deep.
Immerse in movement as conscious practice for our times.
Live as a Dancer.

Welcome to the Dancefloor!

The Way of the Dancer

27 December 2023

WORKSHOPS, IMMERSIONS & ONGOING GROUPS
A new programme of movement invitations for 2024
In-The-Room events in South Devon, England & Europe.
Online sessions bringing the dance into your own space.

Dance Deep.
Immerse in movement as conscious practice for our times.
Live as a Dancer.

The Way of the Dancer – Online

21 December 2023

ONLINE COURSE
This online dancing journey explores the fundamentals of movement practice.
Six modules with live calls and special recordings for home practice and other resources. This course ran in 2024 and will be available as a Playback journey soon.

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January 2024

11 December 2023

2hrs 12mins - First session of 2024, riding from instrumental sounds, jazz, soul and afrobeat, into a deeper wave with electro-organic medicine music, Sufi beats, deep house and back into ambient & instrumental meditations. Enjoy!

Transmission

Deep Radio for Dancers

17 November 2023

MONTHLY BROADCASTS - 8th MAY
Transmission is a monthly livestream for dancers and music lovers. Tune in to take a immersive dancing journey in deep 21st-century medicine music.

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December 2023

9 November 2023

2hrs 10mins - rolling from spiritual jazz to acid techno, via dub reggae, piano journeys, a splash of early rave and more.

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The Way of the Dancer – Luzern 2023

3 November 2023

IMMERSION
December 16-17
Luzern, Switzerland
A short weekend workshop exploring the fundamentals of movement practice, hosted by Verein Dynamo

Deep Stillness

11 October 2023

33mins / 29mins - A musical meditation for breath, presence and the subtle places of movement practice.

Sacred Voices

10 October 2023

38mins - A musical journey for when it's time to pray. Structured as a 5Rhythms Wave, with a very Movement Medicine approach and flavour.

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November 2023

9 October 2023

2hrs 9mins - deep radio from the storm zone and for the storm zone this month: riding Middle Eastern music as an implicit prayer for peace

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Essentials: Silent Practice

8 October 2023

24mins / 9mins - A silent practice checking in with the core modes of movement. Synthesises 5Rhythms, Movement Medicine and other teachings.

Totnes Dance Collective:
In-The-Room Session Sept 2023

2 October 2023

2hr 4mins - Session recording from Totnes Dance Collective, moving through arrival & warm-up, guided body parts practice, focussed 5R wave and an open wave.

Harvest – An Integration Wave

30 September 2023

25mins - A medicine Wave: guided with a specific focus on integration of experiences and day-to-day life.

A short film about glimpses of light

25 September 2023

A short introductory film about my work as an artist and facilitator. Made in collaboration with Emilio Mula and Nu-FrameThanks to all involved: full credits at end of film Explore…

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October 2023

20 September 2023

2hr11mins - African vibes leading this one: Afro-Beat, west African reggae and Kora framing two waves of deep house, techno, latin electronica, spoken word poetry, touches of ambient, a South Asian vocals - and a new medicine song from the forest.

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