"We do everything so automatically that we have forgotten the poignancy of smell, of physical anguish, of tactile sensations of all kinds." ~ Lygia Clark
SENSING WORLDS
Embodied research in person: 2025 Dates coming soon. In Vancouver BC.
A journey into the evocative world of sensation, play, poetry, and presence. This course offers an opportunity to find creative connection, reset the nervous system, feel inspired, and make new like minded friends. Each session consists of a reading or film to reflect on a proposed theme, a series of embodied explorations (through movement, voice, touch), creative exercises (through writing, performing, dancing, drawing, using materials), and time to share with the group.
A course to dive into the creative and healing potentialities of the present moment through culminating in an open class type performance presentation for friends and family. Open to artists and creative, curious souls in any field. No previous experience needed.
Each session is designed to inspire, ground, and connect through the wisdom of the body and of the creative process. Together we will play, feel, move, read, write, listen, and attune. We will dive into the present moment. We will experiment and explore tools to freely hone the creative process through embodiment and connection. We will collaborate on a movement piece rooted in sensorial experience.
A course to dive into the creative and healing potentialities of the present moment through culminating in an open class type performance presentation for friends and family. Open to artists and creative, curious souls in any field. No previous experience needed.
- Explore creative process exercises
- Learn tools to ground and connect
- Craft a research and aesthetic approach rooted in embodiment and sensation
- Become inspired by selected readings and films
- Find a sense of kinship and community
- Rejoice in collaborative learning and creation
Each session is designed to inspire, ground, and connect through the wisdom of the body and of the creative process. Together we will play, feel, move, read, write, listen, and attune. We will dive into the present moment. We will experiment and explore tools to freely hone the creative process through embodiment and connection. We will collaborate on a movement piece rooted in sensorial experience.
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Upcoming dates TBD. You can book your spot below or write me a message below to request more info or save your spot!
I accept payments via e-transfer and PayPal.
I accept payments via e-transfer and PayPal.
Testimonials:
"Sensing Worlds with Guadalupe Martinez was an incredibly transformative and grounding experience. The course came at a time in my life that was shaken up with uncertainty and difficulty and our time together each week was something I looked forward to. Guadalupe is a skilled and compassionate instructor that encouraged exploration and curiousity in our own creative processes while also providing prompts, ideas and techniques as a jumping off point. Sensing Worlds is a moment in time that I credit to helping me become more connected, curious and confident in my own creativity and feeling a greater sense of belonging in the world around me."
- Alexandria (Sensing Worlds, Summer 2024)
"Before going through the Sensorial Visualities course I was feeling tense, stuck, and most of all: disembodied. Through the work together I let go of my anxiety of being judged by others, noticing instead my own internalized judgements of myself. I let go of the idea of "pushing" and instead adopted the notion of "holding" space. I also let go of my barriers around emotions and expression. It was transformative, meditative, formative."
~ Chris (Sensorial Visualities Course, Summer 2023)
"Through this course and the connections I made I significantly reduced my social anxiety. I also feel that I largely overcame any sense of disconnection I felt to myself and/or the world around me. The most impactful realization I had during this class considered just how deeply I could feel the reverberation of sound in my body. The degree to which I felt the humming of others was something I would have never expected and left me feeling very uplifted. Sensorial Visualities each week allowed to explore both myself and the world around me. It gave me a strong sense of community and taught me many excellent strategies to ground myself. It came together beautifully in the final performance and exhibition. It was an excellent experience."
~ Leo (Sensorial Visualities Course, Summer 2023)
I would say I was feeling pretty lost with where I was/where I wanted to go. Not really sure about a direction and was just open to new things. Sensorial Visualities gave me a sense of community and embodiment especially being able to be a part of a journey together while witnessing at the same time. It was life changing <3 I felt a real connection with the things we’re learning and not only in a theoretical sense but the sensations we explored and learned together felt like we were teaching our mind through our bodies and that felt very revolutionary for me."
~ Kira (Sensorial Visualities Course, Summer 2023)
- Alexandria (Sensing Worlds, Summer 2024)
"Before going through the Sensorial Visualities course I was feeling tense, stuck, and most of all: disembodied. Through the work together I let go of my anxiety of being judged by others, noticing instead my own internalized judgements of myself. I let go of the idea of "pushing" and instead adopted the notion of "holding" space. I also let go of my barriers around emotions and expression. It was transformative, meditative, formative."
~ Chris (Sensorial Visualities Course, Summer 2023)
"Through this course and the connections I made I significantly reduced my social anxiety. I also feel that I largely overcame any sense of disconnection I felt to myself and/or the world around me. The most impactful realization I had during this class considered just how deeply I could feel the reverberation of sound in my body. The degree to which I felt the humming of others was something I would have never expected and left me feeling very uplifted. Sensorial Visualities each week allowed to explore both myself and the world around me. It gave me a strong sense of community and taught me many excellent strategies to ground myself. It came together beautifully in the final performance and exhibition. It was an excellent experience."
~ Leo (Sensorial Visualities Course, Summer 2023)
I would say I was feeling pretty lost with where I was/where I wanted to go. Not really sure about a direction and was just open to new things. Sensorial Visualities gave me a sense of community and embodiment especially being able to be a part of a journey together while witnessing at the same time. It was life changing <3 I felt a real connection with the things we’re learning and not only in a theoretical sense but the sensations we explored and learned together felt like we were teaching our mind through our bodies and that felt very revolutionary for me."
~ Kira (Sensorial Visualities Course, Summer 2023)