Temenos Dance Collective Podcast

Julia is a lover of dance. She began dancing at parties in her teenage years. In the 1980s and 90s, Julia co-ran clubs and raves in London. She developed a workshop exploring the rave experience called Spirit in the House. For the past 3 decades, Julia has practised as a Transpersonal Psychotherapist, with a special interest in the wisdom of the moving body and exploring body symptoms. She is a Ce...

Kathryn Dickason is a scholar and journalist based in Los Angeles. She specializes in Western medieval Christianity, with particular interests in dance, iconography, gender, French literature, Dante, and medievalism. More recently, she has developed a secondary research area in contemporary ecstatic dance. Dickason holds a Ph. D. in Religious Studies from Stanford University and also served as a r...

Lindsay Jay is the founder of Flow Dance Meditation, a music-guided movement practice rooted in embodiment and nervous system awareness. With a background in large-scale movement and community creation in the UK, and now based in Ibiza, Lindsay’s work bridges conscious dance and mainstream wellness. She is also the founder of YogaFit Retreats, and her work is shared internationally through retreat...

Osara is a father, DJ and embodiment facilitator with Welsh, Scottish and Sámi roots. Raised on free parties in Wales, he began DJing as a teen, learning early what community, courage and dance music can do. He uniquely braids ancient and future technologies and sound: drum, shakers and yoik-inspired vocals with organic, underground and electronic dance music. Creating transformational dance journ...

Tim Barnes is a dancer, DJ, DIY motorcycle mechanic and horse back adventurer with more questions than answers. He uses embodiment as the palette of his artistry and is committed to walking his talk. From a nothing to shout about background, the 5Rhythms practice shook his world in 2012 and offered the opportunity to tune into the beat of a deeper mystery. Coming to the practice after years of tra...

Toby Gillingham is a somatic researcher, facilitator and practitioner. He has studied as many physical art forms as he possibly could: including vinyasa yoga, Capoeira, Brazilian Jiujitsu, physical theatre and improv. He is constantly searching for the deeper truths offered to us by the physical worlds of our bodies. He is the founder of Mana and Wak - a retreat centre in Hertfordshire where he is...

Simonetta Alessandri is an Italian dance artist and a somatic educator based in London. She applies the Feldenkrais Method to dance and movement training and to performance-making. She teaches Contact Improvisation, Improvisation, Choreography and Contemporary Technique at Trinity Laban Conservatoire, London Contemporary Dance School, at Goldsmiths University and in other Universities in UK. She t...

Part 3 of a 3 Part Series. Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe with Christian de Sousa & Felix Oram. Part 3: Morning Medicine Join Christian and Felix as they discuss and share a selection of beautiful and inspirational tracks that have deeply touched their souls. If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to listen to the tracks featured in full please check out the Spotify playlist. Th...

Part 2 of a 3 Part Series. Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe with Christian de Sousa & Felix Oram.  Part 2: Electronic Dance Revolution. Join Christian and Felix as they discuss the electronic dance revolution of the early 1990s and share some of the tracks that had the most impact for them at that time. If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to listen to the tracks featured in ful...

Part 1 of a 3 Part Series. Music Is The Healing Force Of The Universe with Christian de Sousa & Felix Oram.  Part 1: Early Inspirations. Join Christian and Felix as they share some of their early musical inspirations and discuss the influence and impact it had on them. If you enjoyed the podcast and would like to listen to the tracks featured in full please check out the Spotify playlist. This...

Alex Forster is an audiovisual adventurer and a creative communicator who produces deep, soulful soundscapes and evocative, heartfelt films. His career began at the legendary Abbey Road studios, and has lead him across the globe to work in European mountains, Indian beaches, African deserts and beyond. He has collaborated with artists from iconic bands such as Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and Faithless,...

For this episode we sat down with Mackenzie Amara.  To find out more about her work visit her website , follow her on Instagram , or check out her Linktree . Here is a list of some of her upcoming workshops: Black Tent Wild Apocalypse Mackenzie Amara Bio: Mackenzie is a writer, researcher, consultant, & 5Rhythms® teacher. By vocation she is a Jungian analyst-in-training & Clinical Psycholo...

For this episode I had the privilege of sitting down with Tasha Blank. Tasha is a celebrated international DJ, somatic practitioner, teacher and founder of The Get Down, The Drop, BODY LVNGUAGE and global leadership academy Powerhouse DJ School (PhDJ). A student of somatic healing, shadow work, story and ceremony, her nervous system-based approach to transformation through movement is a wild invit...

Turning the tables somewhat on the usual format, Temenos founder Felix Oram becomes the interviewee and relinquishes control of the microphone to the capable Daniel Levin. Daniel thought it would be nice to offer Temenos Dance Collective listeners the chance to learn more about the man behind the project. It's been over a year since the very first episode in which Felix talked about his vision and...

For this episode I had the pleasure of sitting down with the founders of the Unbound Moving Arts CIC: Nikki Ashley Richard Wiltshire Morag Donnelly Unfortunately due to connection issues Morag dropped off the call so most of the interview is with Nikki & Rich, but rest assured I will get Morag back on for a one to one interview in the Autumn. Unbound Moving Arts are a social enterprise offerin...

Based in Cornwall, Katie is a freelance performer, teacher and facilitator with over 15 years’ experience in contemporary dance and physical theatre. She has worked with companies such as Gecko, Punchdrunk, and VOXED, and with choreographers such as Akram Khan (London 2012 Olympic Games Opening Ceremony), Tom Jackson Greaves, Fin Walker, Aletta Collins, James Cousins and Dam Van Huynh. Alongside p...

For this episode we sat down with Nico Allen. Nico is a certified 5Rhythms teacher based in New York City. He began his 5Rhythms journey back in 2016 and finished his training in 2021. He runs a weekly Monday night class in NYC called Body Werk and describes himself as a 'movement catalyst'. To connect with Nico check out his Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/bodyw_rk/

In this episode we sat down with Richard Batts, the co-founder of Ecstatic Dance UK, the organization responsible for hosting the legendary Sunday morning dances at the Baths in Hackney Wick, London as well as Evening Sessions on Wednesday nights, plus regular retreats and events. We talked about Richard's journey and discuss the state of the Ecstatic Dance scene in general. Here all Richard's lin...

In this episode I sat down with Julie Stuart from Atlanta, Georgia (USA) to talk about her work as a 5Rhythms teacher in the south east of America. Julie has over two decades of experience as a facilitator supporting organizations and individuals to navigate complex change using deep dialogue, large-scale visual mapping and embodiment practices. She is a certified teacher of the 5Rhythms and of th...

Dominik Schnell is the founder and developer of the HeartWave, a practice that supports us to connect to the deepest parts of ourselves through dance. Each session taps in to our collective wisdom as we journey in and out of relating, in and out of shadow, in and out of our fear. Above all HeartWave is a deeply liberating exploration of our inert yearning for belonging, connection and togetherness...

In this, the second interview with Christian de Sousa, we take a deep dive into the core 5Rhythms and Movement Medicine teachings. A rare opportunity to go further into the philosophy and foundational principles of both practices. Christian is one of the most recognised names on the UK conscious dance scene. His Sweaty Thursdays night at St Peter's in Vauxhall ran for 14 years and is widely acknow...

An interview with Alyssa Jurewicz- Johns from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Alyssa is a somatic therapist, and embodied arts therapist and is about to graduate as a 5R teacher. We talked about her journey into movement, her experience dancing in the USA, her creative projects and much more. Check out her website to learn more https://b3productions.com/ Or connect with her on Instagram: https://www.ins...

Emma Leech has been dancing the 5Rhythms movement meditation practice for over 30 years. After diving into the practice for her own self healing from trauma of grief she took the path as a teacher of the practice and trained with Gabrielle Roth, qualifying in 2001. Since 2001, Emma has travelled to different parts of the globe (and London’s suburbs) taking the dance to disadvantaged communities in...

For this episode we sat down with Ajay Rajani. Ajay is an accredited teacher of the 5Rhythms who trained with Jonathan Horan, son of Gabrielle Roth, in 2014. He was born in Africa with Indian roots and grew up in London, England where he thrives in a diverse, multicultural community speaking five international languages. His spiritual journey began over 20 years ago with a strong practice of seate...

Christian de Sousa is one of the most recognised names on the UK conscious dance scene. His Sweaty Thursdays night at St Peter's in Vauxhall ran for 14 years and is widely acknowledged as one of the most important dance spaces, touching the lives of thousands of dancers across the capital. It was an absolute pleasure to sit down with him to discuss his life, his journey and his current creative en...