Really feel free: when was the last time you felt this way? Nowadays we have all kinds of freedoms, we often feel like caged lions. We don’t say what we think, we don’t do what we really want, we are afraid to write even good things.
To find yourself at least a little, you can try the Sunset experiencea dance that takes place at sunset, in fact, which aims to reconnect those who practice it to their emotions, in harmony with the four natural elements.
It was the one who conceived it Giulia Miazzoteacher of yoga and vertical dance in natural environments, nomad by nature and creator of the world Inmindtogether with his sister Serenasoul and heart of Canyon Parka real outdoor ecolab located in a forest in the Lima Valley, a stream that flows between the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.
“We have recovered 3 hectares of wood, which had been left to itself, inaccessible – he explains Serena – We wanted to create a enchanted place, in which human beings, surrounded by the most uncontaminated nature, could find themselves and their deepest emotions. A place to let go and let yourself go ».
Here the project finds its breath Inmind: paths of yoga, dance, massages, sports and activities dedicated to children, to teach adults and children to see and experience themselves as part of a larger context: “Only if we learn to appreciate nature, to know it, to feel part of it, then we will begin to respect and protect it », continues Serena.
Among the different activities, here is the Sunset Experience: “I graduated in” Scenography for the theater “at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design in London and I have collaborated with several national and international production houses, living in different corners of the earth: from England to New Zealand, passing through Argentina – he says Giulia – Here I was able to stay for 7 years, a period in which I deepened the Andean culture, the most ancestral one. Teachings that I then put into the Sunset Experience, a dance that nourishes inside, because it feeds on the vibrations given by the senses and emotions: starting from four elements – the Earth: our body moving in space; L’water: the Lima stream that flows nearby and draws the water inside us; L’air in our breath and the firerepresented by the setting sun and Prana, the life energy that flows within us – and using gods symbolsI guide the participants to a liberating danceimmersed in a protected and uncontaminated environment and caressed by the sun’s rays ».
Everyone can take part, from children to adults: just be dressed comfortably and indulge yourself. “Board of keep your eyes closed, precisely in order not to have external conditioning, to listen to my voice and see what effects it produces on oneself. The session usually lasts 90 minutes and consists of two musical pieces: one free and one guided. In the guided one, there are 8 musical moments, during which suggestions emanate, which one can follow or not. We must learn to “feel” and then indulge, without worrying about what others think. If we all have our eyes closed, no one will be able to look at us, therefore judge us ».
«After a sequence of dissolution exercises, and having overcome the initial embarrassment, it is incredible to see how people begin to move, letting themselves be carried away by music and the elements of nature. Thus becomes a musical journey, full of emotions and natural movements. It is improper, in fact, to call it dance, because there are no studied movements to perform, but only moves in accordance with one’s feeling.
If one wants to roll on the ground he can do it, if he also wants to jump, if he wants to go to a tree and hug it, he is free to do so … Freedom in respect of others and above all of themselves, in the absence of judgment: this is the profound meaning of this practice. And then, live in the here and now: all the time, do not worry about the time that goes by, what will happen next, but enjoy nature and ourselves, inside it ».
THE benefits of this Sunset experience? “The biggest is theabatement of superstructures, schemes, rigidity, limiting beliefs that we carry inside. Even those who approach in a cautious and skeptical way are then conquered and encouraged to let themselves go. A girl who came to try it warned me that she wouldn’t do it out of too much shame. I invited her to remain beside me, motionless, silent and listening, with her eyes closed. She didn’t move, but at the end of the practice she said to me: what a beautiful experience! with such a happy face, I knew it works the same, even if you don’t move.
What matters is to feel inside who you are in harmony with the surrounding environment, because this also harmonizes us inside. The sense is let the movement arise spontaneously: only in this way, we can see where it takes us. And usually, the unexpected is what reveals the best part of ourselves and of life to us. The one we did not think we deserved and that we can afford instead ».
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Source: Vanity Fair
