♾️ We constantly move between two ends of thousands of spectrums.
We inhale and exhale.
We move closer and we move further.
We feel good and we feel bad.
Something ends and something begins.
We move in cycles because the path on the way back is always different from the one on the way there. 🫧
🐚 Through movement, breath, and collective exploration, we’ll honor the close alignment of the New Moon and New Year, starting points of two significant cycles. A time to pause, reflect, and plant seeds of intention. What happens when you step into the dance of endings and beginnings? What shifts when you recognize through your sensations that the person who exhales is already different than the one who has just inhaled? 🌀
👯 Join us to have a look at this ending-beginning through moving your body — and see what cycles you are bored of, which ones you are looking forward to go along again, and which ones you have no ideas about (yet)! 🌊
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🕊️ Every body welcome, no previous experience needed. The studio has limited barrier-free access. 🌱
🗣️ Language: English and/or German
⏳ Time: Monday 30 December 19:00–21:30, Doors open at 18:45
🗺 Venue: Studio 2, Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin
💰 Prices:
€20 – For individuals who can comfortably meet their financial needs and wish to contribute fairly.
€30 – By choosing this rate, you help make the course more accessible for others by supporting those who need financial assistance through lower-cost options.
€10 – This rate is for participants with limited financial capacity or who are currently experiencing financial difficulties. Contributions from higher-rate participants help subsidise this option.
If you need to pay less, pay what you can.
📝 Registration & Payment info:
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🌿 About Bence:
Open Floor Teacher, Evolutionary Biologist (PhD)
Bence believes that through mindful movement, we can open space for the complex paradoxes inherent in human life. His teaching draws on a rich synthesis of three distinct yet interconnected domains: over 20 years of practice in dance, yoga, and meditation; a PhD in evolutionary ecology; and in-depth studies in critical social theory. This unique blend offers an integrative approach to movement, deepening the research and exploration of dancers through the understanding that all personal experiences are embedded in social structures and in the wide container of the natural world.
Having completed the Open Floor Teacher Training in 2019, Bence went on to serve as Assistant Faculty and Mentor on the following round of Teacher Training between 2022 and 2024. In 2024, he became the first of his generation to co-facilitate an Open Floor International (OFI) Core Program as Faculty, at the Ground Floor Lab in London. As a member of the OFI Board of Directors, Bence is also actively shaping the organization’s renewal as it moves into its second decade.
Known for curating captivating soundscapes, Bence invites participants to explore the intricate, multidimensional networks we navigate throughout life. His teaching style is described as fluid, organic, and deeply informed by his personal journey in embodied mindfulness practice.
Based in Berlin, Bence teaches internationally, both in person and online.