Accompanying transition through movement and presence

Passages is an invitation to join two cycles of 5 workshops, each held over one afternoon and spread throughout the 2025–2026 school year.

By registering for the full cycle of 5 workshops, you have the opportunity to make up for any missed sessions during the second cycle.
You can also choose to attend a single workshop according to the theme that resonates with you.

However, it is recommended to follow the entire journey to truly experience the depth of this practice and discover its medicine in all its organic and universal structure.

Where & when? 

5 Saturdays from 2 pm to 7 pm at Rue de Saint-Jean 1, 1260 Nyon (same venue as the Magic Sundays).
See the precise dates below.

How much?
CHF 90 per workshop or CHF 400 for the full cycle of 5 workshops.

"Movement isn’t only meditation; it’s also medicine that heals the split between our minds and hearts, bodies and soul. Movement as meditation makes us aware that there’s a lot of stuff between us and the ecstatic experience. By stuff, I mean all forms of inertia — physical, emotional, mental. Each of us must carve a path through our own inner wilderness. Movement as medicine gives us a way to dynamically transform all that inertia into energy and, ultimately, ecstasy.” 

Gabrielle Roth (5Rhythms Creator)

Passages is an invitation to dance with the changes we are going through.
Sometimes gentle, sometimes abrupt, these movements of life can be met through a deep connection with the body and its messages, opening us to new perspectives and helping us navigate the transformations that life invites us to embrace.

Each of the 5Rhythms® — Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness — acts as a portal, a catalyst for transformation, guiding us toward greater fluidity, awareness, presence, and love for ourselves.

Each rhythm is a teacher, revealing what is alive within us. They teach us to welcome ourselves in our deeply unique nature and help us transform our resistances into fuel to move forward with confidence.

In a rapidly changing world, where time seems to accelerate, these workshops become essential supports.

They help us go through this great planetary transition, where everything shifts, unravels, and reshapes.

We are called to let go of what we can no longer control, to trust, and to place ourselves in the hands of Life so as not to sink into fear or anxiety.

Passages brings us back to what is stable and reliable: our body.

Through dance, we reconnect in a simple and powerful way with our inner being, with the earth, with all living things, and with our inner fire.

We relearn how to feel, to settle, to listen.

To reconnect with ourselves, with others, with the world, and to sense that our place is precious. That each being, like each blade of grass, has its rightful place in the greater whole.

Dancing the 5Rhythms is allowing ourselves to be moved, to open to something greater, to learn how to observe ourselves, to step back, and to trust Life's movement.

Dates 

PASSAGES I 

1. PRESENCE : 27 september 2025

2. COMMITMENT : 25 october 2025

3. RELEASE: 15 november 2025

4. ELEVATION: 6 december 2025

5. INTEGRATION: 17 january 2026

PASSAGES II

1. PRESENCE : 31 january 2026

2. COMMITMENT : 14 february 2026

3. RELEASE: 14 march 2026

4. ELEVATION: 25 april 2026

5. INTEGRATION: 6 june 2026

PRACTICAL INFORMATION

Registration by the formular 

Venue: Rue de Saint-Jean 1, 1260 Nyon

(7 minutes from the station walking)

Contribution: 90.- chf per workshop or 400.- for the 5 workshops

Conditions: Payment by

• Twint with the link here

• IBAN: 

Joyleen Rao

IBAN: CH66 0900 0000 1720 7007 1

BIC / SWIFT CODE: POFICHBEXXX

Clearing no 09000

Adresse: Chemin des Rosiers 7, 1260 Nyon

• Cash on the day of the workshop

There is no refund possible but the possibility of participating on another date of the following cycle.

Schedules: 2pm to 7pm

Doors open at 1.45 p.m. - come early so you can change, check in and so we can start on time together

What are the 5Rhythms?

5Rhythms is a form of movement meditation that was created by Gabrielle Roth in the 1970s. It is a dynamic practice that incorporates five different rhythms - flowing, staccato, chaos, lyrical, and stillness - to create a moving meditation that promotes self-expression, mindfulness, and emotional release.

The practice of 5Rhythms is based on the idea that every individual has a unique rhythm of movement and energy flow within them, and that by accessing and exploring this inner rhythm, we can gain greater insight into ourselves and our emotions. Each of the five rhythms represents a different energy and emotion, and participants are encouraged to explore and express themselves through movement and dance.

The flowing rhythm represents fluid, circular movements and a sense of surrender and letting go. Staccato is characterized by sharp, percussive movements and a sense of precision and focus. Chaos involves more chaotic, unpredictable movements and a sense of release and freedom. Lyrical involves more fluid and creative movements and a sense of joy and playfulness. Finally, stillness involves a sense of presence and mindfulness, with minimal movement.

The practice of 5Rhythms can be done individually or in groups, and it does not require any previous dance experience or skill. It is a practice that emphasizes self-expression, self-awareness, and the integration of mind, body, and spirit.

Description of each workshop

September 27, 2025 / January 31, 2026: PRESENCE

Exploring the 1st rhythm, Flowing, which invites us to return to our raw material: our home, our body.
It teaches us to listen and decode the messages of the body, to feel, and to inhabit it with breath and presence.

This rhythm also guides us in the art of moving fluidly through what we experience, showing us how to build resilience by softening our edges and making our movement more supple — both literally and figuratively.

By cultivating presence in breath and body, I train my reactive mind to step back from daily life and set in motion what keeps me stuck or frozen.

October 25, 2025 / February 14, 2026: COMMITMENT

Exploring the 2nd rhythm, Staccato, which teaches us to engage first with space, and then with ourselves.
It brings us back to what truly matters to us.

Staccato helps us recognize our big “yes'es” and our big “no's,” and to listen to our instinctive part that knows, that sees clearly, and that does not hesitate to set boundaries.

Through the experience of connecting with another, I can sense my boundaries and clearly set my direction. I take my place, affirm my intention, and channel my fire toward what is essential to me, without fear of disappointing.

In a world where everything is changing rapidly, we are asked to make decisions ever more quickly. Staccato opens us to our inner power so that we may take these decisions with clarity of heart.

November 15, 2025 / March 14, 2026: RELEASE

Exploring the 3rd rhythm, Chaos, which invites us to let go and release control.

It helps us dissolve into the dance, surrendering to life, which knows far better than our minds what we truly need.

It teaches us to stay grounded in our feet while everything around us sways, and to remain in motion without being swept away by the surrounding storm.

Chaos is the rhythm of transformation, the place where we meet our resistances — to move through them, transcend them, and renew ourselves.

December 6, 2025 / April 25, 2026: ELEVATION

Exploring the 4th rhythm, Lyrical, which has nothing to teach us — it is to be lived, tasted, and experienced after moving through the previous rhythms.

It is the moment when the dance takes us, when we allow ourselves to be danced, connected to something greater than ourselves: our soul, our divine essence.

Lyrical is the instant when masks fall away, when our character — our ego — steps aside so we can experience Union.

It is the moment that catalyzes our energy and places us back into the hands of the Great Mystery.

January 17, 2026 / June 6, 2026: INTEGRATION

Exploring the 5th and final rhythm, Stillness, which helps us gather ourselves within, weave together the threads of our story, and pause to receive the blessings of our dance.

Like Lyrical, it is transmitted through direct experience, through its simplicity, through its spaciousness.

It is the moment when breath, movement, heart, body, and mind come together and align.