Spin Matsuri
いよいよ！6月と7月の安房サーカスクラスの登録開始です。子供と大人のクラスがあります。ここではクラスの詳細。ここでは登録フォーム。
Awa Circus Classes in June and July are now open for registration. All the details are here, or go directly to the registration form here.
So many classes and workshops. Let’s play and learn all summer. And be sure to check the Spin Matsuri Facebook page and Awa Community Circus Facebook group for more events, workshops, and fun.
Yoga twice on Tuesdays! Morning and evening sessions. A bright cheery waking up yoga in the morning and a relaxing yin-style session in the evening. Starting on Tuesday, May 17 and running through July.
On the flip side of circus, dance, yoga and movement arts is a place of stillness. It’s hard to get there sometimes, but necessary to find. We must rest between bursts of energy. The still place is also a time – moments to recuperate and refresh before stepping back out onto the stage or into the classroom.
I occupy that still place with drawing and writing. And recently I’ve been working with my friend Tracey to create a new and uncommonly good project for relaxation and meditation. It’s not strictly Spin Matsuri, but it’s the other half of me so I want to share it with you.
Drawing Meditations is a two-for-one relaxation combo: coloring-in pages with guided meditations. We offer them in our Etsy shop as a deluxe gift set (pictured above) a less elaborate kit, or individual downloads.
The pairing of drawing and audio is brilliant, especially for people like me who don’t do silent meditation very well. While your left brain focuses on the technical aspects of coloring, your right brain enjoys flowing into the present moment with the meditation.
I’m working on some new coloring pages this month, and Tracey and I are hosting a live Drawing Meditations event – Coloring-In Party featuring Drawing Meditations on March 12th in Tokyo. I’ll be premiering two new meditations and their coloring sheets and also offering a hands-on tutorial on coloring techniques. If you’d like to attend, please RSVP to me or though the Drawing Meditations Facebook page.
「年を描く」ワックショップ。今年の個人的なイベントの絵を描いてしましょう！
始めは２０１５のハイライトを考えいていまし、ハイライトのイメージを描いています。様々な技術をしようとします。経験は不要! 材料が提供さ。自分の使用する写真や記念品などのアイテムを持参してください。
１２／２３（祝）
１５：３０ー１６：３０
Satoyama Design Factory
千葉県鴨川市
５００円／人
It’s the end of the year and a good time to review all the good (and bad) things that happened to you. Let’s draw the highlights of our year in a fun hour-long workshop on December 23rd.
First we’ll list the top things that happened in 2015 and maybe a few of the bottom things, too. Then we’ll draw how they made us feel, think or act. We will try collage, crayon, realistic drawing, and abstraction. You’ll go home with a memory drawing.
No experience required. Suitable for everyone who can remember their year. Bring yourself and a happy attitude. Optional: your diary, printed photos (for collage), or other mementoes. Paper, pens, pencils, scissors and glue provided.
12/23, 15:30 – 16:30
Satoyama Design Factory
Kamogawa, Chiba
500 yen/person
All proceeds from this workshop benefit the upcoming Spark Circus tour, where Tod & Tink will be teaching and performing!
Family Fun workshops on the New Moon! Tink will lead a mix of circus, hooping, juggling, yoga, dance, art and other fun activities in November 12 and December 23. One hour workshop, 500 yen/person.
There’s a New Moon Organic Cafe and Market event, awanova, just up the road from Satoyama Design Factory which is perfect for a tasty lunch or snack after the workshop!
