Current Classes and Workshops
March -April 2024
Myth and Muse~ A Mythological Journey to the Creative Heart
For as long as I can remember I have taken great comfort in the stories and myths of old, for they give me something to lean into, and offer a way to chart the mysterious territory of the inner life. I feel tremendously reassured when I recall that human beings have always looked to stories to make sense of life and the seeming chaos of existence.
For me, the study of Myth is the search for that which connects us most deeply to our own nature and place in the world.
"Myth, with its relationship to symbol, metaphor and meaning, bridges the unknown to the known and helps us to exist in a meaningful relationship to the sacred mystery of who we are and why we are here." Myth resonates within us because "it gives shape to what we already carry inside, even though we can only dimly perceive or understand it." ~ Angeles Arriens
The muses then, can be thought of as creative messengers from the mystery, messengers from the inner life, from the innermost sanctum of the psyche/soul. In ancient Greek mythology they are the nine daughters of Mnemosyne and Zeus, and they inspire humanity to hold the creative forms or image that guide us in making music, dancing, speaking, writing, inventing, grieving, worshiping, playing, singing, and loving. ( Yes, there is even a muse for grieving).
In our current age the muses call us into ourselves, into our emotional bodies and our creative hearts, inviting us to meet what is rising both inside and outside, through the creative expression of the soul.
As Rainer Maria Rilke wrote in his poem, Turning Point,
with, the "Work of the eyes done,
now go and do heart work,
on all the images imprisoned within you...Learn...the not yet beloved form."
And so, we will travel into the territory of the body/soul through the practice of movement to meet the muses who dwell within, and with the "work of the eyes done," turn to do our "heart work."
Myth and Muse: Part One- 6 Classes (March 18th - April 29th)
Myth and Muse: Part Two - 5 Classes (May 6th - June 10th)
Please Note: There is no need to commit to both sessions.
I will only be collecting payment for Part One at this time.
Zoom Classes, Part One
Zoom classes will take place on Monday evenings from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm PST and will commence the week of March 18th and run until April 29th. There will be no classes the week of April 1st due to Easter.
Cost for 6 class series: $120 CAN
Payment can be sent via etransfer to: naoisobel@gmail.com
If you are outside of Canada, payment can be sent via Paypal to: honeygrove@telus.net
In-person Classes, Part One
In-person classes will take place on Wednesday evenings from 6:30 pm until 8:00 pm at Sally’s Yurt in Courtenay BC. They will commence the week of March 18th and run until the week of April 29th. There will be no classes the week of April 1st due to Easter.
Cost for 6 class series: $150 CAN
Payment can be sent via etransfer to: naoisobel@gmail.com
Please note that space is limited
With Deep Gratitude for your Company,
Nao