We start right where we are
and meet at the center
We do not have to go far
We do not even have to go
We need to come
In our body
In our house
again and again.
It is time. It is now.
Collective
Collective is for us a group of individuals
who work together and equally towards a common project,
with fundamental values
active participation,
inclusiveness
and the partnership,
in a dominant environment
the responsibility, the care
and the space for everyone's expression.
Our way of working
based on 3 main "toolkits":
- participatory leadership
- non-violent communication
- embodied practices
This structure is vital to us.
It allows us to practically facilitate the way we coexist,
we decide and act, to develop as equals,
to respect and make a good use on
every authentic expression of our diversity.
Our vision is coexistence and networking
in a framework of mutual empowerment and action
with Embodiment at its core,
the connection with the experience,
the now
the body and the other.
We welcome imagination and humor
as the magical ingredients of realizing our goals.
The routes infinite and personal.
The landscapes varied.
The place is common.
Embodiment
For us, Embodiment is contact
with our material, emotional, mental, and spiritual condition.
The connection is
inherent universal human need, right and power.
The body is the entrance to what is now happening
and knows how to move towards what needs to happen.
Seeing my body as "me"
and not "this"
a simple question
like "how am I now?"
can be opened
the gateway to the present moment.
Can I participate in the world,
without forgetting me?
I can focus on myself,
without isolating myself from the world?
Among the embedding practices we use as Embodiment Collective, the fundamental ones are:
Focusing attention (mindfulness, meditation)
Yoga
Conscious movement and dance
Tactile practices (hands-on bodywork: thai yoga massage,
biodynamic craniosacral, visceral massage, etc.)
Physical therapy
Breathwork
Movement and theatrical improvisation practices
Creative writing and play