Symposium Prague
3. – 4. 2. 2024
The two-day symposium in Prague is the first of the Receptive Playground project's outputs. The practically tuned program emphasizes the experiential form of sharing knowledge, approaches and experiences in the field of mental health.
The aim of the symposium is to present our work, which is not only focused on dance in its artistic form. The body is perceived in the principles of our creation as a holistic tool for supporting mental health, well-being and creativity. In this intensive form, we want to convey the content of our implemented project Receptive Playground to everyone who is interested in enriching and educating themselves together.
We will present different approaches in the field of self-development, mental health and dance therapy. In addition to the participants who actively form the working group from the ongoing workshops, the symposium is also open to the general public.
The program of the Prague symposium will lead to an open dialogue that aims to stimulate a fruitful discussion based on one's own experience. Together we name the mental health issues we experience as individuals in society. Through the debate, we inspire each other for further work and creation.
The schedule will include:
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dance-movement workshops Unknown ritual under the leadership of Dubravka Radonjić and Weakness in us under the leadership of Zuzana Žabková and Eva Priečková
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lecture Soul scars under the guidance of Pavel Špatenka, M.D.
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interactive lecture The body is in the head presented by psychiatrists Sandra Sklenářová, M.D. and Štěpánka Kicková, M.D., Ph.D. from the Institute of Neuropsychiatric Care - INEP Prague
Weakness in us
We assume that our strength lies in embracing our own weakness. What if, instead of our own strength, we gave loving attention to inner weakness and how okay that can be? Can we be emotional, fragile, sentimental, naïve, confused yet predatory, manic, hysterical, erotic, ecstatic and lecherous?
In our practice, we try to translate these themes into movement qualities through creative dance and somatic methods, which we have been exploring together since 2018. Would you like to hug each other longer than usual? Would you melt slowly to the ground and lie on top of each other? Would you slow down time and feel a parasympathetic thrill? How much support do you give to others and how much do you need yourself?
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Soul scars
The hope of understanding the human soul can lead one to the realization that our experiences shape our destiny. Among the key experiences that strongly shape our lives are mental traumas, and therefore inner work on wounds becomes the key to mental health, relationships and love.
The lecture reveals that mental traumas are at the root of many of life's challenges and emphasizes that working to resolve them is essential for everyday happiness. Without healing these wounds, a person finds himself in a circle of recurring painful situations that place him in the role of a victim of his own unhealed wounds. Working with mental trauma is the key to moving forward. Without healing these wounds, we remain trapped, whether in our relationships, work, or life in general.
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The body is in the head
That the brain controls the body has been known for centuries. Thanks to the brain, the body lives - it breathes, takes in food, moves and, for example, dances. But does this connection work both ways? Can the body itself have an effect on the brain and thus control our psyche? Can activities like dancing affect how we feel, think or behave? Are thinking, feeling, perceiving and behaving independent of the body? Why does someone perceive that they are speaking with their hands? What movement helps with anxiety? We will shed light on mental illnesses in which we encounter the body in different positions in psychiatry, using examples from practice to imagine what people suffering from mental disorders experience (not only after the body) and show how the body, dance and music can help heal the soul .
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Unknown ritual
When your depth isn't revealed, it turns against you and eats you from the inside. If one's own movement of energy is rationalized, instead of surrendering to it without resistance, our depth does not manifest itself and thereby injures us. In order to create and discover, we need to relax into not knowing and let go of resistance.
What is this feeling of not knowing? How does it feel to let go of resistance and relax into the feeling of not knowing? Breathe in from that space, breathe in from the core of your own consciousness, that the deep unknown becomes aware of itself. For a moment, to completely relax into the feeling of "I don't know". And to be my own energy from which I breathe and act. To follow my own driving force and the organic transformation of feelings and bodily impulses.
At the core of all depth is simplicity, and in simplicity is strength. And we will discover and embody that power during this movement workshop.
The movement workshop will be led by:
Schedule
Day 1
9:30 Arrival and registration of participants
10:00 - 10:30 Intro
10:30 – 12:30 Weakness in us - movement workshop - Zuzana Žabková and Eva Priečková
12:30 – 13:00 Let's talk about
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:30 – 17:30 Lecture Soul scars - Pavel Špatenka, M.D.
18:00 – 19:00 Panel discussion
19:00 Jam
Day 2
9:30 Arrival and registration of participants
10:00 - 12:00 Lecture The body is in the head - INEP Prague Sandra Sklenářová, M.D. and Štěpánka Kicková, M.D., Ph.D.
12:00 – 13:00 Let's talk about
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch
14:30 – 16:30 Unknown ritual - movement workshop - Dubravka Radonjić (LilaOmilia)
16:30 - 17:00 Let's talk about
17:00 - 18:00 Panel discussion
18:30 Conclusion
Price
950 CZK (40 EUR)
Total amount for the two-day symposium in the period 3. – 4. 2. 2024.
Payment is made by bank transfer.
After booking your place, you will receive payment details by email.
If you are really interested in participating, but you are in a difficult life situation and the total amount for the symposium is an obstacle for you, write to us at:
info@lilaomilia.com and we will solve it.
Venue
Venio V-LIFE
Opletalova 5, Prague 1, ČTK passage, entrance opposite the Radek Brzobohatý theater
