Radical Imagination - Embodied Movement & Radical Dreaming

Manahau Embodied Movement presents Radical Imagination, Weekend Wānanga.

Radical Imagination is not new, and I did not come up with the phrase.
The radical imagination is everywhere,
It is in the spaces where we dare to speak of something different.
It is on the faces of the youth at our climate strikes.
It is in the voices of those on all the front lines.
It is you in the garden planting silver beet and eating the 'weeds'.
It has been whispering for us to come together and wake up for decades.
The radical imagination is our collective imagining, it can be used for the greater good or to continue with the great oppressions of our time. It is not that of the individual but that of the collective.
When I was away abroad I had many moments to imagine, and to think about you, the humans that turn up on the floors that I create. My curiosity lead me to wonder with such a strong and resourced dance floor what can we as a collective have the power to create?
I often think of my phrase from our 2021 Summer 'Proof of Existence' workshop - 'What I imagine I create, what I create is a better world.' I check in with this phrase often as it came to me in the moment of our collective ritual, a gift of unedited truth. I question myself - am I imagining a better world still, am I creating that?
What I witnessed on my journey to the Northern Hemisphere was not a better world. And that broke my heart!
And yes the Immersion Dance Floors were a different reality! a silver lining and wake up call to how rare these places are.
I say again, What I imagine I create, what I create is a better world.
It is time to bring the imagination back - that is clear and it aligns with what is important to me.
And of course, to live the life worth living right now - is radical!
It is radical to rest and not be continuously productive - and still feel WORTH!
It is radical to look at each other with kindness even if you don't have the same political views.
It is radical to be emotionally intelligent and to practice healthy boundaries!
It is radical to be seen in your truth.
It is radical to hold ourselves accountable.
It is radical to heal.
So that lead me to Radical Imagination! I thought I was clever!! - lol
What I was, was picking up on a larger kaupapa that has been whispering to me for years.
Imagination in action, resourced humans healing and making changes for generations to come.
And tbh I wonder if it is radical or just ordinary, but 'Ordinary Imagination' doesn't quite have the same feel.

What to expect from this wānanga?

-Creative Process with movement, dance, music, -people and mahi toi.
-Resources for truth, transition, and listening.
-Collective dreaming
-Authentic Movement
-Transparent communication
-White-centering awareness and process
-What can we do with all the privileges we hold?
-Community strengthening
-Swimming at the beach
-Honest community ritual
-Laughter and GF/V Lunches - supplied both days
-Infinity Groups
-Sharing of korero, kai and kindness.
-Open Floor Curriculum
-Manahau Embodied Movement Facilitation.

Yes there will be lots of 'dancing' that goes without saying !!

Conscious movement is one of the easiest ways to source and to self, so we will always return to the body and the dance.

What is the point of it all?

To imagine the world we wish to be part of, to find ways to create that, to hear to voices of our community, to resource ourselves for these times of social change, to create the table we wish to sit at and be part of, together.

Gather the humans who are ready for change.

Kaia Hawkins
Manahau Embodied Movement