Wayfinding + Shapeshifting
An immersive investigation into the artistry of navigation and change.
In this offering, Frieda Kipar Bay (herbalist, tracker, artist, activist) and Dana Iova-Koga (artist, teacher, mover, bi-continental resident) will be diving through a multi-layered inquiry of what it means to be a shapeshifter and how to wayfind with grace and clarity. Through the pathways of movement, plant medicine, and cognitive and creative tracking, we will hone our awareness of ourselves, others, and the environment. We will be looking at how we can turn these inherent abilities into artistry, and how doing so supports our health, creativity, problem solving, communication, and fulfillment of Life.
The weekend intensive includes 3 hour sessions on both Saturday and Sunday. We will meet together live on Zoom, using our personal landscapes to be together, yet scattered simultaneously. You will be encouraged to tune in from creative locations, turn off your video for certain exercises, and orient away from the two-dimensional screen as often as possible.
Sessions will include guided, experiential movement practices, presentations by Frieda and Dana, solo investigative exercises and facilitated group discussions.
Weekend 1
Saturday + Sunday, Oct. 29-30
9am-12pm PST / 12-3pm EST / 6-9pm CET
Our focus:
We place ourselves. Samhain/Celtic new year/end of agricultural (plant) year. Navigating from a dynamic center.
Resourcing- understanding what takes us off from and brings us back to our axis
Principles of Standing, the ritual of upright
Map 1: Map of the past. We open to ancestry while the veils b/w worlds are thin.
You are welcome to join us for this weekend alone, a few individual weekends, or immerse into the full year-long investigation (8 weekend intensives, plus added content and private sessions). Learn more here.
Cost: Supportive: $225 | Sustainable: $200 | Scholarship: $180
This program is available on a sliding scale gift economy model, based on self-assessment of your income and ability to offer your resources in a way that supports others with lesser resources to attend. Please support me in using this model by engaging sincerely with the process and offering the highest level you can.
Further scholarships and payplans are available as well, with priority given to BIPOC community members. Please email me for availability.