Practice
This one-day workshop is an inquiry into the 5Rhythms as a practice.
The surest way to understand the 5Rhythms' powerful potential is to move our bodies with intention, however we are able, through Wave after Wave after Wave. Our dance becomes practice – and we become more proficient, as practitioners – as we show up, over time, in almost any inner state and external circumstance, dancing with others and alone; with little energy or range and with a lot; with different life moments, questions, and emotions; for seconds, minutes, hours, or for days.
In this practice, the specific nature of each Rhythm invites us to know ourselves in distinct ways and capacities, and to deepen into this way of knowing, of being in contact, over time. We practice shifting from Rhythm to Rhythm and Wave to Wave, cultivating our ability to live fluidly, and to respond to change. We practice giving ourselves permission to be every part of who we are, while noticing and being with what is – however it happens to be.
Through practice, and by sincerely giving our time and attention, we follow the road to building innate skill and developing the sense of embodied safety that personal experience and proficiency can bring. Then, we can effortlessly improvise within our own earned understanding of what is possible. With practice, we can relate with more ground and more presence to what is moving, to what is needed, and to who and what is alive around and between us. As we touch this place of knowing, nurturing, and unleashing our full selves, we encourage others in our world to do the same.
Friday August 22nd 6:30 to 9:00
Saturday August 23rd 11:00 to 5:00
Location: Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street (James Bay), Victoria BC
Friday + Saturday (when you sign up together for both) -- $155 Regular/ $185 Supporter/ $145 Supported
Friday only -- $40 Regular/ $50 Supporter/ $35 Supported (capped at 35 ppl)
Saturday only -- $125 Regular/ $145 Supporter / $115 Supported (capped at 25 ppl)
If you are called to attend, and the full price is a barrier for you, please be in touch. A limited number of reduced-cost spaces is available.
All prices in Canadian dollars.
Refund Policy
Refunds, cancellations, and collective care: if you are unwell with a communicable illness, please do not attend. A full refund minus a $30 admin fee will be issued for cancellations due to illness. Any other cancellations before August 15th will receive a 50% refund. As space is limited in this workshop, any cancellations after August 15th will receive a 50% refund only if another participant takes your place.Refund Policy
Refunds, cancellations, and collective care: if you are unwell with a communicable illness, please do not attend. A full refund minus a $30 admin fee will be issued for cancellations due to illness. Any other cancellations before August 15th will receive a 50% refund. As space is limited in this workshop, any cancellations after August 15th will receive a 50% refund only if another participant takes your place.
Practice
This one-day workshop is an inquiry into the 5Rhythms as a practice.
The surest way to understand the 5Rhythms' powerful potential is to move our bodies with intention, however we are able, through Wave after Wave after Wave. Our dance becomes practice – and we become more proficient, as practitioners – as we show up, over time, in almost any inner state and external circumstance, dancing with others and alone; with little energy or range and with a lot; with different life moments, questions, and emotions; for seconds, minutes, hours, or for days.
In this practice, the specific nature of each Rhythm invites us to know ourselves in distinct ways and capacities, and to deepen into this way of knowing, of being in contact, over time. We practice shifting from Rhythm to Rhythm and Wave to Wave, cultivating our ability to live fluidly, and to respond to change. We practice giving ourselves permission to be every part of who we are, while noticing and being with what is – however it happens to be.
Through practice, and by sincerely giving our time and attention, we follow the road to building innate skill and developing the sense of embodied safety that personal experience and proficiency can bring. Then, we can effortlessly improvise within our own earned understanding of what is possible. With practice, we can relate with more ground and more presence to what is moving, to what is needed, and to who and what is alive around and between us. As we touch this place of knowing, nurturing, and unleashing our full selves, we encourage others in our world to do the same.
Friday August 22nd 6:30 to 9:00
Saturday August 23rd 11:00 to 5:00
Location: Church of Truth, 111 Superior Street (James Bay), Victoria BC
Friday + Saturday (when you sign up together for both) -- $155 Regular/ $185 Supporter/ $145 Supported
Friday only -- $40 Regular/ $50 Supporter/ $35 Supported (capped at 35 ppl)
Saturday only -- $125 Regular/ $145 Supporter / $115 Supported (capped at 25 ppl)
If you are called to attend, and the full price is a barrier for you, please be in touch. A limited number of reduced-cost spaces is available.
All prices in Canadian dollars.
Refund Policy
Refunds, cancellations, and collective care: if you are unwell with a communicable illness, please do not attend. A full refund minus a $30 admin fee will be issued for cancellations due to illness. Any other cancellations before August 15th will receive a 50% refund. As space is limited in this workshop, any cancellations after August 15th will receive a 50% refund only if another participant takes your place.Refund Policy
Refunds, cancellations, and collective care: if you are unwell with a communicable illness, please do not attend. A full refund minus a $30 admin fee will be issued for cancellations due to illness. Any other cancellations before August 15th will receive a 50% refund. As space is limited in this workshop, any cancellations after August 15th will receive a 50% refund only if another participant takes your place.
Waves™: A Practice of Being
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Thrive
One Day workshop in Crozet, Va with Jackie McInnes (Australia).
Details coming soon!
Waves™: A Practice of Being
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
UNIFY
UNIFY: A 5Rhythms Exploration of the Mature Masculine
Connected Visionary Focused Empowering
These qualities of the mature masculine are subverted by the patriarchy, the lying politician, the abusive lover, and the gangster; symptomatic of a society that disproportionately reveres the boy masquerading as man. The immature masculine has its place in the vital and vibrant spark of boyhood. When it fails to develop and takes the place of mature masculine awareness and leadership in the actions of men and perceptions of women, all are wounded.
In this one-day Waves workshop, we will try on the many shapes of the masculine, tapping our body intelligence to sift and move the stories and patterns, and distilling the essence of our present awareness of masculine energy into embodied action.
“Dance is movement, is action, and like all action, it reveals us to ourselves in the doing.” – Gabrielle Roth
24 Oct 2025 - 26 Oct 2025
Friday 10/24: 6:30-9:30 (open night)
Saturday 10/25: 11:00-6pm
Sunday 10/26: 11:00-6pm
Standard Rate: $310
Early Bird by Sept 26: $275
Friday Only:$35
Location:
Dance Loft on 14, 4618 14th St NW
Washington DC
Produced by Nima Yazdanfar: 5rhythmsnimayazdanfar@gmail.com
Waves™: A Practice of Being
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A Practice of Being
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A Practice of Being
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves of Unity with Nima Yazdanfar (Guest Teacher)
Guest Teacher on 6/28!
5Rhythms is a transformative moving meditation practice created by Gabrielle Roth. It’s rooted in the idea that movement is medicine — a path to healing, expression, and connection.
The practice is based on five distinct rhythms:
1. Flowing – grounded, circular movements; connects us to the feminine, to the earth, to ourselves.
2. Staccato – sharp, percussive movement; ignites clarity, direction, and emotional expression.
3. Chaos – wild, releasing movement; helps us let go and surrender to the moment.
4. Lyrical – light, expansive movement; brings joy, creativity, and connection with others.
5. Stillness – slow, deep movement; invites presence, awareness, and integration.
Together, these rhythms form what’s called a “Wave” a journey that mirrors the cycles of life, nature, and our emotions. There are no steps to learn, no right or wrong moves — only your body’s unique expression in each rhythm.
How does it work?
You move through the five rhythms guided by music and a teacher (or in self-practice). Over time, the practice helps you:
• Release stress and tension
• Deepen self-awareness
• Connect with your body and emotions
• Cultivate presence and authenticity
• Feel more alive, free, and embodied
Waves™: A Practice of Being
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A Practice of Being
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Renewal: A 5Rhythms® Waves Class With Jeffrey Boynton
See the registration page for Renewal Waves Philly for this Class - I will be guest teaching for Ray Diaz!
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Equilibrium: a 5Rhythms® Workshop on the Polarities of Presence
Equilibrium: a 5Rhythms® Workshop on the Polarities of Presence (CANCELED)
This soothing season of release and bounty, of shorter days and cooling winds, delights us in an exuberant display of color and abundance, a reflective space of gratitude and luciferous change. The coming season of autumn brings a shift into decidedly cooler and longer nights; a time for harvesting, fruition, and transition for many forms of life in this hemisphere. Leaves brighten, crisp and fall. Melancholy musings turn our focus inward as the space between the possibilities of Summer and emptiness of Winter arrives. Birds begin to fly to warmer climates, opening the soundscapes of our mornings and evenings into a growing silence. Fruit and leaves begin to litter the forest floor as their bodies nourish whatever grows next. Some of us venture out into the wilds while the temperate weather persists, gathering around fires, with practices that acknowledge and give thanks. Some return to learning and the halls and chambers of curiosity, reconfiguring families and offering new opportunities to the next generations.
As we approach the autumnal equinox, we invite you to dance the polarities of the 5Rhythms as we explore each rhythm in it’s endarkened and enlightened expression. This journey of movement, connection, ritual, and integration is offered as a waypoint on your path to the reflective, soothing, and generous energy of harvest that autumn can offer.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
REFLECTION: A 5RHYTHMS® WAVES CLASS with Jeffrey Boynton
This class is in Charlottesville, VA
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Equilibrium: a 5Rhythms® Workshop on the Polarities of Presence
Equilibrium: a 5Rhythms® Workshop on the Polarities of Presence
This spacious season of darkness, of lengthening days and growing light cradles us in an essential restorative energy, a contemplative space of consciousness and presence. The coming season of spring brings an equilibrium between day and night, and time for stirring, germination and awakening for many forms of life in this hemisphere. Sap rises, heart rates quicken out of hibernation, birds return from warmer climates, filling the empty skies. Buds swell and shoots break the surface of the forest floor as the ground begins to thaw. We venture out of the warmth inside our homes, back into the outdoors, with practices that renew and refresh.
As we approach the vernal equinox, we invite you to dance the polarities of the 5Rhythms as we explore each rhythm in it’s endarkened and enlightened expression. This journey of movement, connection, ritual, and integration is offered as a waypoint on your path to the refreshing, creative, and exhilarating energy of renewal that spring can offer.
Friday March 15: 6-9pm
Saturday March 16: 11-6 pm
Sunday March 17: 9-3pm
Workshop will take place at:
Center Studio, 961 2nd St SE, Suite 306, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Workshops accommodate 10-15 participants and happen at Center Studio, in the Ix Building, downtown Charlottesville: providing a sprung floor with soft marley for the care of your joints and feet, a pro sound system to surround you with musical sensation, and an intimate container in which to move our truth together.
Full Workshop:
Sponsor*: $ 335.00 | Standard: $285.00 | Reduced Rate: $235.00
Friday night only:
Sponsor*: $ 50.00 | Standard: $40.00 | Reduced Rate: $30.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
*If the reduced rate would still prevent your participation please complete the registration form and then email connect@afterbefore with your request.
This workshop counts as 2.5 days (15 Hours) of Waves for those on the 5Rhythms Teacher Training path.
Waves of Resilience with Jeffrey Boynton
This Class Is No longer available.
Next opportunity to dance with Jeffrey is 3/15 from 6-9 for Equilibrium Workshop friday night and then June 8 - 5Rhythms Fundamentals.
5Rhythms® Fundamentals: A quarterly exploration with Jeffrey Boynton
Registration for 3/9 is now closed - please join us another time!
In this quarterly laboratory, we will explore the fundamentals of the 5Rhythms® practice, gaining essential knowledge that will enhance all embodied inquiries. Each inquiry an opportunity to reconnect our embodied selves to the patterns and currents that move around and through us. Offering diverse and expansive musical inspiration, Jeffrey will guide participants through the 5Rhythms® Waves map:
Flowing: the practice of Fluidity, the gift of knowing
Staccato: the practice of Definition, the gift of expression
Chaos: the practice of Release, the gift of transformation
Lyrical: the practice of Connection, the gift of lightness
Stillness: the practice of Presence, the gift of perspective
A quarterly 3 hour dive into 5Rhythms® essentials to enrich the dance and life's more practical needs. A link between being human on and off the dance floor. 2024 dates:
6/8: 10-1pm
9/7: 10-1pm
12/7: 10-1pm
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 50.00 | Standard: $40.00 | Reduced Rate: $30.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
*If the reduced rate would still prevent your participation please reach out to us prior to class to request a scholarship or work exchange.
Pre-Registration by 5pm the Friday before the event is required.
Waves of Resilience with Jeffrey Boynton
Registration for this class is now closed. See you on the 14th? Pre-registration required by 5pm on the day of class!
Waves of Resilience with Jeffrey Boynton
Please join us next time! Next Class is Thursday, March 7.
Waves™: A 5Rhythms® Movement Meditation
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves of Resilience with Jeffrey Boynton
This class is in Charlottesville, VA
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.
Waves of Resilience with Jeffrey Boynton
This class is in Charlottesville, VA
By registering for this class, you agree to our WAIVER
Tiered pricing, please choose based on need and ability:
Sponsor*: $ 25.00 | Standard: $20.00 | Reduced Rate: $15.00
*Your payment at Sponsor level allows another to pay the reduced rate.