"I am fascinated by the connection between dance, climbing, yoga and making art. When we get out of our heads, absorbed in the moment, in breath and movement, and when self-consciousness dissolves... a beautiful thing happens: We become channels for creative expression, and this sets us free."
River (Helen Pattinson) is a certified Dancing Freedom facilitator, Somatic Yoga teacher and Artist. She has been making art since she was a 'wee nipper' and practicing yoga for over 20 years. She fell in love with classical ballet age 5, and studied for 10 years in London, UK. Rock climbing in her early twenties opened up a new kind of 'dancing on rock' fusing her love for movement and Nature. River studied Dancing Freedom in 2012 and has been sharing deep dance journeys and ceremonies for over a decade.
Helen holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Arts & Ecology. Born in England, she loves the wild places of West Coast BC, and delights in getting her feet dirty. She loves dancing, hiking, sculpting, drumming, sitting round the fire with soul friends, and river swimming. She worked as an Outward Bound instructor in Scotland and has traveled and rock climbed in some wild places through Turkey, Iran, India, Tibet, China, Australia and Thailand. River traveled in the High Andes of Peru with the Q'ero Tribe, participating in ceremonies in ancient Incan sites. She is fascinated by rites of passage and ancient wisdom for modern times, and has participated in Vision Quests in Sayward, BC, Wales and Arizona.
"May what I do flow from me like a river. No forcing, and no holding back. The way it is with children." [Rainer Maria Rilke]
River (Helen Pattinson) is a certified Dancing Freedom facilitator, Somatic Yoga teacher and Artist. She has been making art since she was a 'wee nipper' and practicing yoga for over 20 years. She fell in love with classical ballet age 5, and studied for 10 years in London, UK. Rock climbing in her early twenties opened up a new kind of 'dancing on rock' fusing her love for movement and Nature. River studied Dancing Freedom in 2012 and has been sharing deep dance journeys and ceremonies for over a decade.
Helen holds a BA in Fine Art and an MA in Arts & Ecology. Born in England, she loves the wild places of West Coast BC, and delights in getting her feet dirty. She loves dancing, hiking, sculpting, drumming, sitting round the fire with soul friends, and river swimming. She worked as an Outward Bound instructor in Scotland and has traveled and rock climbed in some wild places through Turkey, Iran, India, Tibet, China, Australia and Thailand. River traveled in the High Andes of Peru with the Q'ero Tribe, participating in ceremonies in ancient Incan sites. She is fascinated by rites of passage and ancient wisdom for modern times, and has participated in Vision Quests in Sayward, BC, Wales and Arizona.
"May what I do flow from me like a river. No forcing, and no holding back. The way it is with children." [Rainer Maria Rilke]
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