about
I have come to see it as my personal mission to help people gain their full potential by experiencing more freedom. Freedom of the body, freedom of the mind.
Through movement (and stillness) we are able to practice our minds and bodies to work together in a more intelligent way. Giving more options and space to our systems by practicing and playing with elements like strength, flexibility, coordination, inversions, locomotion, floorwork, rhythm, object manipulation and meditation. Overall, it´s allowing us to have more freedom to do what we want to do. Whether you are working behind a desk all day and want to relieve some of that tension you are holding in your shoulders - your back - your eyes, or a musician who wants to be able to improvise - better, or maybe you are a nurse, taking care of many people day after day, that needs to take care of him/herself to, being able to give back to others from an endless fountain inside.
After my dance education at de Amsterdam School of Arts, I searched for a way to let people experience what I feel when I dance. Throughout my life I have always felt that when dancing, I could tap into this deeper understanding of life. A sensation that there was something precious that was hidden just underneath the surface, and that could get unlocked by my dance. A sense of no boundaries, interconnectedness of all things.
In 2018 I started studying the movement method by Ido Portal through classes, workshops and my own consistent practice alongside dance. I found that this method could be the tool for me to build a bridge to other bodies. To connect and have people come close to the sensation of crossing borders which I experience when dancing. And besides that, help other dancers/performers/athletes work on weak spots and to maintain and deepen their physical and mental relationship through many new concepts. At the end of 2020 I started my own movement group alongside my practice as a student and researcher at Hiddenbody.
hiddenbody
Hiddenbody was founded in 2020 by one of my teachers Rich Andoh. Since begin 2022 we formed a partnership and now lead a small and dedicated Movement School for people who are interested in re-connecting with their physicality through a specific method. We guide weekly indoor and outdoor sessions with 6-10 students. These are modified to their unique needs and personal level.
If you would like to learn more, or feel eager to develop your own practice with us?
Start here: www.hiddenbody.nl or contact me directly: jori@hiddenbody.nl