Ana Bernardes
Body wisdom in movement
Join me on a journey towards inner leadership by unlocking the access to your body wisdom!
Access your body wisdom through movement, body awareness and human connection.
A direct experience of embodied consciousness that will allow you to
feel more connected with yourself,
improve the quality of your relationships
and rediscover yourself as a creative being.
sense
Sensing: the perception that something occurs or that a particular state exists.We are unconsciously constantly sensing our environment, and learning to consciously listen with our whole body is a skill worth cultivating.By developing the ability to fully engage with our sensory systems —including the five senses, proprioception, and interoception —we expand our range of choices in how we respond to the world around us.Sensing opens a gateway not only to our inner world but also to the world beyond ourselves.
play
Playing: a way to explore possibilities, learn, and express oneself within a safe environment.We need playgrounds where we can experiment with new ways of moving, being, and relating. Spaces where we can engage with different archetypal energies, recognize our patterns and immerse ourselves in "as if" worlds.Through embodied practices, we learn to make the invisible visible, revealing deeper truths and insights.In the experience of the bodymind, we invite the body to be the bridge between our conscious and unconscious worlds.
create
Creating: causing something to exist or to make something new or imaginative.We are always creating. Every moment, we generate thoughts and behaviours.Through direct experience, we understand before giving meaning and practice embodied consciousness. Giving words to the experience requires learning to articulate embodied speech.When aligned with our inner wisdom or the source, we tap into "fertile fields" of infinite possibilities, allowing deeper insights and creativity to emerge naturally.
Take a step into a transformative journey!
I curate the playground,
You find your path.
Experience transformative learning experiences that ignite collective growth, rooted in individual experience.From the I to the WE to the WHOLE.With curiosity, compassion, and courage, embrace fresh perspectives and allow your innate wisdom to manifest through embodied expression, free from immediate interpretation.We are all inherently human, engaging with one another on shared journeys. I aim to empower individuals to reconnect with their inner wisdom, leading lives with integrity, authenticity, and adaptability.
SCIENCE-BASED
These learning journeys mix insights from psychology, dance and movement pedagogy, neuroscience, game design, and experience design.Through this rich blend, cultivate somatic awareness and foster nonlinear thinking.
FOCUSED ON 5 PILLARS
Self-led discovery
Art
Nature
Spirituality
Embodied Consciousness
A PATH TO INNER LEADERSHIP
The journeys are designed to foster inner leadership grounded in principles of wholeness, flexibility, and congruence.The art of listening to oneself, by attending to the subtle messages from our bodymind, our emotions and intuition as an inner compass.
As we allow movements to flow within us and find expression outwards, we make the invisible visible. We honour its form, rhythm, and vitality.Moving from within is being in a dance, a dynamic interplay between our essence and the external realm. It’s a sacred dialogue between what is alive within and the perception of the outer world.With every fibre of our being, we engage with the world — listening, seeing, touching, tasting, and smelling — and become a vessel for direct experience. In this intricate dance of body, mind, and soul, our inner landscape awakens, our spirit is stirred, and our wounds find solace.Are you intrigued? Contact me!
Testimonials
"Dancing with Ana in the 6 weeks course “MOVING FROM WITHIN” was the highlight of my week. No matter how stressed, hyped-up or disconnected I felt, Ana always managed to create a space where I could let my guard down and connect with all my feelings. I could let my body speak, express everything that I couldn’t find words for. I could dance my worries, my anger, my joy and my love. Ana taught me how to connect to my true authentic self, to connect with others, to find my boundaries and also to break them. It was a journey of pure magic, healing and joy!"
I.H.
next events:
authentic movement
As a contemporary mystical practice, Authentic Movement offers a ritualized space for the individual development of embodied consciousness and the emergence of a collective body.The practice of Authentic Movement is rooted in Jungian Psychology. Within its framework, we explore the relationship between movers and witnesses, between inner and outer witnesses, and between seeing and being seen.We invite the unconscious to become visible through movement and words and separate direct experience and perception to welcome the development of an individual "inner witness”.
next events
summer practice
Saturday 14/09/2024
10:00 - 13:00G39 (1160 Vienna)
Cost:
- Payment of the location (81€) is divided by everyone
- facilitation and organisation is donation based.
Sep 23 / Oct 7 and 21 / Nov 4 and 18 / Dec 2
Mondays (every 2nd week)
18:00 - 20:30Institut Kama (1150 Vienna)
Cost:
- 6 sessions: 180,00€
- until 31st August: 120,00€
Sep 25 / Oct 9 and 23 / Nov 6 and 20 / Dec 4
Wednesdays (every 2nd week)
09:00 - 11:00Fokus (1070 Vienna)
Cost:
- 6 sessions: 180,00€
- until 31st August: 120,00€
into the emptiness
"Janet (Adler) refers to “stepping into the emptiness” as an embodied act of entering this infinite field of potentiality, a mystery, a field encompassing that which is not yet known.”
From "Intimacy in Emptiness", by Janet Adler; Bonnie Morrissey; Paula Sager
A regular practice (every 2nd week) for everyone who wants to dive into their inner landscape through Authentic Movement.In these sessions, we focus on developing skills that support the practice during the warm-up and explore the method in different forms during the circle.The goal for these 6 sessions is to develop the connection with the inner witness and to increase the ability of embodied conscious speech.
THE STRUCTURE
2 hours/ week
WARM-UP (20 minutes)
CIRCLE (90 minutes)
REFLECTION AND CHECK-OUT (10 minutes)
A drop of theory
From Movement in Depth to Authentic Movement
“Movement, to be experienced, has to be 'found' in the body, not put on like a dress or a coat. There is that in us which has moved from the very beginning. It is that which can liberate us.”
Mary Starks Whitehouse
When Mary Starks Whitehouse started developing a movement practice rooted in Carl Jung's Active Imagination, she called it Movement in depth.This method, born in the convergence between dance and psychoanalysis, aims at the integration of body, mind and soul.Janet Adler was one of the students that brought the practice further. Although it was born in the field of Dance Movement Therapy, it has been widely used for movement exploration or self-development.The basic components are very simple: there's at least one mover, and at least one witness. The movers close their eyes and move from their inner impulses. The witnesses offer a non-judgemental presence providing a safe space for the movers to express themselves. Often, there's a space for sharing verbally in the end.The duration and setting can be changed. Can often be combined with other expressive methods such as drawing or writing.
social presencing theater
"Social Presencing Theater invites us to tap into our natural creativity and ability to fully embody the "performance" of being human. My intention with this work is to offer movement practices that support people in recognising their own and others' embodied wisdom, compassion, and courage to act."
Arawana Hayashi, in Social Presencing Theater
next events
The collective body becoming conscious
When using embodiment tools, we often start by an exploration at an individual level.However, the potential is to tap into a deeper understanding of the social dynamics that are present in the collective body. Making the invisible visible in the network of a social field has the potential to provide insights into the unseen forces that guide behaviour and beliefs, even if not easily perceived at a cognitive level.
THE STRUCTURE
We will blend tools from Authentic Movement and Social Presencing Theater.No previous experience necessary. Ideally, participants know at least one of the methods.
DETAILS
20/10/2024
10:00 - 18:00
G39 Grundsteingasse 39 1160 ViennaRoom cost is divided by all participants; Facilitation & Organisation donation based
sense your current field and move into the next phase with clarity
What are the seeds that you are sowing to create your future reality?Sitting in front of a blank paper and dropping your ideas and thoughts into words is part of the process, but not the only part. Theory U speaks of including an open mind, but also an open heart and an open will so that we can let the new emerge.In a small group (4 people), join me for an exploration of the Seed Dance, a practice of Social Presencing Theater, and Authentic Movement. Include your inner wisdom, by connecting with your embodied consciousness, in the preparation of your seeds!
THE STRUCTURE
I’ll offer a combination of the “seed dance”, an SPT exercise aiming to sense the field of the future and Authentic Movement. The session combines journaling, visualisation, movement and embodiment.No previous experience necessary. Ideally, participants know at least one of the methods.
DETAILS
08/10/2024
18:00 - 21:00
Kochgasse 1080 ViennaExchange: 55,00€
Social discount: 25%
move from within
Book your Individual session!
A 1:1 session is a self-discovery session where all the focus is on you and your needs!
intro call
In a 20-minute online call, we assess how fitting it is to work together. There, we can clarify all your questions about the process.
1:1 session - 90 minutes
It’s up to you to bring the topics that you’d like to explore. The case may be a clear question or a general area in your life you’d like to look into.In this journey of self-discovery, I’ll assist you by bringing external inputs and leading the experimentation.
30 minutes
free of chargeonline
90 minutes
Tuesdays 10:30 - 18:00Kochgasse, 1080 Vienna
COMMITMENT
The sessions are based on somatic awareness, embodiment and movement, but also on conscious communication. We use different tools, especially from Social Presencing Theater, Authentic Movement, Holistic Dance and Embodiment Coaching.When people are not familiar with the tools, it’s recommended to plan at least 3 sessions to best benefit from their potential.
other playgrounds
move . play . connect
more info soon
Emotional Intimacy
Authentic Movement | Holistic Dance | Biodanza | Dance/Movement Therapywith Mafalda Vergueiro22nd - 24th November 2024
Women's Inner Leadership Development
more info soon
Ana Bernardes
In 1998 I started dancing and studying Psychology and I walked these 2 paths separately until they began to get intertwined.As a Vocational Counselor and Trainer, my career started in 2004 and focused on developing soft skills. This brought me into human resources consulting, training organisation and facilitation, and project management.After several years working in the corporate setting, in 2013 I discovered social entrepreneurship and experience design. Among other events, I co-founded a festival for innovation in education in Vienna (stEFFIE – Experimental Fun Festival for Innovative Education).In 2019 I started working in a game design agency, where I was responsible for people management, finance and organisation development, as well as for creating and hosting events and developing game concepts for companies.In what felt like a parallel world, my first class as a dance teacher was in 2000. For ca. 20 years I taught social dances, mostly ballroom and salsa, and I’ve learned many more partner dances, like tango or kizomba. In 2017 I came across Biodanza, which was the first step in using dance as a way of expression and healing.In the last years, I’ve added to my skills embodiment and dance practices such as Social Presencing Theater, Authentic Movement, Embodiment Coaching and Holistic Dance.
Imprint
Ana Bernardes
Trainer in adult education
Krenngasse 1180 Vienna[email protected]
Freelance (Neue Selbständiger / new self-employed)
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Terms & Conditions
General Conditions of Participation
The participants acknowledge that they are solely responsible for their physical, mental and emotional health during the program.These workshops and programs don't replace any kind of therapy.
Cancellation Policy
If you register for a workshop (event with 2 or more hours) and have to cancel, the following cancellation conditions apply:
• Cancellation more than 2 weeks before the event: we will refund the full participation fee;
• Cancellation more than 72 hours before the event: we will refund you 50% of the participation fee;
• Cancellation less than 72 hours before the event, we cannot refund the participation fee, but you can replace participants.
If you register for a program or series of workshops (repeated event with 2 or more hours) and have to cancel, the following cancellation conditions apply:
• Cancellation more than 2 weeks before the 1st event: we will refund the full participation fee;
• Cancellation more than 72 hours before the 1st event: we will refund you 50% of the participation fee;
• Cancellation less than 72 hours before the 1st event, we cannot refund the participation fee, but you can replace participants;
• Cancellation after the 1st event, we cannot refund the participation fee, replacement of participants will be analysed individually.