ANCORAR
Anchoring practices for navigating bodies
The way the world operates is reflected in the way we structure our bodies, and vice versa. If we build a fragmented world, where we establish a hierarchical relationship between intellect and intuition, we also unbalance the functioning of our bodies, accumulating too much energy in the head, exhausting the upper body and losing contact with the ground.
When we lose our footing, we disconnect from what supports and nourishes us: the earth. And without support and nourishment, we continue to build a fragmented, sick and violent world.
This split also disrupts the functioning of an important channel that runs through our body, the vertical axis. This axis coincides with the direction of gravity and marks our place in the world, connecting heaven and earth. It is in this axis that we find the notion of Self, and it is through this axis that important flows of vital energy pass.
Reconnecting with the ground is urgent! And this reconnection happens through the body:
Through my bones I align myself with the vertical axis, I plant my feet on the ground and I find my sense of integrity and my place in the world. I lift my head, opening space in the back of my neck, and I connect with my sense of dignity. And the pelvis, there in the center, marks the between worlds, the gateway that connects heaven and earth, dignity and integrity.
By activating awareness in the body from the pelvis down, we establish a clear relationship with the ground, we gain support and courage to rescue what is essential, assuming our pleasure, our joy and our intuitive intelligence.
ANCORAR comes in this context as a movement practice with a somatic approach, which seeks strategies through the body to recover this connection with the ground.
A research work created and shared by Flora Mariah since 2018, ANCORAR practices are journeys of rescue and connection through the body and movement that cross 3 levels of support: the ground, internal supports and network support.
We work deeply on our relationship with the ground, weight and gravity, we study and mobilize the pelvis through circular movements and vibrations, we engage with the vertical axis and create space in the body for our most authentic expression. Without choreography or ideal forms to pursue, we open the way in search of ourselves, creating strong roots that will nourish and sustain our pleasure and joy in moving.
This journey comprises three different modulations of work, which are explored in all classes, but can also be experienced separately in a more in-depth way during immersions .
The Practice
Meet the three Modules
I. Anchor Module
The function of the anchor is to find the ground underwater.
First, we meet the ground , becoming aware of our weight and our deepest support structure, the bones . Then we interact with gravity , experiencing the opposite directions that manifest in the body when we relate to the ground with clear intention .
II. Compass Module
Here we discover other levels of support: our internal support structures.
One of these supporting structures is the pelvis , which receives special attention because it occupies a central place in the body, acting as an important channel of communication between the lower and upper parts.
The pelvis is our internal compass , our center of sexual and creative energy, it is the base of the trunk, and a gateway between inside and outside, heaven and earth. Our first cradle and first experience of support, contour and nourishment.
Let's study and mobilize this great energy center called the pelvis. And, through movement, we will release unnecessary tension so that the pelvis can perform its function as a channel and articulate with the other support structures at a deeper level, capable of supporting our expansion.
III. Navigation Module
And, at the limit of our expansion, we find the other / the world.
Here we discover a more horizontal level of support, common support, where, with my feet firmly on the ground and the channels open, I find points of intersection with the other, I offer and receive support without losing myself. Together, we become co-responsible for sharing and multiplying our joy, and thus, in sharing, we find the miracle of multiplication in celebration .
Benefits of the Practice
Relationship with the ground and bone structure
Greater connection with the body and the ground
Develops body awareness through contact with the ground
Better relationship with gravity, its weight and its vertical axis
Restores the sense of rootedness and stability
Works on the relationship between mobility and stability
Reduction of tensions and overload
Helps redistribute weight and relieve unnecessary tension
Allows for greater fluidity and lightness in movements.
Recognition of the pelvis as an energy and support center
Greater pelvic mobility
Better relationship with your sexual and creative energy
It encourages the experience of pleasure and joy as healing and reparative practices
Greater awareness of your alignment
Opening of internal spaces
Activation of energy flows related to vital energy
Promotes a state of physical and emotional well-being
Awareness of the pelvis as a center of balance and vitality
Support and connection with the collective
It stimulates internal listening and deeper body perception.
Greater awareness of your own body in all its power and limits
Rebalances the relationship between intellect, intuition and sensitivity
Creates a safe space for exchange and mutual support
Explores interdependence without losing individual autonomy.
Testimonials
"I feel that your guidance has unlocked so much energy in me and benefited me so much. It has brought so much mobility, so much reconnection with the pelvis, so much liberation. I count the minutes for each class. They are all unique, special and beautiful. I always leave them feeling wow and much more like myself."
Liliana Sofia
“Thank you so much for guiding us through this vulnerable and powerful process. It’s been super empowering and liberating for me. I truly appreciate the work you do and the safe space you’ve created for us.”
EB
“I always had pain during my period and after taking your classes, for the first time I didn’t feel it anymore.”
Veronica
"Dancing with what is there... oh, and now when I dance like this in a social way, I often feel that it is my pelvis that dances me. This is due to Anchoring without a doubt, these practices are very powerful."
Sara Machado Morais
"I am touched and intrigued by the way you are able to communicate your deep knowledge about our bodies and mediate that experience for others. That is your beautiful gift."
Nikola
"Your work is beautiful and opens a portal of internal perceptions that reverberates in many aspects of our lives. Today I feel much more aware of my place, my space, my movement.
I wish this work to grow and prosper.
May it reach more women because it really is very powerful."
Patricia Rozinholli
“I practiced today and could feel a sense of warmth, aliveness and openness in my hips, sitting bones and surrounding tissues.”
Niko
“I have been doing a number of things to support my uterus, but I am very convinced that working with you is a big part of moving the stagnant energy around my uterus and getting my pelvis more aligned.
So wonderful, thank you.”
Marysia P.
“After I started taking your classes, I feel a better relationship with my supports, I even walk with more confidence”
Livia