Embodied Relating

Explore Connection Through Movement

Facilitated by Maya Golan
Somatic therapist and movement teacher
Assisting: Leah Woods

About the Workshop
A movement experience that will illuminate your relational style and challenges, through playful and connecting exercises. No prior experience needed!

Details

Date: Saturday, November 21st, 2026
Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM (with lunch break- bring your lunch)
Place: 32 W Manitou Ave, Manitou Springs, CO
Price: Sliding scale of $150-$300

Tier 1) $150- Low income, challenge with paying bills
Tier 2) $225- Stable, average, predictable income
Tier 3) $300- financially abundant, high income/savings

To reserve your spot, send payment through Vemno @Maya-Golan-2 or Paypal: mayagolan29@gmail.com

FAQs

Why Movement?
Why explore relational dynamics through movement? We experience our lives through our bodies, yet much of what we communicate happens outside of our conscious awareness. Through guided movement exercises, this workshop supports you in developing greater awareness of yourself and how you relate to others, allowing you to deepen your relationships in ways that often go beyond what traditional talk therapy or counseling can offer.

What Is This Workshop?
This workshop offers you a supported space to explore your relational styles through movement and dance. Through guided exploration, you’ll gain new insights into the dynamics shaping your connections as well as a deeper understanding of yourself, and discover ways to show up more fully in your relationships as you move through life’s challenges.

What Should I Expect?

Most of the workshop will be devoted to facilitated movement and dance explorations that you’ll do with fellow participants, followed by time to debrief after each exercise. We will conclude with an optional exercise that includes witnessing and being witnessed by each other.

There will be a significant amount of movement, with flexibility around pacing, rest, and taking breaks as needed. After each movement exploration, there will be time to reflect individually and/or with the group on what came up and how it reflects your relational dynamics and connection skills.

Topics explored may include:

pursuer / withdrawer dynamics and strategies
leading and following
tracking each other
leaning in and out
witnessing and being seen

This experience may reflect aspects of how you relate, including coping mechanisms, relational style, challenges or wounds, and patterns of connection. It can bring up vulnerable material, so I strongly recommend carving out time for aftercare- keep your schedule open afterward and plan to do something nourishing and supportive for yourself following the workshop.

Who Is This For?
This workshop is for anyone who is interested in exploring their relational dynamic and learning more about yourself through movement. No prior movement experience is needed.

About The Facilitator
Hi, I’m Maya! I am a somatic therapist who works with couples and individuals supporting them in discovering new and fulfilling ways to interact with their worlds. I also teach Contact Improvisation and spend a lot of my time exploring and training movement in different forms. I started dreaming about this workshop in 2015 after seeing the potential of exploring our relational patterns through movement while dancing and studying Somatic Psychotherapy at Naropa.

Movement has become a very useful tool for me to understand my own patterns and ways in which I carry myself and relate. Learning to explore dynamics with others through the body has allowed me to lean in, express my needs and desires, and develop healthy boundaries. And that has been very powerful in creating a life that I love – I look forward to sharing my work and insights with you!