URC Rhythm Workshop
Transforming human consciousness through rhythm
Why URC?
We are born with innate Rhythmic body Intelligence, we walk, talk and breath in rhythm, our brain and heart beat is dependent on the syncronisation of neurons. Animals display innate rhythmic intelligence within the effortless of movement and communication. If a child is raised with the right rhythmic stimulus around them, such as what can be found in tradition cultures where rhythm is embedded within daily life, this rhythmic power fully develops. In the modern world however this rhythmic intelligence is often buried within the subconscious because, like a seed, it requires nurturing. so how can we gain it back and why do you want to? Can music lessons achieve this or does it require something more specific?
URC as Path
There are 4 elements necessary for the nurturing or re-awakening of innate rhythmic intelligence.​
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Use of Rhythmic Archetypes and Primal Rhythmic Movements
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​Simultaneity - Creating flexibility of perception
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Self organisation through alternation of chaos and order phases i.e the flexibility to fall in and out of rhythm.
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Syncronisation of autonomous vestibular movement.
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Because syncronisation cant be achieved through will and is not achievable through 'timing or co-ordination' simply learning rhythm structures will not awaken this power, we need a learning field that has all these elements present, this learning field is one that can be described as Universal Rhythm Consciousness or URC. It turns out that in the process of re-awakening rhythmic body intelligence we discover that 'what blocks us in rhythm also blocks us in life' because all the principles used are universal and applicable to every life experience.
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After 30 years of learning, research and development, it is now possible for anyone, musician or non musician, to experience what can be called 'Universal Rhythm Consciousness' (URC): A collective rhythmic energy field and/or a state of flow that emerges through the process of syncronisation and activation of innate rhythmic intelligence. Through URC, one can reconnect to the true power of rhythm, its ability to transform human consciousness and promote human potential.
What you can you experience in URC
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Complete calming and reset of the nervous system.
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Inner silence
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Heightened sensitivity and receptivity with your surroundings.
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Awakening of Rhythmic Body intelligence.
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Opening of creativity and power in any activity involving syncronisation. i.e music, sport, dance, movement, communication etc
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The experience of learning as a self organising complex process.
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Repatterning and transformation of life blocking reactions to 'Chaos', instability and uncertainty.
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Bodily understanding of ​'rhythm Archetypes' the underlying matrix information of all musical expression.
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Rhythm as a mirror for life - with the right tools and within the privacy of your own process you can explore how 'what is blocking you in rhythm is also hindering you in your life'.
Ancient rhythmic Techniques used.
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The Drum Opening - ( Korean Shamanic Tradition) Witness the drumming intensity used to clear and prepare the space for the workshops proceedings.
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Trance induction - The facilitator speaking in a way in rhythm that facilitates rhythmic flow within the collective.
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Simultaneity - Through introduction of multiple rhythmic layers, the linear mind is overloaded. Participants experience the bifurcation of rhythmic perception, facilitating connection to innate rhythmic body intelligence and emergence of inner silence.
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Rhythm Archetypes - primal rhythmic movements of pulsation, subdivision, off beats and cycle. There is no need to learn anything, the body already knows leaving the challenge of letting go and letting happen.
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The Rhythmic Voice - A slowed down version of Konnical (Indian musical Tradition): Rhythm Mantras provide rhythmic orientation and act as a bridge between speaking and inner listening.
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Rhythmic Weight Pattern Shift - From the Haitian drumming tradition, the 'Kase' is an unexpected shift in the rhythmic cycle which triggers deep letting go and self organisation withing the rhythm process..
Facilitators and their story
Our names are Nick and Justine, together we have spent 30 years developing our skills and knowledge for transforming human consciousness through rhythm. Justine a world renown Flutist and Nick a background set the foundation for a powerful foundation for exploring human potential. In 1998 we met at a Taketina rhythm workshop and by 2013 had both trained with Master Percussionist Reinhard Flatischler in his rhythm method 'Taketina' to its highest level. We recognised of the thousands of students that moved through the trainings, few if any could facilitate a rhythm process on the same rhythmic power level as the founder could. This prompted the question if 'Rhythmic intelligence is inherent within the body subconscious' is not possible for anyone to access this power? This question started a process of going our own way with the rhythm process, experimentation, modelling and researching to find a solution. In this process we discovered and developed URC, we recognised an energy state, rhythmic field and developed new rhythmic training processes to access it. URC is pathway for using rhythm for the development of human potential and its methods are unique and powerful for both musicians and non musicians who want to rediscover their innate rhythmic intelligence.
