The Elemental Practices
Enliven draws on a set of inner and interpersonal practices based on the five elements.
Each of our programs draws upon one or a combination of these five. When woven together these create an enriching sense of safety, transformation, and clarity in group experiences.
Click on the "+" symbols below to learn more about each of them.
Earth, the most physical of all the elements, is about connection to to the land itself. Earth involves deep time in nature and includes vision fast ceremonies.
- Guided outdoor nature connection
- Vision fast (1-3 day)
Water is about the flow of communication and relationship. In Water, we engage in interpersonal practices to hone our experience of creating coherence and presence in groups.
- Transparent Communication
- Triad / Dyad / Group process work
Space is about developing access to a quality of ease outside of the thinking mind. We work with foundational meditation training to access a quality of stability, presence, and spaciousness.
- Foundational meditation practices
- Advanced meditation training with guest teachers
Air is about expression. Especially during in-person retreats, we practice in the dimension of play through circlesinging and improv as a support for integrating process.
- Improv practices
- Circlesinging exercises
Fire is brought forth through vital movement both alone and in partner exercises like martial play.
- Yoga, Qi Gong, Dance
