Earth Body: Movement for All with Rulan Tangen – G25060407

EARTH BODY: Movement for All offers a summer retreat at Ghost Ranch: gentle eco-somatic movement reconnecting body to a sense of place through imagination and intuition, memory and multi sensory listening. We will experience embodiment forms for morning awakening, daytime vitality and nightly dreaming alongside drawing/ poetic journaling, land art, nature and quotes from Robin Wall Kimmerer’s “Braiding Sweetgrass” and other inspiring texts. The 3 day arc reflects the timing just after solstice, with slow languorous movement for long summer days. Participants will enjoy a sense of renewal with
creative movements inspired by expressions of the energy of body as earth: such as swaying like trees in soft winds, flowing spirals of water, and activation of flower-like power points throughout the body.

Led by a dance artist with decades of international experience, Rulan is also a cancer survivor who has experienced the life-giving power of simple restorative and intuitive movement. She now extends her professional dance dedication to offering simple forms that are accessible to all, from a spirit of encouragement, empowerment and individual sovereignty to adapt and grow through movement. No dance background is necessary while those at advanced physical level will enjoy deepening the purpose of movement; and those with interest in trying forms such as yoga, stretch/strength, tai chi, breathwork, will be nourished by EARTH BODY’s uniquely poetic expressions of motion!

“EARTH BODY is more than a retreat—it’s a homecoming to yourself. It’s where movement becomes medicine, where the land speaks to the parts of you that words can’t reach, and where healing unfolds not just in the body, but in the heart and spirit. It’s a sacred space where you remember who you are beneath the din of the world, reconnecting with your breath, your story, and the earth itself. It’stransformative, it’s real, and it’s a gift I wish everyone could experience.”
~Lorenza

“I went to GR for an Earth Body eco-body movement, three-day retreat with Rulan Tangen, a creator of expanse and inspiration. Our time together was full of movement, music and ritual that nurtured every part of me and shifted the heaviness that had engulfed me. Part somatic, part dance, part breathwork, part yoga – Rulan’s classes encompass beauty and grace of body without judgement or expectation of perfection. In our group movements, we recognized the four directions, paid respect to nature, and called in earthly delights capturing the essence of feeling the body and just being on this earth. Almost hypnotic and mystic, the time of flow and softness came upon me. It truly was a one-of-kind, magical
weekend. I went solo and left with treasured friendships and feeling whole!”

-Eve Sizer