About

Dean Philp from Moving Puzzles invites you share a weekend of
Revitalising and re-energising, making and breaking habits, developing awareness,
Practical mind-body tools for any-body.
Helping Humans Solve Complex Problems through Play
Curiosity to Explore, Courage to Try, Creative in Change

Nestled amongst expansive nature at Raven's Nest Space, we will be transformed :-) 

** Practice will be Inspire by Fighting Monkey  

Movement Practice

1. Awareness - Joints Mobility, Stillness and body connection practices
2. Expression - Coordination, Improvisation, Dance, Object-Manipulation, Power 
3. Locomotion - Floorwork, Animal Flow, Parkour, Art du déplacement and Free-running

Connection Practice

1. Aliveness - games for any-body inspired by contact improv, grappling, wrestling
2. Exploration - moving and connecting to nature; trees, sand, rocks, water
3. Teamwork - interaction patterns and groupwork  

Creativity Practice

1. Models of Play - Problem solving through self, other, objects, environment
2. Artistic Provocation - interpretation, expression and meta-cognitive reflection 
3. Habitual disruption - Non-functional thinking, embodied sound, words, voice 

Schedule ~ will be adapted to the participants 

No assumed movement history or knowledge required.
All practices will have accessible versions for everyone and everybody.
We only ask for smiles and open minds.

Moving Puzzles is suitable for all levels of experience and ability. No matter where you're at, you are welcome and will be in safe hands here! If you have the curiosity, it's for you  

About your hosts:

Dean Philp is a play provocateur and the founder of Moving Puzzles. Having played sports for nearly 40 years, he spent the last 10+ years coaching teams. Dean has learned that talent, longevity and health are driven not by skill alone, but by communication, collaboration and movement. In recent years he became a Fighting Monkey Instructor. FM is based on multi-discipline cross-motion analysis, as well as creative thinking and rehabilitation. Dean uses FM to share principles from his passions in dance, martial arts, Parkour, functional training, animal movement, tree climbing, floorwork and soft acrobatics and even circus arts. Using his concept of Moving Puzzles, Dean is inspired by playful and fun practices that are sorely missing in modern exercise institutions and competitive sports. Dean is a Parkour instructor, qualified elite sports coach, Lego Serious Play facilitator and even a published artificial intelligence researcher. He lives in Semaphore SA with his Partner Emily. 

Website || Moving Puzzles on Instagram || Dean Philp Movement on Instagram

Guest teachers to TBC.

About Fighting Monkey: FM practice is developed by founders Jozef Frucek and Linda Kapetanea through a deep study of cross motion analysis, and with the aim of understanding principles of human movement, communication and the ageing process.

Includes

• 3 full days of physical and creative practices + welcome practice on check-in evening
• 6 hours practice/day + recovery, relaxation and free time
• 4 nights accommodation May 1,2,3,4; Check 2pm-5pm Thursday 1st May, check-out Monday morning, 5th May 
• 3 quality catered meals + snacks each day (not including Monday morning); wild, local, home-cooked, including meat protein (+ dietaries catered)
• Sauna, Spa, Cold Plunge, Fire Pit, Yurt, Trails, Swimming, Trees and Ocean
• Fun, challenge, laughter, relaxation and deep transformative practice 

Travel

• Carpooling encouraged; 2hrs driving from Melbourne
• We will start a WhatsApp chat in the lead-up

Refund Policy

• 4 weeks (30 days) prior the event, we give no refunds for any reason of cancellation. 
• For the period after 4 weeks prior, we can give you a full refund only if you find someone to replace you in the event.

Location

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Raven's Nest Retreat Space
816 Lees Rd, Venus Bay Victoria 3956

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