***This Class is Full***
Held in-person at the historic Mountain Home Studio, Kentfield, California
Saturday, February 14th, 2026 | 10 am – 5 pm PT
Cost: $180.
- Fee includes $30 non-refundable, non-transferrable deposit
- $150 refund (full workshop fee minus the $30 non-refundable deposit) through Jan. 31st.
- No refunds or credits after Jan. 31st.
Covid Protocol for in-person classes at Mountain Home Studio
There is always something held that needs to be moved, something that is so busy moving that needs to slow down, be listened to, be held. The studio is a moving space, a holding space, a space for us to
Sense
Feel
Imagine
Create
In the act of moving, making, and witnessing together, we form a particular heightened quality of connection and belonging.
The Life Art Process® is an invitation, an offering, a road map.
Be Moved: This can refer to physical movement, such as migration and the shaping of identity through travel. It also deeply relates to being emotionally affected or inspired by something or someone, which is central to the human experience of connection and art.
Be Held: This phrase suggests a need for support, security, and care. It implies being emotionally or physically embraced by others or a community, feeling safe enough to be one’s authentic self, including the “darker parts”. It speaks to the trust found in relationships where vulnerability is encouraged.
Belong: This is described as a fundamental human need for connection, feeling at home in a place or a community, and being valued for one’s whole self. True belonging involves feeling fully accepted and an integral part of a system or group, not merely tolerated.
This daylong serves as an introduction to the Tamalpa Training program
This workshop is designed for everyone. No previous experience in dance or art is needed.
For further information about the work and Daria Halprin: www.tamalpa.org
Photo by Rick Chapman
Participants are required to bring their own craypas.
Daria Halprin, MA, REAT, RSMT: co-founding director of Tamalpa Institute, dancer, poet, teacher, and author, is among the leading pioneers in the field of movement/dance and expressive arts education and therapy. Her work bridges the fields of somatic psychology, movement/dance therapy, expressive arts therapy, community-based arts & health education, organizational consultancy, leadership development, social change & performance. Bringing a life-long practice in the arts to her work, published writings include: Coming Alive; The Expressive Body in Life, Art and Therapy; contributing author Expressive Arts Therapy: Principles and Practices; Poesis: Essays On the Future of the Field; and Body Ensouled, Enacted and Entranced.
Payment:
$180
This Class is Full
QUESTIONS? Contact the Tamalpa office via email at info@tamalpa.org
** To receive a similar workshop experience, we highly recommend you attend our event at Esalen **

DATE:
February 14, 2026TIME:
10:00 AM - 5:00 PMPRICE:
$180LOCATION
Held at the historic Mountain Home Studio, Kentfield, California15 Ravine Way
Kentfield, CA 94904
