SOLD OUT: Elemental Body Ritual in the Creative Art Process ~ with Dohee Lee

Our bodies are inseparable from nature and humanity, yet we often feel disconnected—from the natural world, from our inner source, and from the communities we long to belong to. In this workshop, we will explore how to reconnect with our Elemental from the nature Body through the Creative Art Process, using movement, voice, and ritual as tools for healing and transformation.

Together, we will reflect on how our EarthBodies have been shaped by our experiences in both nature and society. What do we long to connect more deeply with? What are we ready to release? How can we cultivate a healing EarthBody for ourselves and for the future? Through this journey, we will co-create rituals that foster a sense of belonging and can be brought back to nourish our communities.

In this workshop, we will:

• Deepen somatic movement exploration through Elemental Body Practice, inspired by the five major Eastern elements—Tree, Fire, Earth, Stone, and Water—interwoven with Halprin’s Life/Art Process Movement Ritual.

• Explore the connection between body and voice using breath, movement, and sound through the Breath/SingingBody Tuning Process.

• Expand creative art-making through metaphor, expression, and storytelling based on the five elemental body aspects.

• Experience the creation of personal and collective Elemental Body Rituals as a process of empowerment and reconnection.

• Co-create a communal altar and participate in a closing ritual to honor our shared experience.

Refund policy:

· Full payment required upon registration

· Refund of all but the $50 deposit with cancellation by Oct. 4, 2025

· No refunds offered after Oct. 4.

Maximum # of participants: 22

Photo by Tamalpa Institute with Tamalpa Training Program students

Dohee Lee, RSME

Born on Jeju Island in South Korea, Dohee Lee studied Korean dance, music, percussion and vocals at the master level in Korea, and trained at Tamalpa. Since her arrival in the US she has been a vital contributor to both the traditional and contemporary arts landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond.

Lee founded the Puri Project in 2004 to present interdisciplinary works that embrace the ritualistic and healing aspects of performance. She has performed in venues and festivals around the world, collaborated with leading artists and has received numerous awards including Guggenheim fellowship, Herb Alpart, Doris Duke Impact Award, Creative Capital and the Isadora Duncan Special Award honoring Outstanding Achievement. Artist residencies include the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, the Watermill Center in New York with the Degenerate Art Ensemble, the Headlands Center for the Arts, the Paul Dresher Artist Residency Center, and the Montalvo Arts Center. In 2010, she appeared at Carnegie Hall with Kronos Quartet, performing her original composition, Sinawi and at Teatro Municipal de Lima in Peru with Pauchi Sasaki and Collective in “MURU”.

Lee is artistic director of PURI Arts and instructor at the Korean Youth Cultural Center from 2002 to 2008, resident artist and instructor at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center from 2008 to 2011, has been a guest instructor at San Francisco State University, Saint Mary’s College, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, and Northern Illinois University.

Payment:

Cost (includes $50 non-refundable, non-transferable deposit):

$250 with early registration by Sept. 18, 2025

$300 after Sept. 18, 2025

THIS WORKSHOP IS SOLD OUT

Refund Policy:

· Full payment required upon registration
· Refund of all but the $50 deposit with cancellation by Oct. 4, 2025
· No refunds offered after Oct. 4.