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Moving Essence 5Rhythms Dance classes and workshops in Melbourne, run by Meredith Davies and David Juriansz Are you seeking the fastest way to still your mind?

Are you willing to move your body? Developed by Gabrielle Roth in the 60’s, 5Rhythms is a community of people who love to dance for celebration, refuge and inspiration. The practice is done globally and held by over 350 registered teachers, meaning each week, thousands ‘sweat their prayers’. As a simple and exhilarating dance practice, it has no steps and requires no experience – suitable for all ages and abilities.

5Rhythms® is a practice for our times ~ to free your body, express your heart and clear your mind. Our Regular Classes:
https://movingessence.com/classes/

Weekly MELBOURNE TUESDAY ‘Early and Late Waves’
'Early' class - Light Waves 5:45-7:15pm ($20)
'Late class - Tidal Wave 7:30-9.30pm ($25). Please arrive on time, doors shut 30 mins after class begins to hold a contained space. This is a respectful, fun-loving and welcoming class, held with the intention of going deep and remaining silent. St Brigid’s Parish Hall, 378 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North

Monthly SUNDAY ‘Sweat your prayers’ - Music-only, un-facilitated, family-friendly, 5Rhythms sessions, 2 per month.
10:30am – 12:30pm ($15). Children welcome, under 16s free. St Brigid’s Parish Hall, 378 Nicholson St, Fitzroy North

We run two Sunday's each year at Abbotsford Convent. In CASTLEMAINE FRIDAY weekly classes

5:45pm - 7:30pm all welcome $20/$15
St Marys Hall
Corner of Hargreaves & Lyttleton St. Castlemaine

We offer weekend workshops & special events
https://movingessence.com/workshops-events/

Bowie once said “If you feel safe in the area that you are working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go ...
20/10/2026

Bowie once said “If you feel safe in the area that you are working in, you’re not working in the right area. Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being in. Go a little bit out of your depth and when you don’t feel that your feet are quite touching the bottom, you’re just about in the right place to do something exciting”
So. Let's dance! Let's create and collaborate.
Join the Saturday workshop Creative DNA, November 7 in Frankston and explore your wondrous spirit.

https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/eventlist/5rhythmsdance

David is teaching both classes tonight!
20/10/2026

David is teaching both classes tonight!

Meredith has just finished offering Heartbeat Introduction. It was a rich and heartwarming experience held in a beautiful space. We are grateful for each and everyone of you who showed up and contributed in your own unique way! Big thanks to Geelong's regular teacher Evelyn for hosting this workshop...

18/10/2026

“Before you know kindness as the deepest thing inside, you must know sorrow as the other deepest thing.
You must wake up with sorrow
You must speak it til your voice
catches the thread of all sorrows and you see the size of the cloth."

A snippet of the poem 'Kindness' by Naomi Shihab Nye, A Poetry Film by Ana Pérez López.

Perhaps you know the cloth is immense … and we are all part of this weave … of deep kinship and connection with one another and the living world.

Lets be kind to ourselves and each other as we explore the terrain of Love & Loss, Oct 31 - Nov 1, Castlemaine

Book now: https://movingessence.com/events/loveandloss/

The full poem and video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFLQOOiAqxQ

Have you heard of the 5 Gates of Grief by Francis Weller?The familiar & less acknowledged ways we love and experience lo...
16/10/2026

Have you heard of the 5 Gates of Grief by Francis Weller?

The familiar & less acknowledged ways we love and experience loss:

1st gate of Grief:
“Everything we love, we will lose; the sorrow we experience with the loss of someone or something that we love."

The 2nd gate of Grief:
“The places that have not known love.”

The 3rd gate of Grief:
“The sorrows of the world.”

The 4th gate of Grief:
“What we expected and did not receive.”

The 5th gate of Grief:
“Ancestral Grief.”

5 Gates, 5Rhythms. Come move with and through it all Oct 31 - Nov 1. Love & Loss, Castlemaine

https://movingessence.com/events/loveandloss/

Heartbeat is a practice in Reclaiming, Discovering, Celebrating and Restoring.Reclaiming the parts of our life we have d...
14/10/2026

Heartbeat is a practice in Reclaiming, Discovering, Celebrating and Restoring.

Reclaiming the parts of our life we have discarded or outcast,
Discovering unfamiliar truths and new emotional intelligence
Celebrating the integration of all we know and don’t know.
Restoring our sense of Humanity.

Join me this Saturday October 17 in Geelong, dancing the 5Rhythms Heartbeat map ❤ - Meredith

Book now! : https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1604898

Have you ever wondered what rhythm predominates in us? Are you a flowing type, a chaotic type? Or what rhythm of people ...
12/10/2026

Have you ever wondered what rhythm predominates in us? Are you a flowing type, a chaotic type? Or what rhythm of people do you gravitate to? What rhythms are edgy for you? Or what feels comfortable? In this workshop we will tune into the rhythms of our lives - the DNA of our process. Our daily rituals, our working weeks, our biggest challenges.
Explore the ways that we can channel the energy of our own life waves. Listen to the gifts of each rhythm and in motion, let our creative bodies lead the way. Join David for Creative DNA on Saturday Nov 7, Frankston

Register now: https://www.trybooking.com/au/event/1649205

Dancing through the 5Rhythms Heartbeat Map invites us over and over again to move with our emotional truths and all that...
10/10/2026

Dancing through the 5Rhythms Heartbeat Map invites us over and over again to move with our emotional truths and all that our body knows and holds and yearns for.

Let your heart and body be moved.

Join me for this 5Rhythms Heartbeat Introduction, October 17, Geelong ❤

https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1604898

This Sunday morning we dance! Come along and sweat your prayers at St B's. See you there from 10am 🪶
08/10/2026

This Sunday morning we dance! Come along and sweat your prayers at St B's. See you there from 10am 🪶

Heartbeat is the name for the 5Rhythms movement practice of moving with our emotions. Practising deep respect for our em...
05/10/2026

Heartbeat is the name for the 5Rhythms movement practice of moving with our emotions.

Practising deep respect for our emotional truths and how they move and inform us.

Join Meredith in Geelong for Heartbeat Introduction, October 17. ❤

Book now! https://www.trybooking.com/events/landing/1604898

Address

St Brigid's Hall, 378 Nicholson Street
Fitzroy North, VIC
3068

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 2pm - 10pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 9am - 12pm

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+61409992656

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