Joyleen Rao
"Sweat your prayers, dance your pain and move on" - Gabrielle Roth.
As a teacher and facilitator of the 5Rhythms dance practice, I support people in reconnecting with their bodies and expressing, through spontaneous movement, whatever is moving through them.
More than a free dance practice, the 5Rhythms are true gateways to meeting oneself and others. They help us feel, express, and observe our thoughts and emotions — what is alive within us — as if through mirrors.
By dancing, I give form to what is alive within me: my sorrows, my joys, my anger, my ideas… and I become my own guide, my own healer.
Dance has opened a door toward the understanding of who I am, and it is this door that I wish to accompany you in crossing, again and again, within these spaces of exploration.
The Waves
Cosmic Fridays
Join me to dance the 5Rhythms in Geneva. This event is organised by the DANCING TRIBE. You can also dance with Griscia Hoch and other teachers.
My story
After 4 years working as a group facilitator and adult training project manager, I decided to leave everything in 2012 to reorient myself and find a path that speaks to my soul.
It was during this turning point, initiated by a trip to the United States, then India and Nepal, that I discovered the 5Rhythms dance in its birthplace at Esalen, California. Upon returning from this trip, I launched my own business as a sound therapist and opened a space dedicated to this practice in Geneva, the Shanti Club.
Then, from 2015 onwards, I had the opportunity to contribute to the development of the dance community in Geneva alongside Guillaume Laplane , by co-creating dance spaces, welcoming many 5Rhythms teachers and offering my own sessions as a Space Holder (space guardian, intermediate status before certification).
After eight years dedicated to 5Rhythms training, I obtained my certification in December 2021.
In 2023, I initiated the Dancing Tribe , a collective project that brings together different free dance practices – 5Rhythms, Open Floor, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao – on Friday evenings in Geneva, Sunday mornings in Nyon and recently on Wednesdays in Sion, as well as Thursdays in Lausanne.
Since 2024, I have been offering mini-workshops one Saturday a month in Nyon to deepen the practice of the 5Rhythms, to allow people interested in this practice to discover its structure and its deep intelligence which translates into a deep connection to the body, while putting the mind at its service.
Contact
For any additional information, you can go to the Dancing Tribe collective website, or to my personal website.
+41789219452