Gatherings (Drop-in)
Low-barrier entry points—pop-ups, public sessions, and seasonal events.
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Rasa Labs
Live practice spaces to explore embodied listening, courage, and collective experimentation. [See Upcoming Labs]
What are the Rasa Labs?
Rasa Labs are an opportunity to build community and get a taste (Rasa means taste in Indonesian) of many different disciplines through the guidance of seasoned professional in their fields.
You can come to one, some, or all (discounts available for packages)! No experience is needed!
Rasa Labs runs from from Jan 25th to March 8th, on Sunday afternoons. Click here to see the first offering! Email info@movingrasa.com to learn more about the other offerings.
Circles and Cohorts
Small groups that meet over time to build trust, deepen practice, and grow together. [Join a Circle]
These are circle and cohort offerings for the moving rasa community.
Personal Practice
A guided embodied practice to courageously meet what’s true — in your body, in your life, and in the place you stand.
Couples/Relational
A shared embodied practice that turns tension into listening and helps you move forward together.
Survivors & Caregivers
A space to reconnect with your body and agency when you’ve been holding too much — at your pace. *Survivors of interpersonal or state violence.
Small Groups
Develop a practice with your small group to live authentically and deepen intimacy
Teams & Organizations
Bring Movement Tarot to your team or community to reset pace, deepen listening, and prototype one collective shift.
Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle
Survivor Informed Gathering Cycles are often held in partnership with community organizations. They will be listed in our calendar as they are booked.
This Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycle is a gentle, facilitated space for survivors and survivor-adjacent communities to come together around story, movement, and shared presence.
Rather than focusing on retelling or processing specific experiences of harm, the cycle offers an invitation: to move at your own pace, to notice what feels supportive, and to explore imagination and meaning in relationship with others. There is no expectation to share personal history.
Each gathering is designed to support choice, dignity, and agency. You may engage through listening, movement, stillness, drawing, speaking, or simply being present. All forms of participation are welcome, and opting out is always respected.
This cycle is one example of how Moving Rasa’s tools—such as the Once Upon a Rasa card game—can be thoughtfully adapted for survivor-informed contexts.
What This Cycle Is
A Survivor‑Informed Gathering Cycle is:
A small, facilitated cohort
Held across multiple sessions (typically four)
Designed with trauma‑aware and consent‑centered principles
Focused on collective rather than individual storytelling
Participants are never required to share personal histories. Engagement may include observation, movement, drawing, listening, or spoken reflection.
Why a Gathering Cycle
Survivors often carry experiences that were shaped in isolation, silence, or loss of choice. A gathering cycle offers something different:
Continuity, so trust can build over time
A shared container that does not center crisis or pathology
Opportunities to experience agency in relationship
Collective meaning‑making without pressure to resolve
The multi‑session arc allows participants to return, orient, and deepen at their own pace.
Core Elements
Each cycle is shaped by the group, but commonly includes:
Cooperative storytelling using the Once Upon a Rasa card game
Gentle movement and embodied inquiry
Invitations for imagination, symbolism, and metaphor
Practices that honor boundaries, consent, and rest
Sessions may be seated, lightly moving, or adaptable for access needs.
Who This Is For
This Survivor‑Informed Gathering Cycle may be appropriate for:
Survivors of interpersonal or systemic harm
Survivor‑adjacent communities and allies
Organizations seeking collective, non‑clinical healing spaces
No prior movement, storytelling, or somatic experience is required.
Care, Safety, and Consent
Safety in this cycle is understood as relational rather than prescriptive.
Facilitation prioritizes:
Opt‑in participation
Clear boundaries and expectations
Multiple ways to engage or step back
Respect for autonomy and self‑knowledge
Participants are encouraged to attend to their own needs and capacities throughout the cycle.
Example Structure (4‑Session Arc)
While each cycle is adapted to the group, a typical four‑session arc may include:
Arrival & Orientation — establishing shared agreements and gentle entry
Story & Agency — exploring choice through cooperative storytelling
Relational Play — noticing how stories shift through interaction
Integration & Closing — reflecting on what carries forward
This structure is flexible and may change based on context.
Partnership & Adaptation
This Survivor‑Informed Gathering Cycle can be offered:
In partnership with survivor‑serving organizations
As a closed cohort for specific communities
As part of broader healing, arts, or community‑care initiatives
Cycles are adapted collaboratively to align with cultural context, access needs, and organizational capacity. Many survivor-informed cycles are created in partnership with organizations rooted in survivor advocacy. At times, cycles may also arise through community interest or specific requests.
Survivor‑Specific FAQ
Do I have to share my personal story or experiences?
No. There is no expectation to share personal history. You are always invited to participate in ways that feel supportive, including listening, observing, or stepping back.
Is this therapy or a support group?
No. This is a facilitated, community‑based gathering—not clinical treatment or group therapy. It focuses on shared presence, imagination, and collective care rather than diagnosis or intervention.
What if I feel overwhelmed during a session?
You are encouraged to follow your own pacing. Taking breaks, changing how you participate, or stepping out briefly are all respected. Facilitators help maintain a culture where choice is honored.
Do I need movement or storytelling experience?
No experience is required. All practices are adaptable, and stillness or observation are always valid forms of participation.
Is this space confidential?
The group is guided by shared agreements around respect and care. While confidentiality is encouraged, participants are not asked to disclose anything personal, and responsibility for personal boundaries is emphasized.
About the Tools
This cycle often uses Once Upon a Rasa, a cooperative storytelling card game developed by Moving Rasa. The game serves as an external structure that supports agency, imagination, and shared meaning‑making.
Learn more about the tool here: [Once Upon a Rasa]
Interested in Hosting a Cycle?
Let’s chat to explore whether this Survivor‑Informed Gathering Cycle is a fit for your community or organization.
Tarot Reading Gathering Cycle
Movement Tarot Reading Gathering Cycle is a space for practitioners to hone their practice and be in reflective community.
The Tarot Reading Gathering Cycle is a small, facilitated practice container for people who have trained in Movement Tarot and Avatar Flow and want a consistent community to deepen their skills.
These cycles offer a space to practice reading, reflect on facilitation questions, and continue developing confidence, clarity, and relational presence as a reader.
Rather than performance or assessment, the emphasis is on learning together through practice, curiosity, and shared inquiry.
What This Cycle Is
A Tarot Reading Gathering Cycle is:
A small cohort of 3–4 participants
Held across multiple sessions (typically 3–4)
Hosted by a senior student within the Moving Rasa ecosystem
Designed for ongoing practice and skill development
This is not an introductory experience. It is a space for people who already have familiarity with Movement Tarot and Avatar Flow and are seeking continuity and peer-based learning.
How the Cycle Is Held
Each gathering is shaped by the group, but commonly includes:
Practice rounds of Movement Tarot readings
Working with Avatar Flow as part of the reading process
Time for reflection, questions, and facilitator support
Space to explore challenges, edges, and emerging strengths
The cycle emphasizes presence over perfection. Readings may be exploratory, incomplete, or in-progress, and curiosity is valued over polish.
Why a Practice-Based Cycle
Developing skill as a reader happens over time—and often in relationship.
This Gathering Cycle supports:
Building confidence through repetition
Learning from multiple perspectives
Receiving feedback in a consent-centered way
Staying connected to the lineage and ethics of the practice
Continuing development beyond formal training
The small-group format allows for depth, care, and attunement.
Who This Is For
This cycle is for:
People who have completed Movement Tarot training
Practitioners familiar with Avatar Flow
Readers seeking a consistent practice community
Those interested in refining facilitation and relational skills
If you’re unsure whether this cycle is a fit, you’re welcome to reach out before registering.
Role of the Host
Each cycle is hosted by a senior student, who:
Helps guide the structure of sessions
Supports reflection and group learning
Holds the container with care and accountability
Brings experience without positioning themselves as an expert
This role supports peer-based learning while maintaining alignment with Moving Rasa values.
Relationship to Training
This Gathering Cycle is a space for continued practice, not certification or assessment.
It complements formal training by offering:
Ongoing skill integration
Space to bring real facilitation questions
Continued relationship with the practice and community
Interested in Joining a Cycle?
If you’ve trained in Movement Tarot and Avatar Flow and are interested in joining a Tarot Reading Gathering Cycle:
→ Get in touch to learn about upcoming cycles
[Contact Moving Rasa]
Gathering Cycles
A facilitated, multi-session space exploring story, movement, and collective care through consent-centered practice.
A Gathering Cycle is a facilitated, multi-session container offered by Moving Rasa for groups who want to explore a shared question, theme, or practice over time.
Rather than a one-time workshop, a Gathering Cycle creates continuity. Participants return to the same people and practices across several sessions, allowing trust, curiosity, and relational awareness to deepen at a pace shaped by the group.
Gathering Cycles are grounded in consent-centered, movement-based inquiry and are adaptable to different communities, intentions, and access needs.
What a Gathering Cycle Is
A Gathering Cycle is:
Facilitated by Moving Rasa
Held across multiple sessions (often 3–6)
Designed as a small cohort or closed group
Rooted in choice, pacing, and relational presence
Cycles are not about mastering content or reaching a fixed outcome. They are about creating conditions for people to explore, notice, and make meaning together.
How Cycles Are Held
Each Gathering Cycle is shaped by the people involved, but commonly includes:
Embodied movement and somatic inquiry
Story, imagination, and reflective practices
Clear invitations with opt-in participation
Movement and perceptual skill building
Time for integration, rest, and observation
Practices may be seated, lightly moving, or adapted for different bodies and capacities. Stillness and witnessing are always valid forms of participation.
Tools & Approaches
Gathering Cycles may draw from a range of Moving Rasa tools and practices, including:
Cooperative storytelling games (such as Once Upon a Rasa)
Movement improvisation and embodied attention
Cultural practices and forms of collective inquiry
Tools are used as supports—not prescriptions—and are adapted to the context of each cycle.
Who Gathering Cycles Are For
Gathering Cycles can be offered for:
Community groups and cohorts
Survivors and survivor-adjacent communities
Men’s and gender-expansive groups
Artists, cultural workers, and educators
Intergenerational or place-based communities
No prior movement or somatic experience is required. Cycles are designed to meet people where they are.
Different Applications
While the core structure of a Gathering Cycle remains consistent, cycles are adapted for specific contexs and communities.
Examples include:
Survivor-Informed Gathering Cycles
Men’s Gathering Cycles
Artist or Cultural Worker Cycles
Each application carries the same commitment to consent and care, while responding to the needs and realities of the group.
Partnerships & Context
Many Gathering Cycles are created in collaboration with partner organizations. These partnerships help shape cycles that are culturally grounded, community-informed, and responsive to context.
Some cycles are open for public registration, while others are offered as closed or referral-based groups.
Explore Specific Cycles
Learn more about how Gathering Cycles are adapted in specific contexts:
[Men’s Gathering Cycle] (when available)
Interested in Hosting a Gathering Cycle?
If you’re curious about bringing a Gathering Cycle to your community or organization:
[Contact Moving Rasa]
Pacific Islander Leadership Retreats
Guam Coalition 2022, Guma’ Mami2025, Virtual2024, Young men and Older men listening session 2023 (report)
Virtual Movement Mingler
VIRTUAL: Every Thursday, 12:05–12:35pm EST on Discord. Meet and connect to others and practice ease. Camera and mic optional. Text-only welcome. FREE for All!
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Movement Minglers is our open door. In 30 calm minutes on Discord, people from across the Moving Rasa ecosystem—curious newcomers and seasoned friends—meet, breathe, and share simple words and movements that help us feel at home in our bodies. If you are new to Discord, we will help to get you started. Light connection, zero pressure. Movement is invitational; resting counts.
*This facilitated gathering happens every Thursday at 12 p.m. EST in the #Rasa Lounge on the Moving Rasa Discord Server. It is easy to join us. If you have a Discord account, just click the link below at 12 p.m. on Thursday. If not, you will be guided to another webpage to set up a Discord account. A pop up should arise.
The title “create an account” will be at the top and a few questions
below. Feel free to explore asynchronous invitations for Moving
Rasa interaction, also available on the server. We will also be there to help you set it up
Hope to move with you soon!
- Team at Moving Rasa
Rasa Facilitation Training
Rasa Trainings support you to bring Moving Rasa into your relationships and community!
Support the people and places you care about with culturally attuned, trauma-informed, movement-based facilitation.
Overview
Moving Rasa Facilitation Training builds grounded, responsive, culturally attuned practice. You’ll learn to read what’s happening with others and in a group, choose the next move with care, and adapt to different bodies, cultures, and contexts.
How we train
We center the Moving Rasa framework as a shared language for learning and relationships. Through simple movement, reflection, and feedback, you’ll examine how attention forms, how experience shifts, and how meaning (rasa) arises in the room.
Ways to apply the work
Use what you learn one-on-one, with couples, in groups, community spaces, organizations, or with optional tools such as Movement Tarot.
What this training is
A facilitation training rooted in embodied awareness, consent, and relational intelligence—not scripts or rigid methods.
By the end, you’ll be able to:
Perceive what’s happening in individuals and groups.
Respond with choice and care (de-escalate, re-orient, or deepen).
Adapt practices across bodies, cultures, and contexts.
Hold containers that are alive, ethical, and responsive—with or without tools.
Choose Your Offering
Pick the pathway that matches your time, goals, and setting. All offerings share core labs, access practices, and cultural humility.
Offering A — Orientation Workshops (1–2 Sessions)
Best for: First‑time coaches, facilitators, and community builders.
Format: 60–90 min live, online or in‑person. 2 session allow for homework in between
Pricing: $50/$95/$135 Access/Standard/Supporter rates per session
Trainees often leave with:
1-3 Moving Rasa practices you can take others through.
Consent language and expanded choices for movement in all bodies
A trauma-informed process-oriented framework to approach life stresses and questions.
Offering B — 6 ‑ Class Series (Skill Building)
Best for: People already holding space who want practice + feedback.
Format: Six virtual classes (1 hour each).
Pricing:
6 x 1 hour sessions = $50 per person (min of 3 ppl per circle)
Currently, Movement Tarot Circles regularly form
*Other Series are available upon request.
Trainees often leave with:
Improved motivation for regular practice, reflection, and skill development.
Deeper integration of Moving Rasa into their personal and relationships.
De‑escalation and facilitation sensitivity
Peer‑reviewed practicum and growth plan
Offering C — Retreats (Immersion)
Best for: Practitioners seeking deep relational practice and integration.
Format: Day, weekend and week-long retreats in community; movement, labs, rest, and reflection.
Pricing: The range for retreats varies widely depending on if administration is handled in-house with Moving Rasa or by the Community partner, or in some kind of hybrid. Pricing also varies depending on financial need and mission alignment.
Trainees often leave with:
In-depth hands-on, in-person responsive experience
A sustainable personal and/or collective practice
A plan to translate and integrate the work at home/org
A new network and potentially lifelong friends.
For Organizations & Community Partners
We co‑design intros, series, or immersions for schools, coalitions, arts orgs, and community hubs.
Outcomes: aligned agreements, trauma‑informed culture, staff capacity, and practical facilitation tools.
See samples of our Collaborations.
Outcomes You Can Expect
how to track group energy and nervous systems
how to establish consent and boundaries in real time
how to respond when things feel stuck or charged
how to adapt facilitation across bodies, cultures, and access needs
how to lead without over-directing or disappearing
how to translate your practice across 1:1, couples, groups, community, and org settings
Logistics
Delivery: live online, in‑person, or hybrid (varies by offering)
Capacity: small‑group learning for real practice time
Recordings: limited‑time access where appropriate
Materials: playlists, prompt cards, session planner, feedback rubric
FAQs
Which offering should I choose? If you’re new—start with an Intro. If you want reps and feedback—choose the 6‑Class Series. If you want depth and integration, apply for the Retreat.
Is there a certificate? Completion letters noting contact hours and competencies are provided for the Series and Retreat.
Can my org host a cohort? Yes—contact us to co‑design dates, access, and outcomes.
What if I miss a session? Policies vary by offering; we provide options to remain in a relationship with the work.
Ready to step in?
Beyond Survival
Beyond Survival is a practice series for survivors to connect with movement and relationships.
2025/2026 Projects for Survivors
In November/December of 2025, Moving Rasa partnered with Womankind to provide a 4-part series on Movement-based cooperative Storytelling Card Game called, “Once Upon a Rasa,” with 6-8 survivors of Domestic Violence. In addition to learning how to play the fun card game, participants cultivated self-awareness and agency to set intentions, boundaries, and make new connections with others. During this series, we learned to trust our bodies and movement as sources of wisdom and creativity. No experience is needed - and it works across languages!
We will continue this programming twice a year. For more information about the card game, click here.
Testimony:
“I had a great time learning about my body and connecting it with my mind.”
“Honestly, at first I was in a shell, but I’m really glad I stuck with it!”
-from survivors of DV in partnership with Womankind
In the Spring of 2026, we acquired a city contract through the Department of Mental Health and Hygiene to work with caregivers and community partners in East Harlem, NYC. We will use the Moving Rasa Movement Tarot deck to facilitate 2 four part series of workshops with caregivers to come up with collective solutions for addressing their pain points. These findings will all go into a shared Zine for distribution.
Rasa Coaching — Embodied Relational Support for Life and Connection
Make life more meaningful through intimacy and life coaching services for individuals and couples, utilizing the animist-based framework of Moving Rasa.
Personalized coaching rooted in somatic wisdom and relational practice — for individuals and couples seeking intimacy, agency, clarity, and meaningful connection.
Rasa Coaching supports you in noticing, making sense of, and moving with your lived experience — body, emotion, and connection. Sessions combine somatic inquiry, relational attunement, movement improvisation, and intentional practice to help you find agency, clarity, and stronger relationships.
What you’ll gain:
-Clarity and agency in how you move through your world
-Greater presence and awareness of your physical and emotional patterns
-Tools for relational communication and boundary awareness
-Support in navigating transitions, identity, and life direction
-Embodied practices that integrate body, mind, and sense of self
This work is for you if you…
Want a deeper sense of agency and presence
Value embodied, relational exploration
Are ready to explore patterns with curiosity and support
This work is not for you if…
You’re looking for clinical therapy or diagnosis
You want quick fixes without self-reflection
You aren’t willing to engage in felt experience
Testimony from client who received coaching through Movement Tarot tool of Moving Rasa
Testimony:
“This work has surprised me in so many ways, especially how movement, awareness, and inquiry could tap into parts of myself I didn’t know were there. I was pretty cut off from my body
for a long time. At first, working with my body and sensations felt uncomfortable, pushing me into areas I had shut down. But as I started to explore, I noticed a shift—a lightness, a
willingness to engage. There was one moment where everything opened up, and I realized I didn’t have to stay in this
closed-off, mechanistic way of being. It wasn’t just about intimacy or sexuality anymore—it was
about being able to feel alive in my body again. It was amazing.” - Anonymous male survivor
FAQ — Rasa Coaching
How is Rasa Coaching different from therapy?
Rasa Coaching is non-clinical and does not diagnose or provide mental health treatment. It can complement therapy, but it’s a different container.
Do I need movement experience to do this?
No. Sessions are designed for beginners and can be adapted to your comfort level.
Do I need to be physically able to move?
No. Practices can be done seated, lying down, with very small movements, or through attention and imagination. We adapt to your body and access needs.
Is this work trauma-informed?
Yes. We center consent, pacing, boundaries, and choice. You are never required to disclose personal details or push past your capacity.
What if I don’t want to talk about my past?
That’s completely okay. We can work with what is present and relevant now—sensations, patterns, relationships, and choices—without revisiting history.
How long are sessions, and how often do we meet?
Most people meet weekly or bi-weekly. Sessions and pricing are based on 90 minutes, but this is negotiable.
Do you offer couples or relationship coaching?
Yes. Couples sessions focus on communication, boundaries, consent, and embodied ways of relating—at a pace that supports trust and clarity.
Is this online or in-person?
You can offer sessions online, in-person, or hybrid depending on your availability (add the specifics you want here). In-person @ Prime Produce (424 W54th St bet 9th and 10th ave) or virtually via Zoom.
What does getting started look like?
Most people begin with a brief discovery call or a first session to explore fit, intentions, and pacing.
What are the costs?
$160/$200/$250
Access/ Standard/ Sponsor (anything above standard rate gets banked to provide access for others)
What if I’m unsure if this is a fit?
A short conversation can help you decide. You don’t need certainty—just enough curiosity to explore.
Become a Movement Tarot Card Reader
Become a Movement Tarot Reader! Bring your intuition to life and join a loving community of learners!
Beginning is simple! Sign up for as little as 2 session with Andrew today! Virtual ongoing practice circles are available once you learn the basics!
Our entry-level facilitator training is as a Movement Tarot Reader. Readers will learn how to layer the Moving Rasa Lenses to inspire movement using the three different types of Tarot cards. And they will also learn how to de-escalate and co-regulate with others using the OPEN sequence to guide their intuitive process.
Graduates of our entry-level programs gain access to the Reader practice groups.