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]