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Some things that I do: - I teach 5Rhythms in Leeds and online - I make (mainly) ambient music - I write poetry

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Meanwood Park, Leeds
#Leeds

11.10.2025 13:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Soul to Sole Join us for a series of 5Rhythms Moving Meditation classes This is a creative space focused on dance as practice of presence versus performance Gabrielle Roth, founder of this dynamic practice was the...

Soul to Sole
Date
Oct 24 2025ย - Nov 21 2025
Time
7:30 am - 9:30 pm

Join us for a series of 5Rhythms Moving Meditation classes
This is a creative space focused on dance as practice of presence

#SoulToSole #5Rhythms #MovingMeditation #DanceAsPractice

consciousdancer.com/events/soul-...

11.10.2025 05:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming this Friday - 17th October -
#5Rhythms Waves at #WeAreWellness in #Leeds
A class for anybody who wants to discover a little more freedom in motion.
Book online at wearewellness.co.uk/workshops/

13.10.2025 07:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Wake Up Waves (in person or online) | Body / Breath / Beat - 5Rhythmsยฎ with Ben Deutsch

Start your day dancing with Wake Up Waves, a weekly early morning #5Rhythms class in Leeds, or online.

Helping us find the fluidity, clarity, intuition, creativity and awareness that can aid in navigating life both on and off the dancefloor.

bodybreathbeat.com/2025/wakeupw...

28.09.2025 07:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
5Rhythms Body & Breath, a movement class without music, for the times when...

5Rhythms Body & Breath, a movement class without music, for the times when...

you feel the need to slow down...

you feel the need to slow down...

you feel tangled up in other people's agendas...

you feel tangled up in other people's agendas...

Friday 18th July, 6:30pm, at We Are Wellness, Leeds

Friday 18th July, 6:30pm, at We Are Wellness, Leeds

#5Rhythms Body & Breath - a movement class without music, for the times when:
You feel the need to slow down
You want to hear yourself more clearly
You feel tangled up in other people's agendas
You crave simplicity
You've lost your centre or direction.
Friday 18 July, 6:30pm, We Are Wellness, #Leeds

15.07.2025 06:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
5Rhythms - Saturday 12th July in Leeds - Heartfelt with Natalie Poole - details at www.bodybreathbeat.com

5Rhythms - Saturday 12th July in Leeds - Heartfelt with Natalie Poole - details at www.bodybreathbeat.com

"Discover the strength of softness and the clarity within emotion."

"Discover the strength of softness and the clarity within emotion."

A 5Rhythms Heartbeat workshop helps us to uncover the jewels that the heart has held hidden.

A 5Rhythms Heartbeat workshop helps us to uncover the jewels that the heart has held hidden.

Natalie Poole from Melbourne, Australia invites physically grounded expression and exploration in her 5Rhythms workshops.

Natalie Poole from Melbourne, Australia invites physically grounded expression and exploration in her 5Rhythms workshops.

Delighted to welcome Natalie Poole from Melbourne, Australia, to offer this one day #5Rhythms workshop in #Leeds, UK.

"Heartfelt" is an exploration of how emotions move in and through the body.

Saturday 12th July at Open Source Arts in Leeds.

Info and bookings at bodybreathbeat.com/2025/heartfelt

30.06.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
5Rhythms Calderdale | Body / Breath / Beat - 5Rhythmsยฎ with Ben Deutsch

#5Rhythms in #Mytholmroyd this Sunday - join us to find how your rhythm connects with the group's rhythm.

bodybreathbeat.com/2025/5rhythm...

05.06.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Spirit of the Dance with live music | Body / Breath / Beat - 5Rhythmsยฎ with Ben Deutsch

Sunday 16th March in #Leeds, #5Rhythms dance with live music, followed by community lunch (bring food to share) and then a gig from some ace musicians. Everybody welcome. bodybreathbeat.com/2025/spirito...

10.03.2025 15:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
We can use dance as a way to tune in more with our internal rhythms, and to find a sense of peace and connection.

We can use dance as a way to tune in more with our internal rhythms, and to find a sense of peace and connection.

Body & Breath, online 5Rhythmsยฎ class without music, might be for you if:

You want to listen more to your body
You want to follow your own pace
You need some time to let your mind settle
You value quiet interactions

Every Friday morning. Book online at bodybreathbeat.com/events

24.02.2025 08:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sometimes we just have to release our resistance, in order to remember our joy.

Sometimes we just have to release our resistance, in order to remember our joy.

This Sunday, in #Leeds, we'll be dancing the #5Rhythms and calling the spirit of the dance deep into our muscle and bone.

29.11.2024 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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1st January in Leeds. Using movement as our medium, we explore our relationship with new beginnings, empty space, the unknown and the unplanned.

bodybreathbeat.com/2025/blankca...

04.11.2024 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Redirecting...

Spirit of the Dance - a gathering for people who love to dance. Sunday 3rd November from 10:30am. Begins with a 5Rhythms class - dancing our way back to ourselves, followed by a shared lunch, and then a drum, voice and dance jam - so we really create the experience together.

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04.10.2024 14:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Navigating the #5Rhythms week by week. A moving practice that helps us to free up the places where we get stuck. Each Wednesday 7pm at Headingley Methodist Church, #Leeds. Beginning this week with #Flowing. bodybreathbeat.com

01.05.2024 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Being true and seeming true are two different things.

Being true and sounding true are two different things.

Being true and feeling true are two different things.

Truth and "the unmistakable ring of truth" are two different things.

16.04.2024 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I don't like it but I also don't like work and my theory is that I might as well put the work in the time of day I don't like and keep the good bits of the day for other things

22.02.2024 02:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lesson from social media: the best way to be heard over the noise is to add to the noise that other people are making noise in order to be heard over.

22.02.2024 08:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
@AlmanME:

The fact that some people can't

distinguish between etymology

and entomology bugs me in ways

I can't put into words

@AlmanME: The fact that some people can't distinguish between etymology and entomology bugs me in ways I can't put into words

10/10, no notes.

14.02.2024 17:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1805    ๐Ÿ” 247    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 30    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
A black and silver "Performance Percussion" bass drum, formerly part of a whole drum kit. Awaiting restoration.

A black and silver "Performance Percussion" bass drum, formerly part of a whole drum kit. Awaiting restoration.

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Was feeling regret at not buying the big stack of drums that the local charity shop was selling for ยฃ50.

Went back to the same shop, and found this bass drum for less than a tenner, and I've not had to find homes for all the other drums!

13.02.2024 16:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In all honesty, I thought Damo Suzuki was already dead. I'm not sure why.

I did get to see Damo performing once - at Jacob's Well in Leeds. I don't remember why, but the promoter cancelled the gig. Luckily, I didn't get that message, because Damo and the band showed up and played anyway.

11.02.2024 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

www.theguardian.com/music/2024/f...

03.02.2024 09:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

February breathes
Expanding and contracting.
Very slightly and
Very slowly,
But unlike every other month,
February breathes,
Keeping the year alive

01.02.2024 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When people needed a word to describe something that can be lengthened or shortened by a sliding mechanism, I wonder why they settled on "telescopic", rather than "trombonic".

09.12.2023 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Did anyone else have a book called "Cooking Is A Game You Can Eat" in their house, when they were growing up? I don't remember ever reading the book or trying any of the recipes, but the title has really stuck with me.

02.12.2023 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œI find it hard to believe youโ€™re tired of arguing with me about something I know nothing about, when itโ€™s not even 11am in my time zoneโ€ ๐Ÿ˜†

27.11.2023 10:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Bear From Everywhere - a bear dances amongst swirling clouds and planets. There seems to be no ground beneath the bear.

The Bear From Everywhere - a bear dances amongst swirling clouds and planets. There seems to be no ground beneath the bear.

27.11.2023 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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the AuDHD urge to read signs out loud when walking by them

23.11.2023 19:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 40    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Imagine that your bed followed you wherever you go, so that whenever you needed a nap, your bed would be right there.

It also makes itself, and cleans its own sheets.

This, my friends, is the promise of the future.

24.11.2023 09:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Rebuttals xkcd.com/2857

21.11.2023 00:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1050    ๐Ÿ” 122    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

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