We are playing chess. But in this game I win insofar as I surrender to you. I am exalted if I let you conquer me. I witness you every day...

I am the way and the truth and the life. (John 14:6)   The life . I’m surrounded by the astonishing nature of California. Majestic trees...

The third time he said to him, “Simon son of John, do you love me?” Peter was hurt because Jesus asked him the third time, “Do you love...

Back home in Italy for a few days, I wanted to consult my personal archive. I keep a regular journal since I'm 13 and I wanted to check...

The Pharisee took up his position and spoke this prayer to himself , ‘O God, I thank you that I am not like the rest of humanity —...

We live in an immense supermarket. Everything is available, often in innumerable forms and shades. We spend most of our time walking...

One month has passed since what happened in Freiburg (see here ). This has been a rich month, in which I've started delving deeper into...

Over the past months I have occasionally pondered the meaning and impact of the Christian symbol of Jesus on the Cross. When I visit a...

I often hear Contact Improvisation teachers emphasizing the importance of ‘keeping one’s own solo dance’ (variously phrased). What they...

At a recent workshop in Vienna, Ralf Jaroschinski proposed to reflect and approach contact improvisation from the point of view of...

I walk. People around. A lot. But are they there? Social roles, of course, keep us apart. Everybody is playing their part. You must...

I’m on my way back from another very inspiring week of the CI teacher training in Freiburg. This time the most insightful aspect emerged...

(The 'syllabus' for Get in Contact – a series of classes about CI, from a contemplative perspective) Contact Improvisation is not a...

‘Mind’ is a very loose and vague term we often use to refer to almost anything that is not immediately connected with physical...

1. The core gesture of CI is the act of directing attention towards gravity, the earth, and one’s partner(s).   2. Doing CI requires...

It has been one year or so since I started delving into free conscious movement (I’m still reluctant to use the word “dance” as it has so...

Back again from Freiburg, this time for the first week of the CI teacher training. The topic of the week was ‘principles’. We gathered...

I’m in Freiburg again, this time to start a year-long program about CI and how to teach it. Asking oneself how to teach a subject is one...

I’m writing these notes on my way back from the 2024 Contact Improvisation Festival in Freiburg. It has been an incredible opportunity...

How do we establish authentic connections? How do we get in touch with one another in such a way that we are both honoured in what we...