PERSONAL STRUCTURES is a research project dedicated to self-inquiry through the body, its movement, and our relationship to the environment. The format consists of group and individual sessions: classes and week-long retreats.

The materials offered focus on the gap between the symbolic self (the constructed identity shaped by culture, conditioning, and ideology) and the biological self (the body as it is). Bringing attention to that distance, one begins to uncover layers acquired over time, deciphering what is needed for daily experience and movement, as well as what stands in the way of perception.

Physical changes often lead to shifts in the whole being. For example, a more open body may soften mental patterns and stubborn postures, creating space for curiosity, playfulness, and learning. These sessions aim to facilitate physical processes that shuffle the internals.

While the sessions are mostly about the body in motion, they also serve as a platform to broaden general ways of seeing. We use arcs to art, music, architecture, and culture as a whole — ways to relate more deeply and wholesomely to seemingly unrelated (to the body) spheres. The classes are ultimately not just about physical development but learning.

The work is well-suited for people who do not come from a physical/sports background, and even more so for those involved in creative practices looking to deepen personal quality of being, relating, becoming.