Reclaiming Stillness with Marialuisa Diaz de Leon

ONLINE: 3 Thursdays, December 4, 11, & 18, 2025

10am-12pm Pacific Time (PT)

Cost: (includes Eventbrite fees)

$135- Early registration before Nov. 20th, and grads anytime (grads use discount code on General Admission tickets)

$150 - after Nov. 20th

$60 drop-ins ($54 grads)

Tamalpa does not record nor permit the recording of any classes or workshops due to the sensitive and sometimes vulnerable nature of the work, and to protect student privacy.

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“What we cannot imagine cannot come into being” - bell hooks

Step into a sanctuary space where stillness becomes a wellspring for embodying loving presence, courage, and creative agency.

This class series welcomes anyone seeking artful and somatic ways to navigate uncertainty and those longing for deeper connection to self and others beyond words. Whether feeling overwhelmed, creatively blocked, or simply called to listen deeply; arrive as you are to this welcoming space and:

• Reconnect with practices that enliven your body’s wisdom and resilience.
• Express and give shape to what most matters to you using dance, drawing, and creative writing.
• Replenish your capacity to be present, and reignite your ability to respond creatively.

Rooted in the Tamalpa Life/Art® methodology, Reclaiming Stillness weaves together somatic contemplative and movement practices, expressive dance, creative writing, drawing, and vocalization. These practices awaken the body’s innate wisdom, imaginal ways of knowing, and creativity. With a trauma-informed approach, aspects of Polyvagal Theory will be used to support nervous system regulation and provide a ground for creative inquiries.

Reclaiming stillness is a sanctuary of embodied presence.

No dance or art experience needed. Only a willingness to explore.

To get the most out of this online class, please prepare a comfortable space to move in with access to your online device and reliable internet service. If you are using a handheld device, such as a pad or phone, please be sure to use a stand for your device so that it is held securely in place. You will want to have your hands free and be able to move freely and safely during movement exercises without worrying about your device falling. Have art supplies ready at hand for the drawing activity and paper and pen for journaling and creative writing exercises.

Workshops are for ages 18+ only and disability access is not provided.

Marialuisa Diaz de Leon, MA, REAT, RSME/T. Therapist, movement specialist, mythologist, educator, researcher, and performer born in Guadalajara, Mexico. Marialuisa’s professional experience in psychology, somatics, and the arts spans over twenty years and includes work in education, private practice, and community intervention. She is on faculty at Tamalpa Institute and at Southwestern College. Marialuisa is the creator of Mythic Life: Embodying Wisdom, Beauty and Courage where she brings her expertise to work with women empowerment through a forward thinking integration of myth, arts, somatic movement and archetypal psychology(mythiclife.net). Learn more Here.

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: Registration will close 1 hour prior to the start time of the first class.

REFUND POLICY: Refunds will only be given if cancellation is received at least 48 hours before the start of the first class. Eventbrite registration and processing fees are non-refundable.

Tamalpa Institute does not allow registration transfers between class series or workshops.

No refunds or pro-rated refunds once the class series has started.