Better understanding Conflict through Movement and Embodied practice

DO YOU FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS AN ARGUMENT LATELY?

WONDERING HOW TO REDUCE TENSIONS BETWEEN COLLEAGUES OR FAMILY?

Conflict is a daily practice.
If we are going to live together, we need to learn to be together.
Lets start with dancing together.

The PUSH & PULL Workshop uses non-verbal exercises embodying a deeper understanding of conflicts and how they operate. Aimed at humanising the „other“, The goal is to relook at how we approach conflict and see it as an opportunity. And use our body and movement to better understand, in a creative way, the complexities involved. 

For several years I have been fascinated with how complicated it is for humans to get along. After years of artistic work as a choreographer and dance facilitator on topics of trauma, communication and complexity, my work brought me to an education in ‘The Practice of Constructive Conflict’ – by Dana Caspersen. After studying her practice, I combined both worlds of using dance as the tool to better understand my relationship with conflict and how to transform it into a productive tool for life. My passion is to share that with others…

The workshop is catered to anyone struggling with daily conflicts. It is open to all people, with and without experience with dance, ages 16+. The workshops are especially effective for groups, collectives, work teams and colleagues, families, partners and individuals.

PUSH & PULL is part of an ongoing artistic research on polarisation developed at INTER-ACTIONS Heidelberg. Against the backdrop of ongoing wars, the atmosphere in our society has shifted where tensions and insecurities in our interactions are practically a norm. Increasing polarisation is very noticeable. The way we speak and deal with one another is alarming. How do we deal with polarisation? How can we transform conflict into opportunity?

Testimonials of participants:

"When I attended Edan's Push&Pull Workshop it was immediately palpable that he is an expert in facilitating a safe space for everyone to work in. The step by step embodied practice made me recognise important truths that I thought I understood long ago, but his way of working really opened up a different and deeper path to recognising my own patterns in communication and conflict... To me his approach was very useful both privately and professionally... Edan meets you where you are and makes sure you take something away from the work that is useful to you."
Nadja Marthall 13.10.25

"...the workshop had a profoundly constructive impact on my life. It transformed my approach to the word "conflict." Previously, I associated conflict with negative connotations. After the workshop, I gained access to multiple tools that allowed me to shift my perspective and see ... opportunities for clarity, growth, and understanding for one's boundaries and needs. The workshop ... reminded me of the vastness of the theme of conflict and the importance of normalising its presence in our daily lives. It emphasised the need to familiarise ourselves and, through ongoing practice, learn to engage in conflict resolution at our own pace." 
Stella Covi 24.07.24

"The strongest parts of the workshop were to be able to embody conflict situations through movement (not calling it dance), play with dynamics that allow you to be on other’s perspective and, most important, to analyse and deconstruct the process of resolving a conflict.  The journey this workshop offers, allows to approach conflicts as a house that needs to be strongly build from bottom to top" 
Paco Ladrón de Guevara 08.07.24