Workshops
In addition to year-round classes, the Yat/Bentley Centre also offers workshops in different cities around the world and online.
Our hearts ache for the students and the greater LA community impacted by the devastating fires. With over 25 lives lost and 12,300 structures destroyed, the entertainment industry is struggling during this crisis. We extend our deepest sympathies to the 150,000+ people displaced, including many industry professionals who have lost everything.
Saturday, February 1st at 10am Swing in Community to release trauma. This work starts in the body and yields unexpected discoveries about the self, using the principles of Movement Psychology developed by Tom since his training with Yat Malmgren, and building upon the work of Carl Jung and Rudolf Laban.
What we will be doing, for an hour and a half on Saturday, is using the work YBC incorporates in its approach to artistic creation, including swinging, to free the knots that might be binding you. Often in crisis we create inner resistances or inner armour that allow us to move forward practically in a crisis.
Through swinging, energy begins to move again and we can return to the essence of freedom. We swing on both the outer and the inner of our beings. It is simply finding the willingness to allow the actions and releases of ourselves. And it can also be a lot of fun. There is nothing to prove. It is simply an opportunity to connect with yourself and each other. Swinging in community can help release trauma. You don't have to be experiencing the impact of the fires directly to join and support this community and yourselves.
This is not a class. We are doing this because we want to offer something that might contribute to the healing process or provide a small reprieve. And it is important at times to come together and remember we are part of a larger community.
You don’t have to be a student with us. Just turn up if you like, and feel yourself in the freedom of flow.
Dive into the world of self-discovery with our brand-new mini workshop
If Not Now, When?.
This weekend workshop is POSTPONED 10am-12pm PT
If not now, when? If not you, who? What are you waiting for?
Why not do the thing, make the art, be seen, take the risk? What's holding you back? Embrace the call to action. What would happen if you stopped waiting until you’re ready, and choose expansion over safety? What version of yourself is reaching out a hand to pull you lovingly forward?
Let’s find out together! Maybe it’s easier than we think?
In this mini workshop we will explore the bigger questions but we will also take tangible steps toward our dreams and goals. As always this will be an embodied process.
Taught by YBC teachers Miranda Bentley and Adam Kotin.
INTRODUCTORY WORKSHOP | December 14th 10am
Tom Bentley-Fisher, Heidi Carlsen and YBC faculty introduce participants to a unique 'toolkit' of exercises and approaches that create a path towards Character Transformation. This work starts in the body and yields unexpected discoveries about the self, using the principles of Movement Psychology developed by Tom since his training with Yat Malmgren, and building upon the work of Carl Jung and Rudolf Laban.
You will experience an introduction to:
The Swings - Physical exercises that bring awareness and develop the inner and outer lives of the performer.
Accessing the four foundational pillars of personality and character.
How character and psychology are revealed through movement.
The process of creating from a place of known truth in order to experience unknown truths.
Applying this work to various creative pursuits, from writing to acting, from dancing to directing, and more.
LA in person INTRO INTENSIVE
At Seydways Studios 4949 Hollywood Blvd Ste 203 Los Angeles, CA 90027
Dates to Be Announced, 11am-6p PT
Let us know your interest in an upcoming INTRO INTENSIVE by e-mailing team@yatbentley.com
Learning Level: Beginner to Advanced/Professional (max 10 students)
This workshop will introduce participants to a unique 'toolkit' of exercises and approaches that create a path towards Character Transformation. This work starts in the body and yields unexpected discoveries about the self, using the principles of Movement Psychology developed by the YBC team and Tom since his training with Yat Malmgren, and building upon the work of Carl Jung, Rudolf Laban, Konstantin Stanislavski, and Uta Hagen.
During 6 intense and joyful hours, participants will gain insight and skills that can immediately be applied to their artistic work.
Students will experience and introduction to:
The Swings – Physical exercises to develop the inner and outer lives of the performer.
The Spheres – Psychophysical exercises to uncover the energies within and without. Find and trust your inner essence in order to unfold that energy with confidence.
The Reservoirs — Four foundational pillars of personality and character: Thinking, Feeling, Sensing and Intuiting.
Active, Embodied Choices — Connect to bone-deep impulses that take you along unexpected routes.
Discovering how character is revealed through both inner and outer movement.
Creating from a place of known truth to experience unknown truths.
Personalized Coaching — Each student will receive one-on-one instruction during the course of the intensive.
Taught by Tom Bentley-Fisher (YBC Artistic Director).
Suitable for all creative artists.
For a virtual workshop experience, view a recording of our recent workshop, “Introduction to the Swings for Artists - Tools for Character Transformation”.
