“简单来说，这是一个有爱，有趣，有深度的工作坊！感谢不苑和所有的小伙伴们一起创造了一个安全开放的环境。在这个环境里我可以放下偏见，通过我的身体去探索和自我的以及和他人的关系。另外，我也想要继续和工作坊里所有小伙伴产生联系。作为写作工坊，也许可以把它发展成一个系列？我个人其实是有兴趣把我在这次工作坊里开始的故事继续发展下去的。”

“Simply put, this is a loving, interesting and in-depth workshop! Thank you Yuanting for having created a safe and open environment with all the friends. In this environment, I can put aside my prejudices and explore the relationship with myself and others. In addition, I also want to continue to connect with all the friends in the workshop. Maybe it can be developed into a series? I am actually interested in continuing the story I started in this workshop.”

 (December 2023, London)

“整个过程还是相当紧凑的，第一次体会身体舞动与文字，与颜色，与故事，与主体和他者之间的关系，等等主观意识间的微妙引导，衬托关系。……这是一个"气味相投"的群体的互相倾听和交流的一个友好场域，一个能够向内挖掘自我的美好时光。”

“The whole process is quite compact. For the first time, I experience the relationship between body dance and words, colors, stories, the subject and others, and the subtle guidance and contrasting relationship between subjective consciousness. ...This is a friendly place for a ‘like-minded’ group to listen and communicate with each other, a good time to dig inward and explore yourself. "

(April 2024, Shanghai)

“作为被社会规训得很好的慢热I人，我的体验是’不知所措’。但在观察自我与他人的过程当中 ，我发现这份慌张并不是消极，而是打破常规的正常反应。也许脚趾抓地也是一种精神按摩，帮助打开自我边界。不苑老师设计的每一步都想不到，但每一步跨出去都有惊喜。即兴写作时给的命题我完全头脑空空，但结果不停笔写下去真的写出了我潜意识里的一些思考，是很神奇的体验。参与的小伙伴也很棒，收获了满满真诚与温柔的故事。”

"As a slow introverted person who has been well disciplined by society, my experience is that I am "at a loss". But in the process of observing myself and others, I found that this panic is not negative, but a normal reaction to breaking the rules. Maybe toe scratching is also a kind of mental massage, helping to open the boundaries of the self. Yuanting as the facilitator – every step she designed was unexpected, but every step he took was a surprise. I was completely empty-headed when writing the proposition, but I kept writing and actually wrote some of my subconscious thoughts. It was a very magical experience. The friends who participated were also great, and I gained a story full of sincerity and tenderness. "

(April 2024, Shanghai)

“很多工作坊带领者都是热情外向活力十足的，努力营造出一种欢乐的氛围，不苑不是这样的风格，但她却创造了最温柔的空间。 我们用身体去呼吸、坠落、诠释词汇与心情。并没有所谓的技术教学，有时候可能就是走一个圆圈，有时候可能就是伸展双臂。有的人站上了椅子，有的人匍匐在地。没有人去界定什么是舞蹈，但在那一刻大家同频的舞动了起来。

舞动的时候，我深深地感觉到自己的哀伤，躲藏，疲惫。我不会想要做太大幅度的动作，更喜欢躺在地面上，一种保护着自己的状态。没有了语言的伪装“没关系，没事的”，身体会更诚实的展露我们的状态。 接着，我们随着这样的身体状态去写下故事。我第一次写下了我和爸爸的两个片段，关于“躺”。一个是他喝多了躺在家里的沙发上，一个是他躺在灵柩里，我躺在灵柩前的跪垫，心里想着“我陪着你，爸爸”。 一边写一边哭，有一部分眼泪是庆祝能把回忆写下来。

这是一个很简单的工作坊，我们有三分之一的时间在跳舞，三分之一的时间在写作，还有三分之一的时间在交流。但最重要的内容确是真诚。 不苑真诚地分享她如何探索舞动与拥抱，故事从worst hugger讲起。参与者们真诚地分享自己的故事，对自己的发现。工作坊结束后有一位参与者赶着要去坐火车，他正往地铁站的方向走，我们赶忙叫住他的背影，叫他回来。

工作坊的主题是拥抱，不苑并没有以舞动练习的方式叫我们去拥抱，但是在工作坊结束后，我们的确想拥抱彼此。那位参与者回头折返，我们一起站在广场上group hug。一个月后。几个参与者又约定再相见，拥抱成为了我们见面必备的语言。”

(December 2023, London)

“第一次参加类似的工作坊，收获了非常沉浸、专注和充满启发的一下午。 从“身体破冰”到笔随心致的“自动书写”，从“自由舞动”到与他人的“合作共创”，作为一个四肢极不协调也不会跳舞的人来说，第一次感受到“身体”的力量。 特别是身体破冰环节，不知道为什么，在身体一次次的上升和下沉过程中，竟然有种很想哭的感觉。 此外，现场的小伙伴们的真诚分享和共创也让我收到了非常多的启发和感动。”

“It was my first time to participate in a similar workshop and it was a very immersive, focused and inspiring afternoon. From "breaking the ice with the body" to "automatic writing" where the pen follows one's heart, from "free dancing" to "co-creation" with others, as a person with extremely uncoordinated limbs and unable to dance, it was the first time that I felt the power of the "body".  Especially during the body ice-breaking session, I don’t know why, but as my body rises and falls again and again, I feel like crying. In addition, I was inspired and moved a lot by the sincere sharing and co-creation of the friends at the scene. "

 (December 2023, London)

“真是能量满满的一个雨天下午 感恩遇见各位小伙伴们 感谢不苑创造的这个空间❤️ “

“It was a rainy afternoon full of energy. Thank you for meeting all my friends. Thank you Yuanting for creating this space❤️ “

（March 2024，London）

“参加这次工作坊很开心，每个环节都很有趣。大家彼此的碰撞渐渐打开，用身体去表现颜色的环节我记忆深刻，没想到颜色还可以这样表现出来。自由书写和即兴表演，让我对我和我的关系有了新的感受，我始终在自己身边，小组的伙伴荔枝还给了我新的未来畅想，关于在城市和大自然生活的平衡。很美妙的体验！”

"It was a pleasure to participate in this workshop, and every session was interesting. The collision between everyone gradually opened up, and I have a deep memory of using the body to express colors. I didn't expect that colors can be expressed like this. Free writing and improvisation gave me a new feeling about my relationship with myself. I am always by my side. My group partner Litchi also gave me new ideas for the future, about the balance between living in the city and nature. It was a wonderful experience!"

(April 2024, Shanghai)

Overcome with humility in opening ourselves to joy, beauty, and knowledge that we have absolutely no control over. This project was not about forcing an outcome or making a statement through a certain anticipated result. The statement was existing. Being is a powerful statement in itself. To bring forth being in such a live, visceral, joyful, colourful way reminds me of dragon-fire, and how much colour you can see in a flame.

splashes

of colour

under sky

shouts

of joy

into space

exploding love

universe smiles

Unexpected Joy laughter freedom fun value of embodiment and connection being outside fireworks of texture and knowledge unfolding dance life vitality, a brilliant and important experiment countering the reduction of our lives to data points and goal

Driven misery THANK YOU

Dancing on plastic, summoning the ghost of Barbara Hepworth, the undoing of spells with laughter. I showed everyone I know the video on the Spring equinox - turning the angle of the world with togetherness. Who could have known a hug could be so powerful