CYCLES ~ An advanced 5Rhythms workshop with Laura Martin-Eagle - Feb/Mar 2026

Urban Waves 5Rhythms is thrilled to announce Laura Martin-Eagle is offering a 5 day advanced 5Rhythms workshop in Sydney Feb/Mar 2026.

I have always been drawn to the stories, artwork and holy scriptures describing the mystical wheel of life and death. I’ve paid attention to my inner stories, dreams and memories of lifetime after lifetime within my bones and have noticed how much of our struggles are carried from generation to generation veiled as our own personal wounds.

Embodying our ancestral legacy in CYCLES invites us to celebrate what enriches our soul while releasing with compassion what no longer serves.

Dancing in the chaotic soup of our ancestors: their prayers, their lies, their secrets, their joys- we can emerge with the lightness of clarity that sheds the ancient ties that hold us back and create the space for both freedom and mystery to ignite our present moment. 

I am honored to hold the Cycles map as we dance with the mysteries of this wild wheel of life!   

"Life is a journey. Its route is essentially the same for everyone, even though we start in different settings and with different baggage." -- Gabrielle Roth

In this Cycles workshop we unlock the trunks that hold our memories, our ancestor’s dreams, the beliefs and disbeliefs of those that walked before us, be it in our blood or in our home. From our conception to our death, we will sort through the mysteries within our trunks of treasures to meet with grounded bodies, tended hearts and open minds, what may have been stored and hidden for generations.

Prerequisite: A 5Rhythms® Heartbeat workshop is required prior to attendance.

All workshop hours contribute to 5Rhythms® Teacher Training prerequisites.

Where:

Thursday + Friday - Harold Park Community Hall - Tramsheds

Saturday - Monday - Main hall, Glebe Town Hall

Workshop dates and times:
Thurs 26 February - 11am - 6pm  (arrive 10.40am for an 11am start)  

Friday 27 February - 10am - 5pm  
Sat 28 February - 11am - 6pm           
Sun 1 March - 10am - 5pm

Mon 2 March - 10am - 5pm

Information and bookings:
Sue Andersen  //  sueandersendance@gmail.com  // 0427863486 
Booking link: 

**NB this is a full immersion and there will be no open dance. This is deep transformative work and there is a need to create a strong container and begin the work altogether.

Sliding fee scale-from $785 - $885
$785 - Round 1 
$835 - Round 2

$885 - Round 3
$925 - Regular with scholarship donation 

**Please also be in contact with Sue if you are committed to coming but don't have the $s right now and might need a payment plan. 

Health and safety:

We want you, Laura, producer, crew and the workshop participants to feel as safe as possible during our 5 days together. Please support the workshop community by not attending the workshop if you have any signs of cold, flu, covid or any other contagious health issues or if you have been in regular close contact with someone who has.

Please notify Sue if you have any mental health concerns.

Laura's Bio:

Laura Martin-Eagle has been studying, performing and teaching various dance forms for over 50 years. She trained with Gabrielle Roth and is a certified teacher of 5Rhythms® Waves level (2001) and Heartbeat (2010) and Cycles (2025). 

I have danced as long as I can remember. I had to learn to read before my mother would let me take ballet class, so I learned to read when I was 4. Only when I danced did I feel at home in this body, in this life.

Several years without dancing, I came back to it when entering University. The love of dance was quickly rekindled as I spent many years dancing at school and studying Dance Therapy with legends such as Marian Chace and Trudy Shoop. After the birth of my first child, I continued dancing and performing locally and nationally with Roger Shimomura and Marsha Paludan. I studied Contact Improvisation with visiting teachers Julyen Hamilton and Kirsti Simpson in the early ‘80s. While in California I studied Kathak Classical Indian dance with the master Chitresh Das who brought this form to the US.

I love all these forms of classical and modern dance and was very excited when I discovered 5Rhythms in the late 90’s that encouraged me to find my own dance. I have taught for the last 20+ years locally, nationally and internationally.

5Rhythms Cycles has not been taught in Australia for over 10 years and Urban Waves 5Rhythms with Sue Andersen is delighted to have Laura Martin- Eagle travel to Sydney in 2026 to offer this advanced level of the 5Rhythms map, a powerful exploration of our life, death and legacy.

Laura will also be in Melbourne and Gold Coast - links here

** Please note this workshop will take place across 2 x Glebe venues