Online Workshop: Elemental EarthBody Workshop with Dohee Lee

Saturday, December 12th, 2026 | 9am-12pm Pacific Time

Cost: $80 ($72 for grads - 10% discount)

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Our bodies are inseparable from nature and humanity, yet we often feel disconnected—from nature, from our inner source, and from one another. In this workshop, we will reconnect with our Elemental Nature Body through movement, voice, creative art, and ritual.

Together, we will explore how our EarthBodies are shaped by nature and society. What do we long to connect with? What are we ready to release? We will reflect on the Fall Stone/Metal Body and prepare to enter the Winter Water Body.

In this workshop, we will:

• Explore the five elements—Stone, and Water: through Elemental Body Practice and Halprin’s Life/Art Process.

• Connect body and voice through breath, movement, and sound with Breath/SingingBody Practice.

• Explore metaphor, art-making, and storytelling through the elemental body.

• Create personal Elemental Body Rituals

To get the most out of these online classes, 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.

Photo: Tamalpa Institute

Dohee Lee, RSME

Born on Jeju Island in South Korea, Dohee Lee studied Korean dance, music, percussion and vocals at the master level in Korea, and trained at Tamalpa. Since her arrival in the US she has been a vital contributor to both the traditional and contemporary arts landscape of the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. 

Lee founded the Puri Project in 2004 to present interdisciplinary works that embrace the ritualistic and healing aspects of performance. She has performed in venues and festivals around the world, collaborated with leading artists and has received numerous awards including Guggenheim fellowship, Herb Alpart, Doris Duke Impact Award, Creative Capital and the Isadora Duncan Special Award honoring Outstanding Achievement. Artist residencies include the Oakland Asian Cultural Center, the Watermill Center in New York with the Degenerate Art Ensemble, the Headlands Center for the Arts, the Paul Dresher Artist Residency Center, and the Montalvo Arts Center. In 2010, she appeared at Carnegie Hall with Kronos Quartet, performing her original composition, Sinawi and at Teatro Municipal de Lima in Peru with Pauchi Sasaki and Collective in “MURU”. 

Lee is artistic director of PURI Arts and instructor at the Korean Youth Cultural Center from 2002 to 2008, resident artist and instructor at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center from 2008 to 2011, has been a guest instructor at San Francisco State University, Saint Mary’s College, UC Berkeley, UC Riverside, and Northern Illinois University.

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IMPORTANT NOTES:

Participants must have a Zoom account and be logged into that account to attend. The Zoom account must match the email that they registered with.

The meeting will be locked 15 minutes after the start time - so participants will need to arrive before then.

All participants are strongly encouraged turn on their cameras to help build a safe container, engender connection, and improve security.  If you have a specific reason for keeping your camera off, please communicate this to the Zoom host at the start of the workshop.

REFUND POLICY: Refunds will only be given if cancellation is received at least 48 hours before the start of the workshop.

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