Vangelis Legakis

Elective Workshop – Healing

Workshop Date:
Qigong | 22 – 26 JULY (WEEK 1)
Kundalini Yoga | 28 – 31 JULY (WEEK 2)
Time: 9:30 – 10:30

[About the Workshop]

Qigong

Vangelis will be teaching chi gong – Alchemy of 5 elements – for people who wish to delve deeper on energy work. We will be focusing on all elements of Taoist tradition (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) as well as balancing the yin & yang energies of the body so as to find emotional stability and ultimate health in the body, mind and spirit.

Kundalini Yoga

Yoga’s focus goes beyond posture, breathing, it allows to integrate our body and mind, to heal physically, psychologically, emotionally and furthermore it assists in finding purpose and the right intention in our life. The journey for practicing yoga is to transform untruth into truth, disease into health, hatred or unkindness into love and sorrow into happiness amongst other dual polarities. As human beings we aim towards what is most preferable so as to create a harmonious life style that leads to liberation and reconnect without primordial essence and consciousness which is called ATMAN.

Teacher Biography

Vangelis Legakis graduated from Laban Center (London, UK) with BA in Dance theatre and MA in Choreography and holds a Masters in Buddhist Studies from Hong Kong University. In 2018 he is starting his PhD at Melbourne University where he will be researching on Dance, Improvisation, Performance, and Chi Gong. He is dedicating his career to offer his knowledge and experience to assist in the growth and education of young artists as well as professionals.

He has been visiting the Forsythe Company regularly since 2004 to research on composition, choreography and coordination and he also performed ‘Human Rights’ in 2006 with the company. He received profound education to teach, spread and develop Flying Low and Passing Through from the 50 days workshop in Costa Rica given by David Zambrano. His work is influenced by famous dance artists, William Forsythe, Julyen Hamilton, David Zambrano, Gill Clarke, Rosemary Butcher, Rosalind Crisp. He is amalgamating his experience and knowledge from diverse dance artists including energy work (Chi Gong and Yoga) so as to provide a holistic approach into dance pedagogue and performance.

Legakis is a therapist internationally teaching and offering therapies. He studied at Morley Collge (London, UK) Reiki I, II, & Master’s levels, Reflexology, Neuro-skeletal Re-Alignment, Deep Tissue and Holistic Massage and he furthered his studies in Structural Energy Awakening Therapy – Thai Massage (Mike Tan), Divine Healing Therapy (Dr. Ahlmeirah Ariel Hallaire), Integrative Biodynamic CranioSacral Therapy, Thanatology (Rosemary Wallace), Abdominal Massage (Felicity Joy) and Tsi Nei Tsang (Khun Ni). He has also studied Kundalini Yoga and Chi Gong for many years with great masters including Mantak Chia, Tew Bunnag, Swami Vivekananda, Mahasattva Ananda Sarita, Marika Bolsfeldt and many others.

He internationally (Many countries in Europe, Turkey, Argentia, Chile, India, Thailand, China – Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Australia, Philippines and Malaysia) teaches interdisciplinary edifying workshops; Flying Low & Passing Through, Forsythe Improvisation Technologies, Release, Contact Improvisation integrating the philosophies of Tai Chi, Chi Gong, Kundalini Yoga and healing modalities. He has been teaching at Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Academy of Peroming Arts, Hong Kong University (DMT), University of Santiago of Chile, Mimar Sinan Güzel Sanatlar Istanbul University, Taipei University of the Arts, Taipei University, Beijing Dance LDTX, City Contemporary Dance Company and many other art spaces and companies.