upcoming events & workshops
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upcoming events & workshops 💫
THE MELT METHOD WITH MONICA RAHMAN
Saturday, October 10th 5:15 PM - 6:15 pm
FREE (unlimited + deluxe members)
$35 (non-members + mini members)
Monica is back for another around of MELT!
The MELT Method is a self-care practice designed to hydrate fascia, the connective tissue that supports and surrounds every muscle, helping to relieve pain, tension, and stiffness.
Using small massage balls, the hand and foot treatments apply a series of techniques to restore mobility and ease restriction throughout the body. The treatments also help regulate your nervous system and allow you to move better.The techniques are quick and simple. In less than 10 minutes, you will feel immediate changes throughout your entire body.
If you’re looking for a recovery class, a nervous system reset, or relief from stiffness, aches and pain, this class is for you!!
Perfect whether you’re brand new to MELT or have already taken the Intro class. We’ll review foundational hand and foot techniques and build on them with additional targeted techniques!
Who it is for:
Great for all activity levels- from athletes and dancers to anyone looking to reduce pain, improve mobility, and get back into movement.
MELT can help relieve chronic pain, stiffness, headaches and migraines, neck and back pain, hand pain and carpal tunnel symptoms, tennis elbow, knee pain, foot pain, arthritis, and more!
Bio: Monica Rahman (she/her)
After suffering with chronic pain for 15 years and searching for answers, Monica discovered The MELT Method which provided lasting relief.
Monica is a LMSW and certified in the MELT Method, Fascial Stretch Therapy, Myofascial Massage, and is a NASM Certified Personal Trainer, supporting clients in reducing pain, improving mobility, and reconnecting with their bodies.
IG: @mellomovementbk
Somatic Resonance — An Exclusive Sound & Reiki Experience
SUNDAY, October 18th 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
FREE (deluxe members)
$32 (unlimited members)
$40 (non-members + mini members)
Somatic Resonance is a collaborative project combining group reiki facilitated by Nanse Kawashima with music by Bryce Hackford.
All materials have their resonant frequencies. Bryce Hackford intuitively tunes to the resonant frequencies of human body in meditated performance and observation. These tones generally center lower thresholds of human hearing and can be psychoactive. A viscous music, not unlike cuddling up to a giant cat; you are the glass of water on the dashboard.
Reiki is a well-known form of energy healing with origins in Japan, where it was founded by Mikao Usui in 1922. As a Reiki practitioner, Nanse Kawashima works with universal life force energy while engaging with clients, employing a gentle, light touch of the hands on various energy centers throughout the body. Results can vary significantly; clients often report experiencing a sense of groundedness, inner peace and comforting feeling of coming home to their true self; senses of realignment, recentering and expansiveness. This therapeutic practice is considered beneficial for various imbalances and discomforts in body, mind and spirit.
Kawashima and Hackford view their respective practices as complementary, synergistically blending sound and energy vibrations. When the two resonances merge, they foster a unique sensorial experience, allowing people to drift into relaxation or deepen their bodily awareness.
good move x othership: wellness evening: Core + Restore @ good move + Sauna Sessions @ Othership
Thursday, october 22nd 7:30 pm - 10:15 pm
Join GOOD MOVE Founder & CEO Jules Bakshi for a juicy CORE + RESTORE at GOOD MOVE from 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM. This class is designed to help you unwind, release tension, and reconnect with your body and mind. With a focus on gentle core activation and deep restorative stretches, you'll leave feeling relaxed, recharged, and centered.
After class, we’ll head over to Othership for a 75-minute self-guided journey to explore the sauna to sweat, ice baths to drop-in and a commons to be yourself with others.
Othership is a modern bathhouse to regulate your nervous system, process emotions and connect meaningfully with other human beings.
Treat yourself to a blissful experience of gentle movement and relaxing sweat!
Price includes the class + sauna experience package.
CORE + RESTORE will take place at GOOD MOVE (43 S 4th St, Brooklyn, NY 11249) from 7:30-8:30pm
The group will then head to OTHERSHIP (25 Kent Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11249) for SAUNA SESSIONS from 9-10:15pm
DEADLINE TO SIGN UP IS OCTOBER 15th
MEMBERSHIPALOOZA
Saturday, October 24th
free classes all day + LOTS OF FUN!
Gather ’round, GOOD MOVE fam—because we’re throwing a celebration for our MVPs…OUR MEMBERS!
On 10/24, join the membership community or come through as an existing member and get ready for a day of fun and freebies!
Enjoy free classes at GOOD MOVE all day plus raffles in every class with special prizes from some of our favorite local businesses!
Sign up for a membership that day and get 50% off your first month plus a chance to win extra prizes.
Plus, new merch on sale and additional promos for class packages and more!
Set your calendar, bring the vibes, and let’s party!
Whether you’re just joining or already part of the crew, MEMBERSHIPALOOZA is all about honoring YOU—our incredible community of movers, shakers, and joy-makers!
DANCE CO season 9 performances
Saturday, October 24th & Sunday, October 25th
7:30 pm @ Domino Park
By the fountain area!
Free!
Come see our Season 9 Dance Co performers showcase the magic they’ve been perfecting all season under Davon’s guidance!
Dance Co is an opportunity for movers of all levels to step into the spotlight and perform in a warm, no-judgement atmosphere, connect through choreography, and be part of something beautiful and bold.
Lunar Circle: Breathwork, Journaling, Sound Workshop Series with Jenna and Ciara
SUNDAYS 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
October 25th
November 8th
November 22nd
December 6th
FREE (deluxe members)
$50 (unlimited members) $45 (non-members + mini members)
Release, recharge and reemerge renewed with this breathwork, journaling and sound healing practice. Each class explores a different theme informed by the astrological lunar phase to help you cultivate the innate intuition of your body. Expect moments of self-exploration, growth, guided breath and deep rest, followed by space to integrate what surfaced and consider what you want to carry forward.
*Bring your favorite journal and a pen
*Not suitable for those who are pregnant.
Ciara is a somatic breathworker and energy practitioner whose work centers around guiding clients towards a more embodied and authentic sense of self. She uses a mixture of breath, movement, sound, and emotional exploration to safely support the process of unlearning and relearning.
Jenna is a writer and facilitator exploring identity and living a life of soul-alignment. Through her workshops and online content, Jenna helps creative minds dream bigger and uncover their innate courage to live boldly as their true selves.
the psychedelic body with Jules
Tuesday, november 17th 6:30 PM - 8:30 pm
sunday, december 13th 6:00 PM - 8:00 pm
FREE (deluxe members)
$40.50 (unlimited members) $45 (non-members + mini members)
What if the most psychedelic experience available to you wasn't found outside yourself, but inside your own body?
The Psychedelic Body is a moving meditation that invites us away from perfectionism, self-consciousness, and the endless chatter of the mind and back into presence, aliveness, and connection.
We'll begin slowly, building from breath, sensory awareness, and simple somatic practices into a sweaty, cathartic experience of expressive movement.
There is no choreography to learn, no dance experience required, and absolutely no pressure to "perform."
Just an opportunity to explore, play, and remember what it feels like to be fully here.
To feel your heart pumping.
To inhabit your body more completely.
To move beyond thinking into experiencing and feeling.
Moving freely, giving ourselves permission to take up space, to listen deeply, and follow the wisdom of the body, we wake up!
We become more alive and present and connected versions of ourselves. And that, to me, is what a psychedelic experience is all about. No drugs needed!
This workshop is designed for all bodies and all experience levels, especially those who feel intimidated by "dance" with a capital D.
Come as you are, don’t forget to bring your curiosity and sense of play.
contact improvisation workshop with Gabrielle Revlock
friday, november 20th 7:30 pm-9:30 pm
FREE (deluxe members)
$40.50 (unlimited members) $45 (non-members + mini members)
Contact Improvisation is a partnering dance form which arises from the communication between bodies through touch. The technique focuses on giving and supporting weight, and coordinating with gravity and momentum, to create spontaneous relational dances. The emergent nature of this dance form challenges dancers to listen and adapt to another’s physical impulses, states, and creative impulses while tracking their own sensations.
Contact Improvisation is both a come-as-you-are practice (meaning anyone can join) and a skill-based practice (why people keep coming back). It's been called an "art-sport" and "exercise-massage." A fun way to build strength and coordination without having to memorize a single step!
Gabrielle Revlock is a New York City–based performer, improviser, educator, and Bessie Award–winning choreographer. Her choreography has been presented nationally and internationally, including at New York Live Arts, American Dance Festival, the Queens Museum, and venues in Japan, the Netherlands, Singapore, Hungary, Russia, and India. As a dancer, she has performed with Lucinda Childs, Makini (jumatatu m. poe), Susan Rethorst, David Gordon, Christopher Williams, Vicky Shick, Bill Young, Nita Little, Almanac Dance Circus Theater, Jane Comfort, and Susan Marshall.A Contact Improvisation practitioner for nearly 25 years, Revlock has taught at Movement Research, Smith College, and Amherst College, as well as international festivals and retreat centers including the European Contact Improvisation Teachers Exchange, Brinca Galicia Contact Festival, Ontario Regional CI Dance Jam, Earthdance, and the Field Center.Her research on the therapeutic applications of Contact Improvisation appears in Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 (Oxford University Press, 2024). Revlock holds an MFA in Dance from Smith College and is co-producer of the NYC Contact Improvisation Festival. More at GabrielleRevlock.com.
LIFE DRAW with kimmy quillin
Saturday, December 5th 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
$36 (all members)
$45 (non-members)
Welcome to Life Draw, Good Move's figure drawing class facilitated by Kimmy Quillin!
This is an evening to tap into your inner artist and honor the curves and folds of the human form. If you last picked up a crayon in kindergarten, this is on your level!
No experience necessary and no artistic judgement permitted for this journey. We'll practice attuning our perception from the bod to the page, working from 1-minute warm up sketches to a ten minute masterpiece.
We'll have some materials on hand, though bringing your favorite drawing supplies is encouraged. And while wine will be available for those who'd like a sip, the heart of the evening is all about creativity and connection.
Winter solstice Movement + Sound Bath with Jules & Samer
monday, december 21st 6:00 PM - 8:00 pm
FREE (deluxe members)
$40.50 (unlimited members) $45 (non-members + mini members)
We’ll begin with gentle but grounding core activation, mobility work, stretching, fascia release, and restorative movement to help discharge stress and reconnect you to your body. Expect a slower, more intentional pace designed to regulate the nervous system rather than overwhelm it.
From there, we’ll melt into an immersive sound bath led by Samer — allowing the body to settle, the mind to soften, and the whole system to recalibrate.
Think of this evening as a little nervous system wind down. A chance to drop back into the bod, deepen the breath, unclench the muscles, and sloowwwww down.
PAST EVENTS & WORKSHOPS
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PAST EVENTS & WORKSHOPS 💫
ASSEMbly is back for year three!
Tuesday, September 29th 6:00 PM - 8:00 pm
FREE
What happens when a group of strangers come together in a park, move their bodies, make something from nothing, and perform it for the public a couple hours later?
Anything’s possible at ASSEMBLY.
Now in its third year, ASSEMBLY is GOOD MOVE’s free community movement workshop and performance experiment at Domino Park—welcoming dancers and movers of all levels, genders, ages, shapes, and sizes to come create with us.
Led by GOOD MOVE founder Jules Bakshi and a team of GOOD MOVE facilitators, we’ll spend the first part of our time together building confidence and creativity through playful guided movement exercises, dance-making tools, and collaborative exploration. Then, we’ll take everything we’ve discovered, craft an outline for an improvised dance piece, and perform our ephemeral creation for the public!
ASSEMBLY is an invitation to come as you are, release your attachment to outcomes, let go of perfectionism, and let yourself be seen. You don’t need to be a dancer. You don’t need to prepare anything. All you need is some curiosity, openness, and a willingness to move.
Over the past two years, we’ve watched people of all ages and movement backgrounds come together and somehow—delightfully, chaotically, magically—make a dance. Who will show up this year? What will we make together? We have absolutely no idea. That’s the point!
Come create, collaborate, move, perform, and celebrate moving together!
The Elemental Body Alignment System (EBAS) with julius
Sunday, September 27th 6:45 PM - 8:45 pm
$36 (all members)
$45 (non-members)
The Elemental Body Alignment System (EBAS) is a series of exercises designed for structural integrity and supported range of motion.
Through anchoring and initiating movements via the pelvis, the body discovers its ability to efficiently articulate movement through experiential anatomy.
The work deepens the students understanding of where movement comes from, how to align the body and to build a physical consciousness of open pathways of energy for movement.
The system helps the learner to override the central nervous system creating new neuromuscular firings supporting a greater understanding of sensorial technique.
BEACON MINI RETREAT WITH JULES & MADISON
Saturday, September 12th
Departing from GOOD MOVE at 8:15 am · Leaving Beacon at 5:30 pm
$200 (all members)
$250 (non-members)
WHAT’S A MINI RETREAT????
It’s a special little slice of GOOD MOVE retreat heaven, distilled into the span of a single day.
Join us for a day of movement, hiking, nature, connection, creativity, and community, designed to help us exhale, soften, and reconnect as we tune into the shifting energy of late summer.
We’ll take care of transportation from GOOD MOVE to Beacon on the morning of the 12th. Once we arrive at the trailhead, we’ll begin with intention setting, journaling, and a grounding warm-up class featuring strength, mobility, stretching, and everything you need for a beautiful embodied day outdoors.
From there, we’ll hike for about 90 minutes through the woods to a secluded swimming hole, where the afternoon awaits: a picnic lunch, a luxurious rest in the sun, a dip in cool water, good company, and nowhere else to be. Then, we’ll gather for a gentle somatic movement practice before making our way back down the mountain together.
One day to move, swim, reflect, and soak up the last rays of summer.
Limited to 14 participants.
Femlord’s Meditative Imagination Experience
SUNDAY, September 13th 7:00 Pm - 8:00 pm
$24 (unlimited + deluxe members)
$30 (non-members + mini members)
Femlord’s Meditative Imagination Experience is a live guided meditation that is part narrative, part comedy, and part fever dream. The experience explores meditation, live-altered vocals and movement to pull you into a story that is as absurd as it is calming. Femlord performs with an awkward intimacy, reminding us that wellness culture doesn’t have to be serious.
Femlord is a New York based performer and video artist working at the intersection of experimental comedy and mindfulness. Femlord believes that laugher and stillness can coexist and that the nonsensical is often where the truth lives.
GOOD MOVE CLASSES @ DOMINO PARK flex field
Saturdays @ 10am
Our Domino Park summer series is back! Join us FREE on Saturdays at 10am by the volleyball courts for outdoor classes all summer long.
These classes are SO MUCH FUN, and we have had the best time meeting so many new movers of all levels, ages, genders, shapes and sizes!
Bring a water bottle, sunscreen, and a towel, and come move with us!
No dance experience necessary!
Ceramic Tile painting workshop with kiran joan
Saturday, June 27th 5:00 - 7:00 pm
$90 (non-members + mini members)
50% off (deluxe members)
20% off (unlimited members)
About the workshop
Join artist Kiran Joan for a hands-on ceramic tile painting workshop exploring storytelling through pattern, drawing, and surface design. Using bisqued ceramic tiles and underglazes, participants will sketch and create their own imagery inspired by characters, memory, and elements inspired by movement. No prior experience necessary. Come and just have fun!
About the artist
Kiran Joan is an artist whose practice weaves together the visual vocabularies of Oman, India, and the United States. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, NBC News, Politico, and LA Times, while her ceramic work has been spotlighted by Vogue India, Ceramics Monthly, Print magazine, and BmoreArt. Joan has delivered talks at Johns Hopkins University and the Maryland Institute College of Art. She is currently a mentor with the Color Network
FLOWERS + CHILL member hang
Saturday, May 9th 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
A very Taurus season offering for you ✿
Join us for a cozy, sensory evening at the studio as we create our own hand-crafted bouquets, just in time for Mother’s Day. Think fresh blooms, soft music, something to sip, and nowhere to rush off to.
This is about slowing down. Touching something beautiful. Hanging out with your dance friends.
Whether you’re making something for someone you love or just giving yourself a moment to receive, this is your invitation to unwind, connect, and enjoy a softer pace.
Sign up by May 5th — come linger with us 🌷
JOYRIDE: YOGA + DANCE Celebration With LULU
sunday, 3/22 1:30pM-3:30pM
$50 (non-members + mini members)
$40 (unlimited members)
$25 (deluxe members)
Put your foot on the gas, we’re moving with the fire!
Joyride with Lulu returns for a Sunday afternoon reset, welcoming Spring and the spark of Aries season. This two-hour immersion weaves together energizing breathwork, yoga asana, guided dance improvisation, grounding meditation, and journaling. A practice designed to help you move with the season, to thaw what’s been dormant and ignite what’s ready to rise. Explore your inner world through metaphor, sensation, movement, and sound.
Geared to revitalize, empower, and ground you in your body’s magic, Joyride is for anyone craving big release, joy, and connection. You’ll leave feeling like you went to the best day party, through the ritual of connecting to yourself and community.
Space is limited, come ride!
MEMbers-only house party
Friday, 11/7 8:00 pm
OPEN TO GOOD MOVE MEMBERS ONLY
We’re opening our doors for a special members-only house party at GOOD MOVE!
Join fellow movers and shakers for an evening of dancing and good old fashioned FUN with our dance friends. We’ve got a DJ, drinks, snackies — plus Pedro will be warming us up with a lightly guided follow along dance moment to get the juices flowing!
This celebration is exclusively for GOOD MOVE members and staff, with +1s warmly welcome.
Members-Only Flower Arranging Event at Geometry Gardens
Sunday, 4/27 7:30 pm
OPEN TO GOOD MOVE MEMBERS ONLY
You may have noticed the gorgeous flowers we’ve had in the studio lately, thanks to Geometry Gardens, owned by GOOD MOVE member Shirley Bryant!
We’re obsessed with her blooms and are thrilled to announce a members-only flower arranging event led by Shirley at her stunning shop, just around the corner from the studio!
Join us for an evening filled with creativity, community, and some cute beverages as we celebrate springtime while crafting beautiful floral arrangements.
This event is free for members, but space is limited and RSVP is required! Please email hello@goodmovenyc.com to reserve your spot.
We can’t wait for this lovely field trip with you!