A Weekend Workshop
with Amara Pagano
Vienna, Austria
8 – 10 MaY 2026
Embrace What Is and Transform
Explore how presence itself becomes a source of strength and healing.
There are moments in life when we instinctively pull away—from pain, from discomfort, from the fear of the unknown. But transformation begins when we choose to move toward life exactly as it is. That simple act—often in a single breath or gesture—can begin to shift everything.
It invites your pain to soften, your fears to release, and your suffering to dissolve into something new. In this Orientation, you will discover that moving toward what is—rather than away from it—awakens both the strength of your presence and the tenderness of your heart.
The Courage of Moving Towards is an invitation to reclaim the energy bound in resistance and begin the alchemy of turning suffering into joy.
Through conscious movement and embodied inquiry, this workshop offers a pathway to deepen your relationship with yourself and explore how to meet life with curiosity, compassion, and the willingness to stay present—no matter what arises.
In this workshop, you’ll be supported to:
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- Gently move toward what arises, rather than away from it
- Dissolve resistance and reclaim energy bound in struggle
- Deepen your ability to meet intensity with compassion and clarity
- Experience how presence transforms fear, grief, and pain
- Discover the joy and freedom that follow when you meet life as it is
Meet Amara Pagano
Amara Pagano is a leader and innovator in the world of conscious dance. She has been teaching movement as spiritual practice for over 30 years. Her purpose in this lifetime is to awaken love through Embodied Awakening – a union of mind, body, heart and soul.
She is the founder of Azul Embodied Awakening and which offers workshops, retreats and Teacher Certification internationally. She is also co-founder of OneDanceTribe – a global conscious movement community.
“I am passionate about harnessing the body’s intelligence to support awakening our highest potential as spiritual and human beings. I believe that we are in a delicate and important passage of our life on this planet, and that it is time to rise and move towards a new way of living together.”
What people are saying
“Azul makes the soul visible through the movement. It is healing, makes my pieces more whole, it feels like belonging – like coming home. Insights come easier through dance – together with the group, with all that is, with love.”
Sabine, Germany
“Amara’s clarity, gentle but firm guidance creates an atmosphere of freedom in expression and exploration. Her spirituality shines through in her teaching which sweeps the group into a level of incredible transformation.”
Johanna, USA
The Courage of Moving Towards
An Azul Workshop with Amara Pagano
Location
Schottenfeldgasse 60,
2. Hinterhof / 4. Stock,
A – 1070 Wien
Date
Friday to Sunday
8-10 May 2026
Schedule:
Friday 19:00-21:30
Saturday 10:30-17:30
Sunday 10:30-16:30