Shapeshifter: The Ritual of Shedding Skins
A two-part 5Rhythms® Fall Immersion with Alyssa Jurewicz Johns
What if shedding was your body’s most natural magic?
The season is shifting - light tilts, air sharpens, and somewhere deep inside, your body knows it’s time. Time to loosen what’s tight. Time to slip out of the skin that no longer fits.
In this moment between Chaos and Lyrical - you are invited to step into The Ritual of Shedding Skins.
In nature, shedding is not a choice - it’s instinct.
The snake does not bargain with its too-tight skin; it slides free in one long, slow motion.
The cicada splits its own back to emerge, leaving behind a perfect ghost of its former self clinging to the tree.
Birds molt feather by feather, making space for the wings they’ll need for migration.
A buck shakes his heavy crown until his antlers drop to the forest floor.
Autumn trees release their leaves into the wind without hesitation.
Even the caterpillar dissolves completely before it can fly.
In this immersive two-part workshop, we listen for that same instinct in ourselves. We move with the season’s invitation to release what’s outdated; habits, structures, stories and to trust the shapeshift into something freer and more true.
On Friday evening, we’ll open the space together, arrive in our bodies, and begin the slow unwinding that prepares us for deeper work.
On Saturday, we’ll dive fully into the Ritual - tracking this autumnal passage through the 5Rhythms map:
This is an intentional space for loosening the grip, welcoming the unknown, and letting movement teach us the way. It’s not about “getting it right” - it’s about honoring the process, in community, with curiosity, creativity, and a a spark of wild instinct.
No prior experience necessary - just bring your breath, your body, and your trust in the mystery of change
Dates & Times:
Friday Evening: 7:00–10:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM–4:00 PM (1 hour lunch break)
Location: Wightman School Community Building / 5604 Solway Street, Pgh 15217 ( Sq Hill)