Restorative Contact With Gabrielle Revlock

Experience the healing power of mindful movement, safe touch, and authentic human connection.

Join internationally recognized somatics educator, choreographer, and movement artist Gabrielle Revlock for a unique workshop introducing Restorative Contact—an embodied practice that blends movement, touch, weight-sharing, and nervous system regulation to cultivate greater ease, presence, and connection.

Whether you attend with a partner or come on your own, this workshop offers a welcoming space to explore the profound benefits of consensual, mindful touch in a structured and supportive environment. Couples, friends, family members, and individuals are all welcome. Participants registering solo will be thoughtfully paired upon arrival.

Throughout this primarily floor-based practice, you’ll be gently guided through slow, accessible movement sequences designed to help you:

• Develop greater body awareness and presence
• Experience deep relaxation and nervous system regulation
• Practice healthy communication, agency, and consent
• Build trust through reciprocal touch and movement
• Increase flexibility, balance, coordination, and ease of movement
• Foster meaningful connection with yourself and others

No dance experience is necessary. Participants are encouraged to adapt movements to their own comfort level, creating an experience that honors individual needs and abilities. Please note: This workshop is centered on therapeutic, consensual, and strictly non-sexual touch. It is best suited for individuals who have a basic comfort level with interpersonal touch.

Reserve Your Spot

We believe this experience should be as accessible as possible while fairly supporting the facilitator’s work. Please choose the registration option that best fits your circumstances.

Standard Registration – $55

This ticket reflects the full value of the workshop and helps sustain future community programming.

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Community Sliding Scale Registration – Starting at $25

We recognize that financial circumstances vary. If the standard registration fee presents a hardship, you’re warmly invited to register using our sliding scale option, with pricing beginning at $25. No explanation is necessary—simply choose the amount that is sustainable for you.

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Space is limited, and advance registration is encouraged. We look forward to sharing this restorative experience with you!

Meet Gabrielle Revlock

Gabrielle Revlock is an internationally acclaimed somatics educator, dancer, choreographer, and creator of Restorative Contact. Her work explores the intersection of mindful touch, movement, and relational presence, and has been featured at leading conferences including the Embodiment Conference, CI@50, the Dance & Somatics Conference, and the Future of Contact Improvisation Conference. Her research is published in Resistance and Support: Contact Improvisation @ 50 (Oxford University Press, 2024).

A recipient of a New York City Bessie Award for choreography, Gabrielle has taught Contact Improvisation for nearly 25 years at festivals and institutions across North America and Europe. She holds an MFA in Dance from Smith College, co-produces the NYC Contact Improvisation Festival, and is certified in Restorative Justice Facilitation through the University of San Diego.

Gabrielle is visiting New Orleans while presenting at the 10th National Conference on Community and Restorative Justice, making this a special opportunity to learn from one of the field’s leading practitioners.

Private Sessions Available

Gabrielle will also be offering private Restorative Contact somatic coaching sessions for individuals and pairs July 10–13.

90-minute sessions | Sliding Scale: $175–325

For scheduling information, contact info@restorativecontact.com.

Follow Gabrielle on Instagram: @‌gabriellerevlock  and @‌restorative_contact

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• SERVICES ARE PROVIDED BY INDEPENDENT PROFESSIONALS AND SMALL BUSINESSES, NOT THE MIND BODY COLLECTIVE.

• PARTICIPATION IN WELLNESS AND FITNESS ACTIVITIES CAN CARRY INHERENT RISKS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BODY PAINS, PULLED MUSCLES, AND SORENESS. IT IS EACH PARTICIPANT’S RESPONSIBILITY TO MONITOR THEIR OWN PHYSICAL AND MENTAL CONDITION, AND SEEK ADVICE FROM THEIR MEDICAL PROVIDERS BEFORE AND AFTER SUCH ACTIVITIES, AS NEEDED.