Sacred Dance Teacher Training 2023 - Medicine In Motion

What if you could release the stories that bind you.. even the ones that words cannot express?  

Sacred Dance is about taking movement that one step further into the stories our bodies hold, often trapped in the silence our words cannot express. It is based in non-verbal communication, dance and movement therapy, movement meditation and has a deeply healing effect on almost all practitioners who experience it.

After many years of practicing different approaches to conscious dance and movement, it was a natural process to begin incorporating my interpretation of these forms, Sacred Dance, into yoga teacher trainings, workshops and retreats. It has been hugely successful and I’ve come to understand the powerful effect of this work on the yoga community as there isn’t really an expressive and empowering outlet in the more traditional practices.

Through my experience I have discovered the formulas that work best as an addition to retreats, workshops and trainings. A way of introducing and cultivating a deep connection with our students so that we can move through fear, anxiety and other underlying emotions in a safe and compassionate environment. I will take you through the process of building trust, with you as the facilitator, creating it in groups and guiding people through layers of internal dialogue and awareness. We will explore the many facets of how we hold space and how we guide people in their dance, in their self expression.

Sacred Dance Teacher Training - What To Expect

This is a 6-day training and in the process of learning this practice you will go on the deepest journey yourself so that you will be open and ready to go out and share this with your students and community.  

Dates & Location & Price

August 2023

Price
Pricing for this training includes all tuition, accommodation and food. It does not include any travel costs to get to and from the venue. Pricing is tiered based on the type of room you book. But please be aware that all rooms are of an excellent standard! 

Rooms available: 

• Twin room with shared facilities
  £1800 pps  (Early Bird £1650)
  
• Twin room with en-suite
  £1950 pps (Early Bird £1800)
  
• Single room - Large Annex - with shared facilities
  £1850  (Early Bird £1700) 
• Single room - Small Annex - with shared facilities
  £1900pp (Early Bird £1750)
• Double room with en-suite
  £1950 pps (Early Bird £1800) / Single Room £2550 (Early Bird £2400)

What You'll Learn 

• Establishing Trust - As a teacher, in the group and providing for the individual
• The Conversion - How to take students who are completely new, or unsuspecting and bring them into the process with guidance and clarity. Encouraging students with resistance or who experience anxiety.
• Holding Space - The importance of bearing witness and bringing your energy into the dynamic of the group.
• Movement Motifs and Exercises - To unlock the inner dance we need a tool box that reaches beyond what most minds think of when they consider dance. Get them into their bodies from a different perspective.
• Telling the Stories the Body Holds - The intimate release of letting our stories come to the surface is a powerful therapeutic tool that needs delicate and supportive guidance in a frame work that encourages free expression.
• Creating Embodied Dialogue - Engaging students in the creation of their own movement mantras and linking that to what we are teaching in workshops and trainings.
• Working with Partners and Group Connection - The science behind touch, connection and community in movement and expression.
• Creative Writing - How to bring spontaneous journalling into the process and the effects it has on the sessions.
• Making Playlists - The importance of the music used and how different rhythms and styles of music effect each session.
• Closing Circles and Ceremony - How to lead closing reflection circles and bring ceremony into the process. Guiding a sense of closure to sessions so that students feel re-grounded, safe and stable before they leave.