Dance as Medicine TT

• Online Block
• 5 Tuesdays
• Sept 5,12,19,26 + Oct 3, 2023
• 10 am to Noon PST

• Students will receive a 20-30 min. pre-recorded video prior to each online class.
• The online portion is focused on the movement practice, while the pre-recorded video is on theory.
• Option to join a Coaching Group which will meet 3 times during Block 1 as well as allow participants to exchange in real-time on their unfolding experience through a group chat.

• Rhythms of the 5 Elements
• Anatomy of the Elemental Body
• Trance & Flow States
• Propelling the body into motion
• Making compelling playlists
• Building an Elemental Wave

This primary practice offers a foundational map to step into and explore the Soma; the body as a container of the Soul.

We will use the 5 elements as a compass to navigate sensations, anchor roots, instigate what is hidden, and alchemize what is showing up.

We will explore how by blending functional movements, the natural breath, and the felt sense we naturally reach a state of dance; a place where the body moves freely. 

• In-person experience
• Oct 10-15, 2023
• Residential option

• The program will be held at Xenia Center on Bowen Island, B.C. Canada
• The center will provide meals and accommodation for us at an extra cost.
• The sacred grounds provide an ideal container to dive into the movement practice.

• Functional Movement
• Group Dynamics
• Floorwork
• Circle Work
• Elemental Practices 
• New Moon Ritual

The in-person teachings will focus on aspects of holding space and creating floor dynamic experiences.

We will explore how through enhancing the sense of personal space on the moving floor we in turn induce collective synergy. 

Through multi-dimensional movements such as functional patterns, floorwork, and circle work we will instigate an intimate relationship with the sacred pulse within.

Rituals to connect with mystical and universal forces will be woven into the experience such as the New Moon on October 14, which will provide a fertile ground to seed our fruition.

• Online Block
• 5 Wednesdays
• Nov 2,9,16,23,29
• 3:30 – 5 pm PST

• This online series will be open to the public.
• Students will be invited to sign up 1 to 3 people from their circle and either share a moving space or have regular check-ins to grow awareness of how others are experiencing the practice.
• Option to join a Coaching Group which will meet 3 times during Block 1 as well as allow participants to exchange in real-time on their unfolding experience through a group chat.

• Somatic Directional Practices
• Spatial Awareness
• Centering
• Frequencies & Amplitudes
• Teaching from Embodiment
• Tapping into what the body holds
• Retrieving our Essential Being

This secondary practice offers a somatic map to tap into the subtle body and feel movement on a deeper layer.

By refining our felt sense we develop an acute listening that attunes to what is being revealed to then step through the portal of the moving body and access what is ready to “trance-form”.

Students will experience bringing the practice to the public to develop their language and emerge their teaching presence.

Different people will be featured to belong themselves from within thus letting the body do the talking, and guiding through embodiment.

• Online Block
• 5 Tuesdays
• Jan 9,16,23,30 + Feb 6, 2024
• 10 am to Noon PST

• Students will receive a 20-30 min. pre-recorded video prior to each online class.
• The online portion focuses on the movement practice, while the pre-recorded video focuses on theory.
• Option to join a Coaching Group which will meet 3 times during Block 4 as well as allow participants to exchange in real-time on their unfolding experience through a group chat.

• The art of holding sacred space
• Building a safe container
• Trauma-informed principles
• Alining our speech center
• Emotional Intelligence
• Energetic Autonomy

It is at this stage of the program that we plunge into our sacred wisdom while taking a deep look at our triggers, wounds, and traumas to clear what gets in our way and build the tools to unshakably hold a sacred presence when working with others.

We will sample dynamic “maps” to access our secret layers, develop the languaging to quiet the discursive mind, sharpen our eye to mindfully dismantle density, and grow a bank of practices to skillfully repair segmented pieces of ourselves.

This portion of the teacher training aims at emerging the guide within, no matter how you will choose to transmit these practices and lineage.

• In-person experience
• Feb 25-Mar 1, 2024
• Residential option

• The program will be held at El Salvador Yoga Center, Playa El Tunce, El Salvador: Milèna’s home country.
• The center will provide meals and accommodation for us at an extra cost.
• The sacred grounds provide an ideal container to dive into the movement practice.

• Circle Work
• Authentic Expression
• Reading the body in movement
• Courageous Conversations
• Stillness & Meditative States
• Breathing your way in
• Developing a practice
• Dharma Teachings

This 5-day immersion seals our experience and brings us to the layers of Sacred Discovery, and the Law of Dharma.

We will look at settling into our Base Material, deepen through Circle Work, present the principles of a Rite of Passage, and celebrate the seeds that have been birthed as a result of our journey together.

We will embody once again the 5 Elements as well as the 8 Somatic Directions while introducing the Spiraling Soma and the art of creating ceremonial grounds.

It is in this final block that we will align Body, Mind, and Speech to then touch on what we are transmitting as individuals and as a revolutionary community.

You must have completed all online blocks to participate in this immersion.