Shakti DanceĀ® International Teacher Training
Level 2
Attune to the Pulse of Light
Live Intensive in Italy
21st - 27th August 2025
Harmonizing the Dance of Light and Dark
Embark on a transformative journey with our Level Two Shakti DanceĀ® Course, designed to deepen your connection to the cyclical rhythms of nature and your inner self.
- Seasonal Alignment: Explore the archetypal energies that flow through each season, understanding their genetic and emotional influences on your being.
- Neurotransmitter and Hormonal Balance: Learn how amino acids play a pivotal role in activating hormones and neurotransmitters, and discover practices to maintain equilibrium during seasonal transitions.
- Cyclic Movement Practices: Engage in dynamic Shakti DanceĀ® sequences that embody the natural cycles, promoting harmony between light and dark within.
- Emotional Resilience: Develop tools to navigate the polarities of light and shadow, fostering emotional balance and personal growth.
- Archetypal Exploration: Delve into the archetypal relationships of genetic qualities throughout the year, exploring the feelings and emotions they induce.
- Guided dance sessions aligning with seasonal energies.
- In-depth explorations of the interplay between genetics, emotions, and archetypal cycles.
- Practical techniques for balancing neurotransmitters and hormones through movement and lifestyle adjustments.
- Access to a supportive online community for shared learning and growth.
āThe soul is reflected and expressed through our dance when we are in most intimate contact with that Being that animates us.ā ~ Sara Avtarā
Arrive: 21st August 2025 between 15h – 20h CET
Departure: 27th August 2025 after lunch
Enrolment For Active Academy Membership
Active Membership refers to individuals who pay an annual membership fee.
- ā¬492* Early Bird for enrollments before 15th April 2025
- ā ā ā¬565* Aware Bird *Regular price for enrollments before 15th July 2025
- ā ā ā¬615* Last Minute Price for enrollments after 15th July 2025
Enrolment For NON – Active Academy Membership
- ā¬552* Early Bird for enrollments before 15th April 2025
- ā ā ā¬625* Aware Bird *Regular Price for enrollments before 15th July 2025
- ā¬675* Last Minute Price for enrollments after 15th July 2025
*The price corresponds to the 6-day Shakti Dance Level 2 Teacher Training
Accommodation & Food Costs
- ā¬627 to be paid directly to Giulia Di Gallese for accommodation
- Accommodation in a shared room
- The three daily meals will commence on the 23rd of August with dinner and conclude on the 29th with lunch
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Please notice payment of complete payment is obligatory even in the event that you withdraw your participation from the Teacher Training at any point, for any reason. Extra Payment ā¬25 + VAT for certification for those Shakti Dance Level 1 Teachers who are interested in following the Training with homework
Experience of a LifetimeĀ
This Shakti DanceĀ® Teacher Training journey leads you to a place of true enchantment. Becoming part of a vibrant group, charged with spiritual energy, you can discover and unfold new self-nurturing aspects of yourself.
Express your Creativity
You will gain an increased sense of vitality and inner spaciousness through the harmonious alignment of your Shakti energy. Ā Your meditative state of peaceful presence is enhanced, so Shiva can blossom through Shakti, and organically express your inner potential.
Connect with your Inner SelfĀ
Through this conscious yogic practice, you will increase your sensitivity and intuition, unfolding greater insight and inner guidance. Ā
Connect with your Self-healing Power
You will experience how this practiceĀ massages your body, releasing tension and blockages in your fascia.Ā Your body and mind will be liberated from deep conditioning, relaxing stress, for self-healing and renewal ā opening out into a peaceful, aware state and a gracefully flowing life.
Deepen your Personal Practice
The Teacher Training Program will help you take your yoga practice to a whole new level. By learning advanced techniques and poses from our experienced Trainers you will improve your personal practice and learn how to guide others to experience benefits from this discipline.
Improves Quality of Life
As you develop your daily Shakti Dance routine you will feelĀ increased mental and physical energy, boosting your alertness and enthusiasm, diminishing negative feelings.
Sara Avtar
Shakti DanceĀ® Founder
Iām British born in Edinburgh, educated in London and qualified in Germany, currently living in Italy. I am a life-long dancer and Originator of Shakti DanceĀ®ļø ~ The Yoga of Dance. I have practiced and trained in various styles of yoga and meditation since 1987, certifying as a Yoga Alliance / E-RYT 500 Kundalini Yoga Lead Teacher Trainer and Sat Nam Rasayan Healer.
Along the way, my inspiration has been sourced from Sufism, Theravadha Buddhism, Tai Chi, Qi Gong and an array of different dance and movement styles, all of which have found confluence and synthesis in the unfolding practice of Shakti DanceĀ®ļø.
Studying Naturopathy in Germany and training to be Art and English School-Teacher at the Goethe University, Frankfurt, was a foundational experience for creating and writing the Curriculum & Manual for the Shakti DanceĀ®ļø Teacher Training Program, first launched in 2005.
I am a Mother and CEO of the Shakti Dance Academy and have trained hundreds of Shakti DanceĀ®ļø Teachers all over the globe, including a talented team of Teacher Trainers.
Alongside dance, I love to compose music and sing, and have released six albums to date, with mantra-music for Shakti DanceĀ®ļø: āShakti Lilaā, āMergingā, āSwara Rasaā, āWaves of Graceā, āSwahaā & āReleaseā. ā available on the Shakti DanceĀ®ļø Academy.
Through spontaneous playfulness and spiritual practice I have found Self-support and empowerment as a woman and mother. My intention is to share this inner resource with others, transforming art into yogic technology ā combining harmoniously dance, breath and song with awareness, for the vital expression of peaceful Presence.
Through teaching Shakti DanceĀ®ļø, I love to help others savour the nurturing depth of their Being, while holding space for deep release and the much-needed unfolding into wholeness, for planetary harmony. Read More
This Level 2 Retreat is primarily for Shakti DanceĀ® Teacher Trainees or Certified Teachers. Certified Level 1 Teachers may gain a Level 2 Certification for this module on fulfilment of the requisites. Teacher Trainees must certify as Level 1 Teachers before qualifying for this moduleās Level 2 Certification.
We have a few places open to those who are neither Teacher Trainees nor Certified Teachers.Ā Please inquire before sending your Application Form or making Payment – and await confirmation.You would not be eligible for certification, nor Academic Membership, so your Retreat Cost would be that of a Non-Academic Member.