“Somatic Goddess Matrix”
6-Day Online Retreat with Sara Avtar, Originator of Shakti Dance®
All
Skill Level
3h/day
Duration
English
Language
Dates:
24th – 29th August 2024
Times:
- Saturday 24th: 18:00 – 21:00 CET
- Sunday 25th: 9:30 – 12:30 CET
- Monday 26th: 18:00 – 21:00 CET
- Tuesday 27th: 9:30 – 12:30 CET
- Wednesday 28th: 18:00 – 21:00 CET
- Thursday 29th: 9:30 – 12:30 CET
Prices:
- 230€+VAT with lifetime access to Zoom recordings
- 50€+VAT for a Single Day (with recording available for one week)
NOTE:
For certified Shakti Dance Level 1 teachers interested in obtaining the Level 2 certification, it can be achieved by completing the entire course, following up with the purchase of the online Persephone’s Journey practice and certification fee.
Course Overview
Reignite your Shakti Spark, gather with your Shakti Family, and explore the different Faces of the Goddess throughout the Seasons. The Somatic Goddess Matrix is a revolutionary new development in Shakti Dance, evolving its basics into an advanced synthesis. This course helps your feminine flow carry you with greater ease throughout the cycles of life.
What You Will Learn:
- Mythological wisdom and somatic practices
- Alignment with seasonal cycles for enhanced energy flow
- Exploration of goddess myths for spiritual growth
- Emotional themes linked to different body zones
- Integration of I-Ching Hexagrams & Chinese Meridians for insight and vitality
- Dynamic fascial stretching with Shakti Flowing Asanas
- Techniques for deep emotional healing
- Facilitation of mindfulness and self-healing
- Connection with a supportive community of like-hearted teachers
Who is the course for?
- Women who wish to reconnect with their feminine essence and explore their potential through movement and dance.
- Practitioners and lovers of Shakti Dance who want to deepen their knowledge and skills with a new advanced methodology.
- People interested in ancestral wisdom and goddess myths, who want to integrate them into their daily lives for spiritual and personal growth.
- Those who want to improve their physical and emotional well-being through innovative somatic practices, such as the Body Map based on the Seasonal I-Ching and Dynamic Fascial Stretching with Shakti Flowing Asanas.
- Individuals seeking a supportive community of like-hearted teachers and practitioners, interested in deep emotional healing, self-healing, and alignment with cosmic cycles.
- Those who feel a special connection with the story of Mary Magdalene and other multicultural goddesses, and wish to incorporate their teachings into their own transformation process.
DAILY THEMES:
Day 1 – 24th August: “Feel the Wave & Enhance your Flow”
Start the week by connecting deeply with the physical elements and the cycles of nature. Align your pulse with the changing seasons and zodiac signs, and let your movements flow gracefully from one form to the next, setting a harmonious foundation for the week.
Day 2 – 25th August: “Embodying the Wholeness of the Goddess Cycle”
Dive into the Somatic Goddess Matrix and explore how Mother Nature’s seasons manifest within your body. Through myths and stories, deepen your emotional connection to these cycles, accessing the gifts of the Goddess for transformative growth.
Day 3 – 26th August: “Liberate Emotions through Fascial Release”
Address and clear physical and emotional blockages using the Somatic Goddess Matrix and Shakti Somatic Synergy. This preparation sets the stage for deeper work and growth in the following days.
Day 4 – 27th August: “The Magdalene Experience” Sacred Ritual
Engage in a Shakti Dance class themed around Mary Magdalene. This heart-centred practice focuses on emotional fascial release, facilitating a deeply expressive spiritual transformation and renewal.
Day 5 – 28th August: “Self-Nurture & Growth”
Embrace self-healing and empowerment, harnessing the energy cultivated throughout the week. Nurture your inner growth and charge your body’s matrix with waves of blissful energy, fostering self-assured creative expression.
Day 6 – 29th August: “The Demeter Experience” Ritual Shakti Dance Class
Conclude the retreat by integrating your experiences and embodying the growth and transformation achieved. Inspired by the Greek goddess Demeter, this session emphasizes fulfilling the cycle and ripening into wholeness and abundant expression, aligning with the current late summer season.
Learning Path
Life is a cascade of inner and outer cycles. Understanding these cycles helps you navigate, transform, and align them. This art of living with evolutionary grace and fulfilment makes us ‘Wholly Embodied’. Experience the shifting elements through Movement & Dance, aligning with cosmic cycles and unlocking ancestral wisdom.
Discover how themes of “blossoming and harvesting our potential” are reflected in our bodies. Learn to locate and release blockages related to self-expression, love, nurturing, and abundance through Shakti Dance exercises.
Explore the innovative Body Map based on the Seasonal I-Ching. This method helps you address physical discomfort and enhances well-being through Shakti Flowing Asanas and static stretching, promoting a balanced, vibrant life and deeper soul embodiment.
Experience how Mary Magdalene’s teachings reflect the stages of a bud to bloom, mirroring the Summer Season’s progression. Align with multicultural goddesses and embody Mary Magdalene’s story to unlock her teachings within yourself.
Are You Ready To Start?
Join the Somatic Goddess Matrix course and discover the deeper messages your body is trying to communicate. Celebrate “Somatic Healing through the Goddess Matrix” with us and contribute to the healing of Mother Earth.
Transform with the Somatic Goddess Matrix!