2010-2011 CYCLES

CURRENT DATES:
MASTERY: February 15-23, 2010 ~ Mount Shasta, CA
VISION: April 25-May 2, 2010 ~ Joshua Tree, CA
VISION: August 7-14, 2010 ~ Mount Shasta, CA
EMBODIMENT: November 6-14, 2010 ~ Mount Shasta, CA
MASTERY: February 19-26, 2011 ~ Mount Shasta, CA
EMBODIMENT:  Late June, 2011
VISION: Early August, 2011

JOIN THE MOVEMENT! WE ARE DANCING FREEDOM AND ONLY FREEDOM!
LEAD. LOVE. DANCE. COCREATE.
FACILITATE THE EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY & COLLABORATIVE CULTURE.

LIFE moves on endless waves of change. Now, more than ever, chaos, transition and emergence, are our constant companions and guides. As a planetary community, we dance on the edge of the unknown. Our ability to grow and to thrive depends on our cultivated skills of adaptability, resilience and embodied wisdom. It has never been a better time to dance! Dance is the ultimate expression of the indomitability of the human spirit. As the economy falters and the environment changes, we are learning that real value is expressed through experience, that real abundance happens when we anchor in the present time in our bodies, hearts and souls, that true fulfillment is a choice, and that community is the nexus of our next great evolutionary step.

THIS IS WHY THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO
TRAIN AS A DANCING FREEDOM FACILITATOR!

Bring people together through the healing and harmonizing power of DANCE. Be a Force of Beauty. Embody oneness in the dance of life. Lead through the joy of movement, the bliss of stillness, the grace of authentic presence, and the true value of human connection. Learn how to create a safe and powerful practice space for community celebration, process and evolution. Integrate this simple and powerful practice into new areas of your life, your practice, your business and your community. Increase aliveness, adaptability, awareness, well-being and your ultimate gnosis of FREEDOM.

This training is perfect for:

• People in leadership positions in corporate, non-profit or political sectors
• Holistic Health Practitioners
• Community Organizers
• Teachers
• Therapists
• Yoga & Fitness Professionals
• Management Consultants and Organizational Development Professionals
• Life Coaches
• Dancers who whish to extend their gifts into transformational community leadership
• Conscious DJ’s
• Anyone wishing to deepen his or her body-mind-soul practice and mastery

Dancing Freedom is calling forward a loving, spiritual attuned, diverse group of individuals, a group called by the truth of Oneness and the beauty of embodiment, to spread the light of wholeness through the path of Dancing Freedom. This work empowers Unity in Diversity, so come with the intentions of being fully yourself and carrying the work forward through your own, unique voice.

You may begin training at any point within the three-part mandala
of Embodiment, Mastery & Vision.
Once you begin, devote an evolutionary year to hone your capacity as an
embodied leader and to gain Dancing Freedom certification by
completing all three coursesand an apprentice-teaching phase

CURRICULUM

LEARN:

• The true meaning of freedom and the real source of abundance
• Somatic, Ecstatic, and Shamanic pathways to embodied Oneness
• An integral perspective on transformation and social change: the personal subjective and objective and the transpersonal subjective and objective
• How to set up your own Dancing Freedom teaching practice
• How to weave music, meaning and community ritual space
• Empowerment strategies for fearless & compassionate Embodied Leadership in a rapidly changing world
• How to trust yourself and manifest your passion and dreams from Soul
• Evolutionary perspectives on change, challenge and chaos
• A spiritual practice you can work with for the rest of your life
• Essential Energetic Tools for Self Mastery and Service:
  • Grounding, clearing and owning your space
• Running your energy
• Connecting to Source
• Holographic Awareness
• The Power of Intent: setting a grid, pillars of light and working with the frequencies of the space & time
• Working with Your Guides, Higher Self, the Ascended Masters & Angels and the Flames of Transmutation
• Immanence and Transcendence: balanced transformation
• How to create Ceremony & Planetary Prayer
• Lucid navigation of the five Fields of Consciousness:  Instinct, Emotion, Empathy, Intuition and Psychic
• The “lost language of prayer:” Feeling and the Heart of the Universe.
• Basic understanding Movement: Space, Time, Rhythm, Momentum and Composition
• The layering of Somatic, Elemental and Energetic anatomy/alchemy
• The Six Patterns of Total Body Connectivity
• Earth, Water, Fire, Air & Ether
• The layers of the energy Bodies: physical, subtle and causal
• The Inner-Dance:  Partner processes of creator and witness
• Harvesting:  receiving direct guidance through the voice of Body, Heart and Spirit
• Foundational Curriculum, class planning and creating from your own class
• Being a DJ, creating play lists, and the DF perspective on music as magic
• Impeccability, Response-ability, Integrity, Authenticity and Unconditional Love

FORMAT

There are three modules in our training: EMBODIMENT, MASTERY and VISION. These are arranged as a mandala. You may begin the cycle at any point. The materials covered in each unit are different and mutually complimentary. They interweave to give you comprehensive experience and a total holographic experience (of body, mind, soul and spirit). They are separated to give you enough time and space to assimilate the information and experience of one module at a time. Though you may begin the process at any point in the cycle, we ask that you plan your year to continue through that cycle to the end. For example: if you begin with EMBODIMENT in November 2009, please plan to commit time and energy to the next MASTERY and VISION modules, plus an apprentice teaching stint, to complete your certification. (Note: VISION is offered more frequently because it is a smaller class and because we open VISION to the general public. Please decide which VISION you would like to attend and let us know, so that we can reserve a space for you. DFF Trainees have priority booking.)

Both EMBODIMENT and MASTERY are residential training intensives where you A.) come to deeply know the work through practice, B.) learn the holographic framework of Dancing Freedom and PeaceBody leadership and C.) practice the essential tools and craft of the teacher/leader/guide. In these two modules you receive the form and structure of the work both experientially and mentally. You also get tips on creating your business, visionary leadership strategies, and guidance about how to teach. In contrast, VISION is an experience just for you - between you, Great Spirit and All of Our Relations. The Vision Quest is an opportunity to receive the direct voice of the soul, to see/feel the shape of your place in the great Mystery, and to expand into your loving service to the animate world. VISION is not so much a training as it is an initiation. As such, it is a key gateway to Living Freedom, and is therefore one of the requirements for full certification. (Vision is open to anyone called to the Quest - you do not need to be enrolled in the Facilitator Training to attend. This supports fluidity and expansion of our community.)

OUTLINES

EMBODIMENT – Integral Leadership & Freedom with Self, Other, Community and Planet. Attune your spiritual, emotional and creative capacity through the Four Quadrants of Integral Leadership, the Five Elements of Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Ether, and the Six Patterns of Total Body Connectivity. Learn to resource compassionate leadership, pragmatic action and dynamic wholeness through intelligent interconnectivity with your body, the Earth and All of Life combined with an unshakable relationship with Source. HARVEST the basic insights of the practice each day. Understand horizontal, vertical and spherical power, and how to use all three. In Embodiment, we open personal and collective pathways for being fully embodied and fully free. We learn the basic template of the Dancing Freedom Practice. During one of our evening meetings, we participate in a sessions with the spirit medium Andree Morgana, learning about our core energy signatures and soul gifts from Vovo Amalia, a star grandmother "from the other side of the veil."

MASTERY – Spiritual Attunement and Soul Manifestation. At the heart of all mystery school teachings is the mastery of Non-dual consciousness layered with a detailed mapping of divine mind and the expressive, or archetypal, faces of love. To embrace this – the One and Many - simultaneously is to be wise. In this module, we dance the anatomy of the Mystery: we hone our capacity to discern, our tolerance for the unknown, our embrace of the shadow, our ability to be and act as love, and our continuous practice of choice. We learn to co-create in accordance with Universal Law and develop our natural psychic and energetic gifts, thus anchoring graceful tools for real-world success and thrival. We work with the Five Fields of Consciousness: Instinct, Emotion, Empathy, Intuition and Psychic to nurture and activate our highest potential individually and collectively. We choose the path of Mastery – a dance where we gently but firmly facilitate conscious living, conscious language, conscious music, conscious movement, conscious stillness and conscious community.

VISION - The Dance of Nature, Soul and Spirit - A New Earth Vision Quest combining neo-tribal group practices with the ancient ritual of a four-day, three-night solo vision fast. The universe is an animate intelligence, a dance of soul and spirit. Every aspect of Nature is soul, has soul, and is an expression and a reflection of soul. When we journey alone into a space of communion with nature and open to the total interconnectivity and intersubjectivity of the universe, we receive true reflections of our own highest gifts and knowing. In receiving such Vision, we are empowered to return to the world to give the one gift only we can give - the unique expression of our soul's purpose. And, we are able to hear what the world is calling from us, showing us how to give and receive in the lively context of an infinitely abundant and interconnected reality. Our August retreats are held in the Shasta/Lassen bio-region. Our April retreat are held in the American South West. Look for upcoming international VISION retreats, as well!

STUDENT TEACHING – This is not a course that we teach. It is a “life course,” an initiation that YOU must do for yourself. Only you can take the leap of faith, gathering your courage to PUT YOURSELF OUT THERE (!!!) to teach in your home community(ies). Student teaching (and all teaching) is a practice of self-apprenticeship and learning by doing. Four apprentice classes are required for full certification. We recommend teaching the Fundamentals Series: Self-Love, Inner Connection/Outer Expression, Authentic Expression, & Sacred Community.

REQUIREMENTS

• A desire to lead and the willingness, creativity and courage to model this in a way that is in the body and “out of the box.”
• The passion and grounding to co-create with, for and in community.
• A foundation in love, authenticity and embodiment.
• An active enquiry into the Self and the emergence of Oneness.
• Tenacity, determination and patience

At least two years of stable, embodied practice is highly recommended, but not required. This includes any form of technical dance, improvisational dance, somatics, ecstatic dance, yoga or martial arts. If you do not have a movement background, I ask that you begin your journey now –trusting what calls your heart. Dance at least twice a week, even if it is in your bedroom.

HOW TO APPLY & REGISTER

TO APPLY:
Download and complete this application: MS Word document or a PDF document.
Please return it by email to: samantha@dancingfreedom.com.

TO REGISTER:
PLEASE EMAIL trainings@dancingfreedom.com. LET US KNOW THAT YOU ARE COMING and what housing option you would like (see below).  Then, send your application, deposit and housing fees to us via PayPal secure payment or check.  Your space is guaranteed once we have received a deposit and your application.

Deposit for both MASTERY and EMBODIMENT is $350.
Deposit for VISION is $200.
Deposits are non-negotiable and non-refundable.
Full payment is required before the workshop begins.

COURSE FEES AND LODGING OPTIONS

INVESTMENT IN SELF (COURSE FEES):
EMBODIMENT – Full Fee: $1295. Students and Low Income: $895. Deposit: $350
MASTERY – Full Fee: $1295. Students and Low Income: $895. Deposit: $350
VISION – Full Fee: $795. Students and Low Income: $450. Deposit: $200

HOUSING OPTIONS:

WE have the great grace and privilege of being in Mount Shasta for our trainings. – held in the grace of the mountain.  A soul initiation in and of itself.

For MASTERY, February 14-23, we have reserved the exquisite Gilden Lodge above the town of Mount Shasta as our central gathering and lodging space.  Please book your space immediately to guarantee your spot.  Spaces are offered on a first come, first serve basis and will run out, at which point you will be responsible to find your own housing. Please ADD the housing fee to your deposit fee when you register. We cannot guarantee your space until you have paid for it.  You are welcome to plan to stay on for the night of the 23rd at Gilden Lodge for an additional $40 fee.

HOUSING FEES (For all eight days):
Master Bedroom at Gilden Lodge: $500
Single Occupancy at Gilden Lodge: $400
Shared space at Gilden (three beds): $275

A NOTE ON FOOD: we do not provide meals. You are on your own for breakfast and lunch. Once we have all gathered, we organize cook groups to prepare shared dinners during the intensive.

PAYMENT:

To pay with PayPal:

Specify what your paying for

To pay via check, make payable to Samantha Beers and mail to:

415 Bellevue Ave., Apt. # 62,
Oakland, CA  94610

NOTE: course fees do not include food, lodging or transport. Our logistics coordinator will assist you with these details.

A NOTE FROM SAMANTHA’S DESKTOP

THE GRACE OF THE DANCE

“In this small life, I have danced. In this immense life, I have danced. And, the dance has taken me home to the divine and to my own human heart. The dance has reflected to me who I am - the nature of how I feel, how I express, how I enter relationship with God, with other people and with my self. It has been a mirror, a guide, a teacher, a friend, a master and a lover. It has been alternately a sanctuary and an addiction, a discipline and a release, a space to feel my separation and a blissful return. It has been and is all the colors of my life. Now, it is a canvas through on which I paint the picture of Oneness, a space to return to again and again to play in the multi-faceted joy of unity in diversity, an expression of my innate abundance and value in the universe.
“The dance has shown me what true leadership is. It has taught me choice. It has taught me that change is the only constant in created reality. I choose the way I feel and interpret my own experience. I am the creator. WE are creators. I am the narrator; we are the narrators. We are story makers.

“I know every floor is a church, every space is the temple - the home for the god who has no religion. I recognize my fellow dancers as my spiritual companions, my sangha. I recognize ALL people as my spiritual companions on Emerald Jewel Earth, as I dance the dance of self-love, compassion and communion. I know other practices, other temples, other prayers. But the dance is the one that always, always shows me the truth and returns me to love.” -s.s

OUR TRAINING TEAM

SAMANTHA SWEETWATER is the founder of Dancing Freedom and PeaceBody Japan, synergizing body-centric practice, soul empowerment and sustainability leadership training in an integral offering for individual and planetary evolution. Her transformational offerings create a safe space to open the heart, express the soul, and to reconnect with the self-generating capacity to experience wholeness. A Priestess, Guide, Soul Coach and Author, she leads and loves through authenticity, integral perspective, divine play, and sacred presence. Samantha holds a self-created degree from UCSC in Social Theory and The Dance, is a certified yoga instructor, somatics practitioner, massage therapist, Dream Coach, Reiki Master, and an ordained priestess

At the age of 13, Samantha dove into dance as a sacred vehicle of expression, integration and healing. Immediately, she began choreographing epic pieces about war and peace, spiritual states and the meaning of relationship. After college, she entered a successful career as a professional dancer, director, producer, choreographer and community activist and San Francisco. But her own spiritual path begged the questions of presence and of PRACTICE and called her to shape dance as an ever more communal expression of movement as a transformative experience and collective activity. To this end, she has developed of Dancing Freedom (and the Contact Improvisation based form called Dharma Dance), which she has been sharing for over 15 years. In this time, she has taught on five continents in such venues as Esalen, Kalani Retreat Center, Harbin Hot Springs and Grace Cathedral, at events such as Bioneers, HUB’s “Actioning Your Brilliance,” Earth Dance, Harmony Fest and the Economics of Peace Conference, and with health experts David Wolfe and Gabriel Cousens. She is also the developer and director of the PeaceBody School, Japan. When not dancing, she wears the alternate hat of a Climate Leadership Activator, moving planetary energies (and the energy system!) with State of the World Forum and the Climate Leadership 2020 Campaign. Additionally, is working towards a combined Masters/Doctor of Ministry Degree with Wisdom University.

Click here to book her services for events, conferences or workshops. (link coming!).

ANDREE MORGANA: Andrée Morgana is a Visionary and Founder of the Hayehwatha Institute and the University of the Universe, two nonprofit 501c3 organizations. Her programs provide an opportunity to study the universe and experience its spiritual forces as they relate to you and your life. Her programs bring about a profound and deep spiritual awakening and, over time, spiritual evolution. Vovó Anamalia (the being we will be experiencing) works in the spiritual tradition of the Orixás, showing people how to bring forward the natural energy movements of the universe in order to awaken unboundedness, all knowingness and freedom in one’s body, heart and soul. Vovó is a Spiritual Being who comes through as a "full-body" incorporation, using Andrée Morgana, as the Medium. She first connected with Andrée in 1996. In her last life on earth Vovó Anamalia lived in Africa and was considered a Medicine Woman among her people.

OMAKAYUEL teaches, heals and activates through the knowing that We are all ONE in Love, Light and Divine Truth. He brings wisdom, insight and compassion to revealing of the Truth. He is a gifted multi-dimensional healer who has spent the last seven years traveling internationally as a principal teacher and practitioner for the Dolphin Star Temple Mystery School. His tools include the ancient and contemporary wisdom and teachings of the Pleiadian, Sirian and Andromedan Emissaries and Archangels of Light, the gentle love of Reiki, Massage, The Reconnection & Reconnective Healing, Meditation, Sound, Movement and an incredible passion for Oneness. In all that he does, he marries his knowing of the divine with a deep understanding of the human experience: relationally, vibrationally and energetically, gained through 20 years as a touring musical theater professional, and living the various facets of live theater.

AMBE RAY, C.M.T., C.Y.T., H.H.C, is a living Priestess of the Beauty Way. Her passion for personal and planetary awakening has lead her to over twenty years of facilitating experiential education in Conscious Evolution and the Sacred Arts throughout the world. She is a Bio-Energetic Clairvoyant, Integrative Healing Therapist, Wholistic Life Path Consultant, Ordained Minister and creator/facilitator for The Evolutionary Priestess Training. Most recently, Ambe has emerged from a four year in-depth comprehensive learning program with the Foundation for a New Humanity whose primary focus is the inner alchemy of Conscious Evolution, individuation and the embodiment of the Divine Human. Ambe’ maintains a private Integrative healing practice where she empowers individuals to clear unconscious obstacles to living a Divinely inspired authentic life. Ambe’ and her husband are the founders and facilitators of “Embodied Evolution” and presently reside in Ashland, Oregon where she has recently completed a book on the Living Grail and the Re-emergence of the Sacred Feminine. Please visit www.evolutionaryarts.info