LEARNING PATH & CERTIFICATION
What is BlissDance?
BlissDance is a profound Tantric Movement Practice of Awakening: awakening in us our universal desire for Truth, Presence, Love, Connection, Beauty, Freedom, and Pleasure!
BlissDance, like Tantra, supports the powerful integration of all seeming polarities such as the sacred, profane and the sexual; the light and the shadow; and the masculine and the feminine.
One of the first principles of BlissDance, as a Tantric movement practice, is Presence – being present in the here and now, in our bodies, in our senses. Another is the connection between our desire, our sexuality and our hearts.
Who is BlissDance for?
BlissDance is for those yearning for authentic presence, intimacy, connection, pleasure, love, freedom and truth. It’s for brave spiritual warriors unafraid to fly their freak flags and have their vulnerability witnessed by others.
All it takes is a little willingness and a lot of curiosity. The music, the facilitation and the group carry us along into what we really, really want: a deep heart opening into this present, precious moment.
Any body in a body can move.
"BlissDance is an exploration of intimate presence with ourselves and with others, in movement and in stillness, music and silence. We find the authentic expression that comes from within. From the inside out, we let life dance us. We follow the breath. We follow the heartbeat of the earth pulsing through us. We rest in the amniotic fluid of being. We follow the spark of our bliss."
~ Shakti Malan
Ways to Experience BlissDance:
From the freedom and joy of a single BlissDance class; to the profoundly soul-shifting BlissDance Retreats; we invite you to keep expanding your capacity to embody your desire and follow your bliss!
BlissDance Certification
The full certification takes 3 years to complete
Year 1 for Personal & Practitioner Mastery: A Taste of Bliss
Personal Mastery
- Personal de-armouring
- Shadow work integration
- Soul reclamation
- Development of healthy discernment and boundary setting
- Clarity on embodying what you really, really, really want
- Delicious, more embodied presence
- A more subtle, embodied, conscious sexuality
- Deeper capacity to feel and process life’s experiences
- Greater capacity for true connection, authentic intimacy and relating with self, others and the planet
Practitioner Mastery: ‘A Taste of Bliss with…’
- Basics on how to create a safe, sacred container
- Basics of how to embody, transmit and weave a selection of powerful BlissDance practices and exercises (“A Taste of Bliss with + your name”) into your existing or planned Practitioner offerings – such as Yoga, Coaching, Breathwork, Meditation etc.
- Basics of music curation + deejaying technicalities + where to source world class music
- Belong to a global conscious Tantric / BlissDance community
Year 2 for Professional Mastery: Fundamentals of Embodied Facilitation
- Skilled, effective, safe, small group facilitation
- Discover your own personal facilitation style and genius
- What you are responsible for, and what you are not responsible for
- Practical tools for building emotional safety
- The opportunity to practice – a lot!
- How to roleplay common concerns and how to address them
- How to listen to underlying concerns and how to address them from multiple perspectives
- How to facilitate through common obstacles
- How to get back on track after a derailment
- When to be flexible and when to stick with the program
- How to protect vulnerable students
- Have your own personal integrity statement + building individual and team accountability
- How to plan for successful events
- Bonus masterclasses with world class facilitators
- Discover your own unique, personal facilitation style and genius
- Take your facilitation experience to the next level: embodied facilitation or transmission, where you become the direct, living invitation, in each moment, for every exploration
- Skilled, effective, small, intimate group facilitation
- Belong to a growing community of facilitators pioneering a radical new way of exploring, sharing and transforming embodied consciousness
Year 3 for Specialist Mastery: Focused BlissDance Facilitator Certification
- How to transmit edgy, or intense, or very subtle dance practices through embodied invitations
- How to develop powerful, seamless, coherent dance journeys through genius music curation and sage guidance
- The basics of deejay technology
- How to create containers for deeper dropping, especially when the class isn’t dropping
- How to deal with class disruptors and saboteurs
- How to empty out prior to a class and how to fill up afterwards – self care
- When to cancel or postpone a class
- How to bring your unique gift and signature to your classes
- How to build a committed, loyal dance community
- How to make BlissDance your path to prosperity
- How BlissDance can rise up as your path to greater service and purpose
What you will learn:
- How to use movement and music for personal transformation, expansion and growth
- How to progress dancers from the sympathetic into the parasympathetic nervous system – where all rest, relaxation, restoration and healing happens
- How to set a clear intention and vision for every class, and how to weave BlissDance exercises and practices into your current and new offerings as a practitioner. These weavings into your offering – whether dance, meditation, yoga, coaching etc – may be called ‘A Taste of Bliss + Your Name.’ Only those who successfully complete all the requirements of the 3-year Certification track may facilitate BlissDance classes
- How to set a clear intention and vision for every class, and how to weave BlissDance exercises and practices into your current and new offerings as a practitioner – these weavings into your offering, albeit dance, meditation, yoga, coaching etc – are called ‘A Taste of Bliss’ as you will only qualify as a full BlissDance facilitator should you undertake the 3-year Certification track.
- BlissDance is a practice of deep intimacy, connection and awakening – you will learn how to support dancers to de-armour on a physical, emotional and spiritual level by creating immaculate safe, sacred space
- How to work with all the layers of the body, from the most physical to the most etheric
- How to take dancers into altered states of consciousness, both transcendent and regressive
- How to bring dancers back out of altered states of consciousness, and ground them in the still, quiet centre of their beings
- How to support dancers to develop their capacity for responsible self-awareness and intimate connection with self, others and life
- How to balance and integrate the therapies and learnings from the different movement practices and dance journeys into your own life, and the lives of your dancers
- The role of music, and how to select the best music for a particular practice and outcome
Certifcation Overview:
