Heal Through Dance©

Ecstatic Dance & Embodiment Facilitator Training

This training includes:
  • A comprehensive online facilitator training curriculum
  • Ongoing live somatic integration sessions (with replay)
  • A deeper level of embodied learning and real-time support 
  • This is a professional-level training designed to support a facilitators embodied presence, nervous system regulation and attunement.
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What's included?

  • 30+ Dynamic Videos
  • Live Monthly Classes
  • Ongoing Support
  • Online Community
  • Music Library 
  • Sample Playlists
  • Sample Classes 
  • Online Mentorship

What this training supports

Developing embodied presence and self-regulation while holding group space

Understanding trauma-aware principles relevant to dance and movement environments

Cultivating sensitivity to nervous system responses in yourself and others

Clarifying your role, responsibility, and boundaries as a facilitator

Approaching leadership as a relational, embodied practice rather than performance

This training is not designed as a DJ skills course or a fast-track certification. Although you will learn how to create playlists and calculate beats per minute.

This training is intended for those who…

Feel called to facilitate ecstatic dance or embodied movement spaces with depth

Are already holding space, or preparing to do so

Want somatic and nervous-system-aware grounding alongside practical guidance

Value presence, pacing, consent, and relational awareness

Have studied somatic therapy and coaching and you're ready to create movement classes

Want freedom to create your own unique offering and blend it with other modalities

how does it work?

 After you register, you will create your own unique login name and password—which will give you access to your online portal.
  • All course content is stored in your online portal
  • All content is delivered via weekly email alerts
  • Monthly online live classes [attend live or replay]
  • You have unlimited evergreen access to the content
  • Go at your own pace and complete the course 
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The Facilitator Path

Join hundreds of others who have stepped into leadership and facilitation.
The Heal Through Dance© Online Ecstatic Dance & Embodiment Facilitator Training is a professional comprehensive somatic movement and embodiment training designed for those called to guide others through conscious dance and embodied practice.

This program combines a self-paced curriculum with ongoing live somatic integration sessions, offering both flexibility and real-time support as you develop your facilitation skills.

You’ll receive lifetime access to the training, along with guidance to deepen your embodied presence and confidently lead movement-based experiences.

what do I get?

This is a Living Training that is always expanding with new content continually being added—gain lifetime access.
  • Step into leadership with a guided path and mentor
  • Lifetime access to a library of teachings 
  • Live classes (with replay) twice a month
  • Certification (good for all insurance)
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how long does it take?

Approximately 6-Months to Complete
  • We host a 6-month container—with guidance, classes and support to finish the course and start teaching—after that you have continued access to the course and go at your own pace to finish. We support the "fast track" learners and the slow and steady students. If you are a "fast track" learner and want to finish early—let us know so we can unlock all content at once. This option is for those who have a block of time and can dive into the training [must pay in full for this option].
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Brief Introduction

What is at the core of this training?

In this brief introduction, Star will talk about somatic embodiment and ecstatic dance.
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Explore Further

Develop your professional skills

Expand your career by adding movement! Bring somatic-based movement practices into your current holistic business. Gain the tools to create your own unique offerings with unlimited potential.
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Meet the creator

Star Triana

Born as Arielle Star, she is a leading teacher in the field of somatic movement and ecstatic dance and author of Heal Through Dance: A guidebook for creating your own somatic movement practices. Star has been offering facilitator training since 2009 and has helped hundreds of women step into leadership through the facilitation of healing dance. When Star left her corporate career in 2004 it was to follow the calling to become a yoga and meditation teach. Her journey took her to live in India for nearly 5 years before returning to the United States.  She brings her knowledge from the East and has combined it with dance and somatic movement to create the Heal Through Dance: Somatic Movement & Ecstatic Dance Facilitator Training Course and Book.
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