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THE FACILITATOR TRAINING

Heal Through Dance© Somatic Movement & Ecstatic Dance Facilitator Training & Retreat.  

June 2025 - sold out

November 1 - 5, 2025 
Palm Beach Florida USA

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What's included?

  • The Ultimate Retreat
  • Somatic Movement
  • Healing Dance
  • Live Experience
  • Continued support
  • Mentorship Session
  • Group Connection
  • Group Experiences
  • One-on-One Support
  • Retreat led by Star

Overview of program

Welcome to our In Person Facilitator Training & Retreat: Embark on a journey to become a Certified Ecstatic Dance and Somatic Movement Facilitator with an In-Person Training Retreat led by Arielle Star, founder of Heal Through Dance.

This program includes online course materials and tools plus an in person training and retreat experience.

Your cost does not include travel, stay or meals. 

What to expect

Learn the foundational tools to craft your own powerful somatic movement experiences - infused with intention, ritual and your unique creative voice.

We provide the structure; you bring it to life!

Spend five full days with creator and founder of Heal Through Dance. Plus you get all of the online comprehensive library of teachings, music and playlists with lifetime access.

How it works:
Becoming a confident facilitator

  • Register now and gain access to the online course materials and begin to make your travel plans

  • Travel and Attend the In Person Training and Retreat: 1205 Lucerne Ave. Lake Worth Beach, Florida, USA

  • You are responsible for making your own travel arrangements, we will guide you. 

  • After attending the training, review the online course content and teach a class

  • Send in your class video and receive certification (optional).
Lesson One

What is Ecstatic Dance and Somatic Movement?

Here is a great introduction with Arielle Star Triana
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Who is this for?

Designed for those who wish to deepen their personal somatic movement practices as well as teach somatic dance and create their own ecstatic dance experiences filled with ritual, ceremony and wisdom.

  • This is perfect for anyone who wants to study with Star. We have somatic therapists, coaches, doctors and psychologists who have taken the course. This course is doctor approved.

  • This is great for anyone who wants to heal themselves through dance. Star is a masterful healer and holds a deep space for personal growth and transformation.
  • This is perfect for healers who want to start offering more diverse events that integrate conscious dance, somatic movement along with ritual and ceremony.

  • This is perfect for facilitators who want to offer a somatic movement or chakra dance experiences at their women's circles, workshops, retreats and group events.
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Lesson Two

How to heal through Somatic Movement?

Here is a great introduction with Arielle Star Triana
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Details of this course

EMBODY

During the Facilitator Retreat you get to embody the somatic practices that are known to help release trauma and stagnant or unexpressed emotions from the body.

LEARN

You will receive an entire video library of teachings for your continued education. The videos will reinforce what you learn during the facilitator retreat. 

PRACTICUM

If you would like to facilitate somatic dance, we recommend that you do a practicum - these are informal practice teaching sessions you do at home with a friend.

MENTORSHIP

You will have an opportunity to join an online Zoom mentorship session and receive additional support after the Facilitator Retreat. 
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Lesson Three

How to connect with your intuition?

Here is a great introduction with Arielle Star Triana
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Travel & Learn

  • JaiStar Studios
  • Lake Worth, Florida
  • Tropical Paradise
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How to get here
Book your flights to arrive the day before the training begins and your departure flight for the day after the training ends (at the minimum).

Fly into Palm Beach Airport (PBI) , 5min drive to Lake Worth Beach. 

Fly into Fort Lauderdale Airport (FLL), 45min drive to Lake Worth Beach (train available)

Book an AIRBNB near the studio. Studio address is 1205 Lucerne Ave. Lake Worth Beach, FL. There are plenty of rentals near the studio!

Book a Bed and Breakfast. We recommend the Mango Bed and Breakfast in downtown Lake Worth.

Book a Hotel. The Fairfield Inn is across the street from the ocean and beach with restaurants and shops.

Lake Worth Beach is walkable - book your stay and walk to restaurants, shops and the beach!

Reach out with any questions as you begin to make travel plans and we will do our best to assist you!

Start your journey today

somatic lessons

Getting Grounded

The Facilitator Training Retreat is a healing embodiment training and retreat for those who wish to experience a direct transmission of Arielle Star's teachings. 
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Course Lessons

Become a certified facilitator

Meet Master Teacher

Star Triana

Born as Arielle Star, she is leading teacher in the field of somatic movement and ecstatic dance. Star began her journey of facilitation in 2004 and created her first facilitator training program in 2009. She has helped hundreds step into path of somatic movement and ecstatic dance facilitation. Star skillfully weaves free form movement, with somatic embodiment, breathwork, chakra wisdom and energy healing practices into one seamless practice. In her training course she provides all the building blocks so you can create your own unique classes and workshops.
Patrick Jones - Course author

THE BOOK

Heal Through Dance, a guidebook for creating somatic movement practices. Get a copy of the book or audiobook and get started today. The book is sold online anywhere books are sold, and the audiobook is available on Audible and right here on our website!
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