Shakti Dance was created from Kundalini Yoga by Sara Olivier, with the blessing of Yogi Bhajan. It is a flowing movement practice that infuses dance with the awareness of yoga. Energetically, Shakti Dance cleanses the pranic body to free the soul impulse, and physically it improves alignment, flexibility, grace and circulation.
Shakti is all manifest creation and is the polarity of Shiva, pure potentiality. Shakti is characterised as the Divine feminine energy and is consciousness in motion. She is not a specific goddess but is the feminine force of creativity inherent in us all and in all life forms. By exploring the nature of Shakti in this practice, we embrace the vibratory reality of the cosmos. The whole cosmos is vibrating and pulsing, and when we experience this truth in ourselves, we are delivered back to the absolute stillness of Shiva. Through repetitive movements we comb the distracted energy of our electromagnetic fields into coherent energy flows and achieve a more harmonious state of body and mind. This leads us to peacefulness.
TRAIN TO BE A SHAKTI DANCE TEACHER IN 2009:
There will be a Level 1 Teacher Training in Shakti Dance taking place in the UK from May to December 2009. The program will combine non-residential weekends in London with residential rural retreats in South England. It is a
200-hour certified course and modules include:
Yoga of Dance:
Yogic philosophy & cosmology
Physical Body:
Aligning the body as an instrument
Universal principles of harmonious movement
Dynamic asanas
Cadences & sequences of movement
Different dance styles
Mood (bhava), emotion (rasa) & rhythm (tala)
Mental Body:
Mind as a Servant
Awareness, intention & focus
Mental presence in motion
Geometry of meditative sequences
Trance & transcendence
Energetic Body:
Breath of Life
Pranayama in motion
Yogic anatomy in dance
Prana & electromagnetism
Healing dance
Mantras & Motion:
Sound & Vibration
Immersion in the sound current
Mantras, meanings and effects
Celestial communications
Mantric choreographies
Growth as a Teacher:
Personal Development
Dynamic structure of a Shakti Dance class
Methodologies & techniques for teaching
The role of a teacher
The lead trainer will be Avtar Kaur (Sara Olivier, Rome) with support from Avtar Kaur (Karen O’Brien, London) and other apprentice trainers.
The cost of the course is £1200 plus accommodation & food costs when on retreat.
For a full training brochure, email: avtarkaur9@gmail.com
For more info on Shakti Dance and international teacher training programs,
visit: www.shaktidance.net
