TRAININGS AND FOUNDATIONS

Every door I open
I practice how it is
to move through,
to move into,
to offer my attention
to what is new,
Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer from “Ode To Opening A Door”

 

Living as an embodied presence and sharing your gifts through teaching and the ways in which you move through life is a journey into the heart of the person who dreams of becoming a teaching and teacher of this work. For those whose souls are leaning into the mystery, whose hearts are yearning with desire, whose bodies are tickled with curiosity, the pathway of becoming a Soul Motion teacher moves through the corridors of Foundations, Embodied Leadership and Teacher Trainings. If you are ready to step over the threshold and through the open door, we invite you to follow your heart and answer the call.

FOUNDATIONS

Foundations 24-28 April Reggio Emilia, Italy

YVONNE MAURER & MARCELLA PANSERI
The "Foundations" are the first part of the Soul Motion Training. For 5 days we dive deep into our dance and explore the foundations on which our dance meditation method is built.

The "Foundations" are open to all, both experienced Soul Motion dancers and absolute beginners.

Foundations 30 April - 4 May Schweibenalp, Germany

WITH DOREEN TÖJNES & EDGAR SPIEKER
The "Foundations" are the first part of the Soul Motion Training. For 5 days we dive deep into our dance and explore the foundations on which our dance meditation method is built.

The "Foundations" are open to all, both experienced Soul Motion dancers and absolute beginners.

Foundations 3-7 December , 2025 Oldenburg, Germany

WITH DOREEN TÖJNES & EDGAR SPIEKER
The "Foundations" are the first part of the Soul Motion Training. For 5 days we dive deep into our dance and explore the foundations on which our dance meditation method is built.

The "Foundations" are open to all, both experienced Soul Motion dancers and absolute beginners.

TRAININGS

Part One: The Embodiment Training: starts 2 July, 2025 in Marghera, Italy

CARMEN TARIFA REI, ERIKA FETEKE, CAMILLA STEEN LARSEN, MARCELLA PANSERI + CONSCIOUSDANCEITALY TEACHERS
In this second step, we explore the connection between our life and the elements of Soul Motion. How they move, how they move us, how they open us to listening, to change, to recognizing our creative power in dance and in our daily life. Which are ultimately the same thing. Because the separation between these spaces is only in our imagination.

Part Three: The art of Teaching: 7-14 September 2025 in Neu Darchau, Germany & 9-16 November, 2025 in Kisslegg, Germany

WITH DOREEN TÖJNES, EDGAR SPIEKER & MICHAEL MOLIN-SKELTON
Soul Motion Training Part 3 is the way to turn the passion for our practice into a profession and to open spaces yourself for people who want to practice Soul Motion.The focus of this part of the training is on the methodology and didactics of teaching in the dance space.The basic attitude of a Soul Motion teacher is less to instruct, but more to accompany and support what is already there and wants to unfold.

Part One: Personal Embodiment: Autumn term begins 9 September, 2025 in Devon, England

WITH LEELA FISK & ADAM GRIFFIN
This year is about developing your embodiment practice, developing relationship with yourself within the supportive structure of the training group. Through movement enquiries, you’ll discover a map of movement principles that support the great mystery of improvised dance to unfold.

Part Two: Embody and Explore: 18-25 January, 2026 Wardenburg, Germany 2-9 October, 2026 Neu Darchau, Germany

WITH DOREEN TÖJNES, EDGAR SPIEKER & MICHAEL MOLIN-SKELTON
The second part of the training focusses on deepening the somatic experience with the elements of Soul Motion. Building on this, we explore the relationship to the everyday dance and how Soul Motion can become a constant source of strength for life outside the dance space. The more familiar we become with ourselves and Soul Motion, the more we realize that the dance space is only in our imagination a place separate from the rest of our life. The same life themes and questions arise here as there. Therefore, every realization and growth in the dance space is also a growth in our everyday life.

Part Two: Teacher Training: starts 30 January, 2026 Italy

VINCENT MARTINEZ GRIECO, ERIKA FETEKE, CAMILLA STEEN LARSEN, ROCCO FALCONERI, MARCELLA PANSERI + CONSCIOUSDANCEITALY TEACHERS
This last part focuses on teaching Soul Motion maps, on building the journey: of a class, of a day, of a workshop. On the language that invites and welcomes, rather than directs and forces.
On taking risks and having the courage to be ourselves, every time we teach. On creating safe spaces, in which each dancer is free to explore while being in tune with their own feelings.

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HERE AT LAST

And I finally showed up in my life
And it's halfway through
And that's how long it takes

To undress myself of everything
Everything that is not mine

Unclothed at last
I am here
At the centre of my own life
At the centre of my own life
By Jane O'Shea

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