Join us for a special workshop designed to unlock the wisdom of your body through movement. Ecstatic dance is a simple practice of free movement–and the good news is there is no right or wrong way to do it! While practicing free movement there is an opportunity to let go of expectations, pressures and stress and tune in to individual presence and freedom–all while surrounded by a supportive community. Sound like a lot? It is (and it isn’t) and Dia will be there to guide you through an accessible experience that will build off your foundation of yoga.
What to expect:
An introductory conversation about ecstatic dance, including the rules that will create a safe container for everyone.
We will begin with a yoga practice, using familiar shapes to introduce more intuitive movements as we go.
An easy transition into upbeat music and free movement.
A wind down into a couple of deep stretches and a savasana to integrate the experience in stillness.
An opportunity to share and ask questions as a way to close the experience together.
Led by Dia Draper! Dia’s purpose in life is to create safe spaces for people to heal. Because of this, her teaching style is compassionate, challenging and heart-centered. They always say that teachers teach what they need, and Dia is no exception here.
About Dia
Dia is the first to admit she can often move too fast in life and that her (once resourceful) coping mechanisms are to stay busy, productive and valuable. As a trial lawyer at a top global law firm over a decade ago, Dia used yoga, breath work and meditation to keep herself sane, healthy and working at her best. But it wasn’t until she left the practice of law that her yoga and meditation practice opened a path of deep personal exploration and healing. And while she walks this path of healing daily (as much as one can with two toddlers), her teaching style is to meet each person where they are and offer them a chance to come home to themselves, again and again.
Dia took her first yoga teacher training in 2012 at Samadhi yoga in Denver, followed a year later by another trauma-informed and somatic healing yoga teacher training in Los Angeles with Hala Khouri. She also has over 100 hours invested towards her advanced yoga training with Janet Stone. While her teaching style is slow and intentional to contrast the busy-ness of our lives, you can also expect to feel physically challenged during her classes. Dia’s classes have long holds, flowing sequences and opportunities to kick it up or relax it down based on your own body’s wisdom.