A collaborative 100-hour Yoga Teacher Training

with senior teacher Chelan Freeman and assistant Malou Steenhard Damgaard. This is something you do not want to miss!

  • Welcome to the radical movement of holding space for what ecstatic dance was essentially for !

  • We will orient back to the core of it: EMBODIMENT & TRANCE DANCE!

  • Also, the orientation toward DJING as the central aspect has stripped off somatic sensory explorations from the journeys. In this training, you will learn to create and hold space for somatic journeys to altered states of consciousness through our living bodies.

  • An exclusive 100h yoga alliance certified advanced Teacher Training module in Somatic Ecstatic Dance

  • You do not need previous experience from our trainings to join this one. Everyone is welcome but for a yoga alliance certification you would need to have a 200h already.

“Human beings need ecstatic trance. Trance states have played a vital and necessary role in human culture and in the shaping of human history, causing some anthropologists to label the attainment of these states the 'main need' of the 'ceremonial animal' that is the human being. Trance states traditionally help communities reinforce shared bonds, establish values, gain insight into the nature of reality, establish reciprocal relation with the natural world, and even heal. Yet in the modern world, trance states have been pathologized by both institutionalized religion and science, and ecstatic ritual has lost its centrality. “ (From Joshua Schrei )

Somatic Ecstatic Dance

Journeys held with integrity offer us the ability as humans to meet thresholds within ourselves, lean towards the edge of emotions & to release inner critics. It is a powerful practice to lead & hold space for, a real testimony to the marriage of music & dance & its importance in serving our communities.

Trance states have always been and continue to be essential for human thriving. The effects of ecstatic dance are described as rapture, connectedness to others, to our emotions and non-dual recognition. The dance itself serves as a moving meditation from somatisation, awakening us into our true nature, self-recognition, further expanding into that which is unborn and never ceasing. When access to these states is not explored we might seek ecstasy in darker, more destructive ways.

Each & every human body is designed to move & be moved by life itself, knowingly or unknowingly the body wants to be in motion, it yearns to be in rhythm, it awaits connectivity & resonance through vibration, through flow within space & time.

Here we explore the accessibility of this expressive art form by learning to guide purposeful, intentional dances that alleviate barriers & welcome the unique blueprint of each individual to find their body's primal voice, to unleash that which is waiting to be witnessed.

Within the dance we explore our inner resources, capacities & call upon the essence of joy & ecstasy to assist harmonious transformation.

Using access points & elemental teachings we will storytell & hold space using maps of orientation for the explosion of Dance, the journey into the aliveness of sensation & the fall into gravity's embrace.

We will hold space for the Dance to appear as it desires. Free from rules, WE DANCE.

What to Expect

  • somatics and somatisation for the dance journeys

  • Basic DJ skills for mixing (this will be online through recordings with support.)

  • Learning how to not stay “behind the mixing table” but hold space for the somatic sensing as an access point to ecstasy

  • Music therapy

  • Supportive soundscapes (not just “cool trendy music”)

  • Transmission trust

  • Guiding rhythmic cues

  • Body mapping

  • Ecstatic peaks

  • Animalistic & elemental embodiment

Training starts on 2nd September 2024

Spots are limited - secure yours now!

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The Location.

Monte Terrace, Portugal

It’s in the tranquillity of Mora, in the heart of Alentejo, that Monte Terrace is nestled, deep within nature with the sounds of the animals all around. As you enter Monte Terrace, you will be greeted by the harmonious melodies of birdsong and a sense of time slowing down, allowing you to live a few days by the rhythm of nature. Based on a concept of sustainability and environmental responsibility, Monte Terrace offers its visitors a sensory experience characterized by immersion and interaction with its enchanting surrounding and abundant nature resources that create the perfect backdrop for this training. There is an off site Villa that sleeps eight with shared facilities and transport to and from the centre. This is located in the town of Mora and a 5 min drive from the land. Click below to find out more.
Monte Terrace

Meet Your Instructors.

Chelan Freeman

There's always been a fierce presence calling me home, guiding me towards wholeness, an ember enclosed flickering with aliveness, strengthening my inner gaze. A desire to be inside the present moment guided me to find sanctuary in both deliberate silence & vibrant noise. I have continually received refuge laying my belly on our moist Earth & been deeply inspired by ethereal mystery, stories & ancient echoes. It's here in these spaces that I have encountered ways to listen more deeply & been enchanted by the reveal & the complexities hidden in the layers of existence. My body is my temple, a vessel for awakening, a dear friend & a lover, she my alter, a place of devotion & the Earth, our great Mother, my place of worship. I found my voice, its wisdom & its ability to speak, through coming back to the body over & over again in motion, in dance & formless form, expanding my thresholds & meeting the edges of death with softness. I offer myself as a guide to this undoing, to this sensual meeting of mystery & matter. Acting as a body of water, responding to the current, offering spaces for nature's call & untamed wisdom, I hold dance rituals, intuitive movement, somatic practices, yoga classes & soul spaces. I am one of those people that will always be uncovering, expanding & diversifying pathways within as it's the only way for this vessel & embodiment of mine to collide in union. I facilitate & guide from this nectar for healing in all ways, knowing my heart has always known love, for that I bow daily in devotion for the artist within. It is through the laboratory of discovery we meet unknown places of aliveness, awakening us to newness, pulling us to the light. It's here in this passage of life we get to taste the devastating rapture, the enchantment of all things & we get to sing & dance with mysticism & empty to the joy of existence. I am here as a guide & a bridge for unearthing true expression, within the container of body & elemental wisdom.

Your Investment

The following prices include accommodation, food and teacher training. We need to make you aware that the offsite Villa is a 5 min drive away from the centre in the town of Mora. You will be transported to the centre each morning and night by centre staff. To reserve your spot we ask a deposit of 500€. The balance to then be paid in end of June 2024. Please email [email protected] to book and find out about payment method. Thank you.

  • Single room - 2200€

  • Twin room - 1700€

  • Twin Room - Off site Villa in Mora town - 1600€

  • 3-bed share - 1600€

  • 4-bed share - 1500€

Cancellation and Refund Policies.

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As a community we have decided to make a statement. And as a teacher, guide and the founder of Authentic Flow Tribe I have found it very, very hard to teach without bursting into tears, and I'm not alone. Here is what we have to say: We, the members of the Authentic Flow community, seek to facilitate the recognition that all human beings - our brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, children and elders, ancestors and yet-to-be-borns - are interconnected and are, in fact, one indivisible Whole, known as Humanity. Insodoing, we promote practices designed to remind us of our connection to each other and our responsibilities to each other as co-creators of our collective reality. When we recognize each other as our very selves, we naturally abide in Love and are compelled to act in ways which nourish and protect the wellbeing of each other. We stand for the embodiment on earth of loving awareness and undivided unity. We stand for interconnectedness with nature and all life on Earth. We join article 1 of the Human Rights Declaration 1948: "All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of community”. We stand by wisdom traditions such as non-dual Tantra and Buddhism, as well as animism that embrace a non-dual approach to our collective existence together. We seek to assist all humans, regardless of religion, gender, sexual orientation, race, or ethnic group, to shed fear-based, "othering" as a way of thinking and acting, and to embrace the reality of our interdependence on and intimacy with all that is. We uphold non-violent means to bringing material conflicts to solutions promoting the wellbeing of all of humanity, thus furthering the universal recognition in ourselves and others, of our indivisible Whole and the Love that has been, is, and always will be revealed as the foundation and center of our existence.