Ya'Acov Darling Khan*Power Stories*Movement Medicine Shamanic Dance Journey

LIMITED CAPACITY. IF YOU ARE CALLED TO THIS WORK,

PLEASE SECURE YOUR SPACE AS EARLY AS POSSIBLE!

Friday Nov. 8, 2024 6:30-9:30pm

Saturday Nov. 9, 2024 10:00am-8:00pm

Sunday Nov. 10, 2024 2pm-8:00pm

Early Bird Tuition $345 until Sept. 6, 2024

Full Tuition $395 after Sept. 6, 2024

Contribute to our Scholarship Fund + Tuition $425

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Last year's Soul Seeds Gathering with the co-founders of Movement Medicine, Ya'Acov & Susannah Darling Kahn was a ground breaking and historic gathering, bringing their 40+ years European-based dance modality to our Toronto community for the first time.

We are so thrilled to announce that Ya'Acov has graciously accepted our invitation to return to Toronto and lead us through another inquiry, this time related to our Power Stories.

Ya'Acov is the author of four books, including "Jaguar in the Body," "Butterfly in the Heart," "Shaman," and "Movement Medicine." He is known for his blend of strength, humility, and humour, and is acknowledged as a practicing shaman by people who work with him worldwide and by indigenous elder shamans and communities from the Arctic to the Amazon.

We warmly welcome you to join this rare opportunity to dance with one of the co-creators of Movement Medicine. We feel this will be a potent gathering for us all.

Our sense of self is a blend of unique essence with biographical, cultural and transgenerational history. On our journey towards integrating the dance into our day-to-day life, we must continually update the inner picture of who we are now. If we do not, we will continue to enrol each other into the undigested and unconscious stories of the past in a vain attempt to complete those unfinished gestalts. This causes all of us, and the life that we share this planet with, untold suffering.

We talk about ourselves giving away our power, taking back power, self-empowerment, and others being over-powering, or a real powerhouse. In our lives we may feel powerful or powerless. But what do we really mean?

For each of us, our relationship to power steers the course of our life experiences.

During this weekend we will look the subject of power right in the eyes and take the time to see as clearly as we can what our relationship to power is.

We will investigate power through the body, heart and mind. We will seek to find where we are denying or ignoring our power and sending it into the shadows. And we will take the time to release a few old stories that might be in the way of understanding the true nature of our power.

With clear guidance, great music and a safe and clearly held space, we will re-design our connection to power so that it serves us to live more deeply, mindfully, and creatively, bringing balance to our lives.

Being powerful is not only a state of mind. It’s a state of presence through which we can make a positive difference in the world. This weekend workshop will support you to find a more healthy, up to date and intentional relationship to the power you have inside you.

Ya’Acov Darling Khan, the author of the best-selling Jaguar in the Body, Butterfly in the Heart – the Real-Life Initiation of an Everyday Shaman (Hay House 2017), and the 'Shaman – Invoking Power, Purpose and Presence in the Core of Who YOU Are' (Hay House 2020), is known for his blend of strength, humility and humour.

He is acknowledged as a practicing shaman by the people who work with him world-wide and by many indigenous elder shamans and communities from the Arctic to the Amazon.

Travelling the world to work with groups delivering Movement Medicine, Ya’Acov has spoken to audiences across the globe at some on the most pre-eminent platforms driving the transformation of world culture and sustainability.

Ya’Acov’s message? Shamanism, and a shift from society’s focus on acquisition to reciprocity, is a powerful key to restoring our universal connection and solving our interpersonal and world issues in the process.

Ya’Acov has devoted three decades of study and practise with spiritual teachers and Elder Shamans from the Sami (European tradition), and Achuar and Sápara peoples of the Amazon.

“Along the way I had to carve out a sense of normality and accept that this being’s soul, speaks the language of dance, ritual and prayer. I have come to recognise the fact that reawakening a sense of the magic, potential and splendour of creation in as many people as possible, is the blessing I am lucky enough to call my job!” .

His work is inspiring, contemporary and practical, and Ya’Acov’s audience includes people from all walks of life. In a time in which western society has become disconnected from ancestral and natural wisdom, much of his work is about education and removing the unhelpful mystique of the term ‘Shaman,’ meaning traditional healer.

His 32-year marriage and partnership with ‘Movement Medicine Woman’ and wife, Susannah, with whom he is Co-Director of The School of Movement medicine and Co-Author of Hay House published Movement Medicine, forms the loving foundation and union for a life dedicated to the transformation of our world.

“As a species, we are in a crisis. Our work? To reach as many people as possible and support them to know who they really are, find their purpose and live meaningful lives.”

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In our ongoing effort to offer Movement Medicine to peoples with varying financial realities, we will be offering a number of tuition assisted spaces. If you would like to receive an application please contact the Organizer. All information will be held in complete confidence.

* We request that you minimize exposure to viruses before this gathering. If you have come into contact with anyone who is sick please test yourself before arriving. Let the Organizers know.

* We will need you to commit to attend the entire weekend to the best of your ability so that we can depend on a safe and stable container -- and others in your small groups can depend on your presence. We are all important in this practice - each of us is an important element of this constellation.

* Power Stories is accredited and applicable to School of Movement Medicine hours (16) if you decide to pursue this practice more deeply in the future.

* Registration is now open. We have limited space. First come first served. Please register early if you are called to join this gathering.

* If you have a question please contact Julia at 647 709-9642.

* What to wear, bring, how to prepare. This will be covered in your confirmation emails and in subsequent communications.

We will need you to agree to the following to participate in Power Stories.

* Participation is fully at the risk and choice of participants.

* It is each person's responsibility to look after their physical, emotional and mental well being.

* Listen to your own body. If something hurts, pay attention and take care of yourself.

* All participants are asked to move at their own pace and to take care of themselves on all levels. Ya'Acov Darling Khan, Julia Ray, Ian Ruckenstein and all people connected to the School of Movement Medicine and Ecstatic Dance Toronto can take no responsibility for injury you sustain as a result of participating in this weekend intensive.

* If my physical condition is restricted in any way, I can and will monitor my own level of movement and activity so that I remain within what is appropriate for my body

* I understand that this course may bring emotions to the surface.

* Organizers agree to only use your name and email address for Movement Medicine events and updates.

* WE LOOK FORWARD TO SHARING THIS SPECIAL JOURNEY WITH YOU!

A full refund, less a $50 processing fee, will be issued if notice is received by Sept. 8, 2024.

A full refund, less a $150 processing fee, will be issued if notice is received by Sept. 22 , 2024.

No refund will be issued for cancellations after Sept. 22, 2024.

*If you are cancelling your place in the workshop at any time due to testing positive for COVID, or a known exposure to COVID, then we will offer you a refund for your workshop fees less a $50 processing fee.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

237 Sackville St, 237 Sackville Street, Toronto, Canada