A NEW Self-Paced/On-Demand Foundation Course

Are you looking to create, enliven, or elevate your spiritual practice or morning/evening routine?

Would you love to have a powerful way to connect with your inner self—and reconnect to your body—through a simple movement practice?

Are you intrigued by the connection between sacred dance and the ancient mysteries and want to experience it IN YOUR BODY?


In Dance as a Spiritual Practice, you’ll learn how to incorporate movement as part of your spiritual practice, with a simple, repeatable, joyful movement sequence you can do anytime.


This powerful practice is something you can come back to daily…

  • as a stand-alone spiritual practice
  • to incorporate into your existing movement, dance or exercise routine, or
  • combine with other practices you enjoy to enhance your well-being, creativity, and connection to Source.

Imagine…

What would be possible if you could let go of limiting personal beliefs and cultural ideas that you need to be a professional dancer to “Dance” and move with beauty? Or that joy and movement are not part of a spiritual practice?

What might your spiritual practice look like if you could transform those limiting beliefs, reconnect to Spirit through movement, and experience joy and transcendence beyond anything you’ve ever experienced before?

Discover the power of sacred dance as a tool for healing and self-discovery.

Join us for 4 weeks of empowerment, connection to the Ancient Mysteries, and Divine Feminine embodiment.

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In this self-paced program, you will:

  • Explore what having a spiritual practice means to you and why it’s important

  • Understand sacred space and how to create it before beginning this (or any!) spiritual practice

  • Delve into the understanding of the sacred, spiritual, and empowering aspects of sacred dance

  • Practice techniques for relaxation and receptivity – and how to be a receptive vessel

  • Learn to discharge unwanted energies through the body and make space for new creative energies to enter

  • Discover how to incorporate journaling to capture, process, and integrate insights you receive during the dance

  • Have all the foundations required to dive even deeper into sacred dance and the ancient mysteries in Leslie’s signature course, The Alchemy of Dance, if you would like to take the journey further

And most importantly…

You’ll come away with a simple but powerful 20-minute movement routine that’s easy to replicate without instruction once you’ve practiced it a few times.
Join us!

This program is for YOU if:

  • You feel disconnected from your body and want to move in a joyful and purposeful way, beyond “exercise” – but don’t know where to begin.

  • You enjoy movement – even if you don’t see yourself as a “dancer” or have physical limitations (this movement practice is adaptable for all ages and abilities) and know you need to move more.

  • OR You are already a seasoned mover/dancer and want to add another component or level of awareness and depth.

  • You feel there’s something missing from your daily routine or spiritual practice and you’d love to reinvigorate it.

  • You want your spiritual practice to include transcendence and embodiment but aren’t sure how to do that.

  • You want to enhance your well-being, creativity, and/or connection to Spirit/the Divine Feminine.

  • You are preparing to take Alchemy of Dance.

  • You simply want more fun and joy in your everyday life!

What You Receive:

Inside your easy-to-navigate classroom portal, you’ll receive:

  • Teaching Videos

    4 hours of teaching, giving you background information, divided into short, digestible videos

  • Movement Videos

    Step-by-step video guidance from Leslie to build your movement practice and follow along with the 20-minute routine that’s easy to replicate without instruction once you’ve practiced it a few times

  • Comprehensive Workbook

    A downloadable workbook with exercises, questions, and a place to journal to deepen your learning and experience

  • Guided Movement Practices

    Downloadable audio files with music and guided movement exercises designed for your spiritual journey

  • Playlists

    Spotify playlists that can be used to create your own daily practice

  • Online Community

    Access to an online community of fellow students to share experiences and ask questions (and you’ll continue to have access to a community of support in our private Facebook group)

Your Time Investment

The program is set up as a four-week course with new material released each week. However, you are free to work through the course at your own pace.

Videos are broken into short segments with movement and homework exercises so they’re easy to digest and incorporate into your day.

Regular price $88

Reviews

5 star rating

alchemy of dance or universal dancer .... I was on the pa...

lisa moscato

I would love to go back over and over to review the course, guided by the author's voice, I felt as very a very clear channel from Spirit …. I felt very alig...

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I would love to go back over and over to review the course, guided by the author's voice, I felt as very a very clear channel from Spirit …. I felt very aligned to the material , often anticipating what was said.. I would recommend it to all the women who want to know more about themselves and explore, express , expand .. flourish

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I loved this course

Branka Kovač

This course was beautiful! Leslie has done a magnificent job of giving us an experience of sacred dance practice, and this course is first and foremost - an ...

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This course was beautiful! Leslie has done a magnificent job of giving us an experience of sacred dance practice, and this course is first and foremost - an experience. The basics are wonderfully laid out, simple, clear, easy to understand, and open doors for new insight and exploration. After this course, I feel confident to teach my own practice that I have been developing for years. You can be a complete beginner, have dance as a part of your spiritual practice already, or be a facilitator of some sort of healing dance - this course has a lot to offer.

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Very meaningful

Claudia Chibici

This course was very meaningful for me, it was like coming home to something I have been longing for and I think Leslie is a great teacher. Thank you!

This course was very meaningful for me, it was like coming home to something I have been longing for and I think Leslie is a great teacher. Thank you!

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This title perfectly describes the contents of the course

Charlotte Prud'homme

The text underpins the learning and inspires you to delve deeper

The text underpins the learning and inspires you to delve deeper

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uniquely excellent

Andrea Day

love it, particularly loved the pineal move, chapter 3 exercise The ecstatic experience. Loved the subtle movement that had more power than I could have ima...

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love it, particularly loved the pineal move, chapter 3 exercise The ecstatic experience. Loved the subtle movement that had more power than I could have imagined. I also found the music profoundly in sync with the movement. The whole course exceeded my expectations by a long way. Thank you.

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Great.

Marc Baur

I'm impressed with the layout of your website. I feel fortunate to be able to take advantage of this opportunity. Thank you.

I'm impressed with the layout of your website. I feel fortunate to be able to take advantage of this opportunity. Thank you.

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Dance practice for the Body Mind Soul

Rawan Husseini

Leslie has very well broken down her dance course into digestible information along with practical exercises that are fun and reflective. It's about dancing...

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Leslie has very well broken down her dance course into digestible information along with practical exercises that are fun and reflective. It's about dancing with depth and accessing one's multidimensional aspects (Physical, emotional, mental, spiritual) with curiosity and non-judgment. It is a wonderful practice useful for those who want to explore personal and spiritual growth through movement. I really enjoyed both the live and online workshop versions!

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More of What Students Are Saying...

“Leslie has very well broken down her dance course into digestible information along with practical exercises that are fun and reflective. It’s about dancing with depth and accessing one's multidimensional aspects (Physical, emotional, mental, spiritual) with curiosity and non-judgment. It is a wonderful practice useful for those who want to explore personal and spiritual growth through movement. I really enjoyed both the live and online workshop versions!”— Rawan Husseini

“I love how this course weds simplicity with profundity. Leslie has a wonderful understanding of what is foundational to a spiritual dance practice. From her building blocks one can plunge into the depths and fly to the heavens as you will. Great course!! Leslie's book also adds important embellishments and ideas for further dance practice strategies. It's a great help and inspiration.”—Charlotte Hussey, MFA, PhD, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

“Leslie offers a course that reaches you to connect to your mind, body and spirit through movement, sound and vibration. I greatly enjoyed this course and would take another if she offered.”— Paula Petri, Wisconsin, USA

“The platform for the course is easy and organized. The practice itself has opened me up to another level of spiritual connection within myself.”— Robin Kimbrel Wiggs, Colorado, USA

About Your Guide

Founder

Leslie Zehr

Leslie Zehr is a mystic, sacred arts teacher, workshop leader, mentor, Co-Vice President of the Sacred Dance Guild, and author who has, for more than 30 years, supported women in reconnecting to the Divine Feminine within through the mysteries of ancient Egypt. Born in Peru and educated in the United States, Leslie followed a calling to "return" to Egypt in 1986 to learn about and experience the ancient mysteries. In 2002, after an initiation experience at Dendera Temple in Luxor, she received and developed the Universal Dancer, a simple but profound method of Sacred Dance that works with sacred geometry, primordial energies, waves, and the chakras to unlock intuition, vitality, and creativity. A trained hypnotherapist, reiki master, astrologer, aromatherapist, and homeopath, Leslie is the author of two books –The Alchemy of Dance: Sacred Dance as a Path to the Universal Dancer, which has been translated into Spanish; and The Al-chemia Remedies: Vibrational Essences from Egyptian Flowers and Sacred Sites – as well as a CD entitled "Navel Portal Activation and Guided Visualizations." In Cairo, Leslie founded and ran The Centre for Health and Well-being, which later became The Centre for Sacred Arts, a modern-day temple for learning and creativity honoring the Goddess Hat-Hor. Her lectures and workshops in Sacred Dance and the Al-chemia Remedies have taken her from Cairo, ancient Egyptian temples, and archaeological sites along the Nile River to studios and centers in New York, Maine, Maryland, Arizona, Washington, and Puerto Rico.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Welcome to Dance as a Spiritual Practice!

    • How to use this course

    • Before we begin...
  • 2

    Introduction

    • Introduction

    • DANCE AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE ONLINE FOUNDATION COURSE WORKBOOK

    • Journal Pages
  • 3

    WEEK 1: Reverence

    • #1 Introduction

    • #2 Breathing & Progressive Relaxation Exercise

    • #3 Spiritual Practice

    • #4 Sacred Space

    • #5 Journaling

    • #6 MOVEMENT EXERCISES: Positioning

    • #7 MOVEMENT EXERCISE: Casting a Circle

    • #8 Homework-Week 1
  • 4

    WEEK 2: Embodiment/Connection

    • # 9 Revision

    • #10 Benefits of Dance

    • #11 Types/Modes of Dance

    • #12 Sacred Dance

    • #13 Healing Dance

    • #14 MOVEMENT EXERCISE: Becoming the Vessel

    • #15 Homework-Week 2
  • 5

    WEEK 3: Activation/Awareness

    • #16 Moving Invocation

    • #17 Ritual

    • #18 States of Consciousness

    • #19 Listening Exercise

    • #20 Movement Exercises

    • #21 Homework-Week 3
  • 6

    WEEK 4: Integration

    • #22 Invocation

    • #23 Developing a Dance Ritual

    • #24 Dance Ritual Flow

    • #25 Positioning Revision

    • #26 Full Dance Ritual

    • #27 Closing

    • #28 Homework-Week 4
  • 7

    Movement Exercises

    • Movement Exercise—Casting a Circle

    • Movement Exercise—Becoming the Vessel

    • Movement Exercise—The Ecstatic Experience

    • Movement Exercise—Riding the Waves

    • Re-entry

    • Journaling
  • 8

    Resources

    • Bibliography

    • Spotify Playlists
  • 9

    Next steps

    • Congrats! Here's what's next...

    • Before you go...

    • More resources for you

FAQ

  • Q. I really don’t see myself as a dancer and it’s hard for me to learn steps. Is this for me?

    A. This course offers an opportunity to experience dance as a moving meditation, focusing on the internal experience rather than the external appearance. No previous dance experience is necessary. The practices are simple and fun, adding joy to your spiritual practice, and you’ll be guided every step of the way. By the end of the workshop, you will have a straightforward 20-minute movement practice you can do daily.

  • Q. I already have an embodiment practice. Should I take Alchemy of Dance instead?

    A. Dance as a Spiritual Practice is a requirement/pre-requisite for taking Alchemy of Dance. It will give you the practical concepts and introduction, as well as the specific foundational movement practices we use in Alchemy of Dance, before you enter into that deeper work. If you already know Alchemy of Dance is for you, you may wish to purchase both courses as a bundle to receive a discount.

  • Q. How long will it take for me to complete the course?

    A. We originally designed the course to be 4 weeks long with one hour of class time each week, plus workbook exercises and recommended regular practice of the movement sequence along the way. However, with this self-paced/on-demand version you can spread the course out longer. Please keep in mind that if you would like to join Alchemy of Dance, you will need to complete this program first.

  • Q. Will the videos be available after the course has finished?

    A. Yes. With access to session replays, you can watch and revisit sessions at your own pace, ensuring a flexible and enriching learning experience. You’ll also have continued support through a private online Facebook community.

Immerse yourself in this transformative journey, creating a personal spiritual dance practice to unlock your spiritual potential, embody the Divine Feminine and discover a whole new level of tranquility and joy!

Join Dance as a Spiritual Practice today!

Disclaimer

This course is for educational purposes only and not a substitute for professional advice. Consult a healthcare professional before starting any new physical activity. Spiritual concepts are presented for exploration, not as medical claims. Results may vary. Participation is voluntary and at your own risk.