Does any of this sound like you?

  • You enjoy movement but don’t see yourself as a “dancer”.

  • You feel disconnected from your body.

  • You would like to feel more connected to Spirit.

  • You have a spiritual practice but are not excited to do it.

  • You need more joy and fun in your daily life.

  • You don’t feel you have enough time in your day for a spiritual practice.

  • You love to dance but don’t do it often enough.

If so, you’re not alone.

Many people wish to add movement to their spiritual practice but don’t know how to do it or where to begin.

But what would happen if you could let go of limiting personal and cultural ideas that you need to be a professional dancer to “Dance”? Or that joy and movement are not part of a spiritual practice? What might your spiritual practice look like if you could transform limiting beliefs, reconnect to Spirit through movement, and experience joy and transcendence beyond anything you’ve ever experienced before?

You can!! All of this is possible, and I will show you how in my program:


Dance as a Spiritual Practice

 

The program is a balance of theory and practice. The concepts and techniques are explained and then reinforced through guided movement exercises—creating a personal experience for the student to draw on.

This program is an opportunity to experience dance as a moving meditation with no expectations about what it looks like, only what it feels like from the inside. You need not be a dancer or have any previous dance experience. The practices are simple and fun, bringing the element of joy to your spiritual practice. You will leave the course with a very simple 20-minute movement practice that can be done daily.

During the program, you will:

  • Explore the concepts of the sacred and spiritual.

  • Discover the power of sacred dance and healing dance.

  • Learn how to ground and center, and why these are so important to the Dance and your daily life.

  • Learn techniques for relaxation, receptivity, and how to become the vessel.

  • Create your daily spiritual practice using movement and dance.

  • Discover the importance of presence engage the deeper aspects of yourself in the Dance.

This program is for you if:

  • You feel something is missing from your spiritual practice, even if you don’t quite know what it is.

  • You want to experience the fun and joy of an embodied spiritual practice but don’t know quite how.

  • You want to reach the deeper, more sacred levels of dance.

  • You want your spiritual practice to include transcendence and embodiment simultaneously.

  • You need help building a daily spiritual practice with movement.

  • You feel that you need guidance with specific movements appropriate for achieving sacred or spiritual states of being.

What’s included in the online program:

  • Workbook

    A downloadable, printer-friendly, workbook with exercises, questions, and a place to journal and reflect on your experiences

  • Videos

    Four 30-40 minute replay videos explaining the concepts behind the movement exercises

  • Movement Exercises

    Guided movement exercises that can be used to create your daily practice

  • Community

    An online Facebook group. Interact with other students and the instructor in a closed group—ask questions and share experiences

You’ll come away with:

  • A deeper understanding of how to connect to Spirit through the body.

  • A simple 20-minute movement practice that can be done daily.

  • A clear understanding of sacred space and how to create a sacred space for your spiritual practice.

  • Journaling techniques to help you process your dance experiences.

  • Continued support through a private online Facebook community.

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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Instructor

Founder

Leslie Zehr

Leslie Zehr is a mystic, sacred arts teacher, workshop leader, mentor, and author, who, for more than 30 years, has supported women to reconnect 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.

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

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • Welcome to Dance as a Spiritual Practice!

    • How to use this course

    • A message from the instructor

    • Before we begin...
  • 2

    Special Events

    • Sacred Sunday - "Embodying the Divine Feminine: A Sacred Dance Journey” with Leslie Zehr
  • 3

    Introduction

    • Introduction

    • DANCE AS A SPIRITUAL PRACTICE ONLINE COURSE WORKBOOK

    • Introduction Video
  • 4

    Chapter #1

    • Chapter 1

    • Chapter 1: Invocation

    • Chapter 1: Learning and Overview

    • Chapter 1: Sacred And Spiritual

    • Chapter 1: What is a Practice?

    • Chapter 1: Homework
  • 5

    Chapter #2

    • Chapter 2

    • Chapter 2: Invocation

    • Chapter 2: Sacred Space

    • Chapter 2: Preparing for Casting the Circle Movement Exercise

    • Movement Exercise—Casting a Circle

    • Chapter 2: Preparing for Becoming the Vessel Movement Exercise

    • Movement Exercise—Becoming the Vessel

    • Chapter 2: Homework

    • Video: Brené Brown's video on vulnerability
  • 6

    Chapter #3

    • Chapter 3

    • Chapter 3: Invocation

    • Chapter 3: Revising Becoming the Vessel Movement Exercise

    • Chapter 3: States of Conciousness

    • Chapter 3: Preparing for the Ecstatic Experience Movement Exercise

    • Movement Exercise—The Ecstatic Experience
  • 7

    Chapter #4

    • Chapter 4: Invocation

    • Movement Exercise—Riding the Waves

    • Chapter 4: Preparing for Riding the Waves Movement Exercise

    • Chapter 4: Sacred and Healing Dance

    • Chapter 4: Homework
  • 8

    Chapter #5

    • Chapter 5

    • Chapter 5: Invocation

    • Chapter 5: Revising Riding the Waves Movement Exercise

    • Chapter 5: Your Personal Practice

    • Chapter 5: Homework

    • Reflection
  • 9

    Your Daily Practice

    • Putting it Together

    • Dance as a Spiritual Practice 30-minute Practice-Audio

    • Using Spotify
  • 10

    In Conclusion...

    • More resources for you

    • Before you go...
  • 11

    Facebook Live Q&A's

    • Facebook Live Q&A #1: Clarification on the movement exercises

    • Facebook Live Q&A #2: The Importance of Repetition of the Exercises

    • Facebook Live Q&A #3: Dancing the Room

    • Facebook Live Q&A #4: Clarification on Exercise 4

    • Facebook Live Q&A #5: Themed Dances
  • 12

    Resources

    • Bibliography

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