August's Newsletter

Wow. The 14th Summer Long Dance is completed and its energy is rippling out into the world. This one was experienced by many of us as the deepest and strongest yet. The Long Dance is the centre of our Movement Medicine year and so it is fitting to complete our School year with this magnificent crescendo. We thank everyone who was part of this event, including our guests from the Ecuadorian Amazon Manari Ushigua and Belen Paez. We echo Belen’s words: “This Long Dance ceremony was deep, rooted and cosmic”.

Ya’Acov, Manari and Susannah

The ceremony was a strong prayer for life, it brought healing to many and has raised over £100,000 for a massive array of wonderful projects around the globe. 

We suggest you put the 2025 Summer Long Dance in your diary now and watch out for when bookings open. 

The school’s office will be operating with reduced hours over August. Laura has reflected on this year in a special blog post- see bottom of the newsletter.  If you have an enquiry, we will get back to you but it will be slower than usual. 

This month we have a different newsletter for you in which we take this chance to pay a special tribute to our Movement Medicine Professionals.

teacher gallery

If you head over to the website you will find an abundance of unique Movement Medicine teachers and facilitators, each with their own page full of information about them and what they are offering. 

GRADUATION CELEBRATIONS

Graduating as a Movement Medicine professional is a significant accomplishment, one that demands dedicated inner and outer work. This involves self-reflection, continuous learning, supervised practice, a mini-thesis and the task of documenting and articulating this journey. 

We are thrilled to celebrate the graduation of Duduzile Voigts and Carolyn Wood. Both of them are on profound personal healing journeys, which deeply inform their work with others.

Duduzile and Carolyn bring the transformative power of Movement Medicine to the people who choose to dance with them in unique ways which could come through no-one else. We celebrate these graduations with much joy.

REGIONAL CELEBRATION

We are delighted to share our first regional celebration with you! The Movement Medicine teachers from Germany have created a simply stunning short video to share with you all. Thank you Yuki!

QUICK LINKS TO UPCOMING

SCHOOL EVENTS

• The Study Hub: This month's Movement Medicine Study Hub is focused on: 'Harvest.'
• Lammas Tribal Heart Ceremony: An online ceremony with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Fri  2 Aug] 
• Hub Welcome Session: An online welcome session before the Live Class with Ya'Acov [Mon 12 Aug]
• Amazon Journey Talk and Q & A: An online talk and Q & A with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Thu 12 Sep] 
• Honouring the Light & the Dark Ceremony:  An online ceremony with Susannah and Ya'Acov [Fri  13 Sep] 
• Beyond Muscle & Bone: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Fri 20 Sep- Sun 22 Sep] Zurich
• Phoenix Rising: An online intensive with Ya'Acov [Thu 10 Oct - Sun 3 Nov]
• Metamorphosis: An 'in room' workshop with Susannah [Fri 18 Oct - Sun 20 Oct] Zaandam, Netherlands
• Ecstasis: An 'in room' workshop with Ya'Acov [Sat 26 Oct  - Sun 2 Oct] Paris, France

AUGUST's Spotlight

LOES VELTER

This month we celebrate the brilliant Loes Velter. In her Spotlight she shares what it means to her to bring Movement Medicine to people who have Parkinson's'.

Thank you Loes!

AUGUST'S DANCER STORY

This month we have a story from a dancer who wishes to remain anonymous, in which they talk about how Movement Medicine has helped them heal from bulimia. 
Thank you so much.

Click below for more Dancer Stories and Teacher Spotlights.

We love hearing about how life on the Movement Medicine dance floor effects the dance of your life. If you have a story to share, please get in touch: [email protected]

Thank you!

UPCOMING EVENTS WITH FOUNDERS

August's Study Hub Lesson

A WHIMSICAL HARVEST 

As always in August, it's a special month with no new Lesson, though there is a Live Class and a Listening Bowl. This August we invite you to follow your whims and impulses on the Hub, trust yourself and follow what feels pleasurable, what excites your interest and curiosity.

Lammas Tribal Heart Ceremony

FRI 2 aug
online

The Movement Medicine Lammas Tribal Heart Ceremony is a transformative event designed to celebrate the spirit of community and the abundance of the Earth. This immersive experience weaves together Movement Medicine practice with the spirit of the dance to honour the traditional harvest festival of Lammas. 

Phoenix Rising

thu 10 oct- sun 3 nov
online

Rise from the Ashes and learn the powerful DIY shamanic healing tool, ‘The Phoenix Process’, developed by the Founders of Movement Medicine, Ya’Acov & Susannah Darling Khan. Phoenix Rising is a 4 week intensive online workshop, designed to catalyse you into a new level of embodied awareness and shift the balance of power inside yourself.

The Space Between Us

 "We know how hard it can be being a couple. We also know life giving and beautiful it can be - if you discover how to tend the space between you so that you both can flourish.” Susannah and Ya'Acov

In the blog post below Susannah and Ya'Acov discuss what makes their relationship work. With thanks to all at the Hairy Barista in Totnes where this "Space Between Us" talk was held.

Below this you will discover two Space Between Us workshops for couples, one online and one 'in the room' (and on the beach). 

The Space Between Us

fri 22 nov- SUN 24 nov
online

The first 21 couples to register get our 
Embodied Listening Online Course for FREE!

For those in relationship, how would you like to grow the intimacy between you so that the sex gets better year by year? How about forging a passionate peace between you? This is our introductory online weekend workshop – where we’ll access the unbroken intelligence of the body-heart-mind to forge understanding, communication, and kinship in the space between you.

£295 per couple
Hub Members, Apprentices & Professionals eligible for 15% discount

The Space Between Us

TUE 11 FEB- MON 17 FEB
COSTA RICA

Do you want to deepen and develop the intimacy and pleasure in the space between you and discover what Susannah & Ya’Acov mean by ‘relationship as spiritual practice?’ This oceanside Retreat for Couples, designed to nourish and evolve the space between you, is for committed couples wishing to do just that. 

The Medicine Blog

LAURA’s latest post is now available

Thanking you

Wishing you all the best for the rest of August,
with warmth,

Susannah, Ya’Acov and the School of Movement Medicine Team.