Heal Through Dance
We bring together somatic practitioners and aspiring guides who are ready to deepen their embodied leadership to explore ecstatic dance, somatic movement, and chakra wisdom together, so that we can facilitate transformative, trauma-informed healing, trust our intuitive authority, and share this work with confidence and integrity.
Become a Trauma-Informed Somatic Facilitator
We focus on 'melting' the numbness and armoring caused by suppressed stress and emotion. By releasing physical tension, you reopen the lines of communication between your body and your intuition. Step out of your head and back into your life.
Transition from student to leader
The Online Self-Led Ecstatic Dance & Somatic Movement Facilitator Training is the entry point into this work.
Move at your own pace, practice in your own body, and begin embodying the facilitator you already sense you are becoming.
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This is for those who are ready to move beyond techniques and into felt integrity—to guide spaces that are safe, alive, and transformational.
Somatic Foundation: Self-Led Mastery
OTHER'S ARE SAYING
Thank you! I finished all of your videos in the training and watched each of them several times and really enjoyed! I am now offering lots of public classes online and offline already. People love it and transform within just 1-2 sessions. - Nam
I love the way the online program is perfectly laid out. I've created and taken lots of online programs and this one is excellent. I was feeling hesitant about facilitating but Star's teachings helped me break through my blocks. Thank you ~Sydney
Don't wait another minute, this training is so much more than what I expected. I love all the playlists, dance maps and online classes. I started dancing everyday since taking the training and didn't mean to but I lost some weight and feel great! ~Lydia
Thank you for this gift. This course and your platform is unbelievable it far exceeds any of my expectations. I am having very strong somatic releases and I see the women in my practice classes having similar experiences. I cannot wait to start facilitating and sharing your creation with the women of Ireland! I highly recommend taking the facilitator training course and the chakra series! Thank you again, Claire, Ireland
5-Day Facilitator
Training and Immersion
May 2-6, 2026
Join us for an immersive somatic training in Florida! This hybrid experience features a deep-dive online curriculum, a 5-day in-person retreat, and a full month of post-retreat mentorship and practice. Secure your spot and thrive in your somatic journey. Upgrade your holistic business in 2026.
OTHER'S ARE SAYING
The training helped me personally. The heal through dance training was really amazing! I learned so much and got to explore the deeper parts of my personal somatic healing journey through dance and movement. I've recently moved to California and I am facilitating classes in Northern California with a wonderful reception. -Heidi
Thank you for your mentorship. I can't wait to offer this beautiful practice, so excited to start this new chapter and so grateful to have found you and your beautiful healing dance. -Joa, East Sussex, UK
I have LOVED taking your training. OMG Thank you SO much for the amazing feedback!!! Truly means so much to me!! I will remember this and your positive words moving forward! I am beyond joyful and grateful for the Certification!!! Am I crying tears of joy. Thanks again for everything, you are a lovely and strong mentor!! - Helena from Los Angeles, California
The Chakra Series
Unlock your body's healing potential by exploring the seven chakras or energy centers using somatic movement, ecstatic dance, and vocal breath activations. This immersive experience is designed to release deep-seated stress and trauma, restoring your body's natural flow. Your journey includes dedicated classes in Chakra Dance, Meditation, and Breathwork to help you understand your chakras and how to connect with them in your daily life.
Online Self-Led Course
OTHER'S ARE SAYING
I studied the chakras. But still had not been able to feel them in my body until I found Star's chakra classes and retreat. I am now using the tools and practices from your amazing program in my therapy sessions with my one-on-one clients and in my couples therapy. It is great to have somatic tools to go along with talk therapy. - L.A, Netherlands
I studied the chakras. But still had not been able to feel them in my body until I found Star's chakra classes and retreat. I am now able to embody my chakras. - L.A, Netherlands
The chakra teachings are wonderful for anyone who wants chakra healing. Star's teachings are profound and have helped me through a transitional time in my life when I needed it. Thank you for your support. You have been a fantastic mentor!
the benefits
Soma or somatic practices came into our awareness in the 1970's when Thomas Louis Hanna, a philosophy professor and movement theorist, coined the term somatics in 1976. Soma means "for the body" and through this body of work we learn that the physical, emotional and spiritual aspects of ourselves are interconnected.
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In our somatic dance practice, each time you dance will be different and you may have a physical, emotional or spiritual experience as such:
Physical Connection - your somatic dance practice may leave you feeling good in your body, with less stress and tension with more flexibility and ease in your movement.
Spiritual Connection - through a somatic dance practice you can arrive at an ecstatic state and connect to your divinity, where you may feel more connected to god/goddess, angelic realms, and your higher self. You may receive divine insights or have a spiritual experience in your dance.
Cathartic Experience - your somatic dance practice can help your body release any stored emotion - as it works itself out through movement. You may experience a somatic release - which is just the body doing what it needs to do as it releases the store emotion from the body through tears, laughter, coughing, yawning, gas and belching.
In a somatic dance practice your body takes over and the mind takes a little vacation. Your mind takes a back seat as the innate wisdom of the body takes over and you (as the dancer) begin to experience the Physical, Spiritual and Emotional aspects align in into balance, harmony and bliss.
Somatic dance is a judgement free zone - no judgement of self and how your body is moving and no judgement of others. We take this non-judgement approach and bring into our daily life as a way to release shame, guilt and all the ways we have made ourself wrong.
In a somatic dance - move freely with wild abandon, let the ego melt away so that your Soul can fully embody!
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Somatic dance has benefits for everybody. Anyone at any age and any ability can participate in a somatic dance class. The classes are designed to bring up the unhealed aspects of oneself, and we recommend that you are ready to take responsibility for your own healing journey. Enroll today and start your journey now!
doctor recommended
Upon reading through the "Heal Through Dance" book and taking the online dance instructor course, I felt fully equipped to lead a somatic healing dance workshop. The training integrated not only ecstatic dance but also chakra alignment, use of personal sound, and ancient practices of connecting to the elements of the earth. The feedback that I have received from workshop participants has been more than complementary. Personally, I believe this style and teaching is even more powerful in that Arielle Star does not prescribe one specific box to fit into, rather a solid framework to be able to make your own style as a practitioner. This has been one of my favorite investments in recent years as someone who acquires lots of certifications and participates in many trainings and workshops as a clinical psychologist. Thank you, Dr. Bianca Hur, PsyD
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This unique practice, book and now audio book is described as "celebrating physical embodiment within the context of the sacred feminine", and while it is indeed an apt description, it is so much more. As a facilitator of Divine Feminine Goddess circles, groups and university classes for the past thirty (30) years, I found Arielle Star's 44 Key- Codes to be Divine Oracles on the path of SELF-LOVE. Whichever one "calls" to you in the moment, it is precisely the wisdom, ritual or movement needed at that exact time. Her beautiful voice (on the audio book) and clear, informative instructions take one on a sacred journey of personal/spiritual awareness, energy/emotional release, introspective, deep meditation, somatic ritual & prayer, and rests in deepening love for self and others. I would unconditionally recommend the Guidebook to everyone interested in the messages their body holds, as well as all practitioners of somatic movement practices.
Seena R. Axel, Ph.D.
Licensed Mental Health Counselor
University Professor
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Hi, I'm Star
After spending six months in silence, a meditative insight revealed to me that ecstatic dance would become the "next yoga." This vision sparked a 20-year journey that began in 2004, leading me to author Heal Through Dance and establish a world-renowned Somatic Movement and Ecstatic Dance Facilitator Training with over 500 active students. Today, I serve as a mentor, coach, and healer, working as a direct channel to guide others toward transformation. Work with me by taking an online class or training—or work with me directly in private sessions.
