Facilitator Training with Sylvie Minot
Syzygy Dance Project is dedicated to making this world a better place through dance,
and founder Sylvie Minot's annual Facilitator Training enables healthcare practitioners, counselors,
recreation therapists, and experienced dancers to join this mission.
What is SDP Facilitator Training?
In this intensive 5-day training, you will explore how dance and movement can be used as a powerful resource and tool in working with specific outreach populations (i.e., in jails, recovery centers, hospitals, elder care facilities, and schools).
This work is a dynamic movement practice of being in the body that can catalyze deep healing, connection, and creative expression.
As 5Rhythms Founder Gabrielle Roth states, "If you put your psyche in motion, it will heal itself."
In Syzygy Dance Project's own community outreach work, the significant impact is evident in helping people make better life choices and be open to new possibilities.
During this training, you will begin in your own body, allowing yourself to move freely and explore your innate movement patterns. You will learn movement exercises and how to support body movement and energetic attunement with others.
You will practice regulating and re-grounding yourself while leading a group, integrating voice with authentic movement, and exploring confident leadership.
The training also involves discussions of specific outreach populations and the challenge of bringing movement classes to groups that are resistant to or less comfortable with movement.
NEXT TRAINING
DATE: Thursday, May 21 - Monday, May 25, 2026
LOCATION: Northern California/ Almonte District Improvement Clubhouse
105 Wisteria Way, Mill Valley, CA 94941
TUITION: $1,275.00 / Deposit: $375.00 / Application Fee: $35.00
This training is at capacity. To be added to the waiting list, email info@syzygydanceproject.org.
There will be a facilitator training in Hanover, Germany, from October 21-25, 2026. Email us for details.
Level 1 Training Objective & Goals
Expand one’s tools and resources to lead and/or assist group movement classes with specific outreach populations. Participants can expect to:
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Obtain concrete examples of class themes, exercises, and music selection, and how to adapt them for different outreach populations that may not have prior experience with dance and movement.
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Gain embodied tools to support deeper body, movement, and energetic attunement in working with groups and individuals within a group.
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Recognize how to use one’s own body and movement to regulate and re-ground oneself while leading a movement class,
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Understand how to use voice and project confidence in leading a movement class, and
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Have an understanding of how to create an effective container and develop exercises that support the available space.
Level 1 Prerequisites
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Have a movement practice of some kind and are comfortable with dancing,
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Have some experience in leading groups, and
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Applicants must meet one of these requirements:
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Currently teach any type of movement-related class, OR
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Is a licensed/trained helping professional of any kind (i.e., counselor, psychologist, social worker, nurse, psychiatrist, recreation therapist, etc.), OR
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Currently completing or have completed a graduate degree in dance, psychology, counseling, or social work, OR
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Have had a dedicated dance/movement practice for more than 5 years, and
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Have an interest in using movement as a healing tool with a specific outreach population (i.e., incarcerated people, veterans, at-risk youth, recovering addicts, the elderly, the homeless, etc.).
OUTREACH FACILITATOR INSTRUCTORS
Lead Instructor – Sylvie Minot
Sylvie Minot is the executive director and founder of Syzygy Dance Project. Since 2000, Sylvie has taught weekly 5Rhythms dance classes and workshops in the Bay Area, New York, throughout the US, and Mexico. Sylvie has worked with a variety of populations, including inmates, veterans, at-risk youth, recovering addicts, hospital patients, and the general public.
Sylvie Minot received her BA in Dance from San Jose State University and a Master's Degree in Theology, Spirituality, and Holistic Health. She is a certified 5Rhythms® Teacher trained by 5Rhythms founder Gabrielle Roth, as well as a Heartbeat teacher. Sylvie has studied psychology, indigenous healing rituals, energy medicine, and sound healing. The teachings of cultural anthropologist Angeles Arrien, author Caroline Myss, and Peruvian sound healer Tito La Rosa inspire her.
Sylvie is often described as a catalytic shape-shifter because of her ability to meet people right where they are and move with them into new possibilities.
FACILITATOR PROGRAM LEVEL 1 PRICING
To Attend Training
Application Fee
Please submit a $35.00 (USA) or €32.17 (EUROPE) non-refundable application fee (which includes the 3% fee) and answer the application questions below to submit your application for STP Outreach Facilitator Training. We look forward to reviewing your application and will contact you regarding the next steps as soon as Sylvie Minot has had a chance to review it.
Total Cost
At application approval, a deposit of $375 (USA) or €314.98 (EUROPE) is required to confirm your spot. Full payment of $1,275.00 or your rmaining balance is due a month before the start of the training. Because attendance is limited, if your application is accepted before March 30, 2026, you will receive a $75.00 tuition credit. This credit can be applied to the deposit. SDP cannot offer a refund for the deposit once payment is received and your place is reserved.
If you need financial assistance or a payment plan, please reach out to Sylvie at syzygye@mac.com.
Payment Options
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