Medicine Circle
Medicine Circle weaves ritual, community, movement, sounds, and prayer, allowing us to reconnect with Spirit.
SDP Founders Sylvie Minot and Wendy Heffner have offered this powerful work in California, Arizona,
Washington, Mexico, and Australia.
Europe:
Friday, November 6 - Sunday, November 8, 2026
Where: SÍN Culture Center, Gyutacs u. 10, 1139 Budapest
For Cost and Questions: Contact Julia Mercurio at Mercurio.Julia@gmail.com
Medicine Circle Workshops 2026
What is Medicine Circle?
Medicine Circle weaves ritual, community, movement, sounds, and prayer, allowing us to reconnect with Spirit. Circles have been used by many indigenous cultures throughout history as places for ceremony and transformation.
In Medicine Circle, we dance, and the circle holds the big, small, quiet, loud, joyful, still, cathartic, and everything-in-between dances. We use sound--drums, rattles, bells, rain sticks, and song--to call Spirit back in.
We pray for ourselves, for others, and for the greater whole. Dance and presence are our offerings. Being together in this sacred way is our medicine.
SDP Founders Sylvie Minot and Wendy Heffner have offered this powerful work in California, Arizona, Washington, Mexico, and Australia.
Private Group Sessions Available
We offer semi-private Medicine Circles for you and your selected group of dancers.
This is a perfect opportunity to explore the Medicine Circle work in a more intimate setting with people you most likely feel connected to and more comfortable.
If you are interested in having a session with a group, please contact Sylvie at info@SyzygyDanceProject.org
Medicine Circle Facilitators
Lead Instructor – Sylvie Minot
Sylvie Minot is the founder and executive director of Syzygy Dance Project and has taught 5Rhythms classes since 2000 across the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Europe, and Australia. She has worked with diverse groups, including healthcare workers, veterans, at-risk youth, and the elderly.
She holds a BA in Dance from San Jose State University and a Master’s in Theology, Spirituality, and Holistic Health. A certified 5Rhythms and Heartbeat teacher, she integrates studies in psychology, indigenous healing, energy medicine, and sound healing.
Known as a catalytic “shape-shifter,” Sylvie meets people where they are and guides them toward new possibilities.
Instructor - Wendy Heffner
Wendy Heffner is the co-founder of Syzygy Dance Project and a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over 25 years of experience in private practice. She has completed extensive training in integrating the 5Rhythms with psychotherapy.
Wendy has been practicing dance for over 20 years and believes deeply in its power to create positive change. She also serves on the board for SDP.
"When we cultivate a clear seeing, kind presence with ourselves and our vulnerability, along with the ability to connect with and listen to our embodied wisdom, new possibilities emerge, intimacy deepens."
“Being a part of medicine circle has been a unique and profound healing experience. From quiet stillness to roaring chaos,
I feel met at every stage. Although each circle is completely unique, I feel as though I’ve done this hundreds of times,
feeling the ancient roots of our ancestors carrying us. This work is remarkably special.
– Cherie, MFT