Elevate Your Vibration

Become a leader in the dynamic realm of transformational movement.

Are you loving your body and loving your life? Do you want to feel embodied, empowered and fully expressed?

Are you called to share your sacred advocacy with the world?

Are you longing to and ready to become a stellar facilitator of transformation, something that is so needed now?

YES! I'm ready to go to PORTLAND FOR THE EMBODIMENT EXPERIENCE

We believe the world needs emotionally intelligent, embodied, trauma aware leaders and healing practioners, more than ever, right now.

If you've been dreaming of helping people shift their lives in a positive direction… you love working with people, dance is your practice and music is your best friend…

We have an exciting opportunity for you to dance, move and process through life’s challenges and help others do the same…

Own your authenticity and share your gifts, as a certified JourneyDance Facilitator, Workshop Leader, and Transformational Movement Coach!

Even if you have other certifications under your belt.
Even if you're not a professional dancer, DJ, athlete or yoga teacher.
Even if you are already a practicing therapist or workshop leader and you're dreaming of expanding embodied practices into your work.

You can become embodied, expressed and empowered and change people's lives with this cutting edge practice.

Yes, It Really Is Possible!

With JourneyDance, you’ll learn how to create transformational experiences.

YES! I'm ready!

In the JourneyDance Embodiment Experience you will learn the foundations, philosophy, and power of this process as you experience...

Embodiment practices and The JourneyDance Flow as a tool for transformation
The JourneyDance qualities—a synergistic system of chakras, elements, imagery and music
Voice enhancing tools for freedom of expression, empowerment and leadership
The evocative processes, rituals, and structures of JourneyDance
MindBusting™ techniques to reprogram limiting self-talk into positive possibility.

Learn to get out of your mind and into your body, embrace your power, access your joy, and express yourself. Crack the shell of emotion and release what needs to be released. Hear your heart’s calling, align with your true essence, release perfectionism and judgment, and become grounded, open, and present in a community of belonging.

The JourneyDance Training Team

Toni Bergins - Founder of JourneyDance

25 Years of Transformational Movement Experience

Toni Bergins, M.Ed., founder & creator of JourneyDance™ and the Embodied Transformations Method coaching program anchors her professional practice at Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health, She has been on faculty and a Luminary Program Presenter for over 25 years. As an artistic alchemist and passionate catalyst, Toni has helped thousands of people break out of their boxes and move into new stories through embodied practice and emotional empowerment. Toni’s humor, wild expressiveness and authenticity make JourneyDance™ accessible to all, and she has trained over 1000 JourneyDance™ Teachers internationally.

Discover Toni's dancing story and how one dance changed her life...

ONE DANCE CHANGED MY LIFE!

In June 1993, I was in grad school at NYU for a Masters in Education.

I worked my way through school at a public relations firm for Art & Culture and in my spare time I took yoga, dance, improv and comedy classes.

And I was having a hard time because I was dealing with body image issues, disordered eating, self-abuse and severe mental negativity.

I was conditioned into a perfectionist mindset that meant:

I would never be good enough

My self worth was only felt through external approval

Self-hatred ran deep in my family of origin

so I had grown up with that conditioning

On top of that…

I had become obsessed with exercise and dieting

that was preventing me from having deep relationships and maintaining friendships..

My wild emotions frightened me, so I numbed them out.

I was drinking, smoking, partying, and (dancing in clubs was my favorite release…)

No one knew what I was going through behind my mask. Underneath I knew I had some serious problems and I needed help. I was stuck in the perfectionist culture of the success train, trying to fit into societal norms and the achievement trap…

I was failing at healthy relationships…

In a search for hope, I began my spiritual quest. I went to many many therapists. And it wasn’t until I met a Gestalt therapist who helped me uncover my childhood trauma and the dysfunction that I was trying to hide with my perfectionism.

To deepen my own healing, I decided to go to Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health for a personal retreat.

It wasn’t until the dance/movement session that I realized just how disconnected from my body I truly had been and how limited I was because of it.

In that monumental moment of my first free form dance I found myself, literally, crying on the floor in a puddle of tears and realizations… I felt self-love for the very first time, and in that I knew I could heal what I thought was brokenness into someone whole!

Then I experienced how much better life could be. I was hooked.

I never stopped dancing from that moment on….

I found love for my body, a new profound love for what I hated and tried to control, for so many years. I felt my sensations, my sensuality, my whole being, I fell in love with my body and my life.

I found room for my emotions, my heart, my soul’s expression….on the dance floor…

I knew at that moment that music and movement would be my medicine for reconnecting to my body, this one and only temple that I live in!

And then things all started to fall into place, my life was coming together, I felt like something clicked and I was home and I was whole. That’s when I started studying every type of movement I could, every type of psychodrama, theater, and voice work! Then I started teaching classes.

I entered a deeper understanding into my own healing, and I witnessed others having deep healing experiences of their own.

I owe it all to finding my body on the dance floor for the first time in years. I returned from dissociation to fully inhabit myself…

That’s when I knew I needed to offer this so others could heal like I did…

Imagine if you led one dance that changed the course of someone’s life. Imagine if a phrase you said while dancing like “Listen to the whispers of your heart…what does your heart really need?”, or “You are beautiful, you are amazing, you are enough” opened a new possibility for them and they really heard it for the very first time?

Joy Okoye - JourneyDance Training Staff and Co- Creator of The Remedy

Joy Okoye is a JourneyDance Teacher Trainer, Master Facilitator and Coach trained in the Embodied Transformation Method and has been a JourneyDance teacher for over 11 years. She co-facilitates a wide range of programs with Toni Bergins, and is the co-creator of The Remedy and The Angst To Art Expressive Arts Programing. Joy is also a 500 HR Yoga Teacher, with training in Restorative, Yin, Adaptive, and Trauma Sensitive Yoga. Her guided meditations and yoga Nidra experiences often incorporate her unique vibrational sound healing. Joy is committed to bringing diversity and inclusion to the Yoga and Transformational Movement world. Authenticity and vulnerability are just as important to her work as playfulness and humor— whether on the yoga mat, the dance floor, or in Joy's private coaching practice.

Joan White Hansen - JourneyDance Teacher Training Staff and Facilitator

Joan White Hansen, JoniJoan is a Senior JourneyDance Facilitator on the Teacher Training Staff, a Coach trained in the Embodied Transformation Method, a JourneDance Mentor for teachers and has been a JourneyDance Teacher for over 16 years. Additionally, she has developed a unique and innovative program called Dancing Your Soul Art, which combines JourneyDance with expressive process painting. Through this creative arts program, Joan encourages individuals to tap into their innermost selves and unleash their artistic expression, fostering deep self-discovery and healing. She is also a Your Big Voice Coach, an artist and an outdoor excursion guide. With a rich background in education, Joan has previously worked as an Art Enrichment Educator and Circus Artist in Residence in schools. Her dedication to spreading the benefits of JourneyDance has taken her to public and private elementary and secondary schools, universities, as well as Massage, Yoga, and EcoVillage Centers. Joan is deeply committed to creating opportunities for individuals to reconnect with their bodies, unlock their soul's immense potential, and cultivate resilience and inner empowerment through the power of vulnerability and love.

Eva D'Luscious - JourneyDance Teacher Training Staff and Facilitator in Portland, OR

Eva D'luscious, is a dedicated JourneyDance Facilitator and a valued member of the Teacher Training Staff. With four years of experience as a JourneyDance Teacher, Eva is honored to hold space for individuals to connect with their bodies, fostering trust in their own wisdom and power.

Known affectionately as the High Priestess of Tease, Eva is a spirited and enthusiastic guide who brings a blend of joy and empowerment to everything she does. Through her BodyMagick Burlesque classes and performances, as well as her dance rituals, she infuses every moment with Bling & Blessings.

Residing in Portland, OR, Eva's home is a vibrant haven surrounded by a lush garden and filled with her husband, two teenage sons, an eclectic collection of costumes, outdoor gear, and absolutely no patriarchal BS. Eva's approach is all about celebrating life and guiding others to embrace their full potential with grace and confidence.

Join the next Embodiment Experience in Portland

Join Module 1 of Level 1 In Person

October 2 - 6
Portland, OR
$1200 pay in full or 4 monthly payments of $325

Does not include room and board. To continue with Modules 2 & 3 you will receive a $750 discount for attending Module 1 in Portland.

Portland, Oregon Oct 2 - 6, 2024

Module 1 In Person & ** Hybrid Online Option Just Added **
October 2 - 6, 2024
Portland, Oregon

October 2nd - 7pm - 9pm

October 3rd - 12pm - 7pm

October 4th - 11am - 9pm

October 5th - 10am - 8pm

October 6th - 10am - 5:30pm

We will have breaks for meals. If attending online the schedule will change slightly.

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Our Mission

At JourneyDance, our mission is to share the love of embodiment, movement, expression, and community connection to create positive change and empowerment in ourselves and the world. We are committed to creating an environment that includes, welcomes, and supports all people – regardless of their gender, age, race, ethnic origin, body type, religion, sexuality, and background – both within our organization and throughout the wider JourneyDance community.

NICE TO MEET YOU

Hear from our JourneyDance Facilitators

"Wow! What a journey... I'm not the same person I was when I started Module 1... I found my voice, I grew, I learned. I was vulnerable, I trusted, and gave my body and mind to the dance floor. For the first time (in a very long time), I felt free to be me. I feel blessed to have been surrounded by so many beautiful souls, and amazing, generous teachers. I love and have always loved dancing - and now I get to use it as my medicine. I get to share it with others, giving them the gift and medicine too. My heart has opened, and my soul is lighter. I have been healed in a new way. Thank you JourneyDance — thank you, Toni, Joy, and JoniJoan.

P.S. If you are feeling called to JourneyDance, just do it! You have nothing to lose and oh so much to gain! Its been one of the best investments I've made personally and professionally."

- Danielle Gaebel, Superfine Life

"It is impossible to express what a profound and transformative experience JourneyDance teacher training is! After teaching fitness dance and yoga for 25 years, I have finally found my home in JourneyDance! Other dance and fitness trainings have tried to put me in a box, but JourneyDance is the opposite--it helps me break out of all kinds of boxes and build classes and programs that follow a powerful and empowering JourneyDance flow while I can also make it authentic and unique to my needs and the needs of my community. Through the teacher training I have been able to continue my own healing process with countless new tools, and most importantly, with a safe container to express myself and a community to support me in my life's work of education, embodiment, and empowerment. Toni Bergins is an accessible, evolving, and authentic visionary force and her team is empathetic, down-to-earth, inspiring, and supportive. They encourage their teachers to be all these things as well. JourneyDance is not just dancing--it is a healing modality--and it has prepared me to take my skills, passions, and visions to a whole new level."

- Sarah Hentges

"My Journey Dance Training had a tremendous impact on my life...first on my relationship with my hubby as I was able to dance our Extensive Bathroom Reno's thru! I was able to tap into my deeper core of my being and move the "Glunk" out and tap into deeper understanding of my life in this life. The course was lead with the greatest loving and caring support I have ever experienced which permitted full integration. I encourage everyone to move into this amazing creation of JouneyDance™ and start your day in a Blissful way! A soulful thank you to Toni Bergins, Joy Okoye and Joni Joan with and appreciation. :)xo"

- Nathalie Marie, JourneyDance™ Canada

"This JourneyDance training has changed me so much. My heart has opened so much. Through the richness of the processes, rituals, and music, I speak so deeply to all parts of my body. I am taming my new learning step by step. Thank you for all that I have felt throughout my JourneyDance and that I look forward to sharing in my personal and professional Life! Gratitude for the Infinite Universal and Divine sharing!"

- Chantal Collier, International Facilitator

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