Attendance at the annual 2-week Movement Monastery is required for both Dancemeditation™ Intensive Training and Teaching  Certificates options. This training period in non-negotiable. Full retreat attendance––being present at the start of the first session and staying through the end of the final session––is crucial for your own development and for the safety of the group process. Please do not consider this Certificate if you cannot commit to this training period.

The High Level Certification option reflects a priority commitment of time, energy, and money. A person choosing this option expresses a commitment to the important accumulation and density of practice, and an awareness of group dynamic.
Requirements:

• 80 days in 4 years or less; the annual Monastery is required plus additional seminars. To complete attendance requirements, you can attend the Dunya's Intensive Training seminars or retreats that flexibly fit into your schedule.
• Low fee rate is offered to sustain this intensive commitment.
• 5/15 (a monthly summary of your Personal Practice experience which takes you fifteen minutes to write and Dunya five minutes to read) is recommended and Dunya’s feedback is free.
• Do a regular Personal Practice. Work with materials learned during Dunya's Intensive Training seminars or retreats.

The Loose Track Certification option is slower and more costly but fulfills preparatory criteria for teaching.
Requirements:

• 100 days over no more than 6 years: the annual Monastery is required plus additional seminars. To complete attendance requirements, you can attend Dunya's Intensive Training seminars or retreats that flexibly fit into your schedule.
• Do a regular Personal Practice. Work with materials learned during Dunya's Intensive Training seminars or retreats.

The first tier of Advanced Training Certificate is 160 days in 6 years. Attendance of the annual two-week Movement Monastery is required plus additional seminars. An additional week in Movement Monastery for advanced practitioners will be offered to increase the depth and density of practice, as the Monastery is the preferred forum for reaching the training goal. An invitation to apply for this period of training begins 2010. If you are interested please email Dunya. This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

The classical prescription of 1001 days of dervish training is kept in view as a reminder that spiritual seeking is not quick and finite, but rather a loving surrender.