Art of Feminine Presence Teacher Training
Teacher Training in Austin Tx: Feb 21-26th
Space limited to 12 women ( 7 spots open)
During The Art of Feminine Presence™ weekly classes the women you teach will:
- Develop a physical and energetic presence that attracts the attention they want: personally and professionally.
- Feel more comfortable with their sensuality and feel more safe and at ease with receiving attention.
- Access the most attractive force they have within them – their feminine essence.
- Learn a powerful moving meditation that easily accesses profound states of peace and joy, even on the toughest of days.Experience more passion in their life – particularly their love life.
- Learn to follow their body’s wisdom and “higher guidance” rather than always pushing to make things happen.Look and feel more confident, healthy, and radiant when they walk into a room.
- Tap into an endless source of creative power.
As a teacher of this work, all this fuses with you, in a profound way. You become a living, breathing, embodiment of feminine presence.
The Body of Work
The classes consist of 3 main components, which are described below.
1) The 44 Practices
I have created 44 unique practices that take 20-30 minutes each to teach and practice. These include:
* Physical movements that cultivate feminine energy.
* Body awareness practices that help women “be at home” in their bodies—no matter what stress is occurring around them.
* Energetic practices that spark an instant expansion of a woman’s personal presence and radiance.
* Deep questioning of how we relate to our femininity, sensuality and sexuality.
2) The Feminine Presence Meditation™
This meditative movement practice has been inspired by and adapted from my 5 year study of The Tantric Dance of the Sacred Feminine with 4 teachers (Loraia Ward, Denise Byron, Shianna Walker and Kay Lynne Sherman), my own authentic movement and dance practice, and study in Dahn yoga and Qi gong. The primary focuses in this dance are:
* To move feminine energy through your body: the meditation is slow, sensual, and devotional.
* To follow the pleasure and joy inside your body: how much pleasure can you move and contain in your body before dissipating it?
* To heal the split between the energy of your heart and your sexuality: Feel your heart and womb communicate with each other so you make more healthy choices in relationships and are more fed by both these power centers.
* To let go and surrender into living a more expanded and joyful life: trust and follow the energy that wants to move you.
* To not let self-consciousness and fear stop you, and to not let performer-consciousness drain you by always feeling you need to be “on.” This promotes deep rest at the same time as being deeply invigorating.
3) Witnessing
A powerful, feminine woman is comfortable with attention directed towards her. Many women are starving for healthy attention. Many of the practices are witnessed by another woman or the entire group in a safe and supportive way. This is often the only way a woman can receive honest, valuable feedback as to how she is perceived. This challenges many women at first, but once they discover the ways to let go of self-consciousness, it is the most healing and empowering part of the class. The Feminine Presence Meditation is always done with eyes closed, at first with no witnessing. The second stage is that each woman does this moving meditation (eyes closed) while being witnessed.
After each time a woman is “witnessed,” the group gathers to share what they most appreciated about her. This process is enormously heart-opening as the woman is sincerely told how beautiful, radiant, powerful, grounded, joyful, and surrendered she appeared and felt to those witnessing.
These 3 components, the 44 practices, the Feminine Presence Meditation, and witnessing, are contained inside a women’s circle. This includes a tuning in and checking in process at the beginning of the class.
The Business Model
I currently offer 5 classes in a series for $120 in Fort Collins and $150 when I travel to Denver. A woman cannot just do one class; she must instead commit to a minimum of 5 classes. After that, she can decide whether to continue for another series of 5 classes or stop. I make between $120-192 for each 2 ½ hour class, and I charge on the low end for what a populated city market could handle. I take maximum of 8 women and am currently considering a slightly altered format so the groups can contain up to 11 women without loosing intimacy.
When I first started teaching this work I offered a 90 minute private session for all those joining a group for a fee. You would have the choice of offering this for payment. Alternatively you could purchase and sell for profit the introductory DVD that I am in the process of recording. I have found it very helpful that each woman receive some introductory information and practices before she joins a group.
If you were to complete the Teacher Training level 1 you would be eligible to present short workshops on this process as well as weekly classes. You set your own tuition fees for these events.
To teach this work, you must complete the Teacher Training Level 1 and sign a licensing agreement with The YIN Project. There will be a licensing fee of $295 per year, or $30 per month. The money made from licensing fees will go directly back into marketing this work for your benefit. As part of this licensing package you will receive Licensed YIN Teacher Benefits.
Licensed YIN Teacher Benefits
- The YIN and AFP Name and Logo – Permission to use The YIN Project and The Art of Feminine Presence name and logo to promote yourself as an E-Spot Experience Teacher.
- The Art of Feminine Presence Body of Work – Permission to present The Art of Feminine Presence Classes, Workshops and Presentations. A Teacher Manual is given to all Licensed Teachers to support their work.
- The YIN Project Retail Discounts – Purchase YIN Products and Programs at a discounted rate, for your own use or to increase your revenue by selling products at retail prices.
Continuing Education
2 Educational Videos per year – Two videos that include instruction to teach new and/or improved Art of Feminine Presence practices will be delivered each year.
Tele-course for Teachers – Live access and recordings of monthly tele-conference calls with Rachael Jayne Groover and other Art of Feminine Presence Teachers that will include coaching on the teaching and promoting aspects of this business.
Online Discussion Groups for Teachers – An online community for Teachers to connect with each other and share resources.
Return to Teacher Trainings or Weekend Intensives – You may return to any Teacher Training level that you have already attended at 50% of the retail price. You may attend any Weekend Intensives taught by Rachael Jayne for free.
Subscription to the Online YIN Newsletter – Articles, videos, practices, and testimonials to motivate and educate.
Professional Support
TheArtofFemininePresence.com Profile Pages – Receive global visibility to help you attract new participants by posting your name, photo, biography, and dates, times, and location of your classes on TheArtofFemininePresence.com and TheYinProject.com.
YIN business Cards – High quality, beautiful business cards can be ordered with your details. 500 business cards for $80.
Logos, Photos, Handouts and Flyers – Download tools to support your classes and presentations.
Media – Articles, videos and interviews to support your growth as a teacher.
To continue your personal practice and to grow as a teacher you can then participate in Teacher Training Level 2 – see below for more detail on Level 2.
Teacher Training Level 1 – Turn It On!
Includes:
* Embodying and learning to teach the first 22 practices
* Embodying and learning to teach the Feminine Presence Meditation
* Lots of practice in witnessing and reading energy
* 1 day on presentation skills and public speaking, with a full-time professional presentation skills coach (who I happen to be married to J).
* Feminine Presence Marketing 101: Includes a manual with flyer, sales page template, and email notification templates that I use and will share with you.
When and Where?
Nov 25-30 2011 in Melbourne Australia
Feb 21-26 2012 in Austin, TX
April 3-8 2012 in Fort Collins, CO **
September 2012 in England
Tuition
Early Bird Tuition: $1395US if you pay in full 45 days prior to the event
Regular Tuition: $1595US. Payment plans available on request. Registration and non-refundable deposit of $350 needs to be confirmed as early as possible as groups are kept small. Balance will be due 20 days before the event.
**Organic, vegetarian meals are included during the Fort Collins teacher trainings. Accommodation is not included in the tuition.
Teacher Training Level 2 – Turn It Up!
Includes:
* Embodying and learning to teach the second 22 practices
* Embodying and learning to teach the Feminine Presence Meditation
* Lots of practice in witnessing and reading energy
* Advanced Feminine Presence Marketing
* Advanced Public Speaking and Presenting Program
* Other modules TBD
When and Where?
Date TBD for US Summer Season 2012.
Date TBD for The Netherlands. Oct 2012.
Facilitator: Rachael Jayne Groover
Author of the book Powerful and Feminine: How to Increase Your Magnetic Presence and Attract the Attention you Want.
“I have been facilitating small groups for 14 years and love witnessing what emerges when women get together to support each other. I’m excited to combine this experience with my background as a teacher in stage presence for singers and speakers, and with a unique subtle body movement practice that accesses a woman’s feminine essence and power. How you move directly affects your personal presence.”
