Upcoming events
Systemic constellation work
We will join in circle. Learn some fundamentals of the work. Do two to three constellations. Share some lunch together potluck style. Enjoy a new view, literally at our mountain top perch and metaphorically with the incredible new perspectives the work provides.
As an extra treat there is a lovely sauna & cold dip bath on the mountaintop overlooking the ocean & mountains so bring a suit & towel if you would like to join.
Ride share available…reach out if required.
Systemic constellation work
We will join in circle. Learn some fundamentals of the work. Do two to three constellations. Share some lunch together potluck style. Enjoy a new view, literally at our mountain top perch and metaphorically with the incredible new perspectives the work provides.
As an extra treat there is a lovely sauna & cold dip bath on the mountaintop overlooking the ocean & mountains so bring a suit & towel if you would like to join.
Ride share availble…reach out if required.
im:print 2024
im:print 2024 cross-cultural stories of place, belonging & identity
Proud to announce our 3rd iteration of this project that is so dear to my creative/human heart. We have an incredible cast of artists chosen & grateful for the work of a creative team brought together and supported by ICA - intercultural association of victoria, The Pheonix Theatre at UVIC & Raino Dance.
Tickets on SALE now! 70% already sold so don’t delay. TICKETS
Plant Medicine, Water Ceremony & Nature Constellations
Blending Plant Brushing, Water Ceremony & Earth/Nature Constellations.
Pachena Bay Music Festival
Flamenco al ritmo de la tierra :: Flamenco to the rhythm of the Earth. A play-shop in the glorious Pachena Bay where the rhythmn within you meets the rhythmn that lives above, below & all around us on this powerful island.
Elemental - Raino dance in concert
The students of Raino Dance’s Full Year Program share the fruits of their dancing labour in a spectacle loving woven by Artistic Director/Storyweaver Monique Salez to celebrate the elemental nature of this world.
The existential drive thru
Meet The Poet, The Seeker, Effi Alott, Sheshe Shambles, Liminal & The Wizard
If you had the mic, who would you be & what would you say?
A Cabaret co-created in Raino Dance Cabaret Creation Class. Fundraiser for Dance Scholarships.
Metamorphosis - a Healing Journey
The river weaves diverse stories of planetary and personal health shared by the folks who live them - a land defender, a former deputy minister of the environment, a medicine woman, a child, a singer, a man in love with ice. All voices are woven against the backdrop of a world on the brink, a world in need of collaborative creative solutions.
Systemic Family Constellation Full Year Program
Are you interested in a deeper understanding of personal trauma, familial wounds and generational patterns limiting the flow a flow of life force and love? Join Jan Hull & Monique Salez on the 8th Systemic Constellation Exploration Program (SCEP) nestled overlooking Maple Mountian in the Cowichan Valley. Experience the power & medicine of the circle in six 3-day sessions over the course of a year where an emergent & collaborative program is enriched by volunteer alumni, Elders, guest facilitators, homework exploration, learning pods, a lending library and a trauma informed approach
Jan Hull (BEd, HSI, JIBC) has been a facilitator and Educator of Systemic & Family Constellations for over 20 years, learning from some of the foremost Constellation Facilitators & Educators in North America, South America & Europe. Jan is in her mastery as a group facilitator creating a powerful container to hold space for all that seeks belonging.
Monique Salez owner & artistic director of Raino Dance, is the educational assistant who draws from a rich tool belt of practices: dance, applied theatre, ecosomatics, healing through art (dance, writing, voice), embodiment educator/facilitator and alum of the SCEP program & Systemic Constellation facilitator.
Systemic constellation work
As we move in a world rife with disconnection and polarization, sitting in circle and supporting each other to lean into our mending work offers deep salve for our nervous systems, our hearts and our collective soul.
W.I.L.D
W.I.L.D welcome. ignite. love. dance. (a silent dj outdoor dance party)
Seeds/intentions need water, sunshine and the fertile soil of dancing together to blossom. Let this be a moving prayer to that which you are growing in your heart, your relationships and your places of service.
photo: Helene Cyr
W.I.L.D
W.I.L.D welcome. ignite. love. dance. (a silent dj outdoor dance party)
New moon. Til the soil. Plant the seeds. We will prepare our bodies/soil to receive the seeds we are ready to plant. Seeds that will sproat with the waxing moon.
photo: Helene Cyr
Systemic constellation work
We will join in circle. Learn some fundamentals of the work. Do two to three constellations. Share some lunch together potluck style. Enjoy a new view, literally at our mountain top perch and metaphorically with the incredible new perspectives the work provides.
W.I.L.D
W.I.L.D welcome. ignite. love. dance. (a silent dj outdoor dance party)
The big let go, the weed/edit, the shedding. Let’s release all that we may still be carrying from these last two momentus years and let the salt, sand and sweet ocean soak it up and alchemize it.
photo: Helene Cyr
W.I.L.D
we are alive beauties, I smell spring, let’s go dance with the mountain!
a W.I.L.D spring uplift!
so looking forward to dancing with you all!
photo: Helene Cyr
the body moon gets W.I.L.D
a silent dj outdoor dance party that incorporates the juicy full moon to let go, shed, release and practice being cyclical connected humans on a planet dancing with other planets. all welcome.
Systemic constellation work
Dynamic yet gentle group process created by Bert Hellinger to reveal the unseen repetitive patterns in our lives so they may be acknowledged & seen, to begin the mending of the fractured “orders of love” in ourselves & our lineage/ancestors.
W.I.L.D
W.I.L.D at Willows Beach
toes in sand, salt on lips, lets dance our dreams for summer berries & sun
End of Bowker Creek Ave. on Willows Beach (look to right when you hit the sand)
10am - headsets :: 10:15 - 11:15 we dance!
$20 or punch passes
photo: Helene Cyr
The body moon
cyclical embodied ceremony. a monthly gathering harnessing the medicine of the full moon. we invoke, write, mark make, share, open our bodies and hearts and dance in a circle of moon sisters. awwwroooo!
Systemic constellation work
Dynamic yet gentle group process created by Bert Hellinger to reveal the unconscious repetitive patterns in our lives so they may be acknowledged & seen and thus, begin the mending of the fractured “orders of love” in ourselves & our lineage/ancestors.
The body moon
cyclical embodied ceremony. a monthly gathering harnessing the medicine of the full moon. we invoke, write, mark make, share, open our bodies and hearts and dance in a circle of moon sisters. awwwroooo!
W.I.L.D
W.I.L.D at Willows Beach
toes in sand, salt on lips, lets dance our dreams for summer berries & sun
End of Bowker Creek Ave. on Willows Beach (look to right when you hit the sand)
5pm - headsets :: 5:15 - 6:15pm we dance!
$20 or punch passes
photo: Lia Crowe
Systemic constellation work
Dynamic yet gentle group process created by Bert Hellinger to reveal the unseen repetitive patterns in our lives so they may be acknowledged & seen, to begin the mending of the fractured “orders of love” in ourselves & our lineage/ancestors.
THE BODY MOON
Moon Sister
We will collectively prepare the soil for your personal waxing to the full moon on the 16th. We will invoke, write/mark, share, open our bodies, and dance.