Workshop with Deb Dana (now online)
Saturday 15th Feb & Sunday 16th Feb, 2025
We have decided to pause Deb Dana’s in-person training (Deb Dana: Befriending the Nervous System) in light of the fires. We have already refunded those who have paid to free up essential funds for survival, self-care, and donations.
Instead, we are offering a free, virtual alternative to the planned in-person training so that we can connect and support one another during this unimaginable devastation.
If you would like to join, please share your email address in the form below, to receive a Zoom link for Deb’s virtual Community Support Workshop.
The adjusted schedule will be as follows:
15th Feb, 11AM EST - 2PM EST; 3PM EST - 5PM EST
16th Feb, 11AM EST - 3PM EST; 3PM EST - 5PM EST
We are honoured to invite you to join clinician, consultant, author, and speaker Deb Dana for a three-day immersive workshop on the art of befriending the nervous system to regain safety and connection. It is a privilege to have world leaders in the field of polyvagal theory, trauma recovery, kundalini yoga and coaching come together for three enriching days of sharing and learning with the SilverBell Global community and SBG friends.
We aim to create a safe, protective environment against the backdrop of Santa Monica Beach and the Pacific Ocean to support the transformative work Deb Dana has created around Polyvagal Theory and the nervous system.
Deb Dana, LCSW
A founding member of the Polyvagal Institute, Deb Dana is widely credited with adapting Polyvagal Theory to Trauma Treatment. A clinician and consultant specialising in working with complex trauma, Deb is the leading translator of Polyvagal Theory for mental health professionals and the general public. Deb is well known for her pioneering Rhythm of Regulation® methodology, tools, techniques, and practices designed to unlock the power of Polyvagal Theory for professionals and curious people from diverse backgrounds and all walks of life.
Deb’s clinical work published with W.W. Norton includes The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy: Engaging the Rhythm of Regulation, Polyvagal Exercises for Safety and Connection: 50 Client-Centered Practices and Clinical Applications of the Polyvagal Theory: The Emergence of Polyvagal-Informed Therapies co-edited with Stephen Porges.
Over three days, we will:
Learn the language of the nervous system
Tune in and turn toward this vital information
Practice using this information to become active authors of our own stories
Maya Fiennes is a mother, musician, composer, world renowned yogi, and author of “Yoga for Real Life”, a best seller translated in 8 Languages. Maya’s journey from concert pianist to yogi has taken her all over the world. A pioneer of new ways of feeling, thinking, and sharing, Maya's approach focuses on using yoga’s plentiful tools in day-to-day life. Her unique style combines Kundalini yoga, Qi gong and Tai Chi and is designed to strengthen the nervous system, release traumas in the body and delete old programming.
With a spark for self-activation and Kundalini science and a passion for life and being of service, Maya loves helping people heal and access joy through dance. Maya inspires, uplifts, ignites, energizes, and empowers people to create the lives they want.
Maya appeared daily on the UK and Europe's ‘Body in Balance’ network. Her videos can be seen on Hulu, Amazon Prime, Gaia, and Acacia.
Maya will be providing somatic offerings, such as Kundadance, throughout the three days.
Maya Fiennes, Founder of KundaDance
Please note accommodations are not provided. The sessions will begin from 9:00 AM, and end at 4:00 PM. We welcome arrivals from 8:00 AM for light breakfast and morning offerings.
Yoga, kundalini dance with Maya Fiennes, and other somatic sessions on the patio will be offered throughout the three days.
“It is not just the essential information that is so beautifully and generously imparted, it is the generosity of spirit and warmth with which it is given.”
— Attendee, LA 2024
The flow of the week has been crafted with intent and purpose. The day’s schedule will be as follows:
We welcome arrivals from 8:00 AM to gather for a light breakfast (available until 8:55 am)
Kunda Dance with Maya begins at 8:15 am. Everyone is encouraged to enjoy this energizing somatic start to the day
Deb’s sessions will begin at 9:00 AM and will end at 4:00 PM
Lunch will be served 12-1 pm daily
After having experienced this learning deeply in person, our hope is that you share it with clients (or loved ones) in your life.
We look forward to welcoming you on the West Coast!
