FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Nope! You do not need to "be a dancer" or have any previous dance training. This weekend immersion is for everyone. As one of my teachers liked to say: "if you can breathe, you can dance." Our approach to dance/movement is less about how it looks or learning any particular style or getting it "right" and more about connecting to our selves, to each other and to the present moment. Come as you are.

On our Google Drive.

Zoom, Telegram & Google. Our live meetings will take place on Zoom. There will be opportunities for further community connection via a group on the Telegram App. If you don't have Telegram, don't worry! It's easy to download and get set up. Recordings will be uploaded to a Google Drive folder and you will receive a Google Calendar Event invite for the immersion. You will receive an email with all of this information upon registering!

You are encouraged to attend all sessions, but if you can’t make any of the live calls due to time zone differences or scheduling conflicts, all sessions will be immediately uploaded to our Google Drive and you will have access to watch the replays within one hour of the live class.

Yes, the Juicy Fruit immersive online retreat is for women only.

This reset retreat is an intensive with 9 hours of live class time. This retreat is experiential learning with a focus on dance/movement/embodiment, ritual & reflection, and opportunities to connect with others through breakout group sessions & group sharing.

Your guide Aliza is a Board Certified Dance/Movement Therapist and also an ordained priestess with extensive experience curating meaningful spaces for embodied exploration. In our immersive weekend together, Aliza will guide you through a range of dance/movement practices, somatic meditations and reflective journaling exercises to help you connect more deeply to yourself, to others in the group and to the present moment.

Forever. You can revisit the replays anytime.

Here is the schedule in Full: Friday, August 9: Session #1 from 6-9pm ET Saturday, August 10: Session #2 from 11am-2pm ET Sunday, August 11: Session #3 from 11am-2pm ET

On Zoom. Once you register, you will receive a welcome email with all information about our weekend retreat. You will also receive an invite to a Google Calendar event to help you mark your calendar.

Absolutely! All LIVE classes are recorded & uploaded to the portal within 48 hours.

Mariposa Monday is open to the public, so the link is different each week. Once you become a Sanctuary Member, the link for each Mariposa Monday class will be emailed to you on Sunday evening.

Everything will be recorded for you to access at your own time in case you can't make a live call. There is nothing lost in the transmission through joining the replay. Aliza creates the sessions so that it is just as beneficial to watch later as it is in real time.

YES. This membership is for anyone who desires to experience a fuller range of embodied expression, a greater sense of empowerment and deeper fulfillment in life. Dance is just the vehicle through which we get to explore & expand our consciousness, together! Aliza's guidance and the practices offered will support you in transforming your fears, doubts, and limiting beliefs into self-acceptance, empowered ease, grace, freedom, authentic expression, playfulness & embodied confidence.

The music/playlist from each class will be linked to the corresponding video in the on-demand video library! Aliza will also post each playlist in the Telegram chat, and a member has graciously created a Google doc with all of Aliza's playlists as well!

In the Sanctuary video library you will have access to: -all of Aliza's guided Zoom dance journeys from the last two years -all of our LIVE classes recorded & uploaded within 48 hours -special themed journeys recorded by Aliza for Sanctuary members only (example: dancing with grief or rage, dancing to soothe anxiety, dancing to get inspired, etc.) -shorter 15min movement "minis" to reset your mind & body between meetings & more!

The links for our other live classes (Wednesday & Friday) will be posted to the portal. Since these classes are for members only, the links will remain the same each week!

The Sanctuary membership includes 3 LIVE classes with Aliza each week: Mondays @ 12pm ET (50min) - opening circle + 40min dance Wednesdays @ 8pm ET (45min) - 30min dance, 15min yoga nidra Fridays @ 9am ET (30min) - just straight up 30min of dance!

Mariposa Monday (60min) @ 12pm ET is the one membership class open to the public. In this drop-in class (60min) you can expect a brief "arrival dance" warm up followed by a grounding meditation. Then, a brief opening circle with transmission from Aliza & community guidelines, followed by a 40min guided dance wave & closing circle. The Wednesday Wind Down (45min) @ 8pm ET is a "get right to it" 30 minute dance journey for followed by 15 minutes of savasana (rest) and yoga nidra (guided relaxation meditation) to clear your mind & your energy field mid-week. For members only. The Friday Finale (30min) @ 9am ET is a "no fuss" dance journey to release your week & enter your weekend with a lighter heart, mind & body. Just 30 minutes of dance, straight up, then go on with the rest of your day! For members only. *Aliza guides primarily free-form, improvisational/intuitive movement but at times offers structured movement warm ups and sequences.

Our Community Connection thread is on WhatsApp! When you join the membership, you'll create a Wix Member Account. From there, you can login to the portal, where you'll find all links & resources, including a link to our Telegram group. This is where Aliza will share live updates & reminders, music inspiration & more. This is also where members can post questions, share wins/celebrations & ask for support from Aliza.

In the Community Portal, you'll find all links & resources, plus a growing on-demand video library of dances with Aliza.

Your billing date is the date on which you register. So if you register on August 11, for example, you will be billed again monthly on the 11th of each month.

As a Sovereign Body Member, you will receive 10% off all virtual programs with Aliza. For retreats & trainings, Aliza will offer Sanctuary members the best discount she can on a case by case basis.

You can cancel your membership anytime. Just send a message to Aliza.

Gifting the Membership is easy! Follow these steps: Purchase the membership of choice yourself, using your own email Email aliza@mariposamovement.com your receipt and the name & email you want to gift it to. The membership profile will then be updated to their name and email, and the welcome emails will be sent to them Your card on file will continue to be charged unless the membership is canceled

Once you join the membership, Aliza will send you a Google Doc with all these details.

Wednesday @ 8pm Fridays @ 11am

In the Community Portal, you'll find all links & resources, plus a growing on-demand video library of dances with Aliza. Each month on the New Moon, Aliza will upload an embodied teaching/transmission for our community. You'll find these videos in the portal as well!

Our Community Connection thread is on WhatsApp! When you join Sovereign Body, you'll create a Wix Member Account. From there, you can login to the portal, where you'll find all links & resources, including a link to our WhatsApp group. As Sovereign Body evolves, we may shift over to something like Mighty Networks. For now, WhatsApp will be our hub & home for community connection. This is where Aliza will share live updates & reminders, music inspiration & more. This is also where members can post questions, share wins/celebrations & ask for support from Aliza.

When you join the Sovereign Body Membership, Aliza will invite you to the Google Calendar. You will have the option to join that calendar & add it to your personal Google Cal to stay in the loop on all classes & events!

When you become a Sovereign Body member, you will create a login for the Mariposa Movement website. That's the login you'll use to access our Community Portal, where you'll find all links & resources, plus a growing on-demand video library of dances with Aliza. The link to our Community Portal is: https://www.mariposamovement.com/sovereign-body-portal