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Cocréa Method · Pathfinder Cohort

Build communitythat moves together.

A 12–18 month mentorship in Somatic Relational Movement to facilitate embodied connection, deep presence, and somatic transformation.

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01  The Dive02  The Harvest03  The Emergence
WHY SOMATIC RELATIONAL MOVEMENT

You've felt the magic of a well-held container. Now build one.

Facilitation asks us to understand the subtle dynamics of group energy — to intuit when to intervene and when to let emergence happen, holding complexity with confidence while staying grounded in presence.

This is what we teach in Somatic Relational Movement.

A circle of dancers in flowing earthy clothing moving in a sunlit studio

— A practice of brave space

Outcomes

What you'll walk away with.

  • A complete, teachable framework for facilitating embodied partner dance experiences
  • The skills to read a room, hold group energy, and know when to speak and when to let emergence happen
  • A personal facilitation signature — your unique voice within the method
  • Certification to teach the Cocréa Method professionally
  • Access to a network of practitioners, referral infrastructure, and ongoing support
  • The confidence to offer and fill your own workshops, retreats, and containers
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The Training Arc

One dance journey, infinite access to connection.

This mentorship is designed as a 12–18 month journey — long enough for the work to truly land in your body and your practice. Between in-person immersions, online sessions keep the work alive as specialized courses on music curation, ethics, consent, and marketing to help refine your unique voice.

01

The Dive

Learning the language of the body

Prerequisite —
Cocréa Foundations Training
Format —
5-day in-person intensive + monthly group sessions

We go right in and we go in deep. You'll receive the full body of the Cocréa Method—embodied and in practice sessions teaching one another. By the end of The Dive, you'll have the scaffolding. Your work between immersions is to let it settle, refine your personal practice, and begin sharing with small groups.

Deliberately didactic. Think of it as school for SRM — rigorous, nourishing, foundational.

02

The Harvest

Finding your imprint as a facilitator

Prerequisite —
Completion of Immersion One + practice hours
Format —
6 day in-person intensive + monthly group sessions

We begin to excavate beneath technique — working consciously with Eros and group energy, navigating conflict and consent in real time, and beginning to understand your own facilitation signature. Embodied sessions on music curation, ethics, and trauma-sensitive practice woven throughout.

You'll practice presenting the work — finding the language that's authentically yours.

03

The Emergence

Taking flight with Cocréa Method Certification

Prerequisite —
Completion of One & Two + documented practice sessions
Format —
7 day in-person intensive + monthly group sessions

Your graduation, Cocréa style. Each trainee facilitates a full class, receives detailed feedback, and demonstrates the embodied leadership that comes only from having done the work. Certification is not a formality — it's a well-earned recognition of the journey you've danced.

Includes access to the professional network, referral infrastructure, and ongoing facilitator training.

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Curriculum

What you'll learn.

The Cocréa Method is both a practice and a pedagogy. You'll develop fluency across four interconnected domains — learning to weave them into something distinctly yours.

01

Embodied Presence

  • Somatic tracking and nervous system attunement
  • Staying grounded while holding group energy
  • Working with your own triggers and projections
  • Developing embodied authority
  • Adaptive listening skills for improvising content and artfully deviating from your lesson plan
02

Facilitation & Methodology

  • The full Cocréa SRM curriculum
  • Designing and sequencing transformative experiences
  • Reading and responding to group dynamics
  • Verbal and non-verbal communication
  • Working with music as a facilitation tool
03

Ethics & Container Craft

  • Consent culture and boundary-holding
  • Navigating Eros in a group context
  • Trauma-sensitive facilitation
  • Conflict and challenging dynamics
  • Power dynamics and professional responsibility
04

Practice & Business

  • Marketing and communicating your offerings
  • Building a sustainable practice
  • Integrating Cocréa with existing work
  • Community-building and event production
Is this for you?

Who this training calls.

We work in small cohorts and take the application process seriously. This work requires real commitment — to yourself, your practice, and the dance communities you'll serve.

A good fit

  • Have completed Cocréa Foundations and felt called to go deeper
  • Are an existing somatic practitioner, therapist, or embodiment facilitator seeking a complementary modality
  • Are a passionate dancer ready to bring this work to your community
  • Are committed to your own ongoing embodiment practice
  • Can dedicate meaningful time to practice between immersions
  • Are drawn to working with consent, Eros, and relational depth — responsibly

Not the right fit if you

  • Primarily looking for a credential to add to a resume
  • Not willing to receive direct feedback on your facilitation
  • Primarily interested in deepening your personal practice (our Foundations and retreats may serve you better)
  • Not yet grounded in your own somatic or movement practice
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Investment

What this costs.

Tuition reflects the full 12–18 month journey of training — in-person immersions, year-round online learning, mentorship, and lifetime facilitator network access.

What's Included

Far more than the days on the floor.

Tuition covers the full ecosystem — immersions are one chapter inside a 12–18 month arc.

In-Person Immersions

  • 3 multi-day residential intensives (5–18 days total in-person)
  • Daily embodied practice, lab time, and live facilitation
  • Small cohort capped for deep individualized attention

Year-Round Online Container

  • Monthly group sessions between immersions
  • Bi-monthly facilitator labs to refine your edge
  • Specialized courses: music curation, ethics, consent, trauma-sensitive practice
  • Marketing & business-of-facilitation modules

Mentorship & Feedback

  • 1:1 mentorship hours with lead trainers
  • Supervised practice teaching with structured feedback
  • Peer pod assignments for ongoing reflection

Certification & Beyond

  • Cocréa Method Facilitator Certification upon completion
  • Listing in the global facilitator directory + referral pipeline
  • Lifetime access to alumni network and continuing education
  • All practice materials, scores, and curriculum library
Immersion One · The Dive
$2,997*
5-day in-person intensive
Price increases to $3,300 on September 1, 2026
Immersion Two · The Harvest
$3,247*
6-day in-person intensive
Price increases to $3,575 — date TBA
Immersion Three · The Emergence
$3,497*
7-day in-person intensive
Price increases to $3,850 — date TBA
Complete Program
$7,987*
All three immersions - over $1000 in savings when committing to full training arc
Price increases to $8,799 — October 26th, 2026

* Early Bird pricing. Rates increase as each immersion fills.

Payment plans are available at every level. Scholarships available — contact us to discuss.

True Value

What's included.

Here's how the value of this program breaks down.

FACILITATOR TRAINING ELEMENTS
Estimated Value
In-Person Immersions (3 × multi-day intensives with Wren)
$7,000
Individual Mentorship Sessions (50 × 60-min sessions)
$6,000
Monthly Group Sessions incl. Music Curation, Ethics & Consent Curriculum (12x sessions)
$1,100
Supervised Facilitation Practice + Detailed Feedback
$900
Cocréa Method Facilitator Handbook + Teaching Materials
$250
Cocréa SRM Certification
$500
Lifetime Alumni Access, Referral Pipeline & Facilitator Community
Priceless
Estimated True Value:
$15,750

Your Investment

$8,000 — Early Bird, complete program

Individual immersions available from $3,000. See pricing above.

Meet your trainers

Village building work designed to help us Remember.

Portrait of Wren LaFeet

Wren LaFeet

Founder, Cocréa · Lead Trainer

An embodiment guide whose work weaves together partner dance, mindfulness, Taoism, neuroscience, and somatic practice. Founding Cocréa in 2013 alongside Antje Schaefer after creating Nomad Dance, Wren draws on over two decades in theater, a movement practice beginning in 1998, and a winding personal path through filmmaking, circus, yoga, permaculture, addiction recovery counseling, and indigenous wisdom teachings.

BA in Drama and Dance · Certified Attunement Therapy practitioner · TEDx speaker · Gene Keys Guide · HeartMath-certified trauma-sensitive somatic educator · Featured author in "ReInhabiting the Village".

"Partner dance saved my life and has guided me ever since high school. I believe we deeply need these tools and skills as a society."

Portrait of Brenée Roussel

Brenée Roussel

Cocréa Facilitator · Assistant Trainer

A birth doula, trained CPM (Certified Professional Midwife), and developing preconception coach. She has studied how to hold sacred containers since 2013. The wisdom of midwifing has shaped her approach to holding space for personal processes — from birth and beyond.

Discovered Cocréa at Beloved 2018, finding a home within its practice. Began training as a Cocréa Mindful Partner Dance instructor in fall 2019, and is the first graduate of Cocréa's facilitator training.

"Dance always came naturally — even as a child. This work is body wisdom made shareable."

The Venue

Beautifully held in the foothills of Nevada City.

Our immersions gather at a quiet sanctuary tucked into the pines outside Nevada City, California. A sprung wooden dance floor, open meadows, creekside trails, and intentional communal spaces make this land a living co-facilitator of the work. Meals are nourishing, the wifi is intentionally sparse, and the stars at night are very, very loud.

The dance hall
Grounds & gardens
Garden & gathering
How to apply

The application process.

We review applications on a rolling basis. The Pathfinder Cohort begins in late 2026 — if you're ready, apply now to be considered first.

  1. 01

    Submit your application

    Tell us about your background, your existing practice, what draws you to this work, and what you want to create in the world.

  2. 02

    Introductory conversation

    We'll schedule a 30-minute call to get to know each other, answer questions, and explore whether this is a mutual fit.

  3. 03

    Movement prerequisite

    Attend a Cocréa Foundations Workshop if you haven't already. This is required — direct experience of the methodology you'll be learning to teach.

  4. 04

    Enrollment

    If it's a genuine fit on both sides, you'll receive enrollment details for the Pathfinder Cohort and we'll begin together.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions.

No formal teaching background is required, but you should have a grounded personal movement practice and be ready to learn through doing. Many of our trainees come from related fields — somatic therapy, yoga, bodywork — others arrive as passionate dancers ready to share.

Most cohorts complete the arc in 12–18 months. The pace honors integration: time between immersions for personal practice, supervised facilitation, and the slow alchemy this work requires.

Yes — and you're encouraged to. After Immersion One, you'll begin offering small practice sessions in your community as part of the curriculum. Supervised practice is how facilitation skills become embodied.

Cocréa is its own methodology. While it draws inspiration from many lineages, it focuses specifically on Somatic Relational Movement — the intersection of nervous-system attunement, consent, Eros, and group container craft.

In-person immersions are essential and cannot be replaced by remote attendance. If you have a conflict with a specific date, we may be able to slot you into the next cohort.

Yes. Completing Immersion Three certifies you as a Cocréa-trained facilitator with access to the professional network, referral infrastructure, and ongoing facilitator opportunities.

Often yes. Many practitioners find Cocréa a powerful complement to existing modalities — a way to bring relational, group-based embodiment into their work.

A Final Invitation

Dancing is and will always be a method for cultivating belonging, and it is one we deeply need now.

The world needs facilitators like you.

If you've read this far and something in you is saying yes — or even maybe — we'd love to hear from you.

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Have questions before you apply? Schedule a call with Wren