Alaya A. Dannu, MA, CYT-200

What are your dreams trying to convey? What messages from deep within (yourself) or great beyond (spiritual realms) are trying to get your attention? This is a basic exploration of what messages are trying to emerge through your sleep visionary experience(s): we spend time exploring and speaking about your dream, what life/waking events are related, and how they are interconnected. This is not a session where we speak about integration and embodiment. Please choose the "Embodied DreamWeaving" option if you are wanting integration and embodiment techniques/practices to better integrate your dream. This option is best for ONE long dream, a small series of dreams that are undoubtedly connected (2 or 3), or recurring dreams. I will also need helpful information/insight into what is currently going on in your life at this time and/or at the time of your dream. This is also a great option for those who have their own integration practices as we will not be discussing how to integrate your dream messages. After booking this session, please email me with your dream - typed or audio recording is okay, just please ensure the audio is in a .wav format and less than 25MB to be sent through email. If you have WeTransfer, that could work too. The date you book for our session will be the day we meet/chat. This means I will need your dream in advance: at LEAST 3 days in advance (preferable), 7 days in advance is the maximum. This will allow me the time to sit with and intuitively receive any additional meanings or guidance that could be helpful to you. Once I have confirmed receipt of your dream via email, I will also invite you to pay attention to waking synchronicities and additional dreams that could be connected. If this does happen, please bring them to our time together! Q: Why do I need 3-7 days' advance notice? A: This is to ensure that I properly prepare myself and my space to receive additional information that needs to come through regarding your dream. Dreams are not only imaginal experiences to be glanced at, dissected, psycho-analyzed, or assumed as unreal, and placed on a back burner. My ancestral and cultural beliefs view dreams as a space of awakening: an intermediary between our waking realm and the many spiritual planes that exist. Receiving your dream the night before does not serve to assist either of us on this journey of discovery. Q: Can you interpret and tell me what my dream means? I don't know how to do that. A: I firmly believe the dreamer ultimately determines what the dream means, and I am simply a guide to assist you in discovering what is being communicated. In our session(s), I will always ask "How does this land for you?" or, "What is coming up for you as I share what's emerging?". This is a part of the intuitive guidance that I am tapping into: I am asking both my guides and yours to assist me with clarity so that you too can receive clarity. I ask questions that allow greater unfolding. All throughout the process you are invited and encouraged to tap in and listen to what is emerging for you. Q: What kind of training do you have, or is it all based on your cultural background? A: I love this question! My upbringing revolved around dream memory and sharing. This means my mother stressed and reinforced the importance of remembering my dreams. Dreaming was all about traveling the spiritual realms and receiving guidance. I've been recalling and integrating my dreams since I was three; that's about 35 years of dream interpretation/weaving experience. The cultural influences are diverse: the cosmology that my understanding of dreams is rooted in is one where the Primordial Mothers are the creators. This means my Indian (Shakta/Tantric), African (parthenogenetic seven mothers), and Nordic (3 fates) ancestry has played a prominent role in my ancestral dreaming, interpretation, and embodiment experiences. I have lived my life following my dreams.

Everything in the "Dream Revelations" offering, plus an exploration of what integration and embodiment practices could work for you to ground this information. Dream Revelations offering: What are your dreams trying to convey? What messages from deep within (yourself) or great beyond (spiritual realms) are trying to get your attention? This is a basic exploration of what messages are trying to emerge through your sleep visionary experience(s): we spend time exploring and speaking about your dream, what life/waking events are related, and how they are interconnected. You can bring ONE long dream, a small series of dreams that are undoubtedly connected (2 or 3), or recurring dreams. Embodiment/Integration add-on: In this Embodied DreamWeaving session, we will also discuss cultural connections - be it ancestrally related via DNA, or past life connections - AND explore ways to ground this information. Is it through movement (authentic/embodied movement, yoga asanas, dance, etc.), a creative project, independent research (resources will be provided if this option appeals to you), or a combination of what appeals to you and/or what is being intuited? After we explore your dream and you've come to a space of clarity of what is being conveyed (or a revelation of the next steps), we discuss how to best ground what's been revealed. After booking this session, please email me with your dream - typed or audio recording is okay, just please ensure the audio is clear (no background noise and clear dictation please), is saved in a .wav format, and less than 25MB to be sent through email. If you have WeTransfer, that could work too. The date you book for our session will be the day we meet/chat. This means I will need your dream in advance: at LEAST 3 days in advance (preferable), 7 days in advance is the maximum. This will allow me the time to sit with and intuitively receive any additional meanings or guidance that could be helpful to you. Once I have confirmed receipt of your dream via email, I will also invite you to pay attention to waking synchronicities and additional dreams that could be connected. If this does happen, please bring them to our time together! Q: Why do I need 3-7 days' advance notice? A: This is to ensure that I properly prepare myself and my space to receive additional information that needs to come through regarding your dream. Dreams are not only imaginal experiences to be glanced at, dissected, psycho-analyzed, or assumed as unreal, and placed on a back burner. My ancestral and cultural beliefs view dreams as a space of awakening: an intermediary between our waking realm and the many spiritual planes that exist. Receiving your dream the night before does not serve to assist either of us on this journey of discovery. Q: Can you interpret and tell me what my dream means? I don't know how to do that. A: I firmly believe the dreamer ultimately determines what the dream means, and I am simply a guide to assist you in discovering what is being communicated. In our session(s), I will always ask "How does this land for you?" or, "What is coming up for you as I share what's emerging?". This is a part of the intuitive guidance that I am tapping into: I am asking both my guides and yours to assist me with clarity so that you too can receive clarity. I ask questions that allow greater unfolding. All throughout the process you are invited and encouraged to tap in and listen to what is emerging for you. Q: What kind of training do you have, or is it all based on your cultural background? A: I love this question! My upbringing revolved around dream memory and sharing. This means my mother stressed and reinforced the importance of remembering my dreams. Dreaming was all about traveling the spiritual realms and receiving guidance. I've been recalling and integrating my dreams since I was three; that's about 35 years of dream interpretation/weaving experience. The cultural influences are diverse: the cosmology that my understanding of dreams is rooted in is one where the Primordial Mothers are the creators. This means my Indian (Shakta/Tantric), African (parthenogenetic seven mothers), and Nordic (3 fates) ancestry has played a prominent role in my ancestral dreaming, interpretation, and embodiment experiences. I have lived my life following my dreams.

Are you interested in learning to dance or taking dance classes? Is there fear holding you back? Would you like to overcome this fear so that you can move in life and dance, from a place of embodiment and confidence? Are you looking to deepen your movement practice and bring your embodiment to a higher level of self-love and authenticity? Do you desire to enhance your presence through movement, wherever you show up? Are you searching for a nonjudgmental way to become more appreciative of your body? To deepen your relationship with your body? Quest for Wholeness + movement + creative expression= a creative expression of Individuality…Amor Fati embodied Inspired by Authentic Movement developed by Janet Adler, 'Embodied Movement' is giving physical form to inner impulses – 'that psychic force that creates such images and sensations' – without judgment or censorship, understanding and honoring what is manifested. Developing embodied movement requires developing the conscious awareness of your body and its internal environment, with the intention to allow an unfolding and authentic flow of sensation, conversation and relation [relation to yourself within and without]. It honors and encourages the creative process of personal growth and transformation, being and becoming, healing and existence. Movement is more than just physical action: it begins as a force of energy that creates sensations and images. They are then embodied through physical movement in a variety of ways. Embodied Movement is honored as a model for discovery, healing, creativity, inquiry, and exploration. The focus is on re-establishing a connection to the flow of life within and without, mindful of one’s connection to Self, Humanity, Nature, and the Cosmos. Consider the inherent characteristics of movement and challenge yourself to discover creative ways of expressing your process of being and becoming an individual that stands in authenticity and self-love. A minimum of 3 sessions is suggested for a grounding of your experiences. You can, of course, book by session. Please ready your space for our time together. You'll want to wear comfortable clothing, have some nourishment nearby (water, sacred items or an altar), strong internet access for Zoom to function well, a working camera and audio through your computer, and a journal to jot down impressions or noteworthy insights that emerge when we come to the end of the session.

Dana Yoga Vidya: Giving oneself to the Divine in order to (re)awaken the indwelling of the divine. This yogic practice in the process of reconnecting to the divine/one's inner divinity, and embodying this connection through breath (pranayama), visualization (drishti), and sculptural forms. Doing so rejuvenates one's body, mind, and soul in deeply integrative ways. The name, "Dana Yoga Vidya" was revealed to me as a means to clarify for me, the name and purpose of the practice that was being revealed to me from the Great Mother/Devi. Dana Yoga Vidya (DYV), a yogic practice revealed by and dedicated to the Divine Mother, is an integrative practice that is generally used as the fundamental foundation for learning the temple dance - the Apsu Rasa - transmitted to me via ancestral dreams by ancestral mothers and primordial water divinities - the Apsaras - which aides in developing one's movements as an Upasana (devotional offering dedicated to deity). For those that are not interested in developing themselves as a sacred dancer, DYV can still be engaged as a daily rejuvenative practice. The ground of being, the space where we ground our focus in and move from with drishti (focus), breath (pranayama), and movement from one asana to another, is Amritarasa ,the essence of Amrita. This is the ground of rejuvenation, what we tap into as we move through our practice and life. The concept of Amritarasa was revealed to me in trance meditative states during the intensive study and development of my own personal practice during my three year, three-month, three-week ancestral pilgrimage, and a series of ancestral dreams that span over the course of 15 years. It is also related to the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, the Samudra Manthana that explains the origin of Amrita, interpreted through these revelations/ancestral dreams. Two years after completing my ancestral pilgrimage, I decided to gain my yoga certification as a way to understand the yoga philosophy at its roots, and ways I could integrate and develop the practice that was revealed to me. My yoga certification helped to inform this process. As I grow within my own practice and honor the Divine Mother that revealed it to me, I will continue to learn more about the many roots of yoga and ways my practice can evolve, so that I may continue to be of service to both humanity and the Divine. Each single session focuses on a short sequence, developing your pranayama, drishti, and asana transitions. If you would like to progressively experience a more in-depth and focused journey through the entire DYV-First Sequence, and integrate and reflect on that experience through expressive arts, please consider booking a 6 or 9 week session : 6 for $250 9 for $375

Dana Yoga Vidya: Giving oneself to the Divine in order to (re)awaken the indwelling of the divine. 6 for $250 w/o Chowka 10 (an energetic seal at the end of the practice). This yogic practice is the process of reconnecting to the divine/one's inner divinity, and embodying this connection through breath (pranayama), visualization (Drishti), and sculptural temple dance forms. Doing so rejuvenates one's body, mind, and soul in deeply integrative ways. This session ONLY teaches the full asana sequence and not the energetic seal. This seal at the end of the asana sequence is an Odissi basic/foundational sequence that contains all the patterns before it (Chowka 1-9). It's a lovely way to put an energetic "stamp of completion" at the end of your practice.

Dana Yoga Vidya: Giving oneself to the Divine in order to (re)awaken the indwelling of the divine. This yogic practice is the process of reconnecting to the divine/one's inner divinity, and embodying this connection through breath (pranayama), visualization (Drishti), and sculptural temple dance forms. Doing so rejuvenates one's body, mind, and soul in deeply integrative ways. This session includes the full sequence and a small dance, a slightly challenging sequence that serves as a creative energy lock at the end of the full sequence. It's a lovely way to put an energetic "stamp of completion" at the end of your practice. ------- 9 for $375 with the Chowka 10 (a seal of completion - an energetic seal at the end of the practice). This session includes the full sequence and a small dance, a slightly challenging sequence that serves as a creative energy lock at the end of the full sequence. It's a lovely way to put an energetic "stamp of completion" at the end of your practice. This Odissi basic/foundational sequence contains all the patterns before it (Chowka 1-9).