Dance into Ancient Wisdom
A Retreat in Tuscany
Movement, Tarot, Kabbalah, Community
with Janice Steinberg & Jennifer Lucero-Earle
May 25 – 31, 2025
Whether you need to lighten your heart, tap into your wellspring of inner peace—or just have a lovely vacation—we’d love to have you be a part of our Dance into Ancient Wisdom retreat! With us, you’ll explore the deep wisdom of your own body as we dance through the wisdom traditions of Tarot and Kabbalah (Jewish mysticism). Guided by two master teachers (myself and Janice Steinberg), you’ll experience joyful body-mind-spirit classes and opportunities for reflection and creative expression. Discover how these ancient ways of knowing will enrich your life.
You’ll have fun! You will feast on locally sourced meals prepared by our private chef, accompanied by lively conversation and lots of laughter. You’ll also have ample contemplative, restorative time to stroll, relax by the rainwater swimming pool, and “let the soft animal of your body love what it loves” (Mary Oliver).
Clicking on the link below will take you to our retreat information and registration pages.
https://danceintoancientwisdom.wetravel.com/trips/dance-into-ancient-wisdom-2025-jennifer-and-janice-retreat-in-tuscany-54398852
Registration fees for our retreat increase after October 15, 2024.
Your Guides … & a Very Special Host
Janice Steinberg and Jennifer Lucero-Earle draw on extensive movement backgrounds—dance (Nia, modern, African, Shake Your Soul, authentic movement), yoga (including yoga nidra), QiGong, and somatic therapy—as well as deep personal study of Tarot (Jennifer) and the Kabbalah Tree of Life (Janice). We look forward to sharing our passions with you!
You may have met the delightful Kriszti Van Slyke when she was part of our San Diego dance community. Kriszti now directs Terzo di Danciano and will give us an especially warm welcome.
The Property
Located 2 hours southeast of Florence, Terzo di Danciano is small medieval hamlet that has been lovingly restored, retaining the unique character of its history while offering the comforts of a graceful country home. Known since Roman times for its breathtaking panoramic position, the property is surrounded by serene and pristine nature.
• The terraced garden has ancient mulberry and olive trees which are harvested to produce their own cold-pressed olive oil.
• The swimming pool uses filtered rain water and is surrounded by a sunbathing deck oriented towards the rising sun.
• The private spa center provides a serene place to unwind and offers a large whirlpool bath, Turkish bath, infrared sauna, cold shower and massage/facial treatments.
• The elegant bedrooms and living areas are made of natural handcrafted materials decorated with colors that maintain the patina and charm of centuries past.
• Movement sessions will be held in the spacious theater, which boasts high ceilings, aged wooden floors, bare stone walls and lovely natural light.
Accommodations
The Main House is a magnificent 16th century construction and has 10 bedrooms and 8 bathrooms. The floors, stairs, plasterwork, paint and vaults have all been renovated to preserve their unique character and history. Rooms on the upper floors have stunning views of the surrounding countryside, while the ground room floors have direct access to the terrace and garden. Providing the best of both worlds, this setting with Old World charm also has high-speed WiFi.
What’s included:
- 6 nights accommodation in a lovingly restored 16th century complex with storybook rooms
- Joyous body-mind-spirit practices, adaptable for all levels
- Three locally-sourced, homemade meals per day: sumptuous breakfast, buffet lunch, seated dinner; special dietary requirements won’t simply be “accommodated,” you will receive gourmet meals
- Full use of property amenities: swimming pool, terraced gardens, private spa facility (jacuzzi, hot-stone hamman, infrared sauna)
- Special group cooking class and dinner
- Guided day-long excursion to Orvieto, including a tour of the ancient Etruscan underground city
- Half-day Magical Mystery tour
- Artisan visits to a master jewelry maker and a ceramic artist
Visit our WeTravel site for details.
What’s not included:
- Airfare to and from Italy
- Trip (with travelers health) insurance – highly recommended
- Spa services such as massage
- Wine (available for purchase) with meals
- Any and all gratuities for accommodations, transportation, spa treatments, etc.
- Credit card, wire transfer, and processing fees
- Roundtrip transportation to/from Florence airport on May 25 & 31, 2025. *Terzo di Danciano has a list of transportation options that we can provide you with.
A registration link is below. Just click on the button. If you have questions, contact either:
Jennifer Lucero-Earle: jennifer@jenniferluceroearle.com
Janice Steinberg: janicesteinberg@cox.net
Stay tuned for upcoming ArcanaDance™ workshops and classes.
To be rescheduled for sometime in 2024…
ArcanaDance™ – The Dance of Divine Play: Embodied Storytelling, Tarot, and Movement – To be Rescheduled once Coronavirus Pandemic stabilizes and passes
Lila, or Leela, is a practice and philosophy in yoga that roughly translates into “creative play with the divine.” It is spontaneous and vibrant energy that invites us to co-create our life in partnership with outside forces – nature, spirit, humanity, etc. We all carry narratives and stories about our history, present and in some ways, about our future. Divine play invites us to shift those narratives from a new lens, one rooted in a delightful dance with a generous, fun, ever-flowing, bountiful and loving Universe.
In the tarot, the Fool card is the archetype associated with trust and joy in the journey of life.
Some of our stories have been written. Some of those stories may desire a new narrative or mythology. There are stories eager to be written and new narratives waiting to be discovered. There can be joy and lightness in the creation of and sharing of story. The Fool will be our trusted guide and co-creative archetypal partner on our journey to create a personal narrative sourced from divine play.
What you will experience:
- A somatic exploration of divine play
- An introduction to embodied storytelling
- Playing with tarot as a creative story-shifting catalyst
- The seeds of a new narrative
ArcanaDance™ is somatic tarot. Created by Jennifer Lucero-Earle, this therapeutic practice is designed to facilitate self-discovery, empowerment, transformation & healing through a fusion of tarot, guided movement & music. No tarot or dance experience required.
There will be several tarot decks available for participants to use during the workshop. However, participants are welcome to bring a tarot deck of their own, if they have one they’d like to use.
Your Guides:
Jennifer Lucero-Earle is the creator of ArcanaDance™, a therapeutic somatic practice that fuses archetypes, self-inquiry and tarot with guided movement. She is also a somatic therapist-in-training and movement facilitator with over 30 years of experience working with the tarot. What Jennifer loves most in the world is facilitating safe, non-judgmental, and culturally compassionate experiences for people to move, feel, heal, and grow into their most joyful self.
Liziah Richards is a mental health therapist, Yoga instructor, writer, and performing artist that is passionate about helping people. Through movement, therapeutic conversation, intuitive guidance and heart opening practices she supports people to live with more compassion and joy. She helps people heal from painful life experience and create new awareness and patterns that allow healthier relationship with self and others.
Online Course Launching in 2024
Stay tuned for more information. Early next year, I will be launching the first online ArcanaDance™ course.
An ArcanaDance Course with Jennifer Lucero-Earle
Dancing with the Devil: A Somatic Exploration of the Shadow
In the tarot, The Devil represents the archetype of the shadow. The shadow embodies any part of us that we’ve banished to the dark – the parts of us we’ve denied expression, exposure and discovery. The shadow also reveals to us a complex relationship with power. Who, what, where and how do you give your power over, and at what cost?
Somatic means “relating to the body.” The body is not only where we experience life, it is the frontier of our transformation. ArcanaDance™ brings the tarot to life through the body. In this course you will learn about the physical imprint of the shadow as expressed and experienced through the language of the body. You will also learn how to use and transform the contractive energy of the shadow into something new and more expansive.
Join us for Six Online Sessions:
- Intro to the Shadow via Somatic Tarot
- Exploring the Personal Shadow
- Exploring the Collective Shadow
- Moving with the Shadow
- Transforming the Shadow
- Shadow Council
Delivery methods:
- Live sessions (will be recorded)
- PDF lessons with journaling prompts
- Short video lessons (movement) with accompanying suggested playlists
- Office Hours/Q&A via Private Facebook Group
More information to come!
Bring a workshop or retreat to you:
If you are interested in hosting Jennifer to bring an ArcanaDance workshop or experience to your community or group, please contact her directly at jennifer@jenniferluceroearle.com. Jennifer enjoys customizing ArcanaDance workshops for both private and public groups.
Stay tuned to my website to learn of offerings throughout the country, including online, in the year ahead (2020).
List of workshops and retreats:
See a list of previous workshops and retreats here.
What people are saying:
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