C O R E M O T I O N SCHEDULE 2024-2025
“SPACE IS THE PLACE.” Sun Ra
“By opening keys to the body and its energies, Daria Fain’s Internal Alchemy as a Motor for Performance (aka C O R E M O T I O N) radically shifted my idea of what vocal sound could do. Daria Fain is a gifted teacher with rare perceptive capacities, capable of creating communities that are rigorous, warm, and safe environments for discovery.” Samita Sinha
Un experiential exploration to merge creativity, healing, and spirituality by Daria Faïn
Mission:
This comprehensive study program covers multiple interdependent aspects of health, spirituality, and creativity, providing students with a well-rounded education.
My long-term research is inspired by an endless curiosity about the human experience as a means of creating performances, which led me to become an Alexander teacher and a never-ending student of Tao and Tibetan Buddhism.
The program is conceived with different modules focusing on complementary aspects of being.
The seeker of happiness is within us, and strength and fluidity in the body support a mind at rest and vis versa. The program is a journey to unify mind and body as we experience the dynamics of our emotions and psyche within spaciousness in the creative impetus of the art of life.
The program is addressed to all levels of experience.
It is designed to be taken one module at a time, as a combination of modules, or as the program as a whole.
The program will officially begin in January. I will offer a series of teachings from October through December for people who want to try classes.
Registration above in the calendar.
No one will be rejected for lack of funds. If you have financial difficulties, please get in touch with admin@dariafain.net.
Courses schedule 2024-25
DETAILS ON CLASSES AND WORKSHOPS
WEEKLY CLASSES
MODULE 1: Weekly limited series
This series comprises 16 2-hour classes held twice weekly
These seasonal classes focus on correspondences following the Chinese Five Element theory to optimize bodymind awareness and stability in the experience of change.
Tues and Thurs 10 am - 12 pm.
FALL: Oct: 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
Nov: 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 22
LOCATION: 115 Wooster St # 2F Soho NY - All classes are also online via Zoom.
The Fall series will focus on Metal/Lungs/Large Intestine/Skin.
*Recordings are available for one week when you purchase a single class and longer for participants registered for the full module.
REGISTRATION: click on the calendar to register
Meditative Absorption
Weekly 9 sessions package — online
Fridays 8 am: Oct 4, 11, 18, 25 - Nov 1, 8 15, 22, 29
In this class, Daria will provide simple guidance on opening to an awakened state of rest, drawing on simple sitting contemplative practices from the Taoist and Buddhist traditions.
REGISTRATION: click on the calendar to register
WORKSHOPS
Tai Chi Weekend in Beacon, NY
Master Mantak Chia 13 Movement Tai Chi Form taught by Daria Faïn
At Valley Spirit Acupuncture in Beacon, NY
Nov 2-3: Sat, 9 am-1 pm, 2 pm-5 pm, and Sunday, 9 am to 12 pm
REGISTER by 10/15: $130
Register 10/16 - 10/28: $150
Registration closes on 10/28
BASIC INTERNAL ALCHEMY (online only)
Nov 10, 9 am - 1 pm
The 6 Healing Sounds - The Microcosmic Orbit - Inner Smile
The 6 Healing Sounds are an effective way to restore and maintain a balance between emotions and internal organs.
The Inner Smile connects with your original force as an energy to cultivate, store, and move internally.
The Microcosmic Orbit is a practice that links the two principal meridians in the body, balances Yin and Yang energy, and enables you to multiply the energy flow in the other meridians.
SEASONAL WORKSHOP: METAL DYNAMIC AGENT
November 24, 10 am - 3 pm
LOCATION: 115 Wooster St # 2F Soho NY - All classes are also online via Zoom.
Within the continuum of awareness, Daria frames the seasons as an experience of the dynamic of change. The Chinese 5-Element Theory attunes us to our elemental constitution, the year’s seasonal unfolding, and the seasons of life. These workshops develop our intuitive awareness for contemplating our personal and collective experience of change.
Autumn attunes us to a receding energy, a time to let go. It is related to the dusk time of day and age, as when hair turns grey or the year’s first frost appears. It is related to our respiratory system and the sorrow, grief, and sadness, which also nourish our courage and clear-mindedness of seeing what is precious and what isn’t needed, like taking a good shit!
All are welcome; no prerequisite; we all learn from each other.
REGISTRATION: click on the calendar to register
RETREAT IN PALENQUE, MEXICO
"Shedding” Qigong Retreat
January 29-Feb. 5, 2025
Find more info and REGISTER
For the class and workshop organized by C O R E M O T I O N, the payments will be structured with options that reflect how income is distributed:
Tier 1 allocates a percentage to support students with financial difficulties
Tier 2 shows your generosity to the teacher
Tier 3 is the bare minimum to make the teaching happen
To register, please click the link for your class/workshop date on the calendar below and choose your option.
Workshops*: To Register, click the Workshop on the date you wish to attend on the calendar above.
Please note that I prefer receiving payment via Venmo @racheldaria-fain-1 or Zelle: 718-450-1356. But you are welcome to use the links below for credit cards and convenience.
No students will rejected for lack of funds. If you have financial difficulties, please reach out! There is always a way :)