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Maya Lila (Sanskrit for illusion and play ) is a body based approach to dance, movement, voice, music and spoken word developed by Joan Davis. It examines in depth, relationship to ourselves and that which we consider not ourselves.

It does this in a way that supports, nourishes and resources the personal self to join with the universal or collective self in a co creative and collaborative way, that is inclusive of the whole.




Maya Lila is a training for therapists, body workers, shamanic practitioners, artists and those who are already engaged in their own creative and personal journey.

Through Authentic Movement the training explores the nature of presence within the constancy of change through movement, art, working with objects, music, voice and spoken word. Witnessing skills are developed from the ground of a bodily felt sense through to the imaginal and cognitive self and are an important part of the process.