Dragon Academy Presents: Shadow Dance Immersion

Dragon Academy Presents:

SHADOW DANCE
A Transformative Immersion for Relational Edgeworkers

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An Invitation to Shadow Dance
*This is an advertisment for our full Immersion at the end of March. CLICK HERE for the one day workshop in Puna on March 15.
This March 28 – April 2, immerse yourself in the lush, untamed beauty of Puna, Hawaii, for a transformative 5-night, 6-day retreat on the Big Island.
Imagine being enveloped in geothermal hot springs, caressed by tropical breezes, and mesmerized by the enchanting call of birds and coqui frogs. In this sacred land, you will embark on the Shadow Dance — a courageous exploration into the darkness of the unknown.
It is more important now than ever to come together for cooperation and collaboration as a human species. By facing our own shadows, we cultivate the physical and emotional fitness required to expand our capacity to hold space in our communities, building resilience and trust in both ourselves and each other.
We'll connect the physical dance to the relational dance through contact improv, acro-yoga, water based explorations, embodied feelings practices and relational edgework, honing the arts of attunement, learning how to listen with your body, to hold and be held, and to find balance in shared weight.
Our robust and diverse team of space holders will shine light on your blindspots, assist you in crafting a vision for stepping into leadership, and lovingly hold you accountable to the path you choose.
Will you surrender to the rhythm of your shadow dance?
Who are we?
We are a growth-oriented community focused on developing Self-Responsible human beings. Why? Because that's what the world needs more of.

At Dragon Academy, we don’t just talk about transformation—we live it. Our relational edgework practices guide you beyond theory, into a field where you feel the shifts in your body, where your outdated programming is consciously exposed, and where new ways of being are embodied through real-time feedback and container practices.
Learn About Our Values
Our Impact

Watch Sabrina in her FIRE.
"The Dragon Academy gave me tools to face confrontation and stand my ground, something I had never done before. I am significantly less afraid of intense situations now.”

Watch Maggy in her Tenderness.
"Being in this community has allowed me to go to the deep places inside of myself that I've been really afraid to go for a long time.”

Watch Josh in his Awe.
"We have such clear rules, we can push so many edges, and experience so many sides of each other, and we're all free to be more of ourselves.”
Our Methods

Foundational Exercises
Sharpen Your Presence, Attunement, & Interoception
With powerful, focused exercises, we drop into connection. Warmups dissolve social masks, and we dive into embodying the full spectrum of anger, fear, sadness and joy. Through playful and intentional relational dances, you’ll feel your edges soften as you connect deeply with others.

Container Work
Confront Your Individual Edges
Within intimate groups, you’ll focus on your personal challenges—such as standing in the places where you would normally collapse, exploring edges of intimacy that are foreign to you, or expressing rage with your “no.” These containers are raw and real, pushing you to face the parts of yourself you’ve kept hidden.

Stage Work
Be Witnessed as you Redefine Yourself
Step onto the stage and explore new expressions of self, supported by the group’s presence. Try on new ways of being in front of others, and let their witnessing and feedback empower and transform you in real time.

Embodied Practices
Center & Connect to Your Body
Through intimacy practices, movement, meditation, song, and ritual, you’ll deepen into the present moment. These practices ground you in your body, open your heart, and help you experience the bliss of coherence in communion with others.

Dragon Culture
Experience a new model for what home life can be...
We intentionally cultivate a deeply regulating, highly self-responsible, and compassonately attuned environment that can't help but foster beauty and aliveness. Experience the medicine and leave prepared to share this level of presence in your home community.
Our Home
Puna Rainforest Hot Spring Estate

We will escape to the Puna Rainforest Hot Spring Retreat, a private and luxurious estate nestled in the heart of ancient, sacred land and vibrant tropical forest. Surrounded by lush rainforest and breathtaking ocean views, this serene getaway invites you to reconnect with nature’s raw beauty and wisdom.
The main house and four cottages are beautifully appointed, offering a comfortable and peaceful living space. You’ll have access to a swimming pool, volcanic hot spring tubs, and a private 1.2-mile nature trail that weaves through the enchanting landscape, grounding you in the magic and aliveness of Puna’s rich heritage.
Our Space Holders
Alison Williams
Lead Facilitator

Ali, a former Olympic athlete, brings her dedication to creating spaces for deep transformation. After guiding hundreds at Hawaii Eco Retreat, she founded the Dragon Academy. Once conditioned to suppress emotions, she now creates relational environments that empower others to shed their armor and cultivate aliveness—the ability to fully express and embrace the full spectrum of feelings—unlocking the radiance of the present moment.
Axios Papaflessas
Lead Facilitator

Axios channels over 20 years of expertise in psychotherapies, intimacy practices, and embodied arts into one soul mission: Fierce Love. Once conditioned to suppress his power, he now stands for a more Self-Responsible world where people reclaim their voice and embrace their intrinsic worth. His work empowers others to courageously hone feelings into their greatest strengths, unlocking the immense power that ignites their Being.
Chris Taylor
Apprentice Facilitator

Chris blends the precision of a seasoned leader with the spirit of a playful explorer. Through a spicy mix of authentic relating, tantra, consent, Acroyoga , power exchange, and deep listening, he guides people to explore their edges and deepen trust. Drawing from his rich background of teaching at festivals worldwide, community building, non-profit leadership, flowstate consciousness, and counseling skills Chris crafts experiences that transform strangers into conspirators and hesitation into bold action.
Sabrina Magellan
Apprentice Facilitator

Sabrina was the first person on board when Dragon Academy started hosting retreats and has developed her personal and relational skills to a point where stepping into facilitation is the clear path forward. She embodies the ultimate purpose of the Academy; to transform individuals into those who have the capacity to walk powerfully in the world and lead others to do the same.
Shannon Sahaja
Contact Improv Facilitator

Shannon Sahaja is an embodiment alchemist with 2 decades of experience as a movement arts facilitator. Her passion is to bring presence and emotional intelligence into the field. To show up as a safe space for the younger parts of ourselves to thaw out and open up. Shannon creates environments where people feel safe, seen, held, respected, and honored in their uniqueness.
Your Investment
Early Dragon
$1,900

SOLD OUT!
Fierce Dragon
$2,200

SOLD OUT!
Generous Dragon
$2,500

1 ticket left!
What's Included?

🌴 5 Nights & 6 Days of Embodied Exploration
Immerse yourself in a profound experience designed to unlock new layers of yourself, surrounded by a supportive community on a shared journey of growth.
🛏️ Comfortable Accommodations Surrounded by Nature
Rest and rejuvenate in cozy shared accommodations nestled in Hawaii's tropical paradise. Rooms include comfortable king, queen and single beds, offering the perfect space to unwind after days filled with exploration and connection.
🍍 11 Nourishing, Homemade Meals
Savor fresh, vibrant meals crafted to energize your body and soul. We all take turns preparing meals and cleaning the kitchen in a collaborative, contribution-oriented home environment.
👥 Guidance from 5 Experienced Spaceholders
Benefit from the wisdom and care of our facilitators, who will take turns bringing forth alive and exceptionally held workshops every step of the way.
📞 2 Pre-Immersion Preparation Calls
Receive personalized guidance and set clear intentions for your journey with two preparation group calls, ensuring you're ready to dive deep.
📲 2 Post-Immersion Integration Calls
Continue your transformation with two follow-up integration group calls, helping you bring the insights and breakthroughs from the immersion into your daily life.
This Immersion is For:

🌱 Those at pivotal moments in life, ready to cultivate deeper purpose and authenticity.
🔥 Individuals eager to break through old patterns, surrender outdated identities, and step into a more expansive self.
🌍 Those navigating personal or global challenges, committed to creating a meaningful life in the face of uncertainty.
🦸‍♂️ Self-aware individuals who value personal responsibility, clear boundaries, and mutual growth.
🧗‍♀️ Anyone seeking an immersive, hands-on experience that goes beyond surface-level workshops, willing to face discomfort in pursuit of transformation.

This Immersion is Not For:

🧘‍♀️ Those primarily focused on comfort, safety, and leisure, aiming to avoid intensity and discomfort at all costs.
🚫 Anyone unwilling to receive honest feedback or is resistant to trying something new.
🌪️ Individuals who are quick to blame and unwilling to explore their own contributions to difficult situations.
💣 People who intentionally provoke or unsettle others and avoid being with the consequences of their impact.
🔧 Individuals seeking an external authority to "fix" them or those wanting to "fix" others.
How to Join

1
Application
Fill out our prospective participant application.
2
Clarity Call
Meet Ali & Axios
and ask questions.
3
Reserve your spot
Submit payment in full. Payment plan if needed.
4
Retreat!
Join us March 28th in Hawaii!
Ready to fly higher?
Join the Dragon Academy

Apply Here
Contact Us
Questions? Get in touch with us!
Ali Whatsapp: +1-916-995-5856; Axios Whatsapp: +1-262-510-1790
Ali Whatsapp: +1-916-995-5856; Axios Whatsapp: +1-262-510-1790
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Cancellation Policy?

No refunds will be issued before the event starts, or if you withdraw from the event any time after it begins.

We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover illness, injury or other unexpected life circumstances (costs about $75 through WorldNomads).

If the event is impaired due to force majeure and cannot take place, we are not obliged to cover any damages or refund the ticket price. We reserve the right to change the date due to force majeure. In this case your payment will be transfered to the new date.

How to get there?

Location:
Puna, Hawaii

Carpooling:
We'll add you to the group thread as soon as you reserve your spot. You can find other participants to carpool with.

Public Transportation:
TBA
Arrival and Departure?
Arrival at the venue is between 4-5 PM on Friday, March 28.
We strongly prefer that you stay through casual breakfast, space breakdown, and group departure between 10-11 AM on Wednesday, April 2. However, if your travel plans require an earlier departure on Wednesday morning, please let us know.
What does a typical day look like?

🌅 Movement or embodiment practice in the morning
🔥 Workshop in the morning
⚡ Workshop in the afternoon or evening
🎉 Connection, celebration, and/or relaxation activities in the evening
🍽️ Breaks for meals, rest, and integration

"The spiritual journey is not a career or a success story. It is a series of small humiliations of the false self that become more and more profound."
~ Carl Jung

Dragon Academy Presents: SHADOW DANCE

A Transformative Immersion for Relational Edgeworkers

An Invitation to Shadow Dance

This March 28 – April 2, immerse yourself in the lush, untamed beauty of Puna, Hawaii, for a transformative 5-night, 6-day retreat on the Big Island.

Imagine being enveloped in geothermal hot springs, caressed by tropical breezes, and mesmerized by the enchanting call of birds and coqui frogs. In this sacred land, you will embark on the Shadow Dance — a courageous exploration into the darkness of the unknown.

We'll connect the physical dance to the relational dance through contact improv, acro-yoga, water based explorations, embodied feelings practices and relational edgework, honing the arts of attunement, learning how to listen with your body, to hold and be held, and to find balance in shared weight.

Our robust and diverse team of space holders will shine light on your blindspots, assist you in crafting a vision for stepping into leadership, and lovingly hold you accountable to the path you choose.

Will you surrender to the rhythm of your shadow dance?

Who are we?

We are a growth-oriented community focused on developing Self-Responsible human beings. Why? Because that's what the world needs more of.

Our Impact

Watch Sabrina in her FIRE.

"The Dragon Academy gave me tools to face confrontation and stand my ground, something I had never done before. I am significantly less afraid of intense situations now.”

Watch Maggy in her Tenderness.

"Being in this community has allowed me to go to the deep places inside of myself that I've been really afraid to go for a long time.”

Watch Josh in his Awe.

"We have such clear rules, we can push so many edges, and experience so many sides of each other, and we're all free to be more of ourselves.”

Our Methods

Foundational Exercises

Sharpen Your Presence, Attunement, & Interoception

With powerful, focused exercises, we drop into connection. Warmups dissolve social masks, and we dive into embodying the full spectrum of anger, fear, sadness and joy. Through playful and intentional relational dances, you’ll feel your edges soften as you connect deeply with others.

Container Work

Confront Your Individual Edges

Stage Work

Be Witnessed as you Redefine Yourself

Embodied Practices

Center & Connect to Your Body

Through intimacy practices, movement, meditation, song, and ritual, you’ll deepen into the present moment. These practices ground you in your body, open your heart, and help you experience the bliss of coherence in communion with others.

Dragon Culture

Experience a new model for what home life can be...

We intentionally cultivate a deeply regulating, highly self-responsible, and compassonately attuned environment that can't help but foster beauty and aliveness. Experience the medicine and leave prepared to share this level of presence in your home community.

Our Home

Puna Rainforest Hot Spring Estate

Our Space Holders

Alison Williams

Axios Papaflessas

Chris Taylor

Sabrina Magellan

Shannon Sahaja

Your Investment

Early Dragon

Fierce Dragon

Generous Dragon

What's Included?

🌴 5 Nights & 6 Days of Embodied Exploration

Immerse yourself in a profound experience designed to unlock new layers of yourself, surrounded by a supportive community on a shared journey of growth.

🛏️ Comfortable Accommodations Surrounded by Nature

🍍 11 Nourishing, Homemade Meals

👥 Guidance from 5 Experienced Spaceholders

Benefit from the wisdom and care of our facilitators, who will take turns bringing forth alive and exceptionally held workshops every step of the way.

📞 2 Pre-Immersion Preparation Calls

Receive personalized guidance and set clear intentions for your journey with two preparation group calls, ensuring you're ready to dive deep.

📲 2 Post-Immersion Integration Calls

Continue your transformation with two follow-up integration group calls, helping you bring the insights and breakthroughs from the immersion into your daily life.

🌱 Those at pivotal moments in life, ready to cultivate deeper purpose and authenticity.

🔥 Individuals eager to break through old patterns, surrender outdated identities, and step into a more expansive self.

🌍 Those navigating personal or global challenges, committed to creating a meaningful life in the face of uncertainty.

🦸‍♂️ Self-aware individuals who value personal responsibility, clear boundaries, and mutual growth.

🧗‍♀️ Anyone seeking an immersive, hands-on experience that goes beyond surface-level workshops, willing to face discomfort in pursuit of transformation.

🧘‍♀️ Those primarily focused on comfort, safety, and leisure, aiming to avoid intensity and discomfort at all costs.

🚫 Anyone unwilling to receive honest feedback or is resistant to trying something new.

🌪️ Individuals who are quick to blame and unwilling to explore their own contributions to difficult situations.

💣 People who intentionally provoke or unsettle others and avoid being with the consequences of their impact.

🔧 Individuals seeking an external authority to "fix" them or those wanting to "fix" others.

How to Join

Application

Clarity Call

Reserve your spot

Retreat!

Ready to fly higher?

Join the Dragon Academy

Contact Us

Questions? Get in touch with us!

Gallery

FAQ

Cancellation Policy?

No refunds will be issued before the event starts, or if you withdraw from the event any time after it begins.

We highly recommend purchasing travel insurance to cover illness, injury or other unexpected life circumstances (costs about $75 through WorldNomads).

If the event is impaired due to force majeure and cannot take place, we are not obliged to cover any damages or refund the ticket price. We reserve the right to change the date due to force majeure. In this case your payment will be transfered to the new date.

How to get there?

Dragon Academy Presents:

SHADOW DANCE