Join Samar Ocean Wolf Ciprian for a Compassionately Decolonized journey through Qoya Initiation & Intensive Teacher Training at the beautiful and wild Sky River Sanctuary on the Coromandel Coast of Aotearoa, New Zealand in February 2026.
At this time of global polycrisis, the need to inhabit our bodies with fullness, be in service to the Body of the Earth with reverence, and be in communion with community with honesty is not only necessary for a cohesive civilization, but for the continuity of human life on this blessed Earth.
Compassionate Decolonization is a framework that presumes an equal seat at the collective table for everyone, including the living world, while individual wounds are tended according to need. Equality is about everyone being allowed to experience wholeness.
Qoya provides us with a map of how to return to that wholeness. The path includes dance, movement as prayer, breath, ritual, pilgrimage, the magic of the Directions, and the inspired medicine shared by the Q’ero lineage that lives in the bones of this work.
Teacher Training is at once an exploration of your own heart and a devotion to the collective soul of every community in which you move. These trainings stay true to the structure and Spirit of Qoya, while illuminating opportunities to know each other more deeply as tribes, storytellers, wounded healers and the children and grandchildren of peoples who lived through Fire.
At the end of this week, expect not only to be inspired to share space, but to start building a world where we can stand in our unity as a species, belonging to the Earth.
Please email samar@moon-yoga.com to enquire or register
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Learn more about Samar on www.samaroceanwolfciprian.com
and about her work for Tul'ix Indigenous Arts on
www.tulixindigenousarts.com and IG @tulixindigenousarts
Initiation (Level 2)
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February 17th, 6:00 PM to February 19th, 1:00 PM
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Special Price: $444 USD
50% Payable upon registration directly to Qoya
50% balance payable to Samar by December 15th 2025
Prerequisites:
Intro (online) priced at $333 USD - sign up here.
Initiation builds on the concepts that you swam in at Intro. This two day nest is an opportunity to teach every part of a class and begin building the skills to teach a whole class at Intensive.
New Zealand Initiation Registration
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Intensive (Level 3)
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February 19th, 6:00 PM to February 24th, 1:00 PM
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Special Price: $1,111 USD
50% Payable upon registration directly to Qoya
50% balance payable to Samar by December 15th 2025
Prerequisites:
Intro & Initiation
This five day deep dive will involve dancing many classes and teaching your own, while being immersed in ceremony, ritual, nature and soul-expanding community.
New Zealand Intensive Registration
555.50
Returning Qoya Teachers
For returning Qoya teachers who wish to re-attend to support and explore Compassionate Decolonization, the cost is $700 NZD for the week (to cover room and board), payable in cash directly to Samar.
Location
Sky River Sanctuary is a wild place and unlike anywhere else on Earth. Right off of Opoutere beach on the Coromandel Coast of Aotearoa New Zealand, it is a portal out of collective chaos, closer to our Shared Dreaming.
The Ocean, Night Sky, Forests and Mountains will welcome you, along with a million tiny corners of magic and beauty. It is one of the most poignant places I have danced and danced with others and I love it with my whole heart.
Our intimate space is a home, supporting small groups to make myriad heartfelt journeys into the depths and out to the stars and back. Home-cooked meals, cosy rooms, fires, outdoor baths, ocean swims, and cups of cacao as the hawks swoop and the owls call make up the fabric of this place. To feel it, visit IG @skyriversanctuary
Address provided upon registration. Driveable easily from the North Island. If you are flying into Auckland, we will support with arranging carpooling.
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PLEASE NOTE: Spaces for both trainings are limited to ten participants
Itinerary
Use this itinerary to get a sense of what our time together will look like, but know that we will flow with the energy of the group, the weather, and our needs as they arise.
TENTATIVE Schedule
Initiation
Tuesday, February 17th
Arrival from 4 PM for a 6 PM Start
Wednesday, February 18th
Initiation Deep Dive and Time for Beach Swims
Thursday, February 19th
Final Morning for Initiation & Languid Rest After Lunch
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Intensive
Thursday, February 19th
Arrival from 4 PM for a 6 PM Start
Friday, Feb 20th - Monday, feb 23rd
Dance, Ceremony, Swims, Delicious Food and Tons of Dreaming as We Learn
Tuesday, February 24th
Final Morning of Movement and Ceremony, Lunch and Blessings for the journey
Registration
TO REGISTER, PLEASE EMAIL SAMAR AT SAMAR@MOON-YOGA.COM
PREREQUISITES
You must have completed the Introduction to Qoya online training ($333) in order to attend the Initiation and Intensive Trainings. If you’d like some guidance on how to complete these requirements before an upcoming Intensive, please contact us.
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CERTIFICATION
To become a Certified Qoya Teacher offering Qoya classes to the general public, you must complete the Intensive training, which includes teaching a class to a Qoya Teacher Trainer, and sign our Teacher Training Agreement. At the Intensive, you will have the opportunity to teach your class and sign the agreement, completing your Qoya Teacher journey. You can also opt to teach your certification class after the Intensive, if you desire more time to work on your teaching. To maintain your certification, you must participate in our Continuing Education program, which includes monthly phone calls with Rochelle and other resources to support your teaching practice.
Faq
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