The Way of the Rose
A deep dive into the virtues, qualities and wisdom of the Rose, explored through the pathways of Visionary Dance, Ritual, and practices of Remembrance. This immersion will conclude with an intimate concert, where you will have the opportunity to perform with Mayra Stark on her international tour.
An exciting new body of work from Eclectica
The Way of the Rose - With Guest Facilitator Marya Stark
Four day intensive 𖦹 26th February - 1st of March 𖦹 Level 1 216 York street, South Melbourne.
It's inside Melbourne Myotherapy and remedial massage.
You may have tasted the Rose, found intimacy with her aroma, met with her radiance…
Though, have you danced her into the fabric of your being?
Have you sung her into your spirit?
Have you allowed your heart to be pierced open by her thorns?
The Way of the Rose It is a four day deepening into the heart of her sacred mysteries, exploring and embodying her teachings through Visionary Dance, prayer-formance, somatic arts and practices rooted in feminine remembrance. This container a space of ripening one’s soul through returning to the body as a sanctuary, a gateway to ancestral knowledge and feminine wisdom, a bridge of remembrance, and a place of returning.
So… what exactly are we returning to? And what does it mean to be a bridge of remembrance?
Our true radiance has been somewhat diluted.
Let us acknowledge the impact of thousands of years of feminine suppression - the repercussions of religious indoctrination and the severing from the living intelligence of nature that once guided our every move.
Amidst all this trauma, erasure, and forgetting, we remain innately tethered to the wisdom of our primordial ancestors through the living current of the Rose.
To return to the Rose is to return to the radiant centre of remembrance - the pulse of beauty, truth, and sovereignty that has never left us. And in gathering with others who heed this call, we pave a path of reclamation through the sacred mirrors we hold for one another.
This is not a dance class - it is a ceremony of embodied remembrance - an awakening of the soul through movement, breath, and prayer. A re-threading of our bodies to the lineage of the Rose: the mystery schools of love, truth, and sovereignty that have pulsed quietly beneath every age of forgetting.
We are remembering. Remembering how to inhabit the body as temple, the heart as altar, the voice as offering. Remembering how to live in kinship and solidarity with one another. Remembering what it is to thrive as an extension of nature. Remembering the wisdom that seeds the fabric of these bodies we get to call home.
These sentiments are simply our birthright - and this is what the Rose so generously mirrors to us. We have a duty to remember and return, so that we may pave a brighter future for our descendants and bring justice to our ancestors who did not have the freedom, resources, or recognition to reclaim all that was suppressed.
Guest Facilitator and Headlining Artist:
Marya Stark
Marya Stark is an enchanting vocalist, composer, storyteller, and myth‑maker whose work flows from the threshold between the seen and unseen. She combines classical vocal training and a background in music therapy with a deep reverence for myth, ritual, and energetic healing to craft immersive sonic experiences. Originally from Phoenix, Arizona, Marya has released multiple solo albums - most recently Weightless - and collaborates in projects like Scarlet Crow and the collective Starling Arrow. Beyond her music, she mentors creatives through her Temple of the Muse, teaching voice, songcraft, inner alchemy, and embodied expression. She currently lives in Grass Valley, California
Marya will be joining us on day three of the immersion to drop us deep into conduit mode and explore the dimensions of our artistry. On day four we will have the honour of performing alongside her in an intimate concert held at St Marks church in Fitzroy.
Throughout this intensive, we will journey through intentional prayer-based choreography created to one of Marya Stark’s songs - a tapestry of embodiment, remembrance, and devotion.
The experience will culminate in a live stage performance alongside Marya herself, as part of her Australian tour - a breathtaking collaboration where participants offer a dance transmission born from the depths of this work.
This is an invitation to be witnessed in your full, unguarded expression and raw aliveness before an electric audience gathered to receive the medicine of Marya’s music and your embodied prayer.
Perform on Stage with Marya Stark and be Witnessed in your Expression….
Rose calls us into right relationship with the spirit of life.
She reminds us that beauty and strength are not opposites, but expressions of the same truth.
The stalk of the Rose is her backbone - anchored and unshakable. She teaches us how to stand in integrity and hold our centre amidst the chaos and intensity of the world.
Her thorns are sacred boundaries - reminders that protection and discernment are acts of love.
And her petals are the open heart - the softness that can only unfurl when strength and boundaries are in place.
When we choose to work with Rose as a teacher and elder, we are saying yes to embodying these virtues: right relationship, clarity, devotion, and courageous tenderness.
The plant kingdom is not a place of extraction, but a field of sacred reciprocity - a living conversation that demands respect, humility, and presence. Rose commands to be met sacredly, and in turn, she teaches us what it is to move through the world with grace, discernment, and embodied beauty.
In this intensive, you will be invited into a deep softening of the heart - a space where you can de-armour and allow Rose to midwife you into a state of reconciliation.
Allow her to be the mirror for profound gentleness, clarity, and connection -to yourself, to others, and to all that is sacred.
Weaving the teachings of the Rose and the Wisdom of The Red Thread in a deep descent of remembering.
In a society that profits from the absence of matriarchal wisdom and personal authority, we carry a sacred duty to reclaim what has been stolen - so that our daughters, our descendants, and the generations we influence no longer wear the chains and shackles we once did. This is legacy work.
MEET YOUR FACILITATORS
Anna-Maria and Demi Lee are the founding visionaries behind Eclectica—a global movement school devoted to reclaiming feminine wisdom through visionary dance, ritual, and rites of passage. Together, they have birthed a lineage of work that has touched the lives of thousands, guiding women and womb-holders home to their bodies, their power, and their ancestral remembering.
Over the years, Eclectica has grown into a wider ecosystem of facilitators who now carry and deliver the work across the world. But this offering marks a rare and sacred opportunity to sit at the roots and to receive the transmission directly from its original source.
Anna-Maria and Demi Lee bring a rare alchemy when they work together. Their shared presence weaves a deep field of remembrance, integrity, and embodied devotion. With over two decades of combined experience spanning somatic healing, choreography, ritual, grief work, and womb reclamation, their facilitation opens portals of transformation that are both mystical and grounded.
To sit in this space with both of them is to drink from the wellspring of Eclectica’s origins - a held space where the body becomes a bridge of remembrance for the vitality of the soul to shine forth. Their embodied sisterhood connection becomes a powerful mirror that sets an organic tone for radiant female kinship.
" When you embody all that you are, you become a living prayer for those still hiding. It’s a devotional act - an act of defiance in a world that taught you to shrink, and a ceremony of remembrance for the woman you were always meant to be”
REDISCOVER YOU
Discover and unlock new-found depths of liberation and self-intimacy as we dive deep into the transformative realms of:
Deepening in relationship with the plant kingdom
Teachings of the Rose / Rose lineage initiation
Visionary Dance
Embodied Expression
Exploring the Body as a Conduit for Storytelling
Understanding Ancestral Imprints
Working with Rose Medicine for Reconciliation
Softening the Sisterhood Wounds
De-Armouring the Layers of Self-Preservation
Re-Wilding and Exploring the Body’s as a Primitive Vessel
The Gentle Unravelling of your Emotional Landscape
Womb Sovereignty
Rites of Passage
Ritual Theatre
Somatic Arts
Pleasure through Performance
Performance Art
Please note:
Food and accommodation are not included in the cost of this immersion. The price covers the facilitation and body of work only.
We ask that you please bring your own lunch each day. There will be time and space allocated to eat together on-site. You're also welcome to bring snacks, tea, and anything else you need to feel nourished throughout the day.
Otherwise, you're welcome to find nearby accommodation. We'll set up a WhatsApp group for those who wish to connect and explore shared options.
LOCATION: Level 1 216 York street, South Melbourne. It's inside Melbourne Myotherapy and remedial massage.
Please remember to bring your own lunch each day, along with any snacks or comforts you’ll need to stay nourished. Accommodation is not included, so be sure to arrange a place to stay nearby.
DATE AND TIME:
26th Feb: 10am - 5pm
27th Feb: 10am - 5pm
28th Feb: 11.30am - 6pm
1st March: 9am - 1pm (South Melbourne)
BREAK
1st March: 2.30pm - 9.30pm (St. marks)
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SOUL INVESTMENT
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REFUND POLICY:
This course is strictly non-refundable.
In the event of extreme crisis of illness participants may apply to transfer their course fees to a future course or training with Eclectica (either online or in person) OR privately sell their space to a friend. Note that is is your responsibility to find this friend, not Eclectica’s.
When securing your space, you agree to these terms and conditions and understand the following:
In the event of extreme crisis of illness participants MUST prove this by showing a Doctor’s Certificate or something of similar validity.
Transfered fees must be used within an 18month period.
Eclectica must be notified of any name changes at least 48 hours before intensive commencement.
Application to transfer fees due to crisis or extreme illness but be requested a minimum of two weeks before course commencement.