BERNICE RAABIS • Founder of Dance The Medicine

I am a DANCER • Dance has been the steady constant in my life—my way to celebrate, process, grow, and cope, and eventually my profession.

I am a FACILITATOR • With 24 years of teaching experience and multiple educational tracks of my own, I am a certified Soul Motion facilitator, a student of the Tamalpa Institute, and a relational somatic therapist.

I am a DJ • DJing since 2011, from giant festivals to tiny dances in church halls, I love to weave epic soundscapes that inspire people to dance and support freedom through connection to self, community, and humanity.

I am a COMMUNITY BUILDER • In 2011, I founded Dance Church, a wildly successful conscious dance in Nelson, BC, Canada. In 2019, I gathered an epic team of conscious dance professionals, and Dance the Medicine was born. Today, Dance the Medicine exists as a global family made up of dancers and students alike.

I am on a mission to spread conscious dance communities across the globe. Through Dance the Medicine, my team and I deliver embodied education for conscious dance professionals and those training in the field, while also offering immersive retreats for those who want to live the work.

As a retreat leader, I pair skilled, embodied facilitation with expertly crafted live DJed soundscapes, creating experiences that support both personal practice and professional growth.

Whether you join me for a single retreat or engage more deeply through training, you can expect thoughtfully held spaces, embodied facilitation, and carefully curated music. Above all, my work centres connection—to self, to community, and to a practice that continues long after the retreat ends.