Jessica Philips
Dance, Yoga, Sound Healing, Various Ceremonies, & more
A community collective space.
Our Teachers
Every teacher at Sun Moon Studio of Sedona is certified at the professional level. Each teacher brings their own unique style and experience. Our teachers offer a wide range of classes
in a safe and peaceful setting Indoor, Outdoor or Online.
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Jessica Philips
Owner of Sun Moon Studio of Sedona
Director of Sedona Dance Academy
At the tender age of 18, Jessica embarked on her first career as a professional ballet dancer with Ballet Arizona - despite all odds. For 10 accomplished and challenging years, she graced the stage as a corps de ballet, soloist, and ultimately principal dancer, performing in over 500 shows.
But Jessica's thirst for knowledge didn't stop at dance. Her fascination with health and nutrition led her to obtain certifications as a Holistic Health Coach and Certified Kundalini Yoga Instructor.
After hanging up her tutu, Jessica decided to impart her passion for dance as an instructor and established Sun & Moon Studio of Sedona and Sedona Dance Academy in 2020.
Jessica's mission is to promote healthy movement by offering dance instruction to people of all ages and skill levels. But it's not just about dance for her - she wants to build a tight-knit community centered around movement and connection. And as a heart-centered businesswoman and dance teacher, she's found her second career to be beyond fulfilling. She's incredibly grateful to be in her current position, sharing her love of dance and spreading joy everywhere she goes.
Teaches: Ballet, Pointe, Dance Fitness, Yoga, Meditation.
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Sensei Rick Koehler has been a student and teacher of traditional karate for over 16 years. Sensei Rick first studied Shorin Ryu karate, where he worked to the rank of 3rd Dan and was presented with the teaching title of Sensei. Currently Sensei Rick studies and teaches Isshin Ryu karate, where he is currently a 1st Degree Dan. Sensei Rick has over 10 years experience teaching both youth and adult classes.
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David offers a Radiant, Kundalini-Activated and Bliss-Filled Spiritual Transmission of the Enlightened Condition. The event involves a group meditation/silence period as well as an interactive dialogue with David.
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Amalia Camateros, author of Spirit of the Stones, is a Transformational Teacher, Shamanic Priestess, EarthSpirit Wisdom Guide, and Breath Work facilitator who inspires us to get embodied & centered and to reconnect with the Earth and our body as a sacred temple of Living Spirit.
She has also garnered a notable reputation as a ceremonial dancer over the years inaugurating conferences and incorporating dance workshops both Nationally and Internationally for Alberto Villoldo, Jose Arguelles, David Hawkins, Michael Beckwith, Robert Mirabal, David Wolfe, Neale Donald Walsch, and Deepak Chopra.
Amalia is the founder of EarthSpiritDance™ inspiring and guiding dancers into shamanic wisdom dance journeys and co-founder of Ecstatic Dance Sedona along with Gwen Payne. She has inspired dance in Sedona Arizona, since 2006 starting with her Awake The Snake Chakra dance classes, Trancendance free-motion dance series, Shake Your Shakti Ecstatic dance, and currently facilitating Ecstatic Dance in Sedona.
A service of her mastery is to inspire us to let go and be one with Earth and Spirit as a way to embody our spiritual aliveness and abounding joy.
Offerings:
Sedona Ecstatic Dance
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Gwen was born in Italy, grew up in Tunisia, and attended boarding schools in Europe throughout high school before moving to the United States to attend Stanford University. She credits her diversity in cultural experiences as the most formative education of her life - one that provides her a unique breadth of vision and perspective upon which she draws on in her work today.
It was through her lifelong love of Yoga and Dance that she was able to understand the powerful and transformative effect that breath can provide. This, in turn, inspired her to become a Breathworker and Hypnotherapist in 2000 at the BodyMind Academy in Bellevue, Washington. She is an avid learner and has continued to hone her skills over the last 20 years with many certifications in a variety of disciplines.
As the founder of, “Breath is Prayer” and “Inspired Sedona”, she intuitively employs a combination of Breathwork, The Passion Test, Family Constellations, Hypnotherapy, Coaching, Yoga, and Dance to guide and support people in coming home to their true nature and remaining consciously connected to their essential truth. In her work with clients, she invites her clients to explore their inner landscapes, to step into their most authentic, empowered self and to choose a path that honors themselves
and their purpose.
Offerings:
Sedona Ecstatic Dance
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Danielle Johnson started her training in New York, receiving scholarships to study at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance (Modern, Ballet, Jazz, and Dunham Technique) and Nanette Bearden Contemporary Dance Theater (African Dance and Jazz). While in New York, Danielle had the honor to train under Jazz dance master Luigi. Danielle received a scholarship to study dance at ASU and received her BA in dance. She also holds a masters in education and loves working with children as well as adults. Danielle has danced professionally for over 20 years and enjoys creating works with her dance company DMJ dance Collective.
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Tikisha Nelson , with a Bachelor’s Degree in Dance and years of performing professionally in Las Vegas, Nevada, I’ve lived and breathed movement. But here’s what I know to be true—dance isn’t about perfecting steps in a studio for years; it’s about listening. Listening to your body. Listening to your rhythm. Listening to what movement feels good to you.
I believe everyone is a dancer—yes, you too! My passion is guiding others to reconnect with their bodies, step into their flow, and move in a way that feels effortless, sensual, and powerful. Through movement, we release what isn’t ours and embrace everything that is.
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My name is Sarah and I am a movement educator with a background in Myofascial Release Therapy, Pilates, and functional movement.
From my own experience with chronic pain, I have found movement to be a profound healer! My passion is helping people rediscover freedom of movement in their bodies after feeling restricted or stuck due to pain or trauma.
I love to help people reconnect with your body, bring freedom of movement, and facilitate healing from pain, injury or trauma.