“A DIP Instructor is a conscious driver—holding space and sensing shifts. FORMATION turns whirling lovers into guides—leading others into the vast unknown and back to deeper self.” Overview
The second year of the Dervish-in Progress Teacher Education Program (DIPTEP) is titled "Formation". While the first year, Core Data, focuses on collecting foundational knowledge, bodily awareness, and personal mental-emotional alignment, Formation is the year of application, embodiment, and integration. It is designed to deepen the practitioner's mastery and expand awareness through whirling practice and its transformative language.
Graduates of Core Data are warmly encouraged to join this year — not only for the option of becoming DIP instructors, but to explore deeper layers of the unseen through spinning. Each headline of the Formation program opens a new portal to understanding the self and the unknown.
Those who have not completed Core Data but hold solid experience in spinning and its transformative nature are also welcome to join Formation. To ensure readiness before August, one-on-one online sessions are available to cover the full theoretical content of Core Data. Further details can be requested via email at dervishinprogress@gmail.com or by messaging +43 660 5860 660.
“Formation is open to all who feel called by the spinning path and are willing to deepen their journey”.
Participation Prerequisites
Candidates are expected to meet the following conditions: - Graduation of DIPTEP Core Data. (Experienced Whirlers without Core Data Graduation, please check the details below). - Ongoing engagement with any form of personal development or physical discipline since graduating from Core Data (e.g. dance, movement, therapy, meditation, martial arts, somatic training, etc.).
For Experienced Whirlers without Core Data Graduation Whirlers who have not completed the first year (Core Data) but are deeply familiar with the spinning practice and its transformative qualities are also eligible to join Formation.
To be accepted: - A short biography and a brief statement of motivation must be submitted to dervishinprogress@gmail.com. A brief online interview will be arranged after the initial contact. - To prepare adequately, candidates without CORE DATA Certificate must complete the Core Data theory via one-on-one online classes before August 2025. These private sessions will ensure they have the foundational understanding necessary to integrate the teachings of Formation and become eligible for certification.
