Chakra Embodiment: HEART

Journey into the Heart Chakra with ecstatic dance, music, yoga, teachings, meditation and visualization. Embody the universal spiritual life-lesson of this energy center as you evolve into higher consciousness and your greater potential.

ome into the Heart, the seat of the divine, the infinite source of Light and power.

The movement component, which aligns us with Heart energy is drawn from ancient and contemporary Sufi rituals, yoga, tai chi and chi gong. The wisdom teaching is based in Western, Chinese and Persian mysticism.

Bring yoga mat, meditation cushion and socks or soft-soled shoes
Fee: $150 including lunch

Banafsheh Sayyad is an internationally acclaimed Sufi dancer and teacher. With an extensive background in mysticism and Ecstatic dance, she has been guiding people to find their inner bliss through dance around the world. A pioneer in Contemporary Mystical Persian dance, she communicates the universal message of Sufism in a physically passionate and explosive yet quietly intuitive way, an interplay between trance and directed movement. Banafsheh holds a Masters in Chinese Medicine and an MFA in Dance from UCLA where she taught Mystical Persian dance. She draws from the Taoist view of the internal functioning of the body and Persian mysticism to uncover movement that is at once healing, self-illuminating and connected with the spirit. Drawing from her extensive background in Persian Dance, Sufi Ritual, Flamenco and Tai Chi, Banafsheh’s work has been presented extensively in festivals and by presenters in North America, Europe and Australia where she has gained tremendous audience and critical acclaim.



Location: Luxe Hotel Sunset Blvd.

Address: 11461 Sunset Blvd.

Los Angeles, California 90049

Website: http://www.danceofoneness.com
E-mail: namah@namah.net
Phone: (310) 880-2444