The Art of Sacred Oriental Belly Dance

The Art of Sacred Oriental Belly Dance

As the flow of a river draws its strength from its source, so Belly-Dancing, finds its source in the belly. The whole body swings around this centre, the navel of the world. By moving the torso, belly, hips and pelvis, women come in touch with the vitality and the life centres in their body. These movements help us to develop the feminine art of listening & the creative quality of receptiveness.

Through the various rhythms, the women embark on an inner journey that enables them to gain a deeper understanding of themselves and experience a healing process.

The movements of Belly Dancing initiate a symbolic relationship to life and to our deeper nature, which can teach us about the wisdom of our soul.

Come & experience joy and aesthetic dancing combined with  a spiritual way of experiencing yourself.
*This Workshop is only for Women.

Facilitator's Bio:

Fatima Shams is a professional oriental dancer & teacher who is currently living in western Germany.
She has had a long dance driven career spanning 26 years. In her teenage years Fatima discovered a passion for the beautiful art of oriental dance, a form that goes way back into the history of humanity. She has studied with several renowned teachers from different countries, becoming knowledgeable in various forms of oriental dance and its history. Fatima is a Certified Speciality Teacher for Oriental/Middle Eastern Dance & Egyptian Folklore.
Fatima strongly believes in the force & the hidden philosophy of Belly dance & its great positive effects on one’s physical, psychological and emotional health.


Program Details:
Monday - Sunday
9 - 15 March

10 AM - 1 PM
(followed by lunch)
OR
4 PM - 7:30 PM
(followed by dinner)

Prior Registration Required:09311902245, 09311115748
radiate@zorbathebuddha.org

The Meditative Art of Calligraphy - An introductory Workshop

The Meditative Art of Calligraphy 

 An Introductory Workshop 

        

About Calligraphy

Calligraphy goes beyond beautiful handwriting; it is meditation-in-movement where the mind, body and soul come together in unison.

The process of creating a piece of calligraphy is like an experience of ‘celestial dance’ on paper… where you dip the bamboo pen in the inkpot, pause to take a deep breath and then put all your concentration on creating a visual masterpiece. It requires the discipline of focusing all one’s attention to each stroke. In today's fast paced life,  Calligraphy is an  art of being centered in the Here-and-Now.

In the introductary workshop, Aiyana will guide us, step-by-step, in the discipline and rhythm of creating the fundamental calligraphy strokes, using the treasure tools of calligraphy – the oblique nib reed pen, ink and paper. The workshop will be followed by the screening of a film on calligraphy- Tears of Dancing Letters.

Facilitator's Bio

Aiyana is a self-taught artist. She pursued her passions under the guidance of her gurus – Shobha Broota (Painting), Anis Siddiqui (Calligraphy) and Subrata De (Sitar). She has been practicing calligraphy for more than a decade. Aiyana explores the deeper perspective of life through her creative work. Her exploration in the spiritual dimension and abstract expression of the calligraphy letters took a distinct direction. She has taken the ancient traditional form of calligraphy into the universal language of contemporary abstract art.

Sun, 1st March
10:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Participation by Contribution

Prior Registration Required:

09311902245
09311115748

delight@zorbathebuddha.org

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Biodanza Event

Join us for an evening of interactive fun, dance and movement, with Biodanza, led by internationally renowned facilitator Niraj.

Feel the rhythm in your hips, the fire in your belly, the wind in your hair and enter into the flow of the dance within the group. Biodanza is designed to bring you to life, using music, movement and connection to refresh, rejuvenate and revive you!

Facilitator's Bio:

Niraj leads the Dorset School of Biodanza and is skilled at opening people to many aspects such as sensitivity, sensuality, touch, affection and transcendence. Using the medium of Biodanza, a series of dance, movements and exercises that create space for a deep experience within oneself and with others. Each workshop is led as a vivencia, a space in which words are dropped and the deep wisdom of the body is entered. Niraj has been into Biodanza since 1997, leads the teacher training program, and is also trained in the Osho Humaniversity training.

Monday, 23 February
6:00 PM - 8:30 PM
(followed by dinner)

Participation by Contribution
07859906101
09311115748
radiate@zorbathebuddha.org

Moving Breath Workshop

Moving Breath is an intense personal process in which the body  is sensitized in a harmonious and holistic way through a combined experience of yoga, dance and voice.

The simple functional and mechanical act of breathing becomes transformed into a vital, dynamic and creative experience, sharpening the consciousness of the “self” and unfolding the energetic breath-body.

From breath movement arises, movement becomes stillness, silence into sound, sound returns into movement.

“Then energy is no longer separate from the essence of the one possessing it. There is eternally identification of the two, like that of fire and it’s power to burn.”

Of Indo/Celt origin, Sheila has had the privilege of working closely with great teachers in the creative arts from East and West (dance, music, theatre) and also with spiritual masters in the field of Yoga and Tibetan and Zen Buddhism. These encounters enabled her to define and her teaching methods in the system of Moving Breath, which brings together both traditional and contemporary creative techniques in yoga, voice, rhythm and dance.

Sheila was the first Indian to succeed as a contemporary dancer in the West. She founded the Chakra Centre for East West Synthesis in Southern France in 1984 where she trained teachers in the Moving breath system. Since closing down the Centre in 2002, she has been applying the Moving Breath techniques to different fields like Education, Performing Arts and also Healing. www.Movingbreath.org

Saturday 28th February 2015,
10am-5pm.

Participation by Contribution

Prior Registration Required:
09311902245
09311131096
radiate@zorbathebuddha.org

Creative Visualization to Rediscover Life!

Creative Visualization to Rediscover Life!

Lets bring back the same child like enthusiasm for the life you want. Rediscover life.. filling it with revitalising energy and live up to true human potential. Be free. Realise who you are.

This workshop is aimed at helping us release our creative expression and activate the imagination. The idea is to bring out our internal world and to help us be more creative in our specific work areas and life, in general.

The workshop includes meditation, music, visualisation and drawing to bring out the creativity within, wherein we can tap our rich inner content.Through the intuitive use of our five senses via the process of meditation, dance, creating art and interaction with nature we release our inner blocks. This helps us rediscover ourcreative instinct.

The creative outflow will also see us be innovative and motivate us to a more inspired self.

This workshop is open to people of all walks of life!

Amrita is a creative person who finds her muse in all creative arts and meditative practices whether it is art, writing, dance and photography. However, her strongest calling is holistic healing. Apart from being an intutive healer, a certified Reiki practitioner, traditional Reiki master, intutive card reader and EFT practioner, Amrita has also been working with the Angels for quite a while now.

Saturday, 6 June
9:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Participation by Contribution

Prior Registration Required:
09311131096, 09311115748
radiate@zorbathebuddha.org

Body Listening: A Unique Movement Seminar

BODY LISTENING

The Yoga of Devotional Movement Arts

A Unique Movement Seminar with ZULEIKHA

 

In Devotional Movement, we practice the art of Body Listening© - A Developmental Movement Awareness Practice.

We invite everyone into the Yoga of Devotional Movement Arts:

- a movement through body, heart and soul

- the joy of embodied awakening

- an exploration into the feeling of heart essence through movement

- a movement practice of spontaneity

- an enhanced focus and awareness of concentration and connection

- a movement practice for health, increased circulation and general well-being

 

If you are a person who wants to move freely, this is an opportunity to dive into the movement and explore! 

All are welcome. No experience is necessary.  

 

Facilitator's Bio:

Zuleikha is the creator and author of Take a Minute for Your Life (Core Wellness exercise book and DVD) that offers a simple and effective exercise program that only takes a minute to restore and rejuvenate. As a Self-Care teacher, she offers trainings to schools, non-profits, hospitals, palliative healthcare centers, government agencies and corporations, worldwide. Zuleikha performs her one-woman concert and collaborations with fantastic world musicians and poets, including the Rumi Concert with Coleman Barks - poet and translator of Rumi, David Darling - cellist, Glen Velez - world percussionist, Jai Uttal - kirtan vocalist/musician, Founder and Director of The Storydancer Project, Zuleikha is the recipient of the prestigious Humanitarian Award from Pediatric Nursing Journal for her global work with women and children.

storydancer.com, thestorydancerproject.org, takeaminuteforyourlife.com

 

Saturday, 14 February 

10:00AM - 1:00 PM

Participation by Contribution

 

Prior Registration Required:

 09311115748,09311131096

radiate@zorbathebuddha.org

  

Finding Your Soul mate : The Art of Meeting in Truth, in Love, in Presence

	Finding Your Soul mate  The Art of Meeting in Truth, in Love, in Presence Down the ages, people have been in search of their Soul Mate. The idea that there is someone in this world that is your perfect match and once you find him/her, you will live happily together ever after. Now…how to find that one person among all the millions of people in the world? Wether searching always for the one in the many Or settling down with one who is half fitting, deciding for compromise in the form of security that society provides; the longing for one’s true other half goes on burning inside. Like a flame that never goes out, deep within the innermost heart…the question arises…Who is this famed soul Mate, and does he or she really exist? The answer is “with in” your self….This journey shows you the Art of Meeting in truth, in love, in presence, and in this way recognising your Soul Mate.  Wether you choose to come with your partner to find new ways to connect with each other or you come alone and interact with different partners this course will give you hints to relate in a more harmonious way: Your body, your heart and your soul dancing together. This workshop is fully Experiential;  we will use Interactive Dance, breath, awareness, meditations and Rituals to support you into finding depth, authenticity, playfulness and spontaneity in the meeting with the opposite sex. What to bring: comfortable clothes, (no jeans or tight pants!) your partner or friends if you wish or just Your beautiful You! Facilitator's Bio Santoshi is an international Tantra teacher. Her presence, her passion and spontaneity create a contagious atmosphere that encourages participants to discover hidden aspects of themselves. She has imbibed the essence of Tantra over the last 20 years, through different masters in India and Europe. She lived at the Osho Community in India for 12 years where she facilitated workshops on Meditation Therapy, Dance, Women and Tantra, and later retreated to the Himalayas to practise Tibetan Tantra. Currently, she travels the world sharing and living her passion for Life: Tantra, “The Art of meeting God in each moment of your human experience” Program Details : Saturday, 7 February 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM Prior Registration Required: 09311902245 09311115748 radiate@zorbathebuddha.org 7, Tropical drive, Ghitorni, M.G. road, New Delhi info@zorbathebuddha.org, www.zorbathebuddha.org 9250361909, 9311902235 Zorba the Buddha – eco-lifestyle village celebrates life in all its colors. It offers unique retreats and workshops for spiritual growth and self-exploration in close communion with nature. Zorba also shares its space for your programs.

Sweat Lodge: A Purification Ceremony

Sweat Lodge
A Purification Ceremony 



A sweatlodge is a purification ceremony - designed using all 5 elements:
Earth, Fire, Air, Water & your own Spirit as the 5th. A sacred fire
representing illumination and wisdom is used to heat stones from the earth
until they are red hot (passing this energy and light into them). These
stones are then taken through a doorway into a womb like structure called a
sweatlodge and placed in the hollowed out center on the earth by a
designated person - the fire-keeper. In this lodge pariticpants sit around
these stones on the earth and in connection to the earth with the intention
to purify. The door is then closed, making it pitch black inside and water
is poured on the stones to create steam and sweat. Prayers are asked
for different aspects of ourselves and our environment, drumming may raise
the energy and songs are sung until the door is opened once more at the end
of a round.

There are 4 rounds of the sweat, each representing a direction and aspect of
ourselves using a Native American psychology of a medicine wheel. The
intention is to not only to physically cleanse through sweating but also
emotionally, mentally and spiritually as we surrender ourselves to the
elements and the process of recognizing the importance of respect for all
creation in our actions.

Through this ceremony you may expect to find a deeper appreciation and
connection to yourself and the nature around you, find a sense of connection
and tribe with the others who participate, enjoy songs, learn something
about native cultures and psychology from where this ceremony originates and
importantly have fun while doing so!

At the end of the ceremony you are invited to lay down on the earth, drink
plenty of water, enjoy a shower and then join us for lunch. Note: please have
only a light breakfast beforehand and bring a towel for after. Participants
can be in swimwear or cover themselves with a sarong in the lodge but heavy
clothes are not worn.


Facilitator's Bio 

James has been involved with Earth based medicine since 2008. Having

undertaken his own rites of passage, he now helps other’s move through their

deep initiations into who they can become. In addition brings together more

than 16 years experience in techniques, practices and information from the

cutting edge of Neuroscience, Tantra, Biodanza, Energy Work, Integral theory

and Taoist practices to create a spirituality that is rooted in the body.

His evolutionary approach is to work on all line, levels, states and parts

of ourselves in bringing forth our fullest potential. He also works as an

intimacy coach offering body based practices and private sessions.

Program Details

8th Feb

09:30 AM- 01:30 PM

Followed by Lunch

Prior Registration Required

9015951578/9311115748

radiate@zorbathebuddha.org

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7, Tropical drive, Ghitorni, M.G. road, New Delhi

info@zorbathebuddha.org, www.zorbathebuddha.org

9250361909, 9311902235

Zorba the Buddha – eco-lifestyle village celebrates life in all its colors. It offers unique retreats and workshops for spiritual growth and self-exploration in close communion with nature. Zorba also shares its space for your programs.