Ancient Iranic Womens' Ritual Dance

From the beginning of time, sacred movements and music have brought people together and healed the soul.

Ancient Iranic women's ritual dance observes marriage, fertility, rites of passage, children, gratitude, death, and their unique connection of their body to the moon and cycle of nature for invoking the spirit and embodying the elements. You will be introduced to rituals celebrating the grace and joy of life and to a society where and when women were honored and people lived in harmony with each other and with nature.
Farima has researched and combined sacred phrases, chants, music, and ancient healing movements from many spiritual traditions to help touch the spiritual essence within us and to help us recognize it in others. In this class Farima will introduce you to traditional dance rituals in a way that will help make you proud to be a woman and yourself.

Includes a special ceremony for souls day on October 31.

The following guest artists and instructors will be participating:

• Anna Tao, Essential Oils Specialist, will help guide participants through essential oil treatment and ancient shamanic healing rituals to find self-care and rejuvenation.
• Homeyra Banejad will be participating with Farima and presenting ancient Persian shamanic rituals including history and purpose

Saturday 10:30 – 11:30 am, October 10 to 31
$20 – Drop-in
$15/week – Entire month, paid in advance or first class of month.
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Farima Berenji
Farima Berenji is an Iranian-born scholar and an award winning, internationally acclaimed performing artist, choreographer, instructor, lecturer, dance ethnologist, Sufi master, and archaeologist specializing in classical, folkloric, and sacred dances of Persia and the Silk Road. Her training spans a lifetime of intensive collaboration and research with master artists, scholars, and spiritual teachers worldwide. She is the founder and artistic director of the Simorgh Dance Collective, a worldwide collaborative devoted to teach dance technique, interpret, illustrate, present, and perform dances of the Silk Road. In 2018, Farima became the first American-Iranian woman honored to be a TEDx dance speaker and performer. Farima is a member of the International Dance Council (CID – UNESCO), UNESCO, and the National Folk Organization (NFO).