Wednesday, February 19, 2014

African Healing Dance Traditions


WYOMA'S face in the light.
  February 4 , 2014


"Some faces you look within and other faces you look at, or gaze upon with awe. The ones you look into are drawn from and into specific lines of wisdom devoid of the trivia of popular culture's insistence upon the preservation of its feelings. The depth of those faces have eyes that have seen into the creative processes, and bodies that have danced in those sacred spaces with other dancers, other creators and magical peoples. We cannot live well without those faces belonging to those bodies that belong to those souls bound, freed and connected to the sources that keep the flow from the Waters of Life in the existence of the mundane and the engaged. 

What I look at when I 'see' into the beauty of your face speaks to the harmonies that unravel the contradictions that keep people from loving themselves, and each other." - Gregory E. Woods, Keeper of Stories 2.19.14 



January 7 , 2014

"You don't have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body." - author, C.S. Lewis 












WYOMA is a holistic healer and master dancer. She created and performed the lead role in the AFRICAN HEALING DANCE DVD. Wyoma is a mind-body consultant utilizing dance therapy; and she offers a huge creative canvas to explore the human and divine forces of nature. Her mission is to help restore, preserve, and maintain these rich African and Caribbean traditions. She offers practices and tools for healing...and ways for you to access the healer within. For over 40 years she has performed and conducted workshops Throughout the U.S. and internationally. Wyoma is a member of Sini Sanuman to help abolish fgm. 


Wyoma Dance Virginia

 Wyoma dancing Umoja! The Dance of Abundance
 
January 26, 2014 
 

Wyoma, wyoma@wyomadance.com, 617.822.0528 



Description

African Healing Dance Training is a bimonthly mastery program which offers African dance and improvisation taught by Wyoma. Included are practices of meditation, imagery, yoga, massage, and nutrition arts, integrated.

What are daily practices that sustain us?

This training will answer that question.

The curriculum focuses on Traditional African and Caribbean dance, Ashe Namaste (yoga dance), singing, meditation, and the mystery of the divine feminine. You will both write and dance the abundance of your story. Each 7 day intensive period this year a different theme will be explored. Sessions feature live or recorded music.

The African Healing Dance Training offers both a 1-year program and a 2-year certificate track - participants may also attend individual 7- day intensives.
2 year/$2450 (6 intensives) 1 year/$1450 (3 intensives) 1 week intensive/$595

A one week intensive begins Sunday February 23 to March 1st.

Lodging is not included in the fee. For those coming from far, Wyoma will assist you in finding a place to stay.

Questions and Registration: wyoma@wyomadance.com; 617.823.6053


African healing dance training teaches the principles and practices of deep presence through movement, voice, breath and writing, acceptance and compassion for oneself and others.

Through these practices, you allow deep healing - this is the dance of life! Experience rejuvenation from dances of Senegal, Guinea, Nigeria, Ghana, Haiti, and the Orisha dances. This is alignment of body, mind, spirit through African dance and improvisation. Practitioners learn to cultivate unconditional presence, acceptance, and compassion.

The combination of rich traditions and present-moment minding the gap provide powerful practice while following the 4 Basic Principles:

Deep breath
Slow down
Feel your feelings
Speak and Dance your truth

Comprehensive Training is designed to be a 2 year program, weaved together by a series of 7- day intensives. When a practitioner completes 1 year of training, he/she will gain the important foundation knowledge of African healing dance.

Year 2 elevates practice to the Advanced level.
First 3-month training module begins February 23, 2014 in Hampton Virginia



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