December 2017
Solstice Dance of Oneness®: Rumi and the Celebration of Light | Workshop at Esalen, CA
5-day workshop with Tony Khalife with musical guests Join us in this magical time of the year to celebrate Rumi’s Wedding Night on December 17th—his passing into union with the Beloved, and the birth of the sun on Winter Solstice through sacred dance, Sama/whirling and live music. “Even if the darkness of hell should swallow the sun and the moon, where is your flame, where is your light?” - Rumi In ancient Persia, the Winter Solstice marks the beginning of the…
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Radiant Core | Workshop on Salt Spring Island, B.C., Canada
Weekend workshop with Tony Khalife at Stowel Lake Farm, B.C., Canada Experience Banafsheh’s transformational teaching in a fusion of passionate yet peaceful dance to embody Spirit. Explore dance as a conscious vehicle to come in touch with who you TRULY are and can offer in this time of infinite potential and need. From high-powered guided and free-style dance to the deep serenity of whirling, take a journey in your inner terrain with Tony Khalife’s blend of Middle Eastern and Indian…
Find out more »Dance of Oneness®: LIVE LOVE NOW | Monthly Workshops in LA
3-hour workshop with musicians Tony Khalife and Eskandar Alexander and guests REGISTER NOW! The extreme times we live in demand that we be PRESENT, PASSIONATELY ALIVE, PEACEFUL, and stand in and for what we believe in. The time is NOW to surrender to the power of love and dance to liberate your body and experience the living fiery passion in your heart that can initiate you into being a true human being. Dance in community with others to align your…
Find out more »May 2018
Dance of Oneness®: LIVE LOVE NOW | Monthly Workshops in LA
3-hour workshop with musician Tony Khalife and guests REGISTER NOW! The extreme times we live in demand that we be PRESENT, PASSIONATELY ALIVE, PEACEFUL, and stand in and for what we believe in. The time is NOW to surrender to the power of love and dance to liberate your body and experience the living fiery passion in your heart that can initiate you into being a true human being. Dance in community with others to align your body, heart, and…
Find out more »Dance of Oneness®: Ground in the NOW | Workshop at Open Center, NYC
3-hour Sacred Dance workshop at Open Center, NYC REGISTER NOW! NOW is all there is and when you dance to align your body, heart, and mind with your purpose for being ALIVE in community with others, then NOW becomes super potent for transformation on both the personal and collective levels. Guided by the poetry of Rumi, claim your body and being in the present moment through a yin-yang synthesis of passionate and exuberant movement with peaceful and sensual embodiment. Learn…
Find out more »Dance of Oneness® | Workshop at Rowe Center, MA
3-day workshop at Rowe Center, Rowe, MA REGISTER NOW! The time is NOW to surrender to the power of love and dance to liberate your body so you can experience the living fiery passion in your heart that can initiate you into being a true human being. Dance in community with others to align your body, heart, and mind with your purpose for being alive. Dance with the whole of your life, with the whole of your passion, with all…
Find out more »June 2018
Dance of Oneness®: LIVE LOVE NOW – CANCELLED!
CANCELLED - The venue, Mandala going out of business
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Dance of Oneness®: Call to Love | Retreat in Yalova, Turkey
7-day Dance Retreat at Mutlu Baba Cultural Center, Gokcedere, Yalova, Turkey Featuring guest lecturer, Visionary Astrologer, Caroline Casey, and musicians REGISTER NOW! Call to love is a call to experience all as One. We’re all one. Wouldn’t it be amazing to experience this in our bodies as well as our minds? Discover how this is possible through dance and whirling in community with others. Focus on healing through dance as we journey into the Meridian system and the Chakras. All energy…
Find out more »July 2018
Geometrica: The Architecture of the Universe | Workshop in Chartres, France
Week long workshop at the New Chartres Academy REGISTER NOW! Join Banafsheh with faculty Robert Lawlor, Jain 108, Karen Rivers, Jim Garrison, Andrew Harvey, Caroline Myss, Apela Colorado, Peggy Rubin, Calen Rayne, and Ruth Cunningham for 7 days including sacred practice, an opening session, a symposium on Sacred Geometry, immersion in the cathedral, and personal time for meditation and exploration. There will be artistic work drawing and experiencing sacred form, dream work, singing, as well as one private evening in…
Find out more »Dance of Oneness®: Creative Fire~Receptive Being | Workshop at Schweibenalp, Switzerland
5-day workshop REGISTER NOW! Creative fire rises out of the yin, receptive waters of the unconscious. Ignite your creative flame, embody and live your dreams and create positive change in yourself and the world. Creative fire makes us feel truly ALIVE. Learn to ground your creative fire in receptivity and being. Explore this interplay through dance and claim your birthright to take up conscious residence in your body with ecstatic serenity. Feel the embrace of the Beloved, learn to trust your…
Find out more »Dance of Oneness®: Ground and Flow
1-day workshop in Bern Sunday, July 22, 2018 10.00 – 12.30 | 14.30 – 17 REGISTER NOW! Guided by the poetry of Rumi, ground in the present moment and establish flow through a yin-yang synthesis of passionate and exuberant movement with peaceful and sensual embodiment. Listen for guidance from Spirit, ground your soul and flow in harmony with the beauty and fullness of life through Banafsheh’s empowering techniques of dance, whirling and meditation. Early Bird Rate till July 1: 125…
Find out more »September 2018
Dance Your Passion! | Workshop at Hollyhock, B.C., Canada
5-day workshop REGISTER NOW! Dance is love made manifest. The time is NOW to connect deeply with true love, to align with Source energy and ignite your creative flame. Lean to be PASSIONATELY ALIVE and PRESENT to be of true service in our world today. Since "no one can truly light your flame for you and keep it alive", says Rumi, "but yourself", it is imperative to have a body/spirit based practice that serves as a cauldron to nourish this flame. Dance…
Find out more »November 2018
Sufi Dance of Oneness® | Workshop at Menla Retreat Center, NY
Weekend workshop at Menla Retreat Center, Phoenicia, NY REGISTER NOW! Listen…listen with your heart… and allow this to lead you into a dance that dissolves your small I, so you can feel Spirit acting through you. If you long to meditate with movement and feel drawn to truly ground your spirituality in your body and gain practical tools for living a more energized, peaceful and lucidly creative life, this workshop is for you. Guided by the teachings of Rumi, delve…
Find out more »Dance of Oneness®: Rumi and the Dance of Light | Workshop at Esalen, CA
5-day workshop with Tony Khalife and Eskandar Alexander REGISTER NOW! Calling all lovers of Rumi who believe in the transformative power of dance in a circle of like-hearted people! Dance is the joy of the soul and the body. The soul’s entry into the body is a dance. Regardless of your work or what you do, your soul wants to dance, touch and kiss the infinite. Trust, let go, and listen to your own divine essence. Rumi’s vision of sacred passion…
Find out more »December 2018
Rumi’s Wedding Celebration: Mysteries of Living & Dying
with Banafsheh, musician Tony Khalife and surprise guests Sunday, December 16, 2018 2-4 PM Eugene and Michael Rosenfeld Auditorium at Franklin Canyon Park 2600 Franklin Canyon Drive, Beverly Hills (close to the Mulholland Dr. and Coldwater Canyon Ave. entrance of the park in Studio City) Even if the darkness of hell should swallow the sun and the moon…where is your flame, where is your light? - Rumi Join us in remembrance of Rumi’s Shab-e Arus, his passing into union with…
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