‘The Jewel of Fatimah’ with Yemaya and Sofiah Thom

Febuary 19th through 22nd

Treat yourself to a women’s weekend at playa Dominical.  If you are a total beginner in yoga, belly dance and movement or if you’ve been practicing for many years…..now is the time to come on this intensive journey.

Join us for this unique opportunity to immerse yourself and experience two incredible and seasoned teachers.
We will be taking you on a journey into your bodies and helping you access your innate power, wisdom and expression through yoga, expressive movement and belly dance.

Sofiah will guide you through a Vinyasa flow warm-up before moving into 4 different Bellydance workshops with Yemaya.
1. Intro. to Bellydance.  2. Bridging the gap- moving into more advanced technique.  3 Veil  technique with silk veils.  4. Rhythm workshop

Sofiah will be weaving expressive movement in with the yoga and bellydance throughout the weekend.

All inclusive retreat includes:

4 nights of accommodation with continental breakfast
16 hours workshop with healthy snacks.
Opening night dinner & closing dinner

Prices:

$525 for Double occupancy room
$625 for private room
$425 without accommodation including 2 dinners and snacks.

Partial scholarships available for locals

Accommodations at Rio Mar.

It is also possible to sign up for individual days.
Beginner bellydancer’s will need to attend the intro workshop on friday.

Pre-register before January 31st and save $75

Please call (506) 8841- 7954 or email sofiah@bamboodancer.com

Yemaya was raised in an environment of Middle Eastern dance, and has been performing throughout the USA since the age of 4.  She has devoted her life to learning and practicing Arabic dance, and continues the life long pursuit of this beautiful art form. She shares her gift of dance not only through her amazing stage presence and grace, but also through a whirlwind of dazzling technique, captivating veil work, endless shimmies and incredible improvisation.  Yemaya is a seasoned and respected instructor as well.  She brings a bounty of experience and knowledge to the classroom and is well known for her compassionate and intricate teaching technique that produces quality dancers.  Yemaya’s mesmorizing style of dance is coveted all over the pacific northwestern United States and she is now exhibiting her talent internationally.  Her journey has recently lead her to Central America.  www.bellydanceyemaya.com

Sofiah Thom, the founder of Bamboo, and living artfully, has been a Teacher, Practitioner and Performer in The Healing Arts internationally for over 10 years.  As an interdisciplanary artist with a degree in Dance Therapy from Naropa University, a year at the Tamalpa Institute in Expressive Healing Arts and a myriad of trainings in bodywork, Sofiah’s deep understanding of the body and somatics shows through her work.   Sofiah fuses dance, yoga, breathwork, expressive healing arts and tantric buddhism into her Healing Arts. Sofiah lives to inspire others to live authentically and be the shining brilliance that they are!  www.sofiahthom.org