Dance of Oneness®:
The Rose Path of the Heart, 1.0

with Banafsheh

Live Online Series
4 Journeys in 2022/2023

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2 Days a Week: Tues & Fri, 10 – 11am PT | 6 – 7pm UTC

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Let the Rose of your Heart blossom and dance you into Oneness with ALL of Creation.

- Banafsheh

The Rose Path of the Heart Series is a transformational journey of embodiment and creativity. It is a combination of free-style dance and the sacred arts curriculum of Dance of Oneness®.

Inside The Rose Path of the Heart Series

The Rose is the alchemical symbol of the heart opening to love and of the cosmos in perpetual motion.

The Rose has long represented the feminine archetype of the Great Goddess. It is the supreme image of love, wisdom, creation, fertility, and mystery. Its gorgeous colors, deep fragrance, and the symmetrical arrangement of its petals around a golden center are symbolic of inner and outer beauty. Even the orbital pattern of the planet Venus traces the outlines of a beautiful Rose.

The Rose Path activates the connection between the human heart, the heart of the Earth and the cosmic heart through love.

Our urgent environmental crises are forcing us to reassess who we are. At the precipice of disaster, we are witnessing what can be our only salvation: a call to awaken to our inner divinity and sovereignty and become one with the Earth herself.

Enter the heart’s garden. Blossom into love, beauty, joy, wisdom, creativity and true stewardship of our beloved Earth. Journey from opening the rose in your heart to contemplating the mystery of the cosmic rose through embodying The Rose of Love, The Wild Rose, The Sacred Feminine Rose, and the Sufi Rose.

Whether you are looking for a deeper connection to your life’s purpose

or simply want to dance to feel ALIVE

This Series is for you!

Dance and Movement Styles

You will learn the sensual, ethereal Persian dance; the fiery Flamenco; veil dance; moving in spirals; and the Sama (whirling). The Sessions are a balance between choreography, guided movement and free-style dance.

Feminine Archetypes

You will be initiated into the mysteries of The Divine Feminine. As the hidden soul of the world, she calls us to enter a harmonious relationship with all Her creation. By coming into a loving conscious awareness in your body, you can invite a union between the feminine and the masculine.

Mystical Teachings and Science

We will draw from the gnosis or the experiential knowing of the Sufis and the Taoists and drink from the poetic wellspring of Rumi, Hafez, Kabir and other mystics. Explore parallels between these mystical teachings and the new physics.

Healing

Experience the full-on transformation that comes from discovering and releasing deep-seated beliefs that have blocked you from living your full potential. Find the balm you yearn for to heal the wounded places inside your being. Discover the balm you carry with you to heal and bless our world.

Community

Through intimate break-out groups and sharing circles, we create an energy field that supports each of us in finding our unique gift. Our own light becomes magnified when shared and merged with like-hearted people.

Course Audience
This Series is an intermediate level but open to ALL who love to move. All genders and age groups will benefit from the accessible embodiment tools designed for grounding centering, and becoming more conscious, joyful and energized.

In addition, this Series offers trained dancers, psychotherapists, yoga instructors, creative arts therapists, and other movement practitioners the opportunity to deepen their professional skills.

Certification

This Series fulfills 32 hours of the 200-hr Dance of Oneness® Certification Program.

The Rose of Love, 1.0 - Journey into Persian Dance

Let the Rose of your heart blossom as you embody the love and beauty of the Divine Feminine through Persian dance. Learn short choreographies and sequences that allow the dancer to melt and dissolve into subtle, tender ecstasy. The abandoned, sublime passion of Persian dance comes out of the soul of the rose, perfumed by the great Persian mystics: Attar, Rumi and Hafez whose poetry will grace our Sessions.

The Wild Rose, 1.0 - Journey into Flamenco Fusion

Embody the wild nobility of the Rose through Flamenco Fusion. Through short choreographies and sequences, experience Flamenco as the alchemical dance of fire, a way of transforming shadow content into art. Access your sizzling, sassy sovereignty! Come home to your body and celebrate your capacity to dance both pain and joy, sorrow, and deliverance. Empower yourself through the ferocity of Flamenco and take up residence in your body with courage, compassion, and stewardship toward the greater eco-field.

The Sufi Rose, 1.0 - Journey into Sama

The Sacred Feminine Rose, 1.0 - Journey into Spirals & Veil Dance

What Students Say

Bliss, joy and light emanate from my heart, spirit, and body while dancing with Banafsheh. After warming up our body and opening our heart, whirling is a delightful experience of dancing with the whole universe, clearing the dust of darkness, embodying sparks of light - the greatest experience of feeling divine and profoundly human. Beauty and harmony rise and circle as we become a colorful galaxy, turning and embracing both our shadow and light! Feeling whole!

Roseline Koener Student, USA/Belgium

I love the Dance of Oneness Online Sessions and the fact that I can just dance with Banafsheh anytime I want in my own living room. These Sessions are good for the soul as much as they are good for the body.

Leila Meshkat Student, USA

I continue to feel so blessed by Dance of Oneness. Meditation has been my way of sacred connection for 25 years which has been profoundly life changing for me. And now I am discovering such beautiful sacred power with my body in the dance and movement. Being able to embrace the world in all her pain with love from my body in far reaching circles and spheres as Banafsheh guides us to do is piercingly helpful, hopeful, glorious and indescribable.

Diane Knoll Student, USA

Ivy Joeva, USA

Els di Maria Sofia, USA

Clarice Hirata, USA

Benefits of this Course

Cultivate a conscious coherence between your heart, mind and body

Get in shape and feel energized all day long

Cultivate a true sense of belonging in your body

Embody feminine grace and power

Embody sacred sensuality and lusciousness

Build resilience and adaptability through your nervous system

How this virtual series works

This Series consists of 4 distinct Courses totaling 32 hours of Live Online Sessions.

Videos of Live Sessions will be available within 24 hours after the completion of each Session.

You will own the videos forever and can access them at any time you wish.

You can download the referenced poetry, quotes and the music list.

We will have a Bonus bi-weekly Community Circle per Module after our Friday Sessions.

Please find FAQ and Read Health Disclaimer here

About Banafsheh

Banafsheh Sayyad is a master Persian sacred dancer, choreographer and founder of Dance of Oneness®. She is a deeply profound and highly accessible spiritual teacher of embodiment. Banafsheh performs and teaches internationally, initiating people into the wisdom of their bodies. She inspires all to live in these modern times grounded in love for the Earth and centered around our abiding true nature. Her signature style of holy wildness infused with ancient wisdom ignites transformation and illumination in all those who dance with her from around the globe. Banafsheh invites the dancer within to remember, reclaim and resource the innate healing intelligence streaming through us and spiraling all around us. Her easeful instruction and welcoming spirit empowers students from all stages of life to feel a true sense of belonging in their bodies and passion in their lives, by integrating wisdom teachings proven throughout the ages.