The Ancient People knew that our dances, our songs, our stories, and our noble silences, are the seed and seat of our powers for healing, connection to love, and capacity to unlock innate wisdom. Traditional societies all over the world still observe these practices as ways to harmonize, celebrate, and unify villages and nations. In our western culture, many of us are remembering the true power of our dance to liberate stagnant energy and emotions, unblock mental obsessions and negative thought patterns, and restore vitality, health, and vibrancy to our physical bodies.
As we move further into the Age of Aquarius, and our collective consciousness shifts from "I, me, my" to, "us, we, ours," we begin to restore our real integrity as people, understanding the value of unity in diversity and of actions made that benefit the majority. Dance As Prayer was created by Nicole to help guide people into this consciousness through an immersive experience of invocation, intention setting, conscious movement, and offering. Each song carries a particular focus, and participants are guided to share their movements as a prayer to liberate and expand their own consciousness and that of all living beings.
Please bring a water bottle and wear comfortable clothing that you can move in and stretch in. Please avoid consumption of alcohol or controlled substances beforehand. It's best to show up with an empty stomach but if you must eat, please eat light.
Suggested Donation: $25; no one turned away for lack of funds. Contact us for assistance.
**Included in price: a 10% discount off of a group lunch at our community restaurant Jungle Cafe after the event!
Nicole Adriana Casanova is a student of Maestro Manuel Rufino, a Taino Elder who founded the Golden Drum educational center in Brooklyn and communities all over the world. She is a servant to the Earth, the Great Spirit and Humanity.
Nicole is a sacred ecologist, a writer, poet, songkeeper, and storyteller, a 200 RYT Yoga Alliance certified Yoga and Meditation Teacher, a Mindfulness Meditation teacher and practitioner, a Corporate Wellness Consultant, a certified Reiki Master in the Usui and Karuna Reiki Riojo, a Shamanic Practitioner, a Human Movement teacher, Magical Awakening Practitioner, member of Dream Seed Shamanic Music Ensemble, core organizer and producer of the Heart and Mind Festival, Creator of Oracle Deck Love Letters to Earth, and Founder of Root to Heaven, an organization that has planted almost 200,000 trees and plants all over the world in the past two years. She has led retreats all over the world and continues to provide these life changing, empowering and transformational experiences.
Nicole blends decades of expertise in the wellness and holistic field to create one of a kind empowerment experiences in corporate environments, within groups, on retreats, and in one-on-one settings. As a Soul Architect, Nicole bridges practices and teachings from various wisdom traditions around the world, with intuitive knowledge and practical know-how to create unique blueprints of empowerment, healing, and remembrance.