What: Sacred Alchemy is one of the most powerful gifts the mystery of life offers to us. It turns pain into pleasure, grief into connection, fear into pure aliveness. It teaches us to find ecstasy in all states of being alive, it invites us to embody our aliveness to the fullest while following our longing, trusting our needs and expressing our truth. Sacred Alchemy weaves expansion and integration in a personal process of awakening that is deeply rooted in the feminine body.
Why: We gather in this circle of women to remember the alchemical power of the feminine, our innate ability to transform all, and re-connect to our divinity. In the circle of women the individual devotion is the collective permission to step into a higher reality.
How: This container offers you a safe space to inquire deeply into your power and ways to radiate it in your daily life. We receive the ancient teachings of devotional dance and activate the blessings of the divine feminine through breath, movement and voice. We attune to our body’s wisdom with breath and sound. In synchronized practices we listen to our womb’s voices. In the sacred circle of sisterhood we practice combining softness and strength in physical practices, while staying rooted in a sensual and conscious awareness of ourselves and one another. Thereby we deepen our sense of self love and connection.
Workshop includes:
- Embodiment practices & rituals based on Holistic Dance Language
- Vocal release & reclamation
- Exploration of sexual energy & its relation to the energy centers of our bodies
- Integration of masculine & feminine energy
- Nervous system regulation & contemporary body science
- Taoist tantric teachings & sacred physical geometry
Holistic Dance Language as alchemical practice:
Although Zola’s work is deeply informed by years of immersion into cultural traditional dance forms, all of my offerings contain a language beyond culture and time ~ Pleasurable embodiment, diverse physicality, subtle body language, ritual movement and inner alchemy are the main elements of the holistic dance language curriculum. Informed by ancient tradition, seeped in contemporary somatic/body science, infused with movement medicine and immersed in sacred dance inspired across time and worlds, the practices revive our hidden (forgotten) abilities, creating pathways of remembrance in the body. Through the practices, we have the power of complete metamorphosis and enhanced communication at our fingertips.
The earth-based foundational work guides us to trust the ground beneath us more, deepen our roots and “fly” from a supported place. Connecting to our pelvis, to the earth and to our voice gives us deeper roots. Connecting to the heart, we open the sky. Through the work we access deep softness, grace and potent strength. We release blocked energy, and build inner power. We learn a unique vocabulary of movement, mudra and subtle energetic principles. Through a combination of slowed inner listening, breath/sound work, focused practice, and liberating trance-inducing movement, we bring our prayers to the physical world, planting the seeds of our dreams, our deepest missions, within every cell of our bodies.
On Zola Dubnikova:
Internationally recognized ritual artist and facilitator, Zola Dubnikova bridges sacred dance arts, contemporary body science, pleasurable embodiment, vocal activation, somatic awareness, feminine alchemy and ceremony through her unique curriculum, known as the Holistic Dance Language. Coined “the art of reincarnating in the same body” this system supports women in reconnecting with the sacred wisdom of their bodies and stepping into their deepest powers. Zola offers intensive trainings through her School of Mystery, Sacred Dance & Feminine Arts, both online and worldwide guiding seminars, retreats, performances, and collective experiences.
More info on Holistic Dance Language & Zola Dubnikova: www.zoladubnikova.com
Practical Information:
Dates: 11- 13.07.2025
Location: Adamae Retreat Centre – A serene escape designed for self-nourishment:
https://www.adamae.pt
Registration:
https://forms.gle/bYqc7y3kTuWdam5y5
Contact:
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Investment for the workshop: (350€ first tier) SOLD OUT / 400€ second tier / 450€ third tier.
An instalment of 200€ secures your spot. The remainder is to be paid upon arrival.
Accommodation: Adamae charges 240€ for hosting you two nights and providing 3 fresh and healthy meals a day, including a take-away picnic on Sunday. Individual dietary needs are lovingly met and are kindly communicated with registration.
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