Through the portals of movement, breath and seed sound, we gain tools to feel the support of the earth underneath us more deeply . When our roots are strong, our hearts feel safe to open more deeply and we experience an ecstasy within which can be compared to ‘internal flight.’ Through Sufi- inspired breath and movement practice’, we reach a state of consciousness for which there is no time and no destination . We become empty, feel complete surrender in the body and open to divine love.
Through the portals of breath, movement, and sound, we explore the sensation of Ecstasy. Through ritual and sufi-inspired Zikr, we remember our birthright to Ecstasy. How to find that inner place where experience of pain and pleasure, sweet and bitter, joy and sadness all become entryway points to an enhanced state of being.Once we enter that space, we find an inner place from which we would hope to never return. We transcend culture and time, on a journey of spiritual ecstasy, dance, heart-opening, humanity and divine love.
Dervish – “One who stands at the threshold of the seen and unseen worlds.“
Through breath, sound, deep listening, movement meditation, whirling and practices which induce ecstatic states, we will take a journey to mystical realms of consciousness, while keeping our feet firmly rooted in this world .
For the mystic everyone is a familiar face, there are no strangers . There is no places s/he does not belong . All countries are her country. There is no one s/he cannot recognize . S/he sees beyond illusions . S/he has the ability to exist in this world, and also to traverse the mystical realms beyond. S/he has the unique skill to simultaneously exist in the seen and unseen worlds, flying in dimensions beyond while keeping her feet firmly rooted in the world with her eyes wide open. S/he is both grounded and ethereal. S/he sees beyond infinite layers of bullshit, her vision is untainted. Her eyes are soft and strong, full with truth. S/he sees without eyes… If everyone could see with such eyes, heaven would be on earth.
Draws much of her inspiration from her travels across different landscapes and cultures, the elements of nature, legends of ancient sacred traditions, her dreams and her personal daily practices. She believes in the power of dance to heal and uplift the human spirit beyond walls of any kind. Bridging sacred dance, movement medicine, contemporary body science, masterful form, somatic awareness and ritual through her unique approach known as the “Holistic Dance Language,” her extensive background fused with absolute devotion to the pursuit of dance as an ecstatic, spiritual experience, has birthed a unique style of both teaching and performing – which truly embodies the marriage between form and spirit. Trained extensively in contemporary dance forms and healing arts as well as Sufi tradition, Mevlana whirling practices, Odissi Temple Dance Tradition, Dances of the Silk Road , the gypsy trails and beyond, her style brings forth the wisdom of ancient dance ritual through a holistic lense intended to guide more people in accessing their divine capabilities. Based in Israel, Zola tours worldwide to give seminars, offer retreats, perform and guide collective experiences through her School of Mystery, Sacred Dance and Feminine Arts
