❀ Today we hear a lot talking about balance between the masculine and the feminine energy. When actually the imbalance happens? An imbalance occurs when ‘prana’ (or ‘Qi’ in Chinese medicine) – that is the life force – does not flow harmoniously along the energy pathways of our body. What does this energy relate to when we speak of flowing harmoniously? Nature and her laws. Nature is made up of opposing forces that attract one another, of repeating cycles, of changes and trans

I recently completed the “The Mythic Body” retreat led by my teacher, Colleena Shakti, and many questions have been swirling in my mind ever since I began reflecting on this experience. One in particular stands out as fundamental: what is myth? I’ve already addressed the topic of the “body” in my previous blog post, and now I’m here to examine myth through the lens of the body. In the Western world, when we think of the term “myth,” Greek mythology immediately comes to mind,

As I watch my body change through every phase of its wise femininity, I find myself lost in thoughts about what this “body” truly means to me. I’m used to seeing myself in motion, to feeling myself in the dance of my hands, the sway of my hips, and the geometry of my steps; but before all of this—or perhaps I should say, while all of this exists—there is a structure made of bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and lymph flowing through my veins—an objective entity that simply “is

✨The Dream. All starts from a dream I had this past night. I was in a big circle of women and in the middle there was a circular stone, with a smaller bossed circle shaped in the centre. All around the landscape was a bit dusty and sunny like if I was in a historical place, with few old stone temples around. We were asked to hardly tap the ground around the stone, like playing a big drum in order to free the bees from the stone. And when we did this an intense deep sound made

In ancient Egypt the deity associated to singing was the Goddess Meret which was the embodiment of joyful sound and vocal praise carrying the sacred function of ritual chanting that maintains the divine order. Together with Meret we find also Hathor, the Goddess of music, dance, joy and love and who with her powerful speech and magical utterance represented the master of the divine word. The word for “voice” in sanskrit is vāk that in Rigveda texts is described as what bring

✨ These past days, a thought keeps chasing me, one that, on the surface, seems so intricate that I try to avoid it. Now, I’ve decided to write it down in order to unravel it and let it go, allowing it to settle neatly among the thousands of rooms in my mind. ✨ I should start by saying that a key contributor to this persistent thought is the Master’s program I’ve been attending for about a year, titled “Poetry and Wisdom – Studies in Partnership on the Sacredness of the Natura

Hi there! Being quiet for awhile but today I want to take the chance to celebrate the World Honey Bee day (that this year was on 16th August) to take a moment to write about my personal experience with these special magic bee-ing! 🐝 Last year I had the chance to attend the beekeeping course with the amazing Meriem Hammal (pic 1) and since then my knowledge was navigating into the myths and the magic around bees. I want to spend more time about these fascinating myths that bl

᪥ The mind constantly speaks up and running through fast thoughts. This is a truth. The exercise of de-cluttering the mind can be done via different practices and methodologies but as a “yogi” the one I prefer the most is through breathwork. ᪥ The main sounds we hear coming from the body are our wheezing breaths and the heartbeat. We can notice them more during a physical activity as we are increasing their speed rate, but we can connect with them at anytime. When I invite my

Sound in Movement is a project that I was inspired by my friend harpist Lidia, the beautiful lady in this picture. As passionate about music and dance I struggle when I feel the need to become sound in the body of a dancer and movement embodied into the music.. Then I realized that there is no way for me to distinguish between the two of them, I can’t choose to play music or make a sound on my drum without feeling the movement.. even if there is not an evident dance step I fe

"Danse du ventre". These were the words used by the Napoleonic troops when they saw some local women dancing in serpentine moves. When Napoleon occupied part of the Egyptian region during the XIX century the soldiers where astonished in front of such unique dance style compared to the West dance traditions. These words have been used later in 1893 when, during the "Chicago World Fair" some dancers caught the eyes of the audience in the "Street of Cairo" pavilion. One of them