10th Annual Intensive Training with Zola Dubnikova

Feminine Alchemy • Temple Arts • Sacred Dance • Dance Medicine

4-weeks. 130-hour intensive training 

18 January – 14 February 2027

INDIA

“This is a call for women to know and believe in the holiness of their bodies, the sacredness of their dance & the power of their voice….”

A meeting of sacred tradition, contemporary movement awareness and cutting edge somatic practice dedicated to the empowerment of women worldwide.

“The female species carries an immense unrealized power – the potential to heal this world from the inside out. We need only to remember and reclaim our powers.  When we reclaim this potential and remember our deepest inherent gifts, peace & harmony are at humanity’s fingertips.” 

Drawing from the Past to Pave the Way Forward
Many of us on the path of feminine awakening turn toward ancient wisdom to find our way toward deeper embodiment and sexual sovereignty. Yet the old ways do not completely fit our contemporary needs as modern women.  That said, it is important to understand that the roots of this work are sourced in ancient traditions passed on for centuries.  The forms have naturally shifted, and evolved, yet the origins of transmission, traditional inspiration and dedicated learning structures are grounded in ancient wisdom paradigms. 

I understand now that my entire life I was inadvertently searching to piece together a lost collective lineage of feminine wisdom.  In doing so, I reclaimed my own power as a woman and a human being.  Remembering the wisdom of the peaceful tribal matriarchal societies, while leaving behind dogmas that no longer serve, has been essential. Reclaiming a deep sense of embodiment and accessing multiple intelligences through the body, an evolutionary system emerged in the form of a new language accessible to all humans.  The practice and cultivation of this living transmission became SOMA The School of  Mystery, Sacred Dance & Feminine Alchemy.

All of my intensive studies, initiations, curiosity, journeys into different realities and experiences over the last few decades, set a trajectory in motion toward what would become the birth of this new lineage. Originally it was a simple traveling school of dance, where I’d open courses wherever I happened to be traveling.  Eventually it took on a life of its own, and became this new lineage of embodied spirituality which draws from wisdom of the ancient world, yet is particularly relevant for women of today.   Ultimately the  practices contained in this work are an invitation to a mass collective shift in consciousness, and a lifestyle choice for each participant.  Through this learning community and sisterhood, thousands of women have been served to step into their sovereignty and truth, initiated into their ancient-future innate power. 

This is an exceptional opportunity to study with Zola Dubnikova following a structured and intensive 4 week, 130 -hour Temple Arts Training in healing aspects, ritual sequences & advanced practices of the Holistic Dance Language & School of Mystery.

Temple Arts, Sacred Dance & Feminine Alchemy Curriculum includes:

• Holistic Dance Language (HDL) Curriculum daily practices
• Sacred Feminine Teachings, Yoga, Sexual Alchemy, Tao Tantric Arts and Jade Egg practices
• Womb Medicine: Exploration of the womb as both a physical and energetic portal, the seat of creation & cyclical awareness to support instinctual development
• Sound Alchemy: transformative breath & vocal practices, Kumbhaka & bandhas activation
• Foundational nervous system regulation techniques, inner safety system support  & grounding Earth Practices
• Anatomical, energetic and psycho-somatic alignment techniques,  Inner architecture development & study of multiple intelligence centers of the body
• Training in HDL Ritual Sequences, Soma-Circle work and Sacred Dance technique
• Cultivation of subtle body language, softness, ecstasy and immense power which can be applied to daily life through the methodology
• Study of the foundational Mudra Language and Seed Sounds of the HDL curriculum
• Life-changing polarity practices to enhance our life-force energy as the source of our inner oracle & magnetic- attraction field  
• Techniques to unlock the body’s natural neurochemical pathways toward expanded states of consciousness without external substances 
• Initiation into feminine Sufi meditation, Sufi-soma Zikhr, whirling practice & philosophy
• Integration of the 13 Sisters within and the Medicinal Priestess Archetypes
• Practices to connect with Ancestors, Earth Mother, Divine Mother, Dark Mother, Golden Child, Sage & other archetypal forces 
• Empowering techniques to connect the elements of nature to our physical form to support enhanced levels of fluid embodiment  
• Cultivation of our Sangha (spiritual community) & Soma-Circle work
• Outdoor ceremonies – receiving & honouring the moon cycles, elements and forces of nature
• Singing circle
• Teachings on the Sacred Geometries of the body and the collective 
•  Artistic & Prayer-formance development / Ritual creation
• Movement technique drawing from: Sufi ritual, Classical Persian dance, Odissi Temple Dance practices, Balinese Temple Dance, dances of the Silk Road & dances of the Romani Trail
• Formulas for vibrant health & wellbeing:  technique and application of Zola’s unique psycho-somatic movement medicine system 
• Rigorous daily physical practice to maximize glow, health, longevity & well-being
• Integration of the curriculum into lifestyle and daily self-care practice
• Inspiring lectures on Sufi philosophy, Temple Dance Lineages & Priestess Traditions across time & worlds
• Final Ritual Offering & Ceremony
• Guest Teachers & Artists

Daily Temple Life & Living Feminine Culture

We cultivate softness and strength, we cleanse the heart and we strengthen the body. We receive benefits of regular devotional commitment and practice. Through the unique fusion of structured improvisation with precise physical training, we enter into a collective experience of awareness, pleasure and fully expressed divine womanhood. We taste the exquisite possibilities of what life on earth could look like as we open to our untapped potential within. We free and activate the body, receiving important forgotten tools from the past, while experiencing an evolutionary system which addresses contemporary needs of women in today’s world.

The intention of this immersion is to empower women in body, heart, voice and spirit to become powerful vessels of divine expression.

“The vision beneath this offering is to support women in coming into their deepest power.  Women-only containers provide a very strong place to grow, heal and evolve in an atmosphere of deep safety. ” 

About Holistic Dance Language

Zola’s work is deeply informed by years of immersion into cultural traditional dance forms, yet all of her 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 these 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.

Connecting to our pelvis, to the earth and to our voice gives us deeper roots. Connecting to the heart, we open the sky.

Although its not required, if you are considering to immerse in this training, and especially if you have not attended retreats with Zola before, we highly recommend that you join our weekly ONLINE temple to help you prepare!  

Returning Students

Returning students are warmly invited to contact us directly to discuss a returning student discount.

The Pay Now option is for women who have previously completed a training with Zola and have already been approved to join this program and want to pay the full TAT 2027 fee.

If this is your first time applying, please click Apply Now to submit your application before making a payment.

Ambassador Program

We also offer a dedicated Ambassador Program for women who wish to support the growth of our community while receiving financial assistance toward the training. Please get in touch to learn more about the application process.

We kindly ask that scholarship applications be made only by those with a genuine financial need, so that this support can reach those who need it most.

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