: . Temple Arts Initiation & Mystery School . :
We are planting the seeds to open our own temple and school, yet in the meantime, an intensive Training provides opportunity to practice the foundations of the Holistic Dance Language curriculum in the format of daily practice. When we practice together every day, we begin to feel these unique practices as a way of life, rather than a beautiful workshop that we experience for just a few hours per week or an intensive weekend. Combined with dietary awareness, sustainable lifestyle, strong physical practice, transformative spiritual discipline, and supported by a hand-selected core support team and guest teachers, within a circle of powerful women gathered from around the world, we co-create a recipe for deep evolution.
January 16 – February 26, 2025 our yearly deeper immersion takes place in India, in the heart of the Goa.
Temple Arts Training with Zola Dubnikova
School of Mystery, Sacred Dance & Feminine Arts
6 Week Holistic Dance Language Immersion:
16 January – 26 February 2025
At Nalanda Retreat centre in the heart of Mama India on the seaside of Mandrem village (North Goa)
Annual Temple Arts Training – Winter 2025
Soul Alchemy • Temple Arts • Sacred Dance • Dance Medicine
We gather once again for our intensive training to explore the magic, depth and power of the Holistic Dance Language. This work has been coined “the art of reincarnating in the same body” and there is no doubt that this experience will be life-changing for all who attend.
When we do the practices of this work together on a daily basis, we begin to feel a new way of life emerging from which we would never wish to return. Combined with dietary awareness, sustainable lifestyle, strong physical practice, transformative spiritual discipline, and supported by a hand-selected core support team, within a circle of powerful women gathered from around the world, we co-create a recipe for deep evolution.
Through this training, we receive tools to increase awareness and harness our hidden powers while developing subtle expression, communication and energy.
Through a combination of rigorous physical practice and discipline fused with exploration of subtle realms within the inner landscape, we deepen our feminine powers. 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. The intention of this immersion is to empower women in body, heart, voice and spirit to become powerful vessels of divine expression.
Incorporating training through various ancient traditional dance lineages with contemporary movement science, 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.
If you feel the call, you will feel it… We welcome you 🙂
A meeting of sacred tradition, contemporary movement awareness and cutting edge holistic practice dedicated to the empowerment of women worldwide. This is a call for women to return to the temple and to remember the sacredness of their bodies and the power of their expression.
This is an exceptional opportunity to study with Zola Dubnikova following a structured
and comprehensive program.
6 week program, 150-hour intensive temple arts training in healing aspects, ritual sequences & advanced practices of the Holistic Dance Language & School of Mystery, Sacred Dance & Feminine Arts Curriculum includes:
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Holistic Dance Language Curriculum daily practices
- Initiation into Sufi-inspired meditation, practice and philosophy
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Sacred Feminine Teachings, Yoga, Sexual Alchemy, Tao Tantric Arts and Jade Egg practices
- Sound Alchemy, vocal activation and release techniques, Kumbhaka, breathwork & Transfiguration
- Training in Ritual Sequences and Sacred Dance
- Study of the foundational Mudra Language and Seed Sounds
- Structured improvisational exercises to cultivate creative and life-force energies within
- 13 Sisters within and the Medicinal Priestess Archetypes
- Ancestor, Earth, Divine Mother & Self-Care practices
- Artistic & Prayer-formance development / Ritual creation
- Final Ritual Offering & Ceremony
Program includes:
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Cultivation of our Sangha (spiritual community) and sharing circles
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Outdoor ceremonies honoring the moon cycles, elements and forces of nature
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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
- Dance medicine ~ technique and application of Zola’s unique medicine movement system
- Lectures on Sufi philosophy, Temple Dance Lineages & Priestess Traditions across time & worlds
- Guest Teachers & Musicians
“My vision 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. ” – Zola
About Zola
Zola Dubnikova’s unique approach of “Holistic Dance Language” interweaves sacred dance, movement medicine, contemporary body science, masterful form, somatic awareness and ritual.
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.
Trained extensively in contemporary dance forms and healing arts as well as Odissi Temple Dance Tradition, Sufi tradition, Mevlana whirling practices, Dances of the Silk Road, the gypsy trails and beyond.
Her style brings forth the wisdom of ancient dance rituals through a holistic lens intended to guide more people in accessing their divine capabilities.
Zola offers intensive immersions, online courses, in person training and retreat experiences, traveling often throughout the world to share her work.
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.
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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.
Training: There will be a flexible schedule within the 6-week training, with some weekday mornings/afternoons off as well as Saturdays and Sundays for rest, integration and making the most of the tropical paradise.
We offer certificates upon completion of the full mystery school program for those students who fulfil all requirements.
Dates: Thursday 16th January – Wednesday 26th February 2025
Location: Nalanda Retreat, Mandrem, Goa, India
Fee: Early Bird (until 4 November) – €3600 / $3950
Full Price (from 5 November onwards) – €3900 / $4275
Payment: Instalment payment options and various payment methods are available.
Scholarships & discounts: are available for those who are in financial distress, tough life circumstance situations or war torn countries. Please inquire – separate application process.
(Please apply only if you are truly in need)
Karma Yogini, Support Team & Apprenticeship Program: For students who have previously completed an intensive Training with Zola before and are interested to return in a Support role, or are deeply familiar with Goa, please inquire – separate application process.
LOCATION & VENUE
We are blessed to run this years’ training at Nalanda Retreat Centre, the exquisite Temple Dance Sanctuary has been designed with the specifications for Zola’s trainings. This dance space has an exquisite wooden floor, plenty of natural light, sea view and option for air-conditioning whenever the tropical heat feels like too much.
Surrounded by lush greenery and the gentle embrace of nature, Nalanda offers a tranquil haven supporting inner peace and rejuvenation. All participants are given access to the use of resort amenities including two swimming pools, relaxation areas, gardens and private beach access with sun loungers.
The sanctuary is located within walking distance to quiet sandy beaches in the beautiful coastal village of Madrem, North Goa. Mandrem is known for it’s delicious restaurants, cozy cafes, eclectic fashion, jewellery boutiques and yoga trainings.
ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is NOT included in the course fee.
On-site room at Nalanda retreat centre: Nalanda’s rooms are tastefully furnished in earthy interiors which creates a soothing environment. Immerse yourself in tastefully designed spaces where ancient traditions seamlessly blend with modern comforts.
Private rooms from €90 per night or Shared rooms from €60 per night inc. 2 meals per day. All detailed information will be provided to the students who sign up.
Off-site accommodation: Participants are responsible to find their own accommodation in the area nearby.
Inquire for more information and to apply ↠
Please fill in the form to receive more information about the application process. We will get back to you with an application form and further information necessary to join the training.
Have more questions? Contact us –
Email: Serafina holisticdanceindia@gmail.com
