Healing Dance Videos and Books
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Important Note for Video Access:
The videos are accessible through Google Drive for the number of months you select. After payment, you will receive an email with a link to access the video(s). If your paypal email is different from the email address you would like to gain access from, then please send me a message at michelle@themandorla.com to let me know. Access will ONLY be granted from the email address you provide for the number of months you paid for. Before your access time is up, you will receive a reminder email if you wish to extend your access with another payment. These videos are available for past, current or referred students, please email if you have questions. Enjoy!
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Healing Belly Dance Basics
Online Video Course
An introductory course on the art of belly dance for healing your body, mind and spirit. There are 26 videos with detailed instructions of the moves, 3 full practice classes, stretching and moving meditations. The course also contains essays, complementary exercises and resources. This is a learn-at-your-own pace course, intended for the beginner, though the course is beneficial for those more experienced as well.
One Month of Access
for $25
3 Months of Access
for $60
The Chakras and Belly Dance
8 Intermediate Classes
The Life Force that runs through our bodies circulates through 7 main energy centers or chakras. Healing belly dance vitalizes and balances this energy flow. In this series of videos, we cover the 7 chakras in the body from root to crown. Beginning with an overview of how they work together, we move on to focus on one chakra per class and what issues can block or drain it. We then belly dance, listening to our bodies’ messages about that energy center and use the movements to bring it into a better flow. Intended for those with as understanding of the basic healing belly dance movements.
One Month of Access
for $25
Three Months of Access
for $60
The 5 Natural Elements and Belly Dance
6 All-Levels Classes
We are all composed of the 5 natural elements of water, earth, fire, air and ether (spirit). Through belly dance, we can activate the energy of each element within us and bring them into better balance. In these 6 classes, we focus on the energy and behavioral patterns associated with each element, then learn movements to activate each element. Suitable for beginners or intermediate students of healing belly dance. Includes written information overviewing each element.
One Month of Access
for $25
3 Months of Access
for $60
Healing Belly Dance
6 Intermediate Classes
Recordings of 6 online classes at the Intermediate level. About 75 minutes each, there is no verbal introduction or closure, just a complete stretch and belly dance workout!
One Month of Access
for $25
3 Months of Access
for $60
The Alchemy of Belly Dance
Recording of Online Workshop
An in-depth introduction to belly dance as a practice of Internal Alchemy. Simply put, Internal Alchemy is the process of self-transformation. Through belly dance, we focus our awareness on what we want to heal and use the movements to gently dissolve and transform old wounds into wisdom and gratitude. Intended for those familiar with the basics, this workshop is approximately an hour of talking and a half hour of moving meditation.
One Month of Access
for $8
Spring Equinox Dance
Recording of Online Ceremony
Spring Equinox is an opportunity to explore the balance in our life, how we are distributing our time between work, healing, rest and play. Through this ceremonial dance, we listen to our bodies’ wisdom to tell us the truth about what we need to weed out and what we need to foster. Intended for those familiar with belly dance basics, this ceremony is 25 minutes of talking and 1 hour of moving and dancing in self-inquiry.
One Month of Access
for $8
Beltane (Mid-spring) Dance
Recording of Online Ceremony
Beltane is half-way between Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice, a time of life springing forth from the creative merging of feminine and masculine energies ~ a time to celebrate our unique Divine Essence, our fertiility and sacred sexual essence. Beltane gives us the opportunity to balance the 2 sides of our Divinity / sexual essence ~ our sweet, yielding, nurturing feminine and our fiery, wild, primal masculine. The dancing helps us to embody and enact each side to more fully express ourselves in a healthy balance. Intended for those familiar with belly dance basics, this ceremony is 40 minutes of talking about Beltane and 1 hour of dancing prayer.
One Month of Access
for $8
Winter Solstice Dance
Recording of Online Ceremony
During the longest night, in the time of darkness, we celebrate the changing of years. A dance based upon a family Solstice tradition of “sweeping out the house” then opening and closing the front door 3 times. First, to sweep out the old year, second to give thanks for the present day, and third to pray for the upcoming new year. In this online ceremony, Michelle leads us through a belly dancing prayer of these 3 parts. Intended for those familiar with belly dance basics, this ceremony is 5 minutes of talking and 1 hour of dancing prayer.
One Month of Access
for $8
Imbolc (Mid-winter) Dance
Recording of Online Ceremony
Imbolc (mid-winter) is half-way between the Winter Solstice and Spring Equinox, a time of the deep, dark, cold as we move back towards the sun. When we move with the energy of the earth’s trip around the sun, Imbolc gives us the opportunity to delve deep into our past, face buried wounds, release emotions and glean the lessons from those trials so that we can emerge in springtime with more vitality and wisdom. Intended for those familiar with belly dance basics, this ceremony is 40 minutes of talking about the energy of Imbolc and 1 hour of prayer through movement.
One Month of Access
for $8
Links to Live Classes
For people new to healing belly dance, I strongly recommend joining a live class or private session so that I can assist you with getting the basic posture and movements correctly to avoid any strain to your body. Live offerings are below.
