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Starseed: Ancient Tools for Modern Living! AN
EVENING WITH WILLIE BLACK CAT,
Come join us for an evening of Lakota songs, prayers and teachings, with Willie Black Cat, a Lakota (Oglala Sioux) ceremonial drummer and singer, visiting from the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. NEW
BEGINNER YOGA CLASS
Nicole
Altneu graduated from OM Yoga Center in NewYork and is a Yoga
Alliance Registered Yoga Teacher(RYT). She has studied with Shiva
Rea, Cyndi Lee,Susan Orem, Jennifer Brilliant and Judith Lasater.Nicole
loves to travel and brings her knowledge ofworld cultures and
histories to her teaching. Sheinspires compassion, mindfulness,
and kindness in hervinyasa classes. BELLY-DANCING with Donna Grant
Donna Grant began Belly Dance in 1978 inBuffalo, NY with Azizza from Morocco. Among other teachers were: Joseph Shariff and Ahmed Hussain from Egypt and Ramzi el Edlibi from Lebanon. Donna also studied Middle Eastern Dance in Turkey and Egypt. She began performing in 1980 in prominent NY night Clubs such as The Nile, Cedars, Darvish & Haci Baba. Donna belonged to two NY Companies. The Ramzi el Edlibi Dance Company and the Folkloric Dance Troupe. She has taught Middle Eastern Dance for 25 years. Donna has performed with her own dance troupe for 15 years. Donna
has studied extensively many forms of Middle Eastern Dance. Some
of these include: Gypsy Dance of Turkey, Shamanic Dance of Egypt
& Sudan, Line Dances of Lebanon & Syria, Whirling Dervish
dances from Turkey, and Sufi Meditation Dance from Iraq. YOGA
FOR WOMEN OF COLOR
This class will address the particular needs of women of color as we live in this society and world. The classes will include asanas (yoga postures) and prayanama ( breathing excercises ) that will address specific emotional and physical challanges with the intent of encouraging healing. We will meet in a beautiful space once a week to practice and commune with each other. DOUMBEK
(MIDDLE EASTERN DRUM) FOR BEGINNERS with
Luis Manuel Learn how to play Doumbek (also known as the Arabic Tabla) and the popular rhythms of the Middle East. Classes cover basic Doumbek instruction, dance rhythms and how to drum for belly dancers. Class participants must have Doumbek or Darbuka. An avid percussionist, Luis Manuel has been playing percussion over 13 years and Middle Eastern rhythms over 6 years. He has studied percussion with fusion percussionist Attila Engin, doumbek virtuoso Raquy Danziger, and master doumbek player Amir Naoum Chehade and gives doumbek workshops on a regular basis and plays accompaniment for many belly dancers and dancing classes. LAPIS
LAZULI WELLNESS CLINIC
MEET
OUR TEACHER-OF-THE-MONTH:
Patrice Dlugos offers Stott Pilates mat and reformer classes privately and in the classroom setting at various locations including the YMCA of Montclair. She obtained her certification from Stott Pilates in Toronto,CA in intensive and advanced mat and reformer. She has also done extensive training in Stott Pilates for injuries and special populations. In addition she holds a certification from AFAA as a personal trainer. Previous to her training career, Patrice performed extensively as a dancer and singer on Broadway and at Rockefeller Center as a Radio City Rockette. She has performed many diverse styles of dance with many different choreographers over the years which has required her to stay strong and injury free. When she discovered Stott Pilates, she immediately knew that this method was what she wanted to do and teach. The exercises focused on muscular control which helps to prevent injury that can commonly occur upon impact like jogging, dancing or sports. The emphasis on strengthening the abdominals, postural allignment, flexibility, balance and coordination really works and the heightened concentration achieved from doing the exercises carries over into your everyday life. It is intelligent exercise with profound results. Patrice: “I am constantly amazed at the progress my students continue to acheive, at any age with this creative and intelligent workout.” She is thrilled to be teaching pilates here at Starseed! Catch
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