Art by David Friedman, www.kosmic-kabbalah.com
Rosh Chodesh/New Moon
Women’s Dance Circles
Committed 10-Month Series:
Meets In-Studio in Berkeley, California
Tishrei /Oct 2024 - Sivan/May 2025
Returning Dancers: Email Julie HERE to Register
New Dancers: Apply HERE
Deepen your personal embodied spiritual practice in community with our small committed Rosh Hodesh group. We dive deep into a specific theme each month, and with a carefully curated soundscape, conscious free form dance, art, song, and writing, we find inspiration and support for our day-to-day lives.
Embody and explore seasonal themes related to the months and holidays on the Hebrew calendar in a beautiful nurturing dance space with open windows and views of trees, sky, moon and stars.
This is a committed group that meets for 10 months. All faiths welcome! The themes are informed by the cycle of the months of the Hebrew Calendar and the teachings are universal.
Group members receive access to playlists & teachings each month, whether or not you can attend in person, with opportunities for additional connection, practice and study if desired.
Exact location in Berkeley will be shared upon registration.
Dates & Time: Monthly on Sundays 7:30 - 9:30 pm
2024: Sept 15, Oct 6, Nov 3, Dec 1
2025: Jan 5, Feb 2, Mar 2, Mar 30, Apri 27, May 25
Sliding scale: $360 (subsidized) - $540 (standard fee) - $720 (help another) for the series. Work Study is available. Please reach out to Julie if the fees are prohibitive but you want to join!
Registration by Nov 1 for the year.
Returning Dancers! Email Julie Here to reserve your spot.
NEW Dancers Welcome! Apply Below.
COVID 19: Masks will be optional and we ask dancers who are feeling unwell to stay home. These precautions do not address asymptomatic or newly exposed /developing cases of any sort of virus - but we hope these measures will help mitigate potential exposure to new illness. Please contact Julie if you have any questions.
What our dancers say about our circles:
“I leave with a feeling of renewal, inspiration and readiness to face the month.”
“Our dance circle has been an inspirational and opening experience for me. It has helped me connect to my body, spirit, and soul.”
“I have learned a way to embody ancient Jewish teachings into my being.”
“I feel myself sinking into my body and learning things in a non-verbal way. Often this leads to greater integration than just talking or thinking about something.”
Dancing the Sacred Sefirot:
From Liberation to Revelation
Purchase Recordings Here
from Spring 2020, 2021 or 2022 Series’
(Moving with the Tree of Life)
Stay Tuned for Future Dates
Come dance with us as we explore the Sefirot in our bodies and in our lives. There are no steps to learn, no experience needed.
Each week between Passover/Liberation and Shavuot/Revelation on the Hebrew Calendar, we dance to a theme-based soundscape as we dive into exploring one of the Seven Sefirot - divine qualities /attributes described in the Kabbalistic Tree of Life: Chesed (loving-kindness), Gevurah (strength, judgment, limits), Tiferet (beauty, harmony), Netzach (perseverance, endurance), Hod (humility, gratitude), Yesod (foundation, creativity, sexuality), and Malchut (divine manifestation here on earth.
Embodying Hesed (Lovingkindness) & Gevurah (Inner Strength)
Embodying Tiferet (Compassion)
Embodying Netzach (Endurance)
Embodying Hod (Surrender)
Embodying Yesod (Foundation)
Embodying Malchut (Grounding Presence)
Purchase Past Recordings (for a series or for single classes) HERE