Feb1

Kahumana Organic Farm & Cafe

Rhythm is The Cure in Hawaii! Healing Dance & Drumming Retreat, Feb. 1 - 8, 2020, 86-660 Lualualei Homestead Road, Waianae, Hawaii

RHYTHM IS THE CURE: Healing Dance and Percussion Workshop from Southern Italy FEBRUARY 1 to FEBRUARY 8 2020, in HawaiiBeautiful peaceful setting, retreat house of KAHUMANA Organic Farm, Waianae, Oahu, Hawaii www.kahumana.orgDrumming classes will be held on the beach every morning!SPECIAL FEATURE HULA CLASES with AUNTIE NETTY.Auntie Nettie Armitage LapilioShe is a fully recognized Kumu Hula and Hawaiian Cultural Practitioner. She has been teaching Hula, Hawaiian Language and Music for 48 years. She is a practitioner of Ho'oponopono, a Traditional Hawaiian practice for healing both family and professional relationships. She is a highly sought-after professional musician and educator in Hawaiian circlesSpecial discounted prices! $600 for the workshopsand special deals available for a single room accommodation including food. PRICES TO BE CONFIRMED SOON! (drinks not included)For accommodations contact Jordon at stakayama@asi-hawaii.org ALSO special guest Father Phil Harmon, founder of Kahumana Farm, a theologian who specializes in the Divine Feminine and the Black Madonna and will hold classes in the evening in the Black Madonna Chapel of the Steiner center. This special retreat will also explore the natural beauties of the island and tour the organic farms. THIS NEW WORKSHOP will blend the South Italian musical tradition of the Black Madonna and the Divine Feminine with sacred Hawaiian locations as THE BIRTHING STONES, famous site where Hawaiian Women went to give birth! Kahumana Organic Farm is in Wainea side of the Island of Ohahu, very different and magical, where many locals live between Mountains and great beaches. The retreat houses (also a Rudolf Steiner Center) offer a unique setting within the context of their diverse community in a truly restful environment of healing and wholeness. All of the rooms are secure and come with clean linen, towels & internet access. The swimming pool is available for those 18 years and older. Conveniently located on the Honolulu City Bus route.Comfortably accommodates 12 people. All rooms have single beds and share 2 full baths. There are 11 rooms - 8 single beds, 3 double beds. A microwave & refrigerator provided for your convenience and the cafe offers a variety of Organic Foods & vegetables.Kahumana Organic Farm & Cafe is open Tuesday through Saturday for lunch from 11:30a - 2:30p and dinner from 6:30p - 8:00p. Rhythm is the Cure is a 6-day intensive healing workshop featuring Southern Italian ritual dances used as music and dance therapy for centuries throughout the Mediterranean. Participants will learn the unique style of tambourine playing and the ancient healing trance dance of the tarantella, used to cure the mythical bite of the tarantula. Alessandra will also teach sacred chants of the Black Madonna from Southern Italy and other parts of the world. Objectives of the workshop are: --To introduce the participants to the rich rhythm and dance tradition of Southern Italy known as the tarantella--To learn the history of this powerful tambourine style, originally done mainly by women, which dates back to the rites of the Mother Earth Goddess Cybele, now worshiped as the Black Madonna and to come to understand the healing and stress-relieving effect of these rhythms and dances.--To bring women back in touch with their lost drumming tradition.--To make the participants feel part of community-healing rituals--To release blockages of emotional and sensual energies through the Pizzica dance of liberation, therefore expelling any feelings of depression and repression. Students will learn the following ritual dances and rhythms:TAMMORRIATA - A beautiful, sensual dance from Naples danced with castanets to the rhythm of the large drum, called Tammorra. The movements and rhythm are set to an African beat played in 4/4 time in honor of the black Madonna, originally ancient rites for the Earth Goddess Cybele. THE PIZZICA TARANTATA -The wild 6/8 rhythm of the Pizzica, played on medium size tambourines and accompanied by dance and song, was performed as an exorcism ritual that produced a trance-like state beneficial for healing many mental-health disorders and imbalances. As part of a re-enactment of this healing ritual, Alessandra will lead the participants in a circle dance where they'll create "spider-like" movements on the ground, releasing stress and blockages of sexual energy, as well as opening the heart and throat chakras. RITMO E DANZA DI SAN ROCCO (SPINNING DANCE) -This dance, originating in Calabria during the Middle Ages. It was danced during the time of the plague to help people release the overpowering fear of death. Due to the trance-inducing movements and incessant spinning, many people enter ecstatic states during this dance, similar to the Whirling Dervish ceremonies. Alessandra ends the sessions using the ocean drum, creating the sound of waves in a final relaxation invoking the healing power of the water with chants to the Goddess of the Sea, the Sun and the Black Madonna. Participants are encouraged to wear white and red, and women to wear skirts. The Rhythm is the Cure Experience: Rhythm is the Cure is a transformative week filled with intensive study, play, and joy. It's a time shared with new friends you'll cherish for years to come all while you are learning the thrilling powers of the Tarantellas of Southern Italy and the Black Madonna . You'll draw energy from the earth and sky of Hawaii, the sun, the beaches, and delighted by the culinary delights Kahumana organic farm and be inspired by the artistry and healing energy cultivated by Alessandra and powerful knowledge of Father Phil.And when you're not enjoying your lessons you might nibble on fresh food you just picked in the garden, nap on the sun-drenched beaches or take a dip in the refreshing swimming pool. PLEASE REGISTER BY OCTOBER 31! the workshop fee is only $500 plus accommodations and food, very affordable, total of $ 930 for double room and $ 1,100 for single. Registration fee $100 (due October 31) (Non Refundable)Click here to register https://www.everbutton.com/pay/4005Remaining Workshop Tuition $500 (due December 31) Click here to pay remainder of tuition https://www.everbutton.com/pay/4006PLEASE REGISTER EARLY Workshop is limited to 12 students**** Any questions? Contact us at ABelloni@aol.comPayment may be made by checks or money orders.