Midsummer Goddess: Embody Sacred Feminine Power
Celebrate the summer solstice by awakening your divine feminine essence through two transformative practices. Bellydance with Jaida merges ancient movement with modern empowerment, guiding you to reclaim sensuality as sacred medicine through core-strengthening isolations and rhythmic self-love. Then, Earth Goddess Movement with Chicava blends QiGong and elemental dance, grounding you in nature’s rhythms as you channel fire’s passion, water’s fluidity, and earth’s resilience. Together, these classes ignite a journey of self-celebration and cosmic connection, inviting women of all levels to dance, breathe, and rise in a sisterhood of unshakable grace. No experience needed—just an open heart ready to bloom.
Bellydance with Jaida
Unlock the ancient wisdom of belly dance as a holistic practice for physical vitality and spiritual awakening. Guided by Jaida, a luminary of the artform, this class blends fluid isolations, undulations, and shimmies to fortify your core, improve posture, and awaken energy flow. More than a workout, it’s a ritual: reconnect with your body’s innate grace as you explore movements historically used to celebrate femininity, ease childbirth, and honor cycles of life.
Begin with anatomical alignment, strengthening deep abdominal muscles, enhancing balance, and boosting circulation through controlled, low-impact techniques. As you deepen your practice, channel the dance’s roots in communal healing and sacred rites, using breath and rhythm to release stress and ignite self-love. Throughout the class, shed societal constraints as you embrace your curves, sway your hips, and adorn your unique beauty—redefining sensuality on your own terms. Here, there is no “perfect” body—only your body, celebrated with confidence, grace, and reverence.
This is belly dance as medicine: a fusion of strength, spirituality, and unapologetic self-expression
Earth Goddess Movement with Chicava
Step into a sanctuary where sensuality and nature dance with the Earth herself. Earth Goddess Movement, with Chicava, weaves the primal fire of expression with the grounding flow of QiGong. Shed societal masks to embody your divine femininity, harmonizing body, energy, and spirit through practices designed to awaken your inner sovereign.
Begin with meditative breathwork and gentle, Earth-honoring movements rooted in QiGong. Activate your Qi (life force), stabilize your root chakra, and align with nature’s rhythms in softness and power. Rekindle your joy as you play with the elements: earth’s grounding steadiness, fire’s passionate ignition, water’s fluid adaptability, and air’s boundless freedom. Earth Goddess Movement meets you where you are. Come as you are—curious, fierce, tender, wild in self-love.
⏰ 12PM Lawn Opens
⏰ 1PM Session Starts
Bring a mat, blankets., cozy layers, an eye masks/bandana/scarf to cover their eyes.and an open heart.
Also, we highly suggested packing snacks or a little pinic action so you may enjoy the lawn after the session.
No Experience Needed: All ages and abilities welcome—just bring your curiosity and a smile!
Your Instructors:
Jaida is a New York City belly dance icon whose career spans decades of bridging cultural reverence with contemporary flair. Trained under Egyptian legend Yousry Sharif and honed at Serena’s Studio, she’s graced stages from off-Broadway theaters to Cairo’s Nile River, performing for royalty (Saudi Royal Family), global dignitaries (UN Arab Gala), and music royalty like Beyoncé and Jay-Z. A sought-after educator, Jaida has judged international competitions and taught workshops worldwide, demystifying belly dance’s technical precision while celebrating its power as a tool for empowerment. Her philosophy: “This dance isn’t about being seen—it’s about seeing yourself anew.”a. Jaida danced for icons like Jay Z, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga, also featuring on the Nile River in Cairo. Mentored by legends like Yousry Sharif, she shares her expertise globally, teaching workshops, judging competitions, and captivating audiences worldwide.
Chicava is a Universal Healing Tao Instructor and Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi instructor. She received her MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College in sacred sexuality, spirituality performance art, and women of color in burlesque heritage. Her arts and spiritual studies converge through her school, Sacred Chrysalis, the space where the sacred sexuality of Taoist Womanly Arts, burlesque, and sistering community meet. She received my MFA in Interdisciplinary Art from Goddard College in sacred sexuality, spirituality performance art, and women of color in burlesque heritage.
