• Dance of the Devine Nature

    Headwaters Outdoor School 6615 Shepherds Way, Weed, CA, United States

    Release - Receive - Awaken the Soul... A Journey of Self Reflection and Renewal Join us for a special spiritual retreat on Mt Shasta this summer with Sufi dance master and Magi (Shaman) Farima Berenji (CID-UNESCO) and Shaman and Nature Specialist Tim Corcoran. Together we will call upon the spirit of the mountain, we will […]

    $425
  • “Hu” Meditation and Sema

    Center for Creative Living 1460 Koll Circle, Suite C, San Jose, CA, United States

    Open your heart, body, and mind in this mystical session of meditation, breath work, and whirling led by Farima Berenji. We will seek the foundation of spiritual healing in the mysticism of vibration and sound, realizing how all life emerges from silence, and all things have sound hidden within them. We will open by awakening […]

    $15
  • Dances of Greater Khorasan

    Abbey Studio 2687 Penrith Ave., Cumberland, BC, Canada

    Sacred and Traditional Dances of Greater Khorasan with Farima Berenji Travel to ancient Khorasan and study the sacred rituals, whirling, folk dances, music, and prayers of this ancient land and learn more about the great mystic masters of this region such as Attar, Shams, Rudaki, Khayyám, Khwarizm, and Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī. Greater Khorasan is […]

    $200
  • Dance of the Soul

    Baskinta, Lebanon Baskita, Lebanon

    SOLD OUT. PLEASE CHECK MY EVENT SCHEDULE OR CONTACT ME FOR FUTURE RETREATS AND WORKSHOPS A weekend retreat of sacred and mystical dances, healing circles and Sufi whirling. Join us for a weekend on a path of healing, awakening, and self-growth through the power of meditative whirling and sacred dance to live music, mystical poetry, […]

    $250
  • Yalda: A Celebration of Light

    Oak Meadow Park Gazebo 233 Blossom Hill Rd., Los Gatos, CA, United States

    Join us for ancient Iranic rituals celebrating Yalda (winter solstice), the longest night of the year and the birth of Mithra. Shab-e Yalda (Yalda Night) is the Persian Winter Solstice Celebration on the eve of the Winter Solstice. The Persians believed that this night is the night of the birth of Ahura Mazda and Mithra, […]

  • Christmas and its Zoroastrian Origins

    Center for Creative Living 1460 Koll Circle, Suite C, San Jose, CA, United States

    A Lecture by Scholar and Ethnologist, Farima Berenji We have always known of Christmas on December 25th, with a traditional decorated tree, candles, and gifts. Christmas celebrates the birth of Christ yet its rituals and traditions far precede that time. Unquestionably, our ancestors adopted the rituals from an ancient Iranian pagan religion known as Mithraism, […]

    Free
  • Embodiment Workshop

    Center for Creative Living 1460 Koll Circle, Suite C, San Jose, CA, United States

    Channel - Connect - Transform Become outside yourself in dance! Channel your passion into another being or element and uncover how you can use your body to speak and guide you. All forms of life have a language within them. There is a subtle energy in every element, object, animal…. and the manifestation of the […]

    $35
  • Sacred Circle

    Center for Creative Living 1460 Koll Circle, Suite C, San Jose, CA, United States

    An evening of ancient mystical healing rituals including breath work, Sufi zikr circle, Hu meditation, sufi walk meditation, and more facilitated by Farima Berenji. Open your heart, body, and mind in this mystical session of meditation, breath work, and healing led by Farima Berenji. We will seek the foundation of spiritual healing in the mysticism […]

    $15
  • West Valley College Persian New Year Celebration 2019

    West Valley College, Campus Center 14000 Fruitvale Ave, Saratoga, CA, United States

    Celebrate Persian New Year with dance and musical performance, as well as food. Special guest Masih Alinejad with dance performances by Farima Berenji and the Simorgh Dance Collective, and live music by Homeyra Banejad and Ensemble. Masih Alinejad Masih Alinejad is an Iranian women's rights activist, journalist, and author. Alinejad launched the “My Stealthy Freedom” […]

    Free
  • Femina

    Joe Goode Annex 401 Alabama Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

    Sangam Arts & Guru Shradha presents Femina In celebration of women... Local master choreographers and artists representing artistic traditions from around the globe will present 75 minutes of glorious music and dance. Featured styles include Cambodian (Charya Burt), Chinese (Haiyan Jackson Dance), Indian (Bharatanatyam – Vidhya Subramanian & Odissi- Guru Shradha), West African (Cheza Nami), […]

    $40