Dance and Breathe
A Spring Weekend Retreat on the River
“LET US DANCE IN THE SUN, WEARING WILD FLOWERS IN OUR HAIR…” ~SUSAN POLIS SHUTZ
Casa Om Potomac, West Virginia
Weekend Retreat Schedule
4:00 pm Opening Circle
8:00 pm Bonfire & Tea
7:30 am Coffee, Tea and Fruit
8:00 am Yin Yoga with Mindfulness Meditation
12:00 pm Hike, Canoe, Excursion or Relax in the Hot Tub Overlooking the River
5:00 pm Soft, Slow and Stretchy Belly Dance
Sunday
7:30 am Coffee, Tea and Fruit
8:00 am Yin Yoga with Mindfulness Meditation
9:00 am Belly Dance Combos (all levels)
10:30 am Brunch
12:00 pm Closing circle
1:00 pm Hike, Canoe, or Relax Overlooking the River
ABOUT RACHEL KAY BROOKMIRE
Rachel Kay Brookmire is the founder and director of Sahara Dance. Since 2000, Rachel has taught belly dance to thousands of students throughout the Washington, DC area. She is also the creator of Sahara Dance Foundations, an intensive program for training belly dance teachers.
Her teaching style emphasizes postural alignment, contextual awareness of Arabic music and culture and a celebration of femininity. Recognized for her detailed, structured teaching approach, Rachel’s classes focus on community, quality movement execution, musicality, playfulness and individual expression.
As a longtime student of meditation and mindfulness practices, she seeks to integrate relaxation, body awareness and the cultivation of joyfulness into her dance offerings. At this retreat, her classes will explore playful, heart-centered themes to develop grace and gentleness in your dance practice and deepen awareness through mindfulness and yin yoga. Rachel has participated in Yin Yoga Teacher Training with Sarah Powers and Mindful Schools Teacher Training. She is currently enrolled in Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach’s Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program.