An Astralab Event in Los Angeles. New Sacred Dance Workshop – Limited Space! Activate healing and reconnect with the inner resources needed to meet this moment with courage, integrity, and love through embodied practices rooted in Divine Feminine wisdom, as transmitted in Banafsheh’s new book, Dance of Oneness: Embody Love & Luminosity to Transform Your Life. Enter [...]
An Astralab Event in Los Angeles. Learn the foundations of Sufi whirling through a feminine approach, guided by the live rhythms of the women’s LA Daf Ensemble. This practice offers not only a sacred form, but guidance for how to remain centered, receptive, and responsive in times of uncertainty and turmoil. Modern science and ancient mysticism alike reveal that [...]
An Astralab 2-Day Event in Los Angeles. Activate healing and reconnect with the inner resources needed to meet this moment with courage, integrity, and love through embodied practices rooted in Divine Feminine wisdom, as transmitted in Banafsheh’s new book, Dance of Oneness: Embody Love & Luminosity to Transform Your Life. Sacred Dance Prayer with Live Music, Book [...]
What if the doorway to higher consciousness isn’t something you reach for — but something you gently access through your own body? Join Banafsheh on February 22, 6-8:30pm at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles for “Dance of Oneness: Opening Sacred Realms,” a new interactive workshop and book signing that explores how sacred movement becomes [...]
Join acclaimed spiritual embodiment teacher and sacred dancer Banafsheh Sayyad on Wednesday, December 24th, 3-6pm PT as she performs in the 66th annual holiday variety show, the Emmy® Award-winning L.A. County Holiday Celebration. This free, three-hour live performance—also broadcast on PBS SoCal—features more than 20 local music ensembles, choirs, and dance companies. It’s Southern California's largest [...]
With Banafsheh Sayyad December 25 - 27, 2025 3-day Beach Retreat Sivananda Ashram, Bahamas Dance in Paradise this Winter. This holiday, trade snow for golden sands and turquoise seas. Join Banafsheh at the Sivananda Ashram, Bahamas for a Sacred Dance Beach Retreat. 3 days to move, breathe, whirl and awaken joy in rhythm with the ocean, [...]
"Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible." ~ Frank Zappa Do you have any long-simmering projects underway? What’s more important, inspiration or perspiration? How does it feel when you’re making progress? If there is one thing that's a constant for all of us spiritual beings having a human experience, it's [...]
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." ~ Martin Luther King Jr. How close of attention do you pay to current events? Do you react emotionally to traumatic news? What course of action is most likely to bring about [...]
"Action speaks louder than words, but not nearly as often." ~ Mark Twain Do you share your goals and dreams with everyone around you? Or do you keep your desires quiet until you have something to show? When does one approach make more sense than the other? When it comes to getting [...]
