Books

Spiritual memoir and cleansing cookbook.

Sojourn the Inner Heaven: Movement Meditations for Awakening

Sojourn the Inner Heaven: Movement Meditations for Awakening

Available at your favorite bookstore! Part instruction, part contemplation, part practice companion, this beautiful and lucid guide from Dunya Dianne McPherson, choreographer/dancer, ...
Simple Sufi Cooking

Simple Sufi Cooking

Practiced extensively for healing and cleansing at Sufi & Dancemeditation retreats, these dietary principles are also sound fundamentals for daily ...
Skin of Glass: Finding Spirit in the Flesh

Skin of Glass: Finding Spirit in the Flesh

Spiritual memoir by Dunya Dianne McPherson Dunya's rich account of life in the body takes dance beyond performance...into the dynamic ...

Online Sessions

Live online sessions and recorded courses.

“Dunya is awesome! She’s a bona fide Dervish teacher who knows how to use movement exquisitely to evoke deep meditative states and spiritual development.”

March 16 & 30 Zooms Dunya Dancemeditation

March 16 & 30 Zooms Dunya Dancemeditation

Saturdays, March 16 & 30 11am – 12:15 pm Eastern US Time with Talk Time following ...
February 17th Zoom Dunya Dancemeditation

February 17th Zoom Dunya Dancemeditation

Saturday February 17th 11am – 12:15 pm Eastern US Time with Talk Time following Sliding Scale ...
January 2024 Zooms Dunya Dancemeditation

January 2024 Zooms Dunya Dancemeditation

Saturday January 6th &  20th 11am – 12:15 pm  Eastern US Time with Talk Time following ...

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Events

Extended retreats, weekend seminars, and full day in-person trainings with Dunya.

Ravenrock Retreat April 2024

Ravenrock Retreat April 2024

Retreat for advanced practitioners. April 17th - 20th By invitation. Places are limited. Please contact me if you ...
2023 End of Year Dancemeditation Retreat in Woods Hole on Cape Cod

2023 End of Year Dancemeditation Retreat in Woods Hole on Cape Cod

Our retreat is booked. If you'd like to be on the waiting list, please email: dervish at dancemeditation.org ...

DVD's

Dancemeditation DVD sessions, designed to support your personal practice bring Dunya into your home to help you find the door to peaceful meditations. These videos encourage relaxation, flexibility, whole-body integration, coordination, and graceful strength.

Spiritual Bellydance 4: Sensual Alchemy

Spiritual Bellydance IV: Sensual Alchemy

Includes Slow Movement, Sufi Mudra & Deep State Motion, Hip Motion Techniques, Sensory Exploration with optional ...
Spiritual Bellydance III: Scherezade's Dream

Spiritual Bellydance III: Scherezade’s Dream

Re-released by popular demand! Finger Cymbals, Deep Slow Movement, Musical Dancing at an Intermediate-Advanced level ...
Spiritual Bellydancing 2: Magic Dance

Spiritual Bellydance II: Magic Dance

Slow Movement, Hand & Arm Movement, Veil, Hip & Torso Articulations at Intermediate level. This session ...
Spiritual Bellydancing 1: Desert Wave

Spiritual Bellydance I: Desert Wave

This title is currently out of stock. May I suggest Sensual Alchemy? This lively video workshop ...
Fluid Yoga IV: Advanced Workshop

Fluid Yoga IV: Advanced Workshop

Filmed live at Summer Movement Monastery, this quietly challenging Fluid Yoga workshop builds physical strength and ...
Fluid Yoga III: Deep Vigor

Fluid Yoga III: Deep Vigor

In the third session in the Dancemeditation series of Fluid Yoga, paced at Intermediate Advanced level, ...
Fluid Yoga II: Healing Motion

Fluid Yoga II: Healing Motion

The second session in the Dancemeditation series of Fluid Yoga, paced at Beginning Intermediate level, focuses ...
Fluid Yoga I DVD cover

Fluid Yoga I: Freeing the Pelvis

The first session in the Dancemeditation series of Fluid Yoga, paced at Beginning level, focuses on ...
Sand Tracings Opening Sequece

Dancemeditation 1: Tracing & Opening

New! Dunya's signature Opening Sequence and Sand Tracings with optional narration track. "Practice sequences are Thresholds ...