Soul Rhythm African Drum & Dance Retreat

Soul Rhythm Drum & Dance Retreat - 2019

Join us to share and experience the wonderful spirit of drumming, dancing, music and healing yoga at our amazing weekend retreat! Our retreat offer a fun experience to explore healthy living goals, wellness through drumming and dance while discovering an uplifting path that leads to the healthiest, happiest most vibrant you.

Date: Saturday, December 7th - 12:30pm-5:30pm

Our retreat session offers a fun, inspiring and welcoming environment to connect with new people, learn something uniquely fun, enjoy an energizing flow of yoga, African drumming and dance and food while having an invigorating cultural experience!

Learn in an environment that offers a holistic sense of empowerment that will stimulate your creative expressive sides providing an authentic wellness experience of unity, inner happiness, fulfillment and physiological synchronicity. Everyone is welcome!

SCHEDULE:
> African Drumming...... 12:30-1:30pm
> Snack/Break...... 1:30-2:00pm (veggies & snacks)
> African Dance (Afro-Dance)...... 2:30-3:30pm
> Energy Vinyasa Yoga...... 4:00-5:00pm
> Harmonic Meditation.... 5:00pm-5:30pm

Session
Venue
Rates
Faculty
Bookings

African Drumming

Soul Rhythm African Drum and Dance Retreat

Our high-energy drumming will challenge you in terms of stamina, retention and freeness of your spirit and mind. Enjoy a fun, high-energy African drumming focusing on the basics of hand-drumming techniques with non-stop African rhythms guaranteed to make you dance. The session is for everyone, from people who have never touched a drum before to advance-level players with years of experience. Drumming reduces stress, tension, anxiety, opens the heart to higher vibrations allowing for deep connections to the spirit and one’s self.
Teacher: Emmanuel

African Dance (Afro-Dance)

Unleash the dancer in you. Experience doesn’t matter – this is all about expression, movement and the magic of music. Our great dance workshop is accompanied by live drumming and comprise an energetic warm-up and then learning of traditional West African dance choreography. Definitely for anyone who is looking for a fun way to keep fit as well as enjoy an invigorating cultural experience. No experience necessary and is welcome to dance with us!
Teacher: Lentina

Vinyasa Yoga & Meditation

Experience the healing power of energy Vinyasa yoga! Enjoy a strong, well-balanced flow to keep your body healthy and your mind focused. The session will focus on alignment, breath, injury prevention, and opening up your body in order to free energetic channels. We will set the stage for a smooth, free-flowing practice, and release any tension that you may have accumulated during the day. At the end of class, expect a relaxing savasana accompanied by Tibetan sound bowls. All levels welcome. Please bring your own mat.
Instructor: Tamara

Venue

SunWater Spa
Address: 514 El Paso Blvd, Manitou Springs, CO 80829
Direction: Please GPS the address to easily find SunWater
Text/Call Emmanuel on 719-551-2175 for direction.

Rates

We offer discounts for families or large groups on early reservation. If you don't drum or dance, don't worry we have something special for everyone! Non-drumming friends and family are very welcome.

Regular:
Full Retreat: $65.00 (per person)
Family Package/4 people: $175.00

Early-Bird Discount Rates:
Take advantage of our early bird pricing for savings from now till November 30th 2019:
Full Retreat: $55.00 (per person)
Family Package/4 people: $135.00

Drop-In Rate:
$30.00 - Take any workshop of your choice. (Please check the event timeline for schedule)

Instruments:
Need a drum? Don't worry, we have a limited number of drums available to rent cheaply. Only $5 and will have a good quality drum just for you! You're welcome to bring yours or any instrument you play.
Advance reservation required, please call or email us: 719-551-2175 or email: soulrhythmafricandrumming@gmail.com

Our Faculty

Emmanuel Nii Bortey

Emmanuel Nii Bortey is an energetic drummer, a spectacular performer from Ghana. He brings an energy and spirit to traditional African music that is undoubtedly infectious. He has studied and been playing traditional West African drums and music for over 10 years. Emmanuel drums with vibrant energy, wearing a huge smile, drawing the audience into the performance and conveying the richness of African music. He has also founded a 501(c)3 non-profit that works with volunteers to address critical issues facing underprivileged children and communities in Ghana his home-country. He loves to travel, volunteer, photography and his ultimate passion and calling, drumming.

Lentina Lum "Lentina"

Lentina is born and raised in Cameroon, Central Africa. She's always been passionate about dancing and believes African dance has always had a way of pulling you out of any down feeling. It has always been a way to express herself and passion she brings through the dance. Each move is filled with power and passion that it makes you feel like you can conquer the world. Anyone watching just feels this energy and unexplainable joy that is so contagious you can’t help but get up and dance too! This is an experience and energy she wishes to share with you.

Tamara O.

Tamara first started doing yoga seriously when she was living in China back in 2014. At that time, she was not confident in myself, nor did she truly know herself. Yoga has helped her find that mind-body connection that she was missing, and go above and beyond what she thought she could do both mentally and physically. She's trained in Ashtanga Vinyasa. Also certified in sound healing, so at the end of the session, during savasana, she play Tibetan sound bowls to really get the students relaxed after doing the postures. Her session will focus on alignment, breath, injury prevention, and opening up your body in order to free energetic channels.

Bookings

Soul Rhythm African drum and dance retreat in Colorado Springs.

Please click on the button below to book now for our retreat. Family and group discount available if booked before November 30 2019. For more information, soulrhythmafricandrumming@gmail.com or call 719-551-2175.