Zola Dubnikova
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Return to the Inner Temple
Awakening the Divine Feminine
Retreat 12 - 15 November 2026
The Netherlands
SOMA ▽ School of Mystery, Sacred Dance & Feminine Alchemy™
Woman. Sister. Mother. Daughter.
This is a call.
A call to remember the holiness of your body,
the sacredness of your dance,
and the power of your voice.
We are immensely delighted to invite you to a mystical journey of sacred dance and ceremony under the loving expertise of Zola Dubnikova, whose unique methodology revives the lost arts of temple priestesses from the times when spirituality and sensuality, body and spirit, were worshipped as one.
Through the Holistic Dance Language, we enter a journey of remembrance, reclaiming hidden gifts, awakening dormant powers, and returning to the temple within. We enter a realm beyond conditioning and linear time. Structured movement practices merge with inner exploration, breathwork, vocal liberation, and trance-inducing dance to awaken the body as a living temple of consciousness. This work has been called “the art of reincarnating in the same body”: a process of re-embodiment that restores vitality, magnetic presence, and erotic radiance.
This journey invites the release of shame, suppression, and inherited patterns. We descend into the pelvis and root deeply into the Earth, for it is only by descending that we rise. From grounded presence, we open the heart, throat, and crown to the sky. Through sacred geometry, mudras, breath techniques, and energetic alignment, we cultivate serpentine grace, inner strength, and expressive elegance. The nervous system is strengthened, subtle awareness refined, and the body becomes both prayer and portal.
“This dance is a prayer. A prayer for the earth, and therefore a prayer for women. This is a call for women to know and believe in the holiness of their bodies, the sacredness of their dance, and the power of their voice. A prayer for all women who do not express themselves; who hold themselves back, who do not know their own power as Creators, as Healers, as Givers of Life. My prayer is a dance for the earth. My prayer is a dance for women. My prayer is a calling for the women to return to the temple”.
Zola Dubnikova
Feminine Alchemy
This work is an initiation into the sacred marriage of the inner feminine and masculine. When the receptive, intuitive feminine meets the grounded, present masculine in devotion, we remember our original wholeness. From this embodied harmony, we no longer seek completion outside ourselves, we attract from fullness. Erotic sovereignty awakens. Boundaries clarify. Relationships transform. Life becomes a sacred mirror.
At the heart of this journey lies the womb: a physical and energetic sanctuary of creation, intuition, and deep knowing. Through ritual, movement, and breath, we clear old imprints and restore connection to our cyclical feminine nature. The immense power of softness becomes our guide. We cultivate radical self-love, sexual innocence, and embodied self-care. From this inner alchemy, vibrant health, vitality, and magnetic radiance flows from within.
Through the portals of breath, movement, and sound, we enter a ritual space to remember and pray together. We remember our birthright to ecstasy, we remember why we are really here. Our connection to one another and the source. How to find that inner place where experience of pain and pleasure, sweet and bitter, joy and sadness all become entryway points to an enhanced state of being. Once we enter that space, we find an inner place from which we would hope to never return. We transcend culture and time, on a journey of spiritual ecstasy, dance, heart-opening, humanity and divine love.
Remedy for an imbalanced world
Remembering, revering and re-activating the feminine energy on earth is truly one of the most important missions we have as humans at this time, regardless of our identified gender.
The world has come into a state of deep imbalance, where linear, patriarchal, oppressive structures often shape how we live, work and relate. These patterns are so ingrained that we can move through life on autopilot, disconnected from our bodies, our rhythms, and our deeper sense of purpose.
Over time, this can lead to a life that feels restricted, where spontaneity, joy and true aliveness slowly fade into the background. What we experience as “normal” may in fact be only a fraction of what is possible.
This retreat is a counter movement. By reawakening our connection to the feminine, to the body, to feeling, to intuition and to ecstasy, we begin to restore balance. Only when we strengthen the feminine energy on earth and reclaim our birthright to ecstasy, will we experience true divine harmony between masculine and feminine polarities on a mass scale.
Return to the Inner Temple is a deeply transformational experience open to women of all ages and backgrounds. Within a safe circle of sisterhood, mysticism and embodied spirituality merge. This retreat is a prayer, a prayer for the Earth and for women. A calling to remember that the body is holy, sensuality sacred, and that within each woman lives a radiant temple waiting to be reclaimed.
Rooted in a rich body of practices, this retreat is guided intuitively by Zola to meet what is most present and needed in each moment. Within the SOMA▽ format we might experience:
- Movement medicine & sacred dance
- Teachings on embodied Sacred Geometry
- Cutting edge psychosomatic technology
- Breathwork, vocal opening & sound alchemy
- Womb activation & feminine anatomical awareness
- Earth practices for grounding & inner listening
- Ritual, archetypal work & ancestral connection
- Tools for sexual sovereignty & magnetic embodiment
- Techniques to unlock the body’s natural ecstatic pathways
This retreat is open to women of all ages and levels of experience. Whether you are new to embodiment practices or an experienced facilitator, you are welcome.
Biography Zola Dubnikova
Mother of SOMA ▽ School of Mystery, Sacred Dance & Feminine Alchemy™️, internationally recognized ritual artist and facilitator, Zola Dubnikova bridges sacred dance arts, contemporary body science, pleasurable embodiment, vocal activation, womb mysteries, somatic intelligence, inner alchemy and ritual through her unique curriculum.
Trained extensively in contemporary dance and somatic-healing arts, initiated into Odissi Temple Dance lineage, Sufi tariqa, Taoist-tantric practice and beyond, her method brings forth ancient wisdom through a holistic lens. Coined “the art of reincarnating in the same body ” this system supports women in reconnecting with the sacred wisdom of their bodies and stepping into their deepest powers.
Zola offers intensive trainings both online and worldwide guiding seminars, retreats, prayerformances, and collective experiences.
More about Zola:
Website: https://zoladubnikova.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zoladubnikova/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/holisticdancezoladubnikova
Location
This retreat will take place at the beautiful AVANI Retreat Centre, Helvoirt, The Netherlands.
AVANI means “good earth.” It is a sacred sanctuary rooted in nature, devoted to transformation, healing, and deep remembrance, where the land itself gently holds and nourishes every journey. Visit avani.nl for more information.
Practical information
Date:
Thursday November 12, 5pm until Sunday November 15, 4pm, 2026.
Contribution:
€1450 - Regular contribution
€1250 - Early Bird (for registrations before June 1st).
In the spirit of accessibility and inclusion, a reduced contribution of €1250 is available for those with a lower income.
Your contribution includes three nights of accommodation at the beautiful sanctuary of AVANI, along with nourishing and lovingly prepared breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.
Payment in instalments is possible — please reach out if you wish to arrange this.
Contact & registration:
If you have any questions or would like to register, please leave your contact details below or send an email to femininewisdomretreats@gmail.com
Language:
The retreat will be guided in English. The organizing team speaks Dutch as well and will gladly assist you in your native language whenever needed.
“It is our responsibility to dance, to embody the essence of our true divinity. In our souls we are all dancers, healers, singers and creators. We all have something powerful to say, to give. It is our responsibility to see beyond the stories and to manifest change. This journey begins within each of us, each woman and each man. It is time to remember.”
Zola Dubnikova
Organizing team & spaceholders
Lisa Mérelle
Lisa is an holistic therapist and facilitator of women’s circles and embodied healing spaces, devoted to reconnecting women with their inner wisdom, strength and softness. Her work is rooted in feminine awareness, deep listening and trauma-sensitive presence.
From a grounded and compassionate approach, held within a strong field of love, Lisa creates safe spaces where women can slow down, regulate their nervous systems and gently meet what lives within them. She honors each woman’s pace, boundaries and unique journey.
Drawing from her own path of deep inner work and feminine embodiment, Lisa stands as a devoted space-holder among, cultivating sisterhood, trust and authentic feminine power.
Marieke Timmermans
Marieke is a therapist, coach, and facilitator, with a deep devotion to language, both spoken and written, as a gateway into embodied truth.
With a background in therapeutic work, coaching & healing, Marieke creaties refined, deeply attuned spaces where women are invited to slow down, reconnect, and meet themselves with honesty. Her presence is grounded and intuitive, gently revealing the layers beneath patterns and conditioning.
She works with women at the meeting point of personal history, relational dynamics, and awareness, supporting them to soften into their bodies, reconnect with their inner voice, and gently unravel patterns that no longer serve. Her work invites a deeper sense of self-trust, truth, and inner alignment.
Eva Groen
Eva is a coach, facilitator and guide in both leadership and personal development. Over time, her work evolved toward the body as a gateway to awareness, truth, and transformation.
In her work, Eva creates a grounded space where people are invited to slow down, reconnect with their body, and return to their inner compass. She works at the intersection of personal development and embodied awareness, where insight is not only understood, but lived.
Her guidance is both down-to-earth and transformative, supporting people in releasing old patterns and reconnecting with their truth, strength, and direction.
Her work is an invitation to come home to yourself, by remembering what has always been there.
CONTACT
Welcome dear woman
We would love to welcome you on this journey. If you have any questions or would like to register, please leave your contact details here or send an email to femininewisdomretreats@gmail.com