Hana N Rakhshani
2016
2017
Hana is a dancer, movement artist, and activist, specializing in somatics and expressive arts therapy. Her journey into dance began with Bharatantyam, a traditional Indian dance form. Since then, Hana has been immersed in yoga study for 16 years, receiving her teachers certification in 2013. Since 2016, she has been studying contact improvisation, body-mind centering, the axis syllabus, and partner acrobatics. Hana has been teaching as well as creating community spaces for learning and jamming in Asheville, NC, (USA) since 2018. To Hana, movement and presence are the fertile ground for spirituality as well as revolution. Embodiment being the starting place to connect with health and wellness on a psycho-somatic and spiritual level. Her style of teaching blends metaphor, visual imagery, anatomy, technique and sensation based practice.