Sofia Ferreira (Yonah)
My first degree was in Art History (2000), and I still worked for art galleries before investing all my energy in a research about Mexican Muralism that made me move to that country a year after. Living creatively was something that I always felt like a spiritual need- the maximum expression of the power within us-, but it was exactly during this journey that this internal life was reawakened and I took the conscious decision of having a more active role in the continuous process of human creative evolution.
So, in 2002 I decided to abandon what I was doing in Mexico and, after traveling in Central and North America for some more months, I returned to Portugal (2003) and started directing art workshops for children while diving in other transformative learnings.The base of these workshops was Movement and Body Consciousness, something that I had been experiencing for some time with different teachers from all over the world: Butoh (Christine Chu, Ko Morubushi, Marie-Gabrielle Rotie), Contact-improvisation (Howard Sonnenklar, Peter Michael Dietz, Dieter Heitkemp), Indian dance (Geo Legorreta, Tarikavalli), Contemporary Movement (Ludger Lamers, Amélia Bentes), and most of all Yoga (Escuela de La Ferriere del D.F., Atul Mulji), and Tai Chi (Master Chang), besides Performance and other parallel practices.
It was then that I also started collaborating with a circus company as a storyteller, with a Puppeteer Company as movement director and writer and with a Dance Company as a dancer and co-creator, with whom I was creating projects untill 2017.
While in Portugal I certified in Fasciatherapy and Somathology- Danis Bois Method. This French osteopath and kinesiologist, understanding the internal movement of the body as our force of self-healing, created a unique method of having access to this internal flow and expressing it, offering not only health at all levels but also empathy, communication, freedom and unity to our beings.
Also in Portugal, I started creating my own Vibrational Elixirs and started studying plant Alchemy (Spaegyria), with one of the last true alchimists, combining it with my own experience.
Later on (2008), I returned to live in the Mexican Caribbean (Tulum), where I started teaching adults in Mayatulum Center and children from the local indigenous comunities. Also studied at the Holistic Maya Institute “Traditional Medicines” in Playa del Carmen.
Now I'am committed with teaching regular classes and individual trainings combining contemporary dance with energetic practices (Chi Kung, Tai Chi, yoga, martial arts), as a complement to individual bodywork through the subtle approach of Fasciatherapy and holistic consultations. I offer YONAH Vibrational Elixirs Consultations and trainings, and I prepare stock concentrate bottles for other therapists.
A little resume of other tools I work with
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https://www.instagram.com/sofia.yonah/
https://www.instagram.com/elixires.vibracionais.yonah/
So, in 2002 I decided to abandon what I was doing in Mexico and, after traveling in Central and North America for some more months, I returned to Portugal (2003) and started directing art workshops for children while diving in other transformative learnings.The base of these workshops was Movement and Body Consciousness, something that I had been experiencing for some time with different teachers from all over the world: Butoh (Christine Chu, Ko Morubushi, Marie-Gabrielle Rotie), Contact-improvisation (Howard Sonnenklar, Peter Michael Dietz, Dieter Heitkemp), Indian dance (Geo Legorreta, Tarikavalli), Contemporary Movement (Ludger Lamers, Amélia Bentes), and most of all Yoga (Escuela de La Ferriere del D.F., Atul Mulji), and Tai Chi (Master Chang), besides Performance and other parallel practices.
It was then that I also started collaborating with a circus company as a storyteller, with a Puppeteer Company as movement director and writer and with a Dance Company as a dancer and co-creator, with whom I was creating projects untill 2017.
While in Portugal I certified in Fasciatherapy and Somathology- Danis Bois Method. This French osteopath and kinesiologist, understanding the internal movement of the body as our force of self-healing, created a unique method of having access to this internal flow and expressing it, offering not only health at all levels but also empathy, communication, freedom and unity to our beings.
Also in Portugal, I started creating my own Vibrational Elixirs and started studying plant Alchemy (Spaegyria), with one of the last true alchimists, combining it with my own experience.
Later on (2008), I returned to live in the Mexican Caribbean (Tulum), where I started teaching adults in Mayatulum Center and children from the local indigenous comunities. Also studied at the Holistic Maya Institute “Traditional Medicines” in Playa del Carmen.
Now I'am committed with teaching regular classes and individual trainings combining contemporary dance with energetic practices (Chi Kung, Tai Chi, yoga, martial arts), as a complement to individual bodywork through the subtle approach of Fasciatherapy and holistic consultations. I offer YONAH Vibrational Elixirs Consultations and trainings, and I prepare stock concentrate bottles for other therapists.
A little resume of other tools I work with
- Sacral Healing Massage (1st and 2nd chackras)-south american tradition
- Quantum Healing Sessions ( mainly in case of SOS and at distance)
- Past Life Regressions
- Plant Limpias (mexican & ecuatorian traditions)
- Workshops & Retreats
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https://www.instagram.com/sofia.yonah/
https://www.instagram.com/elixires.vibracionais.yonah/
Teaching at Arrabida 16th Dance Gathering (2021) - Photos by Franca Franchi
