Sacred Arts Research Foundation
Classes in Brooklyn
The Sacred Arts Research Foundation (SARF) is a Brooklyn-based nonprofit dedicated to supporting visual, musical, performance, crafting, and healing artists by providing funding, space, and resources at its community hub, The Ark. Rooted in the Golden Drum community, SARF fosters a sustainable home for the sacred arts under the guidance of Maestro Manuel Rufino.
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Sacred Song Study
Sacred Arts Research Foundation See all classes by this school @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY
Join us in an intentional study group every Wednesday this fall for sacred song practice. Together we will create an environment that promotes the development and deeper learning of traditional sacred songs from around the world. Our goal is to implant these sacred chants in our hearts so that we can share them in prayer, personal practice and strengthen the sacred song community of New York. We will begin our classes always by honoring...
Mantra Sadhana: An Active Vibration Meditation
Sacred Arts Research Foundation See all classes by this school @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY
Chanting mantra is an ancient technique known for its ability to evoke movement of the physical and emotional energy that we hold in our bodies. The vibrations and sounds of mantra are considered extremely important, and thus reverberations of those sounds are said to awaken kundalini, our spiritual life force. When we awaken these forces we encounter our divine essence and all becomes possible. Participants will be guided through an immersive...
Shamanic and Indigenous Arts Market & Gallery
Sacred Arts Research Foundation See all classes by this school @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY
Come to the Ark for a brand new showing of spectacular visionary art, clothing, ceremonial items, and jewelry handpicked and fair-trade sourced from the Amazon jungle and the Andean Mountains in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Egypt. We will have various indigenous musical instruments such as handcrafted didgeridoos, ceremonial rattles and custom-painted shamanic drums. There will also be rare harmonic handpan Rav drums from Russia that are impossible...
Architecture of the Universe: Sacred Geometry Art Class
Sacred Arts Research Foundation See all classes by this school @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY
The Mayans speak of Hunab Ku, the Galactic Center and Heart of the Sky, as the giver of movement and measure. The Order of Freemasonry attributes the square and compass, instruments of the architect, as its symbolic tools. By ascribing sacred meaning to forms, proportions and symbols, artists and craftspeople imbue and sanctify their creations. In this hands-on class we will explore sacred geometry in many forms. Topics include the drawing of the...
New Moon Sitar + Restorative Yoga
Sacred Arts Research Foundation See all classes by this school @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY
Celebrate and honor the new moon time with a deep restorative yoga practice accompanied by the healing vibrations of live sitar. A restorative yoga practice during the New Moon and Vata phase of the lunar cycle is best for balancing an overworked mind, hormones, emotions and energy. Once a month surrounding the new moon time at SARF we host a deep restorative practice as part of our Community Yoga series. A restorative practice is truly meant for...
Shamanic Sound Meditation
Sacred Arts Research Foundation See all classes by this school @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY
This shamanic sound meditation ceremony will incorporate indigenous elements, musical instruments, and songs from shamanic cultures across the world including didgeridoo, Tuvan throat singing, South American Icaros, Native American medicine songs and flutes, jawharps, Koshi chimes, Tibetan singing bowls, Arican kalimba, ngoni, and Hang Drum all combined and layered through a electronic loop station interface while various healing...
Mandalas of Intention: Natural Paint Making
Sacred Arts Research Foundation See all classes by this school @ 107 Green St, Brooklyn, NY
Within spiritual symbolism, a mandala is a geometric figure representing the universe. Modern psychology mandalas can represent the ego and self. Using repetitive patterns to create mandalas stimulates focus, relaxation, and access to transcendental states of mind and being. In this workshop we create mandalas of intention to call in the aspects of our lives we want to empower through the process of painting and printing. To create our mandalas...
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Raw Chocolate Making
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Sacred Song School
Loved the organization and their aim to help awaken humanity. Beautiful healing songs! -
Raw Chocolate Making
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Raw Chocolate Making
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Introductory Workshop on Embodied Storytelling
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Introductory Workshop on Embodied Storytelling
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Planet Mandala Painting Workshop
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Chakra Mandala Painting
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Spirit Animal Collage Class with C. Finley
The teacher was great! A true artist