“Dance can reveal everything mysterious that is hidden in music, and it has the additional merit of being human and palpable. Dancing is poetry with arms and legs.”
Qoya
Qoya is a shift in consciousness that evolves the way we have been taught to move our bodies, relate to our bodies, and live in our bodies. Drawn from the wisdom of yoga, creative expression in dance, and the pleasure found in feminine movement, Qoya helps us embody: to inhabit our bodies in a way that feels safe, authentic and pleasurable.
In Qoya there is NO WAY you can do it wrong— and the way you know you’re doing it “right” is if it feels good, and feels true, in your body. This is a safe welcoming space to explore your own relationship to your body— the practice meets you where you are. There is no performing or needing to get it “right.”
In Qoya we move from the body being something to observe and consume to the body as a free agent of wisdom that is free to move authentically without judgment. It’s liberation. It’s homecoming in a deep sense.
Group classes combine benefits of fitness — including strength, flexibility, balance, and agility training — with a unique empowering approach that is feminine, expressive, and FUN!
Jaime teaches all-women and co-ed classes in Asheville, North Carolina and around the world (she has taught in Costa Rica many times and in Europe).
““I had the chance to be part of a Qoya class and Despacho Ceremony with Jaime and she’s holding a beautiful and impeccable container that allows each one to connect deeply with Self as well as honoring the medicine in each and everything. Her humility, knowledge and deep reverence for her practices are profound gifts to the community. “”
“To be at Qoya with Jaime is to be in love and acceptance, because Jaime IS love and acceptance. Her spirit is at once ancient in wisdom and childlike in joy. She taught the first Qoya class I ever attended; as a person who hadn’t danced in ages and hadn’t danced comfortably ever, I was apprehensive going in. But within moments of being in the space Jaime had cultivated, I melted into the moment and found myself dancing with abandon. I want every woman I know to come with me next time.”
“Jaime’s ability to hold space as a Qoya teacher is astounding to me. She pays close attention to details, creates gorgeous space, welcomes women as they arrive with a tangible sense of warmth, and holds space throughout the class, beautifully.”
