Mezdulene's Belly Dance Retreat

09/28/2025

September 11-14, 2026! 36th retreat, here we come!

09/14/2025

09/11/2025

2026 Dates:
May 29-31 Heart of Hathor Retreat
September 11-14, 2026 Belly Dance Retreat

09/10/2025

Reentry to the real world this year was tough. Thank you for all of your photos, positive posts and messages. What a healing balm to cruise through Facebook being reminded of the love and joy of this beautiful weekend. I'm already planning next year!

09/04/2025

"If you'll be joining Amanda for her Body Love Meditation & Stretch in the mornings, please consider bringing a blanket, small rug, or yoga mat for added comfort. She will have a few extra yoga mats to share."

09/03/2025

Here is our menu! It looks amazing and delicious!
FRIDAY
Dinner: Taco Lasagna
*Layers of tortillas, beef or tempeh cooked in enchilada sauce, grilled veggies, beans, and cheese, baked golden brown in the oven. Side of shredded lettuce, sour cream, and green salad

Dessert: Cookies

SATURDAY
Breakfast: Apple Oatmeal Bread
*Scrambled eggs or tofu, pork/veggie sausage, yogurt, fruit, granola and toppings

Lunch: Buddha Bowls
*Brown rice or quinoa, chicken or tofu, veggie toppings, your choice of sauce, green salad

Dinner: Creamy Lentil Bake
*Oven baked layers of lentils with a creamy cashew sauce, roasted veggies, and side salad

Dessert: Fruit Crisp

SUNDAY
Breakfast: Frittata
*Roasted potatoes, scrambled egg or tofu, ham or veggie, and cheese, baked in the oven. Oatmeal, fruit, yogurt, granola and toppings

Lunch: Creamy Butternut Squash Pasta
*Cashews, squash, herbs and spices blend to make a delicious, vegan sauce. Served with pasta, roasted veggies, and side salad.

Dinner: Chana Masala
*Classic Indian curry dish with tomato and chick peas. Served with heirloom basmati rice, chicken or tofu, roasted veggies, and side salad

Dessert: White Cake with Chocolate Whipped Cream and Berries

MONDAY
Breakfast: Lemon Poppy Seed Cake
*Scrambled eggs or tofu, pork/tempeh bacon, oatmeal, fruit, yogurt and toppings

Lunch: Sandwich and Salad Bar
*Homemade focaccia bread, cold cuts or tempeh, hummus and toppings. Served with kale ceasar salad and fruit

***As always, we are committed to serving healthy, high quality meals, and most ingredients are organic and sourced through local farms. Everything is made from scratch and love, so we hope you enjoy!

***All allergen needs will be accommodated for, and there will be alternative options available for all dietary concerns.

09/03/2025

RETREAT SCHEDULE:
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 5TH 2024:
3:00......Welcome & Registration
5:00-6:00…..Zendra: Shimmy, Sass & Sparkle
6:00-7:00…..Dinner All meals provided by Camp MW
7:30-8:30…..Campfire Circle
9-???............Dancing!!!
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH
7-8:00am…..Amanda: Body Love Meditation & Stretch.
8-9:00am.....BREAKFAST
9:30-10..…..Gathering & Visualization at the forest chapel
10-11……....Aksana: Beg Dabke Delight
10-11……....Cira: Inter Wings-Magical Inspiration
11-12……....Aksana: Inter Dabke Delight
11-12……....Cira: Beg Wings-Magical Inspiration
12-1……......Mezdulene: Goddess Belly Dance
1-2....…...LUNCH
2:00-3:00ish….Tamra Khan: Fun Pink Theme Dance! Learn then perform together in the show! Bring Pink costuming
4:00ish….....GROUP PHOTO!! (Please join us!)
4:30ish…….Celebration of Life for Aisha Ahroosh aka Lady Silk aka Judy Smith. Forest Chapel~Bring your Judy stories!
4:30-6:00…..FREE TIME!
6:00-8……...DINNER
8-?????..…..Dancing and more dancing!
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 7TH
8-10am….....BREAKFAST
10-11……....Miz LaFontaine: Beg Bollywood
10-11……....Shar La: Inter Cane Combos & Choreo
11-12……....Miz LaFontaine:Inter Bollywood
11-12……....Shar La: Beg Cane Combos & Choreo
12-1………..Jadeeika: Performing Like a Star at Any Age
1-2:00....…...LUNCH
2-2:30………Rainbow Veil Gauntlet
2:30-3:30.....Roxy: Live Quanun Dance Workshop
3:30-6:00…..FREE TIME!
6:00-8……...DINNER
8-?????..…..Dancing and more dancing!!

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8TH
8-10am….....BREAKFAST
10-12……....Master Class with Amy Sigil!!
12:30-2… ....LUNCH
2:00....……...Break camp, clean-up and good-byes
SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT YEAR!

09/02/2025

Hi loves. Does anyone have a scooter or some type of electric conveyance I can borrow for retreat? My hip isn't happy with lots of walking.

08/19/2025

I've seen a lot of belly dance shows and judged many competitions around the country, and there is nothing like the shows at my retreat. There are baby beginners to seasoned professionals, duets to troupes, and the audience is the most supportive you will ever experience. It's our own private experience of Divinely Feminine expression, and it is truly a gift.

08/18/2025

I love this.

THE SACRED BEAUTY OF AGING

There is a story written on our skin.
Not the Story of loss, as we were taught to believe.
But the Story of becoming.

The lines around our eyes are not mistakes. They are Rivers carved by laughter, by tears, by moments when life cracked us open and demanded we Loved deeper.
The softening of our skin is not a betrayal, it is a gift, a Body that has learned to hold more Love, more tenderness, more truth.

We were told to fear this process. To fight it. To hide it. To inject it and to deny it.
As if youth was the only currency of worth, the only currency of desire and pleasure.
But what if aging is not about losing BEauty…
What if aging is the sacred act of remembering who we really are?

As our skin loosens, so do we. don't we? When we allow ourself that...
We release the tightness of expectations, the pressure to be perfect, the suffocating masks we once wore to fit in.

TheBody mirrors the Soul: what was once held so tightly can finally relax.
We no longer need to prove ourselves.
We are learning to rest into the Woman we have always been becoming.

We are invited to stand in a new kind of Light. A deeper radiance.
Not the shine that comes from gloss and surface, but the radiance that rises from deep within. A radiance of stories.
The glow of wisdom, of scars turned into Medicine, of mistakes alchemized into strength.
WE become more raw, more real, more magnetic. MORE WILD!

This is the beauty that cannot be bottled or bought or injected.
It is the beauty of freedom.

Aging as a woman is an act of rebellion in a World that worships eternal youth. A slick saless trick, invented by companies that make mountains of money and status
It is saying: I will not disappear. I will not shrink. I will not apologize for becoming myself.
It is standing in the mirror, touching the lines, the softness, the stories, the battles fought... and whispering: Thank you. You are me. And I love you.

Sisters, this is the invitation...
Not to fade, but to finally burn with the fire of authenticity.
Not to cover up, but to reveal. HERE I AM!
Not to strive for who we think we should be, but to embody who we are. ANd with that show the way to the younger generations.

To every woman stepping into her her sacred maturity:
May you see yourself as the temple you are.
May you walk with pride in the stories your body carries.
May you know that aging is not the end of beauty, it is its deepest unfolding.

Because the truth is...
You are not becoming less.
You are becoming more.
Margo Awanata

Photo by Anouk Pross

08/17/2025

Campfire is where we sit in a circle around the fire and introduce ourselves, and announcements are made. There are also marshmallows involved if you choose!