My 5Rhythms Journey

From Movement to Awareness, Transformation, and Freedom

I discovered 5Rhythms® in 2018, during one of the most challenging times of my life.

I was born in Iran, where I grew up experiencing war, religious persecution, and abuse both inside and outside my home. At 19, I escaped my country alone and came to the United States as a refugee.

I carried a lot with me—emotions, pain, and experiences I didn't know how to express or fully understand. I learned to survive by staying busy, working hard, and pushing forward. I masked much of what I carried with work, partying, sex, and drugs.

In 2018, I had a breakdown. I lost everything and everyone I had worked so hard to gain, and somewhere along the way, I lost myself.

That's when I found 5Rhythms.

I stepped onto the dance floor, and something began to shift. Layers started falling away. I felt a sense of release, a softness I hadn't experienced in a long time.

Movement offered me something words couldn't. A space where I didn't have to explain myself, fix anything, or pretend to be someone I wasn't. I could simply show up as I was and move.

What began as a way to navigate a difficult chapter became a journey of self-discovery, awareness, healing, and transformation.

As I continued dancing, I began to realize that the way we move reflects the way we approach life.

I started noticing my patterns, exploring them, expressing them, and allowing them to loosen their grip. And on the other side, I found more space to be at ease with myself and with life. New possibilities opened up, and I discovered different ways of responding to life.

Basically, movement brings our patterns into awareness, and awareness creates the possibility of choice. And the choice becomes ours.

How does it work?

I put on some good music, and we begin by breathing and moving. Step by step. Walking at first, finding our feet, and following the flow. No pressure, no performance, no right or wrong way to move.

"We breathe, we move, we sweat, and we unravel" As easy as that

I see that every body carries its own wisdom and every person has a unique story. Movement gives us an opportunity to explore that story, release what we're holding, and discover something new.

My intention is to create a welcoming, supportive space. A space where we can be vulnerable and powerful, playful and serious, and simply be who we are, welcomed, accepted, and loved.

I remain a student of this practice. Every day and all day, where I am discovering something new about myself and the beautiful complexity of being human.

This is the heart of my journey and my invitation through Unity Waves: a space for self-exploration, discovery, and the possibility of living lighter.

And all you need to do is show up.