About The Artist

Zia Nath
Realms of Dance®
In 1994, at the Osho International Meditation Resort, Pune, India, Zia witnessed the performance of Gurdjieff Sacred Dances. Watching this was a profound experience, it invoked the witness within her. She was stunned by the grace of the simple yet perfectly coordinated linear movements with complex foot work and soul stirring music. Watching the meditative silence on the dancer’s faces and the stillness of their center left an indelible impression, one that changed the course of Zia’s career. Zia studied Gurdjieff Sacred Dances at the Osho Commune in Puna in 1995 and thereafter travelled to America and Europe over several years to study the sufi work and the sacred dances under world renowned teachers of the Gurdjieff – Bennett tradition. With the influence of sufi musicians and the understanding of Sufi music and Osho’s guidance, Zia self trained as a whirling practitioner, teacher and performer.
In recent years Zia has been passionately involved in the study of Odissi Indian Classical dances under the tutelage of Smt Jhelum Paranjpe and Sri Sanatan Chakravarty of Smitalaya. The ceremonial and devotional aspect of this work is similar to that of the Sufi Sacred Dances and this inspired Zia to weave the three diverse dances forms into one show, with sufi music and poetry as the common thread that connects them all.
In 2007 Zia originated her show Sufi Splendour®, and re-launched as Realms of Dance® in September 2016. Realms of Dance® is a presentation of Sacred Dance & Whirling Mandala®, rendered to music and poetry of renowned artists and mystics. Zia has performed at prestigious festivals and events across the country and internationally, sharing the mystique of our sacred heritage.
Professionally Zia is a natural healthcare practitioner and India’s first internationally certified Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapist. Zia has been in this practice since the past 20 years and her clinic has organized International Foundation Trainings of Biodynamic Craniosacral Therapy, Diploma courses in Mumbai. www.quantacare.org
Awards & Honors
As an exponent of Sacred Dance

Speaker at 3rd World Parliament on Spirituality
The World United 2020

Speaker at The Bhakti Yoga Summit
Cayman Islands 2020

Rotary Club Inner Wheel
Mumbai 2020

Access Life - Artists For A Cause
Mumbai 2019

12th Global Festival of Spiritual Sciences
Bangalore 2019

11th Global Festival of Spiritual Sciences
Bangalore 2018

Elephanta Festival
Mumbai 2018

Tapi Festival
Surat 2018

Delhi International Arts Festival
2016

ISHMA, Spiritual wellness & Leadership Awards
Mumbai 2015

21st Lion's Gold Awards
Mumbai 2008
25+
Years Of Experience
500+
Workshops
200+
Shows
Performances & Workshops
With prestigious organizations

Round Glass Company
USA 2021

Wellbeing Project
Austria
USA 2019

Round Glass Wellbeing
Atmantan 2019

YPO
Bangalore, Mumbai 2017-2018

FICCI
Delhi, Jaipur, Pune, Ahmedabad
2017-2019

Wajid Ali Shah Festival
Lucknow 2017

IAPAR - International Theatre Festival
Pune 2016

Aurora Borealis Global Convention
Norway, Svalbard 2016

Jahan - e- Khusrau World Sufi Festival
Delhi, Jaipur, Lucknow 2012

Sadhana Club
Cayman Islands 2020

Anahata Retreats
Goa, Atmantan 2017-2019