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JONEEBA™
as a Total Body Workout
“Growing up in Africa, I got addicted to the power and spirituality
of African dance and drumming because it exists on so many planes”,
says Joneeba Mouflet. “In Africa, dance is both a part of
secret rituals and everyday living; it can be purely for enjoyment
and it can also be ceremonial. African dance addresses the physical,
mental and spiritual needs of the individual and the community.
I always wanted to share that healing power with others one day,
and that is when the Joneeba™
concept took life.”
“As with many ancient wisdoms being rediscovered today,
I am interpreting and sharing the rhythmic movement of Africa
in the context of fitness today,” says Joneeba Mouflet.
Over the last 18 years, he has created and perfected an amazing
blend of floor exercises, yoga and African dance- performed to
the uplifting power of drum rhythms- into a complete fitness program
called Joneeba™.
“If you can walk, you can dance,” quotes Joneeba Mouflet.
The Joneeba™ technique incorporates floor exercises, yoga
and African dance, it is high-energy, fun, and easy to follow.
Following all the principles of exercise physiology, this total
body workout combines three key elements: a uniquely designed
stretching, strengthening, and toning warm-up; powerful West African
dance moves performed to uplifting drum rhythms to condition the
heart; and a methodical way of breaking down steps so that every
person, including those who have never danced in their lives,
can sweat, have fun and learn the skill of dancing.
“As a balance to the physical part of the workout, the spiritual
part of the Joneeba™ journey begins to unfold when the ancient
drum rhythms merge with the rhythm of your spirit, making you
move and workout with a freedom that you’ve never experienced
before,” says Mouflet, “The hypnotic power of the
drum rhythms excite, prod, lull, captivate, pull, envelop, and
inspire you to continue on and get fit without realizing it. People
no longer have to “survive” working out; class is
so fun and addictive that people hate to miss it, they vibrate
not just on the physical but also the spiritual level.”
Mouflet has achieved guru-like status among the thousands of individuals
who have studied with him worldwide over the years, and the many
who currently crowd his classes at the Djoniba Dance and Drum
Centre in New York.
Joneeba™ is a fitness system that not only allows, but calls
for, complete physical self-expression and release, putting you
totally in balance physically, mentally and spiritually. It fuses
together fitness, artistic and cultural experience and is a vital
part of today’s new holistic life style. This is the magic
of Joneeba™!
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