Romi
Cumes is a certified yoga instructor, licensed massage therapist,
dancer and performer based in Santa Barbara, California. Her
business, Transformative Healing Arts offers professional yoga
instruction, healing retreats, therapeutic massage, yoga/movement
workshops, Firedancing for special events, and African drum &
dance performances.
Romi has had a passion for movement and music her whole life.
After a ten-year study of gymnastics and dance, she began practicing
yoga in 1996. She began her advanced training in 1998 and received
her Yoga Instructor certification from the White
Lotus Foundation. She has worked and studied with various
reputable teachers nationally and internationally. Some of Romi's
interests include: holistic health studies, wilderness and nature
education, international travel, dance, meditation, culture, ethno-botany,
art, playing music (guitar, piano, percussion) and songwriting.
Mystical
shamanic studies and travels through the Americas and Africa have
led her to explore the sacred connection between movement, nature,
healing, rhythm and spirituality. Romi helps facilitate students
to deepen their connection with Body and Spirit. Her intention
is to help people live more freely in their bodies and embody
their creative Spirit. Her classes and workshops support expansion,
physical fitness, healing, spiritual wellness, personal growth
and fun. For more information, please visit her website at: www.romicumes.com
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Romi's style is eclectic and creative. She weaves strength-building
sequences with movement and intuitive healing modalities. Each
class is unique and draws from a mix of Hatha Yoga styles such
as: Vinyasa flow, Ashtanga, Therapeutic Restorative, Anusara and
Forrest yoga modalities. Romi draws from her extensive dance and
acrobatic background and has been influenced by Modern/Jazz technique,
Fire spinning, Afro-Brazilian, Traditional West African drum and
dance, Improvisational, Hoolahooping/rhythmic gymnastics, Hip-hop
and Capoeira. Her class: Romi integrates focused, mindful sequences
with compassionate healing awareness to provide a transformative
and practical Yoga session. Her style is both dynamic and supportive
of the needs of each individual. She emphasizes breath and core
strengthening to help build a student's inner foundation. Romi
offers healing touch and a loving, grounded space for one to actively
work on their healing process.
Transformative
Healing Arts offers Therapeutic Massage Therapy (restorative
massage, rehabilitative, deep tissue, acupressure), as
well as Energy Healing.
*Gift
Certificates Available
*Student, Senior & Low Income Discounts
Fire-dancing,
Drumming & African Dance
for Performance, Special Events & Parties
Poi
class Available upon Request-
Please call 805-448-4111
Stay tuned for upcoming Poi workshops.
"Practice" Poi are brightly colored ribbons with weighted
balls on them you spin.
Practice-poi class is a fun movement practice and great preparation
for fire-dancing.
Poi spinning increases coordination, mobility and arm strength.
Bright colored poi w/ detachable ribbons for sale.
Call 805-448-4111 for more information.
African
Dance Classes in Santa Barbara with Romi Cumes
Other
Therapeutic Services Offered by Romi
Acupressure:
Also known as “Jin Shin Do.” This technique
is based on ancient Chinese Medicine and works with pressure points
to balance and harmonize the body. Static pressure is applied
to various points located along specific Meridian pathways in
the body.
Deep
Tissue: Deep pressure and penetrating strokes are combined
with muscle-articulating stretches and movements. This technique
may aid injury rehabilitation (depending on the injury) as well
as promote pain relief. Techniques are drawn from modalities such
as: Neuromuscular therapy, Rolfing, and soft tissue release/rehabilitation.
Swedish: Healing massage that combines soothing
and therapeutic techniques to relax and nurture the body.
Restorative: Invigorating massage that combines
faster moving effleurage and pettrissage strokes to increase circulation
and the flow of lymph through the body. Lymph Definition: Lymph
acts to remove bacteria and certain proteins from the tissues,
as it transports fat from the small intestine and supplies mature
lymphocytes to the blood.
Energy Healing: In every massage modality I offer, therapeutic
bodywork techniques are complimented with intuitive listening
to maximize your healing potential. I also offer pure energy-healing
sessions. In these sessions, I observe and tune into the client’s
subtle energetic vibrations that reveal patterns of imbalance
and tension in the body. This form of healing is intuitive and
does not follow a set pattern. The effects are similar to those
resulting from a deep Cranial Sacral or Reiki session. In a comfortable
and healing environment, I work with divine (higher realm, Spirit)
energies that help to create a deep, relaxing space for healing.
Crystals and wild crafted plants or essential oils may also be
used to clear negative energies and rejuvenate the Spirit. It
is important to focus on a personal healing intention before each
session. I encourage people to take some time to themselves before
their appointment to tune into what they wish to heal within their
body, mind and spirit. This enables us to drop into an open space
for healing, as we maximize the positive results of the session.
For
more information on alternative and spiritual healing, please
reference the books and links
on this website.