  Maha Al Musa is a mother (of two gorgeous sons), writer, human rights activist, dancer and lover of all things connected to the divine 'feminine'. She is of Palestinian / Moslem and Lebanese / Christian background and was born in Kuwait and migrated to Australia in the early 60's.
In 1996, whilst pregnant with her first son Kailash, she reconnected to her cultural roots through the "bellydance".
When her son was six months old Maha began facilitating "Bellydanceforbirth" classes in Byron Bay, Australia after being introduced to the dance by a local midwife, Annie. The classes were extremely popular with pregnant women and Maha developed a keen rapport with many of her students and midwives. She began working as a doula (birth assistant) with local home birth midwives and encouraged women to embrace their pregnancy journey with strength, empowerment and courage. She realized many modern women were estranged from not only their physical but also their emotional and spiritual body in this most powerful feminine cycle.
Through her classes, Maha presents "Bellydanceforbirth" as a means for women to explore these most primal movements, drawing on her cultural heritage for its wisdom, healing and ancient knowledge. She weaves together the 'old world' with the 'new world' through the bellydance creating a joyful and uplifting experience for the mothers to be.
After the birth of her second son Tariq, at home in the water, she realised her dream in writing her book "Dance of the Womb". This is two fold in its message, both a valuable manual for women and an expression of the essence of Middle Eastern women's instinctual creative "feminine" in a positive manner. Maha has always felt that most images, both visual and written about arab women are usually one dimensional stereotypes that she does not resonate with.
Here she presents a much more spirited view of the women she so dearly loves.... universal woman...
"dance to the rhythm of the music as you give birth to the rhythm of your body''...
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Maha Dancing, 36 weeks pregnant - at Serene Earth Sanctuary |
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