Sharron Rose, MA.Ed, is a filmmaker, teacher, writer, choreographer and Fulbright Senior Research Scholar in World Mythology, Religion and the Sacred Arts of Dance, Music and Theatre. She is the writer/director of the feature length documentaries 2012 The Odyssey and it's sequel, Timewave 2013, author of the award winning book, The Path of the Priestess; A Guidebook for Awakening the Divine Feminine (Inner Traditions), creator of the DVD Yoga of Light and producer of the Sacred Mysteries DVD Collection. She is also a contributing writer for the book The Mystery of 2012 (Sounds True, 2007). In addition, Ms. Rose has written articles for New Dawn Magazine and Evolve Magazine including Mary Magdalene; Apostle of the Apostles, Yoga of Light, 2012;A Time Odyssey and Tolkien at the End of Time; Alchemical Secrets of The Lord of the Rings (with Jay Weidner). For the past thirty years she has worked in the fields of education, and the esoteric arts to investigate, integrate and impart the knowledge and wisdom of ancient and traditional cultures throughout the world. This work has taken her across the planet and has been disseminated through master classes lectures, workshops, live performance and film/video. In 1999, together with her husband Jay Weidner, she founded Sacred Mysteries for which she has produced ARTmind with Alex Grey, Healing the Luminous Body with Dr. Alberto Villoldo, Secrets of Alchemy with Jay Weidner, Healing Sounds with Jonathan Goldman, Sound Yoga/Nada Yoga with Shanti Shivani, Alchemical Healing with Nicki Scully, the award winning Quantum Astrology with Rick Levine and her own instructional DVD, Yoga of Light.

Sharron June 1982	Dreamcycle	Sharron with Patrric LaCroix

Trained from childhood in the Classical Western arts of Ballet, Opera and Theatre, after receiving a diploma from the Peabody Conservatory of Music, a B.A. in Theatre from the University of Maryland and an M.A. in Education from George Washington University, Sharron became a member of New York City’s vital dance/theatre/performance art scene. She then moved to Boston where she became known for her innovative multicultural dance/theatre/video productions, which wove together the realms of psychology, technology, myth, history and social criticism. This work was supported by the Rhode Island State Council on the Arts, the Boston Arts Lottery and the Cambridge Arts Council. She began her studies in Classical Indian Dance, Music, Yoga, and Mythology in 1978. From 1983-1988, with the assistance of a professional development grant from the American Institute of Indian Studies (1983-84), and a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship (1986-88), she began extensive research into the art, culture and spiritual traditions of North India. During this time she was accepted as the first American disciple of India’s legendary Kathak dancer and early Bollywood film star, Sitara Devi and was initiated into a sacred tradition of the ancient feminine Yogic Arts that had been handed down from teacher to student for thousands of years.

Initiation with Sitara	Holi at Raj Kapoor's Film Studio	Sharron in the Temple Ruins

Since that time of introduction and initiation she has consistently sought out other remnants of these teachings in traditional cultures throughout the world. From Chögyal Namkhai Norbu, Tibetan master of Tantra and Dzogchen, she was introduced to the Primordial Tradition of the ancients and learned the transformational practices created to purify the mind and body and awaken one to their true Divinity. With Dr. Robert Masters she investigated trance techniques, his Psychophysical Method of Neuro-sensory Re-education, the realm of healing and the Egyptian Mysteries. With Bengali tabla master, Shashank Bakshi, She studied Indian Classical vocal music and deepened her perception of the effects of sound and vibration on the luminous energy field. For the past ten years, together with her husband, hermetic scholar and filmmaker Jay Weidner, she has done extensive research into the Western Traditions of Alchemy, Gnosticism, and the Kabbalah.

Sharron and Chogyal Namkhai Norbu	Performing for the Dzogchen Community	Sharron as Dakini

During the past twenty years Sharron has also been active in the world of video production as director, actress, choreographer and producer. In the late 80’s she worked at National Video Industries in New York City under the tutelage of CEO Brian Kelly creating the visionary work “Lotus Mind” which premiered at the Madras Film Festival. While on her Fulbright she also wrote and directed a series on The Art of Choreography for Jamia Millia University in New Delhi.

Dr. Robert Masters and Sharron	Sharron and Jay on location in Peru	Sharron as an Egyptian Priestess

Due to her knowledge and expertise in these ancient traditions, as well as her ability to assist in developing programs to foster harmonious dialogue between people of diverse cultural and religious backgrounds, she has served as consultant to the National Endowment for the Arts, created multicultural arts-in-education programs for Arts Horizons and Lotus Fine Arts in New York, as well as Young Audiences of Connecticut, New Jersey and Virginia. In addition, she has lectured and performed in numerous universities such as Harvard, MIT, and Columbia, as well as for cultural organizations and museums throughout the world.

Taj Mahal Celebration with Zohar, Jehan, Ramzi and Co.

with Ramzi El Edlibi

Dance Around the World

Since 2000, Ms. Rose has been the president of Sacred Mysteries Distribution. “We need guides of the caliber of Sharron Rose to point us in the right direction.” -New Dawn Magazine “Sharron is truly a cross-cultural interpreter trying to create an harmonious balance between the Western and Eastern cultural heritage…Her patience, understanding and knowledge will take her to heights winning the hearts and minds of all the people around her.” — The Patriot, New Delhi, India " Sharron brings to her work an ability to involve the audience in the inner beauty of the movement and in the revelations of the spirit.” — The Miami Herald “Rose draws from ancient wisdom, making it relevant to women seeking greater self-fulfillment and inner peace…. Her techniques for working with Tantra are both practical and powerful. Listening to her opens doors in your mind, and you wind up understanding more about yourself than when you started.” —Sage Woman Magazine