Paneurhythmy (pan-u-rith-mee), a system of meditative movement set to sacred music was created and introduced by the Bulgarian master, Peter Deunov, between 1932 and 1942. In his own words, he describes this all-encompassing science by saying,
“…I have placed in your hands [Paneurhythmy], the key to my Teaching. If you dance the Paneurhythmy correctly, the positive forces of Nature will flow through you and connect you with one another and connect all of you with the unbounded Cosmic Circle of Great Beings.”
The book, Paneurhythmy, Supreme Cosmic Rhythm, by Beinsa Duono, (also name of Peter Deunov) teaches that this sacred dance of life unites heaven and earth through a series of twenty-eight easily learned movements in rhythmic circular walking dance. This sacred dance applies the principles of love, wisdom and truth and is a method of balancing the physical, mental and spiritual forces within man.
We have been dividing and dissecting; now is the time to unite and discover the unity and organic wholeness of life. These new ideas need an external expression through which to influence the deeper forces in man, and such a form is Paneurhythmy, the great universal harmony of movements.
Everything in life is Paneurhythmy. Deunov taught that these exercises, a gift from heaven, are meant to help mankind accelerate in their spiritual evolution as energies are harmonized, regulated and transformed through rhythmic movement. Peter Deunov realized through his work with music and movement that “Paneurhythmy—the way it exists above in the divine world, cannot be done here on earth, because humankind is not ready for it; we are given as much as is possible and in the most accessible form.
During the years 1932 to 1942, Deunov introduced three movement sequences of the Paneurhythmy:
