Liberated Love and Eros Workshop
October 2 -3, 2015 (Friday – Saturday)
Santa Cruz, CA
This is an experiential workshop, using various exercises
and tools including addressing our personal issues and needs related to life,
love, eros and community.
We will train deep listening and sharing in the
powerfully healing setting of ZEGG-Forum.
Because “It takes a village to raise a consciousness” and
it takes TOOLS to build a village...
we bring you the ZEGG Forum—a tool that inspires faith
and stimulates trust between humans. Experience for yourself the magic of a
group of individuals merging into a short-term community. Experience trust
building with people who shares their inner values and dares to be seen.
The Forum is based on trust and Faith, which means: “I
want to know who you really are?” and it means the decision to follow my own
inner love and to stop running away.
Also “It takes a village to raise a HEALTHY
RELATIONSHIP!” So many traditional, open and polyamorous relationships fail or
suffer because they do not have trusting transparent tribes to support them.
The ZEGG Forum and the wisdom about love, eros and relationship of the ZEGG
Community provide the potting soil that that allow our precious relationships
to grow and flourish.
Cost: $260
Bluegrass Festival
October 2 - 4, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Golden Gate Park,
San Francisco
A FREE festival in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco
featuring over 100 musical artists on 7 stages.
Cost: Free
Buddhist Mindfulness
Meditation: Daylong Retreat
Saturday, October 3, 2015 @ 9:30 AM to 5:00 PM
First Unitarian Universalist Church & Center
1187 Franklin St
San Francisco, CA 94109
This daylong retreat is part of the five-week Beginning
Mindfulness Meditation class starting on September 10. The cost for this
one-day retreat is included as part of the class. However, if you are not
taking the whole class, you may still attend this one-day retreat. This daylong
is appropriate for all who wish to deepen their practice in a group context.
People of all ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientations, and gender identities
are welcome.
Cost: $25 - $75 (Sliding scale)
Murder in the Ballroom: 1938
Saturday, October 3, 2015 @ 7pm to 10pm
Alameda Elks Lodge
2255 Santa Clara Ave,
Alameda, CA
A swinging 1930's dance party at the English Country
House of retired detectives Tommy and Tuppence Beresford is suddenly
interrupted by a murder in the ballroom.
Mystery spices up the program of waltzes, jive
("Lindy Hop" and "East Coast Swing" to you Americans), fox
trots, tangos, Latin, and Blues. Sara and Swingtime will play the latest
American tunes for your dancing pleasure and, yes, they play waltzes as
beautifully as they play Swing! There's something for everyone. At 7pm, there
will be a pre-ball workshop in "Fred & Ginger-style" slow foxtrot
and in East Coast Swing.
1930's costume or vintage or modern evening dress is
admired but not required. White tie or black tie optional. The Beresfords and
their friends are an easy-going set and hope you will interact with them and
their more famous detective friends.
Surely, their combined intelligence will help us discover
"who done it" before the end of the evening. And, meanwhile, we'll
certainly not let an inconvenience like a murder interfere with our dancing.
There will be a full bar outside the ballroom and a light
snack buffet in the parlor.
Cost: $20.00 in advance (by September 26); At the door:
$25.00
"Essential
You" - Heal From Within
Saturday, October 3, 2015 @ 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Stinson Beach, CA
Discover the power of reconnecting with yourself and
learn how to honor your true essence through the practice of Kundalini Yoga,
Meditation and Sacred Journaling as you heal from within
PROGRAM
9:00 - 9:30 Walk to the Beach
9:30 - 10:30 Welcome
* Opening ceremony - Healing Circle
* Introducing ourselves and connecting with each other
* Workshop overview and purpose
* Setting our intention
10:30 - 11:30 “Who I think I am"
* Uncover your mental and emotional patterns
* What are you conditioned to?
* Questioning your belief system
* Exercise
11:30 - Kundalini Practice
30 minutes - Basic series of body movement combined with
breathing exercises and love- inspired music (mantras). We will practice
self-observation, stillness and surrendering.
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch Break / Free Time
1:00 - 2:00 "Who I Really Am"
* Knowledge of self (self-awareness)
* How to practice self-observation
* Reconnect with the truth within you
* Exercise
2:00 - 2:30 “The Power of Surrendering"
* Honoring your true essence
* Giving up the old ways and letting go of control
* Letting the flow of life take over
* Exercise
2:30 - 3:00 "Discovering the Healer within You"
* Heal from within
* Recover your power of creation
* Take responsibility for your life
* New beginnings
3:00 - 4:00 Closing Ceremony
* Essential Yoga Practice
* Healing Circle
Cost: $130
Medieval Festival of
Courage
October 3-4, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
Blue Lake, CA
The Festival of Courage has become a special community to
have fun in medieval style. From the bounty of nature we gather the fruits of
the harvest and store up the light to guide us through the darkness of winter.
This celebration of the autumnal equinox Michaelmas, also called the Festival
of Courage, is to draw courage and strength within ourselves to face the cold
and dark times to come. The story of
this festival teaches us that we have the courage to face the dragon, the
courage to stand alone amongst the stars, courage to reach farther than our
grasp, the courage to share with others, courage to make it through the
darkness. We find the courage though myths and stories that we can create the
magic to help us have the courage to face the winter.
Come and enjoy jousting knights, dancing dragons, medieval
morsels and spirits, a harvest market, games and fine entertainment. We
celebrate the art of agricultural traditions with vintners and farmers. Local
and far away land artisans don our village with beautiful wares that lure you
to take home their treasures. Fine food
and drink are available from local vendors to tempt your palate.
Cost: $5
Usui Reiki 1&2
October 3-4, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
Cranial Sacral Therapy Center, San Jose, California
Reiki I and II are taught together during a weekend
intensive. Both attunements are given. All the information and techniques are
covered including:
* The Reiki hand positions.
* Giving a complete Reiki treatment for self and others.
* Holy Love and Heavenly Banquet Meditation - Holy Fire
Meditation experiences
* Japanese Reiki Techniques, as taught by Dr. Usui including
Gassho meditation, Reiji-ho - developing your intuition, Byosen Scanning -
detecting where Reiki is needed, Gyoshi ho - sending Reiki with the eyes, Koki
ho - using the breath to send Reiki, Kenyoku - dry bathing or clearing ones
energy field
* Using Reiki for specific conditions.
* The Reiki II symbols, how to use them with practice time.
* Using Reiki to heal unwanted habits, and wanted goals
* Distant healing.
Cost: $350
Bay Area Qigong Training
October 3-4, 2015 (Saturday-Sunday)
Muse Gallery
614 Alabama Street,
San Francisco, CA
Qigong training will help you achieving sustainable
health and clarity. This is done through three vehicles. The first is through
mechanical education. The aim is to improve the physical movement of the body,
by removing the unwanted resistances and bringing the body into a holistic
synergy. The second is through learning how to connect and cultivate the energy
body. One learns how to connect to ones Qi and how this relates the Universal
Qi. The third is perceptual. This is developed along with the first two
vehicles. Here ones own experiences of practice are distilled into a personal
philosophy rather than adopting the ideas of another.
Cost: $150/one week in advance, later $195.
Fluid Body/Fluid Life Workshop
Sunday, October 4,
2015 @ 1pm to 4pm
Subud Santa Cruz
3800 Old San Jose
Road,
Soquel, CA 95073
All life is movement. Everything living has, at its most
elemental level, an elaborate constellation of waves, pulsations,
undercurrents, whirlings and shimmerings. Through this world of movement, we
are connected to life itself and every aspect of our biosphere, from the
furthest stars in the universe, to the molecular spinnings under the skin.
Awareness of ourselves as movement begins by developing our sensitivity to our
intrinsic world.
Through breath, sound, and movement, we begin to enlarge
our capacity to live from the inside out: To move, speak, think, love, play and
work as liquid organisms in a friendly world. Stepping outside of the cultural
models of “body” and “shape “we will discover the deep inner world of fluid
that exists outside of disease, trauma or fixed ideas.
No previous
experience necessary
Preregistration required 2 weeks before each event
Cost: $50
Fall Fashion Music
Festival
Sunday, October 4, 2015
Worners Lounge
7121 Governors Circle
Sacramento Ca 95823
California Fashion and Entertainment movement in
conjunction with The World of Powerful youth nonprofit organization presents
Fall Fashion Music Festival In Sacramento California
Showcasing HOT California Fashion designers AND Smoking
rap and hip hop artist ....
Legendary Bay Area Artist SAN QUIN will be headlining the
show...
Rock the runway style fashion show artists and designers
working hand and hand......
Come and enjoy great food from Waterz Wings...
Drink Specials....
Fabulous Fashion Vendors....
Popping live performances....
Full Fashion Show...
And more…
After Show After Party with drink specials all night.....
Cost: $10 advance tickets or $15 @ the door...
Soul Motion Workshop
Sunday, October 4, 2015 @ 11pm to 5pm
Finnish Hall Auditorium, 1970 Chestnut St, Berkeley, CA
94702
Corner of University & Chestnut, 2 blocks east of San
Pablo Ave.
Through free-form dance, fun somatic inquiries, and the
foundational principles of the Soul Motion™ practice, we will develop our
ability to greet each new and passing moment with fresh eyes and a willingness
to be awed. Presence, curiosity, and empathy serve as our guides toward a
deepening sense of wonder and delight.
(joy and fun optional)
What to expect:
• A skillfully held space, lightly facilitated with an
emphasis on safety, mutual respect, and fun.
• Ample opportunity to dance and play with amazing people.
• No steps to learn. Just allowing what comes naturally.
• Great music, spanning many genres, with an emphasis on
"hand made" music, and a minimum of electronica.
• A safe space to relax or move at your own pace.
• The freedom to engage or not, according to your comfort
level in the moment.
• Simple yet profound embodiment explorations designed to
cultivate ease and power in your movement.
• Time to journal, or just reflect.
Cost: $75 pre-registration or $85 at the door
California Deathfest
2015
October 9 -11, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Oakland Metro
630 3rd Street
Oakland, CA 94607
California Deathfest is a 3-day event that will take place
from October 9-11, 2015 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse in Oakland, California.
The show on Friday, October 9th will feature grind, punk, and hardcore bands,
and the shows on October 10th and 11th will feature death, black, and doom
metal bands. Various merchandise and food vendors will also be at California
Deathfest.
This is an ALL-AGES event.
Cost: $97/3-days, $38/day
Women's Weekend
Retreat: Fear and Fearlessness
October 9 -11, 2015
(Friday – Sunday)
San Francisco
Buddhist Center
Triratna Buddhist
Community
37 Bartlett Street
San Francisco CA
94110
Women’s weekend
retreat is a wonderful opportunity to spend a weekend practicing together in
the relaxing natural beauty of the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Our theme this year
is Fear and Fearlessness
~ Perhaps all the
dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just
once, with beauty and courage. Perhaps everything that frightens us is, in its
deepest essence, something helpless that wants our love. (Rilke) ~
Through meditation,
mindful communication and body awareness we will gently explore ways to bring
kind awareness to the parts of us that are afraid and anxious. As we learn to
listen fearlessly, without an agenda, we can begin to appreciate the full
subtlety and richness of our experience so that our dragons lose their apparent
solidity and become less frightening. Gradually we can expand our capacity to
turn towards all our fears with kind curiosity, and even love, rather than
judging them or reacting from them.
Cost: $230–185
(sliding scale)
Master Lover Men’s Weekend: How to Please a
Woman
October 9 -11, 2015
(Friday – Sunday)
Skywood Temple
40 Skywood Way
Redwood City, CA
94062
Experience a
weekend of connection with other men and life-changing discoveries about women!
Looking for more confidence with women? Interested in learning new skills in
the bedroom? Join the Master Lover Men’s Weekend and discover how to experience
the intimate relationships and sex life that you really want. Open the door to
becoming a master lover!
Cost: $575
Couples Heart Tantra
October 9 -11, 2015
(Friday – Sunday)
1510 Fourth St
Berkeley, CA 94710
Heart Tantra is a
couples workshop that offers an exploration into the tender, juicy and
sometimes, challenging dance of Tantra, with your lover. It also provides
experiential processes to enrich your relationship, emotional intimacy,
communication, sex-life and bring out the adventurer in you.
The workshop
includes hands-on demonstrations, truth telling, playfulness, lots of sharing,
sensuality, touch, and time with your lover to practice and just ‘be’. A
beautiful part of the course is the honest and often profound sharing that you’ll
witness as other couples allow us all into the joys and challenges related to
their communicating and their sexual experiences together. In a sense, we all
end up as teachers for one another, having a lot of fun and joy along the way.
Cost: $355 (no
accommodation)
Positive Thinking Workshop
Saturday, October
10, 2015 @ 1pm – 6pm
Anubhuti Meditation
and Retreat Center
820 Bel Marin Keys
Blvd, Novato, CA 94949
Thoughts and
emotions play a very crucial role in affecting how we perform at home, at work,
and in all aspects of our daily lives.
The energy of the
human mind is thought. Thought is said to be one of the greatest, but least
understood, energy resources of the universe. When we learn to understand and
harness the energy of the mind, we are able to master our lives and produce
those thoughts that give the most happiness and fulfillment. The mind has the
power to create whatever it focuses on. Even if you think you are already
fairly positive in life, you can benefit tremendously by looking at how much we
do to ourselves unconsciously. Life will never be without its challenges.
Knowing how to create a positive attitude can change a problem into an
opportunity, making life seem less perilous and more enjoyable.
Through discussion,
meditation and reflection, creative activity and exercises, this day retreat
will take you on a journey to explore the power and influence of thought and
the impact of positive attitudes. It will also look at the underlying spiritual
principles that help maintain positivity in your daily life.
Cost: Donations
Returning To Wholeness ~ Soul Retrieval Workshop
October 10 – 11, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
Joy of Being Studio,
2385 Carlos Street, Suite A,
Moss Beach, CA
This Shamanic workshop is designed for those who are interested
in experiencing personal transformation and healing through Shamanism. It is
also designed for practitioners who want to learn to perform Shamanic
techniques in their professional practice. You will learn: How to enter the
Shamanic world through guided journeys, trance dance & Shamanic sound
healing, Shamanic techniques such as performing & receiving a Soul
Retrieval, which is the act of reclaiming lost parts of the soul that may have
occurred due to traumas, accidents, illness, abuse, surgery or addiction.
Patricia will also perform a group Soul Retrieval. This workshop is suited for
professional studies and Personal growth.
Also, a shamanic sound-journey healing event is part of
this workshop. Instructor brings her love of music and shamanism, with its
power to heal, to her shamanic sound-journey event. As a musician playing the
Native American drum, rattle and flute, and as a shamanic sound healer,
chanting ancient indigenous rhythms, she creates trance states for healing and
awakening. The music and the sounds she creates move through the human energy
field with the specific intent to clear stagnant blocked energy and to charge
the energy field. Patricia then will guide her audience on a journey to induce
a cellular awakening and to activate the dormant strands of your DNA. Also
included in the event will be; a short lecture on shamanism, grounding
and breath exercises and trance dance. This is an interactive event come
to: move, dance and receive.
Cost $195, (Includes Snacks)
Love School: The
Healing of Love, Sex, Partnership and the Village
Saturday, October 10, 2015 at 9:00 AM to Monday, October 12,
2015 at 8:00 AM
Oakland, CA
This experiential workshop offers a groundbreaking and
well-researched perspective on love, intimacy and relationship that will
support you in becoming:
* Part of the larger collective healing, shifting from fear
to trust
* Able to harness your being in service to love
* More alive and connected to your erotic self
* More grounded in the dynamics & navigation of sexual
attraction
* Better supported by your community
* Held in a greater understanding of how love affects our
socio-political context
Cost: $300 before September 10, and $400 thereafter
Natural Path Meditation Training – Free Workshop
October 10 - 11, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
6898 Bollinger Rd,
San Jose, CA – 95129
This 2-day course provides a comprehensive overview of
the system of Pranahuti Aided Meditation (PAM) to prospective students. The
system is also called the Natural Path. It is a comprehensive self-contained
spiritual discipline that aims to assist a person to evolve into cosmic
consciousness and obtain Self Realization. The system uses the process of
Pranahuti (Yogic Transmission) by a competent trainer as the main aid to assist
a person to grow and transform.
Class agenda:
* Introduction to Natural Path
* Daily meditation practices - methods and techniques
* Role of Pranahuti (yogic transmission technique) as an
active and continuous support for practitioners to achieve higher level of
consciousness
* Holistic way of living to be in tune with universal
consciousness
* Control of mind and concentration
* Stages of Progress - A complete map of spiritual
journey up to the highest level of consciousness
* Four experiential guided meditation sessions (30
minutes each) during the two days.
No prior meditation experience is needed; it is meant for
new students.
Cost: FREE
History of Yoga
Workshop
Sunday, October 11, 2015 @ 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Yoga Garden SF
286 Divisadero St
San Francisco, California 94117
Phone: 415-552-9644
Ever wonder how the yoga postures that we practice today
came to be? Or how our modern, studio-based yoga practice evolved from the
ancient traditions and texts of the past 2000+ years?
During this illuminating day of inquiry, we will examine the
history of yoga and its multitudinous roots by looking at pivotal texts (like
the Bhagavad Gita, Upansihads, Yoga Sutras, and Hatha Yoga Pradipika). We will
also discuss the many forms yoga has taken over the years--devotional ritual,
concentration-based meditation, energetic cultivation, embodied physical
practice--as a way of better understanding how we have arrived at what yoga is
today. Mostly lecture with some meditation and physical practice.
Cost: $55
Pleasuring the Penis:
Mind-blowing Techniques For Erotic Massage
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 @ 6:30 PM to 10:00 PM
Oakland, CA
Do you know the secret to being a mind-blowing lover? It all
comes down to confidence and enthusiasm. One of the most potent ways to do that
is by giving a world-class erotic massage.
Your hands can be your most versatile, sensitive, and
powerful tools for bringing pleasure, intimacy, and connection to your sex
life. Erotic massage is about more than foreplay. It is an incredible way to
arouse and entice your partner to bring them to new heights. Skillfully using
your hands to pleasure your partner’s penis can be thrilling for both of you.
Expanding your erotic repertoire gives you many more options for creating delicious,
passionate, and fulfilling experiences. Pleasure experts Caroline Carrington
and Charlie Glickman will teach you everything you need to be an amazing
hands-on lover. This sell out workshop includes a live demo with Caroline and
Charlie so you can see all the techniques in action.
YOU WILL LEARN:
Over a dozen different hands-on penis-pleasuring techniques
that will curl your partner’s toes
Tools for cultivating your confidence so you can bring your
sexy self to the bedroom
How to use your partner’s response to guide what you do with
your hands
Sexy techniques to arouse your partner’s entire body and
generate incredible erotic heat
Tips for overcoming common barriers to pleasure that many
people struggle with
Inspiration for enhancing your self-pleasure practices for
men who want to expand their solo sex repertoire.
How to tune into the enjoyment in your hands as the giver
and connect more deeply with your partner
Ways to create and ride the waves of heightened arousal and
expanded pleasure
When you leave this workshop, you will know how to tease,
excite, and arouse yourself and your partner. You will have the confidence to
take charge and actively create passionate, exquisite pleasure. And you’ll feel
incredibly sexy doing it!
Cost: Early bird: $40/person, $70/pair (ends 1 week in
advance); Regular: $45/person, $80/pair (ends 10/21 5pm); At the door:
$55/person
Redwood Yoga and
Writing Retreat
October 16-18, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Orr Hot Springs Resort
13201 Orr Springs Rd,
Ukiah, CA 95482
You need time. Your
body needs movement– and rest. Your
creative side needs nourishing. You can
have it all in one weekend and feel fully alive once again. You will soak in the hot tub and open your
imagination beneath the redwoods, all while delicious food is prepared for you
to savor. You will gather with friends for yoga classes and to unleash your
writer’s heart in the luscious valley of Orr Hot Springs.
HIGHLIGHTS
* Daily Yoga Classes
* Writing Workshop
Use of Hot Springs and Facilities
* 2 Dinners, 2 Brunches and 2 Light Breakfasts
* Accommodation of your choosing
* Warm Community
Orr Hot Springs is a small, tranquil resort settled deep in
the rolling hills of the Mendocino Coastal Range. Situated on a beautiful country
road between the towns of Mendocino and Ukiah, the springs flourish on 27 acres
at the headwaters of Big River. Pomo Native Americans regularly passed through
this vibrant spot on trading expeditions and on annual treks to the Mendocino
coast. Unfriendly tribes agreed to co-exist peacefully while stopping at the
hot springs.
Cost: $675 - $1,145 (depending on accommodation)
Tantric Massage: The
Art of Ecstatic Touch
October 16-18, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Skywood Temple
40 Skywood Way
Redwood City, CA
94062
Dedicate a weekend to Bliss, Sensuality & Ecstasy!
Tantric touch, ritual and communication are the foundations for this sensuous
weekend. As you gently tune into each other, the difference between giving and
receiving dissolves into a harmonious flow of your ecstatic energies. This weekend
is an ideal opportunity to explore the fine line between sensuality and
sexuality, and to deepen your connection and love. Our Tantric Massage includes
interactive elements such as eye contact, communication, breath awareness and
energy movement along with touching the whole body. By weaving active and
passive elements into the massage, a conscious connection between the giver and
receiver is formed, bringing around more intimacy and pleasure for both.
Cost: $475
Love is a Miracle,
Level 1
October 16-18, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Wildwood
20111 Old Cazadero Rd
Guerneville, CA 95446
United States
Level 1: Love is a Miracle is a residential weekend workshop
for anyone interested in having more love and intimacy in your life.
Communication and connection are keys to love, intimacy and sexuality. Imagine
being safely and gently guided to connect deeply and profoundly, first with
yourself, and then—as you choose—with others, in an honest, supportive, and openhearted
environment.
Join us for this fabulous personal growth experience, where
you will be invited to:
* Remove blocks to intimacy, expanding your ability to give
and receive love
* Be your authentic self and create the life you’ve always
wanted
* Improve your body image and your self-esteem
* Make the right relationship choices for you
* Ask for what you want in your relationships
* Increase the depth and intimacy in all your relationships
* Embrace your sexuality as a special—and sacred—part of
your life
Cost: $545
Camp Swing
October 16-18, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Mendocino Woodlands Camp,
39350 Little Lake Road,
Mendocino, CA 95460
Camp Swing started in 1997, and we are still at it. The 2015
dates are October 16 -18, 2015! If you have been to Camp before, we know you
cannot wait to get back to the woods and see your old friends. If you have never
been, you should really become part of the tradition. We have the highest
quality instructors, the most creative class offerings, the gourmets’ food, and
absolutely the most fun.
Camp Swing was founded on a love of the Lindy Hop, but it
does not stop there. Classes are offered in a variety of swing styles, which
often include:
* Lindy Hop
* Balboa
* Blues
* Collegiate Shag
* Charleston
* and more swing styles like the Shim Sham, and 6-count (or
East Coast)
And we always mix in some classes in other great dances to
bring even more flavor to your moves. These sometimes include the Hustle,
Salsa, Tango, Hip Hop, Tap, Rhumba, Belly dance, Hula and more!
Cost: TBD
REDISCOVERING DESIRE
- Connecting Hearts, Unleashing Passion
Saturday, October 17, 2015 @ 6:30 PM to 9:00 PM
Aquarian Heart Center
4920 Telegraph Ave.
Oakland, CA 94609
Life in the 21st century can be so stressful; we work a lot
and have many responsibilities. Such a lifestyle does not leave a lot of time
to connect with our partners, to be intimate with them, or to tap into our
desire. Perhaps you have been in a long-term relationship and naturally, the
desire to connect intimately has gone down. Or, maybe parenting is taking a toll
and you are simply too exhausted to connect. Intimacy is such a crucial part of
relationship. It is one of the juicy things we enjoy when we first get involved
with our partner.
As human beings, we yearn to be in connection, to be in
touch with pleasure, passion, desire.
In “Rediscovering Desire”, we will provide space and tools
for you and your partner to deepen in intimacy, cultivate passion with each
other, and reconnect to the aliveness of desire.
Cost: $70 before October 4, $100 thereafter
Night of the Naked - Nude Halloween Party
Saturday, October 17, 2015 @ 8pm
Little Boxes Theater
1661 Tennessee St,
San Francisco, CA 94107
Unique private Halloween party in San Francisco. Leave
your clothes behind and discover back-to-nature freedom and sensuality!
The event is open to everyone, but you must be approved
of in advance and be on the door list. And because we want female participants
to feel comfortable, we are going for gender balance.
Nude mandatory (not clothing optional). Or nude with
minimal micro-costume. Or apply body paint.
The space will be divided into three areas, which are
visually separated from each other. (1) The entrance area where you pay for
your ticket and are admitted. This area is separated from but leads to (2)
another area where you can undress and securely stow your valuables with the
host (including cell phones!). You will be given a number tag on a rubber band.
This area is separated by a curtain from the main area and there will be enough
room for you to apply your costume and put on your mask if you want to avoid
being photographed at this point in your arrival process. From there you can
proceed to (3) which is the main large open area where everything happens. At
the close end of the room there will be body paint available for you to use.
And there will be a body paint artist available who may be able to enhance your
costume or give you a quick color treatment.
Cost: $20 before September 30, and $30 thereafter.
Polishing the Penis: Mind-Blowing Techniques of Erotic Massage
Saturday, October 17, 2015 @ 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Aquarian Heart Space
4920 Telegraph Ave
Oakland, CA 94609
Do you know the secret to being a mind-blowing lover? It all
comes down to confidence and enthusiasm. One of the most potent ways to do that
is by giving a world-class erotic massage.
Your hands can be your most versatile, sensitive, and
powerful tools for bringing pleasure, intimacy, and connection to your sex
life. Erotic massage is about more than foreplay. It is an incredible way to
arouse and entice your partner to bring them to new heights. Skillfully using
your hands to pleasure your partner’s penis can be thrilling for both of you.
Expanding your erotic repertoire gives you many more options for creating
delicious, passionate, and fulfilling experiences. Pleasure experts Caroline
Carrington and Charlie Glickman will teach you everything you need to be an
amazing hands-on lover. This workshop includes a live demo with Caroline and
Charlie so you can see all the techniques in action. You will also have to
opportunity for hands on practice in class.
YOU WILL LEARN:
* Over a dozen different hands-on penis pleasuring
techniques that will curl your partner’s toes
* Tools for cultivating your confidence so you can bring
your sexy self to the bedroom
* How to use your partner’s response to guide what you do
with your hands
* Sexy techniques to arouse your partner’s entire body and
generate incredible erotic heat
* Tips for overcoming common barriers to pleasure that many
people struggle with
* Inspiration for enhancing your self-pleasure practices for
men who want to expand their solo sex repertoire.
* How to tune into the enjoyment in your hands as the giver
and connect more deeply with your partner
* Ways to create and ride the waves of heightened arousal
and expanded pleasure
* Guided hands on practice to perfect all you are learning
in class with
When you leave this workshop, you will know how to tease,
excite, and arouse yourself and your partner. You will have the confidence to
take charge and actively create passionate, exquisite pleasure. And you’ll feel
incredibly sexy doing it!
Cost: Super Sexy Single: $140/person; Dynamic Duo:
$230/pair; Juicy Being: $160/person; Irresistible Individual: $170.00; at the
door: $180/person (if tickets still available)
Treasure Island Music Festival 2015
October 17 – 18, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
Treasure Island,
San Francisco, California 94130
Noise Pop and Another Planet Entertainment present
Treasure Island Music Festival. The Festival in the Bay returns to celebrate
its ninth year on October 17th and 18th. With no overlapping sets, Bay Area
cuisine, and the gorgeous, panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay serving as
the festival’s backdrop, Treasure Island Music Festival is like no other
festival experience in the U.S.
Cost: $170/2-days + $80/parking (optional)
Many Lives, Many
Masters
Sunday, October 18, 2015, 10am – 6pm
Santa Clara Convention Center, Santa Clara, California
Dr. Brian Weiss astonished the world of psychiatry with the
theories of past-life regression therapy detailed in his best-selling book,
Many Lives, Many Masters. Brian is the nation’s foremost expert in this field.
This highly experiential intensive workshop explores the latest in hypnotic
regression therapy. When we discuss what happens before we are born and after
we die and our possible future lives we awaken from the constrictions of our
past conditioning to release anxieties and fears.
In a series of large and small group past life regression
exercises, healing visualizations and right brain training, this exciting
experiential workshop takes you on an incredible psychospiritual journey as you
explore the limitless boundaries of the mind and soul.
Cost: $89.00 before 8/18/15, $149 after 8/18/15
Silent Meditation
Retreat
October 22-25, 2015 (Thursday – Sunday)
Pleasant Valley
Sanctuary, North San Juan, California (Northern California)
Yoga masters describe God as ever-existing bliss
consciousness. Silence is the altar upon which we develop our communion with
that Bliss. Keeping silence is an acknowledgement that nothing that we think or
express can adequately express the Truth. Silence helps us to see ourselves
more clearly, to see the course of our thoughts and the currents of our hearts.
Together with the techniques of Raja yoga, we have a powerful opportunity to
use the energy of our bodies, our breath, our will and our concentration to
work our way back to our True Nature.
Silent retreat attendees will receive basic instruction in
meditation to explore throughout the retreat, as well as access to structured
group meditations, which are encouraged but not mandatory. Yoga postures are
led each morning.
Cost: Private Cabin (single guest): $110; Private Cabin
(couple): $160; Tent: $50
Science and
Nonduality (SAND) Conference
October 22- 25, 2015 (Thursday – Sunday)
Dolce Hayes Mansion
San Jose, CA
Science and Nonduality provides a forum where preeminent
scientists, philosophers, teachers, artists and a large, international
community gather to explore and advance the new paradigm emerging in
spirituality, that is both grounded in cutting-edge science and consistent with
the ancient wisdom of nonduality — the deep understanding of the
interconnectedness of life.
Ultimately, SAND is a playground where we come together
to explore and share insights or simply reflect on what is emerging in
consciousness. Knowing defines life, not-knowing reminds us of the mystery and
perfection of each and every moment. At SAND, we invite you to stop resisting
what is happening right now and surrender to the not-knowingness. Let life and
this amazing mystery unfold!
On these pages you will encounter a playful,
intellectual, and yet heart-centered community. It is a platform where we
explore big questions with curiosity and lightness. Where we share our insights
with openness and meet one another beyond concepts, in the silence of this
moment.
Cost: Early Bird Rate: $479 (until May 1st); Standard
Rate: $579 (after May 1st).
Northern California
Women's Music Festival
October 23 -24, 2015 (Friday – Saturday)
The Fat Cat Lounge
930 11th Street
Modesto, CA 95354
Rocker Lita Ford and Comedienne Cameron Esposito headline a
power line up for this year’s two-day Northern California Women’s Music
Festival at the Fat Cat in Modesto, CA. As a benefit for Haven Women’s center
and the enrichment grant program, the festival will feature Comedienne Cameron
Esposito who has been featured on the Tonight Show and Conan O’Brien; Female
Rock Legend, Lita Ford; Grammy Nominated™ Recording Artist, Tracy Bohnam;
Legendary American Folk, Blues, and Jazz Singer, Barbara Dane; American Pop
Punk Band, The DollyRots; All Girl Pop Punk Band, Go Betty Go; San Francisco
Musician/Singer Songwriter, Megan Slankard and Country Sensation, Calico.
The festival will also include Comedienne Rhea Butcher &
Glory Magana; Slam Poets, Elizabeth Sousa, Dancer Jodi LaDuca; Modesto’s Poet
Laureate, Gillian Wegner; and Guest Speaker, Virginia Madueno. The goal of this
festival is to connect our communities and to provide women a platform to
network, and share common interests through business and the fine arts. This
year we will focus on encouraging positive connections through music, comedy,
poetry and four workshops that will promote the health, well-being and
advancement of women leaders in Northern California while encouraging and
engaging the community.
Cost: $20
Tara Practice Workshop
Saturday, October 24, 2015 from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM
Gyuto Foundation
6401 Bernhard Ave
East Richmond Heights, CA 94805
The Purpose of this practice is the attainment of supreme
Enlightenment for the benefit of all living beings. Tara, the Liberator
Mother, is the embodiment of the enlightened wisdom and compassion in feminine
form, and one of the most important deities in the Tantric Buddhist tradition. Tara
embodies enlightenment energy directed at healing, peace, prosperity, long life
and good fortune.
No pre-requisites required - Everyone welcome to attend.
Cost: $30 donation suggested - Vegetarian lunch will be
provided
Aftershock Music Festival
October 24 -25, 2015 (Saturday – Sunday)
Gibson Ranch Park
8556 Gibson Ranch Park Rd.,
Sacramento, 95626
Here’s the full band lineup for the 2015 Monster
Aftershock Festival:
Saturday, October 24:
Slipknot, Shinedown, Marilyn Manson, Breaking Benjamin,
Seether, Bring Me The Horizon, Black Veil Brides, Clutch, Hollywood Undead,
P.O.D., Sevendust, Pop Evil, All That Remains, Helmet, Snot, Beartooth,
Turbowolf, Art of Dying, Temperance Movement, Kill It Kid, Devour The Day,
September Mourning, Stars In Stereo, Raveneye.
Sunday, October 25:
Faith No More, Deftones, Jane’s Addiction, Stone Temple
Pilots, Coheed and Cambria, All Time Low, Death From Above 1979, Eagles of
Death Metal, Sleeping With Sirens, Yelawolf, Failure, Glassjaw, Suicidal
Tendencies, Issues, The Sword, Highly Suspect, ’68, Red Fang, One OK Rock,
Madchild, Neck Deep, Pink Slips.
Cost: $125/2-days; $70/1 day
Soul Motion:
Ancestors Calling
October 30 – November 1, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Finnish Kaleva Hall
1970 Chestnut St.
Berkeley, CA 94702
This work is about Gratitude and Grace. With the tenets
of Soul Motion practice we celebrate the present life we are living as we
remember the work of our ancestors in clearing and making our paths easier for
our daily walk in the everyday. Through the dance of activity and stillness, in
the music of sound and silence we imbue the dance floor with gratitude for
their being and hold open the opportunity to clear any bounded activity
lingering within.
Friday, October 30, 7:30-9:30
Saturday, October 31, 12pm - 6pm
Sunday, November 1, 12pm - 5pm
Cost: $275
Treat Yourself to a
Vacation Beyond Words
October 30 – November 1, 2015 (Friday – Sunday)
Anubhuti Meditation and Retreat Center
820 Bel Marin Keys Blvd, Novato, CA 94949
An excursion through the gateway of SILENCE...
into a vast inner world of VIBRANCE, TRANQUILITY, and
profound PEACE.
* For true beginners as well as experienced meditators
* Refresh and recharge while exploring the depth and beauty
of one's inner landscape
* Enjoy gentle guidance from experienced yogis
* Feel safe and nurtured in a lovely retreat setting
surrounded by nature
Cost: Donations
Reiki Healing Night - Open to All!
Saturday, October 31, 7pm – 9pm
Reiki Energy Healing,
1780 Clear Lake Ave. #242,
Milpitas, CA 95035
Bring your friends and loved ones to our Reiki Healing Night
where all will:
- Get a brief introduction to Reiki
- Hear stories about how Reiki has affected others
- Get a healing attunement
- Feel refreshed and energized
Cost: $10 suggested donation
SPACE IS LIMITED - please RSVP to reserve your seat. No
previous experience is expected.
Other Reiki practitioners are welcome!
http://www.reiki-energyhealing.com/calendar.html
Haunted Carnival
at Pier 33
Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 9:00 PM - Sunday, November
1, 2015 at 2:00 AM
Butterfly Restaurant
Pier 33
Embarcadero
San Francisco, CA 94111
Join us for a night of Halloween celebrations on the SF
waterfront, located at Pier 33. Butterfly Lounge is a 5,000 sq. ft venue with
floor to ceiling windows offering dramatic views of San Francisco's bay.
Music by DJ The Les & DJ TonyTone
Top 40 - Hip Hop - Dance - Halloween Classics
Cost: Free Access before 10:30pm.
