Dia de los Muertos in Redwood City

Sunday, November 5, 2017 at 3 PM - 9 PM

Courthouse Square

2200 Broadway St,

Redwood City, California 94063

CASA CIRCULO CULTURAL, in partnership with the San Mateo County History Museum and the Friends of the Library, and in collaboration with Redwood City Parks and Arts, hosts the 7th Annual Celebration of Day of the Dead- Dia de los Muertos in Redwood City’s Courthouse Square.

Come celebrate the Day of the Dead with us, a beautiful ritual in which Mexicans happily and lovingly remember their loved relatives that have passed. The celebration is FREE ADMISSION, we'll have music, dancing, an elaborate altars contest, a procession down Broadway, a food court, vendors, as well as free activities for children. We will also have a community Chalk Art Mural that everyone is encouraged to participate in.

With 9,500+ guests last year, we will celebrate again this year in hopes of continuing the Latin tradition and culture, and to share with the community the cultural importance of this special day.

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/159112004668574

East West Drum Circle

Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 7:30 PM - 9 PM

East West Bookshop,

324 Castro St,

Mountain View, California 94041

Join David DiLullo for an immersive musical experience to rejuvenate the mind, body, and spirit.

Group drumming IS: meditation, healing, stress-reduction, brain exercise, grounding, energizing, community-making, unifying & fun!

Connect with the healing power of drumming in a 3-part format, which includes an open jam, facilitated drumming, and a guided meditation. Guest flutist Marina Nadir.

Open to beginners regardless of experience; ages 16 and up welcome. Drums are provided.

Cost: $20 - $25

http://www.eastwest.com/events_2017_november#4a

Free Shamanic Journey Circles

Friday, November 3, 2017 at 7 PM - 9:30 PM

Sofia University USA

1069 E Meadow Cir,

Palo Alto, California 94303

Shamanic Journey Circles are an opportunity to deepen your understanding and practice of shamanism. Share sacred space, rituals, healing, and shamanic journeys to live drumming in a powerful and safe community setting.

Join us in these monthly circles with Dr. Steven Schmitz, an experienced circle leader. They are offered at no cost, and are open to anyone in the extended Sofia University community. Bring a drum or rattle (if you have one), a journal, a blanket and an eye covering (scarf or bandana).

The Circle will be held in Gaia classroom.

Facilitator: Steven Schmitz

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/1717065695261807/

Taichi Neigong Standing Meditation Level 1

November 4 – 5, 2017 (Saturday – Sunday)

Five Branches University

1885 Lundy,

San Jose, CA

Students learn Wu Ji Zhuang, the first stage in Taichi Standing Meditation. Traditional Taichi training starts from Standing Meditation instead of Taichi forms/postures. This is how Taichi masters taught Taichi within their own families. With consistent daily practice of Wu Ji Zhuang, students learn the true meaning of “relaxation” for the body and “awareness and concentration” for the mind. Thus students can improve their physical and emotional well-being significantly and also build a solid foundation for advanced Martial Arts training if they choose to pursue the path. Students are taught how to correctly position the 18 key parts of the body: Head, Feet, Neck, Chin, Teeth, Shoulder, Elbow, Wrist, Finger, Chest, Upper Back, Abdomen, Lower Back, Hip, Buttocks, Knee, Ankle, and Crotch. Every student will get chance to feel the instructors when the techniques are demonstrated. Students gain deeper understanding of the forces of Yin and Yang that will benefit their TCM study. Students also acquire valuable skills to heal themselves through mind and body exercises that can be done anywhere and anytime. They learn to follow the way of Taichi at home, work and everyday life.

Facilitator: Guang Zhao Li

Cost: $240

http://www.fivebranches.edu/extension/extension-calendar/3023#cid478

Paranormal Investigation at Cohen Bray House

Saturday, November 4, 2017 at 5 PM - 10 PM

Cohen Bray House

1440 29th Ave,

Oakland, California 94601

A small group of ten will be able to spend five hours in the Cohen Bray House learning about paranormal exploration with an experienced leader. You will receive an extensive tour of the house   spend time in rooms where paranormal activities have been detected in the past.

The Cohen Bray House is in the Fruitvale District of Oakland.  It was built in 1884 and has been occupied by one family for 133 years. It is now a private nonprofit historic house museum that seeks to preserve and maintain this unique historic house.

Cost: $50

https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/3118098

Free Holistic Healing 2-days Workshop

November 4 – 5, 2017 (Saturday – Sunday)

Vía Roncole

Saratoga, CA 95070

Most chronic illnesses are psycho-somatic. The root of the disease is the mind (psyche) and it manifests in the body (soma). The workshop will come out of your limiting thoughts and beliefs, and fuel you towards self-healing - you will leave this weekend having experienced powerful and profound shifts.

During this workshop, you will get personalized prescription for any ailments that you want to get rid of.

The workshop will cover the following topics:

·         Guided meditations

·         Discussion on spiritual topics.

·         A Novel approach -- Spiritual Tablets

·         Case Studies of successfully treated cases using Spiritual Tablets

Workshop Timings

04/11/2017 2pm - 7pm

05/11/2017 10am - 5pm

Facilitator: Gopala Krishna

Cost: Free (but RSVP required)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/holistic-healing-workshop-tickets-39337287887

Fall La Land: The 2017 Stanford Fall Ball

Friday, November 3, 2017 at 8:30 PM – 11:45 PM PDT

Roble Gym Dance Studio

375 Santa Teresa Street

Stanford, CA 94305

Friday November 3rd, 8:30 pm to 11:45 pm in the beautiful refurbished Roble Dance Studio

Live Music by the Royal Society Rhythm Aces, playing Swing, Waltz, Tango, Cha Cha, Polka and more.

Ivan Ravlich, Master of Ceremonies

Come alone, with friends, or with a date.

Bringing your favorite partner is sweet but not the only way to have fun dancing.

Dance Exhibitions:

Swingtime

Danse Libre

Stanford Ceili

What to wear:

In accordance with this year's theme, "Fall La Land," attendees are encouraged to dress in solid-colored and vibrant attire in red, yellow, green and blue. Bring dance shoes if you have them. If not, then socks are fine!

Cost: $15 for Stanford students, $25 for others.

http://socialdance.stanford.edu/balls/fallball2017.htm

Authentic Relating Games for Singles

Friday, November 3, 2017 at 6:30 PM – 10:00 PM PDT

Noe Valley Ministry

1021 Sanchez Street

San Francisco, CA 94114

The night will begin with an introduction to Authentic Relating Games, proceed through a series of games that facilitate connection, and end with approximately one hour of free time to mingle.

This event is for you if you are single, between the ages of 35 and 55, interested in being more authentic, and want to meet other single people to form a circle of friends. If you are interested in meeting others to date, you are also welcome to attend; however, this is not a requirement. Bring a single friend or come solo!

Even though this event is being held at Noe Valley Ministry, this is a secular event; all religions as well as atheists, agnostics, and the non-religious are welcome.

What are "Authentic Relating Games"?

Authentic Relating Games are a fun and unique way to experience deeper connections. They are

·         Profound and playful icebreakers

·         A simple format to break old patterns of communication

·         A playground for trying out new ways of interacting

·         Exercises that teach us tools to understand and be understood by others

During the night, you will be guided through a journey of interpersonal experience. Using safe, powerful, and interactive games, we'll explore depths of connection rarely achieved in a single night, while having full permission for our boundaries and experiences.

By the end of the night, even though you may have just met these people, you may feel like you've known them for a long time. Many people express entering a room full of strangers and leaving feeling like lifelong friends.

From meditative depths of presence and ecstatic heights of joy, to somber melancholy and heart-pounding fun, you will be guided on an experience all the way through the human condition.

Cost: $25

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/authentic-relating-games-for-singles-tickets-38096554821

Art of Fearless Intimacy: Sexual Polarity as a Spiritual Practice

November 3 - 5, 2017 (Friday – Sunday)

San Francisco, CA

The Art of Fearless Intimacy -a 3-day Deep Dive into the Art of Loving Fearlessly.

Would you love to know:

*How to create attraction in any moment?

*How to open your heart & stay connected with your lover, even when they are angry with you?

*How to turn your lover’s (or your own!) jealousy into an opportunity for deeper love?

In this 3-day Immersion, we will teach you how to {immediately} elevate your relating in any moment, and learn to circulate love & sexual energy through your body in ways you have only dreamed of.

You will leave with embodied practices, communication tools, and we will have plenty of time for personalized, in-the-moment feedback throughout the weekend.

For Her (or The Feminine Practice(s))

* Learn how to communicate deep desires from a place that brings out the best in your partner

* Learn how to run pleasure through your own body that enlivens you and bring energy to your sex and relationship

* Learn practices that deepen sexual polarity in virtually any moment

For Him (or The Masculine Practice(s))

* Learn how to lead your relationship powerfully from a place of deep integrity

* Learn physical and meditative practices that make you more trustable as a partner or lover

* Learn how to work with dark energy and do deep inner work that creates the most sublime & authentic relating

This event is for women & men, couples & singles. All genders welcome. We will be exploring & practicing with the Masculine & Feminine energies inherent within each of us. The only prerequisite is that you be ready to step outside your comfort zone, in service of real Authentic Intimacy.

Facilitators: John Wineland & Kendra Cunov

Cost: $800/single, $1,420/couple

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/bay-area-art-of-fearless-intimacy-sexual-polarity-as-a-spiritual-practice-tickets-33020967603

Paderewski Festival in Paso Robles

November 2-5, 2017 (Thursday – Sunday)

Paso Robles, CA

The Paderewski Festival is a four-day music festival held annually in November celebrating Paso Robles' rich heritage and its most famous resident Ignacy Jan Paderewski - virtuoso pianist, composer, international politician, local landowner, grower and winemaker. Concerts featuring world renown talent, exhibits, lectures, master classes and film screenings are accompanied by wine tastings and tours of local vineyards. A youth piano competition, recital and student cultural exchange with Poland additionally honor Paderewski's legacy.

Thursday, November 2

No host wine reception and performance by Cafe Musique, featuring a musical pallet that includes gypsy, swing, tango, folk and their self-defined genre "wild classical". Brynn Albanese (violin and vocals), Duane Iglish (accordion), Craig Nuttycombe (guitar and vocals), Fred Murray (bass and vocals) and Eric Williams (guitar, bouzouki and vocals).

Cass Winery, 6:30 PM

Friday, November 3

Master Class with Hyuk Lee

Park Ballroom, 2 PM

Wine reception and performance. 

Park Ballroom, 6:30 PM

Saturday, November 4

Paderewski Festival Youth Piano Competition Winners' Recital.

Paso Robles Inn Ballroom, 4 PM

Wine reception and Gala Recital with Hyuk Lee, winner of 2016 International Paderewski Festival.

Paso Robles Inn Ballroom, 6:30 wine reception, 7 PM concert doors open, 7:30 concert

Sunday, November 5

Tour, brunch and wine tasting for Patrons and Friends of Paderewski followed by musical performance by the Cracow Duo, Jan Kalinowski (cello) and Marek Szlezer (piano).

Epoch Estate Wines, 10 AM

Cost: Varies

http://www.paderewskifest.com/paderewski-festival/

Releasing Grief and Guilt through EFT Tapping

Wednesday, November 1, 2017 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT

The Center SF

548 Fillmore Street

San Francisco, CA 94117

Let go of grief, guilt and shame, self-punishment, let go of the past, get back in the zone in your biz and life and feel peaceful. Grief and guilt can be so consuming, tapping can be so helpful for these emotions and help you feel lighter.

Tap into your vision.

Find out how tapping can change your life and you can shine and follow your dreams.

Tapping provides relief from chronic pain, emotional problems, disorders, addictions, phobias, post-traumatic stress disorder, and physical diseases. While Tapping is newly set to revolutionize the field of health and wellness, the healing concepts that it’s based upon have been in practice in Eastern medicine for over 5,000 years. Like acupuncture and acupressure, Tapping is a set of techniques which utilize the body’s energy meridian points. You can stimulate these meridian points by tapping on them with your fingertips – literally tapping into your body’s own energy and healing power.

Your body is more powerful than you can imagine… filled with life, energy, and a compelling ability for self-healing. With Tapping, you can take control of that power.

Release what is not working and move in the direction of your dreams.

We will spend the evening tapping away blocks to new beginnings, setting intentions and visualizing. This will be a powerful way to get focused, release blocks and tap into magic in your biz and life.

Cost: $25

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eft-tapping-workshop-releasing-grief-guilt-and-shame-tap-into-peace-with-kate-winch-tickets-37824478032

Drum Circle in Palo Alto Baylands Park

Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM

Palo Alto Baylands Park

2299 Embarcadero Rd,

Palo Alto, CA

This is one of our favorite locations for the full moon, but since this is not a full moon event, we'll meet earlier in the day. Mostly free form drumming with a little facilitation.

The park is BIG.... so, to find us, use the map link above and LOOK at the Google map. There should be a pointer that points to the exact location where we will meet. From 101, you'll go east on Embarcadero Rd, and pass the PA airport (will be on your left); take a left at the T; go past the duck pond (also on your left). After that, bear right and proceed to a gravel parking lot at the end of the road. The place where we drum is an area of soft gravel between the parking area and an arrangement of big concrete blocks. We can use some of the concrete blocks to sit on, but there are no benches provided, so bring your chair or stool if you want a guaranteed place to sit.

There is an outhouse nearby. Parking is close and easy. Dogs are allowed. Handicapped access is OK. This location is often cool and windy so bring a jacket or sweater. If you are sensitive to the sun, bring sunscreen because there is no shade.

Cost: Free

https://www.meetup.com/BAdrumcircle/events/244430687

Free Halloween Health & Wellness Fair

Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 10 AM - 2 PM

El Monte Professional Center

1057-1061 El Monte Ave,

Mountain View, California 94040

NaturalStart Medicine, along with various local community businesses, hosts the first annual Health & Wellness Fair at El Monte Professional Center, bringing together community members and businesses who share a like-minded vision of leading a life of health & wellness.

Join us for a fun-filled day of Halloween fun & games, trick-or-treating (with healthy treats!), costume contest, educational health presentations, service trials & demonstrations, outdoor yoga & fitness classes, live entertainment, & health-conscious food options.

We extend a special "thank you" to our participating vendors and sponsors: Mountain View Smiles, Bomrita Yoga, Salus Concepts, Lindell Chiropractic, Anithah Pillai, Financial Advisor, Face Value Skin Care Studio, Breathe Holistic Health, and many others...

* Please feel free to bring your yoga mat & comfortable shoes if you would like to participate in the interactive yoga & exercise sessions.

Cost: Free

http://www.naturalstartmedicine.com/events

Halloween Rock-and-Roll Party with 3 Bay Area Bands

Friday, October 27, 2017 at 8 PM - 1 AM

Quarter Note Bar & Grill

1214 Apollo Way,

Sunnyvale, California 94085

Rock-N-Roll Halloween Party!

...just a few days early...

Come on all you BOILS and GHOULS and get your Halloween weekend started right!

Hardcore Dinosaur on the stage, and with special guests: Rockhenge and The Wave and The Particle.

Costume Contest!

Drink Specials!

Kick ass Rock-N-Roll!

Cost: $8 at the door or 2 for $15!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1297173897064643

Sexuality of the Chakras

Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM PDT

East Bay Community Space

507 55th Street

Oakland, CA 94609

Are you ready to develop a new relationship to your sexual energy?

Working with the chakras gives us the framework and inspiration to get out of our own way and explore new modes of sexual expression. Through this path, you will bring more consciousness and intentionality to your sex life, gain mastery over the creation and flow of sexual energy in your body, and connect that flow with your partner. You will also learn to use sexual energy to heal emotional wounds and clear psychological blocks in your body. This process allows us to become aware of and accept the strength and flavor of our sexual energy and then learn to use it with intention.

Here’s what we’ll cover

Our daylong Sexuality of the Chakras course will take your lovemaking to a whole new level. Drawing on the spiritual teachings of Tantra, we’ll give you a deeper framework to understand the chakras and how sexual energy manifests and moves in your body. You’ll be immersed in the direct experience of feeling this energy in a safe, supportive environment. And you’ll learn how to harness your energy both for healing and for awakening into your true radiant Self.

Sexual desire comes in many forms. Consider what it's like when your sexuality is expressed in its most raw primal animal intensity; or when it's erotically and deliciously lavished upon your lover like honey; or when it shines sweetly and delicately from the heart space. In this workshop, you’ll learn how the chakras manifest different flavors of sexual expression.

In the Tantric tradition, the chakras are a framework for working with the basic elemental energies of the universe using our body. Working with this system helps in understanding how energy and emotions manifest in us. Sexual energy is the strongest energy we feel in our bodies and expresses itself in different forms through our various chakras.

You can expect to:

·         Deepen your understanding of the different flavors of sexual desire

·         Understand what a chakra is in traditional and modern Tantric practice

·         Learn which chakra is your dominant for sexual expression

·         Explore different energies that may be more edgy or challenging for you

·         Investigate the emotional and psychological blocks on each chakra

·         Enhance your capacity to feel and express all these energies and broaden your range between them, becoming a more dynamic and conscious lover!

Facilitators: Ananya Jessica and Matt Sturm

Cost: $120

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sexuality-of-the-chakras-tickets-38256501225

Free Spooktacular Halloween Dance

Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PDT

Presidio Officers' Club

50 Moraga Avenue

San Francisco, CA 94129

Celebrate the most ghostly night of the year in the haunted splendor of the Presidio Officers’ Club. Bewitch the ballroom to the spellbinding retro sounds of the Ely Brothers & The Doubletake Band, enjoy trick or treat twirls by the San Francisco Jitterbugs, divine your future with our resident Fortune Tellers, compete in our creepy Costume Contest, and savor diabolical specialty spirits available for purchase from our acclaimed Arguello restaurant. Don’t miss San Francisco’s finest evening of fiendish fun! For ages 18+.

Doors open at 6:30 pm – no early admittance.

Cost: Free (RSVP required)

https://www.presidio.gov/events/spooktacular-halloween-dance

APE - Men Social Motion class

Friday, October 27, 2017 at 6:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT

City Dance Lab

301 8th Street

Suite 200

San Francisco, CA

APE . Men Social Motion sessions are an exciting fusion of non-choreographed dance and ecstatic exercise: somatic movement classes exclusively designed for men-only.

Initially donation-based: pay what you feel it is worth. Payment at the end of class. Must arrive before 6:45pm, the door will not be answered after this time.

Cost: Donations

https://www.meetup.com/APE-Men-Social-Motion/events/244321002/

Communities Heal Trauma Training

Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 12 PM - 5 PM

Be The Change Yoga & Wellness

52 S 1st St, Ste 320,

San Jose, CA

These times of unrest in this world are calling for building our capacity to recognize our trauma in order to create space for generating compassion for the trauma of others.

Join Ghylian Bell of Urban Yoga Foundation in NYC as she guides you through practical and accessible techniques for releasing trauma, including deep breathing, energy freedom and emotional wellness to lead communities toward unity.

Cost: Sliding Scale - $40 (scholarship) to $100 (sponsor)

https://www.facebook.com/events/125264348194185/

Illuminated Sound Healing

Sunday, October 29, 2017 at 6:15 PM - 7:30 PM

Yoga Health Center

677 Laurel St Ste 200,

San Carlos, CA

This light and sound healing session aims to produce a deep meditative state of self-reflection through audible and visually induced brain entrainment.

Sequences of flickering light encourage the production of brainwaves in the theta range that corresponds to a hypnogogic, lucid and trance-like state. Behind closed eye lids, this phenomenon induces an awe inspiring geometric, mandala-like imagery.

This is accompanied by harmonized quartz crystal singing bowls that are tuned to resonate at specific frequencies and guide you into a deep liminal meditation.

Come and immerse yourself in the texture of the present moment through both Sound and Light healing. Let the waves resonate with your deepest self.

Cost: $35

https://www.facebook.com/events/133110150749209

Mesmerism and Magic

October 27 - 29, 2017 (Friday – Sunday)

Heart Source

1600 Shattuck Avenue

#125

Berkeley, CA 94709

What we will be doing in this workshop is revealing the secrets behind the remarkable and world-changing work of Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer and his heirs in the 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st Centuries.

Your workshop leader (Don Ramer) is directly connected to the esoteric lineage descended from Mesmer's "Society of Universal Harmony." The Secret Society that Mesmer founded to promulgate his teachings while safeguarding the secrecy of his techniques.

You'll be learning the foundations of Mesmeric Operations and practicing Mesmerism from the first day of the program. The curriculum includes:

* Mesmeric Trance Induction

*Trance Induction by "Gazing"

*Hypnotic Trance Induction by Voice

*Magnetic Vitalization for self and others

*Magnetic Therapy

*Magnetic Polarity in Theory and Practice

*Developing and Transferring "Animal Magnetism"

*Remote Healing

*Pendulum Work ~ *Dowsing Rods ~ *Chakra Balancing

*Using Metals to Augment Magnetic Effects

*Using Crystals to Amplify Electrical Effects

All of this will unfold within a sealed circle formed with aligned Intention. Participants will learn Practical Magic including:

* How to form a Circle

* Aligning Intention & Attention

* Assuring Integrity & Protection

* Initiation & Completion Rituals

Cost: $200

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/mesermerism-and-magic-tickets-39056504055

“How to Rock” a Play Party

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM PDT

Mango Dome Community Center

30 Laskie Street

San Francisco, CA 94103

Curious about going to your first play party? Have you been but felt unsure how to connect? Want to feel prepared to go with a partner?

Play parties are a provocative way to explore your sexuality and relationships while connecting with others who also question the status quo. Yet, they can feel scary and intense without the right preparation.

Join sexual empowerment coach & educator Dr. Alison Ash of TurnON.love and co-founder of The Organ House Kate Horowitz for How to Rock a Play Party, as we discuss:

·         Common anxieties, fears, and misconceptions and helpful reframes

·         Numerous tips and tricks for meeting new people and making yummy connections

·         Useful suggestions for how to attend solo, with friends, and with a lover/partner

·         How to navigate consent culture and play party etiquette so you feel empowered and safe

·         Challenges you might face and how to cope

Play parties can feel intimidating, but they can also be explorative, connective, and FUN! With these tips, anecdotes, and exercises, you'll be sure to rock it!

Cost: $30 - $40

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-rock-a-play-party-1025-tickets-38672213632

Free 2-Day Meditation Training Course for Married Couples

October 28 – 29, 2017 (Saturday – Sunday)

Ardenwood Blvd & Commerce Dr

Fremont, CA 94555

Do you ponder over the meaning of life?

Are you interested in discovering your higher potential and the means for achieving it?

Are you keen on growth and transformation?

Do you aspire to serve for universal/cosmic good?

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 couples to evolve together 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.

This course is suitable for married couples who want to undertake the journey of Self-Realization and achieve their highest potential. The system provides effective meditation methods and on-going support to enable couples to grow spiritually and attain higher levels of balance and happiness.

Class agenda (Saturday and Sunday):

·         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-day course

Cost: Free

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/free-2-day-meditation-training-course-for-married-couples-tickets-18231269217

Tantric Expansion Cacao Ceremony in Oakland

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 at 6:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT

Skyhigh Odditorium

1255 26th St, #101

Oakland, CA 94607

Join transformational facilitator Nick Meador for a cacao ceremony weaving together holistic (mind/body/spirit) therapeutic practices to break through what’s limiting your true potential and start maximizing your life purpose and fulfillment.

This will be a "white tantra" experience focused on soul healing and life force expansion. We'll de-armor the body and clarifying the mind so that we can create more productive life patterns. This opens up the path to more bliss and connection with the divine, whether within ourselves, with a partner, or with a whole community.

*This is not specifically a couple's workshop. Individuals and pairs are all welcome.*

We’ll have an opening circle to support each other with intention for the ceremony. Nick will serve the indigenous plant medicine cacao, grown organically in eastern Guatemala at a family farm that he visited personally. Pure cacao opens the heart, deepens meditative experiences, and fosters inner/outer connection.

Then Nick will lead you through an embodied practice such as an OSHO active meditation or a bioenergetics exercise. These shake things up on the cellular level, so we can reset the nervous system and re-write the muscle memory to literally feel more free and energized.

Afterwards we'll have an interpersonal exercise that still involves the body but adds in a communication element. This could range from re-patterning unhelpful social conditioning, to guidance around safe touch and intimacy. Then Nick will lead an integration circle to close the journey.

Cost: $20 advance, $30 day of event

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tantric-expansion-cacao-ceremony-oakland-1024-tickets-37358167284

Free Tao Wellness Miracle Evening

Wednesday, October 25, 2017 at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM

Love Peace Harmony Center

1549 California Street,

San Francisco, CA

I have the power to heal myself. You have the power to heal yourself. Together, we have the power to heal the world" ~ Master Zhi Gang Sha

Experience the power of Tao Healing to heal, prevent illness, rejuvenate, prolong life, and transform all aspects of life including business, finances, and relationships.

- Transform physical pain: back ache, knee pain, neck pain and more

- Transform emotional pain: anger, depression, worry, grief, fear, and more

- Transform life conditions: stress, relationship issues

- Heal your soul, heart, mind and body

Facilitator: Rena C. Ayeras

Cost: Free

https://www.meetup.com/bay-area-metaphysics/events/244407339

Halloween Haunted Dance Party

Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 6 PM - 11:59 PM

Foster City, California

Dare to enter a Halloween dance party, unlike anything you've seen, filled with ghosts, ghouls and other-worldly creatures brought to life with special video and lighting effects, props, and animatronics!

Put on your scariest, sexiest or unusual costume and join us for a special FLOW! Halloween Dance Party!

6 PM - 8 PM: Potluck & Party! (Please bring a potluck item to share)

8 PM - 10 PM: FLOW! Conscious Dance with Halloween theme and effects.

(While there is no talking on the dance floor, there is a separate area for talking, eating and community time. Feel free to move back and forth as desired.)

Please RSVP by selecting “Going”

FLOW! is a conscious movement practice and exploration that encourages you to express yourself freely and completely in each moment - where you, the dance, and other dancers merge into one constantly-evolving connected creative flow. There are no steps to learn; you can’t get it wrong. Your whole being is welcomed and honored. You are free to focus inward and have your own experience or consciously engage with others. All of this is part of the FLOW!

Facilitator: David Gurwit

Cost: $10

https://www.facebook.com/events/1335987296527509

Laguna Del Sol: 2 Halloween Parties in a single Weekend!

October 27 – 28, 2017 (Friday – Saturday)

Laguna del Sol Resort

8683 Rawhide Ln,

Wilton, California 95693

Two Halloween Parties In One Weekend!

October 27th & 28th

Friday, October 27th

Classic Horror Movie Theme Dance

Saturday, October 28th

The Halloween Ball

Come Dressed to Win a Prize!

Laguna del Sol is one of the premier clothing-optional resorts in the United States. Located on 250 acres near Sacramento, it’s close to the city and yet a world away. Everyone’s idea of the perfect, relaxing getaway is different. Laguna del Sol aims to provide a full range of active and leisure activities to be enjoyed with the luxury of not having to dress. Deluxe, modern facilities blend smoothly into the lush, green lawns that cover much of the grounds. Nudity feels incredibly natural in this beautiful environment.

Cost: Free with paid entrance

https://www.facebook.com/events/144088679538340

Embodied Conscious Communication (NVC)

Monday, October 23, 2017 at 7:00 PM – 9:30 PM PDT

Mountain View, CA

Non-Violent Communication meets Embodied Awareness for an evening of going deep into our bodies' wisdom and using the NVC principles to communicate and empathize from that place.

Your guides will be:

James Prieto- an NVC trainer and group facilitator

Kailani Shakti- somatic awareness and Tantra teacher and Intimacy Coach.

Cost: $30

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/embodied-conscious-communication-nvc-tickets-38592003722

Urban Yoga Retreat in San Francisco

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 11:00am - 1:30pm

Holy Innocents Episcopal Church

455 Fair Oaks St,

San Francisco, CA

We will hold space as a community to pause and move mindfully in the beautiful Holy Innocents Episcopal Church.

It will be non-denominational and open to all who seek sanctuary from the urban cacophony and to reconnect with deep inner presence. We will cover the aisles and even the altar area with yoga mats and follow a gentle Hatha Yoga flow.

Colored light from stained-glass windows and deep silence of the place will make your experience very unique.

The holy place, good vibes and deep silence of the place bring your yoga practice on to a new level.

Candlelight, essential oils, meditation music will support the aura of your inner journey.

The class will be led by Alexandra Muz, a certified Yoga master with 20 years’ experience teaching Yoga over the world.

Cost: $20

http://sauchasf.com/workshops.html

Free Clarion Alley Mural Project Block Party

Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 12pm to 10pm

Clarion Alley at Mission St.,

San Francisco, CA

Since 1998 Clarion Alley Mural Project (CAMP) has been hosting an annual Block Party. Organized without corporate sponsorship, the event features live music, street performance, film and video projections, children’s activities and surprises to benefit the neighborhood-based, all volunteer-run project. The party attracts over a thousand people each year to our tiny little alley and has been acclaimed the party of the year by many in attendance.

This year’s band line up:

Shellshag, 50 Million, Pins of Light, Badr Vogu, Equipto & Old Soul Kollective, CCR Headcleaner, Alia Sharrief, Future Twin feat. Thea Matthews, Younger Lovers, Moria Scar, Bitter Fruit, Remnants, Nobby Styles, Goop, Grosero, Libby Schaaf’s Guillotine, Ripe Species, and Stranger Than Fact – plus Txutxo Perez DJing between sets!

Clarion Alley Mural Project (clarionalleymuralproject.org) mission is to support, produce, and curate socially engaging and aesthetically diverse art as a grassroots community based, artist run organization. Throughout its history, CAMP has used public art as a force for those who are marginalized and a place where culture and dignity speak louder than the rules of private property or a lifestyle that puts profit before compassion, respect, and social justice. Clarion Alley runs one block in San Francisco’s Mission District between 17th and 18th and Mission and Valencia Streets.

Cost: Free

http://clarionalleymuralproject.org/block-party-2017/

Yoga for Healthy Digestion

Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 6 pm - 9 pm

19400 Sorenson Ave,

Cupertino, CA 95014

Good digestion is central to health and deeply connected to the nervous system, lifestyle, and the mind and emotions. 

When we are digesting well, we support our energy, attention, immune system, and overall well-being.

This workshop teaches yoga practices for everyday digestive health, as well as common conditions, such as poor digestion, constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), allergies, gastritis, diabetes, excess weight, menstrual difficulties, excess weight, frequent cold/coughs, irritated skin, acne, migraines, and other general stress related conditions.

* Hatha Yoga practice - Asana & Pranayama to help improve the flow of prana/energy into the inner organs
* Nauli - massage technique for all inner organs
* Kapalabhati - cleansing Fire Breathe using diaphragm & root lock
* Shank Prakshalana - washing of all digestive tract (20 min info/lecture)
* Moon Salutation, Shavasana - practice for good sleeping & deep relaxation.
* Chanting round OM to close the circle.

Please consult with a physician or health care practitioner before beginning this or any other yoga or exercise practice. 

We provide herbal tea, essential oils, safety place, my knowledge & experience.
You bring your yoga mat, props (if you use some), comfortable clothes and open mind.
Some of practices are planned to be outside on grass field, so dress with layers.

Facilitator: Alexandra Muz

Cost: $45

http://sauchasf.com/workshops.html