September 20 – 22, 2019 (Friday – Sunday)
Lupin Lodge
20600 Aldercroft Heights Road,
Los Gatos, California
Earthdance brings people together in a single moment of
focused intention. Our festival, Earthdance South Bay is Ecstatic Dance event
at the naturist resort, Lupin Lodge. This day of workshops, lectures and
evening jam is synchronized with the United Nations’ International Day of
Peace, benefitting a local nonprofit in the South Bay!
2019 marks the 23rd year Earthdance International has
organized events throughout the world, bringing people together in a single
moment of focused intention. Our synchronized peace meditation takes place
along with the United Nations’ International Day of Peace.
The official time for the 2019 global meditation will be
September 22, 2019 at 0:00 UTC, which is the same as 1 am Sunday morning (0100
hrs.) in London, and 5 pm (1700 hrs.) Saturday afternoon in California.
Countries have many different ways of determining local time – in general, the
meditation will take place on Saturday, September 21 in the west, and on
Sunday, September 22 in the east.
Whether you are new to ecstatic dance, or it’s an old
pastime of yours, everyone can come and enjoy this powerful transformative
experience. Ecstatic dance opens up space for folks to be vulnerable, and can
provide an introduction to the feeling of truly being authentic for the first
time. We are using this event as an opportunity to co-create a non-verbal,
barefoot, mutually respectful and substance-free space with an atmosphere of
safety, sacred intention, healing, and fun. With all of the satellite groups
practicing ecstatic dance in the Bay Area, we are proud to be coming together
in community to share these best practices along with the intentional prayer
for peace.
The venue, Lupin Lodge is nestled on 110+ acres in the
Santa Cruz mountains just outside of the city of Los Gatos. It was established
as a naturist resort/gated community for nudist in 1935. The space has changed
hands a few times. On November 12, 2015 Glyn Stout, owner of Lupin Lodge passed
away unexpectedly from an aortic aneurysm. He was survived by his wife Lori and
twin daughters. Lupin is currently women-owned and operated! This is a
monumental opportunity to use the healing power of music to cleanse, bless and
empower this 110+ acres of land that has been a set aside for the practice of
social nudity which has always been intended to be a safe space for women.
Lupin is a family friendly, clothing optional venue and to protect the
intention of this community, the pool, hot tub, sauna area is nude only and
will be open 24/7. Lupin is looking forward to hosting this ecstatic dance
prayer for peace Earthdance with its community.
Cost: $90 - $150
