Movement Meditation House Party

Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at 6:30 PM – 8:00 PM PST

San Francisco, CA

Think you can't dance? No problem. This isn't your typical dance party, it's meditation movement, a more mellow variation of ecstatic dance. This means you'll be dancing in any way that your body wants to move, focused on tapping into what's most natural for you in the moment. It could feel silly, sexy, crazy, flexible, fluid, in rhythm or not. You could skip, get low, jump, crawl, or whatever comes up. The point is to get out of your own head and ditch the nightclub culture mentality that's often concerned with how you look or are being perceived as you dance. Meditation movement is about checking in and doing you.

New to this? Arrive right at 6:30pm for a guided movement meditation session with facilitator Stephanie Thoma.

What to wear: Comfortable clothing you can MOVE in. Colorful, expressive and fun flair is encouraged!

Schedule:

6:30-45pm: Guided candle-lit meditation & movement meditation intro.

6:45-8pm: Free dance/movement meditation

6:30-8pm: Kombucha Tasting

Facilitator: Stephanie Thoma

Cost: $15

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/movement-meditation-house-party-tickets-95117921263

The Language of Touch with Philippe Lewis

Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 2 PM – 4 PM

The Center SF

548 Fillmore St,

San Francisco, California

Remember the last time you touched someone who needed healing, and your hands seemingly "knew" where to go and what to do? Or perhaps it was that hug you gave to someone you were attracted to, and instead of completely releasing, your hands remained connected while you talked and stared into each other's eyes. And in those moments you felt -- perhaps fleetingly -- that your voice wasn't the only part of you in conversation with this other being. That your heart and soul were communicating as well, through contact...

This is what we call the language of touch.

The language of touch is quite different than body language -- or perhaps it is a subset of it. What most people mean by body language is postures and other visual signs that the body gives to other beings. The language of touch, on the other hand, happens only in the realm of touch and contact with others. It is the subtle conversation that the body has with the world around it. What "words" does your body understand and communicate? Are you *aware* of what is being communicated when your body is in contact with its surroundings, and especially living beings? What would it mean to be more conscious and skilled in speaking this language? This is what "The Language of Touch" is about.

This class will focus on touch as a language that can be learned and understood. In a society that focuses so much on verbal language, people are often confused by or even sometimes completely unaware of the subtle conversation that their bodies are constantly having with the environment around them -- and more specifically, with the people they connect with on the rare occasions that touch occurs.

It will first focus on our awareness of touch, and then move to exploring the subtle messages carried through touch between people, and eventually move to creating specific intentions and messages with touch. Finally we will have conversations on topics such as relationships, intimacy, sensuality and sexuality, as touch is deeply involved in each of those areas, either as a communication tool or a source of fulfillment.

It is also for anyone open to exploring touch as way to communicate with other. Please come prepared to experience giving and receiving safe loving touch. This is not a sensuality or sexuality class, though those topics will definitely be discussed. If you are a couple, you will be allowed to do all the exercises together if you wish and feel safer that way!

Cost: $25 - $30

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-language-of-touch-with-philippe-lewis-tickets-93541857213

A Red Hot Affair

Saturday, February 29, 2020, 6:00 PM – Sunday, March 1, 2020, 1:00 AM PST

Silicon Valley Dance Club

3595 Stevens Creek Boulevard

San Jose, CA

You are cordially invited to a Red Hot Affair on February 29th, in San Jose. Hosted at the Silicon Valley Dance Club, this event is all about networking while learning a brand new skill.

Got two left feet? Social anxiety? Zero experience on the dance floor? Not a problem! We've got you covered. We have a beginner-friendly Salsa and Bachata dance lesson by 2x United States Champion and renowned top teacher, Daniel Lee Tran. With loads of experience in teaching all sorts of beginners as well as fostering a safe and judgment-free learning environment, you are in for a great time!

Tentative Schedule of Events:

·         6:00 pm: Doors Open

·         7:00 pm: Beginner Salsa & Bachata Lesson

·         8:00 pm: The party starts

·         9:00 pm: First wave of performances and giveaways

·         9:15 pm: More dancing!

·         10:30 pm: More performances and giveaways

·         10:45 pm: Dance the night away!

Other things to look forward to:

·         Hor'duerves by Sugar Rush Mania

·         World-class Performances and Entertainment by the Bay Area's Best

·         A Photobooth for you and your friends

·         Giveaways sponsored by local Bay Area businesses

Get your tickets before the end of February 28th and save $10 on your ticket price. Tickets include admission into the party, the class, as well as raffle tickets for our giveaway. People who get their tickets before the end of February 22nd will receive 5x the amount of raffle tickets. How exciting!

Cost: $20

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-red-hot-affair-tickets-94711758419

Ecstatic Dance and More in San Francisco

Friday, February 28, 2020 at 6:00 PM – 11:30 PM PST

906 World Cultural Center

906 Broadway

San Francisco, CA

ECSTATIC DANCE SF welcomes you to the new Friday location, come and share the joy of the dance with us:

6PM Doors open

6:45 Set up for Yoga

Bring your own yoga mat

7PM Yoga and live music

With Gopi Kallayil, Ananta Govinda

8PM Ecstatic Dance

With DJ Gabriel Francisco

10.30PM Sound bathing

With Ananta Govinda, Prajna Vieira

Vegetarian Catering by Govinda's Kitchen

Cost: $20

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ecstatic-dance-sf-tickets-92482568853

Introduction to Holotropic Breathwork

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 12 PM – 4 PM

The Hive Marin

703 3rd St, Upstairs,

San Rafael, California

We invite you to an introductory lecture on Holotropic Breathwork and a mini-breathwork session. You will have the opportunity to learn about Holotropic Breathwork, created by world-renowned psychiatrist Dr. Stanislav Grof, the co-creator of Transpersonal Psychology. We will discuss how Holotropic Breathwork was developed, give an overview of the Holotropic paradigm, and you will experience a one-hour mini-breathwork session to music. This is not a full-day Holotropic Breathwork group, which follows a very specific regimen developed by Dr. Grof, including 3-hour breathwork sessions, the opportunity to be both a breather and sitter, mandala drawing and sharing circles. However, in the one-hour mini-breathwork experience, we will be using the same type of deeper, faster breathing and the same type of music as in the all-day workshop. You will get a clear sense of what results could be available to you from a full day Holotropic Breathwork Workshop. After the breathing session, we will explore the psychological and spiritual impacts of this inner journey.

Using breath and music to induce expanded states of awareness has been a practice for as long as humans have been around. Dr. Stanislav Grof and his wife Christina developed Holotropic Breathwork at Esalen Institute during the 1970s. It was based on the decades of consciousness research undertaken by Grof and motivated by the desire to reproduce the mind-expanding experiences of the psychedelic era through safe and natural means. Holotropic Breathwork is an experiential healing modality that allows participants to reap the benefits of the healing potential of expanded states of consciousness that Dr. Grof discovered through his work with LSD psychotherapy through the use of Holotropic breathing, creative self-expression, and a specially designed three-hour musical journey.

Angel Cassidy is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with more than 25 years of experience in the field. She has been doing Holotropic Breathwork for the past decade. Angel trained with Dr. Stanislav Grof and Grof Transpersonal Training (GTT) and facilitates Holotropic Breathwork groups in the SF Bay Area with Dr. Grof, GTT, and in her private practice.

Cost: $40 - $60 (sliding scale)

https://tamintegration.com/event/introduction-to-holotropic-breathwork/

The Coronation Ball in Alameda

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 8 PM – 11:30 PM

Island City Masonic Lodge

2312 Alameda Ave,

Alameda, California

Waltzes, Jane Austen-era line dances, and the Congress of Vienna!

Caller Alan Winston with The Divertimento Dance Orchestra!

Costumes admired but not required. All dances taught during the ball. No partner required.

First intermission is savory; second intermission is sweets.

Celebrating the 200th anniversary of the End of the Regency and the 1820 crowning of King George IV.

Cost: $20 - $25

https://www.facebook.com/events/168836901039196/

Tantric Techniques for Everyday Ecstasy

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM PST

San Francisco, CA

Would you like to experience all of life with amazing amounts of pleasure and bliss flowing through your body?

Would you like a way to have more fun and connection in your life?

Would you like learn how to operate at a higher level of consciousness where your day flows with ease, you feel great in your body, your mind is clear and your interactions with others are harmonious?

If so, This Class is for You!!!

In this Experiential Playshop You Will:

·         Learn How to Use Your Sexual Energy to Increase Your Everyday Experience of Life

·         Learn to Experience Life as Pleasure

·         Learn the 4 keys to Tantric Life Mastery

·         Learn New tools to Expand the Awareness of Your Body

·         And so much more....

You will also experience the Tantric Chakra Shakti Guided Energy Meditation which will Awaken Your Kundalini and Enhance Your Bliss!!!

Come Play!!!

**Singles, couples, all ages (18+), all genders, and all orientations are welcome. This is a safe, conscious, sex-positive, body-positive healing space created for your learning and self-expression of your true desires. All exercises are clothes-on.

Facilitators: Jan Robinson and Macaya Miracle

Cost: $55 / single; $90 / couple

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tantric-techniques-for-everyday-ecstasy-tickets-92593775475

Yoga Sound Bath

Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

The Center SF

548 Fillmore St,

San Francisco, California

Come experience the bliss of yoga and sound!

Bathe yourself in a candlelit yoga sound bath! Sound has the ability to retune your cells, organs, and body to a more optimal frequency for your health and to shift you into a higher vibration.

Yvonne will lead you through a beautiful, breath-centered mellow flow. Yoga postures will be grounding and nourishing and help you release into relaxation. Throughout, Amber will immerse you in an otherworldly sound bath and give you a didgeridoo sound healing over your hearts during savasana.

The healing soundscape with drumming, tanpura, hapi drum, chanting, angelic singing, esraj, and Native flute will help you drop deeper into your body and yoga postures. We will open and close with chanting to connect to our hearts and each other. This beautiful candlelight experience is the perfect end to your work week and beginning to your weekend.

This is an all-levels class and is suitable for beginners and experienced yoga practitioners alike.

Please bring a yoga mat. Limited yoga props such as mats and blankets are available for use.

Facilitators: Yvonne Kingsley and Amber Field

Cost: Online $30 // At the Door $35

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/yoga-sound-bath-with-yvonne-kingsley-and-amber-field-tickets-90087424913

Restorative Yoga and Matcha Tea Ceremony with Masha Kitaigorodsk

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 12:30 PM – 2:30 PM

Samyama Yoga Center

2995 Middlefield Road,

Palo Alto, California

Join Masha for a unique afternoon of Restorative yoga and traditional matcha tea ceremony - a rejuvenating and meditative experience.

We will practice an hour of gentle Restorative postures in the main studio to unwind the body and mind, followed by a matcha tea demonstration and tasting in the lounge.

We will learn about the many benefits of drinking organic matcha tea, as well as the process of preparing both ceremonial tea and latte.

Tasting the tea is a full sensory experience that honors all life on our planet. From the organic farm in Japan where the tea leaves grow, to the delicate harvest time, to the careful whisking of matcha powder to prepare the perfect cup of tea, there is so much that Masha is excited to share with you!

It is a calming, yet energizing and balancing practice, which pairs perfectly with the relaxing nature of Restorative yoga.

Cost: $45

https://www.facebook.com/events/2485824394989026/

Give Love Seva Love - Ecstatic Dance Night

Friday, February 28, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 10 PM

Purusha Yoga School

3729 Balboa St,

San Francisco, California

Do you want to feel more freedom in your body? Are you longing for more community? Are you ready to break free from limiting beliefs about yourself?

Join us for an evening of Ecstatic Dance!

Together we'll create a safe and sacred space, and journey into our deepest selves through movement and sound. The evening will begin with an opening circle, to set the container and our intentions, and will then be followed by a gently guided organic movement class led by Lucia to drop us into the body, and into the space with each other. The dance floor will then be opened up for free form Ecstatic Dance with Bay Area DJ PulZar who will take us on a sonic journey. We’ll close with a beautiful crystal bowl sound healing to awaken a sense of deep peace within.

The proceeds from this event will go toward the Purusha Seva Project. Thank you for your support in helping our wider circles of community thrive in 2020!

About Ecstatic Dance:

Our only guidelines are to please honor that is it a shoe, conversation and substance free space, and that everyone respects their own well-being and that of others. We look forward to sharing this magical evening with you!!

Doors close at 8:15 pm

All proceeds will benefit the Purusha Seva Project and help us to bring yoga to underserved and at-risk populations. Receipts for your tax-deductible donations will be available at the front desk.

Cost: Sliding scale $20 - $30

https://www.wellnessliving.com/rs/event/purusha_yoga_studio__school?k_class=189101&k_class_tab=16089

SoulPlay Connect – Multi-dimensional connection event

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 7 PM – 1 AM

Just Dance Ballroom

2500 Embarcadero,

Oakland, California

Join the SoulPlay Team, SoulPlay Fans, and all other curious and open-minded people, for a unique Sacred & Sexy journey on February 29th in Oakland. It's a special date. February 29th. Take the opportunity to LEAP outside your comfort zone and discover something new!

The entire evening is crafted to deepen our sense of Sacred & Sexy, whatever those terms mean to each of us. We will connect with ourselves, and one another on a multi-dimensional journey made up of sacred sounds, eye-gazing, touch, dancing and sexy explorations.

This is not a sex party. This is an opportunity to celebrate our sexy human-ness in a meaningful and playful way. Physical connection will remain at the "second-base" level, meaning no genital touching whatsoever.

Enjoy snacks by the bar, tea, cuddles, and perhaps a massage in between. Perfect for people who enjoy having a lot of fun, while deeply connecting with new and old friends. ;)

You will not want to miss this one!

This event is created by the SoulPlay Festivals team to give you a taste of this festival's spirit of joy and connection. Come drop into your body, open your heart and let your true self-play among kindred souls.

EVENING LINEUP

Main Room - "Sacred"

- Shaman's Dream (ED Set)

- Connection Ceremony - Matt Sturm and Caity Flanagan

- Authentic Relating Games

- Sound Journey

Back Room - "Sexy" - Hosted by Bonobo Tribe

- Flogging Class and Demos - William Winters

- Sensation Play Station

- Playful Rope Play

- Kissing Game

Additional Info

- Tea Lounge

- Cuddle Spaces

- Donation-Based Massage

- Abundant Parking

- Sober and Playful

Cost: $27 - $47 (sliding scale)

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/soulplay-connect-229-sacred-sexy-tickets-91876670595

A Day of Sound Healing: A Workshop for Mind, Body, and Spirit

Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM PST

California Institute of Integral Studies

1453 Mission Street

San Francisco, CA

For thousands of years, humans have used sound as a tool for improving physical and emotional health and well-being. Modern sound healing uses specially tuned, high quality meditative instruments to create an immersive sensory concert of sound and vibration for deep physical rest, balanced nervous system, and a sustained mental calm. Also known as sound baths, these frequencies allow our body and mind to harmonize, enhancing our clarity and creativity while reducing stress and anxiety.

Join founder of Inner Sounds Meditation, Melissa Felsenstein, for a deep dive into sound healing and its positive benefits for your mind, body, and spirit. Melissa shares behind-the-scenes insights into the anatomy of a sound bath - how sound baths are designed, how the sounds affect our nervous systems, and how it transforms us. Melissa will discuss both western neuroscience and eastern spiritual concepts that are relevant to sound as a healing modality. With many opportunities for active listening exercises, this workshop helps participants develop a foundational understanding of key concepts, instruments, and techniques commonly used in sound healing.

The workshop will culminate with a full sound bath to demonstrate and reinforce the day’s lessons along with ample time for reflective journaling and sharing.

Whether you are interested in deepening your sound healing experience, developing an individual practice, or seeking to enhance an existing practice, you will gain insights and tools to unlock the full power of sound.

Melissa Felsenstein, founder of Inner Sounds Meditation, is a professional sound practitioner with over ten years of experience and used sound as therapy to self-heal and permanently break through her own anxiety and depression. Melissa’s sound meditations are specifically designed to enhance the therapeutic properties of sound: releasing physical tension, restoring sleep, balancing the nervous system, and metabolizing emotional experiences. Melissa offers a variety of sound meditation events, from corporate wellness to intimate one-on-one sessions and a range of public events.

Cost: $140

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-day-of-sound-healing-a-workshop-for-mind-body-and-spirit-tickets-84684693197

Intro to Tantra, Level 1

Saturday, February 29, 2020 at 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Oakland, CA

Are you curious about tantra?

Do want to connect more deeply to yourself and those around you?

Would you like to learn how to create blissful states in your body just through breathing?

This introductory course will teach the basics of tantra and lay a strong foundation for more advanced work which will be offered later in the year.

We will explore classical tantra and learn several breathing techniques to create various states in the human body. We will also explore arts of connection, love and passion through individual and paired practices in safe, heart-centered interactions. 

♥ Explore energy-moving breathwork and imagery

♥ Deepen contact with your inner lover

♥ Feel honored and loved just as you are

♥ Enjoy gentle, safe, and authentic exchanges with others

♥ Open your heart to greater love

This course is open to people of all genders, orientations, beliefs and identities. Individuals and couples and groups welcome.

What to expect:

♥ An opening circle where we check in with each other.

♥ A mix of explanation, demonstrations and practice (similar to a yoga or meditation class).

♥ A chance to work with others in the course in paired exercises (you can do all exercises with a specific partner if you choose or rotate in the group)

♥ A closing circle where we integrate what we have learned and experienced.

This is a clothes on workshop with opportunities for consensual non-sexual touch and sharing of erotic energy, if desired. Everyone is always at choice in each moment and you can skip any exercises that don’t feel right for you.

Facilitator:

Mara has been studying and teaching tantra for over 20 years. She has a grounded, loving and gentle and approach to teaching this ancient and powerful art. Her style is practical, non-religious and draws on her experience not only as a tantrika but as a yoga teacher and coach.

She had studied with a variety of teachers including: Anna Harvey, Margo Anand, Alex Jade, Selah Martha, Evalena Rose, Lindy James and The Body Electric School.

Cost: $125

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-tantra-level-1-registration-87769100743

Lindy Bowl: Free Live Music & Swing Dance Party

Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm

Mission Bowling Club

3176 17th St.,

San Francisco, CA

Join Sunday for Lindy Bowl, swing dance plus bowling party with live music from Tin Cup Serenade. This party is free and lindy bowlers receive discounted lane & free shoe rentals.

Enjoy DJ’d lindy hop, jazz, balboa, and blues and live music as well. Come for the music, dancing or bowling.

Everyone is welcome.

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/1086778508358409/

Intro to Ecstasy: Tantra Workshop for Singles & Couples

Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 6:00 PM – 8:30 PM PST

The Center SF

548 Fillmore St

Tea Room

San Francisco, CA 

Want to know the secrets to breathtaking pleasure and intimacy? Curious what your body is truly capable of? How about expanding what's possible between you and your partner, taking your intimacy to the next level?

The human body is vast and deep, capable of unprecedented, exquisite and transcendent pleasure. However, people barely get a glimpse of what's possible in sex. Why? Because we're never taught, we're expected to figure it out on our own. And once the brain chemistry of the "new partner experience" wears off, we're left asking... "Is this it?"

Unlock your pleasure potential.

In this clothes-on workshop, join two of the country's leading Tantra experts and discover all the secrets you were never taught in school. Bring your questions about:

·         The G-Spot: Have you heard of it? Can you find it? Guess what... Not only will we help you find it, we'll teach you that it's one many others including the "Sacred Spot."

·         Female Erotic Anatomy: We hear a lot about the clitoris–and don't get us wrong, we LOVE the clitoris–but you'll learn that it's only one of many sources of sensual pleasure for women.

·         Ejaculatory Control for Men: How to delay ejaculation, prolong pleasure, and enhance potency so men can be more vital.

·         Elusive Climax: What happens when you're close but can’t quite seem to get there? Learn how to get over the edge.

·         Orgasms: Pop quiz... How many types of orgasms can you name? Learn about vaginal, clitoral, cervical, multiple, full body, nipple and more...

·         The Magical Power of Arousal: How does arousal work? How does it affect your body and how to learn to "surf" it like a wave.

·         Energetic Aspects of Lovemaking: Uncover the laws of energy and attraction.

·         Lovemaking for Health: Did you know you could cultivate sexual energy to heal or stay healthy and vital.

·         The Science of Pleasure: What are neural pathways and why they matter for sex?

·         Secrets of Sensual Touch - Did you know you can touch someone with your energy before you make contact physically? We’ll discuss both energy and physical modalities of touch.

·         Sexual Attunement: How to feel what is going on in your partner’s body, and experience a feeling of oneness.

Cost: $120

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/intro-to-sexual-ecstasy-tantra-workshop-for-singles-couples-sf-tickets-83308394651

Free San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Concert

Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 7:30 pm to 10:00 pm

First Palo Alto United Methodist Church

625 Hamilton Ave.,

Palo Alto, CA

Founded in 1953, the San Francisco Chamber Orchestra has remained an active voice in the Bay Area music community, presenting free concerts with an ensemble of the region’s top professional musicians.

The rollout of an exciting new concert format, Maestro Ben Simon becomes your host for a 90-minute, no intermission podcast. Think of it as a cross between Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me and From the Top with games, prizes, Ben’s famous trivia quiz, and of course, great music.

Featuring a host of SFCO All-Stars, this engaging program will feature variations on familiar themes by Mozart, Haydn, Schubert, and more. With special guest Anthony Lane, luthier.

Free admission. Members entry one hour before. General audience entry 15 minutes before.

Program:

Mozart 12 Variations on “Ah, vous dirai-je, Maman” K.265

·         Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

Haydn String Quartet in C Major, op. 76 no.3 (“Emperor”)

·         Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra string quartet

·         Second movement, Poco adagio; cantabile

Schubert Die Forelle (“The Trout”)

·         Ann Moss, soprano

·         Keisuke Nakagoshi, piano

Schubert Piano Quintet in A Major, D. 667 (“Trout”)

·         Fourth movement: Tema con variazione (Andantino)

Heidrich Happy Birthday Variations

Cost: Free

https://www.thesfco.org/events/classical-with-a-twist-variations-on-a-theme-sf

Dance Event with Evelyn & Her Vintage Ties

Sunday, February 23, 2020 at 6 PM – 9 PM

Le Plonc Wine Bar

279 W. Washington Ave,

Sunnyvale, California

Join Evelyn and her Vintage Ties for a dance event at Le Plonc Sunnyvale!

Vintage Ties is a jazz band based in San Jose, California, playing upbeat, authentic vintage jazz, influenced by musicians from the 1920's and 1930’s such as Benny Goodman, Billie Holiday, Charlie Christian and Ella Fitzgerald.

Heidi Evelyn Arnott-Vocals

Misha Zvonkin-Rhythm Guitar

Paden Schmidt-Lead Guitar

Rene Canto-Adams-Clarinet

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/475819446461728/

Mardi Gras Carnival in Redwood City: Free Admission

Saturday, February 22, 2020 - 4:30 pm to 10:00 pm

Downtown Redwood City

Broadway and Hamilton,

Redwood City, CA

Bring the beads and we’ll provide the bands. Celebrate Mardi Gras Carnival on February 22nd at the “French Quarter” in downtown Redwood City, where the public is invited to come disguised for the occasion. Presented by the Redwood City Downtown Business Group, this Free New Orleans influenced cultural experience promises to bring NOLA to the Bay, complete with all the Mardi Gras trappings, including a music-filled procession, a Grand Marshall, and a Second Line, as well as authentic beverages and cuisine. Plus four notable New Orleans inspired bands performing throughout the event will will move you to get down and get your funk on.

Mardi Gras Carnival will transform Broadway into Bourbon Street from Jefferson to Main Street. The main stage, located at Broadway and Main, will showcase original New Orleans swamp rock, funk and blues performed by Fog Swamp; the positive, uplifting, soulful and organic New Orleans inspired music of Al Lazard & the World Street Players; high energy, swinging and singing brass-line band of Carnival favorite MJ’s Brass Boppers; and finish off with the fast, funky rhythms of Grammy-nominated accordionist Andre Thierry.

Mardi Gras Carnival guarantees a fun-filled evening of music, entertainment, dancing, food, beverages, and souvenirs for all ages.

Mardi Gras Carnival in Redwood City features:

§  Specialized booths offering high quality beads, brews and beignets

§  Local restaurants serving up special menus

§  New Orleans style entertainment at other select downtown venues

§  Delicious Cocktails and Brews available on site

§  A musical procession around the “French Quarter”

Main Street at Broadway Stage Schedule:

§  5:15 pm: Fog Swamp

§  6:30 pm: Al Lazard & The World Street Players

§  7:45 pm: MJ’s Brass Boppers

§  9 pm: Andre Thierry Accordion Soul Music

Cost: Free

http://www.redwoodcitydowntown.com/event-3716691

Dance Medicine ~ Ignite the Fire Within

Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

4401 San Leandro Street 

Unit 45

Oakland, CA

Do you crave a sacred space to ignite your fullness and explore dance as medicine/dance as prayer?

Come free your body, mind and soul in a ceremony dedicated to the dancer in you… dance your prayers, your fears, your fierce power in the midst of likeminded souls.

Join your community to activate your intentions in a dance of vulnerable and intimate connection. Release your inner freedom. Let go. Find your bliss. Discover what's holding you back from stepping into your fullness this year. Let the dance take you on a journey of discovery and self-fulfillment.

No experience necessary. All skill levels welcome, all genders and spiritual orientations welcome. We will be creating a sacred container; Please arrive early so we can start on time!

Cost: $20 - $30 suggested donation. No one turned away for lack of funds.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dance-medicineignite-the-fire-within-tickets-89356338213

Tantra Principles Of Touch: a workshop for singles and couples

Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM PST

Tantara

914 Pacific Ave

San Francisco, CA

You are invited to an immersive experience where you will explore the principles of Tantra and reconnect with your sensual self.

You may be wondering, what is Tantra?

The name Tantra comes from the Sanskrit, a language from ancient India. TAN means “instrument” & TRA means “for expansion”. Tantra is about expanding our consciousness and is a celebration of life. It guides us to deeper intimacy with ourselves, our partners and the entire Universe.

Modern human conditioning of seclusion has us longing for connection, to touch and be touched, to be seen without judgment and in unconditional love and acceptance. This longing can be fulfilled with tantra practices.

Tantra is a practice that combines movement, breath, meditation, bodywork, and sound to assist the energy system within the body, also known as chakras, to open. It creates an active merging of mind, body and spirit. You learn how to open yourself (your senses, your awareness, your emotions) to be present as you TRULY are. When we practice Tantra all our authentic being turns on. Fuel of the sexual energy turns on the life-force energy.

Together we will co-create a safe container to explore and surrender to the experience.

You will learn and practice:

·         White Tantra practice to activate body's receptivity

·         tantric breathing (helps to master full-body orgasm and multiple orgasms)

·         authentic connection exercises

·         masculine (Shiva) & Feminine (Shakti) energies

·         container & boundary setting (how to ask for what you desire)

·         modalities of conscious tantric touch

You’ll leave feeling energized and refreshed and have powerful tantric tools you can take home to enhance your life and relationships.

***This class is for couples and singles.

***All exercises are fully optional.

***No nudity or explicit sexuality in the class.

***What to wear: comfortable clothes so you can seat and move freely.

Cost: $95 - $125

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/tantra-principles-of-touch-a-workshop-for-singles-and-couples-tickets-87857017705

FLOW! Conscious Dance

Friday, February 21, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM

Masonic Lodge

890 Church Street,

Mountain View, CA

Please join us for our next FLOW! Conscious Dance at the Mountain View Masonic Lodge! 

FLOW! Conscious Dance invites you to express yourself freely, authentically and completely in each moment - where you, the dance, and other dancers become one constantly-evolving interconnected creative flow. There are no steps to learn; you can’t get it wrong. You’re free to focus inward or consciously engage with others. All of this is part of the FLOW! Your whole being is welcomed and honored.

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Dave Hurwit and occasional guest DJs mix a wide variety of music from different genres with a range of tempos and intensities orchestrated with dynamic lighting to create an immersive engaging embodied journey. The dance typically has two cycles; each cycle starts with slow music, ramps up in tempo and intensity, and then slows again. There may be occasional light facilitation, yet participation is always optional. Participants are encouraged to dance barefoot unless shoes are necessary for medical reasons.

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 At the end, there is a closing circle for people to share what is present for them and to announce events and offerings of interest to the community.

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While there’s no talking on the dance floor, there’s a cozy area in the back with cushions and pillows, and a separate room with a tea station for quiet conversation and connecting.

Cost: $20

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Contacting Source through Play and Connection

Saturday, February 22, 2020 at 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST

Flowspace

6315 Doyle Street

Emeryville, CA

Dedicate this magical day to play, connection, and embodied improvisation! Yeah Team!

Find an aligned gain in your energy from practices designed to deepen trust and togetherness. Come dance and co-create from the potency of spontaneity in the Flowspace Arts Temple.

This class is for you if:

~you are curious about collaboration and community

~you are looking for new ideas on how to interact with others in movement spaces.

~You are new to contact improvisation and wanting to learn the basics

~you are interested in art, comedy, drama, and improvisation.

~you are curious about letting go and allowing life lead the way.

~you would like to spend your day in a beautiful space with beautiful people

Flow of the Day:

1:00-3:30- Being Danced: An experiment in communal Play

3:30-4:00-Rest and Snack (please bring your own snack)

4:00-6:00- Contact Improvisation Basics

This class welcomes all bodies, all genders, and all ages.

No dance experience is needed.

Please arrive on time at 1pm.

**The container will close at 1:20 and no one else will be admitted. Special requests permitted, please communicate.

Contact Improvisation is an evolving system of movement initiated in 1972 by American choreographer Steve Paxton. The improvised dance form is based on the communication between two moving bodies that are in physical contact and their combined relationship to the physical laws that govern their motion—gravity, momentum, inertia. The body, in order to open to these sensations, learns to release excess muscular tension and abandon a certain quality of willfulness to experience the natural flow of movement. Practice includes rolling, falling, being upside down, following a physical point of contact, supporting and giving weight to a partner.

"Contact Improvisation is an open-ended exploration of the kinaesthetic possibilities of bodies moving through contact. Sometimes wild and athletic, sometimes quiet and meditative, it is a form open to all bodies and enquiring minds."

—Ray Chung

Being Danced is a vehicle for embodying presence and playfulness. A movement class geared towards igniting the creative spark in humans. A unique and innovative style of dance that creates a safe, playful, and loving space for you to release inhibitions and dare to be seen.

We work as an ensemble in silly and theatrical ways to co-create an alive response to our togetherness.

Participants will be guided through simple scores, and games that create connection, promote positivity and develop awareness training.

​Gifts you will receive from this class:

·         To participate with life in a more authentic way.

·         To trust your instincts and intuition.

·         To find intelligence in improvisation.

·         Laughter and Full Permission to be yourSelf.

The container is a safe place to revel in your inner child's creative genius! An improvisational playground for collaborating in community through movement, theater, and humor.

The space is created so that each and every one of us have an opportunity to be seen and heard.

A creative outlet to give voice and movement to what is alive for you. From this place your have deeper access to your own potency for participating with this great turning that is happening on our beloved planet.

Facilitator: Shannon Sahaja

Cost: $55

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