How Weird 2016 -
"The Cosmic Stew"
Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM (PDT)
How Weird Street Faire
Howard and 2nd Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
Start the festival season off with a healthy portion of
art, music, dancing, shopping, eating, drinking, and a whole lot more at the
17th annual How Weird Street Faire!
Enjoy 10 stages of cutting-edge electronic dance music,
an expaned Art Alley, aerial artists above the center intersection, and live
bands along the new walkway on 1st Street. Located in the emerging heart of
downtown San Francisco.
You are invited to participate in the fun! Come in
colorful costume as your true self.
MUSIC STAGES + DANCING
Dance music stages by...
Symbiosis
Opel and Opulent Temple
Muti Music and Enchanted Forest and Northern Nights
Underground Nomads and Hookahdome
Pulse SF
Party Babas
Mountain Lion Hi-Fi
Think You Can DJ
and more!
How Weird features some of the best electronic music
played on some of the world’s most advanced sound technology. Local artists
from across the Bay Area will provide the ideal soundtrack for your dancing
pleasure. This year, there will be 10 stages of dance music, representing the
full spectrum of electronic music, as well as world beat and reggae music. Each
stage represents different styles and communities. Together they form one of
the most diverse and talented music festivals in the world.
The How Weird Street Faire will again participate in
National Dance Week. Join people from across the country in a special dance,
and watch performances of many different styles on the Dance Stage next to the
center intersection. Celebrate the wonders of dancing, and all the many forms
dance takes.
Cost: $13 - $20
Flower Essences:
The Sacred Art of Plant Spirit Healing
Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 10 to 4pm
Marin County (Directions provided upon registration)
Flower essences are vibrational herbal remedies that
promote energetic shifts on mental, emotional and spiritual levels. They
promote balance, mind, body and spirit and are subtle yet powerful adjuncts to
any wellness program. Join our medicine circle as Catherine Abby shares her
wisdom and healing tales of flower essences with you. We will meet in a
beautiful sanctuary in Marin County and learn of the healing virtues of the
plants in flower in the garden. A flower essence will be made collectively and
each participant will take their individual essence home along with an
instructional handout.
Catherine Abby Rich has been an herbalist and educator
for over 40 years. She trained as a folk medicine maker in the Bavarian Alps,
Mexico, the U.S. and in India, where she apprenticed with the well-known
Ayurvedic physician, Dr. Vasant Lad. Catherine Abby was a founding member of
the Marin County Farmers Market and for 23 years was their resident herbalist.
Her "Combining Forces” products are wildcrafted, organic and enhanced with
flower essences she personally creates. In addition, teaching local plant
medicine to all ages is one of her most cherished talents, her lifetime
assignment and delight.
Cost: $75 (includes your individual flower essence and
instructional handouts)
Sensuali-TEA: It
is Not Your Grandma's Tea Party
Sunday, May 1, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 5:30 PM (PDT)
SF Alchemy
1060 Folsom Street,
San Francisco, CA 94103
This is so much more than just your average tea party.
Sensuali-TEA combines two of my favorite things Tea and Sex.
In the Mystic Tea Lounge, you will find aphrodisiac
herbal tea infusions to arouse your senses. This is a perfect space to relax
and be your incredible divine self. Sip your tea while you gaze into the cuddle
space or relax in the lounge. In one of our lounges you will be greeted by
tarot card readers giving insight to your erotic past, present, and future.
But remember this isn't just any tea party, it's a tea
party at a dungeon. Bring someone to play with or meet someone while you are
enjoying your tea. Do not miss the opportunity to play in the exquisite dungeon
play space. This is the perfect time to enjoy some sexy sensual play. This
space is great for everything from flogging and spanking to light fingertip
touch and kisses on the entire body. Our parties have often included some
really hot massage scenes. To keep this tradition going we will provide
everything you need for a sexy massage scene.
Back by popular demand: the cuddle space. People enjoyed
a non-sexual space to cuddle and get to know each other, so we decided to bring
it back again. We will provide guided exercises from 2-3 that will help you
connect and receive touch from new friends. The rest of the time, it is an open
quiet safe space to relax, meditate, and CUDDLE!
We ENCOURAGE all genders, orientations, and body
shapes/sizes to join our events. We are delighted to hear that people find our
events to have some of the most sexually diverse crowds around.
Cost: $38/single; $70/couple
UnSCruz 2016 – Burning Man Santa Cruz Regional Event
May 6, 2016 at 12 PM to May 8, 2016 at 3 PM
Santa Cruz Fair
2601 E Lake Ave,
Watsonville, California 95076
A 3-day, 2-night camp out and cultural festival of dance,
music, art and free expression, on the beautiful lawn of the Santa Cruz County
Fairgrounds! There are theme camps, music camps, art cars, fire art, fire
dancers, costumes, lounges, EL wire and lots of glowy things at night. Who puts
on UnSCruz? YOU DO! UnSCruz is a completely not-for-profit, participant-driven
event! This event IS what YOU bring to it (volunteering, performing, theme
camps, etc.). UnSCruz is an official Burning Man Regional Event.
Cost: $60 - $90 (“Sunday only” ticket will be available
at the gate if the event has not already sold out)
6-th Annual
Women's Healing Conference 2016
Saturday, May 7, 2016 from 8:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Hidden Villa (DANA CENTER)
26870 Moody Road
Los Altos Hills, California 94022
Connect with an amazing community of women healers, educators,
farmers, ceremonialists, scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, artists,
musicians and dancers, to share, learn, explore, expand, and rejuvenate.
Celebrate what it is to be a woman!
Together we awaken our innate wisdom and inspire each
other to heal and blossom in safe and nurturing ways. We will gather for
spiritual and physical rejuvenation,
learning, sharing and community building.
Included in the cost of ticket is the following:
-Choice of 11 Transformative Workshops.
-Healing Connections, Wisdom and Inspiration.
-All-Organic Delicious & Nourishing Food and Teas
provided all day.
-Pampering Oasis, Rest Areas and possibility of receiving
free 15-min healing sessions.
-Miles of pristine nature preserve to explore on
contemplative walks.
Our intention is to enjoy and expand our community of
talented resources, educate and empower each other and delight in our shared
gifts. We hope to inspire and stir your interest to continue raising the
quality of your health to the next level through a variety of alternative
practices.
Cost: $135 - $185
Dance Your Bliss:
Creativity, Mindfulness & Motion
Saturday, May 07, 2016 @ 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Yoga Garden SF
286 Divisadero St.
San Francisco, CA 94117
Dance Your Bliss: Creativity, Mindfulness & Motion,
is a powerful, psychotherapeutic system that combines leading neuroscience,
ancient wisdom and embodiment to help you rewire and restore.
Through carefully constructed movements, somatic
exercises and the sacred breath, you come home to your body, and find the
confidence that is your birthright.
Take home precious secrets in your personal Body Wisdom,
and find a path to living an authentic, embodied, wholehearted existence.
Drawing on more than two decades of study,
psychotherapist and movement expert, Rachel Fleischman, will assist you in
developing a simple yet effective embodiment "recipe" that you can
use to achieve more balance, energy, creativity and success.
No dance experience necessary. Please bring a journal so
you can take home her magical and magnificent movement recipes.
Cost: $45 or $40 by April 21st.
The Mother of Us
All : : Soul Motion by the Sea
Sunday, May 8, 2016 at 2 PM - 6 PM
Slide Ranch
2025 Shoreline Hwy,
Muir Beach, California 94965
A Soul Motion Adventure, in and out of the yurt at Slide
Ranch. We'll dance and walk the land, giving and receiving what she has to
offer. Workshop: 2-6pm; hang and love and be loved by the land and sea 'til
sundown.
Cost: $50, until April 15; $60 thereafter, space willing.
Intimacy Magic Tantra Night
Friday, May 13,
2016 at 6:30 PM - 10 PM
The Heart Temple,
Mountain View, CA
Join us for an
evening of sweet mindful connection in presence and ritual to experience the
juiciness of your being and the tingly aliveness of togetherness. We will be
dropping deeper into ourselves with embodied partner meditation, movement and
chanting.
You will learn
how to create Sacred Space with a partner, a beautiful practice from Margo
Anand's SkyDancing Tantra. And, you'll play with a few different partners
practicing gentle and powerful Tantric rituals of connection.
For desert, we
will integrate by cuddling and resting together.
Cost: $30/person;
$55/couple
Conscious Relating Retreat: A Focus on Intimacy,
Sexuality & Healing
May 13 - 15, 2016 (Friday – Sunday)
Awareness Institute
722 Alhambra Blvd.,
Sacramento, CA 95816
Are you ready for a more fulfilling relationship
experience?
If you’re ready to create new levels of openness and
authenticity with the people you love, this is the perfect time to attend the
“Conscious Relating” Retreat! Get to know yourself – and your partner – in an
entirely new way with this weekend intensive that re-awakens the joy and
passion of relating.
The “Conscious Relating” retreats are designed to help us
remember that surrender, trust and the willingness to be present are essential
to any truly intimate experience. You’ll learn that conscious connecting is
about growing through experience and courageously embracing change.
Cost: $595
California Contact
Improv Jam 2016
May 13-15, 2016 (Friday – Sunday)
Salamander Camp,
19315 Bear Creek Rd.,
Los Gatos, CA 95033
Dancers of all levels attend the jam. Basic contact
improv skills and familiarity with jam etiquette are a plus, but not required.
Beginners to the form are welcome for the way they can be teachers for more
seasoned dancers. Your intention to practice contact improv together as a group
is what makes for a great jam.
If you love to dance, have an open mind, and enjoy having
fun – it is all you need to attend the jam, no hard skills required. At the
same time, those with lots of skills will not be bored!
The registration includes organic vegetarian meals,
modest sleeping accommodations, and workshop activities. Salamander Camp offers
a large yurt for sleeping, a beautiful kitchen with a large table for sharing
meals, and a small hot tub for delicious soaking under the stars.
The organizing team: Sergey Berezin, Karin Moriarty and
Vitali Kononov.
Cost: $325 - $410
Sex as Meditation:
Devotion to the Teacher Within
Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
2269 Market Street,
San Francisco, CA 94114
Our inner teacher is our best guide to life - although it
can be difficult to connect with our inner voice when we are fighting so much
of who we are due to social norms, fear and our relationsips with our bodies.
We start to look outside for answers and turn away from our most trustworthy
guide... ourselves.
We invite you to join us for this 4 hour Sex as
Meditation workshop where we will deeply listen to the knowledge and desires
that live within us. We will bring mindful awareness to our desires and pleasure,
building a practice of self-love, grounded in devotion, which will strengthen
the relationship with our inner teacher. This process will empower us to claim
our sexuality and self-expression in a way that fits us best and follows the
path of our hearts' desires.
This workshop does not include any nudity or explicit
sexuality. All genders and sexual orientations welcome.
Workshop duration: 4 hours
Cost: $135
Candlelight Yoga
for Anxiety & Insomnia
Saturday, May 14, 2016 @ 6:00 PM – 8 PM
Yoga Mayu
2051 Harrison St,
San Francisco, CA
It is estimated that 1 in 4 people suffer from insomnia
and that many more experience anxiety on a regular basis. In our society; full
of deadlines, constant external stimulation and an incessant pressure to
succeed, it is no wonder that so many of us struggle to quiet our minds &
our bodies. Our adrenal systems are stressed to their max and our nervous
systems are working overtime to keep us going.
It's like a yoga date night with yourself. Lights low,
candles lit. We will begin with a light vinyasa (flow), once you are warm and
ready, we lather up some yin (deep stretching) and wind down into some long
held supportive restorative postures. Focus on relaxing into the deepest layers
of the body to return yourself to a place of release, surrender and calm.
Through calming breath-work, deep and relaxing poses, and
gentle massage offered by Margo Imbert, you will learn to unwind in a natural
and effective way.
We will end the practice with Yoga Nidra, a yogic
technique, is guided meditation usually practiced while reclining. This
meditative technique focuses on effortless receptivity and deep ease for
profound relaxation and healing. Expect to leave this workshop with the ability
to create a routine that will assist you in your nightly wind down.
Cost: $40
The Art of
Fearless Intimacy Workshop
A full-day
deep-dive in to the art of loving fearlessly
Sunday, May 15, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM (PDT)
Heart Source
1600 Shattuck Avenue #125,
Berkeley, CA 94709
Are you longing to love with fearless abandon?
Do you crave deeper intimacy & sexual connection?
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?
*How to share your darkest fantasies in a way not only
feels good to your lover, but creates more trust & passion in your
relationship?
Then you are in the right place!
What if I told you that every single one of these is a
skill that you can learn, and (through practice) master?
That you can absolutely create deep, satisfying, sexy
relationships - that last.
In this full day workshop we will be practicing the art
of offering your heart in any moment, in a way that not only feels deeply
authentic, but also creates more passion & intimacy between you & your
lover{s}.
We know: these are confusing times to be in
romantic/sexual relationships!
We hear both men & women asking these questions:
-Why is it so hard to understand each other?
-How do I maintain the passion in my long-term
relationship?
-Is it actually possible to be both authentic AND
attractive?!?!
-How do I learn to forge a deep, sexy connection in any
moment?
And the quintessential question:
-How do I make my lover happy?!?!?!?
Cost: $155/person; $258/couple
Hakone Matsuri
Festival
Sunday, May 15, 2016 @ 11AM - 4PM
Hakone Estate and Gardens
21000 Big Basin Way,
Saratoga, CA 95070
The Consulate General of Japan in San Francisco is proud
to endorse the Hakone Matsuri Festival.
We have booked some really good performers and reserved
great food vendors. Some of them will
appear at the festival for the first time.
Besides the performers and food vendors, we have many other things
including kimono sale, kids' corner, Japanese tea ceremony, and osteoporosis
check.
Cost:
Yoga Retreat with
Melissa Martinez | Creating A Life in Balance
Friday, May 20, 2016 at 3:00 PM - Sunday, May 22, 2016 at
11:00 AM
Sierra Hot Springs
521 Campbell Hot Springs Road
Sierraville, CA 96126
We're dreaming of warmer weather and finding balance in
our crazy lives. Recharge your soul on a weekend getaway to Sierra Hot Springs
with Melissa Martinez-Chauvin and Liz Robinson. We've created a weekend of
grounding, clearing what doesn't serve you, and giving you the tools to live a
life rooted in your true intentions.
Tickets include: lodging, daily yoga, healthy organic
meals, hiking, dry sauna, unlimited use of mediation pools, and multiple hot
springs.
What to bring: yoga mat, tent and camping gear, rain coat
(ya know- just in case), hiking boots, water bottle, sunscreen, snacks, towel,
layers! clothes for yoga, hiking, & morning meditation.
Fee: $465 - $765
The Hungers:
Connection Dance Workshop
Saturday, May 21, 2016 @ 12-6 pm
Marin Masonic Hall
888 4th Street
94901 San Rafael , CA
United States
Relationship is not something we do – it is something we
are.
We are always in relationship whether sleeping, driving,
hiking or working with another. The San People of the Kalahari knew that every
human houses healthy hungers for relationship.
We’re designed for:
* Solitude, time for ourselves
* Intimacy and connection with others
* Belonging to a family or community
* Resting in something larger than ourselves; communion
with spirit
Our hungers change over the course of our life. We may
feel satisfied with our solitude yet yearn for intimate partnership. Other
times we have endless close connections with barely enough time alone. Each
time we move, change jobs, step onto a new dance floor, we can question our
sense of belonging. All the while, we remember, forget and remember again to
rest in the lap of something much larger than ourselves; something that is
basically good.
Through dance, sitting meditation, and the riches of this
one-day community, we’ll mine the gold that only relationship can illuminate.
Fee: $95
Developing a
Focused Mind
May 27 – 30, 2016 (Friday – Monday)
Santa Cruz Mountains, CA
A focused mind is indispensable in order to do anything
well, and the spiritual path is no exception. In this retreat, we will learn
the basics of how to cultivate shiné (shamatha or calm abiding) using various
objects of meditation within the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. This retreat will
also explore how to integrate this practice with other practices along the path
to enlightenment (Lamrim). Emily Hsu is
one of the few teachers within the FPMT selected by Lama Zopa Rinpoche as being
qualified to lead this type of retreat.
Shiné or calm abiding meditation creates a stable
foundation in the mind where realizations on the path can take root and we can
discover the depths of our human consciousness.
The FPMT shiné program was developed in conjunction with the FPMT
Education department as a result of our spiritual director, Lama Zopa
Rinpoche's expressed wish for FPMT students to actualize the Lam-Rim,
especially attain shiné (calm abiding) and bodhichitta. This retreat will introduce the first level
in the development towards these realizations.
Cost: $264 - $660
Eastlake Music
Festival 2016
Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM (PDT)
Oakland, CA
The Eastlake Music Festival (EMF) is a FREE nonprofit
music and arts festival for ALL AGES on Lake Merritt in Oakland, California.
EMF presents the best local, independent musicians, artists and performers in
and around Oakland, California. Two large stages, a brand new music maker
lounge, microbrews, food trucks, and free fun for the whole family...there's
something for everyone at EMF 2016!
Cost: Free
Workshop for Men:
Approaching Women - Raw & Heart Centered Truths
Saturday, May 28, 2016 from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM (PDT)
2680 Fayette Dr.,
Mountain View, CA 94040
A workshop ideal for men starting over. Re-connect with yourself, your real desires,
and open your heart once again for connection. Get back in the game and learn
the formula for starting and keeping conversations hot and re-booting your
confidence.
This workshop is about relating to women in a way that
inspires your life by getting your needs met, fulfilled, and celebrated. This workshop is a mix of discussions and
exercises revealing fears, beliefs, and excuses cock blocking you from your
true desires. Included are writing exercises, group exercises, an amazing live
opportunity to practice approaching women, and most favorably reviewed part of
the workshop; the women's panel discussion where we invite real authentic
questions and conversation with our woman advocates.
If you want different results, take different actions.
Entering a safe sacred space with two of the bay area's
hottest heart centered intimacy coaches is the most pleasurable way to try
something new in your approach to meeting women.
Did you know simply clearing a few misbeliefs blocking
your success will make the difference for you.
How do I know if I am walking around with beliefs
blocking my success in meeting women?
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If you are not getting the results, you want.
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If you keep experiencing the same feelings of
defeat, rejection, or anxiety over and over again.
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If your so confused about where and how to meet
women.
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The good news is......
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Clearing the heart clutter, myths, and fears
around approaching women is important so you can feel to begin a new paradigm
of having amazing success with women.
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Imagine you being totally welcomed, loved, and
adored just for being you....
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If you've always wanted a safe sacred space to
invite in and learn a new way of meeting women so you can feel your needs are
getting met, this workshop is for you.
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If you've always wanted relief from the feeling
of having to perform and jump through hoops with women this workshop is for
you.
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If you'd just love to be yourself and let that
be enough, this workshop is for you.
Cost: $85 - $115
Santa Cruz
American Music Festival
Saturday, May 28, 2016 at 10:00 AM - Sunday, May 29, 2016
at 7:30 PM (PDT)
Aptos, CA
Get ready for some house rockin’ Blues, Americana, and
Country Music as we kick the summer into high gear at the 2nd Annual Santa Cruz
American Music Festival on Memorial Day weekend, May 28th & 29th,
2016.
Memorial Day weekend traditionally marks the beginning of
summer vacations, family fun, and great musical experiences shared with both
old and new friends. For more than 23 years Aptos Village Park has been the
host to a rich and storied history of great music that brings us all together.
2015 brought Bonnie Raitt, Big & Rich, Kellie Pickler, Los Lonely Boys, JJ
Grey & Mofro, Coco Montoya, Chris Cain, Ryan Bingham and more to Aptos
Village Park! This festival will continue to honor the diverse nature of
Traditional American Music by bringing world-class artists together for two
fun-filled days of LIVE music in this exceptionally beautiful park, featuring a
state-of-the-art sound system for your enjoyment. We hope you will join us as
we pay tribute to some of the finest musical talents around!
Details:
* Two full days of top talent in a variety of Traditional
American Music genres at Aptos Village Park, a natural amphitheater of oaks and
redwoods surrounding a beautiful sunny grass meadow near the Monterey Bay.
* Featuring a state-of-the-art sound system and open-air
staging.
* Merchandise booths for all the new Santa Cruz American
Music Festival gear.
* Easy access to the artist’s booth where you can meet
some of the artists, purchase their merchandise and get autographs.
* Food & drink booths with BBQ, Asian, Mexican,
wraps, pizza, organic fare, New Orleans style, gourmet hot dogs, kettle korn,
frozen fruit bars, smoothies, desserts, water, non-alcoholic beverages, beer
& wine. Use your Festival Dollars here!
* Children’s area with face painting and balloon
twisting.
Cost: $55 - $100 / person a day
Unleashing and
Celebrating Sex: Break Free from Shame
Tuesday, May 31, 2016 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM (PDT)
Center for Sex and Culture
1349 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
We all want to enhance sexual intimacy and increase pleasure.
However, there are many barriers that prevent us from exploring sensuality and
sex.
These barriers include judgments about sex, negative
feelings like shame, guilt, and jealousy, and difficulty in communicating our
deepest desires.
Experts Dr. Beth Gadomski and Eileen Chao, CSB will help
you break through the emotional, psychological, and physical barriers that
preventing us all from cultivating and celebrating sex.
This dynamic presentation will integrate Beth and
Eileen’s wealth of experience in psychology, embodied experiential learning,
and sex/intimacy coaching to unleash and enhance your authentic sexual
expression. By offering accessible strategies to improve communication to
partners about sexual preferences, interests, and inclinations, you will open
to boundless sexual possibilities.
Cost: $22 - $28
