RHAPSODY: Drum, Chant, Dance
Wednesday,
November 2, 2016 at 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Center
for Creative Living
1460
Koll Circle # C,
San
Jose, CA
Express
yourself at our artfully facilitated drum, music, and dance circle!
Attune
to the rhythm of your heart, the song of your soul, and the dance of life. Our
drum, music and dance circle creates a safe and inviting container to play
within.
Each
evening we will explore drumming, music, song, chant, and dance! Easy-to-learn
drum rhythms, circle songs & chants, and dance techniques from around the
globe are interwoven into shared moments of fun and community connection. No
experience necessary – and we mean that!
Drumming:
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Good listening practices and making space for music to happen
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Techniques for “Jamming” with other drummers and music makers
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Simple games for interacting (verbally, non-verbally, musically, etc.)
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An enhanced feeling of musical comprehension as you deepen your practice
Chanting
/ Singing:
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Find resonance with each other and listen with our hearts
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Encourage others to share their voices and make space for them
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Take risks and stretch creatively
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Develop a strong self-awareness in body, mind and spirit
Dancing
/ Movement:
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Incorporate yogic and shamanic ‘movement tools’ for personal growth and
expression
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Further explore authentic movement with witness/reflection exercises
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Express ourselves fully, letting our own Light shine from within
Cost:
$5 - $15 (sliding scale)
Emergent Themes of Love and Agape in
Psilocybin-Facilitated Mystical Experience Research
Friday,
November 4, 2016 at 7 PM - 9 PM
CIIS
Public Programs & Performances
1453
Mission St,
San
Francisco, California 94103
FDA-approved
clinical trials at Johns Hopkins University and NYU School of Medicine have
evaluated the effects of a psilocybin-facilitated mystical experience with
diverse populations including individuals diagnosed with cancer experiencing
psycho-spiritual and existential distress-many of these patients at the end of
life. Subjective features of a mystical experience include unity, sacredness, transcendence,
and a greater connection to deeply felt positive emotions including that of
love.
This
evening presentation and panel discussion explores the prominent,
meaning-making, and transformative experiences of love and agape (spiritual,
transcendent, or highest form of selfless love) that frequently emerge in
psilocybin sessions. The panel discussion includes background information on
psilocybin research and clinical case vignettes on the emergence of love within
the psilocybin-facilitated mystical experience and its role in cultivating
compassion and promoting healing. This event includes time for panel question
and answer period moderated by Janis Phelps, Director of the Center for
Psychedelic Therapies and Research.
This
event is an educational program of the CIIS Center for Psychedelic Therapies
and Research in collaboration with CIIS Public Programs & Performances.
Cost:
$15
Chakra Inspiration
Series (for Consciously Creative Women)
Friday, November 4, 2016 at 10:30 AM - 2:30 PM
Palo Alto, California
Inspired by the recent circles of creative women Hemla
Makan-Dullabh and Lottie Ryan have hosted here in Silicon Valley, we have
listened to your requests and created the first in our Chakra Inspiration
Series for Consciously Creative Women. A sacred day spent in a circle of women
who are open to exploring more deeply their creative Being.
Drawing on the needs of the Root Chakra (Sanskrit name:
Muladhara) for inspiration, we have created a safe space for you to connect
with your divine feminine. A space in which you will relax, and dive into deep
personal exploration around the important foundations for your creativity.
We invite you to fully connect with, harness and value
your creative knowledge, skills, talent, ideas and desires. Together we will
explore the importance of self-care, love and forgiveness, so you can fully tap
in and further develop your creative expression/s.
We will create a sacred space for you, filled with music,
fragrance, art, meditation, and connected conversation to take you on a journey
of self-discovery.
We will support you to put down strong roots through a
variety of fun, enlightening exercises and deeply connected experiences within
yourself and with the women in the circle.
At the end of our time together you will:
∞ Have a deeper understanding of how to love yourself
fully and honorably with integrity and without guilt.
∞ Know what you need to add, put into place, or change,
to be fully supportive of yourself in order to create.
∞ Be Inspired and motivated to move forward in your
creative endeavors.
∞ Own a deep sense of connection with yourself, mother
nature, the Divine Feminine and the beautiful friendships you create within our
circle.
∞ Feel relaxed, at peace with and excited about your
creative desires, ideas and callings.
∞ Know that you’re ready to build on what you already
have or are doing, and further creating from a space of knowing.
∞ Have connections and friendships with women who “get
it’ and are open to sharing their love, knowledge and support with you.
∞ Receive worksheets and information to support you to
expand on what you learn during our time together.
Cost: $85 (snacks,
lunch and materials included).
Dance Your Life - A Cocréa Retreat
November
4 – 6, 2016 (Friday – Sunday)
Camp
Cazadero
22175
King Ridge Rd,
Cazadero,
California 95421
Join
us for a 2.5-day immersive dance and learning experience, deepening with
yourself and others.
~What
You Get~
*Three
days and two nights of impeccably held, heart-opening facilitated dancing
*10+
hours of dance instruction
*Nightly
live musical performances
*Six
delicious, organic & locally-sourced meals from chef Martin Bullo
*Body
nourishing morning yoga with Usha Rose
*Beautifully
curated space to learn and commune in
*Cozy,
heated small group cabins to sleep in
*1,000
acres of open meadow with groves of redwoods, madrones, firs and oak trees
*Time,
space, freedom to relax, unwind, and explore
Take
a deep dive with us into the metaphor of Life as a Dance.
Engage
the foundational core of Cocréa Conscious Partner Dance technique in somatic
inquiry around how we relate to the moments when life pushes and pulls us on
our path of self discovery. Spend 3 days creating community, building dance
skills and deepening connection. Explore kinetic intimacy and delight in the
bliss that comes from moving with others without expectation.
Learn
trust, surrender, impeccability and confidence.
Practice
authenticity and presence in every moment.
Instructional/facilitated
component includes five 2.5 hour segments engaging technique based in
Blues-Fusion, contact improvisation and bio-mechanics for dynamic, expressive,
conversational partner dance exploration.
How
will you move when the brambles catch you to avoid ripping your clothes?
How
do you dance in delight with the dishes?
When
your partner erupts at you to stay in love?
When
you get triggered by them?
Cocréa
is more than a dance modality. It is a life practice.
Cost:
$375 - $445
A Healing Women's
Campout
November 4 – 6, 2016 (Friday – Sunday)
La Honda Creek
22100 Skyline Blvd.
La Honda, CA 94020
Join us for a truly Transformational and Magical Women's
Gathering among the Majestic Redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains for a Peaceful
weekend of Healing and Spiritual Self-Discovery.
Our ancient indigenous traditions remind us that Fall is
a time for renewal. Just like the trees shed their leaves this time of year,
this Fall season opens the energy for dropping the old and allowing space for
the new. It gives us the opportunity to renew our energy and clear out and
release old negative patterns and behaviors. The Fall season is a time to turn
inward and let go of things that hinder our growth. And that is exactly what
this weekend will do for us, aid our growth.
This gathering will provide an opportunity for you to
embody your feminine wisdom and honor your body and soul. You will leave feeling more grounded,
connected, rejuvenated, present and loved.
This is a weekend to relax and connect with your inner self, nature, and
other mindful women.
No cell phone, no internet, no distractions. Just you,
some seriously magical redwood trees and the opportunity to "clear the
clutter," and welcome in what serves your most Essential-Self.
This is a weekend where you will experience real
transformation as you expand your inner-world through powerful ancient healing practices and circle
sharing activities that will nourish your mind, body and soul.
Embark in this beautiful journey with us to uplift your
spirit, open your heart and experience deep awareness of yourself.
What you would get from joining this gathering:
~ Attain more lasting Physical and Emotional Healing.
~ Get more in tune with your own Spirituality.
~ Connect more to "Source" and to your own
Divine Guidance.
~ Experience more Self-Control and Re-Awaken your Zest
for Life.
~ Establish more Harmony in challenging relationships,
especially the one with Yourself.
~ Be more Patient and Maintain Inner Peace in the midst
of outer chaos.
~ Release Anger, Resentment, Depression and Negative
Thought Patterns.
~ Design Powerful and Clear Intentions for Your Life
using the “Law of Attraction.”
~ Go beyond your Perceptions, Fears, and Judgments in a
Loving and Supportive environment.
Cost: $150 - $250
Le Bal des Vampires
Saturday,
November 5, 2016 at 6:30 PM – 12:00 PM
Alameda
Elks Lodge #1015
2255
Santa Clara Ave,
Alameda,
California 94501
Waltz
the night away in a beautiful candlelit ballroom with the San Francisco Bay
Area’s most glamorous Undead at the 23rd Annual Le Bal des Vampires on
Saturday, November 5, at the beautiful Edwardian Alameda Elks Lodge at 2255
Santa Clara Avenue, Alameda, CA 94501, and there will once again be two
separate dance floors: The elegant Edwardian upstairs ballroom for beautiful
waltzes and other Victorian and vintage ballroom dance music by the early music
ensemble Bangers and Mash; and the Nightfall Club, located in the Lodge's atmospheric
Rathskellar, hosted by DJs Dark Moon and Persephone, playing dance music of a
more modern nature for free-style dancing. Ball guests may wander to and fro
between the dance floors as they please.
The
event features two no-host bars for our mortal guests (and light snacks in the
Nightfall Club only), an elegant Edwardian parlour for conversation and
photo-op, and special performances by the Theater of the Vampires and Bella
Donna.
Historical
costume from the century of your rebirth, Gothic or Fantasy costume, or modern
evening dress is admired but not required. There is no dress code for the
evening but if you plan to dance, be sure to wear shoes you can dance in, and
expect to see a variety of the most gorgeous costumes you’ve ever seen!
Cost:
$35.00
Honoring Ancestors Dance at Dance Elemental
Saturday,
November 5, 2016 at 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM
Center
for Creative Living
1460
Koll Circle # C,
San
Jose, CA
November
5th is a special dance journey to Honor our Ancestors.
We
invite you to dress in clothing/costume that reflects your personal roots. This
is an opportunity to embody the essence of where you came from, your
uniqueness, and the cultural diversity of our chosen community.
We
will also have altar space to honor our Beloved Dead of the past year, so
please do bring any items, photos or artifacts you wish to place there.
Cost:
$15
Tension/Trauma Releasing Exercises
(TRE) Intro Workshop
Saturday,
November 5, 2016 at 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Emeryville
Yoga Therapy Center
1240
Powell Street Suite D-1
Emeryville,
CA
TRE®
(Tension, Stress & Trauma Release Exercise) is an innovative series of
exercises that assist the body in releasing deep muscular patterns of stress,
tension and trauma. Created by Dr. David Berceli, PhD, TRE® safely activates a
natural reflex mechanism of shaking or vibrating that releases muscular
tension, calming down the nervous system. When this muscular shaking/vibrating
mechanism is activated in a safe and controlled environment, the body is
encouraged to return back to a state of balance.
Come
to the TRE® Introduction Saturday, November 5 @ 1:00pm in @ Emeryville Yoga
Therapy Center. Learn to resolve stress, anxiety and tension with TRE. We will
explore the nature of stress and trauma/ You’ll experience and learn the seven
simple exercises that lead to the gentle shaking that allows your body to relax
with TRE. Time for questions and discussion.
Cost:
$45 online, and $55 at the door
Relationship Matters: Navigate the
Holidays with Connection & Purpose
Saturday,
November 5, 2016 at 9 AM - 12 PM
Mela
Yoga
851
N. San Mateo Drive, Suite G,
San
Mateo, California 94401
Are
you dreading the Holiday Season because certain family members always push your
buttons?
You
can feel present and empowered with family while reconnecting to what matters
to YOU this Holiday Season.
In
this workshop you’ll learn how to:
-
Identify the soul sucking assumptions and fears that hold you back from showing
up fully with family
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Communicate as your most assertive and empowered Self
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Discover how to create an engaging space that enables listening
Walk
the Vocal Presence Path on Nov 5th to finally stop regressing to your 5-year
old self and show up as the authentic, compelling adult you are today.
Cost:
Free ($50 returnable no-show reservation deposit is required)
Sensuali-TEA: It's
Not Your Grandma's Tea Party
Sunday, November 6, 2016 at 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM
SF Citadel
181 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
This is so much more than just your average tea party.
Sensuali-TEA includes so much:
* Mystic Tea Lounge with specially crafted aphrodisiac
herbal tea infusions to arouse your senses
* Tarot card readers giving insight to your erotic past,
present, and future
* Play in the exquisite dungeon play space
* Enjoy some sexy sensual play (or just watch, or enjoy
relaxing in the lounge)
At this Sensiali-TEA we will feature a special fall bland
as well as some of our usual tea blends.
We ENCOURAGE all genders, orientations, races 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.
We have a zero tolerance policy for anyone being
disrespectful of the boundaries of others.
Warning! Heavy adult content!
Cost: $25 - $35
Resolve Anger, Resentment &
Depression
Sunday,
November 6, 2016 at 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM
IntaHealth
21020
Homestead Rd., Suite 2,
Cupertino,
95014, CA
In
this fun and profound workshop, you will discover the causes of these painful,
negative emotions, and learn how to quickly release them, so that you can
improve every area of your life. Then you can be healthier and happier, and
actualize your professional and personal goals.
Anger
is often denied, misunderstood, and misused. Learn about the specific physical
problems that this unexpressed negative emotion can cause in your body. Find out how to resolve your anger,
resentment and depression so that you can experience inner peace, which is your
greatest contribution to world peace.
Bring
a pen and pad.
Helene
Rothschild, MS, MA, LMFT, is a Licensed Marriage, Family Therapist (MFC 16586),
intuitive counselor, workshop facilitator, speaker, and published author for
over 30 years. She has developed a unique HART process which stands for
Holistic And Rapid Transformation.
Cost:
$25 online; $30 at the door
Sound Mandala Experience with Loriel
Starr
Thursday,
November 10, 2016 at 8:00pm - 9:30pm PST
St.
John's Episcopal Church
1661
15th St.
San
Francisco, CA 94103
A
Sound Mandala is a journey into the power of sound for healing, well-being and
rejuvenation. Sound baths are an easy
and effective form of meditation for experiencing deeply restorative states. Waves of sound will encircle you in healing
frequencies that bring balance and harmonization to the body, mind and spirit
as you rest comfortably, either lying down or seated.
BENEFITS:
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Calm your body’s stress cycle
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Boost your natural opiates
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Rest and restore your nervous system
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Connect with a deep sense of inner peace and well-being
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Enjoy an internal journey that is visionary and expansive
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Feel greater self-attunement and more “tuned in” to life
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Experience a blissful trance-like state equivalent to a good night’s sleep
The
Sound Mandala Experience will immerse you in an intriguing array of sounds from
an extraordinary ensemble of sound meditation instruments:
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Over 50 singing bowls - Including a rare and beautifully resonate set of over
30 antique Tibetan singing bowls and the ethereal sounds of over 20 crystal
singing bowls
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Five Gongs (including three Planetary Healing Gongs) that offer a rich blend of
overtones and harmonic layers of sound
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An assortment of soundscapes and ancestral sound healing instruments, including
Peruvian Whistling Vessels, chimes, flutes and more
Cost:
$30
Mindfulness in Relationships: A
Workshop for Men
Saturday,
November 12, 2016 at 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM
The
Enlightened Mind
1925
Winchester Blvd, Suite 106,
Campbell,
CA
This
workshop is for men who are interested in becoming their best selves in
relationships. We will explore the practice and application of mindfulness and
how this can benefit our relationships to others, including partners, children,
parents, friends, co-workers, etc. Some of these benefits are:
*
The ability to give the gift of Presence ·
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A deeper connection to self and others
*
Improved communication and listening skills
*
The capacity to love another as they are
Cost:
$50 (please register by November 5th)
Falling in Love
with Meditation: A Daylong Workshop with Sally Kempton
Saturday, November 12, 2016 at 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Harmonia
2200 Marinship Way
Sausalito, CA 94965
For many of us, meditation is a duty—something we do
because we know it's good for us.
In this class, you'll explore what it means to fall in
love with your meditation—led by an expert in the meditation practices that
awaken love. This meditation course will take you directly into the Shakti—the
subtle energy—within your own mind and nervous system, and show you how to make
life itself a meditative experience.
You will learn the following in this course:
* The 5 secrets of enjoying your meditation practice.
* What it really takes to open the heart—and practices
for doing it.
* How to maintain heart-centered awareness throughout the
day.
* Meditations on Awareness
* Bringing together the paths of knowledge and love in
meditation
* The true empowerments of mantra
* How to recognize the subtle meditative doorways within
your inner body
* Thoughts are not a problem - How to forge a loving
relationship with your own mind
* Meditation with a Partner: The gift of shared
meditative consciousness
* How to empower your capacity for ecstasy.
Cost: $75 - $85
Full Moon Concert in San Jose
Monday,
November 14, 2016 at 7:30 PM – 9:00 PM
The
House Of Soul Tones
1573
Hemingway Rd.,
San
Jose, CA
This
full moon is known as The Full Beaver Moon and is also called the Frosty Moon.
The name Beaver Full Moon comes from the fact that the beavers are now active
in their preparation for winter. We intend for this to be a celebration of the
peace that warms our hearts & Souls this season.
Let
the alchemy & Tibetan singing bowls, take you on a journey of gratitude,
peace, and joy.
We
look forward to this time of celebration with you.
Cost:
$20
Opening the
Compassionate Heart — One Breath at a Time
Saturday, November 19, 2016 at 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Ocean of Compassion (Gyalwa Gyatso) Buddhist Center
1550 La Pradera Drive
Campbell, CA 95008
Meditation has the capacity to maximize our potential by
opening our awareness to a heartfelt investigation of compassion. This simple,
profound practice has been utilized for over 2500 years. The practice of
meditation is a learned skill that allows the individual to explore the mind in
the present moment with openness, and curiosity to be with what arises. During
this last decade significant medical research has shown this practice to
increase attention and focus, foster well-being, and lessen emotional
reactivity.
Participants will learn tools to develop clarity of
attention that allows grasping, judgment, and fear to fall away. This practice
can lead to the cultivation of qualities such as compassion, equanimity,
wisdom, and joy. There will be instructions for sitting meditation and walking
meditation. We will have time for sharing, community, questions, and answers.
This retreat is appropriate for beginners as well as experienced
meditators.
Cost: $45
Meditation and Visualization
Saturday,
November 19, 2016 from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM (PST)
The
Dojo
3435
Cesar Chavez,
San
Francisco, CA 94110
The
word meditation means something different to many different cultures and
religions.
The
meditation that I teach is free of any religious practice and I define it as
"a devoted time to be present, neutralize, and connect to the earth and
cosmos".
Meditation
is a tool for calibrating and refreshing your own energy system. The clarity,
balance and grounding that we can achieve through a basic meditation practice
can be used to deepen our own personal evolution.
It
gives us a time to be still, and be at peace, observing everything that is
happening within us and around us. Through meditation and visualization we can
gain perspective about our emotions, the situations that trigger those
emotions, and begin to confront personal issues and challenges that arise
through life's many adventures.
Instructor:
Christopher Willits
Cost:
$65
Pan-Sensual: A
Sexy and Sensational play party for ALL (Thanksgiving Edition)
Sunday, November 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM – 6:00 PM PST
1060 Folsom Street
San Francisco, CA 94103
This is a sensation play party for everyone. Come and celebrate
all of your senses.
Like to have someone lightly tease you with feathers?
Wonder how much fun you can have with an electric toothbrush? Have you ever
looked around your house and thought of all the fun things you could do with
some of your household items? At PAN-SENSUAL! you can explore all of these
things and more.
At this very unique party you will find the dungeon
transformed into a Pervertables Play Room ready for you to explore some fun
items. Provided for you will be an array of everyday items that can be used in
amazing perverted ways. Take one for some play. Or ask our Sensationalist to
try it on you to see if you enjoy it.
Featuring:
- Dungeon tours (if you are new and want someone to show
you around)
- A relaxing environment perfect for deep sensation play
or sensual sexy encounters
- Pervertables for you to use and keep
- A fully equipped dungeon with lots of places to explore
sensation play
- And much more
This party is perfect for novices and veterans alike.
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.
Warning! Heavy adult content!
Cost: $25 - $35
