Free Powerful Meditation with Satyavati
Ma
Saturday,
April 1, 2017 at 1:30 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Recreation
Hall of Infinity Towers
Infinity
Towers
338
Spear St
San
Francisco, CA 94105
What does
Satya Meditation do?
It
awakens our “Kundalini Energy” (dormant primordial energy) residing within us.
This awakened energy is experienced in the form of vibratory awareness on our
nervous system - sympathetic (left and right) and parasympathetic (central).
We
begin to realize the truth about ourselves, on our own nervous system. Once
this self-knowledge starts flowing, our personality, which may sometimes be
imbalanced, slowly begins to become whole and balanced.
Benefits:
- Helps
release the blocks in the nervous system, and nurtures the nerve plexuses
also known as ‘chakras’. These nerve plexuses or chakras, in turn,
rejuvenate the organs around them to keep the body free of any illness /
disease, bringing balance and equilibrium within and outside oneself.
Thus, meditating daily leads to immense self-healing.
- Peace
of mind and deep relaxation, leading to increase in efficiency and better
time-management
- Enhanced
creativity and problem-solving skills
- All-round
development of personality resulting in progress, prosperity, well-being
and confidence
- Improved
communication skills and emotional understanding resulting in better
relationships at home and work
Cost:
Free
In The Swing
Saturday,
April 1, 2017 at 7 PM - 11 PM
Open
Embrace
20368
Clay Street
Cupertino,
CA
Open
Embrace would be hosting an evening of music and dance with an Outstanding Bay
Area Jazz-Swing instrumental and vocal group performing songs of Swing Era,
Bebop, Latin Jazz.
We
will serve full dinner buffet with drinks and deserts.
Cost:
$30.00 admission with reservations by March 29 to: lena.open.embrace@gmail.com
or 408 859-3783 with msg. without reservations $35.00 if available.
Payments
at the door, we will open at 7pm, music will start 7:30-45.
Dance Elemental - Ecstatic Dance
Journey
Saturday,
April, 2017 1 at 8 PM - 11 PM
Center
for Creative Living
1460
Koll Cir, Ste C,
San
Jose, California 95112
Don't
be FOOLED! We are definitely DANCING this April Fools' Day!
Embody
the Music with your dance tribe. This unique expression of Ecstatic Dance
Culture is inspired by nature-centered spiritual paths. Dance with Air - Fire -
Water - Earth - Spirit. Embody your Divine Nature on a journey back to your
center.
Our
sweet little APRIL FOOLS' DAY invitation is to come DRESSED TO PLAY!
We
will explore our INNER CHILDREN together, and make space to play freely and
remember the childlike innocence we were born with.
Our
DJ - KATHERINE GLASA - is a Movement Catalyst who delivers joy with elevating
rhythms, weaving Ambient / Soul / R&B / Deep House / Sensual grooves /
Positive Hip Hop / World Beat / Tribal... and more. Come bear witness to her
amazing feel for energetic flow. She is also an Earth Honoring Minister,
Somatic Healing, Breathwork and Energy Work Facilitator.
Cost:
$15 / person, $25 / couple (pre-registration)
Sunset Silent Disco Beach Dance Party
Saturday,
April 1, 2017 at 5 PM - 7:30 PM
Ocean
Beach
San
Francisco, California
There
is so much love for beach yoga dance parties, so here we go... join… for the
grand beginning of Beach Yoga Dance Parties in SF.
Live
DJ Umami with 2 channels of epic music.
channel
1 - DJ Umami's hip hop/ remixes / feel good hot sunset beats!
channel
2 - play the hits - 80s / Beyonce/ fleetwood mac/ kygo..
You'll
have the option to switch to 2 channels anytime.
Music,
sunshine + community are the best. we hope to have you
You'll
get headphones and an epic live DJ experience at sunset, and dancing on the
beach with new and old friends.
Option
to join us for a closing meditation from 7:15-7:30pm
Cost:
$20-$25
Path to Stillness: Yoga & Meditation
Workshop
Saturday,
April 1, 2017 at 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM
Downtown
Yoga Shala
450
S 1st Street,
San
Jose, California 95113
Discover
how to let go, focus, and find peaceful stillness through movement and
meditation. In this two hour workshop we will combine energizing vinyasa flow
sequences with different mindfulness practices. We will synchronize Pranayama
(breath), with Asana (postures), opening up Prana (life energy), and then bliss
out through guided meditation, finding our path to stillness. Each week we will
present a different theme with different asanas and meditations.
Path
to Stillness is perfect for people who are new to yoga and meditation as well
as practitioners who are looking for a yoga/meditation community. Each class
will build on the last so it would be most beneficial to attend the series, but
not required. Only requirements are an open mind and an open heart.
Presented
by: Christine Pham & Heidi BK Sloss
Cost:
$35
Face in the
Mirror: Dance Workshop (W38)
Thursday, April 6, 2017 at 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Li's Wushu Academy
10268 Bandley Dr, Ste 107-B,
Cupertino, CA 95014
"People
need to learn to love their inner self. When looking at the mirror, don't look
at your face alone, but also look at your heart, because that is where your
real beauty lies."
-- Terry Swoope
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Dance therapy is offering numerous benefits for physical,
mental, and emotional health. Music itself can be a very powerful tool. It can
affect our moods and our state of well-being by triggering memories and other
emotional experiences. When dance or any movement is set to music, it can
create a stress relieving, joyful and sometimes healing moment for those
involved, as well as increasing/releasing endorphins in the brain.
Please join us for the dance movement therapy workshop in
Cupertino, where we will explore different attributes of the emotional and physical
well-being through set of the creative and fun exercises, mixed with the
episodes, filled with free-form dancing.
Main benefits you may expect:
- Getting a good ability to express suppressed emotions
- Establishing a positive and rejuvenating connection
with your body
- Improving general physical fitness and gross motor
skills development
- Processing internal negative beliefs, improving
confidence and self-esteem
- Encourages creativity and imagination
- Connecting others people on emotional level
- Creating a positive life outlook, addressing stressful
life events and depressive episodes
Every workshop is different, and the facilitator will
follow the flow, adjusting the list of the exercises and free-form dance
activities to the created team spirit and atmosphere.
Important notes:
- No partner or previous dancing experience necessary.
- All ages and physical capabilities are welcome. You
choose you own level of participation and involvement.
- Please try to be on time, as it is easier to “catch a
wave” if you are present from the class beginning.
- Clothing: anything that would let you move freely.
- Shoes: dancing bare-feet is the best, but you can also
use soft flat shoes. Please no outdoor shoes on the floor.
- There is plenty of parking near the studio. Follow the
GPS guidance, however as soon as you turn to the parking lot from Bandley
Drive, you need to drive around the building to find the Li's Wushu Academy
Entrance at the back. There are no entrances from the front or sides of the building.
Workshop Facilitator: Tanya Pekker, LMFT
Cost: Recommended donation $15 (cash, at the door).
One Day Holotropic Breathwork Intensive
Saturday,
April 8, 2017 at 9 am -7 pm
Santa
Cruz, CA
Holotropic
breathwork is one of the most powerful and deepest spiritual tools available
for humanity today. Discovered by Stan and Christina Grof, the pioneers of
transpersonal psychology, this approach offers an opportunity for:
-
Self-exploration,
-
Healing old traumas of body and psyche,
-
Releasing energetic blocks,
-
Breaking through the life crisis,
-
Connecting with your intuition and wisdom,
-
Transforming habitual life patterns,
-
Opening up to transpersonal realms and creativity.
The key principle of Holotropic Breathwork is
to trust the Inner Healer activated inside of us in non-ordinary state of
consciousness. Every person has their own healing process with the content and
quality unique for this particular moment. Holotropic setting, evocative music,
experienced facilitators, loving and supportive field help us to open the door
and initiate the process. The journey begins!
Cost:
$165 - $175
Third Eye and Candle Light
Saturday,
April 8, 2017 at 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDT
Sophia
Center for Wellness
2100
S. Bascom Ave.
Suite
3
Campbell,
Ca 95008
Working
with the Third Eye ~ the seat of the Aum.
In
this meetup, we will be working with the candle.
Our
third eye sits between the eyebrows and when used properly, we could experience
greater awareness.
"Opening
your third eye metaphysically awakens you from deep slumber. It enables you to
start to understand the truth around you. What this means is that you will
begin to discover that this world is actually brimming with inequalities and
control. You will become motivated to be free and to dwell in a place that is
filled with love, truth and compassion. Eventually, you will realize how all
the things that surround you are actually connected. Awakening your third eye
allows you to have a much deeper connection with the world and the rest of the
universe.
Profoundly,
it enables you to see the positive side in everything and understand that your
body is not really your true self."
Cost:
$10
Four Power Techniques to Reverse Aging
Saturday,
April 8, 2017 at 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
Unity
Spiritual Center of San Jose
175
Bernal Road
#104
San
Jose, CA 95119
Using
music, sacred ancient techniques and channeled wisdom, YaYou Candie brings
happiness and health to those in need. In her workshop, each session will begin
with sound healing and meditation, including vibrational energy from gongs,
Tibetan Singing Bowls, Native American flute and Native American drums. She
will sing and chant to aid in the calming of the mind and the opening of the
heart to empower connection to our Higher Self and the Divine healing energies
that abound throughout the Universe.
Each
participant will be taught sacred, yet simple, ancient healing techniques.
These techniques, when lovingly applied at the physical, mental, emotional and
spiritual level, can be truly transformative. When the body is relaxed, the
mind gets out of the way – our hearts open wide to absorb wisdom like a sponge
and Divine healing takes place.
If
you are looking to reverse aging and return to the fullness of health through
love, compassion, peace, harmony and gratitude, then this is the workshop for
you!
Cost:
$30
Asha Stanford Holi 2017
April
8 – 9, 2017 (Saturday – Sunday)
Sand
Hill Fields
Oak
road,
Stanford,
California 94305
Join
us for the biggest celebration of the Indian Spring festival in the Bay Area that
brings together an unique cultural experience with more than 5000 lbs of
food-grade colors over 2 fun filled days for a deserving cause!
Real
fun with colors, music, dance and food on two days - Saturday, April 8th
(11am-3pm) and Sunday, April 9th (11am-3pm).
Cost:
TBD
Go With The Flow - Intro to Vedic
Meditation
Sunday,
April 9, 2017 at 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm
Chemistry
Club
451
Pacific Avenue
San
Francisco, CA
Have
you been seeing all the scientific research on the benefits of daily
meditation? Have you been trying to make it a habit, but found nothing really
sticks? Perhaps you're trying too hard.
This
workshop will introduce you to the radical practice of allowing yourself to
meditate, of allowing your mind to flow with the present, without concentrating
or focusing, without having to flip open an app, or put on headphones, or be
guided by someone else's voice.
You'll
discover where Vedic Meditation comes from, why it's easier to learn and
different than Buddhism, Mindfulness and other practices you may have heard of
our tried, and you'll learn what make it such a powerful stress-relieving tool.
You’ll
also find out why meditators report a huge reduction in insomnia, anxiety,
depression, and migraines. They also report enjoying their lives a lot more.
We
won't be doing any yoga or chanting so you don't need to wear anything special.
This is simply a chance for you to learn how this style of meditation affects
the brain and body and see if it’s a good fit for you. You'll also get to meet
me and see if I'm the kind of teacher you could learn from...because no one is
everyone's teacher.
Cost:
Free
Alchemical
Healing: An Introduction
Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
Innate Sense
1275 Lincoln Avenue
Suite 4B
San Jose, CA 95125
What is Alchemical
Healing?
Alchemical Healing brings together innovative techniques
from shamanism and energetic healing with the principle of alchemy creating a
practical form of physical healing, wellness, spiritual coaching & growth.
All those desiring to gain the ability to self-heal and
increase their capacity to support others in their healing process, will find
this a powerful and trans-formative experience.
Who Should Attend?
Everyone who is ready to learn & experience energy
healing techniques.
During our workshop we will cover:
• An introduction to Thoth
• Alchemy & Initiation
• Forgiveness as an Alchemical Process
• Heart Breathe Meditation
Cost: Free
Free Workshop: Finding Love - An
Evening Exploration
Thursday,
April 13, 2017 at 7 PM - 9:30 PM
2641
Media Way,
San
Jose, CA 95125
Join
us at a mini workshop, and discover a beautiful, growing community dedicated to
bringing more love to our planet, one human being at a time — whatever your
color, ethnicity, age, body size, ability, religion, spiritual practice or
none, gender or sexual orientation.
During
your mini workshop, as with all our weekend workshops — created for singles and
couples alike — you’re always 100% at choice. Every aspect of HAI is created
for you to grow and thrive, which includes having your personal boundaries
honored.
So
open your heart and get ready to:
Enhance
your capacity to love and be loved
Speak
your truth and be fully supported
Broaden
your listening skills
Take
risks / push your edges a bit
Deepen
your empathy and compassion
Question
societal beliefs and conditioning
Expand,
grow and connect in a diverse, inclusive space where we welcome all adults
Cost:
Free
Body Movement
Explorer: Dance Workshop (W39)
Thursday, April 13, 2017 at 7:30 PM - 9 PM
Li's Wushu Academy
10268 Bandley Dr, Ste 107-B,
Cupertino, CA 95014
Dance therapy is offering numerous benefits for physical,
mental, and emotional health. Music itself can be a very powerful tool. It can
affect our moods and our state of well-being by triggering memories and other
emotional experiences. When dance or any movement is set to music, it can
create a stress relieving, joyful and sometimes healing moment for those
involved, as well as increasing/releasing endorphins in the brain.
Please join us for the dance movement therapy workshop in
Cupertino, where we will explore different attributes of the emotional and
physical well-being through set of the creative and fun exercises, mixed with
the episodes, filled with free-form dancing.
Main benefits you may expect:
- Getting a good ability to express suppressed emotions
- Establishing a positive and rejuvenating connection
with your body
- Improving general physical fitness and gross motor
skills development
- Processing internal negative beliefs, improving
confidence and self-esteem
- Encourages creativity and imagination
- Connecting others people on emotional level
- Creating a positive life outlook, addressing stressful
life events and depressive episodes
Every workshop is different, and the facilitator will
follow the flow, adjusting the list of the exercises and free-form dance
activities to the created team spirit and atmosphere.
Important notes:
- No partner or previous dancing experience necessary.
- All ages and physical capabilities are welcome. You
choose you own level of participation and involvement.
- Please try to be on time, as it is easier to “catch a
wave” if you are present from the class beginning.
- Clothing: anything that would let you move freely.
- Shoes: dancing bare-feet is the best, but you can also
use soft flat shoes. Please no outdoor shoes on the floor.
- There is plenty of parking near the studio. Follow the
GPS guidance, however as soon as you turn to the parking lot from Bandley
Drive, you need to drive around the building to find the Li's Wushu Academy
Entrance at the back. There are no entrances from the front or sides of the
building.
Workshop Facilitator: Tanya Pekker, LMFT
Cost: Recommended donation $15 (cash, at the door).
Yin Yoga & Sound Healing by Candle
Light
Friday,
April 14, 2017 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
Embodiment
Arts Collective
3490
20th Street
3rd
Floor
San
Francisco, CA 94110
Join
us for a slow-paced practice of deep opening and surrender by candle light.
Allow
the waves of sound to wash over you, harmonizing your body, mind and spirit.
Yin
yoga calms the mind and nervous system, gently stretches the joints and
connective tissues. The practice enables you to turn inward, focusing on the
breath and stillness within.
Sound
can soothe you, raise your consciousness, and carry you into other realms of
experience.
This
two-hour workshop includes practices of:
*
Intention setting for individual and collective healing
*
Chanting to inspire joy and devotion
*
90 minute yin yoga practice to open the body and quiet the mind
*
Sound healing with Tibetan and crystal singing bowls, drums, rattles, and
chimes
*
Deep relaxation with aromatherapy and hands-on energy medicine
Facilitators:
Laura Perlin and Nick Venegoni
Cost:
$25 - $35
Healing Forum on
Tibetan and Chinese Medicine
Sunday, April 16, 2017 at 2:00 PM – 5:00 PM PDT
20600 Mariani Ave
Cupertino, CA 95014
SCHEDULE:
·
2:00pm - 3:00pm: Session 1 - Tibetan and Chinese
Medicine: Historical Background, Theory, and Philosophy
·
3:00pm - 3:30pm: Q&A
·
3:30pm - 4:30pm: Session 2 - Tibetan and Chinese
Medicine: Diagnostic Methods and Treatments
·
4:30pm - 5:00pm: Q&A
SPEAKERS:
Dr. Andrew Qi Wu (Ph.D, L.Ac)
Dr. Wu has over 45 years of clinical and academic
experience in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), and is recognized as one of
the top TCM doctors in his profession.
Dr. Wu started his career in 1967 as a disciple of
renowned TCM doctors, and later graduated top of his class from the Tianjin TCM
College in 1982. After graduation, Dr. Wu joined the faculty of Tianjin TCM
College and practiced at its affiliated teaching hospital.
In 1988 Dr. Wu became the visiting professor for the TCM
college in San Francisco. In 1993 Dr. Wu founded the Alliance of World
Traditional Medicine. In 1998, Dr. Wu was appointed Adjunct Professor by the
Tianjin TCM College, and was awarded a Ph.D. in Oriental Medicine in 2001. He
currently serves as Vice President of Five Branches University in San Jose, CA.
Dr. Andrew Wu has been practicing in the San Francisco Bay Area since 1989. He
frequently lectures and makes media appearances both locally and
internationally.
Yangdron Kalzang, Menpa, Lac
Yangdron is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist, as
well as a Doctor of Tibetan Medicine (in Tibetan: Menpa). She has been practicing
Tibetan Medicine for over 20 years and she founded Kunde Institute in Daly
City, California in 2005. The center is committed to preserving and continuing
efficacious healing with Tibetan Medicine, Acupuncture, and Traditional Chinese
Medicine practices in the context of the modern world. Yangdron was born in
Lhasa, Tibet and earned her Tibetan Medicine Doctor degree from the Tibetan
Medical University in Lhasa, Tibet. She has been teaching and receiving medical
students from Stanford University School of Medicine for clerkships since 2008.
Yangdron is fluent in Tibetan, English and Mandarin Chinese. She speaks and
teaches regularly throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Kunga Wangdue, Menpa
Menpa Kunga Wangdue was born in Tibet, and began his Buddhist studies at the ripe age of eight and studied Tibetan Language and Buddhist Philosophy at Drapung Monastery in Lhasa. Menpa Wangdue then began his extensive study of Tibetan Medicine and graduated from Tibetan Medical and Astrology College in India in 1996. He had the privilege of completing a year-long internship under Senior Menpa Kunga Gyurme, former personal physician of His Holiness the Dalai Lama. From 1998 to 2002, he served as a clinical practitioner in Nepal. Menpa Wangdue has been practicing Tibetan Medicine in New York, and he is the Vice President of Traditional Tibetan Medical & Astro Association New York.
Cost: Free
9th Annual Network for a New Culture
Spring Camp
April
19 – April 26, 2016 (Wednesday – Wednesday)
Lupin
Lodge
20600
Aldercroft Hts,
Los
Gatos, California 95033
Truth,
Trust, Touch and Transparency: A Community Celebration!
Imagine
your "Longing" for "Belonging" fully satisfied!
Imagine
your "Sense of Separation" replace by "Unitive Awareness"!
Imagine
finding the missing link to the redeeming joy of your own fully lived life!
Imagine
a global community of people wh aspired, conspired and prespired to create a
shared mental, spiritual, sensual paradise.
Join
us for 7 days diving deep into mindful conscious community as we practice and
play in a loving container of Trust....
What
to expect:
Experiential
connection exercises, Lots of dancing, SD/Zegg Forum transformational
Psychodrama, Nonviolent Communication training, Tribal Technologies, singing,
Tantra light, Community building wisdom classes, sensual temple, strut your
stuff ~ talent show, musical performance, improv, massage, cuddling, biodanza,
self-exploration in the loving container of community...
What
are we doing?
Network
For a New Culture (NFNC) is a group that was originally inspired by the German
community ZEGG (acronym for German words meaning "Center for an Experiment
in Cultural Design").
NFNC
seeks to build a sustainable, violence-free culture through exploring intimacy,
personal growth, transparency, deep self aware honesty, equity, compassion, sexual
freedom, and the power of sacred mindful community.
Cost:
$500/pass and $25/day/accommodation
Extraordinary Sex,
An Experiential Taste of what is Possible
April 21 - 23, 2017 (Friday – Sunday)
Santa Cruz, CA
Hey couples, and friends with benefits, looking to get
juicier in the bedroom...
One of the sweet joys of relationship is that sense of
comfort and safety with each other.
However, many couples eventually land in what feels like
the "dark side" of that safety. Does this feel like you?
Perhaps your relationship has gotten complacent,
resentful or lost the romance and passion it once had.
Sex might have become boring or even nonexistent which
starts to feel lonely and depressing even when you spend every day with your
beloved partner.
Amongst all this and the hustle-bustle of daily life, its
easy to forget the love and desire we have for our partners and our sex life
gets put on the back burner.
What you may not know is that enhancing and maintaining a
juicy sex-life is the exact ROOT to a fulfilling, juicy, successful happy life
- in AND out of the bedroom.
This is why we created the:
Extraordinary Sex, An Experiential Taste of what is
Possible
So you can Ignite Your Sex Life & Increase Your
Bedroom Fun
This 3-Day Weekend is designed to help you and your
partner expand your sexual repertoire and have better sex.
Facilitators: Deborah Kat & Deva Dawn
Cost: $495 - $695
FREE 5Rhythms Workshop San Francisco
Saturday,
April 22, 2017 at 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM PDT
Presidio
Performing Arts Center
386
Moraga Ave
San
Francisco, CA 94129
During
the Bay Area Dance Week and on Earth Day, Presidio Dance Theatre and The City
Waves present FREE 5Rhythms Community Dance Workshop on Saturday, April 22.
Come
dance with Alessandro Moruzzi and Vehllia Tranne in celebration of joy and
freedom. Dancing the 5Rhythms is a practice—a dynamic way to both workout and
to meditate in the same breath. They teach us that life is energy in motion,
freeing us from any fixed notions about people, places, objects or ideas. We
dance to an eclectic blend of world music, soul, classics, rock, electronica
and other music until the dancer disappears and only the dance remains.
The
5Rhythms – Flowing Staccato Chaos Lyrical Stillness® – are states of Being.
They are a map to everywhere we want to go, on all planes of consciousness –
inner and outer, forward and back, physical, emotional and intellectual. They
are markers on the way back to a real self, a vulnerable, wild passionate,
instinctive self.
Everybody's
welcomed! No experience necessary. We dance barefoot or dance shoes only.
Please come ready to sweat, bring your curiosity, a water bottle and your
friends. Wheelchair accessible. Please plan to arrive on time.
Cost:
Free
Yoga & Self-Healing with Wah!
Saturday,
April 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM PDT
New
Leaf Community Markets
150
San Mateo Road
Half
Moon Bay, CA 94019
In
this 2-hour yoga class you will practice breathing exercises, postures (asana),
and self-healing techniques. Conclude with a deep relaxation and short
meditation. All levels welcome.
Cost:
$16
Women's Healing
Conference: The Village
Sunday, April 23, 2016 at 8 AM - 6 PM
Hidden Villa
26870 Moody Rd,
Los Altos Hills, California 94022
As the world seems to spin and change faster and faster
and becomes more polarized, our time together becomes even more precious. We can
slow down, really BE, Connect with ourselves, each other, and the Greater Web
of Life, cultivate Unity and Co-Create Healing, Wisdom and Beauty. There is so
much talent to be celebrated in Our Community. We will create a beautiful
village of abundance WITH YOU!
-All-Day outdoor VILLAGE featuring our Community’s
talents and gifts with Community-Led Classes, Healing Sessions and Marketplace.
-FIve WHC-led workshops: Opening Healing Ceremony,
Indigenous Health & Wisdom, Sound and Dance Medicine, Craft-Making, Closing
Healing Ritual
Our intention is to enjoy and expand our community of
talented resources, learn from 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.
Connect with an amazing community of women healing
practitioners, educators, farmers, ceremonialists, scientists, engineers,
entrepreneurs, artists, musicians and dancers, to share, learn, explore, expand,
and rejuvenate.
Cost: $135-$175 / person
R/evolutionary R/elating: Creating
Conscious Connection
April
28 –30, 2017 (Friday – Sunday)
Church
of Soul
1550
5th St,
Oakland,
California 94607
Let’s
face it: We all yearn to give and receive love. We want richer relationships,
deeper friendships, more closeness and community in our lives. We may sometimes
even notice... in quiet moments… that we’re dogged by a nagging sense of
loneliness, separateness.
And
yet, when we look closely, we find that we, ourselves, are sabotaging the
connection we want — with our own defensive conditioning, our old patterns of
fear, dependency, and blame...
We
find that we are hiding from each other, fighting with each other.
How
are we to drop this old, rusty armor so that we may, at last, see each other
clearly… hold each other closely?
I
want to share with you a way I’ve learned to do just that.
I
want to help you, as I have many others all over the world, to:
–
Heal close relationships, with full-body forgiveness
–
Let go of shame, fear, attachment to approval
–
Open-heartedly share yourself and support others to do so
–
Be completely and compassionately honest
–
Go beyond blame and use conflict creatively
–
Ask for everything you want,
expanding
your ability to give & receive
–
Create deeper love, connection & intimacy.
Facilitator:
Taber Shadburne
Cost:
Donations (recommended $200 - $600)
Urban Dharma Retreat
April
28 - 30, 2017 (Friday – Sunday)
Mindfulness
Care Center
42
Gough Street
San
Francisco, CA 94103
Retreat Times:
Friday:
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Saturday:
9:30am - 9:30pm (includes lunch and dinner meal)
Sunday:
9:30am - 3:30pm (includes brunch)
Registration
is required for attending this weekend meditation retreat.
*Attendees
of the retreat are able to sleep at home each evening and return in the morning
back to the MCC.
This
3-day retreat is a wonderful opportunity for a silent meditation weekend city
retreat. We ask that you commit to attending the full retreat and not be
involved in any outside activities plus set aside other obligations. Allowing
yourself time to come inward for a wonderful self-practice.
The
weekend retreat combines sitting and walking meditation along with dharma
reflections, question and answer periods, plus an opportunity for personal
practice support if needed. People are often unable to find the time to take a
7-Day or 10-Day Retreat, or perhaps this is your first chance to attend a
longer retreat other than an evening meditation or daylong.
The
Weekend Retreat is offered on a dana/donation basis. There is an opportunity
for Teacher donation at the end of the retreat.
Facilitators:
Rik Center and Yvonne Gingsberg
Cost:
$30.00 preregistration fee is required. This reserves your space and goes
towards providing meals for the weekend which the MCC will provide.
Blacklight Wars - San Jose
Saturday,
April 29, 2017 at 4:30 pm to 9:00 pm
Santa
Clara Fairgrounds
344
Tully Rd
San
Jose, CA 95111
Blacklight
Wars™ has taken a dream of unbelievable, glowing fun and turned it into a
reality. At Blacklight Wars™, we have developed the world’s first neon-colored
water glow battle that will allow you and your friends to have a once in a lifetime
opportunity. Armed with Liquid Glow™ Water Balloons, Glow Soakers™, and Glow
Balls™, you will drench an opposing team in Liquid Glow by bombarding them in a
Glow Arena™ filled with more black lights than you’ve ever seen. When the war
begins, participants have a chance to create a serious glow masterpiece. It’s
like an epic water balloon fight, but even better—it glows in the dark!
This
night of neon fun will include a booming DJ at the main stage, as well as
vendors, food, drinks, and a party unlike any other.
Step
1
Get
Registered!
Step
2
Wear
a white shirt!
You
can choose any white t-shirt or you can wear your awesome commemorative
Blacklight Wars™ t-shirt that is given to you with your registration.
You
must wear goggles while in the Glow Arena. Goggles will be available for
purchase at the merchandise tent, or feel free to bring your own.
Have
an epic Blacklight War!
Whether
you choose to use our complimentary Liquid Glow Balls, available in the Glow
Arena. Or, you can purchase Liquid Glow Water Balloons and Glow Soakers at the
merchandise tent. Armed and ready to begin your Blacklight War, the DJ gives
the green light to begin, that’s where the fun starts. Throw, shoot and bombard
the other team with as much Liquid Glow as possible. Truly the world’s most
exciting water fight!
Step
4
Enjoy!
If
we had to insert a step 4, it would be to enjoy every minute of this incredible
event. When the Blacklight War is over, you will be glowing from head to toe
under our black lights with Neon Liquid Glow!
Finished
with your first Blacklight War? Well, stick around and head to the main stage.
DJs will light up the night, have you dancing and making memories that will
last a lifetime.
Cost: $20-$50
Energetic Playshop
with Monique Darling & Peter Petersen
Saturday, April 29, 2017 at 6:30 PM – 10:30 PM PDT
Love Nest
1181 Harriet Street
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Join Monique Darling and Peter Petersen for a fun night
of playing in the energetic field.
Would you like to expand the range of your ENERGETIC
sexual experience?
Turn YOUR life into an orgasmic playground that doesn’t
have to look anything like “sex”…
Sexual energy as a powerful force in our lives
Using pleasure to reset the central nervous system
Claim your right to sexual pleasure and passion
Learn to collect and harness energy and how to playfully
move it through your body.
Learn to get in touch with your own energetic field,
manipulate it, and turn it into a powerful source of connection and bliss.
Discover how and where to touch another to tune into,
access, tease and play with their erotic energy, the energy of two people, or
the energy of a entire group!
Tap into the energy of all 7 major chakra’s by yourself,
with a partner, or in a group
Discover the differences in “taste” between energetic
orgasms from chakra to chakra
We will also do a couple of chakra clearing meditations
that will help your energy flow more freely.
Let us show you our tools, tips and tricks for unlocking
your stuck sexual energy
AND of course be shown and get to play with my Infamous
creation... the "Heart Penetration!"
Play with gender fluidity from the place that we are all
"just energy" and we have both an energetic yoni and lingam and get
to play with both :)
This workshop is Rated-PG13/R, will feature frank (and
humorous!) language, fully-clothed demonstrations, and participation is not
required. Please bring all your questions and a notebook!
Bring a partner, find a partner there, switch partners,
or experience the course on your own. Many options will be offered to support
each individual experience.
After we lead you through many fun exercises then we will
open up a safe container to get to practice and play together.
Cost: $30 /per person Presale, or 35 at the door
Universal Drumming
Playshop with Jeni Swerdlow
Sunday, April 30, 2017 at 1 PM - 3 PM
595 Millich Dr,
Campbell, CA 95008-0520
Are you ready for a rhythm tune-up? Join the club!
Drummers & the drum-curious are invited to come together through universal
rhythms & global grooves. Open to all levels & styles, DRUMMM Rhythmic
Events Founder & "Chief Rhythm Activator" Jeni Swerdlow, MA-ATR
will show how to make your drum sing & your spirit soar! Beginner-beginners
are especially encouraged. Bring a drum if you have one. A limited number of
drums will be available to play for an additional $5.
What people say about Universal Drumming:
“Jeni is skillful at challenging the beginning drummer as
well as the more advanced drummer. It is fun to keep building on what we have
learned!”
“I have been playing djembe for 15 years and Jeni still
helps me refine my individual and group techniques while connecting with the
joy and musicality of drumming together. I highly recommend her class for all
levels.”
Facilitator: Jeni Swerdlow
Cost: $33
