Her Desires

Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 8:00 PM – 9:00 PM PDT

Ohlone College Dance Studio

Smith Center 174

43600 Mission Blvd.

Fremont, CA 94538

Her Desires is a look into 4 different women's authentic sexual desires. Bliss Dance Company brings original and provocative choreography using contemporary dance forms and inspiration from Marco Cochrane's sculptures.

For mature audiences only (leave your kids at home).

Cost: $10

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/her-desires-tickets-44539515891

Yoga Sound Bath with Mackenzie & Chloe Studebaker

Saturday, May 5, 2018 at 7 PM - 8:30 PM

The Center SF

548 Fillmore St,

San Francisco, California

Join Mackenzie Studebaker & Chloe Studebaker for a Saturday evening full of restoration and healing. Mackenzie will guide gentle, restorative yoga & relaxation while Chloe lulls us in a guided sound healing experience. This event will fill up so give yourself plenty of time to find your space and get comfortable. We recommend bringing a yoga mat, pillow, eye-pillow if you have one, and blanket or two to for extra comfort and support.

Cost: Early Bird $30 / Doors $35

https://www.facebook.com/events/573294406338050/

Tru-Balance Healing Retreat: Mind, Body, Spirit

May 5 – 6, 2018 (Saturday – Sunday)

The Lexington Ridge Inn

18501 Bear Creek Rd

Los Gatos, CA 95033

Increase your mind / body connection and gain new understanding of yourself and your spirit. Learn techniques to improve flexibility, coordination and posture. Learn about and enjoy nutritious meals and beverages. Elizabeth Cassidy and other experts guarantee to get you back to your Tru-Balance.

Includes 16 hours of expert courses, treatments and activities, and five delicious meals, all located in the spectacular natural setting of The Lexington Ridge Inn -- around the corner, but a world away!

Schedule of Activities –Saturday May 5, 2018 9:30 AM to 8:30 PM

9:30 - 10:30         Breakfast

10:30 - 11:30      Guided Hike – “Abundant Local Nature and Ghost Towns”

11:30 - 12:30      Lunch

12:30 - 1:15         Crystal Bowl Chakra Sound Meditation

1:15 - 2:00           Artist Way Journaling

2:00 - 3:00           Tru-Balance Pilates and Stretching

3:00 - 3:45           Callahan Tapping Technique Breakthrough with your Subconscious

3:45 - 4:00           Break

4:00 - 5:00           Card Science – Symbols of Energies, Personalities and Traits

5:00 - 6:00           Wine and Cheese Pairing – Uncorked Wine Shop

6:00 - 7:30           Dinner and Dessert

7:30 - 8:30           Fireside Chat & Reflection

Schedule of Activities –Sunday May 6, 2018 9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

9:00 - 10:00         Breakfast

10:00 - 12:00      Debbie at Heartworks - Mind, Body, Spirit Art Class

12:00 - 1:30         Lunch

1:30 - 5:00           Massage and LightStim LED Bed Therapy Treatments. 50-minute LightStim Treatment increases collagen production, refuels all cells in your body, reduces inflammation and protects against cardiovascular disease, heart attacks and strokes.

Cost: $625

https://lriatlg.com/wellness-retreat/

HOW WEIRD 2018 Street Faire

Sunday, May 6, 2018 at 12 PM - 8 PM

How Weird Street Faire

Howard St at 2nd St,

San Francisco, California

Come celebrate peace, creativity, and the start to the 2018 festival season!

Join us as we make history, again. Disco isn’t dead, it just got weird.

After 11,657.27 years of civilization, we all need more weird.

In the not too far away future, we shall harken back to a simpler time, a funkier time, a more colorful time. It was a time of bellbottoms and big collars. A time of big cars and bigger hair. A time when lava lamps lit the land, and rocks were pets. Remember when fun was really fun? Remember when life was simple and easy? Remember three Thursdays ago at 10am?

The Disco Ball Inferno - a powerful theme based on a true story. The greatest story ever danced! Join us as we do the time warp back to the 1970s. It’s easy to do, put on a colorful costume and take a jump to the left…

“The Disco Ball Inferno” will be a hymn to high weirdness, and a tribute to all things shiny. This year’s theme of “That Hot Disco Thing” is a parody of the 1970s, when modern communal dancing became mainstream and DJs took over the world. It was the best of times, and the worst of times, but mostly somewhere in the middle. “Disco Days Part 2 - The Weird Year” will take place in the heart of the emerging Downtown by the Bay. Surrounded by glistening new towering buildings, “The Incredibly Strange Adventures of the Ball of Many Colors” will be a sanctuary of weirdness in a rapidly gentrifying world. Creativity will flow through the streets of San Francisco during “Insert Theme Name Here”. Prepare yourselves, on May 6th the greatest street faire in the galaxy collides with “Great Disco Balls and the Beanbag Factory”.

How Weird is a star in the emerging ultra-conscious potentially semi-transformational independent event movement (or EUCPSTIEM). An amazing cutting-edge technicolor testament to the future and the past and, of course, the present. So woke we shine like a mirrored ball. Or as they say on the flip side, one wild and crazy faire!

DANCE MUSIC

There will be 10 stages of world-class electronic music, featuring some of the best DJs, music producers, and sound systems on the planet.

The legendary soundtrack for the Disco Ball will be provided by…

Symbiosis

CCC (Consortium of Collective Consciousness)

Muti Music, Enchanted Forest, Northern Nights

Opel and Opulent Temple

Tantra and Fusion

Mountain Lion Hi-Fi

SomaFM

Think You Can DJ Game Show

Modern Dance Cultue 1.0 (which peaked during the Summer of Love) was an age of experimentation and exploration. Modern Dance Culture 2.0 (as disco is uncommonly called) was an unsuccessful attempt to reach the potential of dance that we now take for granted in the late stages of Modern Dance Culture 3.0 (or EDM). Disco wasn’t the dance we wanted, but it was the dance we got. And we would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling kids!

Cost: $15 - $20

http://howweird.org/

Fit Soul Fit Body Weekend Retreat

May 4 - 6, 2018 (Friday – Sunday)

1440 Multiversity

800 Bethany Dr,

Scotts Valley, CA

Treat yourself to a weekend of Fit Soul Fit Body at the incredible new 1440 Multiversity, surrounded by the lush redwood forest above Santa Cruz, CA.

Bring greater balance to your life with the guidance of world-renowned Huichol Shaman and Healer, Brant Secunda and 6-time Hawaii Ironman World Champion, Mark Allen.

We often nurture our body and soul through separate avenues of practice. Learn to bring these two worlds together and live a life of greater balance and harmony.

Based on their award-winning book Fit Soul Fit Body – 9 Keys to a Healthier, Happier You, this program combines the immensely successful healthy living techniques of Mark Allen with the ancient wisdom Brant Secunda absorbed during an intensive 12-year apprenticeship with the indigenous Huichol people of Mexico.

Through experiential sessions, we will explore the soul+body connection, and uncover the relationship between our ancient human physiology and our innate connection to nature.

During this weekend, learn how to:

» Connect with the life force of Nature through guided journeying and visionary meditation, to help transform fear, anger, and jealousy.

» Slow down to get faster, by utilizing sustainable physical practice with a greater awareness of your inner physiology.

Incorporate the divine into your everyday, by living what you ask for.

» Integrate ancient indigenous wisdom and universal principals of modern health to truly empower your life and settle into balance.

Cost: $295 (meals and accommodation not included)

https://www.shamanism.com/programs/fit-soul-fit-body-santa-cruz-seminar

Ignite & Replenish - Activation & Yin Yoga Retreat

May 3 – 6, 2018 (Thursday – Sunday)

Mount Madonna Retreat Center,

Watsonville, CA

Reawaken your vibrancy with the freshness of spring and simplify your world with 4 days and 3 nights of rejuvenation at Mount Madonna Retreat Center in the majestic redwood trees of the Santa Cruz Mountains. Find comfort with multiple accommodation options: bring your own tent, sleep in your vehicle, bunk with a buddy, or take solace in a single room with a private bathroom. 

Activate the cleansing energy of spring time with daily yin yoga, pranayama and meditation practices. Enjoy free time by soaking in the hot tub or strolling along the lush forest and rolling mountains. Nourish your body-temple with delicious organic, vegetarian meals, and nurture your soul with time in nature and space for quiet stillness. Revitalize your year through self-care practices, and create space for inspiration and light in your life. Embody intentions for alignment with natural rhythms while honoring the valuable experience of transitioning with the seasons.

James Kapicka will be joined by co-facilitators Ashley Klemens & Nathan Foli! Ashley is passionate about guiding people in the process of self-discovery and embodiment. She will be supporting and assisting yoga practices and offering safe space for free movement expression. Nathan's passion is encouraging others to express themselves through music, specifically drumming, in order to hone their intuition and creativity. He will be offering sound bath and drumming into abundance. 

What’s included

·         Daily movement & yin yoga practices

·         Partner yin & Thai yoga massage

·         Guided meditation & energy activation 

·         Sound healing & drum circle 

·         Two organic, vegetarian meals and a snack each day, plus tea and fruit available 24/7

·         Multiple accommodations options (tent, your vehicle, double rooms, or single rooms)

·         355 beautiful acres to stroll and explore

·         Free time for reflection, relaxation and quiet

·         Hiking, swimming & spa available

·         Opportunity for private yoga session or Thai massage

Cost: $619

https://www.wetravel.com/trips/revive-replenish-yin-yoga-meditation-retreat-spring-18-james-kapicka-kristalove-watsonville-01781011

The Tantra Experience - Intro Weekend for Singles

May 5 – 6, 2018 (Saturday – Sunday)

Church of Soul

1550 5th Street

Oakland, CA 94607

Discover a safe way to feel your turn-on and then respectfully share your YUM. Develop your energetic presence and attunement by entering fully into your body. Release shame, fear, and old wounds around intimacy so that your radiant light can shine!

Join our Tantra Revolution! We’re out to create a new paradigm for relating based on safety and consent. In our tribe of embodied Tantrikas, we celebrate each other to feel more, to step into wholeness, and never stop growing. Learn with us how to cultivate lasting desire, deep intimacy, and profound love on this sacred path.

Who this is for

* You are ready to become a passionate leader of the heart

* You want tools to create lasting desire, vulnerable intimacy, and profound love

* Your spiritual path has led you to study Tantra

* You can feel yourself starting to release shame, guilt, and fear

* You are stepping into your full sensual power

* You desire to connect with a community of embodied, awakened souls

This weekend training is for singles and adventurous couples of all orientations. No prior experience in Tantra necessary, just an open heart!

Here's what to expect

In this dynamic weekend, we'll help you step into your embodied dynamic self. You'll feel vibrant, empowered, turned-on, and truly alive! You'll be immersed in our community of like-minded souls who are ready for more meaningful connection. You'll learn Tantra theory and practices to bring the sacred into intimacy and take your lovemaking to the next level!

You'll be invited to connect with other participants to practice sharing touch, desires, and intimacy only at the level the feels exactly right for you. All of the exercises will be fully-clothed.

The Ritual Tantra Approach is all about your embodied experience. That means less talk and more DOING. It means less “woo”, and more practical exercises that you can take back into your lives. Our approach is highly somatic, because we believe that when you learn by feeling directly in your body, you gain a deep understanding that leads to lasting transformation. The foundation of our container is a sense of safety and respect within the group, and an openness to feel into whatever is true for you in the moment. This creates space for your authentic expression and a blossoming of your full radiant being.

You will learn

* The 4 Tantric flavors of desire

* Epic Tantric lovemaking!

* Essentials of Tantric Ritual for sacred union

* The 3 keys to feeling and moving subtle energy

* How to cultivate profound intimacy and soul-level connection

* Tools for healing old wounds and moving into wholeness

Facilitated by Leslie Grace and Matt Sturm

Cost: $245 - $345

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-tantra-experience-intro-weekend-for-singles-tickets-44581639885

Healing Through the Akashic Records

May 3 – 5, 2018 (Thursday – Saturday)

San Jose, CA

Healing Through the Akashic Records is the path to discovering your soul’s purpose and perfection! It is the path to transforming your sacred wounds into Divinely inherent goodness!

We all have wounds and want to heal them. Healing Through the Akashic Records is a profound journey of grace and unconditional love that transforms these wounds into sacred understandings of healing and discovery.

“You don’t have to wait for someone else to save you, fix you or relieve you of your distress – and in reality, no one else can do this for you anyway. Others can be supportive, but they can’t go to those places within you where the hurt is all-consuming. Only you can go there on your behalf.”–Linda Howe

Working in your Akashic Records using the Pathway Prayer Process, you will:

·         Identify your primary sacred wound – the painful event, person or circumstance that is holding you “hostage” and keeping you stuck in your wound;

·         Learn strategies to free you from your old ideas and limiting patterns;

·         Gain tools for making choices aligned with your highest good and most authentic self;

·         Experience three ways to activate the “Ascension Matrix” that helps you to actualize what your heart desires.

Facilitator: Julie Hawkins

Cost: $450 - $550

http://www.juliehawkins.com/trainings/healing-training/

The Yoga of Relationships: Free Workshop

Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM PDT

The Center SF

548 Fillmore Street

San Francisco, CA

Singles and Couples are invited to join us to learn how to connect romantically with a new partner or your current partner… at all levels physically, emotionally and mentally!

Erwan and Alicia Davon, who have been teaching people how to get into and thrive in romantic relationship since 1995, will teach you a set of practices to connect with someone of the opposite sex or sexual orientation.

You will learn:

1. Simple practices for singles that work to attract people!

2. Sensual practices for couples that keep chemistry and turn-on increasing!

3. What common mistakes to avoid in relating to the opposite sex!

People often approach relationship from a mental perspective. Instead the class will be about getting out of your head, transcending your psychology, getting into your body and relating to the opposite sex from there. Come prepared for a mixture of discussion, activities and mild yoga postures designed to increase and move energy in your body.

Cost: FREE event, please RSVP in advance

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-yoga-of-relationships-tickets-44273122100

Dancing with props & finding your flow: Free Workshop

Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 6 PM - 9 PM

Flowspace

6315 Doyle St,

Emeryville, California

Find your flow through the flow arts - play and dance with props!

Taught by flow artist Remy June, this free workshop presented as part of Bay Area Dance Week takes you through a series of exercises that help you access the flowstate, and harness it into your dance and performance. It’s huge fun, and will have you grinning ear to ear :)

The workshop goes from 6-7pm, and will be followed by a free open community jam from 7-9pm, where you can play with a wide range of sample props, including poi, staffs, levitation dance wand, torofluxes, pixelwhips and more.

>>> What are the flow arts?

The flow arts encompasses the emerging movement-based artforms that integrate dance and creative exploration of movement with skill-based prop manipulation. The Flow Arts draw from a multitude of ancient and modern movement disciplines from Maori poi spinning to modern firedancing, from martial arts and taichi to circus arts and hula hooping.

The Flow Arts are a new way to dance, explore and interact with the physical world, a movement meditation practice, a fun and creative outlet, and a serious technical pursuit of mastery. For many of its practitioners, it is a way to achieve the mind-state known as “flow”, a state of optimal experience, also known as "the zone" or getting in a groove.

Cost: Free

https://www.facebook.com/events/474747649588337/