INTERCONNECTION: Movement Medicine Dancing the Mandala Series

 Sat, 23 January 2021 at 03:00 – 05:30 PST



The Movement Medicine Mandala has 21 stations that reflect a different aspect of life & creation. All events in January are half price.

About this Event

Beginning in January 2021 we'll continue moving through each of the 21 stations of the Movement Medicine Mandala in turn and continue the series from last year. You are invited to dance from home via Zoom .

Each dance in January is half price and all 9 dances from January to May can be booked for half price here:

https://www.listen-within.co.uk/events/movement-medicine-mandala-all-jan-to-may

The dances are held by Benjamin Tree and take place bi-weekly on Saturdays.

The Spring 2021 dances in the series are:

FULFILMENT - INTERCONNECTION - REALISATION

SELF - OTHER - COMMUNITY - ANCESTORS - SOURCE - PHOENIX

This event is limited to 23 participants so please book early if you wish to attend.

Movement Medicine is a powerful embodiment practice for our times. Fundamentally it is a moving meditation where we bring movement and awareness to our bodies and our hearts and minds. By bringing awareness into the body we come into a deeper relationship with ourselves and each other. This is a powerful path to truly stepping into our greatest potentials in life.

As we come into an embodied relationship with our bodies we can release many of the old patterns, emotions and beliefs that have been stored in our system and open to new possibilities. By freeing up and accessing the intelligence of our body we allow the intelligence of life to move through us and guide our thoughts, actions and ways of being beyond our conditioning and inherited modes of existence.

In a world where we are generally telling our bodies what to do, it is a revolutionary act to be guided by the intelligence of our body. In my understanding, this is the same practice that we need to embody in our relationship to the Earth we live on.

Ben works with breathwork and embodiment practices to support you to breathe, move and live into your full potential. In essence Ben’s work is about holding space and providing guidance and support for you to be your own healer and leader. He is deeply committed to showing up and playing his part in theses pivotal times we are living in.

If you are new to this practice please be in touch or more information:

ben@listen-within.co.uk


https://www.eventbrite.com/e/interconnection-movement-medicine-dancing-the-mandala-series-tickets-133973443175


Virtual Dance Party & Arthur Murray Open House!

Tuesday, May 5, 2020 at 6:45 PM – 7:45 PM CDT / 4:45 PM – 5:45 PM PST

 

Twin Cities Arthur Murray Dance Centers is hosting a FREE VIRTUAL Open House and Dance Party! We are so excited to share the joy of dancing with you, virtually!! Join us at 6:45pm for a fun group class, and stick around to learn about our Virtual Dance Lessons and more about our awesome dance centers! All you need is a device to connect to Zoom! Sorry, you'll have to bring your own chips, salsa, and sangria, but we'll get you dancing!

 

Cost: Free

 

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-dance-party-arthur-murray-open-house-tickets-103844034302


Free Online Healing Movement Workshop


Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM PST


Join Body Collective and Laurel Crawford, dance/movement therapist, for a free online healing movement workshop.

Incorporating dance/movement therapy techniques, Laurel will guide you through movements for self-care and relaxation.

This workshop is for all levels of experience and all bodies.

Logistics: Wear clothes you feel comfortable moving in and comfortable shoes or socks.

Class Description: Free, everyone welcome, healing movement workshop with certified dance/movement therapist, Laurel Crawford.

The workshop is free, but please sign up to reserve your spot.

Please email us with any questions at info@austinbodycollective.com.


Virtual Ecstatic Dance DJ Gabriel Francisco


Thursday, March 26, 2020 at 6:30 PM – 8 PM

WHERE: https://zoom.us/j/4540501347


HOW:
1) Mark yourself as 'going' and mark the calendar (6:30pm on Thursday)
2) Install Zoom and join the 'meeting room' 5 min before
3) Mute yourself before 7pm

INFO:
Only 100 places are available on Zoom.
This will also be streamed LIVE on Gabriel's FB account.
This is a FREE event for the community!
Feel free to Say Thank you to our DJ in the form of Venmo donation of your choice. Our DJ Venmo: @gabriel-francisco-2


Embodying Resilience: Virtual


Sunday, March 29, 2020 at 11 AM – 12:15 PM


Shift your Body, Shift your Mind.

We are being required to uplevel with this change.

I'm offering this class again because it was SO great and this time the tech will work! ;P

The ask has been on the table for many years now. We have reached the tipping point. Now we must look inside and draw on our internal resources and ask the big questions:

What is truly important?
How do I live in accordance and harmony with nature?
How do I thrive in the midst of change?

To help us restructure our minds we’ll approach gently through the body.

This class will be an embodied exploration of resilience. I will offer a flowing movement practice involving:
• Yogic practices from Sofiah Thom and Danyasa
• Adaptive energetic grounding work of Tadashi Suzuki
• Breathing practices
• Techniques from various movement practices within the Cocréa synthesis
• Environmental play to make use of our surroundings

The intention is to create the body as a dynamic, versatile, adaptive vessel that is resilient to change. We will find balance within movement, stillness within change, harmony amidst chaos.

Join your global dance community here!

24-hrs. Virtual Exstatic Dance Party


March 27, 2020 at 4 AM – March 28, 2020 at 3 AM PST


Virtual Exstatic Dance: 20 DJs, for 24 hours, live-streaming to 1000 participants who will connect with video on the principles of ecstatic dancing.

Where? Via live-stream 👉 make sure to RSVP to get the link: www.exstaticdance.com

The Virtual Exstatic Dance is a free event hosted with the support of NOMADX and everyone involved.

FINAL LINE-UP FROM 20 DIFFERENT CITIES!

DJs from around the world will live-stream their sets to you. Confirmed DJs and artists include...

🎧 Anne Haack - DJ, Berlin - soundcloud.com/djmohak
🎧 DjEridú, Palma de Mallorca - mixcloud.com/DjEridu
🎧 David Nadasi, Paris - https://www.mixcloud.com/Macrophone_DJ
🎧 m!kie, Portugal - soundcloud.com/mhl-mhlv
🎧 Zarring , Hamburg - soundcloud.com/mia-zarring
🎧 Marky Marc, Paris - soundcloud.com/realmarkymarc
🎧 Mushina, Costa da Caparica - www.soundcloud.com/mushinamusic
🎧 Cabana Libre, Barcelona - soundcloud.com/cabanalibre
🎧 DJ Amer, Brooklyn - soundcloud.com/djamerjandali
🎧 Sheikh, Ottawa - soundcloud.com/infinitesheikh/tracks
🎧 Scott Houston, Atlanta - soundcloud.com/sbhouston
🎧 Ses, Brooklyn - soundcloud.com/spaceyses
🎧 The Human Experience - David Block, Colorado - soundcloud.com/thehumanexperience
🎧 DJ Trotsky, Los Angeles - soundcloud.com/davidbrownstein
🎧 Alex Os, Washington D.C. - soundcloud.com/real_alexos
🎧 Obie Fernandez, Colima - soundcloud.com/obie
🎧 Brian Blattner, Mexico City - soundCloud.com/Brian-blattner
🎧 Povilas Brand, Bali - soundcloud.com/brandpovilas
🎧 PELIKAAN, Madrid - soundcloud.com/pelikaan_beats
🎧 Daniela Luzzatto, Barcelona - mixcloud.com/danielaluzzatto
🎧 DJ Johnny , Lisbon - www.mixcloud.com/johnnycooltrain

The Virtual Exstatic Dance (#VED) is the opportunity to overcome the current crisis by making the world united through music. For 24 hours, DJs from around the world will live-stream their sets, while participants will live-stream their dance from home. United, again.

The #VED is also a platform for artists, who had to cancel their events or are themselves stuck in quarantine, to express their gifts and connect with the world. The entire 24 hours are guided by the sacred principles of ecstatic dancing, which you can read below:

1. Principle - No Judgment: The #VED is a non-judmental event, meaning that any type of move, including the absence of it, is received and tolerated.

2. Principle - No Drugs: The #VED is a drug-free event, encouraging people to show up sober and enjoy the experience with all their natural senses.

3. Principle - Radical Expression: #VED encourages to let out whatever wants to come out: whether you just want to sit, jump like a frog, or dance ecstatically - let your body run the show.

Let's make the world UNITED IN DANCE!


VX - Virtual Ecstatic - Weds Oakland Edition w. Sasha Rose


Wednesday, March 25, 2020 at 7:30 PM – 10 PM


We will coordinate playing the Soundcloud set on our own devices at the same time.  We will screenshare the master tempo, where we are at in the set if you join late!

Timing:
7:30pm - 7:45pm - Everyone Settled / Technology Managed
7:45pm - 8pm - Opening Circle / Intention Setting
8pm - 9:30pm - Ecstatic Dance
9:30pm - 10pm - Closing Circle / Meditation / Shareback

Social Dancing in a Time of Social Distancing!  This time last week in Oakland, we cancelled our first dance, in which Sasha Rose was set to play.  She's a new mother, making a road trip with her new family with her partner to play 3 Ecstatic Dances in the Bay Area.  The Virus had other plans.  But we shall overcome... We still have each other... And we can still Dance our Medicine in Times like these... just at a safer distance.

This Dance set will be a new original Ecstatic Dance set made specifically for this moment by Sasha Rose.  The event is hosted by Tyler Blank, Director of Ecstatic Dance. org and Ecstatic Dance Bay Area.  This event is produced for our Collective Social Benefit, of being able to "see" and "dance" with each other, through technology.  It is also a FUN(d)raiser for the artist and spaceholders of the Dance.  This Event is Produced by Donation Only.  Proceeds will benefit Sasha Rose, and the Team who host dances in Oakland, San Francisco, and Fairfax, who have also lost their incomes due to the current situation.

Event Link
https://us04web.zoom.us/j/893753485

Music Link:
https://soundcloud.com/sasharose/ecstatic-dance-virtual-set

3 Ways to Donate:
1:  Paypal:  www.paypal.me/TylerBlank
2. Venmo:  www.venmo.com/AvaniTyler
3. Make a Recurring or OneTime Donation through our NonProfit instead:  https://fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/ecstatic-dance-community

Please make a note for which DJ / Date the Donation is for so we can allocate the money directly. 50% Goes to the Artist.  50% Goes to the Ecstatic Dance Bay Area Team (Of which there are 8 of us splitting equally)

FREE online class: Neutralizing Fear to Build Immunity


Saturday, March 21, 2020 at 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM


Neutralizing Fear to Build Immunity

This one hour online class will offer insight into the current COVID19 Pandemic as well as provide energetic techniques to dissipate fear and build much needed immunity – on multiple levels.

Immunity takes on many forms and multiple meanings when we think about wellness, and we will briefly explore some of them together while offering practical solutions to promote wellness physically, mentally, and emotionally. Through energy exercises and guided imagery, we can set the stage for wellness.

We are offering this FREE opportunity in response to the COVID19 (coronavirus) outbreak that is crippling our world with fear, isolation, and a looming uncertainty of what might follow.

We are in this together – and together can make a difference when we join our energies and intentions - even in a cyber-community. No one need be alone during this troubling time.

Facilitators:

Nancy Auspelmyer is an Intuitive Consultant, Writer, Astrologer, and Life Journey Guide, exploring the life journey while focusing on the evolutionary Journey of the Soul. She has shared her knowledge and expertise through classes and workshops for over 30 years to awaken natural abilities, and coordinates Spiritual group travel to sacred sites and power places across the globe.

Ling Chen, Ph.D., Certified Eden Energy Medicine foundation teacher and practitioner, Sr. Faculty of Acutonics Institute of Integrated Medicine. https://energywellness.weebly.com/

Date: This Saturday, March 21st, 10am-11am Pacific Time

Reserve your spot now! You'll receive meeting information after registration using the following link.


Empathic Yoga at Home: Let's Laugh!


March 18 - April 17, 2020 12:30 PM – 12:45 PM


Laughter yoga is a light-hearted and very effective way to laugh your way into a brighter day. A quick pick - me - up to change your mood, boost your immune system. Try it, it's super fun!

Laughter truly is the best medicine. In this short 10 - 15 minute, but very effective class, you'll be lead through a series of community connecting exercises to promote voluntary laughter.

Join Ranya and Yoga by Ranya every Tues - Fri at 12:30pm with Empathic Yoga at Home: Laughter Yoga!

But you'll soon see that the voluntary laughter turns to real laughter and that's when the body starts to heal and the mind releases anxiety and fear.  Whether it's real or fake, the body feels the same physiological and psychological effects of laughter. So either way, you'll benefit.

Yoga by Ranya believes yoga is the discipline of an intentional, ever-unfolding, and always observing the practice of being in the world. The lessons on the mat reveal how the body moves, where the mind wanders, or what the spirit intuits providing a glimpse into one's personal truth. And as a result, to recognize and ultimately release the ego.

It is my deepest, heartfelt hope that each student connects to their own radiant light and peace within or Ātman. And to recognize their divine selves as a part of the eternal frequency of the Universe, namely, love.

Facilitator: Ranya Anabtawi

Here's the zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/538129431