This rare retreat will focus on cultivating a connection to self as the starting point for connection with others. The embodied teachings of consent, listening, supportively structured movement, authentic expression, yoga asana and breathwork will be bolstered by reverence, devotion and fun as we approach this inner dance space. Each day will be filled [...]
Join Melissa Michaels and the Golden Bridge Rhythm Keepers for Original Medicine! This weekend will be a sweet return to the simple practice of bodies in motion with live music. It will be a time of study and delight. All of us will be invited to deepen into our dances, liberate stuck energies, meet [...]
A Dance for Peace among Peoples and Peace with the Earth. This community ritual—created by Anna Halprin in 1980—is a participatory dance in the spirit of the powerful traditional rituals that brought communities together for a vital purpose, such as calling for rain or a successful harvest. Its underlying purpose is to advance Peace [...]
Critical Mass Dance Company supports the well-being, joy and resilience of women and gender non-conforming individuals through the transformative act of dance and movement. We center the wellness of Black, Indigenous, women of color; immigrants (documented and undocumented); and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aspire to co-create brave movement spaces where all bodies can dance freely [...]
Are you ready to understand what it means to access the Wild Woman Within and HOW this archetype supports you in living your best life? No more holding back or tip-toeing around what you want; it’s time to be seen in your leadership. Experience how it feels to have confidence that oozes and ripples [...]
Iranian-born master dance artist and transformational teacher, Banafsheh communicates the universal message of Sufi mysticism and Divine Feminine wisdom in a passionate yet serenely meditative way. Her dance is an interplay between trance and directed movement, precise yet abandoned and unrestrained. Her explosive yet fluid movement is sensual and ritualistic, uniting the feminine and [...]
Hello Fellow Dancers! Since you love to dance, we know you'll thoroughly enjoy the Bay Philharmonic Plays Beethoven happening on June 3 & 4 in Union City. Bay Philharmonic (formerly Fremont Symphony) presents two high-energy performances featuring internationally award-winning pianist, improviser, and composer Charlie Albright, visionary conductor Jung-Ho Pak, along with the highly entertaining [...]
The Embodied Awakening Conference is an opportunity to explore how physical and spiritual aspects of our lives can be integrated by using the body's own intelligence in the process of personal growth, discovery and evolution. There is an amazing lineup of visionaries including Peter Russell, Marci Shimoff, Gabriel Cousens, Dr Jacob LIberman, presenting alongside [...]
This week's Monday Love Spotlight is on The Tamalpa Experience with Daria Halprin and Tamalpa Core Faculty Dohee Lee & Natan Daskal IN-PERSON workshop! Sunday, June 4 - Thursday, June 8, 2023 Grounded on the Halprin work, the Tamalpa Experience introduces an approach that enlivens dialogue between body and imagination, life experiences and art making, [...]
This week's Monday Love Spotlight is on Santa Barbara Dance Hive!! "Santa Barbara Dance Hive's Conscious Dance Journey was truly magical! It began with a warm welcome and a gentle yoga flow to get our bodies ready for the journey ahead. We then moved into a guided meditation which allowed us to connect deeply within [...]
