Ecstatic Dance Festival – February 20–22, 2026 in FreiburgA weekend full of dance, warmth, and connection – right in the heart of winter. Let’s come together to celebrate light, movement, and community. From February 20 to 22, 2026, we open the doors of the Freie Waldorfschule Freiburg-Rieselfeld for our Ecstatic Dance Winter Festival. Expect a weekend [...] ...
Join us in a class of creative movement based on the work of improvisation pioneer, Barbara Mettler. This dance form inspires organic movement and freedom of expression. Classes are guided; dancers move individually and in groups. No experience is necessary! All are welcome! Want to learn a little more? Dig into your creative movement feeling? Know somebody who you [...] ...
Join Christian Dimarco, an international multi-instrumentalist & sound therapist, for an intimate 90-minute sound journey into deep relaxation & inner awareness. Blending didjeridu, flutes, singing bowls, percussion, guitar, voice, & live looping, Christian weaves rich, evolving soundscapes inspired by world traditions, meditation, & the rhythms of nature.Each journey unfolds in real time, inviting a spacious, trance-like [...] ...
What if the doorway to higher consciousness isn’t something you reach for — but something you gently access through your own body? Join Banafsheh on February 22, 6-8:30pm at the Conscious Life Expo in Los Angeles for “Dance of Oneness: Opening Sacred Realms,” a new interactive workshop and book signing that explores how sacred movement becomes [...] ...
Gather in an intimate sisterhood circle with Sofiah,Founder of Temple Body Arts & Co-Founder of Danyasa & Envision,for a guided movement and ritual experience that awakens inner authority, creative power, and embodied confidence. Through the Temple Body Arts Methodology,you’ll activate your erotic,creative life force to open your inner channel,and reconnect with the deep knowing that lives [...] ...
This weekend with Zuza & Michael is an invitation to step out of our solitary entanglements into something bigger: not just our shared humanity, but the source of it all, the vast field of presence, awareness, and mystery. When we move together in a divided world, we learn that the threshold between opposites is the space [...] ...
Welcome to…A weekend to nourish your senses, self-awareness and embodied alignment through dance, movement, relational exercises and curiosity In a world that constantly pulls us away from ourselves, this is an invitation to return to the living intelligence of the sensate body.You are invited to revive, reopen and awaken your physical senses and emotional sensors — [...] ...
Join skilled practitioners and teachers Ellen Watson, JingNi Wang, along with our Balinese teachers in training,Phonik Angel, and Ngurah Sudana for a deeply immersive experience in Specialized Esalen® Massage. We blend supine-to-sidelying techniques with the fluid grace of aquatic bodywork in the healing waters of Mimpi Menjangan Hot Springs. Both Ngurah and Phonik are certified practitioners [...] ...
A journey into the many ways we listen, move, and respond. Listening is more than hearing — it is a state of presence, of attunement. In this series, we explore listening as an embodied practice: through movement, touch, and imagination. We listen with our ears, our eyes, our skin; with our bones, our breath, and the [...] ...
Join us in a class of creative movement based on the work of improvisation pioneer, Barbara Mettler. This dance form inspires organic movement and freedom of expression. Classes are guided; dancers move individually and in groups. No experience is necessary! All are welcome! Want to learn a little more? Dig into your creative movement feeling? Know somebody who you [...] ...
“When im dancing, it feels like my prayer. It’s like an offering.I offer my head back to the dance, i offer my shoulders back to the dance, my elbows.My hands, my spine, my knees, my feet, my whole selfMy bones, my blood, my experience, my suffering…I offer it all back to the dance and I say [...] ...
A soul-nourishing journey where dance, writing, and mindful connection support your personal transformation just steps from the beach in a unique and inspiring setting. Escape to the lush landscapes of Costa Rica and immerse yourself in seven unforgettable days of movement, healing, and connection with Toni Bergins, founder of JourneyDance ®. Held at the serene Danyasa Retreat Center in Dominical, Costa [...] ...
Join us in a class of creative movement based on the work of improvisation pioneer, Barbara Mettler. This dance form inspires organic movement and freedom of expression. Classes are guided; dancers move individually and in groups. No experience is necessary! All are welcome! Want to learn a little more? Dig into your creative movement feeling? Know somebody who you [...] ...
March 9–13, 2026 at ESALEN INSTITUTE. To register and for more information visit the ESALEN website. This is an IN PERSON workshop. Everything I have experienced in my life, I take into my art. —Anna Halprin What if everything you’ve experienced in your life could be danced? What if an image drawn carried a message for [...] ...
What if everything you’ve experienced in your life could be danced? What if an image drawn carried a message for healing? What if a dance inspired a drawing that sparks words for a poem and the poem transforms a difficult story that needs to be told into beauty? Grounded in the Halprin Life Art Process™, this [...] ...
Hosted by Sarah George Nestled in the lush, tranquil landscapes of Costa Rica, our Inner Oasis Yoga Retreat offers a transformative journey designed to guide you back to your true self. Surrounded by vibrant nature, this retreat creates a serene sanctuary where you can disconnect from the stresses of everyday life and reconnect with your inner elements. Beyond [...] ...
A journey into the many ways we listen, move, and respond. Listening is more than hearing — it is a state of presence, of attunement. In this series, we explore listening as an embodied practice: through movement, touch, and imagination. We listen with our ears, our eyes, our skin; with our bones, our breath, and the [...] ...
Join us for a sacred cultural immersion during the most profound week on the Balinese calendar. “Celebrating the Balinese New Year” is a curated 8-day experience inviting you to witness, understand, and participate in Bali’s most sacred series of ceremonies: Melasti, Ogoh-Ogoh, and Nyepi. Held at the tranquil Ananda Cottages in Ubud, this immersive journey offers [...] ...
An Astralab Event in Los Angeles. New Sacred Dance Workshop – Limited Space! Activate healing and reconnect with the inner resources needed to meet this moment with courage, integrity, and love through embodied practices rooted in Divine Feminine wisdom, as transmitted in Banafsheh’s new book, Dance of Oneness: Embody Love & Luminosity to Transform Your Life. Enter [...] ...
An Astralab Event in Los Angeles. Learn the foundations of Sufi whirling through a feminine approach, guided by the live rhythms of the women’s LA Daf Ensemble. This practice offers not only a sacred form, but guidance for how to remain centered, receptive, and responsive in times of uncertainty and turmoil. Modern science and ancient mysticism alike reveal that [...] ...
Hosted by Lauren Melissa AN IMMERSION OF EMBODIED REMEMBRANCE A full bodied descent into womb, voice, heart, and yoni—returning to the pulse of Gaia and opening to the divine moving through you as vessel. For Women Who… FEEL THE ANCIENT ACHE IN THEIR BONES—THE CALL TO REMEMBER WHAT THE WORLD HAS TRIED TO MAKE THEM FORGET. [...] ...
Hosted by April Ruffner We invite you to come to an authentic Costa Rican experience! We provide daily movement classes. Our meals are sourced from local farms that support well being for the local ecosystem, economy, and community. Each room is bulit from eco-friendly shipping containers with your comfort in mind that blends well with the [...] ...
A journey into the many ways we listen, move, and respond. Listening is more than hearing — it is a state of presence, of attunement. In this series, we explore listening as an embodied practice: through movement, touch, and imagination. We listen with our ears, our eyes, our skin; with our bones, our breath, and the [...] ...
Hosted by David Roma & Kristen Lemoine Vetter Escape. Elevate. Transform. Join us for a transformational aerial yoga immersion set along the pristine beaches of Costa Rica. Surrounded by tropical jungle and the sound of the ocean, this is more than just a retreat — it’s a deep dive into your body, mind, and soul. Immerse yourself [...] ...