Shed & release toxic energetic layers. Open your awareness to the boundless nature of your true self.
Shed & release toxic energetic layers. Open your awareness to the boundless nature of your true self.
The purpose of this workshop is to familiarize participants with the some of the basic principles and practices of Energy Healing. Participants will be lead through physical movement exercises that will begin to awaken the awareness to the subtle energy body, receive a high frequency energetic activation and practice sensing and sending healing energy to themselves and each other. This is a mostly experiential workshop with some lecture and open discussion sprinkled in throughout. Bring a water bottle, a friend and some comfy clothes, and expect to leave uplifted, rejuvenated and relaxed.
I’m Kai
Guitarist who plays out in the street (a lot)
If you see me I accept cash and/or high fives
Will record songs soon
I love everybody
I’m Kai
Guitarist who plays out in the street (a lot)
If you see me I accept cash and/or high fives
Will record songs soon
I love everybody
Welcome to safe space where you are supported in your vulnerability of sharing your creative flow with a group. What is your story and how do you tell it? Cozmic Theo will set the scene with some original live-looped hip hop boogie rock then the mic will be open to those wanting to share. Spotify
Break your nervous system free from toxic conditioning patterns and experience the serene expansiveness of your true nature.
Using Body oriented Tarot cards and book by Miriam Jacobs, we will do a reading based on personal and or group questions relavant to the theme of the event. Using the charkras, body areas and movement from the Tarot cards chosen you will then be guided to create your own dance. Sharing and a group dance may also be incorporated. The result is personal insights taken to a physical emotional and spiritual level.
Led by May kesler , dancer, choreographer, physical therapist, founder of Keslerdances and Kesler Physical & Massage Therapy. May has been leading workshops alongside Miriam Jacobs founder of Tarot in Motion.
May Kesler has been dancing for over 50 years, having studied with iconic choreographers such as Tywla Tharp, Cunningham, Jennifer Muller, Falco, Doug Varone, Lar Lubovitch, David Dorfman, and many others. Her choreography has been presented through NACHMO, Fieldwork, Dance Exchange, with Antonini Dance, and in the Catman music video by Yoko Ono. May is currently performing with Kista Tucker Dance Insights. She recently was chosen as an Official Dancer for the Dance Across the USA book project for the National Parks and NEA. May is also a physical therapist and owner of Kesler Physical & Massage Therapy.
Embody the inner knowing of your masculine archetypes through a facilitated journey. Combining Tantric, Taoist, and Shamanic wisdom we will access a space of deep seated inner knowing. In these times of discord we are called to nurture the sacred masculine within us for individual and collective healing. Read more…
My name is Dan and it is my passion to aid other people in their healing journeys. As a certified practicioner of Tantra, Taoist Qi Gong Meditation, and Shamanism, I fuse several powerful modalities to empower my clients and help them achieve their goals.
Learn about the timeline of the Equal Rights Amendment and where we currently stand in the USA in comparison to other countries. How we can raise awareness using our voices and real facts that illuminate gender discrimination. How men can benefit from passing the ERA. Answer questions about the status of the ERA and groups working to pass it to connect to. Taught by North Carolina ERA Alliance board member Amanda Krause.
TEATRO LA BOLSA is an emerging Latin American theatre company uniquely structured as bilingual, interactive, and educational. Within our patchwork “ bag,” we have countless stories to tell. Open it to savor each story…
Forx is a collaborative music project based out of D.C and Baltimore. Their sound comes from experimental jams and groovy improv sessions. Influenced by bands such as Phish, Sublime, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, this group can bring everything from indie, funk, and reggae styles, to deep jams that keep the hippies hopping and the beatniks bouncing. Marlena Rose (vocals, guitar), MiaKoda Grodsky (vocals, and varied instrumentation), and “Loose Cannon” Patrick Lannon (bass) always look forward to bringing both written, and improvisational tunes to share.
Forx is collaborative music & art project with members in Baltimore, MD, Washington, DC. and Fairfax, VA
Poet Annie Finch leads an audience-interctive poetic theater ritual for healing our democracy with poetry and the rhythmic powers of five sacred directions.
Named “one of the central figures in contemporary American poetry” by The Dictionary of Literary Biography, Annie Finch is the author or editor of more than twenty books of poetry and poetics. Her work has been translated into numerous languages and received such honors as the Robert Fitzgerald Award and the Sarasvati Award for Poetry. Best known for her poetry, Finch has also published literary and cultural essays, textbooks and anthologies about poetic craft, and plays. Her performance collaborations, rituals, and poetic ritual theater largely focus on themes of earth-centered spirituality. She is the founder of Healing Rhythms of Words, a transformational system for realizing psychological and spiritual growth through rhythmic writing. Annie Finch’s notable books include Among the Goddesses, The Body of Poetry, Calendars, Eve, and Spells: New and Selected Poems
Words matter! Be careful what you say, as your words shape your world and experiences. What we think and utter have a strong impact on what we manifest. But often, we don’t really know the true meaning of words, and thus don’t know what we are invoking; etymology is the key to verbal magic Etymology literally means “the truth about words”, and that is what you will learn from etymologist Selah Bey. This workshop is intended to teach participants how to use their words to bring happiness, peace, and harmony into the physical realm.
An immersive storytelling experience using projection mapping technology, and featuring contemporary and archival footage, that will transport you in time and space to the indigenous roots of Washington, D.C. Experience the legacy of Piscataway resistance and resilience from the 17th century to today.
Families, children, and unaccompanied youth experiencing homelessness have emerged as a rapidly growing and vulnerable sub-population. Children and youth living in shelters or other systems, face significant barriers to appropriate physical, emotional and educational development. These negative effects are often more extreme for young people who are homeless and no longer connected to their families. Learn about local efforts to end youth homelessness here in the District, specifically Solid Foundations DC, which is the District’s first ever data-driven plan focused on the needs of unaccompanied youth. The plan is a roadmap for building an effective system of care for unaccompanied youth experiencing or at risk of homelessness, with the goal of ending youth homelessness by 2022. Come and learn how you can be involved. https://dc-aya.org/
Artist/Arts Advocate, Burner in Washington, Cultural Warrior, DC Native, Extroverted Introvert
Come practice the simple but life-changing skills of NVC
I am an organization fairy with a Master’s in Psychology.
What is an organization fairy? Someone who helps you in the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional process of de-cluttering and reorganizing your home in a lasting, sustainable way.
Pompeii Graffiti is a self-funded, indie rock band from Annapolis, Maryland.
Pompeii Graffiti – Heartstrings (video)
https://pompeiigraffiti.bandcamp.com/
Confessional, self deprecating, nerdy, remedial math rock.
Robin Eckman – Drums
Tyler Grimsley – Bass/Vocals
Erin Snedecor – Cello/Vocals
Cathartic release through movement. A tale of expression beginning in the astral, grounding in the corporeal, and ascending into the spiritual.
{Find me dancing}
~In the fragrant invisible~
You are seen
A conversation about connecting to the earth through bettering our relationship with plants and how they may help us better communicate with oneself. Join us to learn about the food we eat and scents that inspire us to be in touch with our emotions and our tummies!
Conrado Muluc is a latinx poet, emcee and photographer from Alexandria VA. His poetry, music and photography focuses on documenting the issues that affect poor communities while uplifting them. He has showcased his photographs in numerous art shows and exhibits throughout the DMV area and performed in various shows centered on social change. He is now working on his debut Hip Hop project Know The Ledge. Soundcloud
Poet/Emcee & Photographer.
Debut project “Know The Ledge”
Learn about different artful, creative tactics to help raise the visibility of actions and the roles art and imagery can play in movements.
Healers, artists, and activists! Your role in an awakening world is invaluable. Are you shining your light as brightly as possible? Does the nuance of running a small business or a non-profit get in the way of your calling!
In this workshop, you will learn how to clarify your strategy, ignite your motivation, and achieve Actualization for your Self and your venture. You will leave with tangible practices to help you manage mindfully, live soulfully, and be the change you want to see in the world! Read more…
Lauren Lee is a strategist who leads from the heart. She is a trained facilitator, certified project manager, and a master of business decision making.
Her approach to consulting and coaching is at once intuitive and analytical. By integrating meditation, visualization, and affirmation, she encourages clients to redesign their operations to reflect their true selves and their higher calling. By leveraging management expertise, she guides clients in building systems that will help to keep their venture running smoothly.
She has developed an integrated, holistic framework that supports clients to prioritize their own health and wellness, strategize for expansion, and actualize abundance.
Participate in a guided meditation that uses affectionate breathing and encourages self-compassion to help you open your heart and care for yourself as you awaken from the American dream. Read more…
Ananda Kiamsha Madelyn Leeke discovered mindfulness when her career as a young lawyer and investment banker did not produce the level of success she expected. Over the past 26 years, mindfulness has helped Ananda overcome panic attacks, release her career expectations, develop self-care practices, and pursue her calling as an artist, author, Reiki master practitioner, speaker, and mindfulness and yoga teacher. Today, she makes a difference in the world by listening to heart and following her intuition to help people and organizations outsmart stress, tap into creativity, and have a healthy relationship with technology.
Cosmic soul spreading cosmic consciousness thru sound-freedom through expressions open hearts no matter what happens Soundcloud
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As the sun goes DOWN, we turn UP w/ live DJs, food/jewelry vendors, fire dancers and more! We’re a community-based dance party & art-forward event.
Are you interested in the world of kink and don’t know where to start? Do you really love good coffee? Then this is the event for you! In this consent-driven fully participative workshop, Cabra will explain and demonstrate different common kinks and how to explore them safely. Each kink will be paired with a different and delicious cold brew coffee. The goal of these demonstrations is to teach basic kink communication, encourage exploration and to encourage caffeination! All of the demonstrations and tastings are voluntary. As a trained Kink educator and coffee connoisseur, Cabra is here to answer your questions and provide a safe, welcoming space.
Come relax & explore non-sexual, friendly affection; practice the “enthusiastic yes” model of consent in our warm, snuggly, pillow pile.
The Hearts Collective is an artistic conclave that thrives on cultivating a sense of community through musical experimentation. Our focus/mandate is providing opportunities to showcase original talent while engaging the neighborhood around us to join in our celebration of individuality. Our diverse community of artists seeks to unlock the creative potential of DC by harmonizing their brand of musical/creative expression into the Hearts Collective.
Beginning his DJ career in RVA in 2009, Jon Weller is relatively new to the DC dance music scene. He has quickly fallen into ranks however with his mutual love of house, techno, and the local community. His DJ sets are characterized by a layered mix of contemporary minimal techno, house, deep house, and tech house with a smattering of serious funk & textured groove. He likes going on an emotional journey through euphoric melodic vibes to dark underground and everything in between.
If you heard about how this went at Constellation, you know you won’t want to miss it.
Late night variety and open mic
DJ tag team duo specializing in Deep Dubstep, Drum & Bass, and UK garage.
While cutting his teeth in the Austin, Tx House scene, Andrew Garcia has worked to support the music through producing underground raves, co-founding a deep house record label Headset Recordings, and running an artist management company G3 Entertainment. With roots in Chicago and UK Hard House, these days his sound is far more on the funky, vocal tip of things with a driving momentum into the set.
Holding monthly residencies at the esteemed Eighteenth Street Lounge, Flash, and as a frequent guest at U Street Music Hall, Goyette has established himself as a key tastemaker in the underground dance music scene in Washington D.C. His signature sound has also brought him to the legendary Queen! party at Smart Bar in Chicago, The Electric Pickle in Miami, Le Bain and Black Flamingo in NYC, Topless in Istanbul, First Avenue in Minneapolis, and frequent radio features. Through his decade of DJing Goyette has opened for some of the biggest names in dance music including Maceo Plex, Green Velvet, Derrick May, George Fitzgerald, Ryan Elliot, Tim Sweeney, Solomun, Hot Since 82, and many others. Goyette closed out 2015 with his first track “Chvrch,” released on Sticky Fingers Collective, and was voted the #3 DJ in Washington DC by One Love Massive.
Howl is the project of Vali Nashat. Born in the US, yet he has lived all over the globe and has been exposed to a range of different electronic musical influences from deep and dreamy house/techno to a whole range of other genres in electronic music. Being a dancer, he discovered the connection between sound, movement and how one could attain transcendent states through the marriage of the two. He aspired to create and play music that could invite others into the same rapturous states that shaped his own journey through life….. Soundcloud
His sets share with the crowd sick, drum edits, and filthy basslines, but most of all, soul! You may catch him rinsin’ out the hottest ragga track or the newest Hip Hop remix, and the next time he’s vibin’ with some smooth dubstep, and liquid DnB. He’s a vinyl junkie, so he’s got tons of classics to throw into the mix too. Years of practice has perfected his craft, so he can flip the style at the drop of a dime. You won’t know what’s comin’ next, but be sure it’ll flow. Soundcloud
Music has been a part of my life from the very beginning. Being exposed to all styles of music as a child, from motown, to classic rock, to the early years of Hip Hop, my passion is for finding and sharing new, and different music. I started preforming when I was 4, playing the piano. I found electronic music in ‘95, and from the start fell in love with Jungle. Wanting to share my findings, the next logical step was to start DJing, and by ‘97 was playing at Plush, and The Infinity Soundstage, as well as other clubs around Baltimore. Since then, I’ve played from Va. To Pa., and won some contest along the way too. have a number of mixtapes, starting back when they were tapes, and still going to this day with his digital mixes.
Who comes up with a moniker like that? Detroit-bred, DC-based DJ Kim Thompson does. Influenced by gospel, hip hop/rap, grunge/rock, and of course Chicago House and Detroit Techno, SPCLK digs deep for the tracks, licks, and riffs that keep feet moving, hearts pulsing, and minds wondering. Ever the technician, SPCLK specializes in seamless transitions, leaving you to wonder where one track begins and another ends. A typical set meanders through disco, house, tech house, and techno, displaying a diverse range of taste and emotion.
Who is SPCLK? Ultimately that’s for you to decide.
Having been called the “House Queen of Baltimore,” Confetti lays down House and Electro music like it’s encoded in her DNA. Her high-energy, fun sets light up the dance floor and will leave you a hot mess begging for more! Quickly becoming a household name in the EDM scene in the greater DC, Maryland, and Virginia area, Confetti brings the beats that will make you dance all night long.
If you haven’t heard her electrifying four-on-the-floor infectious beats, get out from under that rock you’ve been living under and get dancing to the DMV’s favorite female DJ. Soundcloud
Your girlfriend’s favorite DJ
“After 10 hours and 54 acts, the only women to grace the stage at Fall Massive were dancers in skimpy outfits. If this is a scene where truly anything goes, it can’t remain a boys’ club for long.” -Washington Post, 2011
Happiness begins with gratitude. In this quick meditation, we’ll reflect on what we have to be thankful for and cultivate a state of calm, relaxed, contentment.
Eldad is a husband, father, Realtor, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Harley Davidson rider, published author, world traveler, and all around foodie, pretty much in that order. He was born in Israel, moved to Zimbabwe, then to Queens, college in Boston, and finally to Washington, D.C. where he’s lived ever since (if we don’t count the year he sailed the Caribbean on a boat named Take Five with his best friend and was first introduced to meditation via a teacher on a Bahamian beach). After 27 years here, D.C. has been, is, and always will be Eldad’s home.
DAYBREAKER is a morning movement that will start your day off unlike anything else. It is about being in the here and now, surrounded by amazing people, beautiful music, and an incredible vibe. It is about dancing your face off before work and feeling gloriously healthy while doing so. It is about love, it is about mindfulness, and it is about mischief.
Self-defense seminar that empowers women and builds self-confidence (Women Only)
Get choked by hippies
Intro to Martial Arts for people with physical or cognitive disabilities. Transform your relationship to your body & mind. Cultivate your ability.
A Contemplayful singing compass is a co-enlightening community of voices, ears, hearts and minds. It’s a place to and a way to proliferate unifying visions, to awaken talents and inspirations. We share contagious songs from diverse cultures, we create interlocking rhythms, harmony and joy. Our singing compass steers our ship of song as we sail into the more beautiful world our hearts know is possible. All voices and ears are welcome. If you can talk you can sing.
Tutu Making with Annie Tulkin
Face and Body Paint with Melly Huang
Community Yoga with Kat Felter: This workshop will lead participants through traditional yoga postures and movement that will encourage participants to connect to one another creating community. Kat Felter is a yoga instructor and global educator that intentionally brings students, families and adults together to find joy, support and healing through yoga inspired movement.
Learn how to engage with your body and focus on foundational stretching to relieve stress, prevent injuries and improve mobility. This is appropriate for all skill levels and all ages. Read more…
The inherent impermanence of the universe can leave us filled with tension and negativity. Join us as we attempt to exorcise our suffering with the healing power of yoga and discordant energy of doom metal. The first half of the event will focus on a yoga workshop led by Jess and accompanied by instrumental atmosphere from Sorge. Participants are asked to bring their own mats to this all levels flow class, accessible to all with optional modifications. The latter half will feature live music from Sorge, with participants warmly invited to flow with us however they so choose as we sink the soul into the depths of contemplation.
We are Sorge, a philosophical doom band devoted to demonstrating the supreme angst present in the Western canon. We write psychedelically heavy jams with lyrics drawn from our brains broken by the weight of existence.
Guitars: Logan and Joshua
Bass: Christian
Drums: Mike
Synths: Jake
Vocals: Joshua
I will be exploring the narratives that we have been told for 1000’s of years that have led humanity to believe certain normatives that have been based in pain, hate and trauma, all the while infusing Indigenous, Native, and personal stories about psychedelic healing and messaging to help shift the way the stories that we tell ourselves.
In the forests of Borneo, a native community struggles to protect its ancestral homeland from industries poised to destroy one of the Earth’s oldest and most biodiverse rainforests. This film offers a glimpse into the lives of those most at risk, the Dayak “people of the forest,” who for millennia have relied on the forests for everything. Their close bond with nature is being threatened as they watch the forest disappear.
Chelsea is a videographer, editor, and environmental activist. She grew up in the mountains of Vermont, where she formed a close connection with nature; setting her ambitions in the direction of environmental activism and filmmaking. With two degrees in Film and Media Arts and Psychology, she began her career in South Africa producing a show for Nat Geo WILD called safariLIVE. She has collaborated on work shown on Maryland Public Television, NBC, PBS and ABC. At the National Institute for Standards and Technology, she worked full time as an animator and science videographer for 10 months, and is currently the Associate Producer for an independent film Borneo’s Vanishing Tribes; funded by the Pulitzer Center for Crisis Reporting.
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Weaving together the practices of Yoga, Cacao Ceremony, Parkour Fundamentals, Functional Fitness & Smile Inducing Group Games…Mindful Monkey Movement is a unique and playful practice that will nourish your body and invigorate your spirit.
Family Friendly & Open to all Ages
Let us mix the sacred with the silly
Come Play!
Everything starts with self love. Rediscovering Your Essence. Nurturing Your Truth. Rebalancing Your Center. And from that place –> Bloom. Soar. Be Free. We do the Energy work on ourselves. We move our bodies to release the old and to receive the New. We talk deeply. We are Love.
Shed & release toxic energetic layers. Open your awareness to the boundless nature of your true self.
Hula Hooping and Performing song in American Sign Language.
This STORY workshop is meant to provide and compliment one’s storytelling skills techniques to better and succinctly share true and autobiographical stories. Storytelling is not only an ancient art form but something we all do in our everyday lives. So come receive tips on how to take raw memory and form it into a flowing narrative. And whether or not you end up telling your stories for an audience of one or dozens, hopefully this workshop will help the true tales you do share be even more engaging.
Artist/Arts Advocate, Burner in Washington, Cultural Warrior, DC Native, Extroverted Introvert
All-levels intuitive contact staff groundwork ~ the main focus is to understand my framework for groundwork, even if not all concepts are achieved by the end. I will go over a good breadth of concepts so everyone should be able to take away something from the workshop
How to communicate in a disaster/offgrid situation e.g. hurricane, earthquake, hiking, camping, on the playa, activism…
Why do relationships that begin with such high hopes often lead to ongoing stress and disappointment? Why do we fall in love with this person, but not with that one? How can we deal with the storms of emotion that seem to follow connections of great joy? What does it take to create a relationship that is supportive and appreciative for both partners? The insights and techniques that are shared in this workshop are drawn from many sources, including the facilitators’ polyamorous paths, Eastern spirituality, and hard science. They can be applied to all our relationships and interactions with others, sexual or non-sexual, polyamorous or monogamous, casual or intimate. Join us as we discover how we can come to a place of power and choice in how our lives and relationships unfold. Read more…
Center for a New Culture is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that holds events and seminars to explore love, freedom, and the power of community.
http://www.cfnc.us
Identifying risk factors for mental health issues and suicide, how to talk about suicide, active listening skills, and linking people to resources
Journeying through fire, water, and air in search of the ultimate musical flavor since 2015. Humbalaya strives to break down the genre barrier, blending sound and sensation into one tasty dish that is perfect for hungry humans, extraterrestrials, and sprites alike.
Brandon Mediate – Keyboard, Vocals
Jack Cantilli – Bass, Vocals
Connor Milam – Percussion
Christian Clark- Drums, Vocals
Ben Laurenson- Saxophone, Vocals
Reclaim your body while making the choice to flow into different yoga postures.
Come experience a different style of yoga. Trauma sensitive yoga allows us to reclaim our bodies and make choices as we flow into different yoga postures. We will flow for an hour an end with reiki (energy healing). Read more…
We will briefly present an overview of Transpersonal Psychology followed by a dialogue of transpersonal experiences and how to integrate the transpersonal into daily life. Transpersonal Psychology addresses spiritual self-development, self beyond the ego, peak experiences, mystical experiences, consciousness, spiritual practices, and other expanded experiences of living.
The Zendo Project has been creating a community of compassionate care since 2012 by providing peer support for individuals experiencing challenging psychological or psychedelic overwhelm. We providing the tools for transformation and share our infrastructure based on the four pillars of support: safe space; sitting, not guiding; talking through, not down; difficult, not bad.
The mission of the Zendo Project is to provide a supportive environment and education to help transform difficult psychedelic and psychological experiences into opportunities for learning and growth.
Ryan received his B.A. in Psychology from Claremont McKenna College, and spent 10 years mentoring at-risk teens and families through wilderness survival skills and nature connection. His passion for community connection, the environment, and intrapersonal healing continued with his involvement in permaculture, natural building, and ancestral grief rituals. As a volunteer with the Zendo Project since 2013, Ryan has had the opportunity to connect and expand the scope of psychedelic harm reduction in communities and festivals all over the globe. As the Zendo Project Manager, he integrates his skills in psychology, design and and community engagement. When he isn’t on the road with the Zendo Project, Ryan can be found at his home in Boulder, CO enjoying the great outdoors, experimenting with sustainable technology, and designing websites, logos and sacred geometry art.
Introduction to blockchain technology, crypto, and decentralizing new economies. Jesse Xiong is the VP of Community at blockchainedu.org which connects and educates student blockchain clubs globally.
I will be exploring the narratives that we have been told for 1000’s of years that have led humanity to believe certain normatives that have been based in pain, hate and trauma, all the while infusing Indigenous, Native, and personal stories about psychedelic healing and messaging to help shift the way the stories that we tell ourselves.
Burners Without Borders (BWB) is a grassroots, volunteer-driven, community leadership organization whose goal is to unlock the creativity of local communities to solve problems and bring about change. Founded by Burners (Burning Man participants) who instinctively gathered in the Hurricane Katrina disaster zone to help those who couldn’t help themselves, BWB has grown into a dynamic international, volunteer organization made possible by the generous financial support of the community and an army of highly creative volunteers.
Artist/Arts Advocate, Burner in Washington, Cultural Warrior, DC Native, Extroverted Introvert
Christopher is the Director of Burners Without Borders for the Burning Man Project in San Francisco, California.
This training is designed for those who are interested in learning how to assist in difficult psychedelic experiences. We demonstrate that safe, productive psychedelic experiences are possible without the need for law enforcement-based prohibitionist policies.
This is also an opportunity to connect with your community in an immersive workshop complete with role playing, exercises for grounding and connection, and the opportunity to meet and develop relationship with your local community.
Developed for peer counselors, educators, mental health clinicians, event producers, and individuals who are interested in volunteering for harm reduction organizations like the Zendo Project, creating their own grassroot peer support, or helping others in psychedelic challenge.
The mission of the Zendo Project is to provide a supportive environment and education to help transform difficult psychedelic and psychological experiences into opportunities for learning and growth.
Ryan received his B.A. in Psychology from Claremont McKenna College, and spent 10 years mentoring at-risk teens and families through wilderness survival skills and nature connection. His passion for community connection, the environment, and intrapersonal healing continued with his involvement in permaculture, natural building, and ancestral grief rituals. As a volunteer with the Zendo Project since 2013, Ryan has had the opportunity to connect and expand the scope of psychedelic harm reduction in communities and festivals all over the globe. As the Zendo Project Manager, he integrates his skills in psychology, design and and community engagement. When he isn’t on the road with the Zendo Project, Ryan can be found at his home in Boulder, CO enjoying the great outdoors, experimenting with sustainable technology, and designing websites, logos and sacred geometry art.
Melly will start out the workshop by doing a quick demo on her own personal approaches to body painting as well as a quick consent discussion. The class will then use tantric breath work techniques to settle into each other’s energy field, authentic relating games to dig deeper into the mind, and partnered body movements to connect physically. The objective is to paint the energetic bodies that you visualize during these exercises. After the participants are adorned in paint, Melly will facilitate a ecstatic dance meditation that will allow the participants to express freely and connect to their primal selves.
Participants may choose to paint, be a model, or simply observe if that is what feels most comfortable. Tops and bottoms will stay on, but tank top/shorts/bathing suit/comfortable attire is encouraged! After embodying the colors, easily practice non attachment and wash away the eco friendly, non-toxic, FDA approved paints!
Want to be happier and feel more at peace? Come join neuroscientist, Dr. Olga Herren and yoga/meditation teacher, Tanory Ateek, to learn neuroscience-based techniques to hack your brain for happiness! This workshop will include information on these techniques, interactive exercises, movement, and lots of silliness.
PhD in Neuropsychology with research interests that include investigating social determinants of health disparities in cognitive health and neural correlates of executive functioning, particularly in the aging brain. I am looking to strengthen my skills in planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating quantitative and qualitative research design, program evaluation and development, statistical analysis procedures and products, and management of database and data collection instruments.
Join Ecstatic Dance DC and enjoy a safe and inspiring space to dance without talking, drinking, and the nightclub vibe. This is about self-expression, freeing your mind and body, and connecting with yourself and those around you. No booze, no shoes and no chit-chat on the dance floor helps us keep it intentional. Amazing music helps us keep it all about dance!
Chakra Infusion Qi Gong • Energy Exercises • Group Intention Meditation omkara-world.com
Adam is a mind/body health luminary and spiritual advisor to some of the most influential people in the country, including: Celebrities, Politicians, Award Winning Scientists, Professional Athletes and Sports Teams Owners, Billboard Musicians, Bollywood Stars, Ironman Champions, & A Former Miss Olympia.
An immersive storytelling experience using projection mapping technology, and featuring contemporary and archival footage, that will transport you in time and space to the indigenous roots of Washington, D.C. Experience the legacy of Piscataway resistance and resilience from the 17th century to today.
Manifest unconditional, inclusive love with no expectations of anything in return.
Eldad is a husband, father, Realtor, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Black Belt, Harley Davidson rider, published author, world traveler, and all around foodie, pretty much in that order. He was born in Israel, moved to Zimbabwe, then to Queens, college in Boston, and finally to Washington, D.C. where he’s lived ever since (if we don’t count the year he sailed the Caribbean on a boat named Take Five with his best friend and was first introduced to meditation via a teacher on a Bahamian beach). After 27 years here, D.C. has been, is, and always will be Eldad’s home.
Definition: Radical self-expression arises from the unique gifts of the individual. No one other than the individual or a collaborating group can determine its content. It is offered as a gift to others. In this spirit, the giver should respect the rights and liberties of the recipient.
In this discussion, we ask: what exactly is meant by radical self-expression? How does it intersect with the other principles? When does it have boundaries? Should it?
We don’t know what the answers are, but we invite you to join in the conversation. Panel facilitated by Cat Clymer.
Travel on a journey through the 7 chakras with this deep ambient performance using only analog modular synthesizers. Soundcloud
Why do relationships that begin with such high hopes often lead to ongoing stress and disappointment? Why do we fall in love with this person, but not with that one? How can we deal with the storms of emotion that seem to follow connections of great joy? What does it take to create a relationship that is supportive and appreciative for both partners? The insights and techniques that are shared in this workshop are drawn from many sources, including the facilitators’ polyamorous paths, Eastern spirituality, and hard science. They can be applied to all our relationships and interactions with others, sexual or non-sexual, polyamorous or monogamous, casual or intimate. Join us as we discover how we can come to a place of power and choice in how our lives and relationships unfold.
Center for a New Culture is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that holds events and seminars to explore love, freedom, and the power of community.
http://www.cfnc.us
Creating art has immense therapeutic effects on our wellbeing, yet too often we forget to welcome this power of art into our lives. In this workshop, participants will explore the relationship between art and wellness through mixed-media abstract compositions. Emphasis will be on channeling positive energy, visualizing hurt and pain, containing anxiety, and creating a “whole” self through guided meditations and expressive exercises. This workshop emphasizes that positive and negative emotions, experiences, desires, and situations can coexist and inform our sense of self and we have personal agency in developing our sense of self amid challenges. We will create an intentional sacred and healing space. Since the focus is on the process and not the final product, this workshop is perfect for people with all experience levels. Open to 10 people.
Born and raised in Pakistan, Ahmad moved to the United States at the age of fourteen. She is a 2016 graduate of the Bachelor’s in Studio Arts and the Honors Art Program at the University of Maryland College Park. Her work has been included in the Sadat Art for Peace permanent collection, and has been displayed in the Washington D.C. metro area, in Los Angeles at the Craft and Folk Art Museum, and in several other cities including Chicago, Seattle, and London. Ahmad was awarded an artist residency at the Vermont Studio Center for Spring 2018.
Miss, Understand Me is the DC-based project of Zarine Kharazian. The music is loud, fuzzy, guitar-centered indie rock with jazz and blues inflections.
Live, Miss, Understand Me is:
Zarine Kharazian on vox and guitar(s);
Jamie Darken on bass; and
Noor Sullivan on drums.
Join us as we deepen, question, and explore our inner thoughts about yoga practice. Starting with a yoga class followed by an optional discussion. Read more…
Radio host, author, and artist-strategist Thomas (Bushmeat) Stanley will discuss cannabis and the AfroDiasporic community , advanced musical culture, and the role of the Blackadelic aesthetic in the struggle for Black Power and survivable AfroFutures. The format is a teach-in, hosted by one of DC’s veteran cultural rebels. musicovermind.org
Thomas Stanley (a/k/a Bushmeat Sound) is an artist, author, and activist deeply committed to audio culture in the service of personal growth and social change. He is co-author of George Clinton and P-Funk : An Oral History (1998, Avon paperback) and has written and lectured extensively on emergent musical cultures. As an artist, performer, and curator, Stanley has been an integral part of a vibrant visionary music scene straddling the Baltimore–Washington corridor. His audio work exploits the capacity of sound and music to anchor, frame, and energize our subjective experience of history. Thomas Stanley is a founding member of Transparent Productions, a non-profit volunteer collective that has produced over 300 improvised jazz and experimental music concerts since 1997. He hosts “Bushmeat’s Jam Session” a weekly collage of radical music on WPFW-FM radio. In 2014 he authored the Execution of Sun Ra, a critical response to the cosmological prognostications of the late jazz iconoclast. His doctoral work examined Butch Morris’ art of Conduction as an extended meta-instrument offering unique opportunities for musical pedagogy and ensemble consciousness. He is also featured in “Stranger”, a documentary film about seminal P-Funk and Talking Heads keyboardist Bernie Worrell.
I teach people how to address everyday oppression in a humanizing way – with self-compassion. Learn how re-becoming human can help you transform everyday situations of oppression into everyday opportunities for healing and co-creation. Just like how I and hundreds of others do every day! everydayfeminism.com
A 15 year marriage ends suddenly, shattering dreams for the future and challenging all that was known to be true. But in the mist of this darkness, a new life takes shape and a new dream comes to light.
Drawing on personal experiences from the past two years, Claudia Brown’s dramatic monologue aims to challenge traditional ideals and inspire others to seek community and connection in times of struggle.
The land of the National Mall is holding Catharsis for the fourth year now, and holds so much other human activity throughout the year. Have you considered how this feels to this land? Or the history of how it came to be this way? Catharsis curator Joshua Carroll will facilitate a few minutes of reflection and appreciation for this land and space which has been through so much and continues to support us.
Allthebestkids are a 10 person Hip Pop Psych Rock band from the future. based in Washington DC, they bring a message of peace, love, awareness, and inclusion, reminding us of a truth forgotten long ago: we are ALL the Best Kids 💜
A 10 person Hip Pop Psychedelic Rock band from the future. Based in Washington DC, we bring a message of peace, love, awareness, and inclusion, reminding the world of a truth forgotten long ago: we are ALL the Best Kids
This unique glow-in-the-dark yoga class is led by the rhythmic sounds of a guided-moving-meditation by Jamilah MyAnn. Participants get adorned in luminous minimalist tribal face paint under the black lights set to hip-hop instrumentals & lit music. Enjoy sweating, letting go, and getting lit through continuous movement and literally glowing in the dark. Participants leave feeling refreshed, each with a takeaway sheet of L.I.T. Affirmations that will support them while striving to stay Living Inspiring Transformation.
Yoga & representation haven’t always gone hand in hand, which is why Jamilah MyAnn created Loving Soul Yoga, a safe space where people can vibrate higher while having fun and feeling seen. Tap into your Love, Soul, and Yoga.
We are Fort Fairmont! Dedicated to bringing you the freshest beats and craziest visuals for everything from deep house to electronic funk. Soundcloud
We are Fort Fairmont! Dedicated to bringing you the freshest beats and craziest visuals for everything from deep house to electronic funk.
Participatory song circle of sacred music from around the world <3
I am an organization fairy with a Master’s in Psychology.
What is an organization fairy? Someone who helps you in the physical, mental, spiritual and emotional process of de-cluttering and reorganizing your home in a lasting, sustainable way.
In recent years, emphasis on “mainstreaming” psychedelics via the path of medical legalization (medicalization) has gained increasing popularity and focus within the broader “psychedelic community,” without much critical analysis of what this process actually entails. Psychedelic institutions seem evermore focused on playing the game of “respectability politics,” where marginalized communities and subcultures attempt to show that their values are continuous with those of dominant culture; even as many of us suffer the realities of prohibition, late capitalism, and industrial civilization on a daily basis.
As corporate players such as COMPASS Pathways, ATAI Life Sciences, and Eleusis Benefit Corp work to gain competitive advantages in the “virgin market” of psychedelic medicine, longstanding psychedelic researchers and organizations, such as MAPS, seem more interested in assisting these new corporate players and proclaiming that “this is inevitable” than questioning whether or not the rampant commodification and cutthroat business practices of Big Pharma have any place on the psychedelic terrain. We find ourselves at a pivotal moment in history; facing unprecedented existential threats to human civilization and fundamental questions about the role of psychedelics in the world at large. With investors like Peter Thiel and donors like Rebekah Mercer become increasingly normalized within psychedelic organizations, we must all ask ourselves where we draw the line and how we can actually turn psychedelic insights into real-world actions.
David is an underground researcher and moderator for The DMT-Nexus community. He’s worked on numerous harm reduction projects including KosmiCare, Check-In, TLConscious, DanceWize, and The Open Hyperspace Traveler, to name a few. He’s offered cultural critiques and commentary on psychedelics and radical politics, as well as novel phytochemical data for psychedelic preparations at venues around the world. David is also a glassblower and spends much of his time working in his studio, when he’s not ranting about drugs and politics.
This offering will involve a brief presentation comprising evidence-based tips for supporting someone who you suspect or know to be struggling with past or present suicidal thoughts or behaviors. The presentation will be followed by a circle sharing opportunity for anyone who has been directly or indirectly impacted by suicide and suicidal thoughts, including survivors of suicide attempts, suicide loss survivors, and those who have experienced or are currently experiencing suicidal thoughts. Due to the sensitive nature of the subject matter to be presented and discussed, attendees are asked to bring their full, sober, and compassionate presence.
Permaculture is a system of agricultural and social design principles centered around simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and features observed in natural ecosystems. The permaculture lens can inform anything that we do, above and beyond cultivating land and community. This talk will explain the permaculture ethics and 12 basic principles, and then will apply them to the Psychedelic movements (including recreational use, medical/psychological treatments, and sacramental practice).
Leia is a teacher, writer, and connectress. She is the cofounder of Boston Entheogenic Network, host of “The Psychedologist: consciousness positive radio,” the integration resource list volunteer coordinator for MAPS, and a permaculturalist. Her work focuses on phenomena related to the human experience of consciousness through the lens of social and environmental justice. Leia is exploring ways to bridge the diverse and multidimensional intersections of psychedelics and ecology while residing at Happy Acres Farm in Sherman, CT.
We invite all Catharsis participants to join us at the Temple area for a fire conclave at 8:30pm and the ceremonial burning of the Temple at 9:00pm.
Come relax & explore non-sexual, friendly affection; practice the “enthusiastic yes” model of consent in our warm, snuggly, pillow pile.