Dance Temple: Erotic Ecstasy

We are thrilled to host our first Erotic Temple Dance at the Nest in Fishtown, Philadelphia! Thisbeautiful, welcoming mandala experience is perfect for connecting, exploring, and experiencing deep self-expression as well as communion with conscious community.

Nourishment will be offered by Jaya Kava, the finest Kava and elixir bar in Philly. Their selection of herbal drinks and delicious snacks will delight your senses. We invite you to arrive at 6pm to mingle, relax, and make yourself comfortable in the cozy room before we open the doors to the ceremony space at 7pm.

1. Tantric Embodiment & Boundaries Exploration: We’ll enter in reverent silence, dropping into a guided practice to connect with your body, set boundaries, and open up to the erotic energy in the space.
2. Ecstatic Dance: Led by DJ Vortexual, this section invites you to move freely and explore your erotic nature. Throughout the space, you’ll find different “temples” offering stations for deeper exploration, with guides available to assist. These temples invite you to dive into your sensations, emotions, and any blocks or healing you may need.
3. Collaborative Sound Healing & Integration: We’ll close with a communal sound bath, where you can either participate using your voice or an instrument, or simply open to receive the sound as a way to integrate the experience.

Finally, we’ll come together in a closing circle to share reflections and harvest the wisdom gained throughout the evening.

YOU - If you're excited to explore your erotic nature in a loving, heart-centered, and safe container!

• Dancers: If you're excited to move your body authentically and connect with others in a liberated space, this is for you.
• Tantric Practitioners & Heart-Centered Lovers: If you're looking to deepen your understanding of boundaries, healing, and self-love, this space will support that journey.
• LGBTQ+ Gender Expansive & Curious: This is a genderfull space where all expressions are celebrated and everything in-between and beyond gender is welcomed! Even if you don't identify as queer, this is an opportunity to experience the healing freedom of queer culture.
• Seekers of Self-Knowledge: If you're ready to explore your limits, desires, and boundaries, and dance with your shadows - this space is for you.

• Those seeking purely sexual gratification
• Those uncomfortable with the principles of consent and safety
• Anyone unwilling to respect the space, the guidelines, or others’ personal boundaries
• Folks who are not interested in being mutually vulnerable or accountable for their behavior
• People actively experiencing a mental health or addiction crisis where sobriety would be impossible

• This is an LGBTQ+ queer-centered space. All identities, backgrounds, and experiences are welcomed and celebrated. We believe in safety and freedom of expression for all beings and bodies.
• Shaming, belittling, or disrespecting others based on their choices or backgrounds will not be tolerated.
• A diverse team of facilitators, from different ethnicities, genders, and sexual orientations, will be present to ensure the space remains safe and supportive.
• If you need accommodations of any kind, we invite you to speak up and advocate for what you need.

In Consent Culture, people feel in control of their bodily autonomy + boundaries. They feel free to change those boundaries at any time according to their individual desires and needs.

Consent Culture is a culture in which interactions are collaborative and as mutually agreeable as possible.

DISMANTLE the culture of coercion by creating safety, fun, + ease.

- Creating Consent Culture by Marcia Baczynski + Erica Scott

All must arrive between 6-7pm. Doors close at 7pm sharp, no exceptions. Thank you for honoring the sanctity of the space.

Once the temple doors open at 7pm, we will enter in silence and form an opening circle to set intentions and go over the event guidelines. These are designed to ensure a safe, inclusive, and respectful experience for all participants. Please read them carefully:

• Respect & Consent: No shaming, hate speech, violence, disrespectful or aggressive behavior will be tolerated. Consent is key at all times.
  
• Confidentiality: Respect the privacy of everyone present. Do not share anyone's personal experience, appearance, or identify others in your stories. Share only about your own experience.
  
• No Phones: Phones, photos, and videos are not permitted in the temple space.
  
• Boundaries: "No" means no and "maybe" means no. No questions asked. No explanations needed. Build trust with your own body by honoring all hesitation as a no until it blooms into a FULL BODY YES.
  
• Clothing: Underwear must be worn at all times to cover genitals. Nudity is only allowed during specific ceremonial experiences, and participation is optional.
  
• No Goal-Oriented Touch: No lingering genital touch. No touching for genital, stimulated orgasm. We are here to practice and explore our erotic nature and energy, as well as our sexual nature. Allowing for the erotic and sexual energy to arise, and to be explored, we are not actively trying to move towards orgasm in the traditional way of stimulating the genitals.
  
• Overstimulation & Self Care: If you feel overwhelmed, you may step out of the temple and into the cozy room. Guardians will be present to hold the space.
  
• Lucidity/Sobriety: No drugs or alcohol of any kind will be consumed during the event, or within six hours of the start of the event. We’re also practicing allowing our euros Erotic energy, connection, movement of the body, prayer to bring us to elevated and alternate states of consciousness. If you lean in fully, you won’t need anything else.
  
• Guardian Authority: If at any point, one of the facilitation team feels the need to interrupt an experience or feels they need to communicate to protect the space, or the participants, we asked that you respect and honor the requests of the facilitators and Guardians. We are here to hold the space, if we see something that we feel might be compromising the safety of someone we just ask that you be open to exploring what we’re noticing.

Thank you for Co-Creating Consent!

Lior Allay (They/She) is a holistic healer with comprehensive training blending a spectrum of trauma-informed somatics and a lineage of embodied ancestral wisdom for a flexible approach to self-discovery that is accessible for people from all walks of life. They specialize in creating body-positive experiences for healing shame and unlocking human potential. They believe in the transformative power of nudity to find peace in our bodies & build intentional community through moments of genuine connection.

Richie Parrella is a Somatic Therapist, Certified yoga teacher, Reiki Master and sound healer trained in Prana yoga, based in the lineages of Kundalini and Tantra yoga and Ayurveda in the lineage of Dr. Vasant Lad. He facilitates sessions, classes, and groups with the intention to create a safe space for others to explore their inner experience, create transformation, as well as reduce stress, anxiety, and support the allowing of the body, mind, and spirit’s natural ability to heal. His teachings are rich in yogic philosophy, breath work and mindfulness.

Danny Presencia (They/He) is a shamanic guide and wisdom medicine carrier. They received initiations while studying at Tantraya, The School of the Dragon & Serpent, in the Sacred Valley of Peru, where they cultivated a relationship with Ayahuasca, Tantra, Daoism, Buddhism, and Mysteries of the Goddess. Danny is also a sacred sexuality practitioner, offering sexual somatic bodywork, trained by the International School of Temple Arts. They believe that there is a gift to be shared when we are witnessed in our raw embodied authentic truth. Danny is bilingual and attributes dance as a spiritual connection from their Colombian and Ecuadorian heritage.

is a DJ based in Philadelphia. His musical style defies categorization, blending instrumental enchantment, tribal rhythms, and irresistible melodies. Prepare for a captivating sonic journey, from profound transcendence to bass-driven heights. On stage, Riley emanates a magnetic aura, effortlessly tapping into the crowd's energy. Surrender to his sonic wizardry as he crafts beats that stir the soul and move the body.

The highest cost reflects the true cost of the class or service. It is the cost that the practitioner would charge all students in the absence of a sliding scale.

IF:

• You have access to financial security, own property or have personal savings
• You have relationship resources + can ask others for financial support, such as family members, partners, or friends
• You are able to pay for "wants" + spend little time worried about securing necessities in your life

THEN:

• You have economic security, privilege, + power in our community
• This price is for you.

The middle cost reflects the practitioner's acknowledgement that paying the full cost would prevent some folks from being able to attend, but who do not honestly find themselves reflected in either descriptions for the highest cost or the lowest.

IF:

• You are struggling to conquer debt or build savings or move away from paycheck to paycheck living but have access to steady income
• Your basic needs are met
• You are not spending most of your time thinking about meeting basic needs such as food, shelter, medical care, child care, etc

THEN:

• You have economic stability in our community
• This price is for you

FOR: BIPOC (non-white), SWrs, pregnant or postpartum mothers, trans (not cis-gendered not heterosexual), disabled, Femmes, fat bodies +/ neurodiverse community members

The bottom cost represents an honest acknowledgment by the teacher and practitioner that there are folks whose economic circumstances would prevent them from being a part of classes if there was not be a deliberate opportunity made for them to access services at a cost that is reflective of their economic realities.

IF:

• You struggle to maintain access to basic needs such as health care, housing, food, child care, etc
• You are living paycheck to paycheck, are under or unemployed, + are in significant debt
• You are rarely able to purchase new items

THEN:

• You need economic support from our community.
• You belong here, this price is for you.
• You deserve a community that honors your price as equal an economic offering as the person who can pay the highest tier.

Please be mindful

Being honest with yourself + your financial situation when engaging with sliding scale practices grows strong + sustainable communities based in justice. It also respects the work of teachers + creators, like myself, you have families to support + rent to pay. When I am paid fairly, I am able to invest more time + resources to free + lower cost offerings.

Host or Publisher Lior Allay