VAGUS VACATION Winter Solstice Calm: yoga, dance, sound-bath, acupuncture

Dance in the still-point, on the longest night of the year, in community. You are warmly invited to join us on Sat. Dec. 20th, 6-9:30pm. We'll gather in circle; chat about the meanng & the gifts of this winter solstice time, in our own lives and across cultures; practice vagal toning & parasympathetic nervous system strategies; then share a healing & releasing ecstatic dance wave, ending in an hour-long sound bath with acupuncture. Delicious. You can listen on the indoor speaker system or wear our silent disco headsets and control your own volume (with the added option of being able to dance indoors in the sanctuary & outdoors at Fisherman's Wharf. Limited to 30 spots. These nervous system reset events often sell out, so we recommend you reserve early.

ENERGY EXCHANGE:
$44- Early Bird Tickets, until Sat. Dec 13th, 11:59 pm
$55-Advance Tickets, until Sat. Dec 20th, 5pm
$66- from 5pm Sat Dec 20 & at the Door

WAYS to RESERVE A SPOT:
-by e-transfer to [email protected](please write "CALM " and a way to contact you in your e-transfer message)
-on Eventbrite here

BRING:
Lots of water, a mug for rooibos chai with oat milk, warm layers, yoga mat, blanket, pillows, eye mask if you like. There are a few pillows & yoga mats available at the venue.

FLOW OF EVENING:

6-7pm- optional Solstice Stillpoint Yoga included -- let us know if you would like a spot in the opening yoga class ([email protected])
7:00- ambient music for warmup & check-in
7:15- circle & spiral dance
7:30- ecstatic dance wave
8:30-one hour sound-bath with acupuncture

9:30-closing

We can wait to share this with you!

MARY LLOYD (Collective Joy Dance & Events-circle, ecstatic dance)
ALYRIA KENDALL (Rainbow Tones sound-bath)
ACUPUNCTURIST TBA

MARY (she/her)- is the founder of Collective Joy Dance & Events and Silent DJ Victoria and is a passionate dance facilitator, community builder, connector, and mindfulness teacher. Using her collective skills and training, she creates events that foster freedom, magic, joy, healing, connection, and space for authentic expression through movement. Mary trained as a certified Dance Your Abilities instructor, Dance as Medicine facilitator, and MMTCP-certified mindfulness meditation teacher, studying with Jack Kornfield & Tara Brach. She has a B.A. in Psychology, Kinesiology, & Contemporary Dance and is a lifelong dancer with a background in Cecchetti ballet, contemporary dance, Authentic Movement, ecstatic dance, and 5Rhythms®. Mary finds refuge in ecstatic dance, mindfulness meditation, circling with others, and time in the wild. @silentdjvictoria

ALYRIA (she/they)- is the founder of Rainbow Vibrations Canada and is an intuitive, energy worker, Reiki master, and certified sound therapist. They recently started a business selling crystal sound bowls. Alyria believes in life-long learning and recently studied soul singing. They delight in merging sound & song with other modalities to craft bespoke healing experiences. Each session resembles a spa retreat for the soul offering inner peace, balance, pain management, stress relief, and more. @rainbowvibrationscanada

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