AMBROSIA: A weekend retreat to discover the inner alixir

Join us for ALIXIR's first wellness retreat, called “Ambrosia” in the Santa Cruz Mountains on October 21-23 at Green Mountain. Ambrosia will be led by world-class musicians and master teachers in the areas of ecstatic dance, breathwork, and sound healing. Ecstatic dance sessions will be led by well-known DJs and music producers ALIA, Dakini and Izzy Wise who perform regularly in the Bay Area and at other ALIXIR events. Breathwork practice is led by Greg Vorst, CEO and co-founder of Embodied Recovery, a treatment center in Los Gatos supporting individuals to transform the suffering of addiction and mental health challenges into soul growth and embodied living. At the retreat, Greg will teach Sundo; a Korean Taoist form of embodied breathwork, yoga and meditation that assists in nervous system regulation and development of a greater capacity for presence. Sound healer Loriel Starr is a graduate of The California Institute of Integral Studies Sound, Voice and Music in the Healing Arts Program. She has performed in and produced concerts for more than a decade, including “The Sound Mandala Experience," which featured an extraordinary ensemble of eight gongs, more than 40 singing bowls and many of the SF Bay Area's premier sound healing musicians. “It's important to take time away from everyday distractions and obligations in this increasingly busy world. Ambrosia will enable participants to spend a weekend focused on personal wellbeing in the presence of others doing the same. Our goal is for everyone to leave feeling refreshed, renewed, and invigorated,” said Donna Carroll, founder and CEO. Ecstatic dance is a freeform movement practice led by a live DJ. The electronic and world music is designed to bring dancers on a journey of self-discovery in a drug and alcohol-free environment. Breathwork is a group of exercises that manipulate breath rate and depth. The goal is to bring awareness to the breath in order to provide similar benefits as meditation. Sound healing is an ancient practice that uses different musical instruments to create a meditative state and increase healing vibrations in the body. _________ For more info and to register, see www.alixir.dance/workshops/more-info _________ Schedule: Friday 3-4:45 pm Arrival and Check-in 5-6:45 pm Ecstatic Dance with Izzy Wise 7-8 pm Dinner 8:30-9:30 pm Sound Healing with Loriel Starr Saturday 7-8:30 am Breakfast 8:45-9am Teaching on Flow States with Donna Carroll ‍9:15-10:15 am SunDo with Greg Vorst 10:30-12 pm Ecstatic Dance with DJ ALIA 12:15-1:15 pm Sound Healing with Loriel Starr ‍1:30-2:30 pm Lunch 2:45-3:45 pm Teaching on Dance, SunDo, and Sound Healing ‍4:00-4:30 pm SunDo with Greg Vorst 4:45-6:15 Ecstatic Dance with DJ Dakini 6:30-7:30 pm Sound Healing with Loriel Starr ‍7:45 pm Dinner Play Time - Instruments, Flow Toys, Stargazing, etc. Sunday 7-8:45 am Breakfast ‍9-10 am SunDo with Greg Vorst 10:15-11:45 am Ecstatic Dance 12-1 pm Sound Healing with Loriel Starr ‍1-2:30 pm Lunch 2:45-4 pm Integration 4-5 pm Farewells __________________________________ Located about 20 minutes from San Jose Airport in the Santa Cruz Mountains on 66 acres of wilderness.