Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Ean Golden

Weds Night - September 11 - Ean Golden 7pm // Cocréa Partner Dance - Wren LaFeet 7pm // Yoga - Rachael Freedman 8pm // OPENING CIRCLE 8-11pm // Ecstatic Dance Journey - Ean Golden 11pm // Sound Healing - Ronnie Ray Ean Golden - For more than 20 years, Ean Golden has been touring the worlds largest clubs and festivals, changing the landscape of Dj technology forever. He is the leading expert in modern DJing and created the "controllerism" movement of DJ performance. He’s created equipment used by artists including Skrillex, Bassnectar and Stimming, as well as designing some of the top selling DJ technology in the world for companies like Native Instruments and Novation. With an online community of millions who follow him on his blog and Facebook, Ean has garnered deep respect and legendary status as a innovator who continues to raise the bar for what a DJ can do. www.eangolden.com/ Wren LaFeet: Wren works internationally in support of strengthening and enlivening communities through dance and growing healthy relationships. Wren is a celebrated TEDx, Body Intelligence Summit, and Conscious Dancer Podcast speaker placing him as an authority on partner dance as an awareness building practice. Teaching as a featured presenter at retreats, high schools, colleges, festivals and in communities across North America, Central America and Europe since 2011, he is responsible for co-initiating four currently thriving Fusion partner dance scenes in Port Townsend, Nevada City, Sebastopol and Nelson, BC which shows how deeply inspiring and beneficial people find his work. In 2015, he presented Cocréa at the Design For Dance Conference at Stanford University promoting partner dance as a leadership tool in the workplace, demonstrating a clear talent for speaking to a diversity of audiences. Collaborating most notably with Antje Schaefer from 2013-2016 developing Cocréa, as well as the memorable Connexus events, Wren is an undeniably potent leader and inspiration for the conscious partner dance movement. www.WrenLaFeet.com Rachael Freedman began her journey as a yoga teacher in order to heal herself. She graduated from architecture school with debilitating pain and found Yoga Therapy and Ayurveda helped heal her injuries. She completed her 200-hr, 500-hr, and Prenatal Yoga training with an emphasis in Yoga Therapy through The Stress Management Center of Marin. While completing her yoga studies, Rachael studied Ayurveda at Mount Madonna Institute and is a Certified Ayurvedic Practitioner. She is very passionate about the benefits Ayurveda provides and enjoys sharing her knowledge.Rachael’s teaching draws from Viniyoga, connecting breath with movement and Yin Yoga, using props to allow the body to soften and release on a deeper level. She uses breath and mindfulness as the main tools to restore and renew the body through slow poses and transitions. You will leave her class feeling rejuvenated and nurtured. Inspired by her students, she is grateful to share the teachings of yoga. www.yogagardensf.com/rachael-freedman-2 There are 3 simple Guidelines to maintain a Safe and Sacred Space together. 1. No Talking on the Dancefloor 2. Move as You Wish 3. Respect the Space (which includes no Shoes, no Drugs, no Booze, no Phones, no Perfumes, and Respecting each other's Space) $18 Drop In Multiple Discount Passes also Available at the Door 4 for $15 each ($60), 10 for $13 each ($130) Cash or Card. Online or at the Door. Free Dance: Volunteers arrive at 6pm Sharp OR Stay till Midnight (check in at the Front Door first) Free Dance: Your Birthday Week! Upstairs: Free Kung Fu Tea Service benefitting Om Shan Tea At the Bar: Brilliant Herbal Elixirs & Rhythmic Seed Dancing Cuisine (Raw Vegan) Main Floor Windows: Meditation Altar & Table Massage available www.Edance.org/w