Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Scott Nice

Weds Night - 2/6 - Scott Nice 7pm // Contact Improv - Bronwyn Ayla 7pm // Yoga - Lucia Grace 8pm // OPENING CIRCLE 8-11pm // Ecstatic Dance Journey - Scott Nice 11pm // Sound Healing - Lucia Grace DJ/Producer/Student of the Turntable and a friend to all animals. Northern California producer Scott Nice brings the listeners mind and heart into a flowing adventure through world music colors, sounds of the jungle, and dance music aesthetics. This is art rooted in indigenous cultures and traditions; the vibrations find a home in nature’s resplendent environs. Nice, a former turntablist who has logged time in the skateboard and snowboard industries, returned to making music with a newfound clarity and focus following health challenges that saw him stop making music for an extended period. Through inner journey and personal triumph, Nice has arrived at an exotic cross-section of styles, yet maintains a sound all his own. Mr. Nice places the artistic focus on creating music that stands the test of time, art that has a replay value for years to come. There are no fads chased here, no genre-of-the-moment, no tried and true formulas at play. Instead, the producer leans heavily on his own world view, and the globalized rhythms that pulsate throughout his music are a testament to his wide-eyed approach. Contact Improv - Bronwyn Ayla (Michaelis) is devoted to dance as a sacred practice that encourages the full embodiment of ourselves in our lives. She interweaves Axis Syllabus, contact improvisation, mindfulness, and somatic awareness into her unique approach to the art of movement. She draws on her extensive training in anatomy, developmental movement, Chinese medicine, Body-Mind Centering, circus arts, body psychotherapy, yoga, and Continuum. Inherent in her philosophy is the inseparable relationship between healing and dance. The marriage of these serves as a vehicle for the empowerment of ourselves and the nourishment of our destiny. Bronwyn runs her Holistic Medical Arts Clinic in Berkeley, CA where she treats people with a combination of acupuncture, plant medicine, ritual, Rosen Method Bodywork, Reiki, and nutrition. She is an Axis Syllabus Certified Teacher. www.bronwynayla.com Yoga - Lucia Grace I am an IAYT Certified Yoga Therapist, Advanced Yoga Instructor RYT 500 , improvisational dancer, and wild woman based in the San Francisco Bay Area. At the heart of my practice, I believe that movement is powerful medicine, and that true liberation can be found by journeying deep within and setting ourselves free from limiting beliefs and fear with loving presence. I continue to be drawn deeper into the practice of yoga not only for the physical benefits of asana, but for the yoga that happens off the mat: integrating these yogic principles of truth, compassion, mindfulness and acceptance into our lives. www.LuciaGraceYoga.com Upstairs: Free Coat & Bag Check (8pm - 11:30pm) Cushy Mats, Conversation, & Free Kung Fu Tea Service benefitting Om Shan Tea At the Bar: Brilliant Herbal Elixirs, Rhythmic Seed Dancing Cuisine & Firefly Chocolates Main Floor Windows: Meditation Altar & Table Massage available $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) Free Dance: Your Birthday Week! Ecstatic Dance is a Freeform Movement Journey DJ'd with Modern Bass Music spanning all Genres, Tempos, Emotions, and Intensities. You are Welcome and Accepted as You Are, in this Judgement Free, Open Community. 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, Booze, Phones, Perfumes, and each other's Space) www.Edance.org/w