Ecstatic Dance Oakland Weds - Ryan Herr

7/11 - Ryan Herr Axis Syllabus - Bronwyn Ayla Yoga - Wendy Faith Sound Healing: Ryan Herr Ryan Herr - Multi instrumentalist, composer, and producer, Ryan Herr, has been weaving his mix of live and electronic music for festivals, retreats and events throughout the world for nearly 20 years. He has a diverse and dynamic background of musical genres and styles and has been creating music for yoga, dance, film, and meditation. He focuses much of his musical attention to the medicinal aspects of music and dance and always incorporates a heavy dose of improvisation into his live sets. In recent years he has been recording and performing with artists such as Shaman’s Dream, The Polish Ambassador, Wildlight, Ayla Nereo and SaQi to name a few. https://soundcloud.com/ryanherrmusic Bronwyn Ayla - Bronwyn helps people find radiant health, embodied wisdom, and the nourishment of their destiny through the sacred alchemy of acupuncture, dance, plant medicine, bodywork, and ceremony. People who journey with her transform their lives by aligning their outer world with their inner divinity. She offers a breadth of holistic medical arts which, when combined, link the physical, spiritual, mental, and emotional bodies to promote integrated healing. These pathways include traditional Chinese medicine, movement, Rosen Method bodywork, nutrition, ritual, hands-on healing, lifestyle coaching, Reiki, herbology, and seasonal attunement practices. www.bronwynayla.com/ Wendy Faith - Wendy Faith (Rivka), originally from Philadelphia, is a Bay-area based 500-plus hour yoga teacher, dancer and bodyworker who weaves her passion for music and world travel into a beautiful life she loves sharing with others. Wendy is certified in Esalen massage and has studied reiki, Meridian massage, Thai massage, as well as Deep Tissue. She is also in ongoing studies and an assistant to her teacher, Hugh Milne, in Visionary Craniosacral Work™. Wendy’s greatest joy is leading international transformative yoga retreats combining the healing arts in these myriad of forms. She also offers day and weekend retreats in the United States, as well as workshops and private yoga/bodywork sessions. www.wendyfaith.com/ 7pm // Contact Improv Class 7pm // Yoga Class 8-11pm // Ecstatic Dance Journey 11pm // Sound Healing Meditation Upstairs: Free Coat & Bag Check 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