Ecstatic Dance Oakland - YoHm

Weds Night - 1/16 - YoHm 7pm // Contact Improv - Bronwyn Ayla 7pm // Yoga - Jaya Crowley 8pm // OPENING CIRCLE 8-11pm // Ecstatic Dance Journey - YoHm 11pm // Sound Healing - Emile Jans Yohm began the journey as a DJ in the year 2000 playing vinyl reggae,funk and hip hop records.Over the years his sound has evolved into a fusion of world influenced tribal beats with thick bass drops.Known for playing remixes of classic tunes, with an ability to adapt his sound to fit most dance floors. Yohm has rocked sets at west coast festivals like Enchanted Forest,Lucidity,Symbiosis,Worldfest and Stilldream. He specializes in Ecstatic Dance journey sets, and has played E Dances in Oakland,Salt Lake City,Nevada City,Reno,Fairfax and at festivals.He has opened up for Desert Dwellers,Kalya Scintilla,Bluetech,Phaeleh,Charles the First, Deya Dova and many more. Yohm focuses on clean mixing, composing a journey through different genres, and most importantly keeping the vibes high and happy!Yohm is a also an official label DJ for Merkaba Music... www.soundcloud.com/dj_yohm Bronwyn Ayla - Contact Improv 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/ Jaya Crowley - Yoga Raining from Nevada City, CA. Jaya Crowley is a student of Medical Herbalism whose both plant and movement medicine is inspired by dream work, the wild feminine and the eccentric creative nature. Jaya guides vinyasa flows focusing on spinal alignment and undulations, subtle sensuality and gestural poetry. She strives to hold space for her students to express their own imagination through free-flowing movements while simultaneously providing in-depth, postural alignment cues and gentle assists. 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