Nadi - Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sunday @ Sweets

Ecstatic Dance Oakland - Sweets Ballroom Sunday Sept 22 - DJ: Nadi Contact Improv: Tomaj Trenda Yoga: Satya Gita Sound Healing: Jesse Sheehan Circle & Meditation: Shannon Sahaja ----- Timing: (Arrive when you Wish) 9:45am - Doors Open 10am - Contact Improv (Main Floor) 10am - Yoga (Upstairs) 10:45am - Opening Circle 11am - Ecstatic Dance 1pm - Sound Healing / Meditation 1:11pm - Good Day! - Time for Picnic After Dance Picnic is held next to Lake Merritt near the Fairyland Sign by Whole Foods on Grand Avenue & Harrison. Tickets: Available at the door with Cash / Card / Venmo $25 Drop-In $20 Circle Passes sold in 5 packs ($100) @ Sweets Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 19th St. BART Webster Street Garage, 1721 Webster St, Oakland Volunteer Opportunity: Show up at 9am sharp! for Opening or ask at the door for Closing Opportunities. ------- DJ: Nadi (Kyle Sanchez) Cultivating the unique tastes of Electropical since 2006, DJ Nadi is known as the pioneer of introducing the West Coast festival scene and dance floors all over the world to the sonic shores of Afro-Latin-Caribbean Bass music. As the first to coin Electropical, Nadi is the founder of this musical phenomena--part genre, party, vibe. Electropical tastes how it sounds; it is a beacon blended sunshine brought to you by countless years of tastemaking as Nadi is a distiller of spirit demanding joy to takeover as he coaxes the dancefloor to drop all inhibition with every beat. Fruits are his mixing expertise burst with distinct flavors from Dancehall, Soca, Cumbia, Uk Bass, Gqom, Reggaeton, Dub, Trap, Salsa, Bashment party goers all over the world with his long standing & most successful event called Electropical. Primarily based in Nevada City, California, Electropical is focused on Tropical Bass dance music alongside drummers, dancers, and unique artists on a weekly basis. Drop in to see some of the best producers and promoters of this style in North America https://soundcloud.com/nadimusic Contact Improv: Tomaj Trenda Tomaj Trenda has taught Contact Improvisation throughout the U.S., Canada, and Mexico for over 35 years. His initial training began in 1979 with the originators of the form, Steve Paxton & Nancy Stark Smith and he has collaborated and performed with Andrew Harwood, Martin Keogh, Carol Swann and many other teachers who have developed the form over the past 3 decades. He holds a master’s degree in Dance Education and his passion is to spread the joy of dancing. Yoga: Satya Gita Satya Gita is a long-time, devoted practitioner and teacher of yoga. In her more than 20 years of practice, she has studied many forms of yoga, including Jivamukti, Integral, Ashtanga, Standing Wave Yoga, Forrest, and Anusara. Born in Oslo and raised in Trondheim Norway, she studied dance at The London Contemporary Dance School and on Africa’s Ivory Coast before moving to New York to study and teach at Jivamukti. She was also certified at the Integral Yoga Institute and studied Standing Wave. Satya then created and implemented a yoga program for Harbin Hot Springs, an internationally known retreat center in California. During this time, she founded her own teaching style called Anahatha Yoga, which utilizes physical postures and alignment to open energetic dimensions and pathways in the body. Preparing the body in this way opens the student’s awareness to more subtle dimensions of Being in an embodied way. She has been teaching and developing this form for 18 years, as well as training and certifying others in the approach. She continues to offer classes and workshops using Anahatha yoga to help students deepen in themselves. https://satyaaune.com/about-satya Circle & Meditation: Shannon Sahaja Two decades of holding space for yoga, meditation, dance, Sunday Ecstatic Dance Oakland Facilitator, and Certified Sophia Circle Journey Faciliator. Shannon offers exquisite meditations while creating impeccable sacred space. Participants often reflect on how incredibly safe they feel in her field. www.ShannonSahaja.com ----- All are Welcome. Ecstatic Dance is a Freeform Conscious Dance, Mixed by a Seasoned DJ for a Continuous Sonic Journey. Move however you wish, without verbal guidance, shoes, or booze. Music will flow through various Tempos, Genres, Intensities, and Emotions, so that Dancers may Experience, Express, and Transform their own Energies on the Dancefloor Together. Ecstatic Dance can be your: 1. Physical Exercise 2. Mental Therapy 3. Connection to Spirit 4. Social Connection with Others 5. Personal Connection with Self ----- Website: https://ecstaticdance.org/dance/oakland-ecstatic-dance-sunday-morning/ ----- @ Sweets Ballroom 1933 Broadway, Oakland, CA 19th St. BART Webster Street Garage, 1721 Webster St, Oakland