Shema: A Yom Kippur Embodiment Retreat

SHEMA - Somatic - Holistic- Embodied- Musical- Activation: A Yom Kippur Emdodiment Retreat w/ Join us for SHEMA (Somatic - Holistic- Embodied- Musical- Activation) Yom Kippur Embodiment Retreat at a private Villa in Marin, California. We will experience prayer through Earth-Based Jewish wisdom, chant, yoga, breathwork, dance and meditation. We will be guided on this journey by ritualists and prayer leaders Aleksandra Shira Dubov, Mikey Pauker and a team of live musicians. Take the experience of Ecstatic Dance + Yoga + Personal Prayer + Group Singing + Embodied Ritual + Sound Healing to create a holistic prayer experience. We will be weaving liturgy from traditional, progressive (Earth based) Jewish wisdom and borrowing spiritual technology from yogic eastern faiths. This is a post-denominational experience and an all-inclusive spiritual space. All faiths and people are welcome to join! Concluding our retreat e will be hosting an organic and vegetarian break the fast meal! (Juices, Soups Etc). For an additional cost participants are invited to camp onsite or sleep in shared common areas. We have limited sleeping arrangements. First come first serve! Please register ASAP! Sliding Scale $118- $208 Per ticket Camping Options Available: Tents: $30 Camp Shared Space Sleeping: $20- (Yurt, Family Room) October 8th: 3:30pm-Arrival 5pm- Welcoming & Kol Nidre 6:25pm- Candle Lighting 6:30 pm-8:30pm Ma’ariv and Kol Nidre October 9th: 8am- Wake Up 8:30am- Morning Movement 10am- Welcoming + Invocation + Intention Sharing 10:30am- Morning Breathwork and Chant 11:30am- Embodied Prayer/ Torah Service (Ecstatic Dance + Yoga) 2pm- Yizkor Service 4pm- Avodah Service 5pm- Mincha/ Healing Service 6:30pm- Ne’ila Service 7:20pm- Havdallah 8pm - Break The Fast Organic Meal 9pm- Departure Mikey Pauker Bio: Mikey Pauker (pronounced pow-ker) is a folk/world artist from Berkeley, California. His new album, ASCENSION, is an invitation to listen to the call of our inner wilderness and to greet our darkness with understanding and an open heart. It was recorded in raw, live instrumental sessions — a departure from Mikey’s more electronic past recordings — under the guidance of Grammy-nominated producer Warren Huart (The Fray, Trevor Hall, Matisyahu). With songs like “Say Yes” and “I AM”, listeners are elevated with catchy melodic hooks and reggae/rock beats. The “RISE Vulnerable Rally” music video swept the world touching the hearts of over 1 million viewers this past year. Growing up in Orange County, Mikey’s early experiences at underground shows exposed him to the intense, primal energy of live music, as well as the strong community bonds that form in an authentic and close-knit scene. Inspired by teachers who blend yoga and mystical practices he went to study in Jerusalem, soaking up the hidden teachings of his ancestral lineage. These spiritual dimensions guided his artistic development as he explored ecstatic music festivals and mystical religious traditions. His music implores us all to look within, sit with our darkness, and transform it into light. Mikey’s sound blends elements of folk, reggae, and hip-hop, incorporating English and Hebrew roots into his devotional songwriting. Mikey’s music draws from influences such as early Bob Marley, Van Morrison, and The Police, and listeners will immediately identify his style to the likes of Michael Franti, Trevor Hall and artists such as Mike Love and Stick Figure. Mikey has supported Rebelution, Stephen Marley, Matisyahu, Toots & The Maytals, Trombone Shorty, Trevor Hall, Dovavon Frankenreiter, The Polish Ambassador, Ayla Nereo, Satsang, Mike Love, and Stop Light Observations. Notable performance highlights include Reggae On The Rocks, Suwanne Hullaween, Electric Forest, Beloved, Bhakti Fest, Enchanted Forest, and Chant 4 Change on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. Mikey has been featured in TIME magazine as one of the 10 Stars of The New Jewish Music. He is also the music director of the center of earth-based judaism: Wilderness Torah. Stay connected at www.mikeypauker.com. Aleksandra Dubov Bio: Aleksandra Dubov is blessed with a versatile voice that streams from the heart. Whether she's floating an Italian Aria in a concert hall, crooning a jazz standard in the kitchen, or playing one of her original compositions to a full audience, Aleksandra's voice invites her the room into a pure loving sonic space. At the tender age of six she began performing in the Metropolitan Opera Children's Chorus Spawning her appetite for vocal performance art. Aleksandra was born in New York City and moved to Jerusalem, New Orleans, Detroit, Interlochen, MI, Phoenix, AZ, Boise,ID, and Bloomington, IN, back to New York, Berkeley, CA, Los Angeles, CA where she collected distinct sounds and styles from each culture that she absorbed. Her father, a Cantor in the reform jewish tradition, trained her from a young age to lead a congregation which led her to become a cantorial soloist for many years. She served in various synagogues around the country and most recently led prayers for many Wilderness Torah events. She came onto the Bay area dance scene seven years ago and got inspired by the power of group process, dance and transformation. She has been singing at many Ecstatic Dance events as well as collaborated with DJs. She also teaches Kundalini yoga and chanting as a way to cultivate spiritual transformation in her life and those around her. She invites people into a space where they can access deep connection to their unique voice, develop self expression and commit to a life where we embody our True Self.