Sunday Ecstatic SF - VESICA - 7 9 23

Sunday Ecstatic Dance San Francisco! July 9th - DJ: VESICA (ED Berlin!) Contact Improv: Shannon Sahaja Meditation: Shannon Sahaja DJ: VESICA is Initiator and Co-founder of Ecstatic Dance Berlin, where she is a resident DJ and the organizer of Ecstatic Dance Sundays. VESICA, while born & raised in Berlin, is living & has lived most of her life in the San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Oakland Ecstatic Dance saved her in 2008, when her doctoral dissertation on spirit possession & psychiatry was literally driving her mad. Ever since, Ecstatic Dance has been her non-negotiable pilgrimage to the dance floor -to get down and right with herself, her community, and the Universe. VESICA is a genre bending dancer’s DJ crafting deep transformative journeys dedicated to the Heart, Soul and Funk of her dancers. Get a taste of her style here: https://soundcloud.com/vesica-ecstatic/sets/ecstatic-dance-sets Contact Improv: Shannon Sahaja is an embodied alchemist with 2 decades dedicated to geeking out on the fine art of facilitation. She has a unique ability to create safety for her students while spicing things up with humor and spontaneity. Her current commitment is to building a firm foundation for those wanting and willing to learn the true art and technique of contact Improvisation. She had the great good fortune to study with: Nancy Stark Smith, Kathleen Hermesdorf, Scott Wells, Andrew Harwood, Chris Aiken, Martin Keogh, Kirstie Simpson, Lisa Nelson, and Ray Chung. www.ShannonSahaja.com 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. Without Restrictions or Limitations. We only ask that you refrain from: 1. Talking on the Dancefloor 2. Using your Phone 3. Wearing Shoes 4. Using Substances (Be Yourself!) Thank You for Respecting the Space so that everyone may Move, Celebrate, Heal, & Pray in their own unique way... Together. Thank You for Being Alive and Sharing your Beautiful Self with The World! Tickets available at the Door $25 Drop-In (Cash / Credit / Venmo) $20 Circle Pass (5 for $100) Arrive when you wish: 9:45am - Doors Open 10:00am - Contact Improv Class 10:50am - Opening Circle 11:00am - Ecstatic Dance 1:00pm - Sound Bath / Closing Meditation 1:11pm - Good Day Everyone! Dance Free on Your Birthday Week! Thank You for Being Yourself. @ Sacred Heart Church (of 8 Wheels) 554 Fillmore St., SF, CA