SYNERGY Ecstatic Dance: Primal Radiance with KOMPASS

~ Theme: Primal Radiance ~ ~Thursday, March 13, 2025~ 6:30pm - Door opens 6:45pm - Class: 5Rhythms with Qibei 7:45pm - Opening Circle 8pm - Ecstatic Dance Wave - Kompass ** Arrive before 9pm to participate in dance ** 9:30pm(ish) - Closing Circle There is also Gong Fu tea service in the front room, as part of Soft Medicine's weekly Synes-TEA-sia offering; from 7-10pm, asking $5/person. Location: the upstairs Loft at Soft Medicine: 186 N Main Street, Sebastopol ~ Reciprocity ~ $25-20, cash or venmo at door Accessibility Discount available for marginalized peoples, such as BIPOC and LGTBQIA+ folx, and those experiencing financial hardship. And, no one turned away for lack of funds. Synergy is included within the AYS/SM Class Pass Membership - no additional charge to attend for members and class pass holders. We also need people to offer 45 minutes of help (setup, door or cleanup, in trade to attend the event. (sign up sheet coming soon!) ~ About the Class: 5Rhythms with Qibei~ Qibei is a certified 5Rhythms® teacher, a holistic healer, and a somatic psychotherapist-in-training, but above all, she is a seeker of what makes us humans feel truly alive. Qibei believes life is one big practice - a practice of moving through life in the same way we move on the dance floor - rooted in presence, open to connection, and always listening for what wants to emerge. To her, aliveness isn’t a fancy idea - it’s something that rattles in our bones, in the way we move and speak, the way we encounter each other, the way we hold joy and sorrow in the same breath. Whether in a therapy room, a kitchen, or the middle of a crowded street, she believes embodied presence is what turns ordinary moments into extraordinary healing and growth. In her movement classes, she creates a trauma-sensitive, inclusive place for all bodies, inviting the dynamic emergence of the raw, the tender, the wild, everything in between and beyond. Find out more at Qibei.be. ~ About the DJ: Kompass~ Kompass (Nolan Watt) is a multi-instrumentalist, producer and ecstatic dance DJ from Northern California, currently based in Playa del Carmen, Mexico. You can find his music on Resuéno, High Vibe and Agami records and has collaborated with artists such as Symphony, Sudakra, Fllow, Arula, DTO, Rabellion, Claraty, Diana Egizi, and others. His original productions weave sound from across the globe, fusing live instruments with down/mid tempo, mystical grooves. For live sets, Kompass incorporates a variety of live flutes into sounds of global bass, ethno/tribal house and world rhythms - a diverse landscape for dancers to explore and immerse into deep, ecstatic inspiration. Come with an open heart and leave with a rejuvenated spirit <3 You can explore more of his music here: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tJarBmMmxyRYVTUq8xtk9? si=ol2AJ5TiRnOoiGBwiKnEzg https://soundcloud.com/kompassmusic https://www.instagram.com/kompass.music Ecstatic Dance guidelines: -no conversation on the dance floor (yes everywhere else) -no shoes on the dance floor (yes barefoot and socks) -no phone use or photography (yes presence) -no intoxication (yes dance medicine) -consent is listening for a "yes" and respecting a "no"; before and while dancing with others See less See less See less Sebastopol, California