Selected Past Events
Ecstatic Dance Retreat - Guatemala
Lake Atitlan, Guatemala
January, 2020
Northern California Dance Collective
Sequoia National Park, CA
2019
Landing pads are parts of our bodies that allow us to amplify kinetic return, move more safely in and out of contact, and promote longevity for our dancing. Learn ways to safely move in and out of the floor.
SoulPlay Connect - Unlimited Chemistry
East Bay Community Space, Oakland, CA
May 5, 2019
May Day Dance Ceremony at SoulPlay Connect in a few weeks. Get infused with positive relating skills, a turned-on body, and connection to the depth of your being.
Bali Spirit Festival - Contact & Axis Syllabus
Ubud, Bali
March 24-31, 2019
In this fun and dynamic workshop, we will practice moving on our own and in connection with each other. We will use principles of the Axis Syllabus throughout. Contact Improvisation is a dance of connection that shows us how we are as relational beings. It is an investigation into an embodied self, contacting and responding to other beings. This improvised dance form encourages us to be precisely in the present moment and engenders empowered participation in the discovery of relatedness. It is the practice of connecting with our environment and each other as we respond with movement in a way that aligns with the inner self.
Northern California Dance Collective
Kings Canyon , CA
March 10, 2019
We will explore using landing pads as a guide for safe movement and full kinetic return potential through the lense of Axis Syllabus.
Bali Spirit Festival - Healing through Movement & Connecting in Relationship
Ubud, Bali
March 24-31, 2019
Contact Improv & Axis at Ecstatic Dance
Sweets Ballroom, Oakland, CA
December 19, 2018
Contact Improv & Axis at Ecstatic Dance
Comprehensive Reiki Training
Berkeley, CA
September - December 2018
Topics will vary around Asian medical theory, bodywork, acupressure, toning, essential oils, Reiki, yoga, aromatherapy, chakras, crystals, auras, tuning forks, meditation, pendulums, magic, business coaching, and more. The teachings include traditional Usui Reiki and Japanese Reiki Techniques and are grounded in a background of functional medicine and extensive clinical experience.
Movement is Medicine
Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA
September - December 2018
Axis Syllabus Movement and Methodology, Holistic Dance, and Contact Improvisation. Come pulse, dive, swing, and spiral into integration and aliveness. We will practice moving in and out of the floor, contact improvisation, tapping into motion centers, exploring appropriate joint parameters, inquiring into chronological architecture, and attuning with the autumn and winter season. This movement class series is suitable for beginners to advanced movers!
SoulPlay Fall Fest - Axis Syllabus
Pinecrest, CA
September, 2018
Axis Syllabus Class
Women’s Acupuncture Retreat - Movement Exploration
Wilbur Hotsprings, CA
September, 2018
Your dance is holy, and your body is wise. Through movement practices, an energy comes alive that encourages our most authentic expression of self. The cultivation of this force returns us to our essence. Dance is the ritual of bringing ourselves back to ourselves. Come Play.
SoulPlay Dance Ceremony
Pinecrest, CA
September, 2018
Primary to a healthy path is living and acting in harmony with the seasons and cycles of nature. Autumn is about the out breath of our lives, turning inward and a time for reflection and slowing down. Come calibrate with autumn through dance.
East Bay Reiki Share
Aeire, Berkeley, CA
July 2017 - April 2018
Experience Reiki, tune into energetic medicine, and drop in with yourself and other people in the Reiki community.
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Arms, Shoulders & Mobility - Bay Area Axis Syllabus Exchange
Finnish Hall, Berkeley CA
July, 2018
A class at BAASE exploring the relationship between shoulder blade, chest, and arm motion in slow exploration and more dynamic movements. Come pulse, dive, swing, and spiral in finding a sense of integration and aliveness.
SoulPlay - Water Dance Ceremony
Pinecrest, CA
June, 2018
Nothing is quite like water in softening the hard and simultaneously yielding. Water will be the master medicine of this dance ceremony.
Northern California Dance Collective
Sequoia National Park, CA
June, 2018
Landing pads are parts of our bodies that allow us to amplify kinetic return, move more safely in and out of contact, and promote longevity for our dancing. Learn ways to safely move in and out of the floor.
West Coast Contact Improv Jam
Hearst Gym, Berkeley, CA
July, 2018
Bring your kids, bring your grandma, bring your self to this fun, embodied warm up for the family jam.
SoulPlay - Axis Syllabus
Pinecrest, CA
June, 2018
Axis Syllabus Class
Sister Ceremony in Bali
Ubud, Bali
May 19, 2018
An all-day retreat for women. We gather with ceremony, with the intention of connecting with our sacred roots. Nourish your body, clear your mind, open your heart and free your spirit.
Summer Dance Classes
Finnish Hall, Berkeley, CA
May-July 2018
Ongoing classes exploring the movement, methodology, and chronological architecture of the Axis Syllabus. Practice harnessing universal forces while diving into the discovery of our unique shape and expression.
Monday Axis Syllabus Workgroup
Finnish Hall, Berkeley CA
July 2016 - April 2018
Weekly movement classes inspired by the Axis Syllabus: Dance as a ritual of bringing ourselves back to ourselves.
Sister Ceremony at Aerie
Aeire, Berkeley, CA
February, 2018
An all-day retreat for women. We gather with ceremony, with the intention of connecting with our sacred roots. Nourish your body, clear your mind, open your heart and free your spirit.
Ostara: Equinox Ritual Gathering
Aerie, Berkeley, CA
Mar 19, 2017
Weaving Together Ritual and Dance
Goa Contact Festival
Arambol, Goa, India
Feb, 2017
Axis Syllabus Test Flight Class
Nevada City Spring Jam
Nevada City, CA
Feb 8, 2017
Contact Improvisation Class. Inner Kung Fu, Contact, and sequential architecture.
Ecstatic Dance Oakland
Sweets Ballroom, Oakland, CA
2016 - current
Contact improvisation dance classes heavily influenced by the axis syllabus
