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I deleted a post about Portland group

waveyoga — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:57:23 GMT

It is tiem to nto have the info spread around.

I wish them to grow up.
I wish to us all to nto jump to conclusions and to hold grudges.

I may never dance with this facilitator again..probablty not by choice but I will look for other dance groups to be with.

Please if you have another ecstatic dance group in Portland let me know. i will be in Portland end of month.

Cathy

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Ecstatic dancer moving to Portland-tips?

danielle — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:22:50 GMT

Aloha, I'm moving from Maui to Portland June 3rd. I'm a dancer- live to dance. It's my passion. I study all forms of it and regularly practice the 5Rhythms. I'm excited to immerse myself into the ecstatic dance community in Portland- a gypsy dipping her little toes into a beautiful new space. And I need a little help from the community. I do not know a soul in Portland- all my compadres moved on, so I need a place to stay just for a tiny bit (two weeks max) to get my feet on the ground and find my own place. I'm 24, female, educated, respectable and tons of fun. Ideally, I'm looking for someone who would be really stoked on having me as a guest and perhaps hanging out with me- experiencing dance opportunities with me, showing me the best local spots- whatever. If this sounds like something your into, please hit me back. Love and light-Danielle-daniellerubio873@hotmail.com

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Snuggletown! 2008

SweetMango — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 23:01:02 GMT

Do you want to see Snuggletown! on the playa this year? Does the mission of Snuggletown and LoveTribe speak to you? Do you want to help us make it happen? If you answered YES to any of these questions - now's the time to get involved!

We've so far had two productive planning meetings, and this weekend we'll probably be inventory-ing the bus and tossing about more ideas for what ST will look like this year. We'll come up with a list of what we have and what we need. Maybe you have something we need. Maybe we have something you need.

We intend to be a presence at SOAK. so even if you're not going to Burning Man, there's still opportunity for you to get involved. We'd be especially grateful to people with generator/power equipment, people with DJ skills and equipment, past campers, people who know something about mechanical things (particularly old diesel school busses), and people with creative energy for fundraising, and decorations and fluff. If you're interested, drop me a line. I'd love to hear from you!

- Mango, CMO
(Chief Motivational Officer)

** Snuggletown! is a body and touch-aware intentional community that nurtures connection, communication, exploration, passion,and playfulness with healthy, caring, communal opportunities for affection and bliss.**

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Bloom 2008: Tryon Life Community Farm’s 4th Annual Spring Benefit

sidewaystree — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:25:43 GMT

Bloom 2008: Tryon Life Community Farm’s 4th Annual Spring Benefit
Message
SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH, 2pm-MIDNIGHT

Sliding Scale: $50-$10 (worktrade available)

THIS IS A BENEFIT FOR TRYON LIFE COMMUNITY FARM

This is a No Alcohol Event

Please park at Riverdale High School: 9727 SW Terwilliger Blvd, PDX - 97219
A shuttle will be provided. Biking and carpooling encouraged.

For more info, directions, schedule and general info, please Visit: www.tryonfarm.org/share/bloom-2008 or www.tryonfarm.org

Join us on Saturday April 26th at Tryon Life Community Farm for an all day benefit celebration! At the forefront of turning vision into action, we will educate, celebrate, demonstrate, and co-create in this Permaculture haven and seven-acre preserved green space within the city of Portland. Enjoy live musical performances spanning genres of folk, world, and dance. Participate in educational workshops. Delight your senses with local, organic food, tonics, and desserts. Rejoice with friends and family the creation of an ecologically viable future within our community!

Music:

* Cassandra Robertson – acoustic conscious folk (www.cassandrarobertson.com)
* Njuzu Mbira – Traditional dance music of Zimbabwe (www.cdbaby.com/cd/njuzumbira)
* Calynco – World Fusion born out of Calypso and Flamenco (www.calynco.com)
* SaraTone – Acoustic Soul Expression and Mystical Dub (www.sonicbids.com/saratone)
* Alpaca! – Dance your pants off! (www.myspace.com/alpacaband)
* Off The Grid – Electronic/NuJazz (www.myspace.com/offthegridportland)

Workshops:

* Zine Making 101 with Ari - Since the invention of the printing press (if not before), dissidents and marginalized citizens have published their own opinions in leaflet and pamphlet form, which in modern times is know as a 'zine'. Come and learn the basics of making a small 'magaZine' in this 1 hour workshop. Ari will be helping us assemble a zine in class and copies will be available shortly afterwards! 4:00

* Ivy Basket Weaving with Kiliii - Join us for a 1 hour workshop on how to harvest English Ivy and make it into a beautiful basket or other creative creation. Kiliii Yu is a local hero when it comes to reintroducing people to their natural environments and will be leading this fun and creative workshop. 3:00-4:00

* Mushroom Walk with Jordan Weiss - Ever wanted to know more about mushrooms that grow in the area? Take a half hour walk with TLC Farm's mushroom guru and learn more about your local fungi friends and how to foster their growth. 5:00-5:30

* Community Yoga with Lauren Turley - Come and Start off your BLOOM experience reaching for the trees and breathing with the forest and animals! Lauren will lead us for 45 minutes through some easy and simple yoga poses to set the tone for the days events. 2:15-3:00

Food:

* Lulu's Raw Chocolate Alchemy is a small Portland chocolate company dedicated to bringing you chocolate as close from the tree to the table as possible. Lulu handcrafts all of her raw chocolate using fair trade, organic ingredients and sweetens it with agave nectar and lots of love. Lulu's Chocolate was born from a desire to eat pure, whole foods combined with a passion for gourmet chocolate. " I aim to please your palate and lift your spirit! " luluschocolate.com

* Olympian Falafels are created by Harold Clark and friends as a sustainable business idea for his course work at Evergreen State College in Olypmia, Washington. These creations will be made with as many local ingredients from the Pacific Northwest as possible. - 4:00

* Heartsong Herbal Brewing Company will be bringing an assortment of chai and pepper brews made in Ashland, Oregon. "Raising the vibration of the nation through hydration!"

* TLC Cob Oven Pizzas - If you have been to the Farm before, chances are you have had a piece of tasty pizza from the TLC Cob Oven. These pizzas will be made to order and will offer a variety of fresh spring toppings! YUM! - 2:00

This is a family friendly / alcohol-free event; food and drink not included in admission price.

Tryon Life Community Farm
11640 SW Boones Ferry Road
Portland, OR 97219
www.tryonfarm.org
503.245.3847

.::Tryon Life Community Farm grows community learning in Portland while preserving common green space, restoring native ecosystems, and demonstrating sustainable urban density living :: At the confluence of rural farm land and native forest, in an urban center, TLC Farm is a place of cooperation and crossroads for a diversity of people::.

(Special Thanks to Rob Pellicer for design and love. – robpea.com)

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3/30 Dancing the Divine Fool

bartchurch — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 06:48:02 GMT

You are invited to dance in all your Divine Fool aspects at this Sunday's (3/30) Sacred Circle Dance, 10:30am-12:30 pm, at the Village Ballroom, 700 NE Dekum. Please consider bringing clothing, hats, & soft accessories to share in the center of the room that may help you & others embody all their foolish qualities (e.g., the innocent, childish fool; the adolescent sexy fool; the bold & hilarious adult fool; and the wizened old fool). There's room for all your foolishness in all its guises.

One of the participatory games we may play is not leaving in the same clothes we arrived in. Be open to embracing change as authentically & fully as you wish. This is the time of miracles and wonder.

P.S. -- Let us know if you'd like to come early to help set up or stay late to help clean up.

Bart Church
503-223-8822 X2
bart@qland.org

SPRING

Again, the violet bows to the lily.
Again, the rose is tearing off her gown!

The green ones have come from the other world,
tipsy like the breeze up to some new foolishness.

Again, near the top of the moutnain
the anemone's sweet features appear.

The hyacinth speaks formally to the jasmine,
"Peace be with you.." "And peace to you, lad!
Come walk with me in this meadow."

The bud is shy, but the wind removes
her veil suddenly, "My friend!"

The Friend is here like water in the stream,
like a lotus on the water.

The narcissus winks at the wisteria,
"Whenever you say."

And the clove to the willow,
"You are the one I hope for."
The willow replies
"Consider these chamber of mine yours. Welcome!"

The apple, "Orange, why the frown?"
"So that those who mean harm
will not see my beauty."

The ringdove comes asking, "Where,
where is the Friend?"

With one note the nightingale
indicates the rose.

Again, the season of Spring has come
and a spring-source rises under everything,
a moon sliding from the shadows.

Many things must be left unsaid, because it's late,
but whatever conversation we haven't had
tonight, we'll have tomorrow.

-- Rumi, a Divine Fool if there ever was one

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Earth Day 2008: DANCE of the DINOSAUR! (Dec 3 kick-off meeting)

rainShadow — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 23:55:13 GMT

Hey!
I would love to invite the ecstatic dance community to create a magical place at Earth Day! Come share your ideas at our first meeting on Monday, Dec. 3!

See you soon,
bob new
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Earth Day 2008: DANCE of the DINOSAUR!
Volunteer Kick-Off and first official meeting for Earth Day 2008 planning

Monday, Dec. 3, 2007
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Kaiser Permanente's Town Hall
Conference Room: Conf Rm 3A & B
Yellow Line on the MAX (exit train at the Overlook Park Station).

Come to our first meeting to add your ideas and energy and get ready for an amazing creation at Overlook Park on April 19, 2008 for displaying the best solutions for the planet that the Portland area has to offer! Great ideas abound for this year's Earth Day theme - DANCE of the DINOSAUR! - as we highlight the immediate need for change due to the declining resources from our friends from many years ago. Volunteers, vendors, entertainers, businesses and all potential partners are invited!

All your favorites will return... Kids' Village, 150 sustainable businesses and organizations, local music on 3 different stages, BikeEarthDay to Overlook Park, a poster contest and NEW for 2008: the ArtBike Challenge (create art bikes or trailers for non-profits to use as display booths at the event!)

See you soon!

Bob New, Earth Day Coordinator
Earth Day 2008: DANCE of the DINOSAUR!
April 19, 2008
Overlook Park, North Portland
(http://cityrepair.org for more information)

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Finally, A Poem As Goodbye...

Justivus — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 21:00:11 GMT

I wish we could have said goodbye.
I left so strangely, darkly, in my soul's night.
There are two ways of running, to and from.
And every time you think it's one,
it's actually the other one.
So now I have to learn what it means to bond-
To all the truth of each element and sound,
Each soul does dance, they whirl above the ground.
Pining to rejoin the higher lights,
Until the time comes you will have to fight.
Leaving is hardest when you're not sure,
What kind of life will keep your heart so pure.
But in your soul you know what to expect,
Your mind blows smoke into your heart, direct.
I cannot miss all of you more than I do now,
But you are with me, and I you, if you allow.
Spread the dance as deep as it will go,
And send the light high on every arrow.
Kick your legs and keep your hands spread,
Make ecstatic rhythms of your breath.
The harder pushed the body I do find,
The stiller still the quiet of the mind.

Justin Anderson, 2007

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DJ Epsylon to spin at Spirit Dance once a month

David & Amanda — Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:08:42 GMT

Hey guys,
I just wanted to let you know that DJ Epsylon (of Metakinetics and Spun Acadamy) has committed to come and spin on the third Friday of every Month for our monthly spirit dance. He DJ's Trance, psytrance and other electronica spacy type music that is awesome to dance to. Come join the fun - the kick-off night is November 16th - Hope to see you there!
hugs,
Amanda

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Come play in the forest with Sacred Circle Sunday Dance!

Tia — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 06:09:09 GMT

Dance away your rainy season blues and soothe your soul in the warm waters at the first ever "Dance in the Forest" weekend workshop at Breitenbush Hot Springs, November 16-18th.

Two days and nights of ecstatic dance in a beautiful forest setting...
Co-create sacred space, and community while you...
dance, dance, and dance some more with us among the tall trees!

Space is limited so sign-up early! For more details click on the link below:

http://www.pdxecstaticdance.com/scdc-breitenbush.htm

Blessings,
Tia

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Earthdance Northwest! Sept. 14-16

Arun-once-was-ZyGoat — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:08:09 GMT

I am most excited about this upcoming opportunity for creative fusion with other sentient beings of the Northwest and around the World!
I summon all who can to come be a part of this...And it is only an hour away from portland!
here is a little bit about the line up (copied from Earthdance NW tribe):

This year we have 4 stages of performance featuring a diverse lineup of Musicians, Djs, Bands, Live Pa's, Comedy, Spoken Word, Speakers and much more!! Playing a wide array of house, breaks, dnb, psytrance, chillout, psydub, dubstep, hiphop, IDM, glitch, breakcore, live elctronic acts, reggae, dub, worldbeat, funk, jamrock, pirate music, rock, soul, nu-age, and much much more!!! There is something for everyone at this year's event!!

"Down to Earth" Global Main Stage:

Scott Huckabay "The guitar Alchemist"....ashland...www.scotthuckabay.com

"With incense burning between strings, wearing bells on both ankles, the passionate ritual begins. The stage echoes, rolling like thunder under his bare feet, pounding a mesmerizing heartbeat. Dancing in a circle, shaking his dolphin guitar like a shaman shaking his magic medicine rattle, he lifts the guitar to his lips and howls the ancient cries from the deepest seas, leading us on a mesmerizing journey...

Scott Huckabay is a brilliant guitarist whose groundbreaking style incorporates elements of Rock, Blues, Jazz and Fusion. To watch Huckabay play the guitar today, you are struck by his overall mastery of the fretboard and the way in which his fingers fly up and down the neck of his acoustic guitar. Including using a meteorite for a guitar pick, Scott utilizes every known guitar trick and then adds a few of his own just for fun. Behind the explosive dynamics and pulsating rhythm of Scott Huckabay's alchemical guitar work lies an inspiring story of healing and recovery that is perhaps, more powerful than the music itself.

Baby Gramps....earth....www.babygramps.com

"Baby Gramps is an amazing amalgamation of everything that anybody’s ever heard including Mississippi John Hurt, Uncle Dave Macon, Charlie Patton, Blind Blake, Captain Beefheart, the Tuvan Throat Singers and Popeye. Baby Gramps has created a highly developed and completely original musical concoction that is easily the most intriguing synthesis to come out of the roots revival of the late 20th Century. He plays beautifully “betwixt the cracks in the piano” a la Ornette Coleman, can scat the blues three notes at once, and has invented his own guitar technique he calls “scribbling”. Gramps does amazing tricks with timing, timbre, tempo and pitch that no one can hope to imitate, and reinvents himself nightly, never performing a song the same way twice. Jazz buffs will want to compare the two takes of “Nuthin’” we’ve included on this disc (Same 'Ol Timelously) with the one you hear next time you see Gramps live. I call it jazz, because that’s what it is."~ Glenn Howard, American Musical Heritage Foundation

Kj Sawka....sea....www.kjsawka.com

"Seeing Kevin Sawka on the drums is the only way to believe the hype, the assumed exaggerations of his abilities: that he can play the most complex of jungle, drum'n'bass and breakbeats utilizing no loops and no extended samples -only his two hands and two feet. Whereas some artists claim to be performing live drum'n'bass, live electronica, etc., it's more often than not a drummer playing alongside pre-programmed beats if there's a drummer at all; Sawka, however, can perform each and every 808 bass kick, snare slap, and compressed highhat tick himself, in real-time." He was one of the highlights of the 2006 event and we are thrilled to have him back to join us after a summer of touring the world and melting minds with his one of a kind stage performance!!

Theory in Motion...sea.....www.theoryinmotion.com

"Still think Seattle is all about the alternative music scene? Well “Wake Up”, down that double shot latte, and get hooked on the hybrid electronic offerings of Theory in Motion. The Seattle duo are breaking down the barriers and stigmas often associated with electronic music with their cosmic blend of pop, rock, classical, and electronica. They call it “psy-pop”, you will call it amazing!" Come see these two at their first EDNW performance! It is sure to be one to remember!! Describing music as the first doorway to self realization, listeners instantly and irrevocably become aware of something greater than one's self. Theory in Motion's debut album "ARE YOU READY?" has been drawing comparisons to some of electronica's true heavyweights - Prodigy, The Chemical Brothers, and The Crystal Method to name a few." Come see these two at their first EDNW performance! It is sure to be one to remember!!

Michael Manahan....sea....www.michaelmanahan.com
Suffix...pdx...www.myspace.com/suffxbooking
Electrokid...pdx...www.electrokid.com
DeafChild...pdx
Ravi...pdx...www.djravi.net
Briana & Byond...pdx/pdx
Adlib...sea...www.myspace.com/devinkellyakaadlib
Aurei...pdx...www.myspace.com/aurei
Quillan...pdx
Mirror...eug
Todd Hockney...sea
Broke-N aka. VictorKnoxx...pdx
Larry Funkman...pdx
Android...pdx
Elementary & George of the Jungle...pdx/pdx
Destiny...pdx
Aizlynn...pdx
Andrea from Shasta...shasta
Justin Jade...pdx
E.Z....salem
more TBA

~Massive KV2 and ServoDrive soundsystem provided by:
~Starbourne Sound Seattle & The Gravity Portland

~Spaceshaping by
~Orbital Monkeys www.orbitalmonkeys.com
~Sri Yantra Space Shaping www.spaceshaping.net

The Psy of Relief:~~full power psychadelic music area featuring the sounds of:

Friday:
10:00-11:30 Goa Constrictor ~pdx
1130-1:00 Inanna ~pdx
1:00-2:30 Ganjan ~pdx
2:30-4:00 Blue Spectral Monkey
4:00-5:30 Malaclypse ~pdx
5:30-7:00 TBA
7:00-8:30 Kong aka. Deke ~eug
8:30-10:00 Psunspot

Saturday
10:00-11:30 Cates & DPL ~pdx
1130-1:00 Makoi & Byron ~pdx
1:00-2:30 Mattie 2k ~pdx
2:30-4:00 GorillaDust ~pdx
4:00-5:30 Squee ~pdx
5:30-7:00 Herbzilla aka Herbie ~pdx
7:00-9:30 Waater ~sea
9:30-11:00 DeafChild ~pdx

~20,000 watts of Turbosound by the Vortex Eugene
~Spaceshaping by Mr.Z
~Art by Bret
~Visuals by Techno Tom, Eugene

Chickenhed Presents: "Thomas Kinkade Sacred Pirate of Light's Chakra Carwash"
~Experience the instant enlightenment of drive through soul-cleansing, accompanied by an eclectic and FABULOUS selection of musical acts, comedians, and more!~

Featuring!:
jimnicricket
NAHA
Kixotek
Power Circus
novaTRON
NovaHead vs. ChickenTron
Midway Orchestra
Kid Whatever
Phat H.O.M.O.
Bacchus
Kled
The Resets
fukumup!
Thee Bad Pioneer 2000
DJ Fabulous!
Carny Jerkwater
DJ ULTRASOUND
Jesiah0
Samuelroy vs. Samnation
jah! rastaferguson vs. senor discount
at0mz, plur
Pontiac the Princess of Polka
DJ Sparkly Things are Cool and That Annoying Hiss

~Mackie Sound by Lucid Audio Seattle
~Visuals by Killing Frenzy www.killingfrenzy.com

~~Downtempo and spokenword movie theatre!!... stage details coming soon

Get ready for this!!
The time is near!! We look forward to seeing you all out!!

"Give peace a dance!"

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Portland Pagan Pride starts TOMORROW!

mamagaea — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:18:56 GMT

Yes, all you wonderful people, PAGAN PRIDE TIME IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Starting with our kickoff party tomorrow night, Friday, Sept 7th! Admission is $5 donation (no one turned away for lack of funds)

7:00 Doors Open
7:30 Opening Ritual

8:00 DANCING AND DRUMMING TILL THE COWS COME HOME! (at 11 pm ;)

COME ALL YE BELLY DANCERS, TRANCE DANCERS AND DRUMMERS! COME BE PART OF THE MAGICK THAT IS PAGAN PRIDE!

Beaverton Masonic Lodge
4690 SW Watson Ave
Beaverton, OR 97008

Public Transit is easy. MAX to the Beaverton Transit Center. Then bus 76 or 78 to the Masonic Lodge at 2nd and Watson.

Then SATURDAY the MAIN FESTIVITIES BEGIN!

Doors open at 10 am. Admission is $5 donation and/or a non-perishable food donation for Esther's Pantry.

3 tracks of workshops, Rituals all day long with Main ritual at 5 pm.

Martial Arts in Magickal Practice discussion/demonstration 11-12:30.

EISTEDDFOD (Bardic Competition) hosted by Order of the Sacred Oak 1 - 4 pm

Kids Crafts, Community Square, Artisan's Marketplace, and noshing all day!

2 Raffles with TONS of the most AWESOME stuff donated by our community!

And what else could be going on that day?

CRYSTAL HEART BOOKS is hosting a WELLNESS FAIR just around the corner, with tons of healers, readers, speakers, and specials as it is their 16th birthday.

AND

BEAVERTON FARMER'S MARKET is only 2 blocks away! (WHICH MEANS CARPOOLING AND PUBLIC TRANSIT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED)

For our complete schedule, and map links to the site, please visit our main website:

http://www.portlandpaganpride.org

Thank you all so much for being part of my community and we'll SEE YOU THERE!

Love and Blessings,
Mama Gaea

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Hotel/Parking info for Pagan Pride and apologies

mamagaea — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 11:41:50 GMT

Hey all! In case any of you are going to be coming to Pagan Pride from far away (as some are), I took the liberty of making a google map with all the local hotels listed.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=hotels+near+4690+Sw+Watson+Ave+Beaverton+OR&ie=UTF8&ll=45.485758,-122.806292&spn=0.013118,0.027637&z=15&om=1

The Green arrow is where the Masonic Lodge is located at 4690 SW Watson Blvd., with all the hotels pointed out around it. Also, when you come, I will have a map in the program with all the local eateries and points of interest. The Beaverton's Farmers Market will be going on Saturday from 8:30 - 1:30 pm less than 2 blocks away (we have a GREAT farmer's market in Beaverton), so parking WILL BE LIMITED. There will be street parking available, but you may have to search for it. There is a small public parking lot at 1st and Angel. You can see it on the map if you look at the satellite imagery. So, because of the limited parking, I HIGHLY recommend carpooling or public transportation. You can take the MAX to the Beaverton Transit center and then take either the #76 or the #78 bus to the Lodge. Both comes right to us.

I also wanted to apologize for the lack of updating on the website ( http://www.portlandpaganpride.org ) . We've been having some troubles, but everything should be fixed soon. The main things to be aware of is on Friday night, Sept 7th, OPENING RITUAL is at 7:30, with Belly Dancing and Drumming to follow until 11 pm. And Saturday activities, including workshops and demo rituals, start at 10 am.

If anyone has any questions about anything, or would like to volunteer in any capacity, please contact me, Mama Gaea, at 503-626-7078, or email g.a.e.a.project@earthlink.net

Thank you everyone, for your support, and I really look forward to seeing everyone there!

Blessings,
Mama Gaea
Local Coordinator
Portland Pagan Pride

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Free 320 mp3 downloads!

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 07:57:40 GMT

Free 320 mp3 downloads!
In celebration of the new Cates & dpL album "Through The Weekend", we are offering a handful of free high quality downloads. Including some originals, and also remixes of some of your favorite artists.

Nina Simone - Feeling Good (Jon Cates Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?fnmt2niyeoo

Claude Von Stroke - Deepthroat (Cates No-Buckin-Fueno Mix)
http://www.mediafire.com/?3rwoa3iay4e

Cates&dpL - Totaree (From our 2006 release "NoMoreYouAndMeJustWe" available at http://www.beatport.com)
http://www.mediafire.com/?emga2gijbvz

I hope you enjoy these free downloads, and I urge you to check out our record release party Saturday September 1st @ Pala Lounge (if you wont be making it to the burn this year). We will have FULL sound brought in by Mr.Defchild, as well as intelligent lazers provided by Wes!
http://www.nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?s=d56863b217cd96d5fc85d2d1f46f1780&threadid=116418

Also join us for the afterhours @ Ararat!!! Brought to you by the Portland Housing Authority
http://www.nwtekno.org/vb/showthread.php?s=d56863b217cd96d5fc85d2d1f46f1780&threadid=117010

See you there!!

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Dancers/Drummers wanted for Portland Pagan Pride

mamagaea — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:41:52 GMT

Hey all, :)

Portland Pagan Pride is kicking off our festivities with a Opening night party on Friday, Sept 7th. We are inviting any and all drummers to attend. All Dancers and Belly Dancers too. We are envisioning Opening ritual at 7:30, with freeform Belly Dancing with music and drummers from about 8-9, then Drumming from 9-11. I would really like to see that place ROCKIN! with drumbeats and gyrating hips! :D

for location information and more information about Portland Pagan Pride, please visit http://www.portlandpaganpride.org

If anyone has any questions, please contact me or respond to this thread. :)

Blessings,
Mama Gaea
Local Coordinator
Portland Pagan Pride

p.s. You do not need to be Pagan to join in on the fun! :)

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Ecstatic Dancing in Portland? Friday night???

David & Amanda — Tue, 10 Jul 2007 22:01:07 GMT

Anyone here like to dance?
Anyone like to dance in a space not filled with smoke, and drugs and booze?
Well, get your keesters over to the Crystal Temple this Friday night! Starting at 8pm, we have a line-up of 3 DJ's that are coming to play the finest mix of danceing music.
e-mail me for more info, but seriously folks - you gotta check it out!

Crystal Temple is located at
7525 N Richmond Ave.
Portland Oregon 97203

Right off of the 75, and 4 Bus lines (for our friends without cars).
:-)

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Can anyone help me find an Oregon Country Fair pass?

SPARKLE — Tue, 03 Jul 2007 00:53:39 GMT

Any dancin' bodies fair connected?

I've worked for years there but wasn't timely enough to ensure my crew position. I'm looking for other alternatives! I'm willing to pay $$$ for an SO pass if anyone has any options for me, I'd be so grateful!

Aloha, and Thanks-

Lauren Roose

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Radiance at SpiritDance, 7.13.07

Arun-once-was-ZyGoat — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 22:27:45 GMT

Here is an opportunity for ecstatic dance for which i am creating a new series of fabric art to hold space in the already marvelous Crystal Temple!

RADIANCE at Spirit Dance .:. 7.13.7
Friday the 13th of July | 8PM - 2AM | $10

Presented by Metakinetics | www.metakinetics.com
At the Crystal Temple | www.crystaltemple.org
With Additional Support by Spun Academy | www.spunacademy.com

Come and bask in the glow of the white light as the journey of summer begins and new worlds of creativity unfold! Here in the temple the light will shine, from deep within, from beyond the stars, and from everywhere around us. We come together to focus this light and dance in this sacred space, being fully present and bringing nothing here but that which is of the light. We are honored to have this truly amazing and beautiful new space opened up to express our creativity and love for music, the heartbeat of the cosmos.

This is an intentional and magical dance event done with reverence and clarity, and we therefore ask that the space be wholly respected as a sacred and consecrated temple, which means bowing when you enter, stepping into the space with a pure state of mind, and bowing when you leave. Indeed, the intention is not to have a party, but an ecstatic dance of spiritual expression, done with complete presence. It is a place to heal by immersing ourselves in the music. We really do want to see complete and total sobriety here, to experience the type of fun we experienced as children playing, innocent and pure. Please come, and come with a positive attitude and a warm heart, so that we can all be together in the light, receive the light and heal.

8-10pm | Devon

Patrick is one of Portland's most seasoned downtempo and psychill performers, blending amazing beats together that transcend reality and bring down a powerful calmness to all listeners. His recent performance at Sacred Space X and his sunrise set at the Contact Festival were a great source of inspiration for many, and his presence and impeccable musical taste are always highly appreciated. He will be opening up with a set specially prepared for this night.

10pm-12am | Mandala

Formerly known as Mirror, Luke is one of the brightest lights in Eugene's vibrant electronic music scene. He produces many of his own tracks, and carries an amazing vibe with his sets, opening new worlds to the listener with flawless mixing and positive emotions throughout. Luke also runs The Vortex, one of the northwest's most powerful sound systems, and organizes Full Moon gatherings along with his production family A.W.L. (Act With Love). He will be offering on this night a special set of his signature funky psychedelic electro house.

12am-2am | Epsylon | www.agentepsylon.com

With the Contact Festival behind him, Brennan is beginning his summer performance tour with a newfound strength and confidence. The goal as always, is to channel pure love through music. He has begun work on a new system of magical music composition involving the correlations between sound-wave structures and the four elements. His first performance at the temple will showcase the first compositions made in this new modality of musical creation.

About Metakinetics

Metakinetics has been organizing electronic music events since 1999. It was founded with inspiration of recognizing the spiritual power of electronic music and the place that it holds in the hearts of young people today. For the current generation, electronic music is not just a music scene, it is a way of life, and it is sacred. Our events always honor the importance of pure intentions, the expanison of self-awareness, and the wisdom of sustainability. We encourage your active participation in our events, so if you believe you have something to offer us, whether it is music, decorations, visual performance, a new venue, a special service, or a helping hand, please do not hesitate to contact us. We actively seek volunteers and integrate new personalities into our events and projects. The door is open for your creativity to find its expression. Moreover, we recognize the importance of maintaining agreements with our artists, associates, participants and attendees. We never hold an event without the preparation required to follow through on all of our agreements.

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5/12 What does your soul long for?

bartchurch — Sun, 06 May 2007 08:59:23 GMT

MEN’S SOULFORCE:
Through tarot imagery, storytelling, ritual, & labyrinth
Explore your passions/joys, wounds/fears, & the allies/keys that unlock them
5/12/07, Sat, 4:00-10:30 pm

Do you sense a deeper force operating in your life - a force that knows what you long for and what you're really capable of? Through exploring tarot imagery, story-telling, journaling, ritual, & walking a labyrinth, you can discover aspects of your Soul Force - the stories that propel you to be authentically powerful.

You can playfully and simply tell stories and create your own rituals to look more deeply at your passions/joys, wounds/fears, and the allies & keys that help you invoke parts of your soul’s story. In this workshop we’ll create a quiet, sacred space, and from within that place we’ll ask “Why am I here?” And then we will listen, and keep on listening. We don’t need burning bushes or perfect answers, just what’s true for now.

CO-FACILITATORS:: Paul H. Richard, a life-coach specializing in archetypal psychology, soul mentoring, and the use of evolutionary astrology, tarot, labyrinth, & other shamanic techniques to discover your soul's purpose; James Fabish is a licensed massage therapist & perpetual student and practitioner of the healing arts.

DIVERSITY: We welcome & are strengthened by adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, spritualities (and none), and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

COSPONSORS: MenSpirit is a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bart at 503-223-8822 or events@qland.org or website: qland.org

RSVP website: lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Family dance?

Jaybird — Thu, 03 May 2007 19:42:54 GMT

Hello all,

I seem to remember that there's an ongoing dance group for families? I heard it annouced a while ago at the Sacred Circle Dance that happens on Sundays in Portland. I have a great friend with a one and a half year old child who would love to have a good space to move but the sunday group is mighty crowded and her little one is a bit too young to be free to move about the floor without people keeping an eye out, does anyone know when and where they meet and also could you tell me a little about the environment?

Thanks and Blessings,
~bird.

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Seeking a House-share by May 1st

Bethany Moore - Kiva Studio — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:05:32 GMT

My name is Bethany (and my cat Emily), I am a 32 year old Artist/Sculptor (working in salvage/recycled material), spiritual but not dogmatic, friendly, fun, passionate, creative, expressive, intuitive, a great friend. I LOVE music, all kinds, mostly jam, jazz, ambient/trance, reggae, blues, eclectic folk, world etc etc etc. I LOVE to dance, it's my spiritual outlet...and like to go to live shows and dance studios to have that space.

what I love: ecstatic dancing, live shows, belly laughs, bear hugs, making Art, barefeet in grass, digging in the dirt, water (swimming in it, looking at it, being near it) junk stores, salvage yards, friends, family, new friends, new family, making dinner for more than myself, creating a beautiful home environment, sunny days at 6:00 when the sun starts to get low and everything glows orange, feeling free, expressing myself, connecting.

what I am looking for: a peaceful, cozy and beautiful home to share, with expressive-creative people who care about one another and enjoy life. A place to feel community as well as solidtude depending on the mood, a space to garden, a space to make create Art---a happy home.

Give me a call 360.320.2130

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Trance Dance - Intention: Connecting Community

aletheia777 — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 20:19:02 GMT

If you were putting together a play list for a trance dance with the intention of connection and community, what would be "must haves"?

Al

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What do you trance dance to?

Klea — Tue, 12 Dec 2006 00:15:41 GMT

Hello Ecstatics!

I'm looking for some suggestions for new music to trance dance to. Love all the basics....Dead Can Dance, Vas, some, but not all, Gabriel Roth, Professor Trance...newly liking Ali Azam in her solo work. But looking for MORE...MORE! Good drumming music...world stuff...some electronica, especially if world-flavored.

What do YOU like to trance to?

Entrancingly,
Klea

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Hello, Goodbye

jschwierking — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 08:33:06 GMT

Hey folks. I have been ducking in and out of the Ecstatic Dance scene since I moved down from Alaska. But now, fate (and finances) are calling me back. I would so love a good twist and dip, but I am looking for something outside of the weekends (this weekend, Arizona -- next weekend, training). So if there is a link to events in the PDX area, I would appreciate it.

Peace
Pine

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TRIBAL MATRIX

nateure — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 23:18:10 GMT

Saturday April 21st @ Nia Space Dance Temple (918 SW Yamhill, 4th Floor)
9pm til Late

Makyo (tokyo)
dakinirecords.com

Cheb-i Sabbah
Chebisabbah.com

E-chan and Milla (Tokyo)

$20

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Shaking Medicine 4/14

Emily — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 16:57:34 GMT

Event: The Natural Way - Indigenous Voices

Presenter: Bradford Keeney, PhD

Lecture: The First Medicine, April 13, 2007. 7:00-9:00 p.m.
Native American Student & Community Center, Portland, OR,
SW Broadway & Jackson. Donation requested
$10-20 for speaker’s honorarium

Workshop: Shaking Medicine, April 14, 2007. 8:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Unity World Healing Center, 366 Third St. at A, Lake Oswego, OR
Cost $60-63. Registration details at www.earthandspirit.org

Co-sponsored by: Earth and Spirit Council and The College of Mythic Cartography

Brad Keeney Lecture and Workshop

Bradford Keeney Ph.D., will appear at Natural Way-Indigenous Voices on Friday evening, April 13 to discuss his unique approach to healing and psychotherapy, using the traditional teachings of the world's most ancient cultures. Dr. Keeney has worked at some of the most respected psychotherapy centers in the United States. The author of several classics in the field of family therapy, he has also written many books on spiritual healing: Everyday Soul, Shaking Out the Spirits, and Bushman Shaman: Awakening the Spirit through Ecstatic Dance.Bradford Keeney is accepted as an elder shaman and spiritual teacher in numerous cultures throughout the world, including the Japanese tradition of seiki jutsu, the Guarani Indians of lower basin Amazonia, the Zulu sangoma community, the elder Shakers of St. Vincent, diverse folk healers of Brazil, and the Balians of Bali, among others.

On Saturday morning, April 14, Keeney’s workshop offers an interactive exploration of the world's oldest medicine ~ Shaking Medicine. He will explore the ways in which various cultures have learned to awaken the body to bring forth the ecstatic experiences of trembling, shaking, and quaking. These highly charged forms of expression are characteristic of wild shamanic practice and the aroused ways of working the spirit found in the African Diaspora. Keeney will tell stories and provide illustrations of how to tap into this spirited way of being and use it to transform your personal and social lives. With music and rhythms, Keeney will guide the participants through ancient and new ways of inviting the presence of the life force. The practice of ecstatic expression stimulates creativity, provides an opening to the mythopoetic landscape, spontaneously triggers healing responses, invites energetic interaction, and re-charges and re-vitalizes mind, body, and soul.

The mission of the Natural Way-Indigenous Voices, an Earth & Spirit Council program, is to honor all traditions that value the earth. The Natural Way provides a forum for those who strive to preserve and enhance earth-based, sustainable living to share their traditions, knowledge and beliefs about the earth. More information is available at www.earthandspirit.org.

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Sacred Circle Dance

naviae — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 02:29:25 GMT

Hi friends,
I'm new to this tribe and to this area.
I'm looking for Circle Dance ?
Is that happening here?
Much love and aloha,
Naviae

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1/20 Men & Mentoring: the forgotten key

bartchurch — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:47:52 GMT

VISION INTO ACTION:
Finding Allies for Your Wellness Vision
1/20, Saturday, 2:00-8:00 pm

In many traditional cultures, men had mentors, elders, or allies who helped them clarify their vision and then embody and manifest it. In modern times, many men lack these allies -- men who provide a consistent mirror, encouragement, and potent questions designed to help them move from vision to action. We seem to have forgotten men can be powerful allies for one another.

In this practical workshop you'll work with a small group and an experienced Wellness Ally to clarify and act on your:
1) Wellness vision & goals;
2) Wellness challenges;
3) Wellness resources;
4) Practical next steps;
5) Sources of on-going support to follow through.

You'll also make a plan to give & receive on-going support after the workshop -- so you will have the allies you need to make your wellness visions become real, and not just another set of forgotten New Year's resolutions. You also be given the skills to become an on-going ally for other men.

DIVERSITY: We all benefit by having allies with diverse backgrounds and skills. We welcome adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, and backgrounds (including trans guys). Thanks for helping us increase the diversity of men who get invited to this event by forwarding this invitation to friends & colleagues who might be interested.

CO-FACILITATORS: Paul Fukui and Eric Zimmerman are experienced coaches and the founders of Q-LAND's Men Wellness Allies Program; they will be assisted by several other trained Men's Wellness Allies.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of three non-profit organizations, Q-LAND, LoveTribe, & Spirit Hawk, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Paul or Eric at or allies@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Dance for the Earth(day) ?

Angel — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:47:26 GMT

Hi all,

I'm a volunteer for the City Repair Earthday Committee and an occassional
estactic dancer, or maybe you know me in a different context......

Anyway,

As you might know Earthday Celebration is at Woodlawn Park
just down from Village Ballroom.

We are looking for dancers/organizers who would
like to pull tigether one or more dances
that are Earth Day Fundraisers.

You can contact me or bob@cityrepair.org

And feel free to discuss the idea here too if you want ....

Angel

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Kirtan Workshop This Sunday Gina Sala. Also Monday Night Meditation. Nose picking meditation, etc.

Fri, 05 Jan 2007 07:50:19 GMT

Okay, I will keep this brief. We will meet Monday night at the usual time and place to become enlightened. Plan on a long stay. Go to www.mondaynightmeditation.com for details. We meditate, chant, stand on our heads, pick our noses, run around naked (not really). Now who could pass that up? We pass the basket to pay the rent, but that's all. If you don't have money, that's fine.

Gina Sala. Voice of an angel and heart of God. She will be in Portland this Sunday for a workshop titled Invocation: Voice into Being at Still Moving Yoga Studio on 10040 SW 25th Avenue from 1 to 5:30 PM.

Many people ask me about kirtan and what the chants mean. And I usually say, "Who can know the truth of these things?" Actually I say, "I don’t know." But Gina does! She once corrected me because I said Durgha wrong. I think I was saying, "May garbage collect in your driveway." For more details contact Gina at www.ginasala.com or contact Still Moving Yoga at www.stillmovingyoga.com. I wonder if that’s why the garbage collected in our driveway?

Hugs,

John Conley

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Monday Night Meditation

Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:39:46 GMT

We will meet on the evening of New Year’s Day at 7:30 in Lake Oswego on the corner of 3rd Street and B Avenue, kitty-corner from the fire station in the building with the purple door. I want to paint it black. If you want to make more money or improve your sex life, please come. I doubt if it will help, but please come anyway. Go to www.mondaynightmeditation.com for more details. You can download some of the meditations there also. And follow the kirtan links. I get the same joy from kirtan as I do from dancing. You might too. Thanks, John.

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drum/dance gathering this saturday eve dec 9

LaneRemembersToBreathe — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 21:03:19 GMT

8:30pm @ Mil Sete Movement Arts Studio. 1007 E Burnside, next to Open
Gate Acupuncture.

Latecomers will be sacrificed.

Bring: Drums, percussion, water bottle, snacks to share?

Leave at home, please: Guitars, chordal & melodic instruments, yer booze,
yer weed, yer inhibitions.

We will drum and dance for a couple/few hours.

I hope you'll come and bring your peeps, your drums and your prayers;
we will ask for $3-10 sliding-scale donation to cover rent.

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Devotional ecstatic dance event 12/10

Epiphany — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:22:20 GMT

DEVOTION: What Moves You?

An evening of ecstatic dance with Shawn Swanson and Lisa Tongel

Immerse yourself into sacred ecstatic dance practice. Using the 5Rhythms as our guide, we will journey together in ritual and trance to invoke and evoke the Divine in our dance. As we release ourselves to worship in/through?? movement, we will explore five aspects of Devotion, each Rhythm allowing for a unique and passionate connection with Ourselves, Others, and Spirit A deeply personal evening, here we intimately connect with our own relationship to the sacred, and discover the power that Devotion and surrender can have in our lives. Come open your heart and let Spirit move!

DEVOTION

Sunday December 10th
6-9 pm. Doors lock at 6:15pm
The Village Ballroom 700 NE Dekum
$10-15
*Please bring one item that has meaning to you to place on our altar
Question? Email danceepiphany@comcast.net

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Friend coming down

jschwierking — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:03:30 GMT

Bizarre posting, I know... however, I have a friend visiting from a small town up in Alaska, and I was wondering if there was any events going down here in Portland (or even Eugene?) the 21st-26th? everything seems to be shutting down that week, and I would love to give her a taste of the heavy flavor of the area before she leaves.

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This Sat, 11/4 Men Finding Wisdom thru Story-telling

bartchurch — Mon, 30 Oct 2006 00:07:54 GMT

Could you forward this to men who have lived interesting stories or who
understand the power of story-telling to help them draw on the wisdom of men of all ages?

MEN’S INTERGENERATIONAL STORY-TELLING
Saturday, 11/4, 4:00-10:30 pm

* Imagine being able to learn from the wisdom of men of all ages.

* Imagine who you could be if men of all ages helped you tell & understand your story, and you helped them tell their’s.

* Imagine story-telling as a tool for transformation & initiation.

For most of human history story-telling has been a crucial part of men’s initiation and empowerment. Nowadays story-telling has been mostly reduced to mere entertainment -- a mass-produced product to be consumed. This has cut men off from the wisdom of the lived past, present, and future – from actually knowing other men’s stories.

In this playful, creative event you’ll tell key parts of your life story to a small group of men of different ages, and they will retell your story in spoken word poetry, short skits, psycho-drama sculptures, paintings/drawings, and other creative techniques.

Our goal is for you to tell the story of your life to men of different ages, and for you to help retell the stories of other men – in ways that reflect you and the wisdom of the inter-generational group you’re apart of. Ultimately this is about friendship, play, creativity, and initiation through story-telling.

DIVERSITY: We welcome men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, story-telling abilities, and life backgrounds (including trans guys). Diversity on all levels helps us learn the many ways we can be men. Could you please help us invite diverse men by forwarding this invitation to any of your friends, colleagues, or acquaintances who might be interested, and by attending with them?

SPONSORED BY: MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Q-LAND & LoveTribe, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Jack at 503-223-8822 or storytelling@qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Fall: a time to find your new rhythm

bartchurch — Mon, 16 Oct 2006 01:18:19 GMT

In the Northwest fall brings rejuvenating rain, a quietness that encourages
focusing on inner priorities, and cold that reminds us to support one
another in keeping our body, mind, & spirit warm. Q-LAND & LoveTribe have a wonderful week of men's gatherings designed to help you shift into your new rhythm this
fall. Would you forward this invitation to any men who might be interested
and consider attending one or more of these events yourself?

Tues, 10/17, 7-10 pm
MEN’S HEALING TOUCH/MOVEMENT EXCHANGE:
Richard Ludt, LMT, helps you use movement, touch, & imagery to release
chronic holding

Thurs, 10/19, 7-9:30 pm
MEN’S DATING LAB:
Finding practical strategies & support to give & receive the kinds of
intimacy you want
Co-Facilitators: Alejandro Cantu & Wayne Bund

Fri, 10/20, 6-9 pm
YOHO’S (Young Homos) COOKING & MUSIC FEST:
Men under 30 learn to cook, eat, & exchange music together
Co-Facilitators: Dan Jones, Wayne Bund, Frederic Henriot

Sat, 10/21, 9:30 am - 6:30 pm
YOGA & MOTION MASSAGE FOR STRESS: From Surrender to Strength:
(powerful techniques to respond more creatively to stress; you can attend
the morning session, the afternoon session, or both)
Co-Facilitators: Paul Tucker, Felix Roth, Charles Airey, & Bart Church

Sun, 10/22, 6-8 pm
BEAT-THE-BLUES (DEPRESSION) SUPPORT GROUP
Men’s peer-support group to help you find practical strategies for feeling better
Co-Facilitators: Brian Taylor, RN, & Matthew

INFO: Bart at 503-223-8822 or info@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Australian guy...not coming to Portland

CassMan — Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:03:42 GMT

Hi everyone, just got to work today (family business) and just been informed that my Mother had a mini heart attack last night. I have decided to change my travel plans to take some of the pressure off her at work. Was looking forward to connecting. Will see you some time next year. Love Cass

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Australian Guy...coming to Portland

CassMan — Mon, 18 Sep 2006 22:27:48 GMT

Hi, my name is Cass. I will be in Portland from the 26th Sep to 11th Oct. I have been doing Ecstatic Dance in Sydney, Australia for the last 2 years with a friend called Alena Whitworth.

One of the reasons I am coming to Portland is that I hear you have more than 50 people attend your Sunday Ecstatic dance. That is cool ! I would like to assist Alena in building our community in Australia to this number as well.

I have done some research and discovered Love Tribe.org, they are based in Portland and are having a 3 day conference camping in the mountains (29th, 30th, 31st Sept). They are asking me to confirm with payment so they start coordinating food, etc.

Has any been to this before? Would this be a fun, expanding experience? I am into drumming, dancing, and have vision of creating cuddle parties in Australia.

Thanks. Love Cass

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new to PDX

flow — Thu, 07 Sep 2006 18:47:12 GMT

hi im new to PDX
and looking for ecstatic dance opertunities
i found the scheduale but was wondering if there are any descriptions and prices
of the various dance events
ive attended turtle dance and gypsy nation in seattle
and found them very differant
i really resonated with gypsy nation
but found turtle dance a bit tedious
any info is welcome

much love
flow

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New Dating Lab next Thurs 9/21: Practical Intimacy Strategies

bartchurch — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 21:30:16 GMT

"For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation."
--Rainer Maria Rilke

Could you forward this to men who may be looking for more fulfilling intimacy, and could you consider attending yourself?

In this fun, practical support group that will meet twice monthly, you'll explore with other men:

* What kinds of intimacy you want;
* Your intimacy challenges;
* Your intimacy strengths & skills;
* Practical steps you can take to give & receive the intimacy you want;
* Asking for & accepting the support you need to sustain real change.

This on-going workshop, which begins next Thursday, 9/21, 7-9 pm, is not about experts telling us the answers. It is about us supporting one another to find the intimacy visions and strategies that work for each of us. And most of all it's about figuring out what you can do differently in the real world to get more of the intimacy you want - and get the support to follow through.

CO-FACILITATORS: Alejandro Cantu, 5l, has been a teacher of multi-cultural students for more than 20 years, was in a long-term relationship and is now returning to dating; Wayne Bund, 25, is a teacher of multi-cultural students, has been in several relationships, and has recently moved back to Portland as a single man; Bart Church, 46, has been in several primary relationships, but has viewed his close friendship network as his primary source of intimacy for most of his adult life and supports men valuing their friendship networks.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Q-LAND & LoveTribe, empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bill at 503-223-8822 or datinglab@qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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9/23 Men’s Improv: Music, Movement, Motion Massage

bartchurch — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 20:32:45 GMT

FIND YOUR FLOW
Men’s Improv & Collaboration: Music, Movement, Motion Massage
Saturday, 9/23/06, 6:30-10:30 pm

In this creative, nurturing exploration of improvisation and collaboration you’ll use music, movement, and healing touch to rediscover your natural playfulness and spontaneity with other men and with yourself. This event is for adult men of all ages, sizes, shapes, colors, orientations, experience levels, and backgrounds (including trans guys).

Could you forward this to any men who might be interested, and consider attending yourself?

MUSIC IMPROV: Alex Babani, a music therapist, and Eric Zimmerman, a longtime musician & facilitator of musical improvisation, will help us learn to use our bodies and a wide variety of instruments to collaborate in making interesting sounds and rhythms. By causing all the cells of all our bodies to vibrate in unison, sound can heal and connect us to ourselves, others, and the flow of now.

CONTACT IMPROV: Felix Roth, LMT, one of the founders of Portland’s Sacred Circle Dance and a long-time contact improv mover & facilitator; Bart Church, who started studying contact improv 15 years ago; and Jeff Kerr, who loves contact, will help you find your flow by focusing on the ever-changing points of contact between you, another person, and the earth (floor).

MOTION MASSAGE: Felix Roth, LMT, the founder of Motion Massage, will help you get in touch with what your body needs, and then use a flowing integration of movement & healing touch to heal yourself and another.

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit, a joint project of two non-profit organizations, Q-LAND & LoveTribe, empowers diverse men in the Portland area to discover and manifest their individual and collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, and play.

INFO: Peter at 503-223-8822 or improv@qland.org or www.qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Free Fall Men’s Yoga & Meditation starts soon

bartchurch — Wed, 06 Sep 2006 21:50:26 GMT

Would you please forward this invitation to any men who may be interested in attending a FREE men’s yoga or meditation class, and please consider attending yourself?

FREE MEN’S YOGA & MEDITATION CLASSES

As we approach the Autumnal Equinox, the days shorten and it’s a great time to try new ways to integrate wellness & stress-relief into our busy lives. Q-LAND & LoveTribe are launching the fall quarter with the following FREE yoga & meditation classes (for men who’ve never tried one of our classes):

* Monday, 9/18, 6:30-7:45 pm
Core Strength Yoga

* Wednesday, 9/20, 6:30-8:30 pm
Therapeutic Yoga (for men with specific wellness challenges/goals)

* Saturday, 9/23, 10:00-11:15 am
Core Strength Yoga

* Tuesday, 9/12, 7:30-9:30 pm
Men’s Meditation Group

Below are short descriptions of each class.

MEN'S CORE STRENGTH YOGA
Monday, 9/18, 6:30-7:45 pm &
Saturday, 9/23 10:00-11:15 am
As men age, stress, gravity, and neglect of the body conspire to cause us to collapse inward. We close ourselves off to life. In this dynamic, powerful, gentle, and fun class you'll learn to open from the inside out - to strengthen, lengthen, and enjoy your core. This class is for men with diverse abilities, ages, shapes, colors, orientations, and backgrounds (must be able to walk up & down stairs because NW Portland studio is not wheelchair accessible). Instructor Charles Airey has studied yoga for about 25 years, became a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor 20 years ago, and has taught in various studios in South Florida & Southern California.
INFO: Charles 503-223-8822 or yoga@qland.org
RSVP: www.qland.org/menspirit

MEN'S THERAPEUTIC YOGA
Wednesday, 9/20, 6:30-8:30 pm
Small class tailored to address your specific wellness goals, limitations, abilities, & experience. Learn to use Yoga & Ayurveda to reach your wellness goals (getting stronger & more flexible, losing weight, stress relief, becoming calmer & more focused, etc.) and/or self-treat chronic ailments (like back/neck pain, insomnia/anxiety, allergies, depression, HIV, digestive problems, etc). Taught by instructor who has studied for more than l8 years (under certified Iyengar & Raja Yoga instructors) and taught therapeutic yoga for more than 12 years.
INFO: Bart 503-223-8822 or yoga@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

MEN'S MEDITATION GROUP
Tuesday, 9/12 & 9/26 (2nd & 4th Tuesdays), 7:30-9:30 pm
Meditation helps many people relieve stress, feel calmer and more focused, and be more creative and connected to your natural flow. In this group you'll receive basic meditation instruction and simple, silent sitting and walking practice twice a month, on-going support for establishing your own regular meditation practice, and the fellowship of other men from diverse backgrounds who are interested in meditation and mindfulness. Co-facilitated by Rob Downer, M.Div., a local spiritual director and Centering Prayer facilitator; and Jeff Kerr, who has studied Buddhist meditation and currently is a student at the Portland Shambhala Center.
INFO: Rob 503-223-8822 or meditation@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

NOTE: Please RSVP as we limit our class sizes to assure each class is tailored to each man's goals, limitations, & abilities. Men of all experience levels are welcome in all our classes. Classes are only free for men who’ve never attended one of our yoga or meditation classes. After your 1st class, you decide how much you want to donate per class and then pay that amount times the number of classes remaining in the quarter. Space is limited in the Therapeutic Yoga Class, so please RSVP for this class ASAP.

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9/1-9/4 MEN'S RETREAT - New habits, new possibilities for wellness

bartchurch — Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:53:47 GMT

Fall is a great time to develop new habits that create new possibilities for enhancing wellness. In its Men’s Wellness Retreat this Labor Day Weekend (9/1-9/4), Q-LAND & LoveTribe will help you enjoy learning new habits of yoga, massage, eating well, and music-making/movement to deal with challenges like:

* stress
* excess weight
* back/neck pain
* depression
* lack of energy
* digestive problems

In this long weekend at a beautiful ranch in the coastal range (on 50 acres of wooded land with a stream & ponds), you can join three experienced yoga teachers, two experienced Licensed Massage Therapists, and experienced musicians in creating a magical Labor Day Weekend Retreat that will include:

* hiking/strolling in the forest
* relaxing & energizing yoga classes,
* healing massage exchanges,
* playing croquet (and a new game called Giant’s Croquet) on the lawn
* making & moving to great music,
* napping,
* great food

All activities will be optional, and every day we’ll offer a couple of yoga classes, a massage exchange class, three delicious & healthy meals, and the opportunity to make & move to energizing & relaxing music.

What you do every day can create wellness and ease in your life. Come have fun with other men learning new habits that create new possibilities.

INFO: Bill at 503-223-8822 or retreat@qland.org
RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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Trance drummers NEEDED WANTED at NWFEF

OphioKleiterAleta — Fri, 18 Aug 2006 22:22:33 GMT

Io! io!

All TRANCE DRUMMERS, are very, very cordially invited to come play at the Temple of Dionysos at this years NW Fall Equinox Festival Sept 14-17.

Join Bacchantes, Dionysians and Maenads and we promise you will be treated exceedingly well and served lovely and refreshing beverages by divinely mad Bacchantes for as long as you care to drum. In return for your service, your every desire will be met!

And please let all other trance drummers know!"

Friday :
3pm - Dancing with Dionysos* Main Hall

7pm - dedication of the Shrine to Dionysos* (Queens Cabin/ Temple Hillside Lodge)

Sat:
1pm Grape Stomp* Main Field w/ Maenads & Bacchantes

-You say you don't exactly know Who Dionysos is or how to go about trance dance? Then don?t miss our Friday afternoon workshop:

*Dancing with Dionysos- an Introduction to the God and Trance Dance:
Join us for this introduction to the main symbols and themes associated with the Greek God of Spiritual Ecstasy (and yes, Wine), Dionysos (also known as Bakchos). Learn how His ancient votaries, the Bacchants, used trance dance to connect with their God, plus modern techniques that you can use for trance dancing with Dionysos during this festival weekend.

*The Temple of Dionysos:
In honor of the God of Spiritual Ecstasy (aka Divine Madness), the Portland Dionysian community is hosting the Temple of Dionysos.
The Temple will be open for making libations to the God, meditation, and TRANCE DANCING all Festival weekend long.
Maenad priestesses and Bakchic priests will be available to paint mystic sigils on your body, tell you more about our Strange God, gift you with weird and interesting things, dance with you, or rend you as necessary.
Major trancing gets going around Sunset both Friday and Saturnday evenings.

*The Dionysian Grape Stomp:
Join us in celebrating the Mysteries of the Grape Harvest, sacred to Dionysos, the Greek God of Wine. Together, we will stem and stomp fresh grapes harvested from The Hallows Grape Arbor and make ?new wine.? This unfermented new wine (otherwise known as grape juice) will be served as part of our Saturday evening dinner. We need stemmers, stompers, people to help support the stompers (squashed grapes are a touch slippery), drummers, chanters, and other divinely mad people to join the Grape Stomp crew!

In addition, anyone heading for NWFEF Thorsday ,if you would like to help harvest the grapes (it?s really fun and kids enjoy it, too), you are invited to 'The Hallows' (home of Isidora and Adam Forrest)
at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 14.
(for directions, call 503-255-7910 or email miforrest@hermeticfellowship.org )

From there, the grapes will be transported directly to the Festival site!

By the way?did you know that the ritual of grape harvesting and stomping and the making of wine remained so sacred (and so associated with Dionysos) that far into the Christian Empire?as late as 600 CE?the priests still had to forbid people from wearing Satyr masks and singing traditional Bakchic chants while they stomped the grapes? Join us and don?t miss out on this fine old Pagan tradition!

Warning:
YELLOW JACKETS LOVE GRAPES. IF YOU ARE ALERGIC TO THEIR STINGS, PLEASE GIVE THIS EVENT A MISS. HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A SCARCE YEAR AND WE WON?T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS.

Io! io!

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8/l5 Men's Contact Improv & Motion Massage

bartchurch — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 20:58:21 GMT

Men's Contact Improv & Motion Massage
Tues, 8/l5/06, 7:00-l0:00 pm

Contact Improv is an amazing moving meditation that focuses on the point of contact between two people. It looks like a combination of dance (movement), improvisation, meditation, & playful/healing touch. And it is more than these parts.

Motion Massage extends the awareness developed in Contact Improv into a highly intuitive massage form that uses the movement of the whole body to bring about healing, opening, and a nurturing flow. Inside your body blood, lymph, and energy flow constantly. You can get out of your head and sense the deep flows of your body and your life. You'll then realize you are a constantly flowing river that seeks to connect with the many other flows to become the great flow that is now.

CO-FACILITATORS Felix Roth, LMT & founder of Motion Massage; Bart Church, a Zen Shiatsu Practitioner & Yoga Teacher, Jeff Kerr & Daniel Flynn, who are long-time meditators & movers.

DONATION: $20-$50 (no one turned away for lack of funds; work-study & scholarships available)

CO-SPONSORS: MenSpirit is a joint project of two non-profit organizations: Q-LAND & LoveTribe. Menspirit empowers diverse men in the Portland, OR area to discover and manifest their individual & collective potential for wellness, community, friendship/intimacy, spirituality, & play.

INFO: Bill at 503-223-8822 or healingtouch@qland.org

RSVP: www.lovetribe.org/menspirit

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I'm looking for freestyle dance in Portland

kristen — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 19:27:19 GMT

I've just moved to pdx and am looking for a dance community. I've loved the boogies and Jams in the bay area as well as soul motion and 5rhythms. Let me know of any happenings in the portland area. Please pardon me If I've posted this more than once...just getting to know the system.
Thank you so much,
Kristen

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Reclaim the Earth!

Justivus — Fri, 28 Jul 2006 17:44:50 GMT

On Earth Day | Alex Steffen

Green is the new black. No buzz-phrase better sums up both the excitement many of us
feel about the blooming environmental and social consciousness around us and the
essential hollowness of the answers being promoted by many newly-minted eco-pundits.

The flood of environmental magazine cover stories, documentaries and advertisements
has pushed us over a public-opinion threshold, which is great. But the solutions being
touted by many of our new-found allies are themselves creating a new kind of problem --
people who should know better are selling a muddle-headed, style-over-substance, "lite
green" environmentalism at a time when we need to be rebuilding our civilization to avoid
disaster. To be blunt, we're being sold out.

People are being told to buy organic cotton T-shirts, keep their tires inflated and recycle
their beer bottles. But the reality of the situation is that the impacts of these sorts of
actions are totally out whack with the magnitude of the planetary problems bearing down
upon us. Those of us who care about the future of the planet need to reclaim this moment
from those who would have people think that our biggest challenge is picking the most
stylish vegan shoes.

With every passing day, we are discovering that things are worse than we thought. Our
climate is ripping apart at the seams at a rate that's surprising even the so-called
alarmists. Natural systems are collapsing. The ocean seems headed towards a series of
catastrophic tipping points. Economic inequity is producing a planet of billionaires and a
billion desperate people. Our political systems are suffering a massive crisis of legitimacy,
while insane fundamentalists, violent criminals and two-bit dictators (wearing both
uniforms and Armani suits) are stealing or destroying everything they can get their hands
on. Everywhere on the planet we find an empty consumer culture so accepted we barely
speak of it, except perhaps to make an ironic joke. We have placed a Great Wager on the
future of humanity, and the odds are getting worse.

In the face of this reality, recycling a bottle is an act so insignificant as to be merely
totemic. Paper or plastic? Who the hell cares?

In the developed world, few of us, essentially none of us, currently live a "one-planet life."
The vast majority of us, even of those of us who have committed ourselves to change,
consume more resources and energy than our sustainable share: indeed, it is very, very
difficult to live an individually sustainable life, because the very systems in which we are
enmeshed -- which enfold and make possible our lifestyles -- are themselves insanely
unsustainable. We're driving our hybrid SUVs down the highway to the Collapse.

Most of the harm we cause in the world is done far from our sight, created through the
workings of vast systems whose workings are often intentionally hidden from us, and over
which we have very little influence as single individuals. Alone, we are essentially
powerless to change anything that matters. We can't shop our way to sustainability.

I believe we are bombarded with messages encouraging us to take the "small steps"
precisely because those steps are a threat to no one. They don't depress sales of
fashionable crap we don't need. They don't bring people into the streets or sweep corrupt
politicians from office. They certainly don't threaten the powerful, entrenched interests
who are growing fantastically rich off keeping us locked into the systems that make our
lives such a burden on the planet and impoverish our brothers and sisters elsewhere.

Buying a hemp hoodie is not a blow for better world, it's at best a mere gesture towards
the idea that the world ought to better. And, here in the Green Spring of 2006, we must
finally admit to ourselves that gestures are no longer enough. That to be focused on
lifestyle tweaks and attitudinal adjustments at this moment in history is like showing up
with a teaspoon to help bail out a sinking ship. If the New Green degenerates into handing
out more stylish spoons, we're screwed.

We don't need more carpool lanes. We need to eliminate fossil fuels from our economy. We
don't need more recycling bins. We need to create a closed-loop, biomimetic,
neobiological industrial system. We don't need to attend a tree-planting ceremony. We
need to become expert at ecosystem management and gardening the planet. We don't
need another unscented laundry detergent. We need to ban the vast majority of the toxic
chemicals upon which our livestyles currently float and invent a completely non-toxic
green chemistry. We don't need lite green fashions. We need a bright green revolution.

To really change the world we need to hand out real tools: rugged, free, collaborative tools
for understanding the world and our role in it, for seeing the systems in which we are
trapped; tools for learning how to work together to either transform those systems or
destroy them completely and bioremediate the rubble. Tools that help us as people make
meaningful changes in both our own lives and the world. We need to make people
participants, not consumers. We need answers that address peoples' lives, not their
lifestyles.

We need to take back the ballot box. With the exception of a couple small nations like
Finland, most governments on earth are now seething messes of corruption, oppression
and entrenched privilege, and our government here in the U.S. is worse than many. We
need transparency, accountability, genuine equity, real democracy and human rights. No
environmental or social issue transcends the need for worldwide political reform, and none
of our huge planetary problems can be solved without it.

We need to seize the trading floor. Most large corporations, and most of the markets we've
established through regulation, incentive and tradition, demand that we participate (as
employees, consumers or investors) in ecological destruction, unfair labor practices and an
assault on the public realm. We need to grab hold of these economic systems, strip them
down to their component parts and rebuild them anew. That means supporting (or
becoming) clean energy entrepreneurs, green builders, sustainable product designers,
socially-responsible investors, and so on. We need a new generation uncompromisingly
innovative and determined regulators, planners, bankers, insurers. We need to take back
business as a realm of service and do away with the dinosaurs who dominate it today, and
we need an army of people ready to put their careers and investments on the line to do it.

We need to share. There is no sustainable future without a vigorous and lively public
realm. We need to defend the commons, from the air we breath to the culture we create
together. That commons is everywhere under attack from those who would privatize it for
profit and stifle innovation to protect the status quo, the way, for instance, that the music
and film industries are trying to take away our ability to freely (and legally) share our own
music and videos, because they're worried not only that someone might illegally share
some of their music or videos, but because the explosion of free music and video we're
seeing threatens their out-of-date business models. We must counter-attack, supporting
open culture and public ownership, and working everywhere to redistribute the future.

We need better mousetraps. The stuff that surrounds us is crap: toxic, wasteful, unjust,
ugly. We need innovation everywhere, real innovation, stuff that isn't just marginally better
or superficially green, but stuff that is actually, right now or as soon as possible, an order
of magnitude more efficient, completely non-toxic and closed-loop. We need to support
the folks out there trying to design these things. We need to laud their efforts, invest in
their inventions, and generally do everything we can to get better design, technology and
thinking applied to every aspect of our lives. Then we need to help regular people separate
the bright green from the greenwashed.

We need to grow new systems. The systems which surround us are awful. Some of them
we can hack. Some of them simply need to be replaced. Suburban sprawl, for instance, is
simply wrong: there's no way to make it sustainable. We should simply bring it to a halt.
Farming, on the other hand, needs to be reformed -- and through conscious buying,
political activism and ethical leadership, we can help steer agriculture away from
petrochemical factory farming and towards innovative local sustainable farms. Some of our
choices nurture changed systems -- those are the choices we need to show people how to
make.

We need to help each other. Consumer-based approaches and "simple things" lists tend to
reinforce our sense that the only sphere in which we can act is our own little private lives,
and that isolates us. But the isolation we all sometimes feel in the face of the magnitude of
the problems is itself a major part of the problem. None of us can change the world
single-handedly: as Wendell Berry says, "to work at this work alone is to fail." We need to
organize, mobilize, join together, act in concert. We need to seek out our allies and get
their backs when they need us. That happens through applied effort, not impulse buying.

We need to admit that we're at war over the definition of the future. There are a lot of
powerful interests spending a lot of money to keep people ignorant, make them uncertain,
postpone action, encourage cynicism and apathy, and lock them in the mental prison of
thinking that no better future is possible. To the extent they are successful, nothing we
advocate can happen. We need to fight back. We need to speak clearly, intelligently, and, if
possible, with humor and passion. We need to label our opponents (from climate denialists
to apologists for the status quo) what they are -- enemies of the future. We need to make
the nature of our times crystal-clear for all to see. We need to hew to the demanding
standards our actual real situation imposes on us -- that we achieve measurable
sustainability, honest-to-goodness one-planet living, for everyone, within our lifetimes --
and scorn the mental tyranny of small goals. We need to break through the meaningless
chatter around environmental and social issues, and point to genuine alternatives, hold
real conversations, and create a culture that speaks to the soul of our times.

We need, above all else, to show that another world is possible, indeed, it's here all around
us, though we do not see it. We need to inspire not only our fellow citizens but ourselves
with visions of what we're beginning to accomplish together, visions of what a planet
brought back to sanity will look and feel like, visions of how we will live in a bright green
future. That future should be beautiful and stylish, dynamic and creative, but it must
before all else be genuinely sustainable, or it's not much of a future at all, is it?

The world is listening. It's our obligation to tell it a better story.

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Trance Dance, Soul Motion, Ecstatic Dance and Ritual in MISSOURI

aletheia777 — Fri, 21 Jul 2006 21:42:02 GMT

Hey, if there is anyone out there in or near Missouri who knows of events going on, hook me up!

Aletheia

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any interest in an independent Cascadia?

Douglas — Sun, 09 Jul 2006 09:05:41 GMT

any interest in an independent Cascadia?

curious if anyone is interested in creating a independent bioregional Cascadia? Specifically looking for artists and organizers right now. Anyone interested then contact me... artist or not ... organizer or not

http://republic-of-cascadia.tripod.com/

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SpiritFire - Ecstatic Dance, Rhythm, and Mysteries of the Fire... last 3 days to register at the regular rate

Josselyne — Sat, 03 Jun 2006 14:34:20 GMT

Greetings!

Decided you're taking the leap and joining the mystical, inspiring co-created gathering of music, movement, voice, Seva, and the Mysteries on July 5-9?

Join amazing musicians, inspired dancers, and open-hearted artists, ritualists, and just good folks from around the country, Australia (and even the Netherlands!) for a wonderful long weekend of fire circles and blissful community.

This is the time to register. Save $15 on registration (which includes yummy food lovingly prepared by our Sufi hosts) by registering online by midnight, June 5th, or by postmarking your mail-in registration by that same date.

Online registration (as well as the link to download the mail-in forms) is at spiritfirefestival.org/register.php

To see a list of workshops/presenters: spiritfirefestival.org/events.php

For an idea of our fire circles, see: spiritfirefestival.org/events.php

And for affinity groups: spiritfirefestival.org/events.php

Enjoy the exploration, and see you soon!

Josselyne

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Sunfest 2006

NoNo — Thu, 01 Jun 2006 03:04:49 GMT

Hi everyone,

It's NoNo. I sure hope to see all of you at Sunfest this year. The ritual will be AWESOME!!
CHAKRA and yes I will be doing the Sacral Chakra so bring your water bottles to ritual to keep you cool. hee heehee. We are having it at the Spiral Ryth. site this year so LOTS of room for everyone. We still have openings so spead the word. I can't wait to see you there.
Blessings and lot of kisses
Your NoNo

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poems, prose, art needed !

beast — Wed, 26 Apr 2006 23:54:43 GMT

What? I am seeking poems, rants, letters, short essays, other writings, and photos of art made by/written by people who identify outside of or between the gender binary of men/and/women.

Do you identify as androgynous, gender-fluid, gender-queer, transgender, transsexual, gender-confused, gender-free, ungendered, or another identity other than “man/or/woman?” Do you feel like you have something to share with your communities?
** I am especially seeking voices that are traditionally underrepresented, including those who identify as being of color, disabled, of diverse religious background or belief, from working-class backgrounds, lesbian, gay, queer, pansexual, intersex, or asexual.

Why am I posting this to the dance tribe? I am compiling a zine that presents some voices of people who identify outside the gender binary. This zine will be part of a project for a class at PSU, however, I am also dedicated to actively engaging in conversations about gender in my communities in order to learn, to educate, to share, and to open up more space for those who are often silenced. Since the dance communities are my communities, I will be sharing this zine with my fellow dancers and movers here in Portland.

When? I need submissions before May 21.

Who? My name is Aline. I am a white, able-bodied, U.S.-born, gender-confused, born-female, 27 year-old, pansexual, college student from a working class background. If you want to submit to the zine (or if you have questions), please contact me at
503 734 6605 or
goddessdance@hotmail.com

Thank you !!!

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Dance at the 3rd Annual Pangaea Project Benefit with The Everyone Orhchestra - 4/14 & 15

julievanam — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 23:39:02 GMT

Come join members of Phish, String Cheese Incident, Jazz Mandolin Project, March Fourth Marching Band, Axe Dide Dance Company and more to Raise Funds for Local Non-Profit

Last year’s event raised over $16,000 for The Pangaea Project which engages teenagers from underserved neighborhoods in local and international service-learning projects by promoting the development of leadership skills, increasing global awareness, and fostering a commitment to work towards social change. Proceeds from show ticket sales, fundraising raffles, and other donations will be contributed directly to The Pangaea Project. Additionally, a local foundation has generously offered The Pangaea Project a Challenge Grant for the Third Annual Benefit that will match every dollar that is raised beyond ticket sales.

The roster of performers includes Jon Fishman of Phish, Jason Hann of String Cheese Incident, Jamie Masefield of Jazz Mandolin Project, Reggie Watts from Maktub/Soulive, Kai Eckhardt of Garaj Mahal, local musicians Tony Furtado and Scott Law, Everyone Orchestra founder Matt Butler, and a number of other musicians and performers.

Friday and Saturday, April 14 and 15: Crystal Ballroom -- www.danceonair.com
1332 W. Burnside– 503. 225-0047 | Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 day of show. VIP tickets are $50. Tickets available now at all TicketMaster locations and online at www.ticketmaster.com. Doors open at 8 p.m. Show starts at 9 p.m.

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Reiki I Classes

Jill — Thu, 26 Jan 2006 04:38:26 GMT

Reiki I Classes:

Two offerings coming up in NE Portland
Sunday, January 29th 2-4pm $75
Sunday, February 12th 2-4pm $75

Reiki I Certificate upon completion.

We will examine the history of this healing art, as well as practical techniques that allow students to begin practicing with the energy right away. Students will learn to do self-healings and healings on others physically present.

Reiki is an ancient hands-on healing art that promotes self-healing, relieves disease and stress, and encourages an overall state of well-being. The main distinction between Reiki and other hands-on healing modalities is an attunement process. This process opens and aligns an energy system which is already part of all of us.

Experience the shift possible when you unblock stuck energy in your mental, emotional, physical and spiritual field.

Jill Ahlstrand, Reiki Master
Questions/Reservations, please call me at 971-998-7222, or email at jahlstrand@gmail.com. Hope to see you there!

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