EVENTS
Authentic Relating & Valentine’s Day Overnight Slumber Party
Experience a Valentine's Day event dedicated to deep connection and self-discovery, embracing love in all its forms!
Join us in celebrating the essence of love, whether you're single or in a relationship. This event is open to everyone—couples and individuals alike. Prepare for an evening of profound connections and intimacy. We'll conclude the evening with a movie, complete with popcorn and cozy snuggles in the loft.
The morning will greet us with shared breakfast preparations, fostering connections in front of the warm woodstove.
Experience the power of Authentic Relating and Somatic Co-Regulation. Dive into a journey of self-awareness, empathy, and emotional intelligence. Through interactive exercises and group discussions, we'll explore authentic communication and learn to listen and express ourselves with vulnerability. We will discover the joy of being seen and understood, and cultivate meaningful connections with others.
Authentic Relating, simplifies the connection process with structured, guided experiences.
These practices will lead us through a guided version of inquiry and body awareness unlike many forms of group connecting I've experienced outside of AR.
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Embodied Connection: Exploring Authentic Relating through Touch
Embark on a transformative journey of self-discovery and connection at "Embodied Connection: Exploring Authentic Relating through Touch." Join us for a 2.5-hour somatically attuned evening filled with an understanding of boundaries touch.
During this immersive experience, you'll have the opportunity to listen deeply to your body, discern the nuances of a true "yes," and honor even the subtlest twinge of a "no." We'll explore what it means to connect with our senses without any agenda beyond the present moment, diving into the depths of discomfort and joy alongside others.
"Embodied Connection" invites you to engage with your inner desires and boundaries, practicing deep listening and navigating the delicate art of rejection and acceptance. What arises within you when faced with the prospect of rejection? Do you shy away from reaching out for fear of hearing "no"? Do you freeze instead of saying “no”?
Through interactive exercises, we'll delve into authentic somatic communication, cultivating self-awareness, empathy, and emotional intelligence. Discover the profound joy of being truly seen and understood by yourself and others as we foster meaningful connections through the practice of Authentic Relating.
These exercises simplify the connection process with structured, guided experiences that will lead you on a journey of inquiry and body awareness unlike any other form of group connecting I’ve experienced. Join us for an evening of exploration, vulnerability, and authentic connection.
About Our Facilitator
Zach is a Somatic Therapist and Bodyworker. Transmuting his core wound of not being seen and not feeling a sense of belonging, into his core passion, he set out on a path to hold space for those open to explore their inner selves and where their bodies may be holding the past. A space to be seen in all of our parts, a place to belong in all of our joys, love, discomfort, pain, shame, and the full range of the human experience. Through somatic practices, you will be guided to embody the pieces of you that are in need of integration.
Zach is the creator of The Forest Haven and has a background in Somatics, Authentic Relating, Breathwork, Meditation, Thai Massage, Yoga, Business, Entrepreneurship, Community Organizing, and he is a coordinator with The Hudson Valley Psychedelic Society (HVPS).
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Bringing Heaven to Earth, A Crystalline Sound Bath & Cacao Ceremony w/ Lea Garnier & Shri Alchemy
The evening begins with a ceremonial embrace of cacao, inviting each participant to unlock their hearts, share inspiration, and coalesce in the creation of a mandala of sensory and embodied connection.
Following this opening ritual, we immerse ourselves in the ethereal sounds of Crystal Singing Bowls and Pyramids. With each resonant tone, imbued with healing intention and offered in sacred reverence, these instruments evoke a serene tranquility capable of quieting the mind and dissolving the stresses held within our bodies. Crystalline in structure, they serve as potent conduits for amplifying, storing, and transmitting intentions of healing, love, and well-being. As our bodies and DNA echo the crystalline nature of these instruments, we embark on a journey to restore balance and synchronize our mind-heart cosmic connection.
Join us as we delve into the depths of harmonic resonance, allowing the frequencies of quartz crystal to penetrate our beings and realign us with the cosmic symphony of existence. Through this transformative journey, we awaken to the innate harmony that resides within and around us, embracing a state of profound peace, healing, and cosmic alignment.
About Our Facilitators
Lea Garnier is an Integrative Sound Practitioner, Craniosacral Therapist, Yoga Teacher and Educator who has worked in the healing arts for over 30 years and is an established practitioner in the field. She began her journey as a painter. Her healing art has been displayed and sold in Europe and the US. Lea found Craniosacral Therapy in NYC after suffering neck and back injuries sustained in an auto accident, which led her to train as an Upledger Craniosacral Therapist, practicing now since 1990. In 2007 she became a certified yoga instructor trained in the Desikachar lineage. In 2008 she co-founded, Sage Academy of Sound in Woodstock, NY, a school dedicated to teaching the therapeutics of Sound Healing as a healing modality, and is currently the Director.
Lea is a student of the shamanic arts which inspired her ongoing interest in therapeutic sound for healing, which led to the organization in 2010 of the first annual comprehensive Sound Healing retreat in the Northeast, The Sound Healing Retreat Intensive. This is an ongoing platform created specifically for the pioneers of Sound Healing to come together and share their knowledge and wisdom, often resulting in deeply transformational experiences for participants. Due to its massive appeal, and to meet the demands of this emerging healing modality, Sage created The Sound Healing Certification Program in 2013. The program focuses on the fundamental areas of Sound Healing and caters to an international audience of practitioners working in the healing arts.
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Shri, a devoted student of plant medicine and spiritual arts, curates ceremonies, retreats, and trainings around deepening our connection to the elements, ourselves, and each other.
Weaving her indigenous & cultural wisdom, eastern studies, and relational skills - she holds cacao ceremonies supported by traditional prayers, medicine songs, expansive topics of open discussion based off of the Mayan calendar and nawales, and beautiful stories.
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Chant Circle & Heart Sharing w/ Radharani
Take a journey with Radharani and her band, which includes you! This sonically luscious evening of song and chant will be woven with heart-sharing exercises to warm our circle as we open our voices and find our way into blissful presence.
Radharani’s voice has been described as "angelic," "hypnotic,” and “haunting.” Her original sound is a blend of ancient mantras, heart-opening ballads, and contemporary sonic scapes. With meditative presence and soulful yearning, she brings the listener into a state of peace and presence. Her live events invite participation through chant and spontaneous harmony, inviting everyone to connect with their intention and voice through participation in the collective sound.
"If you're a fan of the sweet sounds of Snatam Kaur, you'll fall in love with Radharani." - Yoga Journal, Australia
About Our Facilitator
Radharani spent a decade on pilgrimage in India, Nepal, and Tibet where she studied the intersection of mysticism, sacred sound, and consciousness. These years of pilgrimage were an initiation into seeing life as a perpetual unfolding of sacred synchronicity, and a dance of intimacy with the divine. Returning home, Radharani has witnessed the deep need for a sense of meaning in the Western world, and her mission has been to bring her deeply rooted connection to the divine through her music, writing, and group facilitation.
Radharani has offered her music at consciousness festivals and yoga studios around the country. Her music has reached hundreds of thousands around the world, and her second album topped New Age Billboard charts. For seven years, she was a musical and spiritual leader for a transformative, earth-based, feminist Jewish community, bridging Eastern and Western mystical teachings. Based in the Hudson Valley of New York, she brings people together to share the powerful practice of group singing with her original songs and soulful interpretations of popular music. A natural facilitator of gentle, inclusive spaces, her musical circles invite everyone to be a part of the band.
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Intuitive Hand-Poke Ritual Tattoo in March w/ Eva Miskiewicz
The technique of hand-poked tattoo goes back more than 5500 years, before the electric machine was created, and it is done by carrying a small amount of ink under the skin with a hand-held tattoo needle. This art form was often used as a religious practice, or to affirm tribal affiliation or rite of passage.
Modern tattooing is often stripped of its spiritual and cultural qualities, leaving only the art upon the skin.
I feel deeply inspired by this ancient craft and although my practice lives in modern times, my relationship to tattoo is intimately rooted in reverence to its origins and spirit.
My work is intuitive, all designs are original creations, guided by your intention. This is a collaboration where you bring forward your story, and I translate that into a visual emblem, marking of time, an expression of personal journey. If this work resonates with you, please get in touch.
How To: Message me to schedule your free consultation call
This is where you connect with Eva, share your intention, discuss your design, ask questions, and pay $100 for the design process. There will be an opportunity for you to view and modify the design in the time leading up to your session.
About the Artist
Eva Miskiewicz is a multidisciplinary artist, currently based in the Hudson Valley. She has always followed her natural rhythm of self-expression, which led her to explore various creative mediums, such as mosaic art, painting, drawing, fiber art, music, and most recently hand-poked tattoo art.
Eva approaches arts as a healing modality, tools for self-discovery, opportunity to cultivate connection to the natural world around us, and an important way of keeping culture alive. She holds a bachelor degree in Art Therapy and her passion has always been to integrate all that she’s learnt, her creative gifts and ancient wisdom into humble offerings that uplift, inspire, honor the past and promote wellbeing.
View Eva’s recent work @eva_miskievicz
Community Holding: Transforming Trauma Together w/ Luis Mojica
This four hour session is intended to begin teasing out from our bodies the notion that trauma makes us defective, broken, or inadequate in any way. By spending time in community we learn: we all have trauma and the only "problem" is having to carry it alone.
Through the magic of co-regulation, our bodies become mycelial roots that stretch across the space we're in. Together we increase our capacity for emotions & sensations that would be too much alone. I will open the space with a somatic practice, invite some weaving of intentions, teach you about co-regulation and lead an exercise in it, and then we will all take turns experiencing what it's like to be held by 50 hands on a table.
To be loved back to life and release the stored pain we hold through connection and celebration, instead of isolation and shame. We will end with some delicious snacks around a fire and bring the comfort and safety that we created together back into our own homes with our own bodies.
About Our Facilitator
Luis Mojica (pronounced Lew-Eace {rhymes with peace} Mo-hee-ka). Teaches people how to release stress and trauma through listening to their bodies.
He's not here to change you or judge you. His work is all about teaching. He gives you the language, the practices, and the space to learn how to communicate with your own body & mind.
He comes to this work from a deeply personal experience with suffering and healing that suffering. He didn’t read it in a book - He lived it. He knows suffering well and he knows bliss well. He will teach you as best as He can to find your bliss and transform out of suffering.
You can learn more about his work at www.holisticlifenavigation.com
RSVP to receive address and directions
Please choose the entry price option the best suits your financial means.
Once sold out, feel free to email me at Z.kalatsky@gmail.com to be added to the waitlist.
Yin Yoga & Thai Massage w/ Eric Archer & Diana Seiler, LMT
‘YIN YOGA WITH A TOUCH OF THAI MASSAGE’ AN EXPERIENCE OF STILLNESS AND MOVEMENT, PRESENCE AND TOUCH. The fusion of Yin Yoga with healing touch offers an immersive experience to nourish the heart and spirit. Enjoy a deep Yin Yoga journey with live music and ecstatic poetry while receiving Thai Massage. Join Eric and Diana as they weave the long held postures of Yin Yoga with the gentle touch of Thai Yoga Massage, threaded with meditative sound and poetics.
About Our Facilitators
Eric Archer Condevaux-Dahlberg, CYT is a multi-instrumentalist musician, artist, and poet drawing inspiration from nature and its bounty. Eric brings 12 years experience teaching Yin Yoga in a myriad of settings, cultivating a deep sensitivity to the practice, anatomy, philosophy, and spirit of the Yin practice. He has helped bring deep listening, Taoist inspirations, and storytelling to the foundational practices of the Jamtse School of Yin Yoga. Eric is a senior Jamtse Yin Teacher who has been assisting and co-teaching Jamtse Yin Yoga Teacher Trainings with Biff Mithoefer for 10 years.
As a woodcarver and painter, he is known for his organic wall sculptures that channel natural patterns and the fluidity of light.
A lover of nature and art in all forms, he expresses this love through artistic practices which overlap music, meditation, yoga, cooking, teaching, and poetry. Eric’s work allows him to share his passions by serving others while building community with presence.
Diana Brenes Seiler, LMT, CYT, CHC Diana is a bodyworker, dancer, yoga practitioner and instructor, and a lover of spontaneous adventures in nature.
With 20 years of experience giving Thai Yoga Massage and 15 years teaching massage, Diana brings a sustained passion in sharing healing touch with others. Along with being an LMT, she is a Certified Hatha and Yin Yoga Instructor and Certified Health Coach with a deep care and concern for the health of the Earth and humanity. Her goal in instructing yoga is to be a conduit for inspiration and hope to flow; to inspire self confidence and clarity in those moving and breathing in the container she creates for gracefulness and alignment. Through her offering of Thai massage to folks during the Yin Yoga practice she brings presence, intuition and therapeutic touch to assist the recipient in finding greater ease and peace in body-mind-spirit.
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Embodied Bliss: Navigating Sensuality through Tantric Practices
This event is open to singles and couples alike.
Indulge in an enlightening journey with "Embodied Bliss," a workshop that delves into the profound realm of sensuality through a Tantric lens. Guided by conscious consent practices, participants will explore the expansive and energetic dimensions of their sensual bodies, fostering a deeper connection, expansive consciousness, and the vital life force that resides within.
During this transformative workshop, we will embark on a journey of sensual activation, where participants will discover the pathways to pleasure, experience the graceful flow of energy, and reconnect with their bodies on a profound level. Through carefully curated exercises, attendees will gain insight into the nuanced distinctions between sensuality and sexuality, paving the way for a more conscious and empowered relationship with their own innate sensuality.
Join us for "Embodied Bliss" as we embrace the Tantric sensual approach, fostering personal growth, authentic connection, and a heightened awareness of the beauty and vitality found within the sensual realms of our being.
About facilitator:
Kaviar Dragón is a lover, a dancer, a vessel for transmitting and expanding consciousness, and a creator. With a background in medical sciences and anatomy, Kaviar then found yoga and Tantra. His spiritual path became his true calling, as a wanderlust, change maker, and community organizer. Based in Mazunte, Mexico and born & raised in Brooklyn and Queens, New York; Kaviar is a facilitator, organizer and supporter at many trainings, festivals and events across Latin America, the United States and Europe. Kaviar teaches and guides in the realms of embodied sensual connection & inner/outer intimacy, Tantra & heart-centered spirituality, conscious sex-positive consent & boundaries, and trauma-informed emotional release and processing.
Certified in teaching Tantra and Hatha yoga (400hr RYT), ISTA Practitioner, Graduate; and experienced and teaching in other practices and techniques (Osho, Thai Yoga Massage, Contact Improvisation, Hridaya Meditation, Touch&Play organization). In addition, Kaviar also serves his purpose functioning as a 1:1 space-holder and sacred bodyworker.
Kaviar continues to offer vectors for healing and expansion with a heart to the divine.
To learn more visit:
RitualSacrednessTantra.life
Alchemy of Connection & Space Holding: A Sacred Journey with Plants w/ Stefanie Frank and Zach Kalatsky
THIS EVENT HAS A CAPACITY OF 10 ATTENDEES SO PLEASE SIGN UP RIGHT AWAY TO RESERVE YOUR SPOT HERE.
Embark on a profound exploration of self-discovery and connection at "Alchemy of Connection." Join facilitators Stefanie and Zach as they guide you through the art of holding space, working with Hapé as a tools for self and communal exploration and healing.
The evening begins with a demonstration as Zach and Stef serve one another, exemplifying the essence of holding space from a centered place within oneself, showcasing the delicate balance of maintaining your energetic bubble while supporting others.
Following these intimate demos, participants will have the opportunity to experience Hapé in pairs, with Zach and Stef circulating to offer personalized guidance and support.
Key Highlights:
* Learn the art of holding space from a centered place
* Explore the transformative power of Hapé in a communal setting
* Discuss the importance of creating sacred space, set and setting
* Understand the concept of medicine as a relationship, emphasizing love and respect over tools
* Gain insights into sourcing ethically and creating sacred spaces
This event is open to everyone. Whether you're curious about the ceremonial and therapeutic aspects of space holding or seeking a personal journey with this plant medicine. Being in the space will be a powerful experience in and of itself.
About the Facilitators: Stef and Zach derive nourishment from connection and the witnessing of individuals embracing their full embodied selves. Their passion for creating sacred spaces and guiding others on transformative journeys is at the heart of this unique and empowering event.
Stef is the Founder & Director of ESKFF Nest, Healing Arts refuge and retreat center, Woodstock, NY. She is a visionary retreat leader, community builder, collaborator, mother of 3 adult children, host and facilitator of spiritually diverse transformational immersive healing art experiences.
Her mission is to make the mystical practical in healing service to others through the creation of spiritually diverse, artistic, sustainable community, and the cultivation of psycho-spiritual wholeness.
Stefanie’s modalities include: Healing Arts through music, sound healing, flute, dance, leading nature experiences, creating ceremony, rituals, altars, master gardener, herbalist, mushroom farmer, and is trained in leading Talking Circles with the Four Worlds Institute.
Stefanie is currently a co- coordinator with The Hudson Valley Psychedelic Society and has held positions on multiple board of directors including COSM (Alex Grey’s Church of Sacred Mirrors), Brooklyn Community Healthcare Network, ICEC (Indigenous Cultural Education Center), HUGS (Humans Unifying Global Solutions) & the ESKFF@Mana Contemporary Arts Center.
Stefanie began her relationship with Hape over 13 years ago and has served hundreds privately and in communal ceremonies.
Zach feels nourished through connection. He finds joy when guiding others to connect with the pieces of themselves that want to be seen.
Transmuting his core wound of not being seen and not feeling a sense of belonging, into his core passion, Zach has set on a path to hold space for those open to explore their inner selves and where their bodies may be holding the past. A space to be seen in all of our parts, a place to belong in all of our joys, love, discomfort, pain, shame, and the full range of the human experience.
Zach is the creator of The Forest Haven and has a background in Somatics, Authentic Relating, Breathwork, Meditation, Thai Massage, Yoga, Business, Entrepreneurship, Community Organizing, and is a coordinator with The Hudson Valley Psychedelic Society (HVPS).
Sacred Rhythms: An Invocation Dance Experience w/ Avinash Barnes
Join us on the dance floor as we move with spirit, dance for love, and awaken through the rhythm of the music.
At his dance events, Avinash begins with an invocation to divine energies, setting the stage for a transformative experience. His playlist features mantra-based dance music, tribal beats, and dance tracks with a spiritual essence, making every dance step a journey of both inner and outer exploration.
About Our Facilitator
Avinash, a seasoned member of the conscious dance community, brings his extensive musical background to the dance floor. With a degree in music and experience performing in various bands, he steps into the role of DJ with a unique touch.
Anything over entry cost, helps pay for others that may not have the means at this time
RSVP to receive address and directions
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Sound Healing w/ Samer Ghadry
Music and sound are at the heart of human experience. For millennia we have used music to uplift the spirit, aid in healing processes, lighten depression, ease suffering, and elevate consciousness. Combined with your own personal practice, sound meditation can serve as a vital endeavor toward growth and positive transformation. Overtone-rich instruments guide us into a space of stillness and rejuvenation in this hour-long sound journey and meditation practice.
About Our Facilitator
Samer Ghadry is an accomplished musician and sound practitioner based in Brooklyn, NY. He draws from improvisation, the language of percussion, chanting, and several years of continuous research and study into the history and approaches of sound therapy in order to craft psychedelic soundscape ceremonies for deep relaxation and inner peace.
His gong playing can be heard in the recent Academy Award winning film Everything Everywhere All At Once, and on Alanis Morisette's recent album The Storm Before The Calm.
www.tonecenter.org for more info.
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this event, please message me through the contact page and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Being with: A Practice of Somatic & Whole Person Presence in Relational Connection w/ Cameron Grayson
Together we will settle into a space of regulation, connection, and inclusion, deepening into presence with ourselves and others.
In this practice of being with we will take a whole person and relational approach to presence. We will explore practices that have an emphasis on calling back aspects of ourselves that may have been ostracized or isolated from connection. We will welcome these aspects back into our bodies and have space to explore resistance or anything that comes up in connection to these parts. These practices create space for present authenticity in the relational experience. This space offers us a deeper relationship that we could be having but often miss out on in our day to day interactions with self and other.
This practice will be lead by Cameron Grayson. In this workshop Cameron will be utilizing her trainings in Authentic Relating, Circling, Internal Family Systems, and Whole Person Coaching. Cameron has a gift and passion for supporting others in discovering their true nature. With curiosity and compassion she supports an exploration of each individuals world creating a container of transformation into an authentically aligned life. Her extensive ongoing practice of holistic systems has gifted her the tools and experience to connect deeper and hold an immense amount of presence, compassion, and expansive space while providing for others. Some of her own experiences are visually displayed in the artwork she creates depicting some of her deepest transformations through her life journey.
Some of these art pieces will be available for purchase from the Round House walls at The Forest Haven.
Learn more about Cameron here: https://www.camsconsciouscreations.com/about-contact
@camsconsciouscreations
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Intuitive Hand-Poke Ritual Tattoo in March w/ Eva Miskiewicz
The technique of hand-poked tattoo goes back more than 5500 years, before the electric machine was created, and it is done by carrying a small amount of ink under the skin with a hand-held tattoo needle. This art form was often used as a religious practice, or to affirm tribal affiliation or rite of passage.
Modern tattooing is often stripped of its spiritual and cultural qualities, leaving only the art upon the skin.
I feel deeply inspired by this ancient craft and although my practice lives in modern times, my relationship to tattoo is intimately rooted in reverence to its origins and spirit.
My work is intuitive, all designs are original creations, guided by your intention. This is a collaboration where you bring forward your story, and I translate that into a visual emblem, marking of time, an expression of personal journey. If this work resonates with you, please get in touch.
How To: Message me to schedule your free consultation call
This is where you connect with Eva, share your intention, discuss your design, ask questions, and pay $100 for the design process. There will be an opportunity for you to view and modify the design in the time leading up to your session.
About the Artist
Eva Miskiewicz is a multidisciplinary artist, currently based in the Hudson Valley. She has always followed her natural rhythm of self-expression, which led her to explore various creative mediums, such as mosaic art, painting, drawing, fiber art, music, and most recently hand-poked tattoo art.
Eva approaches arts as a healing modality, tools for self-discovery, opportunity to cultivate connection to the natural world around us, and an important way of keeping culture alive. She holds a bachelor degree in Art Therapy and her passion has always been to integrate all that she’s learnt, her creative gifts and ancient wisdom into humble offerings that uplift, inspire, honor the past and promote wellbeing.
View Eva’s recent work @eva_miskievicz
Authentic Relating & Valentine's Day Overnight Slumber Party
Experience a Valentine's Day event dedicated to deep connection and self-discovery, embracing love in all its forms!
Join us in celebrating the essence of love, whether you're single or in a relationship. This event is open to everyone—couples and individuals alike. Prepare for an evening of profound connections and intimacy. We'll conclude the evening with a movie, complete with popcorn and cozy snuggles in the loft.
The morning will greet us with shared breakfast preparations, fostering connections in front of the warm woodstove.
Experience the power of Authentic Relating and Somatic Co-Regulation. Dive into a journey of self-awareness, empathy, and emotional intelligence. Through interactive exercises and group discussions, we'll explore authentic communication and learn to listen and express ourselves with vulnerability. We will discover the joy of being seen and understood, and cultivate meaningful connections with others.
Authentic Relating, simplifies the connection process with structured, guided experiences.
These practices will lead us through a guided version of inquiry and body awareness unlike many forms of group connecting I've experienced outside of AR.
About Our Facilitator
Zach's transformation journey stems from leaving behind his Orthodox Jewish upbringing at 17, paving the way for the life he now cherishes.
He's transmuted his core wound of not being seen and not feeling a sense of belonging, into his core passion. He is dedicated to creating a space for exploration, delving into inner selves and releasing the past held within our bodies. It's a space where all aspects of ourselves are acknowledged—a place to belong in our joys, love, discomfort, pain, shame, and a place to been seen and belong within the complete spectrum of human experience. Through somatic practices, he guides the integration of fragmented aspects of ourselves.
Zach is the creator of The Forest Haven—a community space in the Hudson Valley, NY—he draws from a background in Somatics, Authentic Relating, Breathwork, Meditation, Thai Massage, Yoga, Event Planning, Business, Entrepreneurship, and Community Organizing.
What to bring:
- GF and DF snacks to share during the movie portion
- GF and DF Breakfast foods to make for yourself and extra if you'd like to share
- PJ's and a sleeping pad, pillow, and blanket
Bed's are limited and available for rental- message if you would like a bedroom.
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Intuitive Hand-Poke Ritual Tattoo in February w/ Eva Miskiewicz
SOLD OUT for FEBRUARY- Sign up for March
The technique of hand-poked tattoo goes back more than 5500 years, before the electric machine was created, and it is done by carrying a small amount of ink under the skin with a hand-held tattoo needle. This art form was often used as a religious practice, or to affirm tribal affiliation or rite of passage.
Modern tattooing is often stripped of its spiritual and cultural qualities, leaving only the art upon the skin.
I feel deeply inspired by this ancient craft and although my practice lives in modern times, my relationship to tattoo is intimately rooted in reverence to its origins and spirit.
My work is intuitive, all designs are original creations, guided by your intention. This is a collaboration where you bring forward your story, and I translate that into a visual emblem, marking of time, an expression of personal journey. If this work resonates with you, please get in touch.
How To: Message me to schedule your free consultation call
This is where you connect with Eva, share your intention, discuss your design, ask questions, and pay $100 for the design process. There will be an opportunity for you to view and modify the design in the time leading up to your session.
About the Artist
Eva Miskiewicz is a multidisciplinary artist, currently based in the Hudson Valley. She has always followed her natural rhythm of self-expression, which led her to explore various creative mediums, such as mosaic art, painting, drawing, fiber art, music, and most recently hand-poked tattoo art.
Eva approaches arts as a healing modality, tools for self-discovery, opportunity to cultivate connection to the natural world around us, and an important way of keeping culture alive. She holds a bachelor degree in Art Therapy and her passion has always been to integrate all that she’s learnt, her creative gifts and ancient wisdom into humble offerings that uplift, inspire, honor the past and promote wellbeing.
View Eva’s recent work @eva_miskievicz
Cacao Ceremony & Ecstatic Dance w/ Shri Alchemy
Join Shri and community at the Forest Haven for an evening of connection, somatic alchemy, and indigenous wisdom weaved through a cacao ceremony, ecstatic dance, and integrative sound bath.
About our facilitator:
Carrying and sharing the art of connection- Shri holds expansive sensory experiences involving her studies in eastern medicine, and her ancestral wisdom.
Anything over entry cost, helps pay for others that may not have the means at this time
RSVP to receive address and directions- sent via venmo message or email if you share your email address via venmo or direct message.
If your financial means would not allow you to come to this gathering, please message me directly and we will talk about dipping into the Sliding Scale Pool.
Sacred Song Circle w/ Radharani
Connect through the heart with the practice of sacred song and chant. As we intone sacred mantras and chants over beautiful music, we make space for mutual upliftment and collective awakening. Join us as we weave our voices into joyful vibrations of unity and harmony.
About Our Facilitator
Radharani is a Priestess of sacred song, a writer and teacher, and a facilitator of ritual space. Her music is an alchemy of chant and prayer that offers keys to meditative and mystical states. Her hypnotic voice over gentle keyboard and guitar lulls us into presence and softens our hearts to experience blissful intimacy with the sacred, with ourselves, and with each other.
Radharani spent half a decade traveling in India and Tibet where she studied the intersection of sound and mysticism. Bringing this perspective back to her own heritage, she explored Jewish and Gnostic-Hermetic traditions, and for seven years was the musical and spiritual leader of a transformative, earth-based, feminist Jewish community. She has offered music at consciousness festivals such as Shakti Fest and Ahimsa Festival, and she has recorded and/or performed as support for sacred chant musicians including Wah!, Krishna Das, Kirtan Rabbi, Sirgun Kaur, and others. Based in the Hudson Valley of New York, she brings people together to share the powerful practice of group singing and chanting in beautifully facilitated circles around the globe.
RSVP to receive the address and directions:
https://www.viewcy.com/e/sacred_song_circle
Community Holding: Transforming Trauma Together w/ Luis Mojica
$60.00
This four hour session is intended to begin teasing out from our bodies the notion that trauma makes us defective, broken, or inadequate in any way. By spending time in community we learn: we all have trauma and the only "problem" is having to carry it alone.
Through the magic of co-regulation, our bodies become mycelial roots that stretch across the space we're in. Together we increase our capacity for emotions & sensations that would be too much alone. I will open the space with a somatic practice, invite some weaving of intentions, teach you about co-regulation and lead an exercise in it, and then we will all take turns experiencing what it's like to be held by 50 hands on a table.
To be loved back to life and release the stored pain we hold through connection and celebration, instead of isolation and shame. We will end with some delicious snacks around a fire and bring the comfort and safety that we created together back into our own homes with our own bodies.
About Our Facilitator
Luis Mojica (pronounced Lew-Eace {rhymes with peace} Mo-hee-ka). Teaches people how to release stress and trauma through listening to their bodies.
He's not here to change you or judge you. His work is all about teaching. He gives you the language, the practices, and the space to learn how to communicate with your own body & mind.
He comes to this work from a deeply personal experience with suffering and healing that suffering. He didn’t read it in a book - He lived it. He knows suffering well and he knows bliss well. He will teach you as best as He can to find your bliss and transform out of suffering.
You can learn more about his work at www.holisticlifenavigation.com
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