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with Lori Grace Star and Michael Pooley
Lori and Michael Introduce the Playshop on YouTube (scroll down).
In a safe, gentle, and respectful environment, we will explore how to connect our hearts and our sexuality with Spirit, and how to allow ourselves to tap into and surrender to the flow of our natural lifeforce energy.
Through breath, movement, music, dance, dialog, bio-energetics and inter-personal interaction, we will learn to:
• Let go of our minds
• Show up in the moment
• Become fully present in our bodies
• Create sacred space and time
• Enhance trust and intimacy with others
Expect to gain practical tools for deepening your ability to be present, relaxed and ecstatic; awakening your body's awareness, balance, and vitality; and understanding the spiritual dimensions of sexual energy and intimacy. The day will culminate with a very special Tantric puja (sacred ritual) to celebrate and honor your capacity for love and connection. Afterwards, we'll gather for a potluck dinner, and spend time soaking together in the hot tubs and pool.
This playshop is equally appropriate for singles, couples, and partners — no tantric experience is required. While we will seek to gender balance the group, please know that coming with a romantic partner is not required. We look forward to seeing you there!
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If you're unsure about attending the Saturday playshop, or simply wish to enjoy an evening of food, socializing, Q&A and connecting with kindred spirits in our Tantra community, we invite you meet Lori and Michael early in May and also the evening before the workshop.
Meet Lori and Michael at a
Q & A Social & Potluck
Friday, June 5
7 to 9:30 PM
Please join us on June 5 for a potluck to meet the facilitators. We are happy to introduce to our Celebrations of Love community Michael Pooley, well-known to the SkyDancing Tantra Community. If you haven't yet met Lori Grace Star, Celebrations of Love founder and director,
this will be the perfect time to do so.
You can watch Lori and Michael in a 3 minute Introduction on YouTube —
click on the "play" button in the image below.
On, Sunday, May 10, join Lori for our Celebrating Spirit in Nature hike to the Upper Cataract Falls Trail from 3 to 7 pm (if you wish) and then stay for the Intro evening, which will focus more on socializing, a shared Potluck meal and Q & A about the workshop. If you wish to skip the hike and only come for the Intro evening, that's fine, too.
On Friday, June 5, the evening before the workshop, Michael and Lori will be offering another Introductory evening — socializing, potluck, Q & A, and some guided exercises.
The Plan for June 5
• Enjoy a delcious dinner with a Tantra community of friends.
• Q & A about Lori and Michael's offering the next day, Saturday, June 5.
• Guided group Tantra meditation.
• Socializing and enjoying each other's company.
Overnight arrangements are also available.
Call the office if that would support you in attending. 415-924-5483.
Lori and Michael Introduce the Playshop:
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 Lori Grace Star, founder and executive director of Celebrations of Love, has been studying and teaching Tantra since 1984 and various approaches to communication, including Compassionate Communication, since 1996. Compassionate Communication is an essential part of the skills she uses to connect compassionately with others and herself; to feel peaceful and inspired in daily life.
Lori maintains a private practice teaching people Tantra and has been leading workshops in Tantra for many years. She is also a lecturer in longevity medicine (anti-aging medicine). Lori has helped many couples and individual women overcome a wide variety of difficulties with their sexuality. She helps people expand their ability to communicate with their partners, feel compassion and understanding for each other, and experience profound levels of Tantric connection.
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 Michael Pooley (aka Dharma Bodhi)
Michael Pooley is the founder and director of The Art of Ecstatic Love™. He offers fun, practical workshops and classes, private coaching sessions, sacred rituals, and community events – all focused on cultivating intention, awareness, and joy in relationships and in everyday life. Michael's work and teachings embody the tantric approach to ecstatic living, conscious loving, sexual healing, and sacred sexuality.
In the past decade, Michael has developed an impeccable reputation for his wisdom, integrity, and compassion, both as a teacher of tantra groups and events as well as a private coach working with individuals and couples. Most recently, Michael was a senior Certified SkyDancing Tantra® Teacher, licensed and empowered by Margot Anand (world-renowned Tantra master and best-selling author) to teach her SkyDancing Tantra methods and techniques for healing and transformation. He facilitated SkyDancing Tantra programs for over seven years, co-taught with Margot Anand across the United States, and also co-taught the most recent SkyDancing Tantra Professional Facilitators & Teacher Certification Training Program.
Ultimately, Michael’s teachings and insights reflect his passion for and experience with applying tantric principles in the bedroom, in the living room, in the board room, and in everyday life.
For more information, please visit Michael’s website www.ecstaticlove.net
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| Sacred Saturday — 2009 |
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Saturday, June 6 |
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10:30 am to 7:30 pm |
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Marin — Location given with paid registration |
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Couples/Pairs: $90, paid by Wed., June 3; $100 thereafter
Singles: $60 paid by Wed., June. 3; $75 thereafter
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Required. Register
by Phone 415-924-5483 |
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Yes |
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| Friday Evening Meet the Facilitators Potluck |
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| Offered: |
Friday, June 5 |
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7 to 9:30 pm |
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Marin — Location given with paid registration |
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Free. Please bring a healthful potluck dish, enough to serve 6 people |
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Required. 415-924-5483 |
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