http://bellydancehouston.tribe.net/thread/20d0535f-3aee-4af2-b517-619670fdab85?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://bellydancehouston.tribe.net/thread/20d0535f-3aee-4af2-b517-619670fdab85#1ab2969a-d64b-483b-87d2-356ec4cb601e 1. What the @..!~%!! is EcstaticDance? RSVP by Friday Noon for this free workshop to MAKE! Saturday July 29th 5:00-6:30pm, NiaMoves Studio (Todds B-Day btw) 3221 Houston Ave, Hou TX 77009 We will practice using our bodies as quantum healing conduits.... Using the question ? How can ecstatic dance be used as a manefestation tool for positive change in our personal lives & for the World? Here are some references for those of you interested in learning more about this quantum field and its uses for manefesting positive change in our lives! Movies: What the Bleep Do We Know - Movie at Blockbuster The Secret - online movie www.thesecret.tv - it costs $4.95 to watch on line.. WELL WORTH IT! Indigo Evolution One The Celestine Prophecy - Movie releasing soon, may be showing around town -ARE Center? Audio Books: Any talk by Gregg Braden - you can find his audio talks on Amazon.com or possibly at half price books, or google him -I LOVE HIM Carolyn Myss - all good stuff Books: Praying Peace -by James Twyman in conversation with Gregg Braden & Doreen Virtue Deepak Chopra, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success Hidden Messages in Water - Dr. Masaru Emoto -has a great website The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz Lets get our Bleep's working Together! 2. Sorange's Art Show this Friday evening! WONDERFUL ART ! Friday, July 28th 6-9 pm Celebrate the mystery and reality of the "Feminine Mystique" featuring works by SHELLY SHANKS AIMI DUNN SORANGE CASTILLO ANN HERNANDEZ Earth Gallery 365 W. 19th Street, 77008 713 880-2121 http://www.earthgallery.com 3. Saturday Nite "LIVE" Community Dance creating peace within ourselves, our community & our world ... When: 7:30 - 9:30pm Every Saturday (music on at 7:15) Where: The HEIGHTS @ NiaMoves Studio: 3221 Houston Ave 77009, http://www.ecstaticdancehouston.com The Saturday Night "LIVE" Community Dance ..welcomes individuals, couples & families ! * Dance freely in a safe, smoke & alcohol-free environment! * All movement styles and forms welcome! Dance at one's own pace,without instruction.Unique individual _expression is honored! * Wear clothes that move you & dance barefoot in a sacred non-verbal space * * Practice acceptance of ourselves and each other, embrace non-judgement and drop expectations, open to the infinite possibilities in each moment. * Explore, and reconnect with the nature of our very existence ~ the body! * Move to a yummy, lucious, danceable flow of unique Music from around the world! *Our music programs are fresh "works of art" each week intentionally created to entice participants to fall into their own inward journey, moving the group to a place of unity! Our Goal: is to create a safe loving container for non-verbal _expression encouraging free form movement for all people of all ages. From Exercise to Archetype, this Freestyle Dance is usually kickin' loads of fun!!! The More The Merrier! Our Guidelines: This Dance is a non-verbal, sacred environment where we care for the safety of all, witness and respect our own boundaries and the boundaries of others, without judgement or expectation. We Dance WithOut Shoes! What to Expect: pre dance: 15 minutes of purification music readies the space...in the room and the head. The 2 hr dance consists of a 25 min free style warm up to a variety of juicy music, followed by a 5 minute opening circle welcome followed, by a flow of juicier music 60 - 70 minutes ending in silence. Then a 10- 15 min closing circle for shareback and community announcements! How Much: [Suggested Donation $10 adults, We Appreciate Any & ALL Donations! ] See You In The Dance! 4. EarthDance Volunteers Meeting: We want you to volunteer! EarthDance, the GLOBAL Synchronized Prayer for WORLD PEACE, is happening all around the World, AND in Houston, Sept 16th 2006, 4-9pm at the Hari Krishna Temple on 34th & Golf. EcstaticDance Houston is Organizing this event & we want your help! We are the People who care, People who are making a difference, and the People for Peace You are invited to our next Volunteers Dinner Meeting. Food provided by the Hari Krishna Temple- they accept donations for the Awsome Food! Come & Listen & Share ideas on creating a valuable & meaningful EarthDance experience together! We MAY have beautiful Fliers ready for all to take and help distribute & Posters of Bonnie's Beautiful Artwork. We will talk about marketing, and getting the word out. We will have our next-steps to-do list ready -for brainstorming! Basic EarthDance Hou Detatils So Far: http://www.earthdance.org/houston For All the Juicy Details Ckick on the EarthDance tab in our New Website: http://www.ecstaticdancehouston.com Please Try to RSVP (email me or call me) as Ill need to give a headcount to the chef's for a WONDERFUL Vegetarian Krishna Blessed Dinner! (They Love Donations for their Food) WHEN: Wed. Aug 2nd, 7-9pm arrive anytime after 6:45pm & see the beautiful gardens & new temple. WHERE: The site of EarthDance Hou 06: The Hari Krishna Temple, 1320 W 34th Street, Houston TX, 77018 (1 street North of the 610 loop between ella & Shepherd on 34th street & Golf.) meet in the Big Hall. Hope y'all can make it ~ We need all the help we can get, and we like to have fun doing it! In Peace, Sydney ~ SunShine 5. Specail SUNDAY Ecstatic Dance at The Center for Spiritual Living, An Awakened Spiritual Community Dedicated to the Vision of "Global Heart"!!! WHEN: After the Service, most likely around 12:00 Noon-2pm. Service begins at 10:40 meditation, 11:00am service. WHERE: 6610 Harwin Rd., Suite 100 Houston, TX 77036 Phone: 713-339-1808 So on 59, Right off Hilcroft in a strip center: look for green oning: MAP: http://cslhouston.org/map.htm WHY: Because we love to love & be loved & remember who we really are! An Ecstatic Dance moving experience! (no dance exp necessary- this is not a dance class) When: Sunday July 30th, After services Where: Center for Spiritual Living What is it? Ecstatic Moving Meditation + Authentic Creative _Expression! As creative beings, Ecstatic Dance offers a foundation of freedom for the natural body to pray and deeply connect to ones interior, exterior, and beyond. This experiences combines the need for exercise with the need for spirituality, connection, contribution, acceptance, forgiveness, creativity, _expression, authenticity, AND, quite frankly, FUN! I am no longer the DANCER, I AM the dance, - Roger Aldi Who is it for? This experience is for those beings who enjoy Getting Real, Getting Alive! Forward looking people devoted to the Expansion of Personal & Global Consciousness, with intentions of Creating Sustainable Societies, and Fostering more Peace on this Earth, beginning with ourselves. People interested in exploring the inner world to benefit the whole! Exploring the One I AM, to benefit the ONE that IS. Join us in this interactive movement playground where all possibilities exist. Facilitator: SunShine (Sydney Strahan) Producer of EarthDance Houston 06, and founder of Ecstatic Dance Houston .. 281-748-8080 www.earthdance.org/houston www.ecstaticdancehouston.com Hope You'll Join Us Out and About, In Peace, With Blessings, http://www.earthdance.org http://www.earthdance.org/houston http://www.ecstaticdancehouston.com Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:57:26 GMT http://bellydancehouston.tribe.net/thread/20d0535f-3aee-4af2-b517-619670fdab85#1ab2969a-d64b-483b-87d2-356ec4cb601e ECSTATIC DANCE HOUSTON 2006-07-27T18:57:26Z