logo design & animation by Ben Daniel
learn to be yourself on the dance floor
THIS IS FOR YOU.
If you yearn to feel more aliveness...
If you have an inkling that there's more going on inside you than you know...
If you've always had a sneaking suspicion that everyone's a lot more wild, weird, & playful than they let on...
If you ache for more magic & creative expression in your life...
If you're devoted to depth...
If you think that maybe—just maybe—you can set yourself free...
If you believe in the power of community...
If you want to be among those who also surf the edge between autonomy & connection...
If you hunger for a practice, if you want to make an embodied prayer...
If you are inspired & devastated by paradox...
If you know, or are curious to find out, all of the ways that movement is medicine...
If you crave more authenticity but don't always know how to access it...
If you suspect, hope, or have already confirmed that dance is part of your medicine chest...
If you contain multitudes...
THIS IS FOR YOU.
LOGISTICS
B.E. in the right place at the right time
Body Electric meets every other Friday from 10a-1p
@ Ashkenaz Music & Dance Community Center
SCHEDULE
10-11a: INQUIRY
This container sits at the intersection of embodied practice, group therapy, & shamanic ritual. The content emerges from what's alive in the room & the practices develop to meet the moment. This is a more-than-dance space for the intrepid inquirers—those seeking a greater degree of direction, feedback, & witnessing to expand & transform their practice. Your presence in this space permissions Mackenzie's involvement in your work.
11-11:15: BREAK
11:15a-1p: PRAXIS
A holy-rollin', dropped-in, judgement-free dance space that welcomes your free-form, spirit-lead movement practice, in whatever form it takes from moment to moment. Inspired by music & gentle guidance.
Come to inquire & practice, or just to practice.
PRAXIS: $25
INQUIRY + PRAXIS: $40
INQUIRY begins promptly at 10a.
If you are not in the room & ready to go by the start of the hour,
you will not be joining our inquiry for the day.
Doors open at 9:40a. We recommend arriving by 9:45a.
PRAXIS doors open at 11a & close at 11:30a.
Dress to sweat.
Bring H2O.
NO chit-chat, phones, or non-consensual contact on the dance floor.
YES body-full expression, self-discovery, & radical acceptance on the dance floor.
Meet Your Facilitator
Mackenzie Amara is a soul scientist, embodiment devotee, & alchemist. Her extensive academic training has given her invaluable frameworks for the human psyche, however she has always known that transformation is not a cognitive process. Her passion is finding the place where the rain sinks into the soil & the whole inner world lights up through direct experience.
A student of her body, depth psychology, & nonduality, she shows an inspired dedication to growth & freedom for all beings. She is a researcher, writer, & teacher with a decade & a half of experience in group facilitation, ritual, & underworld spelunking. Her tool chest includes psychedelic medicine, 5Rhythms® dance, the enneagram, Jungian psychology, Advaita vedanta, & reams & reams of poetry. She listens deeply, sees clearly, & is unafraid of the dark within herself & the world.
NEXT Body Electric
Fri, Aug 16BerkeleyAug 16, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDTBerkeley, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA- Fri, Aug 02BerkeleyAug 02, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PDTBerkeley, 1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702, USA
