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SOUL REVIVAL: AUSTRALIA
Date
May 22 - 24 2026
SOUL REVIVAL: A LIVE WIRE EXPERIMENT UNEARTHED
WITH LORCA SIMONS, MEREDITH DAVIES & DAVID JURIANSZ
Let’s gather to whisper and circle from the ground our rites of restoration.
Let’s stand and shout to rally the forces that revitalize our spirited dreams into creative realities.
Let’s surrender our bones to the beat that can hold it all and regenerate our faith in the mystery.
ROOTS: LIVE WIRE AUSTRALIA
Date
May 15 - 17 2026
LORCA SIMONS & DJ MUSE RIVKA
REFLECT: The beauty of our practice from a theatrical prospective is having the opportunity to reflect life, absorbing every morsel of its offerings and gifting it back to the dance over and over again.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/roots-live-wire-australia/
ON THE VERGE: BALI, INDONESIA
Date
May 08 - 10 2026
ON THE VERGE
A Live Wire 5Rhythms Ritual Theatre Wing Adventure
LORCA SIMONS & DJ MUSE GINA ESPINOSA
What Are You On The Verge Of?
Glimpses Into The Face Of Transformation… The Body’s Sweet Salvations. The Heart’s Passionate Stories. The Mind’s Mysterious Poetics. The Soul’s Vast Sky.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/on-the-verge-bali-indonesia/
BREATH IN MOTION: BELGIUM
Date
Mar 13 - 15 2026
The beauty of our 5R practice from a theatre prospective is having the opportunity to reflect life, absorbing every morsel of its offering and gifting it back to the dance over and over again.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/breath-in-motion-belgium/
Join Eva Vigran and the Core Connexion Community for the Annual Summer Workshop at Castle Glarisegg in Switzerland Aug 23 -28!!
Let yourself be renewed, transformed, and inspired! Join us in this movement journey, where you can discover the joy of connecting to your center, expressing yourself authentically and tapping into the co-creative energy of the group.
#ConsciousDancer #CoreConnexion #MondayLove #EmbodiedMovement
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-spotlights-on-core-connexion/
“ You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Can you take a walk and hold a conversation at the same time? How about washing the dishes and listening to music? For that matter can you rub your belly and pat your head?
#MondayLove #Kindness #BeKind #Love #PositiveVibes #SpreadLove #KindnessMatters #Motivation #Gratitude #Inspiration #GoodVibesOnly
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-to-your-kinds-of-kindness/
MOVING TO HEAL A JOURNEYDANCE EXPERIENCE
Date
May 29 - 31 2026
Experience freedom as you take a deep dive into your sacred energy with Toni Bergins, creator of JourneyDance®, and Kripalu faculty Antoinette Simms and Lena Warchol.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/moving-to-heal-a-journeydance-experience/
THE EMBODIMENT EXPERIENCE
Step into the transformative power of JourneyDance™ Module 1 with founder and embodiment trailblazer, Toni Bergins—author of Embody: Feel, Heal, and Transform Your Life Through Movement—alongside master trainers. This is more than a training; it’s an awakening, a journey into your authentic self, and a foundation for sharing your light as a leader in transformation.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/the-embodiment-experience/
Monday Love Spotlight on Banafsheh!
Join Banafsheh for “Embody Love as Spiritual Power” a
4-Week Online Spiritual Embodiment Journey
April 18 – May 9th!
Reignite the Reality-Shaping Power that Lives Within the Unity of Body and Soul.
#MondayLove #SpotlightOnBanafsheh #SacredDance #ConsciousMovement #DivineFeminine #EmbodimentJourney
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-spotlighton-banafsheh/
“ Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses ”
~ Confucius
How do you measure up at the end of the day? What’s your yardstick for success? Why are principles and values so important?
Have you ever been in a high stakes competition
May your best efforts be golden in the week ahead, much love till next Monday!
Merci et à bientôt!
M+
ML #668
Mark Metz
Monday Love Movement Calendar
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-to-your-peaks-and-principles/
Maps to Ecstasy: A 5Rhythms® Mindfulness Celebration
When we experience moments of ecstasy, we taste what life is meant to be. — Gabrielle Roth
The 5Rhythms® maps hold all the information required to lead us where we want to go. What is your destination? There is a science to achieving ecstatic states, and this is the mastery we have come to share. This workshop is designed for all who want to discover these possibilities for entering altered states in a natural way.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/maps-to-ecstasy-a-5rhythms-mindfulness-celebration/
Moon Lodge: Honoring the Sacred Feminine
Date
Jul 10 - 12 2026
How empowered do you feel as a woman navigating this world? What is your relationship to the feminine? And to female wisdom? Join us inside the Moon Lodge, a place for exploration — for women to find tribal and ritual healing.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/moon-lodge-honoring-the-sacred-feminine/
Saturday Night Sweat
Date
Mar 07 2026
Time
7:30 pm - 9:30 pm
1st Saturday of every month
Join us for Saturday Night Sweat — a guided 5Rhythms® Wave moving through Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical, and Stillness. We follow an arc of energy supported by rich, soulful music, inviting you to explore movement, expression, and presence.
#SaturdayNightSweat #ConsciousDance #Dance #Movement #5Rhythms #EcstaticDance #Community
Ecstatic Dance: Dj Jethro
Date
Mar 01 2026
Time
3:30 pm - 6:30 pm
ECSTATIC DANCE in BREDA | Zondagmiddag 1 maart 2026 in de AVENUE in Breda
Welkom terug op onze dansvloer. Samen vieren we het leven en dansen we wat er in ons leeft. Dj Jethro Rahajaan is er weerterug uit India en zal ons verrassen en mee nemen op een onvergetelijke dansreis.
Ecstatic dance is a unique heart opening dancing Experience. Freedom, love
Coming Home – A Soul Motion Workshop with Michael Molin- Skelton
Date
Mar 20 - 22 2026
Time
7:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Dive deep, move free, and reconnect with your soul in this weekend workshop with Michael Molin-Skelton.
https://consciousdancer.com/events/coming-home-a-soul-motion-workshop-with-michael-molin-skelton/
A 5Rhythms Dance x Sensual Retreat: My Other Sides
Date
Jul 16 - 19 2026
Time
3:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Super Early Bird through February 28.
Please register via the Ticket Link or DM.
Here you will find:
✦What this workshop is about
✦Workshop + Accommodation Costs
✦About your facilitators, Samar Linn + Markus
“Je est un autre” — I is another.
#5Rhythms #SensualRetreat #ConsciousDance #MovementMeditation
https://consciousdancer.com/events/a-5rhythms-dance-x-sensual-retreat-my-other-sides
Voice of the Earth Sound Journey
Date
Feb 22 2026
Time
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Join Christian Dimarco, an international multi-instrumentalist & sound therapist, for an intimate 90-minute sound journey into deep relaxation & inner awareness.
#VoiceOfTheEarth #SoundJourney #EarthVibes #ConsciousDance #SoundHealing #NatureConnection #MindfulMovement #SacredSound #EcstaticDance
https://consciousdancer.com/events/voice-of-the-earth-sound-journey
ACTIVATE YOUR UNSHAKABLE EROTIC POWER
Date
Feb 23 2026
Time
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Gather in an intimate sisterhood circle with Sofiah,
Founder of Temple Body Arts & Co-Founder of Danyasa & Envision,
for a guided movement and ritual experience that awakens inner authority,
#ActivateYourUnshakableEroticPower #ConsciousDance #EmbodiedEroticism #SacredMovement #SensualEmpowerment #DanceTransformation #BodyMindSpirit
https://consciousdancer.com/events/activate-your-unshakable-erotic-power
Conscious Dancer
Monday Love Spotlight on Sofiah Thom!
Special Invitation and Message from Sofiah Thom, creator of the Temple Body Arts® Mystery School and Co-Founder of both the Danyasa Eco-Retreat and the Envision Festival in Costa Rica!
Beautiful dancers,
We made it.
We are standing at the threshold, moving out of the year of the Snake, a year that has asked so much of us.
#️⃣ #SofiahThom #TempleBodyArts #DivineFeminine
https://consciousdancer.com/monday-love-spotlights-on-sofiah-thom
