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URL:https://kingstonhappenings.org/events/ecstatic-dance-with-melissa-offi
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SUMMARY:Ecstatic Dance with Melissa Officinalis at Assembly - Kingston\, NY
DESCRIPTION:https://www.tixr.com/groups/assembly/events/ecstatic-dance-with
 -melissa-officinalis-214402\n\nEcstatic Dance is an opportunity to connect
  with your body and community with free form expressive dance. Join us for
  an expansive Saturday afternoon  of movement and music in the beautiful 
 Kingston venue\, Assembly!\n\n~Live Music Guided Warm Up with Matthew Beck
  and Malerie Day\n~Ecstatic Dance live DJ set with Melissa officinalis\n~C
 losing Sound Meditation with Melissa officinalis &amp\; Matthew Beck\n\nWe
  will be honoring the container of the space\, which includes these guidel
 ines:\n\n~ this is a judgement free dance journey\, feel free to express y
 ourself!\n~ limit conversation on the dance floor\, this keeps the energy 
 flowing (there will be a designated space and time to chat)\n~ this is a s
 ubstance free event\n~ no phones\, photos\, or videos on the dance floor\,
  there is so much magic in full presence\n~ we invite you to explore the s
 hoe-less experience of dancing barefoot\n\nOur featured artist for this da
 nce is Melissa officinalis!\n\nMelissa officinalis (Melissa Scheibner) is 
 an ecstatic dance facilitator and DJ\, sound meditation practitioner\, her
 bal medicine steward\, and community organizer. Her artist name comes from
  the botanical name for the plant Lemon Balm\, whose plant spirit medicine
  is uplifting and grounding. She is passionate about bringing community to
 gether for holistic experiences\, connecting with mind\, body\, spirit\, a
 nd nature. She is an event producer of Hudson Valley Ecstatic Rhythms\, an
 d Hudson Valley Silent Disco.\n\nMelissa officinalis is deeply connected t
 o Ecstatic Dance being a global dance community and the magic of dance bri
 nging people together. She loves collaborating with dance communities alon
 g her travels\, including Ecstatic Dance OC in California\, Ecstatic Dance
  Charleston in South Carolina\, on the Big Island of Hawaii with Exploring
  Within and at the Mauna Kea Resort\, and at Dance Beyond Campout in the B
 erkshires.\n\nWeaving beats from around the world\, her sets are a heart o
 pening journey\, closing with live sound healing instruments.\n\nIG @glitt
 er.and.sage\n\nLive Music Guided Warm Up with Matthew Beck and Malerie Day
 \n\nMatthew and Malerie will open the afternoon with a special live music\
 , slow flow dance. They bring live vocals\, flutes\, guitar\, synths and g
 uided partner exercises to help us drop into our bodies\, connect with ou
 r Spirits and energy\, and to step into deeper connection with each other.
 \n\nAbout Matthew Beck\n\nMatthew is an Intuitive Reader\, Energy Healer\,
  and Sound Bath Facilitator who creates soundscapes with live-looped flute
 s\, guitar\, percussion\, bowls\, rattles\, spoken word and recordings fr
 om nature. He weaves music with the intention to transport listeners beyon
 d the surface into their ethereal nature\, essence and formless dimensions
  within the body.\n\nIn addition to his healing practice\, Matthew runs th
 e creative agency\, Elevate Living Courses where he has supported over 400
  healers\, therapists\, organizations\, and spiritual teachers in developi
 ng their businesses and professional trainings.\n\nIG @subtle.energetics\n
 \nAbout Malerie Day\n\nMalerie Day is a Woodstock-based singer and somatic
  practitioner who weaves voice\, intuitive sound\, and embodied expression
  into spaces for connection and transformation. Through channeled vocals s
 he follows the energy of the moment\, inviting dancers to deepen into thei
 r bodies\, move freely\, and connect with their own inner rhythms.\n\nIG @
 malerie.day\n\nClosing Sound Meditation with Melissa officinalis and Matth
 ew Beck \n\nWe gently land our dances with a special Closing Sound Medita
 tion with Melissa officinalis and a guest musician\, featuring live instru
 ments such as shruti box\, koshi chimes\, shakers\, rain stick\, singing b
 owls\, vocals\, guitar\, and more. Please feel welcome to bring a blanket 
 to sit or lay on for this experience.\n\nStay connected with Ecstatic Danc
 es in the Hudson Valley: \n\nhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/928362491103
 306/\n\nIG @hv.ecstaticrhythms\n\nIG @hv.silentdisco
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LOCATION:Assembly\, 236 Wall St. 3rd Floor\, KINGSTON\, NY\, 12401\, United
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