Creatures of the Night Music and Arts Festival 2015

Announcing our attendance at a new event, Creatures of the Night Music and Arts Festival in Adams TN (near Nashville TN), Oct 9-11.

http://vintagegoodness.com/2015/11/ Workshop Schedule and Full Descriptions

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Hello Tribe.

IllumIKnation Station Grassroots Education welcomes each of you to join your brothers and sisters in learning about subjects that you care about! We are very excited to provide return to Creatures of the Night Festival to host educational workshops. This is our 1st time in Tennessee, where IllumIKnation Station Grassroots Education is excited to share education!

Workshops will be located at the IllumIKnation Station workshop dome. Look for workshops in 3 distinct spaces, all located together, as marked on your event map!

 We are a grassroots group that travels around to music festivals and other events promoting education, exploration, community, and making a difference in the world. Our presenters are volunteers like YOU who want to share their knowledge, and our topics are as varied as your interests! Come join in learning and sharing with your festi-family by visiting online at www.IKSdome.com, on Facebook, or by email at [email protected],

Come get your learning on!

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Workshop Schedule and Full Descriptions can be found below.


FRIDAY WORKSHOPS WITH IKS AND CREATURES OF THE NIGHT FEST

IKS Healing Dome

 Up cycling: A Plarn Festival Kit

         10am-11am; w/ Kathy Shipman

 How to Wrap Hair

         11am-Noon; w/ Ashley Harris

 Fermentation 101

         Noon-1pm; w Landon Gennenten

 How to Make a Paper Bag Mushroom

         1pm-2pm; w Chris Peters

Growing a Medicinal Herb Garden

         2pm-3pm; w Ashley Bunton

Balancing the Heart: The Dynamics of Love and Fear

         3pm-4pm; w Maurice Legendre

 Psychedelic Philosophy 101

         4pm-5pm; w Angelo Vignaroli

Perennial Vegetables and Food Forests

         5pm-6pm; w Haroun Moffatt 

Movement Dome

Joyful Meditation

         10am-11am; w Frank Tennyson     

Eclectic Yoga

         11am-Noon; w Kelsey Fishman    

Qigong

         Noon-1pm; w Benji

Rythmm Stick Flow: Devil and Flower Sticks

         1pm-2pm; w Michael Farmer

Acro Yoga Roots for Beginners

         2pm-3pm; w Dakini Circus

Vinyasa Yoga

         3pm-4pm; w Kelsey Fishman

 

Beginner Drumming: Drum Circle Basics

         4pm-5pm; w Michael Farmer

 

Flow Arts & Freewriting Workshop (Therapy for PTSD and more)

         4pm-5:30pm w Amber Stigers

 

Rorschach, Gestalt and Group Conversation and Painting w Eric Wattinne

         5pm-6pm; w Eric Wattinne

 

Flow Zone

 

Reels and Wheels a Intro to staff

         10am-11am; w Jake Wetzel

 

Intro to Juggling

         11am-Noon; w Jeffery Goodvibes

 

How to Train Your Dragon

         Noon-1pm; w Elijah Baker

 

Poi: Blossoming Flowers

         1pm-2pm w Robert Hefferon

 

Inside Your Circle

         2pm-3pm; w Natalie Druce

 

Intro to Ariel Silks

         3pm-4pm; w Alicia Dawn

 

Intro to Double Staff

         4pm-5pm; w Jake Wetzel

 

Intro to Ariel Lyra

         5pm-6pm; w Alicia Dawn


SATURDAY WORKSHOPS

WITH IKS AND CREATURES OF THE NIGHT FEST

 

 

 

IKS Healing Dome

 

Joyful Meditation

         8am-9am; w Frank Tennyson

 

Golden Hue Light Recalibration

         9am-10am

 

Chakra Meditation: Entering Expression with Color Theory

         10am-11am; w Ariel Esterline

 

Sacred Egrogeny

         11am-Noon; w Terry and Patricia Kok

 

Divination: Casting Runes and Reading Palms

         Noon-1pm; w Kathy Shipman

 

Intro to Reiki Energy

         1pm-2pm; w Chrissy Thorndil

 

Permaculture 101

         2pm-3pm; w Terry and Patricia Kok

 

Permaculture Life Hacks

         3pm-4pm; w JD Burnette

 

I Choose a Life I Love Living

         4pm-5pm; w Maurice Legendre

 

Making Orgone

         5pm-6pm; w Meg

 

LATE NIGHT WORKSHOP!!

Abstract Sound Therapy w/ Levitation Jones & Wink

         2:30am-3:30am w/ Levitation Jones & Wink

 

 

Movement Dome

 

Dream Psychology and Writing

         10am-11am; Ashley Bunton

 

Deep Stretch Yoga

         11am-Noon; w Kelsey Fishman

 

Spiritual Beat Boxing

         Noon-1pm; w Sirius Colors

 

Qigong

         1pm-2pm; w Shanti

 

Acro Yoga Branches: Intermediate

         2pm-3pm; w Dakini Circus

 

Painting with Light

         3pm-4:30pm; w Amanda Sage

 

Introduction to Contact Improvisation

         4:30-5:30; w Diane Ault

 

Partner Massage

         5:30-6:30; w Dakini Circus

 

 

Flow Zone

 

Intro to Contact Staff

         10am-11am; w Alex

 

Intro to Rope Dart J

         11am-Noon; w Jake Wetzel

 

Intro to Mini Hoops

         Noon-1pm; w Casey Houle

 

Let Go of Your Prop

         1pm-2pm; w Casey Houle

 

Continuous Folded Hooping

         2pm-3pm; w Mike Hayataka

 

Contact Poi Fundamentals

         3pm-4pm; w Bryan Finger

 

Chest Rolls

         4pm-5pm; w Mike Hayataka

 

Intro to Fire Eating

         5pm-6pm; w Meghan McCutcheon

 


SUNDAY WORKSHOPS

WITH IKS AND CREATURES OF THE NIGHT FEST

 

 

IKS Healing Dome

 

Sound Healing

         8am-9am; w Massood

 

Guided Past Life Meditation

         9am-10am; w Terry and Patricia Kok

 

Story telling

         10am-11am; w Diane Ault

 

The History of Expanded Consciousness in the West

         11am-Noon; w Chris Peters

 

Defense Against the Manipulative Arts

         Noon-1pm; w Angelo Vignaroli

 

The Physics of Sound and Vibration

         1pm-2pm; w Sirius Colors

 

Tropical and Exotic Fruits

         2pm-3pm; w Haroun Moffatt

 

Permaculture Teckhacks: Appropriate technologies and accessing land

         3pm-4pm; w JD Burnette

 

Benefits of Vegetarian and Vegan Diet

         4pm-5pm; w Ashley Harris.

 

A Spray Through Space

         5pm-6pm; w Mickey Masters

 

 

Movement Dome

 

Joyful Meditation

         10am-11am; w Frank Tennyson

 

Heart Opening Flow Yoga

         11am-Noon; w Kelsey Fishman

 

Qigong

         Noon-1pm; w Shanti

 

Ashatonga Yoga

         1pm-2pm; w Benji

 

Intermediate Contact Improvisation

         2pm-3pm; w Diane Ault

 

Acro Yoga Body Mandalas

         3pm-4pm; w Dakini Circus

 

Vedic Thai Massage

         4pm-5pm; w Chrissy Thorndil

 

Kaleidoscope Yoga

         5pm-6pm; w Benji

 

 

Flow Zone

 

Intro to Flow and Tech

         10am-11am; w Casey Houle

 

Intermediate Contact Staff

         11am-Noon; w Alex

 

Have Fun With Your Flow

         Noon-1pm; w Casey Houle

 

Poi: Negative Space Transitions

         1pm-2pm; w Bryan Finger

 

2 Hoops 1 Hand 4 Hoops 2 Arms

         2pm-3pm; w Mike Hayataka

 

Intermediate Ariel Silks

         3pm-4pm; w Alicia Dawn

 

Jump Throughs and Tosses

         4pm-5pm w Mike Hayataka

 

Intermediate Ariel Lyra

         5pm-6pm; w Alicia Dawn
FRIDAY WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

WITH IKS AND CREATURES OF THE NIGHT FEST

 

 

IKS Healing Dome -Friday

 

Up cycling: A Plarn Festival Kit

10am-11am; w/ Kathy Shipman

Upcycling is reusing things often considered trash to create new and useful things. In this workshop, learn about how to recycle plastic bags into plarn, or plastic yarn. Learn about the process of creating bags and other items from this up-cycled plastic!

 

How to Wrap Hair

11am-Noon; w/ Ashley Harris

I like big hair buns, and I cannot lie! Learn to create hair wraps of various colors and patterns using string and hemp cords. Come to have your hair wrapped or to wrap someone else’s hair. If you’re feeling ambitious, you might even try doing both!

 

Fermentation 101

Noon-1pm; w Landon Gennenten

For thousands of years humans have enjoyed the benefits of fermentation. This process is used in nearly every culture to brew drinks, prepare dishes, and preserve foods. Come learn about all things fermentation with discussion of on wild bacteria, yeast, and the overall process. It’s magic! Discussion will includes fermentation of Kimchi, Kombucha, pickles, pickled beets, jalapenos, yogurt, and more. Our presenter is an avid homebrewer and will also touch on fermentation of beer and wine!

 

How to Make a Paper Bag Mushroom

1pm-2pm; w Chris Peters

Who doesn’t love to see mushrooms sprouting up, beautifying the area? Well you can be the one who brings the toadstool love. In this craft-shop, you can make your own mushrooms with paper bags and paint. Create them in various sizes and colors. Then, enjoy placing them whimsically around the park on wooden stakes. Make a mushroom pop up where YOU want to see one!

 

Growing a Medicinal Herb Garden

2pm-3pm; w Ashley Bunton

Our experienced presenter will share tricks of the trade learned over a decade of gardening, imparting the basics of planning and implementing a medicinal herb garden. Home-grown herbs are known to possess numerous salubrious qualities and may assist in the body’s natural regenerative processes.

 

Balancing the Heart: The Dynamics of Love and Fear

3pm-4pm; w Maurice Legendre

This Levity Worthshop is an exploration of the dynamics of love and fear without a judgmental overlay. By looking at humans as celestial beings with the energetic properties of planets, galaxies, apples and so much more. We see a pattern forming that puts a new perspective on the Chakra energy system. Instead of a vertical alignment of energy centers, a two-source energy system presents itself. By developing non-judgment we can look at love and fear as bright and deep energy sources and open up these two energy channels. Exercises in this Worthshop will help participants to integrate these seemingly opposite emotions and connect to the universal energy within both Love and Fear. (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

Psychedelic Philosophy 101

4pm-5pm; w Angelo Vignaroli

The Pyschedelic Philosophy will examine some of the common themes of thought inspiried by psychedelics, giving consideration to the validity of positions held. An experienced psychonaught, our presenter will address the deeper questions of life: what is its very nature? Why do we even exist? as well as looking at the darker side of potential non-existent realities. Perhaps you have asked such questions, but shied away from the answers the mind reaches toward.

 

Perennial Vegetables and Food Forests

5pm-6pm; w Haroun Moffatt

This workshop will be presented by a curator and botanist of the Sarasota Succulent Society, a botanical garden in Sarasota, Florida; it will include an introduction of the concept of agroforestry, i.e. combining agricultural and forestry techniques to create more productive, healthy, and sustainable land-systems, as well as an attempt to persuade the audience and the public at large of the need for an agricultural revolution in modern society.

 

Movement Dome -Friday

 

Joyful Meditation

10am-11am; w Frank Tennyson

Let us open the gathering with a loving community meditation. Learn the 6 basic goals of meditation: bliss, oneness, love, peace, emptiness, and being. It is not enough to talk about love and peace and the other goals of Meditation. Through the various techniques that I use people are able to attain some or all of these “altered,” but actually normal states of consciousness and physical rejuvenation.

 

Eclectic Yoga

11am-Noon; w Kelsey Fishman

This mixed yoga will include aspects of many different types of yoga seamlessly blended for your pleasure. With 19 years of experience as a dancer, this workshop’s instructor is enamored of the power of human expression through movement, making her the ideal candidate to teach Yoga. Her personal practice and teaching experiences include Acro Yoga, Liquid Flow yoga, Bikram yoga, and Hot yoga. Thus strengthened in mind, body and spirit, she is excited to share this knowledge and power with all of you. Join us on a therapeutic journey toward radical self-acceptance.

 

Qigong

Noon-1pm; w Benji

Qigong is a practice of aligning body, breath and mind for health and meditation. An ancient healing art of discovering our whole self (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual), Qigong utilizes slow movements and a focused mind to transform resident blocks of energy to restore our bodies and return us to balance with nature.

 

Rythmm Stick Flow: Devil and Flower Sticks

1pm-2pm; w Michael Farmer

Devil and Flower Sticks – Come join the fun of rythmn sticks. Also known as Devil and Flower sticks, this form of object manipulation is a flow art utilizing 2 hand-sticks to juggle and balance a baton. Come learn the basics with our practice sticks, or bring your own to learn some tricks! You can learn to play with simple spins, tosses, and more. Our experienced presenter has been working with these flow tools for over 15 years.

 

Acro Yoga Roots for Beginners

2pm-3pm; w Dakini Circus

Acrobalance is a therapeutic practice that combines yoga, acrobatics, and strength training wherein one partner balances on the other. This practice requires careful communication and intentional connection with a partner. This is a beginner class that encourages students to push their boundaries as we get off the ground for the first time. Prepare to build confidence, strength, and mutual trust as both your body and mind become more flexible!(Please bring a water bottle, yoga mat or blanket. Bringing a partner is encouraged but not required)

 

Vinyasa Yoga

3pm-4pm; w Kelsey Fishman

Vinyasa is a form of Yoga which emphasizes coordination of breath and motion. With 19 years of experience as a dancer, this workshop’s instructor is enamored of the power of human expression through movement, making her the ideal candidate to teach Yoga. Her personal practice and teaching experiences include Acro Yoga, Liquid Flow yoga, Bikram yoga, and Hot yoga. Thus strengthened in mind, body and spirit, she is excited to share this knowledge and power with all of you. Join us on a therapeutic journey toward radical self-acceptance.

 

Beginner Drumming: Drum Circle Basics

4pm-5pm; w Michael Farmer

Bring your own hand drums and participate in or observe this drum circle. We’ll cover the proper way to strike common hand drums. For the benefit of the rhythmically challenged, our presenter will demonstrate the how, where and when to beat the drums. Communication in drum circles will also be discussed.

 

Flow Arts & Freewriting Workshop (Therapy for PTSD and more)

4pm-5:30pm w Amber Stigers

Learn the process that helped Amber, a Veteran of Operation Enduring Freedom 2014, find peace with herself- flow arts and freewriting. Fellow veterans and patrons alike are encouraged to bring their flow arts which include poi, rope dart, lotus fans, wands, staffs, and more. The program will start with a relaxation session that moves into a flow session to help participants find energetic connection with their bodies, their minds, and each other through flow skills and techniques. Then, there will be a free writing about whatever is holding you back that you would like to flow through and make peace with.Myself and assistant Alexis Henry will offer support to whom request it.

 

Rorschach, Gestalt and Group Conversation and Painting w Eric Wattinne

5pm-6pm; w Eric Wattinne

Come learn about the power of your mind to create meaning from nothingness, delving into discussion and inspired art. When presented with visual aids such as an image or a conglomeration of images in an abstracted composition yielding an asymmetrical/symmetrical layout one may find the concepts/ideas they conclude about what they say they may see within the Rorschach are entirely personal, while other instances shared experiences are possible as well. The Principles of Gestalt Psychology also play a role in our visual spectrum & what we may come to terms with in our past, present & future experiences when utilized in the creative processes being used.

 

Flow Zone -Friday

 

Reels and Wheels a Intro to staff

10am-11am; w Jake Wetzel

This is a beginning level class in staff dancing and manipulation. You will learn how to become more comfortable in making the staff an extension of your body. Development of style and character is the name of this game. Learn the basics of spinning, rolls, contact juggling, and more! Our presenter is a fire instructor out of Nashville TN with years of experience. Extra staffs will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.

 

Intro to Juggling

11am-Noon; w Jeffery Goodvibes

An accomplished juggler will present the basics of the art of juggling. While juggling has been used by athletes in countless sports to improve their hand-eye coordination, it can also be a satisfying pursuit in its own right. Feel free to bring your own balls or other appropriate props, or simply use the tools provided for this exciting and informative workshop.

 

How to Train Your Dragon

Noon-1pm; w Elijah Baker

 

Poi: Blossoming Flowers

1pm-2pm w Robert Hefferon

Come learn all about poi flower patterns. Poi can create many unique and complicated patterns. In this workshop our presenter will guide you through introductory and intermediate compound circles. Often called flowers, these spirograph-like patterns are created by making a circlue motion with the arm while the ball makes a circiular motiona around teh hand. Based on releative direction of the arm versus poi and the ratio of rotations between them, many different designs can be created. Our presenter has come from Athens GA to share his 5 years of experience.

 

Inside Your Circle

2pm-3pm; w Natalie Druce

 

Intro to Ariel Silks

3pm-4pm; w Alicia Dawn

 

Intro to Double Staff

4pm-5pm; w Jake Wetzel

Double staves are like many other ‘paired’ flow-props, but with subtle and nuanced differences. These tools are unique in their ability to hold lines/planes, making ‘angled’ shapes as well as curved. Double staff is a fun and exciting flow art appropriate for participants of all experience and skill levels. Our presenter is a fire instructor out of Nashville TN iwht years of experience. Extra double staffs will be provided, but feel free to bring your own.

 

Intro to Ariel Lyra

5pm-6pm; w Alicia Dawn
SATURDAY WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

WITH IKS AND CREATURES OF THE NIGHT FEST

 

IKS Healing Dome -Saturday

 

Joyful Meditation

8am-9am; w Frank Tennyson

Let us open the gathering with a loving community meditation. Learn the 6 basic goals of meditation: bliss, oneness, love, peace, emptiness, and being. It is not enough to talk about love and peace and the other goals of Meditation. Through the various techniques that I use people are able to attain some or all of these “altered,” but actually normal states of consciousness and physical rejuvenation.

 

Golden Hue Light Recalibration

9am-10am

 

Chakra Meditation: Entering Expression with Color Theory

10am-11am; w Ariel Esterline

This workshop will help festy goers become more aligned with themselves. Our presenter will bring about chakra awareness and how to embrace the ability to visualize in our minds all the time. Learn about the different chakras and meditate to open them. Come reconnect with your internal energy and feel comfortable with self expression.

 

Sacred Egrogeny

11am-Noon; w Terry and Patricia Kok

Human history shows the value long placed on the power of opposites. This workshops will discuss how oposites create balance; the hermetic unification of polarities. God and Goddess, male and female, hard and soft, active and passive, light and dark, positive and negative, self and other, this and that. Here are the twin pillars of the gateway into the sacred temple. In the center is the union, the middle pillar of the Tree of Life. This workshop is about bringing our halves together into a single working whole. Presented by AEON (Ancient Exchanges Of Nature), the outreach aspect of Faerie Hill ecovillage.

 

Divination: Casting Runes and Reading Palms

Noon-1pm; w Kathy Shipman

This is a multi-faceted workshop comprising both an introduction to rune stones and their usage from Viking to modern times, as well as an examination of palmistry. Learn to make your own rune stones from bakeable clay and fluorescent paints; then learn the basics of casting before delving into the intracicies of palm reading.

 

Intro to Reiki Energy

1pm-2pm; w Chrissy Thorndil

In this Introduction to Reiki, you will receive an energetic Attunement to help open your system to receive energy. You?ll also learn the simple basics you need to get started giving relaxing Reiki to yourself and others right away. You may wish to bring a chair, cushion, or blanket to sit on. You?ll also have the chance to stay and practice with your classmates if you want. Expect to leave feeling relaxed and refreshed! (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

Permaculture 101

2pm-3pm; w Terry and Patricia Kok

Come lease about establishing Sustainable Sanctuaries from AEON (Ancient Exchanges Of Nature), the outreach aspect of Faerie Hill ecovillage. This sustainable educational and experimental community includes sustainable housing, wind/solar power, organic gardens, and more! Discussion will include permaculture and edible landscapes, cooperative lifestyles, self-sufficient ecovillages, alternative building techniques and materials, composting and grey water recovery systems, home and community solar and wind power, co-creating communities and land trusts.

 

 

Permaculture Life Hacks

3pm-4pm; w JD Burnette

Together, we will discuss with some of the questions and tools that aid in applying a holistic designs to your life. Permaculture will step in as a practice to provide us with an ethical foundation and a prime directive, assisting in changing the way we think and apply our collective energies as we attempt to flow with and harmonize with the greater patterns of life. Thus, this will give some meaning to ?zones? and their application beyond land in our daily lives.w (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

I Choose a Life I Love Living

4pm-5pm; w Maurice Legendre

Raised in community, Maurice Legendre has been immersed in the complex emotional dynamics of group human interaction since he was a child. This experience helped him to realize that happiness comes from self-awareness and expression not universal truth. Yet at the same time he was overwhelmed by the dysfunction and persistence of fear, judgment and violence in the world. This lead Maurice to be personally fascinated with the process of how to create a peaceful heart and vibrant human culture and he has been writing on the subject for over 10 years. His first book; I Choose A Life I Love Living, is an introduction to happy and healthy living through self-awareness. With a passion to help humanity create a joyful and sustainable culture, Mauricehopes to inspire people to let go of judgment as they explore their own unique human experience. (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

Making Orgone

5pm-6pm; w Meg

 

In the early 1900s, Dr. Reich discovered that a Geiger counter could measure the energy fields surrounding everything. He called the energy orgone but it is also known as: life energy, chi, torsion fields, or zero-point energy. He also developed Orgonite, a type of composite material capable of attracting this energy. Come learn about orgonite, how to manipulate energy with it, and what you can do with that energy.

 

LATE NIGHT WORKSHOP!!

Abstract Sound Therapy w/ Levitation Jones & Wink

2:30am-3:30am w/ Levitation Jones & Wink

 

 

Movement Dome –Saturday

 

Dream Psychology and Writing

10am-11am; Ashley Bunton

We’ve all felt the power of our dreams and wondered as to their meanings. Much information exists about intrepeting our dreams, hinging around the psychological profile of the dreamer. In this workshop you’ll enjoy a basic overview of dream psychology and learn about the main principles of dream psychology. Come unlock the significance of your own dreams, and their relation to your life. A group discussion will be followed with a writing exercise about dreams.

 

Deep Stretch Yoga

11am-Noon; w Kelsey Fishman

Bring your awareness and intention toward achieving self restoration and balance. Deep stretch yoga will focus on stretching our your joints and muscles in the most thorough way. Enjoy stances both common and esoteric while stretching all of the most commonly tight muscles. With 19 years of experience as a dancer, this workshop’s instructor is enamored of the power of human expression through movement, making her the ideal candidate to teach Yoga. Her personal practice and teaching experiences include Acro Yoga, Liquid Flow yoga, Bikram yoga, and Hot yoga. Thus strengthened in mind, body and spirit, she is excited to share this knowledge and power with all of you. Join us on a therapeutic journey toward radical self-acceptance.

 

Spiritual Beat Boxing

Noon-1pm; w Sirius Colors

Sirius Colors (Thomas Orr Anderson, M.A.) is a musician, physicist, inventor and sound therapist. Thomas earned his masters degree in physics studying the information storage capacities of space-time in the context of black holes and holograms. He has done extensive research in the fields of sound and vibration including investigations of the acoustics of sacred geometries and ancient temples. He travels the world studying with indigenous earth-wisdom masters and integrates their guidance into the music of Sirius Colors. Thomas has trained intensively in the ancient arts of Qi Gong and acupressure and travels to Mexico regularly to participate in sacred ceremonies, where he is currently an apprentice of a 101 yr-old Yaqui-Mayan medicine man. Thomas lives in a quest toward the re-integration of music, Qi, physics and sacred ceremony into the LOVE-AWAKENING music experience. Learn more at SiriusColors.com and SoundTables.com. (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

Qigong

1pm-2pm; w Shanti

Qigong is a practice of aligning body, breath and mind for health and meditation. An ancient healing art of discovering our whole self (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual), Qigong utilizes slow movements and a focused mind to transform resident blocks of energy to restore our bodies and return us to balance with nature.

 

Acro Yoga Branches: Intermediate

2pm-3pm; w Dakini Circus

This class explores the more acrobatic and contortion inspired poses as you flip, and back bend your way to leveling up! For Acro practitioners comfortable with front flying, back flying and standing poses. This class will cover contortions, inversions, flipping, walk overs and transitions. (Please bring a water bottle, yoga mat or blanket. Bringing a partner is encouraged but not required)

 

Painting with Light

3pm-4:30pm; w Amanda Sage

 

Introduction to Contact Improvisation

4:30-5:30; w Diane Ault

 

Partner Massage

5:30-6:30; w Dakini Circus

 

 

Flow Zone -Saturday

 

Intro to Contact Staff

10am-11am; w Alex

 

Intro to Rope Dart J

11am-Noon; w Jake Wetzel

The Rope Dart is was originally an ancient Chinese weapon from the Tang Dynasty (618 – 907 AD), but in the United States today it is better know as the ‘flaming rope’ fire toy. Still well over 9 feet, the bladed tip has been replaced by a reservoir for fuel, turning a weapon into an awesome fire display! This workshop will cover beginning rope-dart techniques and related theory. It is not necessary to bring or even own a rope-dart tool to come learn how to handle one.

 

Intro to Mini Hoops

Noon-1pm; w Casey Houle

Most are familiar with the common large single hulahoop, but fewer have experience with it’s smaller cousin, the minihoop. Utilizing multiple smaller hoops. often one in each hand, yu’ll enjoy learning this unique flow-art. Our presenter is a fire performer and object manipulator from NC. who has taught workshops at flow music festivals for years. Come join in learning how to manipulate multiple minihoops to produce tricks that can’t be accomplised with one hoop alone. Extra minihoops provided.

 

Let Go of Your Prop

1pm-2pm; w Casey Houle

Let go of props is a poi spinning class on tosses of all skill levels from beginner to advanced. You will learn a multitude of poi tosses moves. everything from beginner all the way to intermediate/advanced. This workshop will focus on proper technique and execution. Our presenter has come from Athens GA to share his 5 yearf of experience. Bring yor own poi, or extras are provided.

 

Continuous Folded Hooping

2pm-3pm; w Mike Hayataka

 

Contact Poi Fundamentals

3pm-4pm; w Bryan Finger

 

Chest Rolls

4pm-5pm; w Mike Hayataka

 

Intro to Fire Eating

5pm-6pm; w Meghan McCutcheon

This workshop is an introduction to fire eating workshop. We will start by going over the different fuels out there and which ones are safe and credible to use for fire eating, as well as basic fire safety. The next step of this class is getting comfortable with the flame, by introducing “fleshing” and fuel tracing. By the end of this class you will have eaten fire and learned the techniques behind doing so successfully. These are the fundamentals of fire eating however depending on how the class goes, we will venture into more advanced tricks.
SUNDAY WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

WITH IKS AND CREATURES OF THE NIGHT FEST

 

 

IKS Healing Dome -Sunday

 

Sound Healing

8am-9am; w Massood

 

Guided Past Life Meditation

9am-10am; w Terry and Patricia Kok

Sacred Self Lines: Come enjoy a special meditation with our experienced guides. In this Past Life Exploration Meditation, presenters will draw upon deep archetypes from the unconscious: uncovering previous lifetimes, reclaiming shadows and re-integrating lost parts of self. 1 hour guided meditation session (bring a blanket to lay on, extras provided). Presented by AEON (Ancient Exchanges Of Nature), the outreach aspect of Faerie Hill ecovillage.

 

Story telling

10am-11am; w Diane Ault

 

The History of Expanded Consciousness in the West

11am-Noon; w Chris Peters

Expanding your consciousness is opening the gateway to obtaining a new perspective on your reality. It is the process of altering our minds for the better, of evolving ourselves through conscious effort and divine inspiration. Westerners today rarely think about expanded consciousness. Though it has gained some traction with the influx of Eastern thought during the 1960s and 1970s, most still consider expanding their consciousness to be unimportant. However this is not true! For centuries westerners have altered their minds through fasting, mind-altering chemicals, isolation in nature, meditation, and more. Come learn about how westerns have historically attempted to expand their consciousness, and why.

 

Defense Against the Manipulative Arts

Noon-1pm; w Angelo Vignaroli

This workshop will encompass the application of an individual’s psychological decision theory: how to read people beyond a superficial level, how to engage a manipulator’s ego to extract the truth, etc. We will provide a detailed description of tactical defenses that will enable you to overcome and disarm potential manipulators.

 

The Physics of Sound and Vibration

1pm-2pm; w Sirius Colors

A basic understanding of the physics of sound and vibrations helps us to fully actualize our potential for uniting, harmonizing and awakening through music and sound.? In this workshop, we develop a simple visual language by which to to perceive the deeper workings of sound moving through us and around us.? We explore the fundamental concepts of:?-Harmonics?, Frequency and Wavelength?, Reflection / Absorption / Diffusion?, Resonance and Entrainment?. We also explore the relationships between the fundamental properties and our body-brain processes (brain waves, heart rhythm, etc. ).??And then we take it to the dance floor! (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

Tropical and Exotic Fruits

2pm-3pm; w Haroun Moffatt

If you thought pineapples, papayas, and mangos were all the tropics had to offer, think again! An accomplished botanist of a Florida-based botanical garden will introduce you to even more rare and exotic fruits, from the tropics and beyond. If you happen to have an Ackee or a Rambutan in your pocket, don’t be afraid to share!

 

Permaculture Teckhacks: Appropriate technologies and accessing land

3pm-4pm; w JD Burnette

We will be focusing on the Southeast US but touching other areas too in a discussion on appropriate technologies, while we define what that means and how it applies to our day to day lives as we cut fossil fuel dependency. You will go home empowered with inspiration for developing and/or utilizing applicable technology for anyone at any scale to aid in the reality of energy descent J.D. has been a lover of nature his whole life and a student of permaculture for three solid years beginning with attending workshops on aquaponics, to more recently attending the Permaculture Voices conference. He is also a graduate of Geoff Lawton?s Online Permaculture Design Course and owner operator of Farmstead Foodscapes, an urban farm in Kingston, TN. (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

Benefits of Vegetarian and Vegan Diet

4pm-5pm; w Ashley Harris

Vegetarian diets have been proven to bestow a number of health benefits compared to omnivorous diets, including a lower overall mortality rate and reduced incidence of heart disease and most types of cancer. Our presenter will share the details of her recent transition to vegetarianism as well as provide simple recipes and opportunities for participants to engage in discussion of their own experiences with this salubrious lifestyle choice.

 

A Spray Through Space

5pm-6pm; w Mickey Masters

 

 

Movement Dome -Sunday

 

Joyful Meditation

10am-11am; w Frank Tennyson

         Let us open the gathering with a loving community meditation. Learn the 6 basic goals of meditation: bliss, oneness, love, peace, emptiness, and being. It is not enough to talk about love and peace and the other goals of Meditation. Through the various techniques that I use people are able to attain some or all of these “altered,” but actually normal states of consciousness and physical rejuvenation.

 

Heart Opening Flow Yoga

11am-Noon; w Kelsey Fishman

         A unique fusion of backbends, twists, and heart openers. With 19 years of experience as a dancer, this workshop’s instructor is enamored of the power of human expression through movement, making her the ideal candidate to teach Yoga. Her personal practice and teaching experiences include Acro Yoga, Liquid Flow yoga, Bikram yoga, and Hot yoga. Thus strengthened in mind, body and spirit, she is excited to share this knowledge and power with all of you. Join us on a therapeutic journey toward radical self-acceptance.

 

Qigong

Noon-1pm; w Shanti

Qigong is a practice of aligning body, breath and mind for health and meditation. An ancient healing art of discovering our whole self (physical, mental, emotional and spiritual), Qigong utilizes slow movements and a focused mind to transform resident blocks of energy to restore our bodies and return us to balance with nature.

 

Ashatonga Yoga

1pm-2pm; w Benji

 

Intermediate Contact Improvisation

2pm-3pm; w Diane Ault

 

Acro Yoga Body Mandalas

3pm-4pm; w Dakini Circus

Within each of our bodies lie the sacred proportions that makes up the entire universe. The geometry within our form is more easily recognized when dancing with each other. Standing in a circle, mirroring one another, this workshops unveils that we are all puzzle pieces that fit perfectly with one another. We will be using dance, yoga and acro to create beautiful fractals as a community. This is a perfect workshop for those who may shy away from movement classes, as it is guided, step by step and created collectively. (Please bring a water bottle, yoga mat or blanket. Bringing a partner is not required)

 

Vedic Thai Massage

4pm-5pm; w Chrissy Thorndil

Our presenter will demonstrate and describe various compressions and stretches for the back, hips, and shoulders, and you?ll practice giving and receiving them with your partner in class. You can bring your own partner or pair up in class. Bring a blanket or pad to lay on and wear comfy yoga clothes for your best enjoyment of this workshop, as we will be working on the ground. Everyone will get to receive as well as give massage! ˇIn her workshops, Yoga Christy presents sophisticated healing techniques in a simple and accessible way that awakens the bodywork ninja in all her students. Expect to walk out of this class full of inspiration, and feeling much better than when you walked in. Christy Thorndill, 15 years experience, certified isntructor [Baltimore, MD]. (Text Credit to Konnection Campout)

 

Kaleidoscope Yoga

5pm-6pm; w Benji

 

 

Flow Zone -Sunday

 

Intro to Flow and Tech

10am-11am; w Casey Houle

This workshop will teachyou how to explore the flow arts while creating clean geometric shapes and patterns with your props. A great workshop sfor beginners looking to develope strong fundamentals, or the more experienced looking to clean up their lines and tighten their technique. This will involve a focus on teaching basic movements, and the science behind human range of motion, prop manipulation, and the sacred geometry that can be achieved through them. This will be an all props workshop (poi, double staff, hoops, etc) and it will adhere to Vulcan Tech Gospel guidelines (this is basically our bible and technical language in the flow world).

 

Intermediate Contact Staff

11am-Noon; w Alex

 

Have Fun With Your Flow

Noon-1pm; w Casey Houle

Fun with flow props is a set of skill games with various flow toys. Compete with your friends, rediscover your art, and use your flow props in unique ways to remember that flow arts are about having fun! Any flow-toy welcome, additional props provided. Enjoy skill games and friendly competition with your friends!

 

Poi: Negative Space Transitions

1pm-2pm; w Bryan Finger

 

2 Hoops 1 Hand 4 Hoops 2 Arms

2pm-3pm; w Mike Hayataka

 

Intermediate Ariel Silks

3pm-4pm; w Alicia Dawn

 

Jump Throughs and Tosses

4pm-5pm w Mike Hayataka

 

Intermediate Ariel Lyra

5pm-6pm; w Alicia Dawn

 

 

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Creatures of the Night Music and Arts Festival in Adams TN, Oct 9-11

Creatures of the Night Music and Arts Festival in Adams TN, Oct 9-11