Festivals 2023
XI INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF TANTRA,
CONSCIOUSNESS, SHAMANISM AND RELATIONSHIP
“AWAKENED HEART. SPIRIT, ENERGY, BODY”
FOR SINGLES AND COUPLES
On 23th June – 2th July 2023
"Here And Now" Center Nowe Kawkowo
Additional Events / Concerts
Pernilla is a musician, singer, violinist, artist, composer and traveller. Dreamer, soul mate, human. An explorer and seeker, a storyteller who tells stories about the endless wonders of what we call our world and beyond.
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Her stories are accompanied by the weeping velvet sounds of a 350-year-old violin. Settled between countries and cultures, a dreamer who sails between the roaring waves of reality and imagination.
With music and stories from the self-illustrated book The Princess and the Singing Forest, she enchants at concerts, moving stories of darkness and light, and melodies that will never be forgotten.
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YCYXkxzmwEY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyXKxg8M_SI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISarDHTVzQA
Trance Dance is an ancient technique to connect with our inner spaces to find healing, clarity and inspiration and to connect with the inner wisdom that lies within each of us.
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Through the rhythms of Trance Dance, Rishi Vlote invites you to explore your inner world, heal trauma and release emotional and physical tension. Rishi has been teaching Trance Dance for over 25 years, has recorded many albums, and playing percussion and drums live, he creates a unique workshop atmosphere that allows participants to enter deep processes. Rishi will support you in finding your wild side and the silence of meditation. His records are widely used for conscious dance and self-awareness workshops.
Using unique rhythms, Trance Dance takes participants on a transformative Inner Journey. Ritual trance travel has always been a living part of shamanic and eastern cultures that have existed for thousands of years. The modern approach to Trance Dance combines the richness of ancient rituals with modern, extremely effective techniques.
Trance is about letting go of everything you see, hear, and feel. Experiencing this will open access to spaces within you that you know nothing about. And that's what trans is.
One of the oldest and easiest ways to experience healing states is trance dance. Blindfolded, using the energizing breath technique (Breath of Fire), the Inner Journey begins.
"Close your eyes, put on a blindfold, focus on your intention, start breathing fire, move to the beat of the music - this is how you enter a trance...". Alert, aware and awake, and yet - in the vast inner space where the laws of physics no longer apply - you can meet wild animals, spirits, angels, spiritual allies, healers and Guides... You can meet other beings, find yourself in forest or mountains, in your past or future...
Trust your body, allow yourself to move and express your body - and when the trance ends, you will be calm, full of energy and richer for many impressions..
Trance dancing is one of the oldest ways to reconnect with your inner forces - an empowering, uplifting and energizing experience. It's a great way to get out of old habits and look at your life in a different way.
Dance/trance with eyes closed creates a different focus. The energy that we normally use to look, to gain approval, to try to connect with others, is to look inward, to open up to our emotions and memories. The TranceDance approach is the opposite of traditional dance - there are no steps to learn, no special clothes (except those that are as comfortable as possible). Instead, try to let go of control, let your body move to the rhythm of your inner Power.
Trance Dance is an intercultural phenomenon. The cultures of all continents on our planet have created unique dance forms based on contact with the animal world and elements of nature present in their surroundings. The purpose of such a dance was to connect with the spirit of the sun, moon, spirits of various animals and plants. People believed that through dance rituals, the spirits residing within nature could enhance qualities such as courage, compassion, and bring insights about the future.
Trance dance is primarily focused on the healing process and spiritual development. Through dancing in the dark, participants discover parallel worlds where they find solutions to problems previously experienced as unsolvable.
During the Trance Dance we disappear, we become like ghosts and at the same time we become less attached to the difficulties encountered in everyday life, which means that we can free ourselves from them.
From the very beginning of recorded history, we find evidence of dance. It seems that our original relationship to dance involved worship and healing. Animistic cultures saw nature and all its manifestations as an expression of Spirit. Copying or imitating nature through movement and sound has been a powerful and effective tool to help connect with spirit. This was the beginning of the dance. For thousands of years, spiritual dances have been used to maintain and improve our relationship with the Earth. The imitation of nature in the dance helped to tune in with the vibration of the creator. Dance was synonymous with what we call prayer, worship, and when practiced regularly, it provided physical health and vitality.
"The Dancer Belongs to the Spirit"
In addition, dance was the gateway to the soul or "inner spirit", so to dance in a trance state meant to come into contact with spiritual forces that heal. This is the 'shamanic' perspective on the Trance Dance experience.
Cacao has always been consumed ceremonially by the ancient Olmec, the Zapotec, the Mayans and the Aztecs. It plays a central role in the Mayan Creation Story (Popul Vuh).
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“Connecting with Kukulkan to bring the unity on myself to this incarnation”
The focus of this ancient ceremony is to create a deeper understanding and relationship with the plant spirit, Kukulcan (the Universal Kundalini on existence) and your own KUNDA. Kukulkan represent the sexual energy or life force in connection with awareness and consciousness. The shiva-shakti relationships in our lives. The masculine and feminine. Kakawa ceremony will awake the KUNDA the original life force on you to take it to the pineal gland.
Cocoa has been traditionally used as the Food of the Gods and was treated by the Mayans and Aztecs as a sacred healing plant to aid inner journeys to the spiritual worlds. They believed that cocoa harmonizes the imbalance between the mind and the heart, helps to fully open the heart, feel compassion and unconditional love. The Incas considered cocoa to be the "drink of the gods", hence the scientific name of the cacao tree, "Theobroma Cacao", from the Greek words theo (god) and Broma (drink).
Cacao is considered a Sacred Medicine - a teacher plant that brings insights, valuable lessons and transformation. During the ceremony, you are in control of your experience and can go as deep as you wish. Cocoa is completely legal in every corner of the world.
Properties of Raw Cocoa
Raw Cocoa has many extremely valuable properties supporting mental health and well-being. It reduces stress levels, improves awareness and focus. One of the main active ingredients in cocoa is theobromine, which together with magnesium has a soothing effect on the nervous system. It is a substance that stimulates heart activity and dilates blood vessels, relieves stress and depression, is released in the body during emotional euphoria and empathy.
There are over 300 compounds in cacao, these compounds affect your mood and could contribute to the spiritual effects that many experience when participating in a cacao ceremony.
Anandamide
This is often called the ‘bliss molecule’ and is an endocannabinoid. Anandamide is a substance that your body produces that binds to our cannabinoid receptors. Yes, cannabinoid – pure cacao stimulates your endocannabinoid receptors, much like THC (found in marijuana) does.
Phenylethylamine
This compound is similar to amphetamine and is naturally present in our brains. If taken in higher doses, it releases dopamine into the pleasure centres of your brain. This creates feelings of exhilaration, lowered fatigue, and a general sense of well-being.
Caffeine
Caffeine wakes you up and increases your alertness. While too much caffeine could be harmful, cacao has moderate amounts of this substance – especially compared to coffee and tea. A 1-oz piece of bittersweet chocolate has between 5-10mg caffeine.
Tryptophan
An essential amino acid that increases the production of serotonin. Serotonin is a natural stress-reducer and anti-depressant.
Endorphins
This is a natural opiate that lifts your mood and reduces pain.
Polyphenols
Polyphenols and other antioxidants inhibit oxidation. This is a process of damage to your body and is linked to aging and (potentially) to the formation of some cancers.
Dance of life, heart and freedom. Biodanza is a dance of heart and freedom from South America, which originated in the 1960s. His father was psychologist, anthropologist, poet and artist Rolando Toro from Chile.
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As a method of personal development, Biodanza is used in over 30 countries around the world. It is based on personal, direct experience – individually, in pairs, subgroups or a group of all participants. During classes, she uses music, movement and dance to create harmony and closeness in interpersonal relationships.
Biodanza is a system of deeply transforming, yet delicate work on personal development and awareness based on work with the body, movement and dance. It integrates body, mind, emotions and soul. It awakens vitality, creativity, sensuality, sexuality and emotionality. It teaches openness, joy, building good relationships and expressing emotions.
Biodanza led by Cristiano Martins is a wonderful dance journey through the landscapes of emotions, joy, dance and movement. It's easy. You don't need to learn any dance steps. All you need is the will to move your body and enter into a relationship with the music. We start simple - with a meeting, connecting with other people in the group, we use games and activities to relax, let go of everyday matters and get to know each other. We move deep into the dance, passionately devoting ourselves to music, experiencing individually and as a group. From here we go even deeper into the exercises of meeting and connecting with others to heal, discover and express. Biodanza integrates body, mind, emotions and soul. It awakens vitality, creativity, sensuality, sexuality and emotionality. It teaches openness, joy, building good relationships and expressing emotions.
Dhwani and Rishi are inviting you on a meditative magical journey with a colourful kaleidoscope of natural sounds to relax and go into a deep healing meditative space.
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Our whole body is opening to resonate with the relaxing and healing vibrations. With Flutes, Voices, Tibetan Soundbowls, Gongs and other instruments they create heartful, warm and spacious sound-spheres to invite our cells to resonate with healing, harmonious vibrations. This ancient technique of sound vibrations for healing, in particular so called "overtones", is used since millennia, especially in eastern cultures, and has returned into our consciousness more and more. Enjoy a wonderful evening of deep relaxation. Please bring a yoga mat or blanket to lay or sit down.
A sound journey collaboration with Julianna Bloodgood and Robert Radzimirski that will take you on a physical and energetic journey with voice, instruments, singing bowls, drums and electronic beats designed to stimulate the heart, body and soul.
A participatory vocal and musical event of mantras, structured improvisation and collective singing.
