Movement - Expression- Connection- Reverence

Downtemple is back! We are so excited to return and share this gorgeous movement, community container. Our new home moving forward is Santa Cruz Yoga (on the westside). Same time and same rhythm of second Fridays!

November's Line-up: a Bad Ass collection of femmes..

DJ- I'm delighted to welcome back DJ Bemuze (Bez Stone) to curate our movement journey. Bemuze has rocked downtemple several times before and always brings a spicy, saucy, sensual set that gets me everyone moving. She's already cracking along on her set and super excited to play.

Movement Warm-Up: Our warm-up will be with local sweetheart, dancer, and facilitator, River Nettles, guiding a massage contact-improv warm-up. This can be done in pairs, groups, or solo with yoga props and the floor!

Sound Healing: Closing sound will be with Dallas McKenzie. She's an incredible sound healer and musician.

About This Event:
This event is a ritual of connection, Cacao, guided movement, and free-form dance medicine in a downtempo-esque container. The pace is slower...like a steady burning flame, inviting us to drop deeper into presence with every delicious movement. Note: The music is not strictly downtempo... it is downtempo-esque. Inspired by a slower pace but does still follow a journey. BPM typically does not go above 95.

Schedule:
(schedule is rough, we do our best to stick to this)

- 6:45 - 7 PM: Arrival Window

- 7 - 7:45 PM: Cacao and Circle w/ Chelsea

- 7:45 - 8:15 PM: Contact Massage warm-up with River Nettles

- 8:15 - 9:45 PM: Downtempo(ish) Dance with Dj Bemuze (Bez Stone)

- 9:45 - 10:05 PM: Sound Journey with Dallas McKenzie

Tickets: Via Humanitix, Venmo, or Paypal

**In addition to the new location, I also am introducing new prices. I REALLY want to keep things affordable, and emphathize with the cost of living and doing here, but due to a significant rental price increase and an increase in Cacao pricing, I have to increase the price for this event.

> $36: Pre-Sale (online humanitix or Venmo/Paypal)

> $45: Day-of tickets (online humanitix or Venmo/Paypal Chelsea, or cash at the door)

> *** BILPOC, student, and teacher discount- inquire with me

> **please be sure to Venmo/paypal the appropriate totals for the date you are purchasing

Vemmo: @Chelsea-biklen (picture of me making funny face in polka dot sweater)

Paypal: https://paypal.me/ChelseaBiklen?country.x=US&locale.x=en_US (@Chelsea-Biklen Nipomo, CA)

More Info:

- Creator and Curator: Chelsea Amber

- Ages 18 and up generally (reach out to ask if you'd like to bring someone under 18)

- This is a recreational drug and alcohol-free space.

- All parts of you are welcome, come as you are!

- There will be no refunds or credits for this event, except in case of sickness or true emergency

About the Cacao:
Cacao is a delicious, heart-opening medicine with indigenous roots all over the world. Drinking cacao in ceremony where one is invited to connect with the spirit of cacao and invite it into the heart space can bring profound healing experiences, especially when combined with movement such as dance. Cacao is just one more way to infuse Love into your dance!

The cacao we will drink comes from Alta-Verapaz, Guatemala and was processed in Lago Atítlan, Guatemala by a collective of women indigenous to Lago Atítlan. This ceremonial-grade cacao, 'Ruk'u'xUlew', means 'heart of the earth' in Kaqchikel, one indigenous language of Lago Atítlan. We will collectively gather in ceremony to serve and bless the cacao before we drink! To learn more about Ruk'u'xUlew Cacao, visit https://www.rukuxulew.com.