Ecoartopia Sacred Art Collective
The 2011 Visionary Arts Village at Mystic is curated and produced by the Ecoartopia sacred arts collective — an international visionary arts hub for artists devoted to “ecovisionary” art that expresses a more sustainable and harmonious world for us all to share. Ecoartopia’s art temples, stage design and art installations have been featured at festivals throughout the West Coast (including San Diego Earth Day, Bhakti Fest, Deep Green, Harmony Festival, Rejeuvenation, Burning Man and Mystic Garden. These elaborate installations showcase visionary art by renowned and upcoming new artists from around the world and often include fountains, crystal matrixes, lasers, altars of natural materials, visual projections, technology and sculptural art installations. These temples provide a sacred container for the personal experience of the divine and are created from a collaborative group process that makes them unique to the needs of a particular community or event. Art from the Ecoartopia collective can also be purchased online as prints on demand and merchandise made to order. www.ecoartopia.com
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Hereʻs some more info and a few pictures of this yearʻs Ecstatic Dance Camp at our Gathering of the Tribes 2011. This year in addition to working again with our partner Conscious Dancer magazine (helping us outreach to quality ecstatic dance teachers), we are also partnering with the Berkeley Dance Journey and adding the NIRVANA CABANA dance space! If youʻve been to NCDC in one of the last 10 years, you know this amazing dance space that has itʻs own dance tent, premium flooring, and beautiful decor! If you or someone you know is interested in offering an ecstatic dance journey playshop, please refer to the Workshop Offer Form on the workshops page and weʻll forward it to the Ecstatic Dance Camp Coordinators.
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On the wall of Sacred Spaces Facebook page: It’s official… Sacred Spaces Village will be one of the theme villages at the Mystic Garden Gathering 7/20-25 in Lake Selma, OR. Reuniting with our crew — the Chico folks, April and the yoga camp, Eostar and Matias in Soundhealing dome and bringing up a bunch of healers, artists, mystics… Sacred Spaces Village is a diverse international inter-faith visionary community of artists, activists and mystics seeking to improve the collective intelligence of humanity. We provide grounded, heart-centered sacred spaces for individuals to heal, learn/teach, create art, and transform themselves and the world.
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Rhythm is in our bodies, our hearts, our breath. Join other drummers each day in unifying drum circle as we come together to play rhythms of the one heartbeat of creation. Connect with others, and feel the universal pulse. Learn drumming techniques including Latin, African, and more! So far confirmed is Chris Berry doing an Africa Drum & Dance. Chris who founded the Drum & Dance camp Bana-kuma which means sacred altering is inviting some drummers to join the camp! Chris Berry and his camp has hosted & taught 100s of students who come back year after year. Chris & several others will be added soon and this will be an area where drumming will be able to happen throughout the event since we won’t have to worry about sound carrying.
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Indigenous Camp is being facilitated by Jack Falls-Rock who has been a spiritual leader of his people for many years. He has poured for sweats in lodges most of his life and will pour for many of the sweats in the Sweat Lodge again this year. Jack has facilitated the sweat lodge for 3 previous years at Mystic Garden events 2007, 2008, and 2009 and many people have had healing & transformational experiences with the stone people in those lodges. In addition to the sweats there will also be native ceremonies and talks given about the Red Road and traditional native culture.
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Walk into realms of inspiration with over several visionary artists TBA. The element that all these artists have in common is the spiritually uplifting content of their art. Expand your horizons, and awaken your inner vision. Each year we feature about 15 amazing visionary artists and many of these also paint live during music sets. Here you can view amazing art, meet the artists and even take some of their activating art home with you! If youʻre a visionary artist or youʻd like to plug into helping make this camp a reality please email us at visionaryarts@mysticgardengathering.com
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This year the Electronica Temple will have some local DJs from the area TBA and features: Cheb i Sabbah, Dj Dragonfly, Shakti Bliss, Knowa KnowOne, Kaminanda, Senseblender
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Those who experienced last yearʻs Yoga Camp had rave reviews of the high caliber quality teachers. This yearʻs Yoga Camp will build on the amazing momentum from last year. Once again we will feature various modalities including Yoga Flow, Vinyassa, Anusara Yoga, Partner Yoga, Iyengar Yoga, and Hatha Yoga. You can expect at least 3-4 classes per day including morning and later afternoon ʻsunset by the lakeʻ yoga sessions! Yoga Camp is being mainly facilitated this year Naveena Bird who owns a Birkram Yoga Studio in McKinleyville. Also adding in some energy when she is able to is April of Omshala Yoga who was our primary coordinator last year. Here’s some more info about Naveena: Naveena is enthusiastic about sharing her gifts and creating an amazing Yoga Temple space. She realizes the opportunity that festivals provide for introducing yoga to a broader community. Naveena Bird is a devoted Bikram Yoga Teacher for 10 yrs, Praciting all yoga for 11 years, she has found joy through the practice. It is a process of unfolding like a lotus flower. The body is tight and stiff from daily routines. We are movement . We are water. We need flow. After, 3yrs of dedicated [...]
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This year we are thrilled to feature presenters in our Southern Oregon bio region who are offering solutions and visions for sustainability. This includes in areas of Permaculture, water, alternative power and more. If you would like to get involved in this project, please send us an email as we’d be glad to hear from you. Check back here for more activities planned as we’ll be updating this page in the coming weeks.
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The Aloha Camp will tend a sacred fire with uplifting high vibrational acoustic music going into the night. Musicians already include Al Torre, Stephen Roush, Hari, Malka Mʻblissa and many other favorites often heard around magical transformational camp fires!
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Sufi traditions incorporate amazing social and interactive dances including Universal Dances of Peace and Zikr into their forms of ceremony and healing arts. This year “Kalil” from Ashland, OR area will be facilitating not only a Universal Dances of Peace ceremonial dance, but also a Zikr and talk on ʻgardeningʻ the inner garden of our heart.
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The Casbah from Tuscon, Arizona is a traveling caravan that sets out from the desert each summer north to Oregon and brings a Gypsy Wagon Kitchen serving Chai, coffee, tea and good organic Vegetarian food as well as creating a chill space with our colorful Egyptian tents filled with Persian carpets, pillows, brass tables and a beautiful cozy ambient scene….where belly dancers and musicians perform… The Casbah will be one of our stages again this summer and one thing you know for sure when you come under that Egyptian tent, the vibes will be as sweet as their Chai!
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Red Tent is a sacred space for ladies to relax and rejuvenate during “moon time”. This camp supports those seeking introspection or self care. Explore modern ways of embracing this time of the month.
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Sound Healing Dome… The favorite spiritual light-node of Mystic Garden is back again in 2011 to provide a sanctuary dedicated to vibrational healing through sacred sound. Music in the Sound Healing dome focuses on the inner experience of the listeners – the attention is taken inward and away from the performers. When you enter this beautifully decorated sanctuary, you notice an immediate shift – this is sacred space where sound travels in spirals taking you on a journey that harmonizes the flow of your chi, removing obstacles from the pathways and balancing body, mind and spirit. You feel sudden rushes of emotional energy, an opening for deeper surrender into love or have a deep transcendental experience of some other kind. Activities will include sound healing sessions in the afternoon, healing-sound concerts inspiring toning, collective om-ing, sacred chanting, gong- medicine and “Collaborative Sound Weaving” – a spontaneous transcendental instrumental journey facilitated by Soma that will go through the entire night. Surprise musical happenings will be given space just like last year’s Scott Huckabay and Soma instrumental jam and other musical rarities. Confirmed Sound Healers this year include: Danny Goldberg Jonah Kai, Heather Salmon, Soma, Damien Rose, Eostar Kamala, Sydney Leigh, Michaeloha.
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