We will navigate how a celebration can be both transcendent and grounded, sexy and safe, spontaneously fun and sustainably transformative.
Think of it like a party that’s also a ceremony. Where we explore how to party with intention in this day and age – with more attention on factors like consent and the strength of the container.
At New Paradigm Party, we aim to find just the right balance between structure and sequencing on the one hand, and freedom and flow on the other.
The whole journey is curated and facilitated by skilled transformational guides. An experienced team of support angels will be available in case something comes up that you want or need help with.
There will also be a tea lounge available to talk with others, relax quietly, stretch, cuddle, or simply be.
**Featuring live music by Bosque (a DJ who’s also a ceremonialist: soundcloud.com/bosqueofficial), a Dancefloor Consent workshop by Shantala Davis, Connection Games workshops with Shawnrey Notto, and an opening Cacao Ritual with lead producer Nick Meador (All subject to change.)**
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FEATURED THEME:
Have you ever felt lost at open-ended dance events and festivals? Does it sometimes feel hard to drop in and connect?
This time we’ll gather to explore the theme of FREEDOM IN STRUCTURE. We believe that the right kind of structure can actually bring MORE freedom, connection, and fulfillment.
The opening ceremony and workshops will set the tone so we can bring extra focus to this theme throughout the evening.
Testimonial from our June party: “The structure was great. Being dropped in and required to swim has never worked for me and I never knew before what to do about it. [Here I learned] how to be with myself, safe, [and] comfortable, in a dance environment.” (Anonymous)
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EVENT VISION:
• Opening Circle & Soul Lift Cacao Ritual
• Platonic Consent & Connection Workshops (all activities optional)
• Sober Dance Party & Tea Lounge
• Closing Sound Healing & Integration Circle
(Schedule subject to change)
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7pm-Midnight
Friday, September 27
East Bay Community Space
507 55th St
Oakland, CA 94609
☆ Doors will open at 6:45pm. To create a safe container for the journey, NEW ADMISSIONS WILL CLOSE AFTER 7:45PM. No exceptions made. ☆
☆ Taking of photos and videos is generally not allowed, unless you get verbal permission/consent from anyone who would be in the shot. ☆
☆ THIS IS A SOBER & SUBSTANCE-FREE EVENT! Please come in an ordinary state of consciousness. Ages 18+ welcome. ☆
☆ Before registering, please read the New Paradigm Party Values and Guidelines here: http://bit.ly/NPPGuidelines ☆
☆ This event is a BS Free Spirituality / Soul Lift Cacao production. ☆
CONTRIBUTION
$25 Early Bird tickets (til Aug 31 or when they’re gone)
$33 Advanced Registration (Sept 1-26, or til they’re gone)
$40 Day of Event by cash or online
REGISTER NOW AT: https://newparadigmparty0927.eventbrite.com
☆ We’re also releasing a limited number of discounted ALTERNATIVE ECONOMY tickets for people who identify as both having a lower income and/or being part of a marginalized racial group. The primary intention here is to promote inclusion and racial diversity at New Paradigm Party. These are available on the ticket page. No one other than event organizers will know which type of ticket you buy. ☆
☆ Volunteer opportunities also exist and can offset the cost of your admission. For more info write to write to [email protected]. ☆
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A NOTE ON CACAO:
Entry includes a cup of ceremonial cacao! Pure cacao is a gentle plant medicine that opens the heart, deepens meditative experiences, and fosters inner/outer connection. With his social enterprise Soul Lift Cacao, Nick serves cacao grown organically at a family farm in eastern Guatemala, prepared by a women’s collective at Lake Atitlán that he met personally, and obtained through ethical direct trade WITH FULL PERMISSION AND CONSENT TO SHARE IT IN THIS WAY. When Soul Lift Cacao buys from the women’s collective, 100% of profits from that sale go back to the Mayan indigenous people growing and preparing the cacao. By giving back and showing respect, we honor the sacred role that cacao has played for thousands of years in the indigenous cultures of what we now call Central and South America. We are so fortunate that ceremonial cacao is entering the global consciousness at a time when it can have a massively positive impact. It is a privilege to serve cacao made for ceremonial use outside of its indigenous origins. For more info visit soulliftcacao.com.
*Cacao consumption is optional at this event. It is not advised for people taking MAOI anti-depressants or people with a heart condition to have a full serving of pure cacao.
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ABOUT THE FACILITATORS
NICK MEADOR
Nick got the ball rolling on this project and guides the Cacao Ritual! He’s the lead producer and handles venue relations, street team efforts, and other back-end logistics. Nick is a registered yoga instructor, transformational life coach, holistic event producer, mindful entrepreneur, and world explorer. Nick has been organizing gatherings that promote connection for 15 years, and leading self-development workshops for 6 years. His mission is to empower and liberate people in a sustainable way. With his brand BS Free Spirituality (bsfreespirituality.com), Nick works to demystify introspective practice and make holistic self-management options more accessible to ordinary people. Nick is also the founder of Soul Lift Cacao, specializing in organic ceremonial cacao from sustainable sources in Guatemala that are preserving ancient traditions. Learn more at soulliftcacao.com.
BOSQUE
Bosque (Forrest Neumann) brings people together through melodic healing sounds and diverse world rhythms. His transformational live-tronic experience fuses technology with ancient musical tradition. With a collection of sacred soundscapes from his international travels, Bosque takes you on a world-wide journey through time and space with the intention of restoring human connection to self, spirit and the earth. Listen at soundcloud.com/bosqueofficial
SHANTALA DAVIS
Shantala will lead a Dancefloor Consent workshop!
Shantala is a master of her crafts. She brings the sauce, but within a liberatory lens giving space for ones full humanness. In her dance, she has an infectious way of elevating her compadres into joy, ease and groundedness.
With over 20 years of expertise in solo and partner dance, Shantala uses her expertise to offer the permission to redefine the body’s relationship with self and others from a place of vulnerability and authenticity.
She is A Dance Empowerment Coach, ConSensual Connoisseur, Safer Spaces Consultant, Scholar of Priestess Arts, and Master of Social Dance Technique. Shantala Davis, aka: ShantiMonster, is a lover of a multitude of dance languages and embodied expression, bringing a diverse array of styles to her teachings, sharing versatile concepts with dance wellness and technique.
Shantala is here to inspire, empower, connect and transform with the magic and medicine that is dance!!
SHAWNREY NOTTO
Shawnrey will lead the Connection Games workshops. Also known as the “Joy Bringer”, Shawnrey teaches, facilitates and performs Sensual Embodied Awakening, and is on a mission to help people claim and live in their pleasure, play, and power. Shawnrey applies 17 years of professional dance and choreography, yoga, mindfulness meditation, sensual research, and a of lifetime fun. She invites people to be raw and refined, powerful and soft, wild and elegant.