The culture(s) we are part of have informed many of us how we, as individuals, should dance with and within our gender. We, as beings, have the power to make that dance our own! In this body movement ritual, we will dive in together for a chance to listen to our skin, feel our flesh, and hear what our own inner experience has to tell us about the magic of gender. Join Z Griss, Lee Harrington, and Ariel Vegosen in this opportunity to honor our gender journey ancestors, through holding each other in our vulnerability and our courage during our evening of delight and exploration.
Copies of the new anthology “Queer Magic: Power Beyond Boundaries” will also be available for those interested, a new project featuring 43 amazing LGBTQ+ contributors, a few of whom will be in attendance that evening.
Come with an open mind, and bring clothing that you are open to sharing with others that invites gender exploration (Examples: Fabrics, dresses, jackets, jewelry, shirts, hats, and more). We will be doing clothing changes, so come wearing whatever you would like to wear underneath.
Time/Date: 7-9p
Location: East Bay Community Center; Telegraph Room
Price: Sliding scale $15-30 – Scholarships available, email [email protected]
Biographies:
Z Griss (Zahava) is a kinky, gender transcendent, dancer, coach, and director of Do Good Things with Power, a leadership immersion for dance, sexuality, and kink facilitators! Z is currently touring a solo show, Waters of the Soul, exploring how the waters of grief and eros can bring us home to our truth. Z comes from a 30 year professional dance background with certifications in Urban Tantra, Yoga for Birth, Pilates, Esalen Massage, Deep Bodywork, and Health Coaching. www.EmbodyMoreLove.com.
Lee Harrington is an internationally known spiritual and erotic authenticity educator, gender explorer, eclectic artist, and award-winning author and editor on erotic and sacred experience with over 20 years of experience in these fields. His many books include “Traversing Gender: Understanding Transgender Realities” and “Sacred Kink: The Eightfold Paths of BDSM and Beyond.” You can find his podcast, schedule, blog, videos and more over at PassionAndSoul.com.
Ariel Vegosen is a professional workshop facilitator, sex educator, relationship coach, gender inclusivity trainer and consultant, performance artist, liberation advocate, writer, ordained Priestess, and public speaker. Ariel is the founder of Gender Illumination (www.genderillumination.com) and Gender Blender (www.genderblenders.org) – organizations dedicated to creating safer spaces for Trans and gender non-binary people. For the past 16 years Ariel has facilitated trainings, workshops, rituals and retreats for organizations, corporations, non-profits, schools, communities, universities, and faith based groups all over the U.S. and internationally. Ariel is a founding member of the Sexual Liberation Collective (www.sexualliberationcollec