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✨ Thich Nhat Hanh

Look deeply: I arrive in every second
to be a bud on a spring branch,
to be a tiny bird, with wings still fragile,
learning to sing in my new nest,
to be a caterpillar in the heart of a flower,
to be a jewel hiding itself in a stone.

I still arrive, in order to laugh and to cry,
in order to fear and to hope.
The rhythm of my heart is the birth and
death of all that are alive.

I am the mayfly metamorphosing on the surface of the river,
and I am the bird which, when spring comes, arrives in time
to eat the mayfly.

I am the frog swimming happily in the clear pond,
and I am also the grass-snake who, approaching in silence,
feeds itself on the frog.

I am the child in Uganda, all skin and bones,
my legs as thin as bamboo sticks, and I am the arms merchant, selling deadly weapons to Uganda.

I am the twelve-year-old girl, refugee on a small boat,
who throws herself into the ocean after being raped by a sea pirate, and I am the pirate, my heart not yet capable of seeing and loving.

I am a member of the politburo, with plenty of power in my hands, and I am the man who has to pay his “debt of blood” to, my people, dying slowly in a forced labor camp.

My joy is like spring, so warm it makes flowers bloom in all walks of life. My pain is like a river of tears, so full it fills the four oceans.

Please call me by my true names,
so I can hear all my cries and laughs at once,
so I can see that my joy and pain are one.

Please call me by my true names,
so I can wake up, and so the door of my heart can be left open, the door of compassion.

✨ Thich Nhat Hanh by @zensteady

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👻🎃 ᴇᴄꜱᴛᴀᴛɪᴄ ᴅᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀʀʟɪɴɢᴛᴏɴ: ᴍᴏɴꜱᴛᴇʀ ʙᴀꜱʜ 🎃👻

Things are getting weird, wild & spooky this October! 🧟‍♀️⚡️🧚‍♀️

Join us for an afternoon of movement, music, connection, play & pre-Halloween magic. ✨

Come dressed as your favorite monster, magical creature, mythical being, alter ego — OR find a new look at our Costume Swap! 👺♻️ Costumes encouraged, never required.

📅 Saturday, October 17 | 2–5:30 PM
📍 Unitarian Universalist Church of Arlington | 4444 Arlington Blvd

✨ Embodiment Warm-Up: Aviva
🎶 Ecstatic Dance Journey: Zen Steady
🔮 Sound Healing: Alexandra Savage
☕️ Tea & cacao elixirs: Cora Luna @coraluna.dmv
🃏 Tarot & energy readings: KiVibes @kivibeswellness
🕯️ Community altar
👺♻️ Costume Swap
😌 Cozy chill-out lounge
🖍️ Kid’s Korner

✨ E̲m̲b̲o̲d̲i̲m̲e̲n̲t̲ ̲F̲a̲c̲i̲l̲i̲t̲a̲t̲o̲r̲:̲ ̲A̲v̲i̲v̲a̲

We’ll begin with Aviva & Zen guiding connection and embodiment practices to help us arrive in our bodies, connect with one another, and open to the journey ahead. @aviva.aurora

🎶 D̲J̲:̲ ̲Z̲e̲n̲ ̲S̲t̲e̲a̲d̲y̲

We’re excited to welcome Zen Steady for his solo EDA debut! Freshly inspired by Burning Man, Zen will guide us through a multi-genre journey of DJing + live instrumentals, exploring connection, expression, playfulness & presence. 🔥

Zen is passionate about exploring human potential through music, dance, meditation, breathwork, tantra, photography & transformational gatherings. @zensteady

🔮 S̲o̲u̲n̲d̲ ̲H̲e̲a̲l̲e̲r̲:̲ ̲A̲l̲e̲x̲a̲n̲d̲r̲a̲ ̲S̲a̲v̲a̲g̲e̲

Alexandra will close our journey with an immersive sound healing experience w/ crystal singing bowls, voice & layered digital looping to help us rest, ground & integrate. 🌙 @sharing.kindness.out

🕯️ C̲o̲m̲m̲u̲n̲i̲t̲y̲ ̲A̲l̲t̲a̲r̲

Bring a meaningful object, crystal, photo, flower or intention to help co-create our altar.

🎟️ 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗧𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝘃𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘄
https://theticketing.co/e/edancearlhalloween26

Need a free ticket? DM us about volunteering!

All ages, backgrounds, identities, religions, abilities & emotions welcome. ❤️

We can’t wait to get wiggly & weird with you! 👻

#ecstaticdance #soundbathmeditation #embodimentpractice #yoga #novaevents by @zensteady

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✨ Events that I’m involved in for October.
Adding details for each this weekend.
Thanks ✌️ by @zensteady

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✨ I feel a lot…
Gratitude
Sorrow
Whimsy
Heart break
Joy
Lust
Loneliness
Love
Fear
Courage
Anger
Hope. Always always

📸 My home studio and gear (LUMIX S1ii).
Shots by @consciousplayco taken in Alexandria, Virginia by @zensteady

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8 days ago

I can’t wait for this! 🔥

Breaking in the new venue with a donation-based event to build community in Brooklyn Park, MD.

We’ve got a great line up with DJ @zensteady and flow artist and vendor @mystic_house_flows

Event is capped so register online to get your spot.

Added nunchucks basics workshop led by @panjali3 - tickets and all info at www.FreedomPalette.com

See yah there 🔥

#baltimore #fire #flowarts #community taken in Brooklyn Park, Maryland by @zensteady

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10 days ago

🪢 Find me offering Tantric-Kink Shibari Journeys at the next @masque.culture event on September 26, held at a beautiful mansion in DC. Spots tend to fill quickly, so come find me early.

🏛️ I’ll also be curating a space in the mansion’s Ashram Room—an intentional place to slow down, decompress, and reconnect amidst the energy of the evening.

👉 Visit @masque.culture to learn more ♥️ taken in Washington D. C. by @zensteady

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✨ How interesting it is to teach a class on archetypes—exploring how we can understand and work with them for integration—given that I very recently returned from a challenging experience at Burning Man. More to say on that in a later post.

✨ After the workshop, @immjrtom, @g0ddessleia, and I held a Sacred Kink Temple space, offering light exploration of power exchange, sensation play, and Shibari journeys.

✨ Always grateful for the opportunity to share my passions and connect with the community at @sundaylovedc and @flashclubdc.
🙏 Thank you @lamazing

🌹 Reach out if you’d like to learn more about Sacred Kink or Tantra, or if you’re curious about experiencing a private 3hr Shibari journey.

#SacredKink, #Shibari, #archetypes, #Embodiment, and #Tantra taken in Washington D. C. by @zensteady

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16 days ago

Looking forward to sharing on a topic I’ve been really interested in. Learn more this Sunday Love and stay for the sexy bazaar, which includes me offering Shibari journeys. taken in Flash by @zensteady

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25 days ago

Truth Seekers Circle is back for a full semester! Link for Sept in bio

Sneak peek:
Sept - The Ritual Structure and Protection
Oct - Spirit Communication
Nov - Planetary Magic
Dec - Past Lives feat. Reiki Healing

Elements of Ritual

You may be aware of calling in the directions, working with the elements, or setting a lit candle and a bowl of water out for your ritual work, but do you know why? Do you know what to feel?

If you're already curious, this event is for you.

On this evening we will discuss the elements of ritual, and how layering these energies creates ritual space. This conversation will show you the link between the foundations of magic and philosophy. How the subtle body and psychology co-create ritual to open a threshold for creative change.

Protection Magic

Once we have an understanding of how to generate a ritual space, we will work together to create amulets and talismans using crystals, jars, and magical coding techniques to blend and create with purpose. This is one form of protection magic, and while we are creating we will discuss other various forms of protection work.

Truth Seeker's Circle

Truth Seekers Circle is a local group of esoteric seekers that come together to discuss magic, spirituality, manifestation, and our spiritual bodies. From breathwork to dance to ritual to yoga, we discuss curiosities and the unseen to find the threads of truth. This is the third anniversary since the opening of the circle.

Address sent before event.

Light snacks available.

Co-Led By Aster Soluna

Aster is a local metaphysicist and psychic who has been studying techniques for spiritual connection and understanding the Self for over twenty years. He seamlessly blends tarot, astrology, reiki, paganism, yoga, magic, and philosophy to help students understand the details of esoteric studies and does 1:1 readings and services in Old Town Alexandria. ig: @astersoluna

Co-Led By Zen Steady

Zen is a local DJ and breathwork facilitator that specializes in helping individuals find a state of peace and trance through breath and flow. He also facilitates healing through sound, tantra, and blending elements of play into his 1:1 sessions. ig:@zensteady by @zensteady

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✨ A series of unusual synchronicities has led me to my first Burning Man experience.

🙏 Holding the vision for an epic experience filled with ease, play, adventure, inspiration, and delightful connections.

🌀 They say it is life changing. So. Let’s see.

🔥 Update. Booked for Off the Dome, Saturday midnight! Wow. What an honor to play in front of and after man burn! 7:15 & Esplanada by @zensteady

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Long walk back?
✨Enjoy the journey with play and whimsy

📹 @kaja_lotta taken in Pocono Raceway by @zensteady

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😁 Grateful to share my passion, knowledge, and experience in Shibari and Tantra at Elements Festival.

Location: Healing garden
🪢 Shibari - Saturday at 5:30
🌹 Tantra - Sunday at 5:30

@elementsfestival

📸 @embodi.men by @zensteady

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