Presenter Lineup for
Founder & Producer
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PJ Weinstein (aka Bonbon Spirit)
❧ co-Host, Ecstatic Dance DJ, Amoeba Dance Facilitator, & Gong Sound Meditation ❧ Based in Corvallis PJ Weinstein (He/She, gender-fluid) co-founded Ecstatic Dance Corvallis (OR), Ecstatic Dance Fairfax (CA), Amoeba Dance (OR), and has produced over two dozen Ecstatic Dance Immersion retreats at Breitenbush Hot Springs and Harbin Hot Springs. He's been in the regular DJ rotation at the infamous Ecstatic Dance Oakland (CA), and has DJ’d at 550+ ecstatic & conscious dances around the globe since 2010. |
Lead Presenters
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AveryDeane Swift
❧ co-Host, Playshop Facilitator & Sensuality Expert ❧ Based in Hood River Avery Deane Swift (They/Them) is a badass champion of embodiment, erotic liberation, and transformational wellness. They work with individuals, partners/polycules, groups, and organizations to Align, Integrate, and Expand into their full potential. In addition to their embodiment and erotic education licenses, Avery Deane is certified in a number of different energy, healing, and somatic methodologies. They recently served for 2 years as the executive director of SexPositive Portland (SexPositivePortland.org), a 501(c)7 non-profit organization committed to changing the world through inclusive sex-positive community and education. |
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Saffire Bouchelion (aka DJ SaBou)
❧ co-Host, Ecstatic Dance DJ & Movement Facilitator ❧ Based in Portland Saffire Bouchelion (He/Him) is an Ecstatic Dance DJ who loves and lives to see a room full of beautiful dancers enjoying his groove. He is 1st Degree Black Belt Nia instructor who has been passionately practicing Nia for over 20 years and has taught internationally for the past 17 years. He is also a professional performer and musician who has taught Drumming, Embodying Rhythm and Dance into Being workshops throughout the US, Europe, Mexico and Bali. His greatest joy is helping to Embody the world, one Community at a time! |
Session Presenters and DJs (alphabetically)
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Arya Brown
❧ Crystal Bowl Sound Therapy ❧ Based in Eugene Guided by intuition, Arya (They/Them) weaves together sacred sounds through the use of crystal bowls attuned to the body's seven major chakras. Arya is a certified Reiki Master and has a regular practice in Eugene for their Sound Healing/Sound Therapy/Reiki Healing Sessions. |
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El Wells
❧ Movement Teacher ❧ Based in Corvallis Lisa Eleanor Wells (She/They) has been dancing, teaching, and choreographing improvisational movement since the early 00s. She has studied with Steve Paxton, Barbara Dilley, Gabrielle Roth, & Vinn Marti. She brings an eclectic yet grounded spirit to movement practices from yoga to Pilates, contact improv to post modern dance. |
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Kalyana Maitri
❧ Ecstatic Dance DJ and Yoga teacher ❧ Based in Portland Long time dancer and more recently delighted curatrix of ecstatic dance containers, K.Maitri leans into rich sounds from around the globe backed by luscious big bass to create journeys that draw the body into motion and buoy the soul into flight. |
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Shallin
❧ Ecstatic Dance DJ & Sexy Beats DJ ❧ Based in Portland Shallin (She/They) spent their transformative teen years abroad in Czech Republic, and was exposed to the club scene at an early age. They've been spinning tunes and producing events since 2004. Their musical journey has been heavily influenced by their jungle/UK garage, disco, and classic house roots. Find them mixing all things vocal groovy- from Latin house and liquid, to global bass and ecstatic. |
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Terra Anderson
❧ Authentic Movement Facilitator ❧ Based in Portland Terra (they//them) is a somatic sex coach and dance-movement therapist working with the LGBTQIA+ community toward ecstatic embodiment in intimacy and life. They have been studying the Discipline of Authentic movement for 6 years, and have been moved by this mystery practice for almost a decade toward their own healing. They facilitate Authentic Movement to create spaces where we can collectively study the art of relationship, and more fully understand what it is to see oneself, what it is to be seen, and what it is to truly see another. |
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