WELCOME TO THE 2021 LIGHT & SOUND HEALING ARTS FESTIVAL!
We invite you to join us on MAY 1st, 2021 from 1pm-9pm at the Absecon Lighthouse in Atlantic City, NJ for a day of COMMUNITY, HEALING, ART, MOVEMENT, LIGHT, and SOUND brought to you by Sea Goddess Healing Arts, LLC. Guests are encouraged to picnic on the beautiful lighthouse grounds while enjoying yoga, music, vendors, meditation, workshops, and more! Be sure to bring your blanket and your yoga mat! This will be a rain or shine event sponsoring Absecon Lighthouse. Donations to the lighthouse are greatly appreciated and encouraged so that we can continue to keep the light shining. Lighthouse climbs will be available at a discounted rate in the gift shop during the event. Activities for children will include bubbles, coloring, sidewalk chalk, yoga, dancing and more!
The theme of this event is “healing forward.” As we recover from the darkness of this past year, we will come together in the spirit of unity and love to heal and SHINE OUR LIGHT as a community. There will be artisans and healing artists of all modalities offering their creations & services from reiki, intuitive readings, astrology, sound healing, crystals, jewelry, aromatherapy and so much more! Yoga for all levels will be scheduled throughout the day in addition to wellness workshops with featured healing artists.
The festival will culminate in the evening with a sound bath meditation experience as Abra Merlino of Shift Studio (Ventnor, NJ) plays the crystal singing bowls using the lighthouse as a natural sound amplifier. During this meditation, you are invited to relax on your blanket or yoga mat and go within as you experience the healing sound vibrations emanating from the lighthouse tower. This lighthouse sound bath experience will be broadcast LIVE thru Sea Goddess Healing Arts and Absecon Lighthouse Facebook pages so we can spread these healing vibes from Atlantic City out to the world.
This will be a beautiful opportunity as a community to rekindle our connection to each other and welcome the return of the LIGHT! See you there!
INFINITE GRATITUDE TO OUR EVENT SPONSORS:
INTERACTIVE FESTIVAL MAP
FESTIVAL SCHEDULE
YOGA CLASSES
1:00 PM Yoga with Abella ~ The Leadership Studio AC
Through the practices of yoga, Abella began a practice to rebuild courage and respect for her body and the environment. As a teacher, she holds the intention to see, hear, and acknowledge everyBODY so you may find and build the courage, power, and authority you were meant to live in.
2:00 PM Yoga for Kids ~ The Leadership Studio AC
3:00 PM Power Yoga with Alicia Pratt ~ The Leadership Studio AC
Alisa Pratt is a Certified Baptiste Yoga Level One Teacher with specialties in art to assist, meditation, relaxation, visualization, and stress reduction. She has over three years of Yoga teaching experience along with team management skills. Alisa is the Assistant Program Director of Sacred Healing Spaces, which is a program that utilizes yoga as a methodology of healing for survivors of domestic violence. Alisa Subscribe to the philosophy that yoga is a three part component connecting the mind, body, and spirit through meditation, physical asana and self-inquiry.
4:00 PM Vinyasa with Sarah Manna ~ Revive & Rise Yoga, Hammonton NJ
Looking for a fun, energetic and invigorating yoga class? In this Vinyasa flow you will gain strength and confidence, calm your mind, and be empowered to step up to your edge! Have fun being at play with what your mind and body are capable of and leave feeling Revived!
5:00 PM YogaUnscripted with Dani Marshburn ~ Infinite Yoga & Wellness, Jacksonville, NC
An inspiring, empowering flow, intelligently sequenced for most humans. Expect meaningful music, obnoxious inhales, options always, ancient inquiry, potent poses, and savasana... And the constant invitation to be unapologetically yourSelf.
6:00 PM Yoga for Awakening the Heart Chakra with Julie Campione ~ Lil Goddess Yoga & Holistic Healing, Ventnor NJ Join us for a multi-level, therapeutic yoga sequence designed to strengthen our Anahata Chakra (the Heart Chakra) and open ourselves up to receiving unconditional love. Our yoga practice will combine a warrior sequence to transform our weaknesses into strengths along with a gentle series of backbends to open our hearts to accepting ourselves and others in each moment. During an extended savasana, final relaxation, you will be led into a guided meditation in support of opening the heart center. When the heart chakra is awakened, we flow through life more freely with love, compassion and understanding.
7:00 PM Slow Flow Yoga with Jenny Penny / Revive & Rise Yoga, Hammonton NJ
Release tension and stress in this gentle class designed to guide you through mindful movement and foundations of yoga. Use your breath to find ease and relaxation while slowing the pace of your practice. Create awareness within your body and mind on and off your mat, that leads to living in peace.
WORKSHOPS
1:00 PM Kirtan Workshop with Jodie Emma of Shanti Revolution Yoga Shala
Immerse in the practices of Bhakti Yoga through chanting mantras and sound. Jodie will teach the students the significance and symbolism of the mantras. This is an interactive workshop- all mantras will be shared in a “call and response” fashion! Bring an open mind and an open heart!
2:00 PM Hope One Drug Awareness Workshop with Susan Long, MSW, LSW, CTP, Director Hope One of Atlantic County Hope One provides resources for individuals that are struggling with substance use issues and/or mental health challenges. Our mission is to prevent opioid overdose deaths by empowering community members to respond appropriately to opioid overdose situations. We will provide education on the disease of addiction. Training will be provided to allow community members to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Free Narcan kits will be provided to participants.
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3:00 PM Yoga Nidra Workshop with Jenny Penny of Revive & Rise Yoga
Guided meditation that promotes deep rest and relaxation. Take yourself on a journey beginning with breathwork, scanning your body, and peacefully tapping into the state of consciousness between sleep and wakefulness. (Bonus- yoga Nidra promotes many health benefits!)
4:00 PM Discover Your Power Animal with Julie Campione of Lil Goddess Yoga & Holistic Healing Join us for a meditative Shamanic Journey to meet your power animal! Our power animals are joined with us at birth or other points in our life when we need their companionship and medicine. Our power animals may or may not change during different phases of our life. In addition to the shamanic journey, you will learn how to connect with your power animal and different types of animal guides that cross along our path! All animal totems are powerful messengers!
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5:00 PM Get to the Point! With Dr Maria Deangelis Lascheid of Sunshine Community Acupuncture, Ventnor NJ Experience Acupuncture in a community acupuncture session with Dr. Sunshine, and learn how Acupuncture brings balance to your body and helps you feel better, feel good, feel GREAT!
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6:00 PM Be Moved Barre Body Workshop with Bobby Clark
BE Moved BARRE BODY is for anyone ready to optimize the quality of life and go beyond achieving your fitness goals. The solution is understanding the significance of proper body movement modalities that will engage the connection in the core for stabilization, body alignment, posture and flexibility. At this workshop you will learn the foundation and basics of movement, through this demanding strength workout that uses elements inspired from Pilates, ballet, yoga, Bobby’s education and dance experience of high repetition movements and isometric contractions to strengthen your body in the best ways. BE Moved BARRE BODY is for everyone because there is always another variation for you.
7:00 PM Meditation Workshop with Alisa Pratt of The Leadership Studio
Alisa Pratt is a Certified Baptiste Yoga Level One Teacher with specialties in art to assist, meditation, relaxation, visualization, and stress reduction. She has over three years of Yoga teaching experience along with team management skills. Alisa is the Assistant Program Director of Sacred Healing Spaces, which is a program that utilizes yoga as a methodology of healing for survivors of domestic violence. Alisa Subscribe to the philosophy that yoga is a three part component connecting the mind, body, and spirit through meditation, physical asana and self-inquiry.
LIVE MUSIC
1:00 PM Cassius Kirk of Kind Magma
Singer Songwriter, Multi Instrumentalist, Rock and Soul, Love Sound
2:00 PM Jacob Evan Smith
Singer/Songwriter & Guitarist from West Creek NJ, his smooth voice and bluesy rock compositions are accented by his stimulating guitar playing. His influences include Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, SRV, Derek Tucks and John Mayer
3:00 PM Jodie Emma
Original Music with special guest Jeff Eisenberg, Singer Songwriter, Buddhist monk with Rock and Ram Kirtan Band
4:00 PM DRUM CIRCLE
Raise your energetic vibration by drumming collectively with the group (bring a drum, or use one of ours). Facilitated by Jodie Emma, Founder of Shanti Revolution Yoga Shala, Little Egg Harbor, NJ.
5:00 PM YogaUnscripted Playlist
Empowering soundtrack to our featured yoga class by Dani Marshburn of Infinite Yoga
6:00 PM Steve Kuzma, Debbie Bennett and Friends
Steve Kuzma is a full-time artist, illustrator and educator with over 30 years professional industry experience. He has exhibited across the continental United States with his unique style of paintings and illustrations that are internationally acclaimed and recognized. Steve continues to be active in his community, whether he is displaying work at an art show, playing music at an open mic, or speaking with people in his studio. Debbie Bennett is the Founder and Director of Heal Me Yoga and Heal Me Yoga Institute in Bowling Green, VA. Debbie is a lead trainer for the 200 and 300 hour training and trains in the unique Heal Me Yoga style, Chair Yoga, Teaching yoga to children, Trauma-informed yoga and Yoga for other health issues of body and mind.
7:30 PM Emily Turin
Emily Turnin is a Lightworker, Yoga Teacher, Children's Book Author (“Herbert Likes Sherbert”), and Singer/ Songwriter, a sharer of tales to tweak thoughts in the mind, a creator of stories with rhythm and rhyme. Emily has personally experienced the powers of positive thought, affirmations, breathing, movement, mindfulness and creative expression. She shares wonderful life-lifting practices with as many other friends and fellow humans as possible, using song, poem, story, movement and sharing. Contact Emily at Emilyturincreations@gmail.com. Emily is joined today by musician Kevin Czechowski to share some original melodies and classic rock favorites with a LIGHT twist!
Featured Event:
8:00PM SEA GODDESS SOUNDBATH & MEDITATION EXPERIENCE
Relax on your blanket or yoga mat and go within as Sea Goddess Healing Arts Founders Mandee Elam, Rachel Ahava & Ursula Duffy join our featured healing artist ABRA MERLINO of Shift Studio (Ventnor NJ) to take you on a magical sound healing journey through the seven chakras. This first-of-its-kind crystal singing bowl lighthouse sound bath meditation experience will be broadcast LIVE thru Sea Goddess Healing Arts Facebook page (INSIDE VIEW) and Absecon Lighthouse Facebook page (OUTSIDE LIGHTHOUSE TOWER VIEW). Join us in person and online for this unique healing experience!