Ecstatic Dance, Fall Costume Gala

Detroit & A2 Ecstatic Dance will be hosting an outdoor Fall / Halloween costume dance at Detroit Abloom!
Address: 244 Manistique st, Detroit, MI

Detroit Abloom is a native plant flower farm, with an extensive wellness garden and pavilion. We will be dancing in and around the pavilion area, the Bonfire, and through the various paths, meditation areas, gardens and structures throughout the evening as well.

Conscious Clubbing in the Metro Detroit and surrounding areas! We provide a Night Club-like space with an opening and closing circle to create a Consent based, Substance, Alcohol and Judgement free community to Dance it out, move freely, and let the music be your intoxicant. This is a space to learn to be true to yourself and your needs. If you want to be still and meditate, do yoga, dance, be a curious observer and take it all in, or anything else… most anything is possible at our events, with consent.

PLEASE ARRIVE no later than 6:30 pm.

We will start welcoming people at 6 pm. Get to know your fellow movers, or feel free to wander through the paths and gardens. We will have our Opening Circle to create a supportive container for all of us at 6:30 PM . All attendees must be present for opening circle.

Pay in Advance
We prefer that you pay in advance for this event to streamline the check-in process. You can check in when you arrive, and show the greeters the PayPal receipt on your phone, or a printed receipt.
If you must pay when you arrive, we will only be accepting cash, exact change.

PAY HERE
Paypal- https://www.paypal.me/metrodetroitecstatic

Admission: $25-$40 sliding scale for financial inclusivity. Based on an honor system.

No refunds unless event is canceled.
-No refunds if you are asked to leave the dance due to safety protocols.

Founder, Facilitator & Music Mixer: Charity Loring, LMSW, facilitates a warm, welcoming and supportive environment to fully feel, express yourself, move and be moved.

The Space:
Detroit Abloom is a stunning outdoor native plant, cut flower farm, hosting a large pavilion to dance in, beautiful gardens and paths to wander/dance through, a pond, a children's play scape garden, and meditation areas with benches to contemplate.
Dress for cooler weather
Bathroom is on site.
Free parking on streets surrounding the venue.

We play most music genres: World/International, EDM, Dub, Soul, Funk, Ambient, Trance, House, Indie, Avant-garde, Up tempo, Down tempo, Drum & Bass, and much more.

All Genders, Non-binary, LGBTQ, body abilities and everyone else is welcome in this safe & non-judgmental atmosphere. All bodies included.

All Ages are welcome. However, 16 and younger need to be supervised by an adult that stays present in the space for the entirety of the dance.

Time:
6:00 pm -Arrivals
Warm up to music and get to know our dance community.
6:30 pm - Opening circle, no new people admitted after 6:30 so we can all create a safe space during opening circle.
7 pm-We Dance! 1.5 hr playlist!
9:30 pm- Closing circle and social connection
10:00 pm- Head home

Arrive on time so we can create a supportive space for an accepting & non-judgmental space.

Bring: Water, folding chair or seat cushion, if you’d like to do sit.

Parking - Free street parking

Movement & Safety Parameters:
•Set your judgment aside. Judgment usually requires punishment. It can disconnect us from ourselves as individuals, and others. Instead, we invite people to instead use curiosity and discernment to embrace the full emotional and physical human experience of yourself and others.
•Move as you wish - There is no right or wrong way to move in ecstatic dance. You can also choose to not move at all. Listen to your body, and let it do what it needs.
•No vices/devices- Leave your phones and other devices off and off the floor. You are taking the time to show up for yourself by attending, be as present as you possibly can be for yourself.
•Do not come intoxicated. Let the music intoxicate you instead. Alcohol and drugs are not permitted. This includes vaping and marijuana. This allows for a safe and consent based atmosphere.
•Non-conversational during dance - The only expression on the dance floor is physical. If you must talk to someone, take it out of earshot of the movement area. This allows the dancers to be fully into the music and their own movements. Singing and expressing feelings during music is welcome.
•Consent based - If you would like to dance with someone, make eye contact and give clear indication. If you do not want to dance with someone, or if you are ready to end dancing with partners, bow out by using Namaste hands.
•No Photos or videos during dance unless facilitator gains informed consent from the group.
• Please refrain from heavy perfumes or scents, as we will be in close proximity to one another and some people have severe allergies. The scent of Marijuana can especially be triggering.

Mushies & Brushies - combinig Plant Medicine and Art Therapy Day Retreat

Mushies and Brushies is a full-day retreat that combines plant medicine with art therapy. The process of putting your brain into a creative “flow” state can help with emotional processing, gaining perspective and enlightenment, discovering your purpose and working through old emotional and psychological blocks. It’s a gentle way to go deep within yourself, and access levels that the subconscious has swept away in the dark. At the very least, it is a fun day filled with good food, community, creativity and natural beauty.

The actual event will be preceded by an intention setting meeting, and we will integrate after the event to make sure you get the most out of the messages you receive during your session. The event will begin with a meditation and breathwork session to get you into the receptive state of mind while the moderate dose of psilocybin takes effect. You will be guided by a mental health professional in a group setting to make sure that you feel safe and protected as you use creativity to access parts of your subconscious that are difficult to access during normal life and brain states.

Set in the serene and awe-inspiring setting that is Detroit Abloom, the natural beauty will help transport you to another state of being. Detroit Abloom is a strictly vegetarian facility, so the food provided will be strictly plant-based. If you choose to bring your own food, please do not bring meat, eggs or fish.

Connect with like-minded individuals in a supportive and uplifting environment, and leave feeling empowered and motivated to achieve your goals.

$244 for the full day, including all materials, a psilocybin dose, lunch and snacks - REGISTER HERE

We welcome Lisa back to DA this season! Join Lisa Vecchio for this unique 90-minute experience that combines intention, movement, breathwork, meditation & sound to facilitate deep emotional physical release, while creating non ordinary states of consciousness to promote healing inside out. While creating non ordinary states of consciousness to promote healing from the inside out!

Bring a yoga mat and water.

$35, register HERE, access Lisa’s Instagram Lisa Vecchio (@lisaavecc) • Instagram photos and videos

Start your Mondays off in a positive way - Join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating Tai Chi session with Dawn A Sanders to improve your health and well-being! Dawn is a certified Tai Chi Instructor.

Come and enjoy and hour in the gardens with Tai Chi - Clear your mind, Balance your movements, Connect with Nature!

$15, Register HERE

A Sound Bath is a deeply-immersive, full-body listening experience that intentionally uses sound to invite gentle yet powerful therapeutic and restorative processes to NURTURE YOUR MIND AND BODY.

The experience begins with each person lying down or seated in a comfortable position, often with a blanket and an eye mask. After a few minutes of guided focus on the breath, the remainder of the experience is filled with different sounds and frequencies being introduced in succession. The sounds are created by a variety of overtone-emitting instruments.

The sounds introduced during a Sound Bath are an invitation into a deeper state of consciousness, an opportunity to unplug from external stimuli and to gain perspective on what’s going on within you. The goal of the experience is to invite deep rest and relaxation, and explore self-inquiry and self-discovery.

Bring a yoga mat and water!

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Community Yoga was the very first program we offered in the pavilion and this 2024 season will be our fifth year! Every Saturday, at 10 am, rain or shine, one of our local yoga instructors will lead an hour-long class of asana yoga. All levels are welcome!

Bring a yoga mat and water!

The suggested donation is $10.00

Pay ahead of time - https://www.detroitabloom.com/class-registration/p/community-yoga-class

Start your Mondays off in a positive way - Join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating Tai Chi session with Dawn A Sanders to improve your health and well-being! Dawn is a certified Tai Chi Instructor.

Come and enjoy and hour in the gardens with Tai Chi - Clear your mind, Balance your movements, Connect with Nature!

$15, Register HERE

Join Shalonda, an Herbalist from Semi-Sweet - She will talk about herbs and make some common remedies and also go over the metaphysical properties of herbs and how to use them. 

Craft your own Medicine from natures bounty!

Link to REGISTER

Sponsored by First Church of Christ, Scientist, Grosse Pointe Farms

Speaker - Nikki O’Hagen, CS is a Christian Science practitioner and member of the Christian Science Board of Leadership

How does science relate to God and is there a science that explains God? Nikki will address these questions and show how the science of God explains Jesus healings & teachings, makes God knowable and understandable, and provide humanity with a safe and reliable means for caring for ourselves and each other.

Free!

Community Yoga was the very first program we offered in the pavilion and this 2024 season will be our fifth year! Every Saturday, at 10 am, rain or shine, one of our local yoga instructors will lead an hour-long class of asana yoga. All levels are welcome!

Bring a yoga mat and water!

The suggested donation is $10.00

Pay ahead of time - https://www.detroitabloom.com/class-registration/p/community-yoga-class

Oudolf Gardens has a day long event on 9/20. We are honored to be one of three gardens they will visit during the bus tour!

Join Annie Alberts @anniesalchemy twice a month from July-September. One session will be held at the beginning of each month during daylight hours, and the second session will be scheduled mid to late in the month around sunset or nighttime.

Each meditation session will feature serene music and each will be different! Each centered around a unique intention, such as release, self-love, or manifestation. Sessions will last approximately an hour,

For meditations focused on the chakras and vocal resonance, sound bowls may be used. Some sessions will also incorporate breathwork to deepen the experience. Annie will create a safe space for profound meditative experiences, that each have meaning behind it and LOVE!!!!

Register HERE

We welcome Lisa back to DA this season! Join Lisa Vecchio for this unique 90-minute experience that combines intention, movement, breathwork, meditation & sound to facilitate deep emotional physical release, while creating non ordinary states of consciousness to promote healing inside out. While creating non ordinary states of consciousness to promote healing from the inside out!

Bring a yoga mat and water.

$35, register HERE, access Lisa’s Instagram Lisa Vecchio (@lisaavecc) • Instagram photos and videos

Musical Theatre Inspired Class for the Littles - Two Classes

Broadway Babies & Eastside Kids are partnering to bring two workshops to DA!

Join us in the gardens of Detroit Abloom for an enchanting musical journey tailored for children under the age of five and their beloved caregivers. Our interactive, musical-theatre themed classes provide a delightful blend of play, music, and movement. We'll embark on a magical adventure filled with captivating songs, engaging instrument play, and sensory experiences that will ignite your child's imagination and love for music. In our September class, we’ll be celebrating this golden month with a sunshine theme!

9:00 Session, Babies Edition - Pre-walking babies & their caregivers

10:00 Session, Family Edition - Ages 0 to 5 years old & their caregivers

$15/family

Registration Required - HERE

Free Event - Celebrate the world’s most beautiful flower!

Come help us celebrate the most beautiful flower in the world and season’s end! Let’s have some fun, good food, music and kids activities. Flowers will be available for sale. We will fire up the Wood-fired Bread Oven for pizza.

Live music - Demetrius Thomas, Festival Flutes, RJ Spangler and Band.

$5 tickets available at the door to go towards food, beverage and fun!

Street parking on Manistique and Ashland.

Community Yoga was the very first program we offered in the pavilion and this 2024 season will be our fifth year! Every Saturday, at 10 am, rain or shine, one of our local yoga instructors will lead an hour-long class of asana yoga. All levels are welcome!

Bring a yoga mat and water!

The suggested donation is $10.00

Pay ahead of time - https://www.detroitabloom.com/class-registration/p/community-yoga-class

Ecstatic Dance with DJ Gar Den Boi

Discover an enchanting urban oasis at Detroit Abloom, where vibrant flowers dance in the golden glow of the setting sun. The serene beauty of Abloom's wellness garden creates the perfect space for an evening of peace, play, and dancing in community.

Wake Your Waters invites you to join us in a celebration of movement through a soulful Ecstatic Dance experience—a freeform dance meditation that encourages you to feel fully and express freely. Surrender to the rhythm of the music, allowing authentic movement guided by your body, emotions, and instincts. This practice connects you with yourself, fosters creative expression and intuition, and cultivates a deep sense of community and connection with the universe. It’s a chance to release, let go, and open yourself to new possibilities and fresh energy—aspiring to inspire and create momentum in your life.

To prepare for this somatic experience, a gentle beginner’s yoga class will be offered to help you stretch, open up, and set the tone for your deeply somatic experience. This portion is donation-based, so feel free to arrive early, enjoy the garden space, and gently ground yourself for a beautiful night of dancing.

As the sun begins to dip, we will gather for an opening circle and dance lab at 7:00 pm, where we’ll welcome each other, share the evening’s intentions, review general guidelines for the space, and set the stage for our collective journey. This is more than just a dance—it’s a shared experience of moving with life, creating a collective heartbeat with Mother Earth.

We are honored to have the incredible Gar Den Boi holding space in the garden, leading us through the Ecstatic Dance Sound Journey. Prepare to be transported on a soulful journey where the music guides your body and spirit toward profound connection and liberation. Scroll down to meet your DJ.

Please note that this is a sober, no-phone dance, empowering us to be fully present with ourselves and each other.

All you need to bring is yourself, along with anything that supports your comfort and flow—flow props, a yoga mat, blankets, snacks, water, and a water bottle (we will have water available).

Meet Your DJ:

Gar Den Boi

holding space in the garden

The Gar Den Boi sound is inspired by years of yoga and meditation while working in an electronic music landscape. A project steered by Tyler Manning, who fuses a love for all instruments & electronic music production to meld organic play with the healing power of low end frequencies. He uses DJ sets as a vehicle for introspective growth, and can often be found holding space in his “Instrument Garden” Studio workshops & installations.

Since 2015, Tyler has spent his career dedicated to empowering others to create music through his ventures such as The Instrument Garden, MorFlo Records, Boredomfighters, Forward Momentum, & Big Cloud. Having curated and DJ’d 250+ interactive events from festivals to club nights to retreats worldwide, he’s picked up a wide range of influences ranging through downtempo bass, neo-soul beats, latin grooves, and soulful house. The Gar Den Boi music project was officially launched in Detroit in May of 2023 with “The Sound of a Tree Growing: Root Tape” and has seen those roots spread wide since getting planted for the forthcoming “Fruit Tape” as well as an ambient bass meditation album in collaboration with The Sound Medicine Collective called Frequency Medicine.

He now resides in Detroit frequently playing music at yoga studios and festivals. He has been featured as the Official DJ for the reggae queen Sister Nancy and 4x for the Mendo Dope Boys.

His tours include a sold-out run in Spain, Michigan, and New York as part of The Organic Cup series in 2023, as well as a sold-out tour through Colorado's Front Range in early 2024.

TAP IN:

soundcloud.com/gardenboi

https://www.instagram.com/gardenboi.beats

Meet Your Host:

Wake Your Waters

Make Your Waves

Wake Your Waters is a conscious collective devoted to evolving the way we connect by offering transformative experiences that activate through creativity, pleasure, play, and ecstatic self-expression.

We believe in intentional gatherings that uplift and empower the soul, creating sacred spaces for ceremonial celebration.

Our mission is to raise the collective frequency through intimate gatherings that welcome all of you to be fully as you are—your whole self.

These spaces invite you to release what no longer serves you, including blockages and limiting beliefs, so you can become lighter and more open to new beginnings and possibilities.

Like a wave, our gatherings flow between heightened and low energetics, movement and stillness, connection and introspection, offering a harmonious dance of self-exploration and surrender.

Through live ecstatic dance experiences, soulful soundscapes, open mics, somatic embodiment practices, and more—guided by conscious artists, teachers, and leaders—we guide each other in deepening our connection with our bodies and voices, while fostering stronger community bonds.

Together, we dance with life, moving in rhythm with the heartbeat of Mother Earth, awakening the waters of creativity within us all.

Register HERE

Start your Mondays off in a positive way - Join us for a relaxing and rejuvenating Tai Chi session with Dawn A Sanders to improve your health and well-being! Dawn is a certified Tai Chi Instructor.

Come and enjoy and hour in the gardens with Tai Chi - Clear your mind, Balance your movements, Connect with Nature!

$15, Register HERE

Join Annie Alberts @anniesalchemy twice a month from July-September. One session will be held at the beginning of each month during daylight hours, and the second session will be scheduled mid to late in the month around sunset or nighttime.

Each meditation session will feature serene music and each will be different! Each centered around a unique intention, such as release, self-love, or manifestation. Sessions will last approximately an hour,

For meditations focused on the chakras and vocal resonance, sound bowls may be used. Some sessions will also incorporate breathwork to deepen the experience. Annie will create a safe space for profound meditative experiences, that each have meaning behind it and LOVE!!!!

Register HERE

SOUND BATH-REIKI-GUIDED MEDITATION WITH LISA HARTHUN

COST: $20.00

• ADVANCE TICKETS - DUE BY 1 DAY PRIOR TO EVENT THROUGH VENMO or PAYPAL (see link/instructions below)

• DROP INS WELCOME WITH CASH ONLY PAYMENT @ THE DOOR

Join us inside the garden pavilion at Detroit Abloom cut flower farm and sanctuary garden, for a special 1 hour Sound Bath-Reiki-Guided Meditation in the Garden with Lisa Harthun. All are welcome!

GARDEN PAVILLION - LOCATION: 248 Manistique St, Detroit

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING:

• Yoga Mat or Meditation Chair

•  Pillow

•  Water

EVENT DETAILS: Deepen your connection to nature though a beautiful surround of healing plants throughout, enjoy the soothing sounds of the pond, and the restorative tones of gong, shamanic drum, various singing bowls, 108 spoken OM chants, chime, and tingsha, to add to this peaceful experience. We will connect mind and body to nature through breath and be led through a guided meditation journey. The sound healing session will be infused with Reiki and Shamanic healing energy elements, as well as spoken Sanskrit Mantras meant to align and balance our energies, open our hearts for healing, and raise our vibration sending healing to the Universal collective. Facilitated by certified Vibrational Sound Therapist, Shamanic Practitioner, Herbalist, and Reiki Master Teacher, Lisa Harthun, who through extensive study and research, has created a program called Healing Flow that emphasizes aligning our energies to attract Love, Peace, and Harmony into our lives. Her heart centered program was designed to intuitively take you on a mind, and body journey of healing, and balance. Through this process we are able break through and release stuck energy that had been preventing us from being in the perfect mind body flow thus allowing for deeper healing, enhanced creativity, and allowing for a greater sense of peace while attracting harmony, and abundance into our lives. Lisa intuitively guides the energy flow to facilitate a greater healing journey for all, while sending Reiki healing to each participant. You do not need to be experienced in meditation, as you will be guided through this peaceful and balancing journey. This is the perfect opportunity to relax, recharge, and give yourself some much needed self-care. All are welcome in this inclusive healing space; Adults, and Children ages 12+ accompanied by a parent. Perfect for individuals, couples, and groups. Event will be held inside the large garden pavilion rain or shine.

PARKING:  Street - plenty of parking available along the street

VENMO-Advance Payment Instructions-Due 1 day prior to the event:
Step 1: Use link; https://account.venmo.com/u/Lisa-Harthun-1
Step 2: Select the Icon Option for “Paying a Friend”
Step 3: Add the amount of “$20.00”
Step 4: A Add the following in the comment field; Your Name, Cell#, Email, and date of Event 

PayPal Advance Payment Instructions-Due 1 day prior to the event: 

Step 1: Use link; https://www.paypal.me/LisaHarthun 

Step 2: Add the amount of “$20.00” 

Step 3: Select the Icon Option for “Sending to a Friend”

Step 4: A Add the following in the comment field; Your Name, Cell#, Email, and date of Event 

Detroit Abloom Gardens: Located in the Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood at 248 Manistique. As a non-profit charitable organization, their mission has been to demonstrate how cut flower farming can turn vacant blighted land into beautiful and productive landscapes. Detroit Abloom has evolved over the years to create a native plant sanctuary, wellness garden, butterfly conservatory, Children’s discovery garden, and a community of on-site plot farmers, along with wellness events for the community to enjoy. This event supports their efforts to bring about peace and harmony in the world. Join us in supporting the wonderful community programs held through Detroit Abloom.

Community Yoga was the very first program we offered in the pavilion and this 2024 season will be our fifth year! Every Saturday, at 10 am, rain or shine, one of our local yoga instructors will lead an hour-long class of asana yoga. All levels are welcome!

Bring a yoga mat and water!

The suggested donation is $10.00

Pay ahead of time - https://www.detroitabloom.com/class-registration/p/community-yoga-class

A Dinner Series - Come and learn about Plant Based eating. We will have different instructors focusing on different healthy food and sometimes, ethnic dishes! This summer dinner series includes a presentation delving into the subject matter and a community meal at our 32’ Community Table. 5:30 -7 pm.

$10/class, Registration required, so the cooks prepare for the correct amount of food!

Register Here

Here is the Class list!

June 13th - Natalie Alinder, Intro to the Red Lotus Lifestyle

June 20th - Dr. Pooja Gupta, Ginger Superfood

June 27th - Tom Milano & Nancy Weigandt - How to Thrive on a Plant-Based Diet

July 4th - NO CLASS

July 11th - Geneva McCloud, Vegetarian for Kids 1

July 18th - Geneva McCloud, Vegetarian for Kids 2

July 25th - Dr. Pooja Gupta, Plant Protein Power

August 1st - Sabine Iafrate, Mediterranean Summer

August 8th - Maggie Smith, Taste the Rainbow

August 15th - Carl Hay, Latin American Vegetarian

August 22th - Justine Schneider, Seasonal Eating with Summer Tomatoes

August 29th - Natalie Allinder, End of Summer Gaia’s Goodie Experience

September 5th - Justine Schneider, Seasonal Eating with Three Sisters

Garden Club private event & tour, Flower Jewelry Workshop

Private Event - Birthday Party

Private event