FlowFest Southwest - Dallas

An eco-conscious springtime festival designed to inspire every-BODY to move, play, integrate, breath deep, and learn through pleasure, a myriad of experiential movement modalities from yoga to tai chi o ecstatic dance, are offered to make joyful embodied living accessible and inviting to folks of all ages & all walks of life.

EVENT SCHEDULE

NOTE: Vortexes are casual interactive areas where you are invited to join in and have fun. Be sure to dress in loose clothes and comfortable shoes.

Indoor Vortexes

~ Conscious Movement Vortex ~

11:30 - 12:00 ~ Angela Alston ~ Awareness Through Movement: Feldenkrais Method

12:10 - 12:30 ~ Michele Schamburek ~ Laughter Yoga

12:50 - 01:20 ~ Michael Kenny ~ TaKeTina (embodied rhythm & voice for all ages)

01:30 - 02:00 ~ Mati Vargas-Gibson ~ 5 Rhythms

02:10 - 02:40 ~ Louise Applebome ~ Restorative Yoga

02:50 - 03:20 ~ Jeffry Farrell ~ Dynamic Relaxation Yoga

~ Theater 11 Vortex ~

11:35 - 12:05 ~ SaTek Ananda ~ Bodyjuggling

12:15 - 12:45 ~ Amanda Terese ~ The Sound of Embodied Creativity

01:00 - 03:00 ~ Panel Discussion ~ (info below)

03:10 - 03:30 ~ Angie Dutton ~ Feel Good Nation

Outdoor Vortexes

~ Wee One Vortex ~
Expressive flow especially for the young!

11:30 - 12:00 ~ Nina Marcussen ~ We Sing a Song

12:10 - 12:40 ~ Vicki Johnson ~ Teaching Stories

12:50 - 01:20 ~ Bethany Webb ~ Yoga for Kids

01:30 - 02:00 ~ Dorayne Breedlove ~ Storytelling/Drumming/Art

02:10 - 02:40 ~ Susan or Brandon Pollard ~ The Bee's Knees ~ Honeybee

02:50 - 03:20 ~ Monica Blossom ~ Flowetry in Motion

~ Dance ~ Yoga ~ Flow Vortex ~

11:30 - 12:00 ~ Jasmine de la Cruz ~ Zumba

12:10 - 12:40 ~ Cynthia Pierro ~ Rejuvenating Yoga

12:50 - 01:20 ~ Julia McPherson ~ Hoop Dance

01:30 - 02:00 ~ Barbara Edes ~ Core & More

02:10 - 02:40 ~ Blythe TwoSisters ~ Hoop Dance

02:50 - 03:20 ~ Jule Aquirre ~ NIA

~ Rhythm & Word Vortex ~

11:30 - 11:50 ~ Sultan's Dreams Drummers

12:00 - 12:20 ~ Ken Campbell ~ Spoken Word

12:30 - 12:50 ~ Prema Shakti Kirtan with Shanti Webb ~ Sacred, Soulful Chant

01:00 - 01:20 ~ Sultan's Dreams Drummers

01:30 - 01:50 ~ Johnny Olson (with Chris Curiel on trumpet) ~ Spoken Word

02:00 - 02:20 ~ Mark Head ~ Spoken Word

02:30 - 03:30 ~ Drums Not Guns ~ community drum circle

04:15 - Sunset ~ community drum circle with Drums Not Guns & Family Hoop Jam with Jan Hoff

~ Meditative Chill Vortex ~

11:30 - 12:00 ~ Jennifer Childers ~ Simply Meditation

12:10 - 12:40 ~ Matt Chapman ~ Harmonic Alchemy

12:50 - 01:20 ~ Ra’am El ~ Breath of Love

01:30 - 02:00 ~ Adriene Wolf ~ Kundalini Meditation

02:10 - 02:40 ~ Loren Axberg ~ Dallas LOVE Activation Center

02:50 - 03:20 ~ Shellie Smith ~ Tibetan Bowl Meditation

~ Meditative Movement Vortex ~
Move with the flow of chi!
Sponsored by Tsada Yoga

Director ~ Diane Wheatle

11:30 - 12:00 ~ Diane Wheatley ~ Laughter Yoga

12:10 - 12:40 ~ Trina Hall ~ E-Motion Yoga Flow

12:50 - 01:20 ~ Lane Cawthon ~ Tai Chi & Bagua

01:30 - 02:00 ~ Chinook ~ Tsada Flow

02:10 - 02:40 ~ Lyn Fabia ~ Aikido

02:50 - 03:20 ~ Doc Dority ~ Penak Silat

~ Seasonal Flow Vortex ~
Flow with the cycles of Earth energies!

12:00 ~ Maypole Dance

01:30 ~ Maypole Dance

03:00 ~ Maypole Dance

Be fully in the swing of spring with a few spins around a 15-foot Maypole.

Sessions at 12:00, 01:30 and 03:00 pm.

Walk the star-shaped Pentacle Labyrinth* to center your place on the planet. Stop by the elemental stations to experience the energy and flow of each element and their archetypes in our lives.

• Water: Water Blessing by Sacred Journey Fellowship:

Bring a bit of water from your home or a favorite spiritual place. Pour it into the blessing bowl where it will be energized. The blessed water will be distributed to the trees and lake in the closing ceremony.

• Earth: Food Communion by Covenant of the Goddess:

Receive wholesome food that has been blessed with energy of spring.

• Fire: Eternal Flame by Temple Spiritualis Compassare:

Share your passion and ignite it in others by writing your hopes for change and transformation for our community and our planet on the sacred scroll.

• Air: Blessed Bubbles by Eagle Mountain Protogrove:

Decorate the sky with bubbles and ribbon and release your inner child.

• Spirit: The Oracle in Song by Bubastis Oasis:

Draw a verse then let your spirit soar with mantic chanting sung to you by the Oasis.

~ Sultan's Dream Vortex ~
The curving and waving flow of belly dance!

11:30 - 11:50 ~ Summer Spillman ~ Music

12:30 - 12:40 ~ Sultan’s Dreams ~ Dance and Drums

01:00 - 01:20 ~ Wild Sky Tribal ~ Dance and Music

02:00 - 02:20 ~ Sultan’s Dreams ~ Dance and Drums

02:30 - 02:50 ~ Yildiz ~ Dance solo

~ Mystic Garden & Variety Vortex ~
The flow of juggling, flagging, spinning and other skill toys!

~ Johnny Wolf: Sacred Sustenance ~ communal food sharing from 2 pm to sunset