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sPIRIT Festival Program
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Heartfelt Thanks to the Spirit Family,
Kate Little - Festival Co~Director Alex Grant – Festival Co~Director Debbie Buck – Deva of the Spirit Village Emma-Lee Luther – Decor Dreamer Stacey Piggott – Friend of the Media Suebee Fae – Social Media Faery Joanne Langton – Volunteer Angel Helena Rolland-Josemitt - Artist Liaison Michelle Williams - Community Liaison Alison Pearl - Spirit Godmother Josh Arent – Graphics Guru Alison Stoykovich - Ticketing Lioness Sean Latham – Peter Pan of Production Adam Biggs – Master of Sound Essie Thomas – Sassy Stage Manageress Cameron Mercer – Spirit Stage Sound Maestro Troy Molineux - Jack of all Smurfs
A welcome from Mayor Simon Richardson Welcome to the Spirit Festival - we love you being here. Whether from standing before the ocean, gazing at the sacred mountain - Wollumbin, or sitting in circle with others, this Shire can awaken a sense of custodianship in all of us. When we are open to it and when we are ready for it. As you are here to celebrate Spirit, no doubt you are open and ready. Our strong Bundjalung elders, past and present have generated an ancestral energy of power and importance. Please take your time whilst moving through our shire - our beaches, hinterland water holes, towns and villages are great places to sit, chat, and celebrate life. I hope the glow within everybody at this wonderful festival, gained from connecting with the ancestral energy of this place and people, shines upon our shire and the world. Simon Richardson – Mayor of Byron Shire The Byron Spirit Festival is an uplifting experience uniting musicians, practitioners and teachers from many modalities in the healing arts. Expect to be taken on a magical journey of love and inspiration. With an eclectic program of yoga classes, dance workshops, musical concerts, discussion panels, performance art and much more, this is a unique experience that will transform you. Whether you are a seasoned Yogi(ni) or starting your journey, the Spirit Festival will uplift and enliven your body, mind and soul. We look forward to welcoming you to the 2017 Byron Spirit Festival. Love Alex & Kate
Friday Night - Cavanbah
Opening the Humandala
This will be a Massive Ecstatic Dance Session in the Cavanbah Main Space. Featuring: Temple STep Project, DJ RIAO, Si Mullumby, Murray Kyle, Rebekah Ray, Gopala Amir and many more special guests! Our opening concert honours the traditions of Yoga, Chanting & Dance by creating the ultimate unifying experience to welcome you to the festival and create shared a intention to enter the HuMandala. Connect, Celebrate, Dance!
Ecstatic Dance Journey curated by Temple Step Project Temple Step – Music Producer, DJ, Sonic Ceremonialist and Sound Healer will deliver the ultimate collaborative Ecstatic Dance, taking you on a global dance journey thought planetary cultures and beyond. Temple Steps experience in music production, working for, collaborating with and remixing artists such as Deya Dova, Murry Kyle, Ganga Giri, Fire Mane, Wild Marmalade, Peruquois, Raio and Darpan has let him to one of the most sort out producers of the Byron Bay Shire. He now resides in Bali producing music for the wellness industry and resident DJing at one of the globes biggest Ecstatic Dance venues in Ubud. This unique dance journey will bring a unique fusion of facilitation, DJing and live music, featuring guests vocalist’s and instrumentalists from an all-star Byron Bay line up that Temple Step has either remixed or collaborated with over the past 5 years.
Saturday Night - Cavanbah Unifying through Music & Dance
Featuring: Tijuana Cartel, Amaru Pumak Kuntur, Edo Kahn, Haitch and special guests. This evening we journey to connect, understand and deeply honour our role as co~creators. We are all creating our shared experience in this moment, and the intentions we hold shape the culture we create; past, present and future. Honour, Expand, Rise Up!
Australia’s premier ‘east meets west’ electronic beat makers Tijuana Cartel have a knack for blending layers of rich, intricate soundscapes with pulsating rhythms and luscious vocals to form an electronic beats tapestry that will cut through to your very soul. Bound together by their mutual love of instrumental, trippy and mind-expanding music.
“Based in the Andean capital of Cusco and coined “ROCK OF THE GODS” Amary are self-proclaimed ‘messengers of the mountains’ and have been constantly packing out dance floors in Peru since they began in 2004. Delivering a solid sound that fuses Andean folk music, tribal percussion and rock, APK are a super-tight, high-energy outfit, complete with theatrics of high ceremony.
Sound Healing Journey
7 - 8:15 - Soundwaves a Healing Journey 8:45 - 10 - A circle of sound: Featuring: Featuring Edo Kahn and Haitch. A beautiful evening of melodic sounds to allow you relax and integrate your day.
Sunday Night - Cavanbah Uniting the Collective Heart
Featuring: Sacred Earth, Oka and Closing Circle of Celebration. Join us as we celebrate the power of Unity as experienced through the collective sharing of meditation, music and dance. May we truly know ourselves as one and yet inherently unique. Embody, Grace, Gratitude!
Embracing the future without losing sight of the past, OKA draws upon their indigenous connection to place and country to create their signature feel good Australian earth sound, an irresistible blend of influences spanning house, big beat, reggae-dub, Roots, Jazz and world music. A mashup of dance & downtempo electro beats marinated in the mystical spirit of the Dreamtime.
Sacred Earth’s music is nothing short of spellbinding. Prem’s captivating vocals have an other-worldly quality, encapsulating the depths of human emotion with striking clarity as she sings sacred mantras and heartfelt lyrics that resonate with people of all ages and from all walks of life. While Prem plays her keyboard with a gentle touch, Jethro adds vocal harmonies and soothing instrumental melodies, playing shakuhachi (Japanese flute), Indian bansuri, Irish tin and low whistles and acoustic guitar.
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Yoga Angel & Gopala - Rainbow Yoga Angel & Gopala, creators of Rainbow Yoga, have been connecting people through yoga for over 24 years. They’re passionate about creating beautiful flowing shapes. WORKSHOP 1: Partner Yoga - Strech your Pleasure
Beth Borowsky - Just Breathe Inspired by the wisdom of Forrest Yoga, Beth weaves the sacred beauties of ceremony, Spirit and deep breath to create Yoga Ceremony that celebrates the fullness of life. WORKSHOP 1: Flying Dragon Sleeping Swan. WORKSHOP 2: Unlocking your Neck, Shoulders & Upper Back.
Charles Du - Yoga Charles I teach business skills to yoga teachers so they can grow wildly successful careers teaching what they love. I created the “Yoga Teacher Career Course” and “Yoga Career Summit” to grow yoga teachers. WORKSHOP 1: How to Become a Successful Yoga Teacher.
Delamay Devi - Prana Vinyasa Known for her intuitive teaching style and enhancing your embodied experience. She is honored to assist Shiva Rea for the past decade and is passionate about sharing movement as medicine and yoga in synch with the natural cycles. WORKSHOP 1: Prana Vinyasa Body Mandala
Dena Kingsberg - Ashtanga Has been studying and practicing traditional ashtanga yoga for over 30 years. She remains inspired and deeply committed to the vast healing potential of this life changing practice. WORKSHOP 1: Ashtanga yoga for the curious. WORKSHOP 2: Spirit on the breath. (sound healing)
Yoga Dean Gladstone - Bondi Surf Yogi Is a Lifeguard,Yoga Teacher, PT & Wellness coach, he has a strong awareness around the benefits of improving diet, hydration and nutrition, mindset and goal setting, mobility and movement. WORKSHOP 1: Lifeguard your life with Dean Gladstone WORKSHOP 2: Beach Yoga
Flo Fenton - In Touch Byron Bay Has been practising yoga since 1991, and teaching since 1997. Trained by masters of Iyengar, Astanga, Satyananda and Viniyoga traditions, finding our natural ease within the postures, WORKSHOP: The Power of Breath in Vinyasa Yoga
Gwyn Williams - Zenthai Shiatsu Gwyn has spent over 15 years effectively combining Traditional Chinese Medicine with Yoga asana , utilising this within his therapeutic , martial arts and AcroYoga teachings. WORKSHOP 1: Serotonin shot. WORKSHOP 2: Fear of Freedom. WORKSHOP 3: The Big Exhale
HarJiwan - Kundalini Yoga HarJiwan has studied directly with the Master of Kundalini Yoga, Yogi Bhajan and is known as a dynamic and inspiring Kundalini Yoga teacher. WORKSHOP 1: Kundalini Yoga - Purification of the Central Nervous System & Sushumna.
John Ogilvie - Purna Yoga The Purna method John teaches focuses on correct alignment to build flexibility, strength and stamina of body, mind and spirit. WORKSHOP 1: A Purna Yoga flow masterclass for all levels WORKSHOP 2: Explore Inversions, intermediate level
Yoga Mark Whitwell - Heart of Yoga Over 20 years of teaching clarify the profound relevance of ancient wisdom to modern times. WORKSHOP 1: Masterclass: Asana is Hatha Yoga — The Non-Dual Tantra WORKSHOP 2: The New Feminism: Yoga as a Tool for Collaboration Between Men and Women
Rachel Zinman - Ishta Yoga Rachel Zinman is passionate about the deeper aspects of yoga and its ability to heal and inspire, spending the last 34 years practicing and teaching nationally and internationally. WORKSHOP 1: Yoga for the Doshas
Sophie sôfrēē - Kundalini Yoga & Ecstatic Dance Sophie sôfrēē is an artist, ecstatic dance DJ and Kundalini Yoga teacher based in Ubud. WORKSHOP 1: Kundalini Yoga with Live MusicLiving the essence of ‘Sat Nam’ WORKSHOP 2: Rise Up Sunshine! Ecstatic Dance
Tymi Howard - Vinyasa Yoga Is an International Yoga Teacher, Pioneering the Vinyasa Yoga movement in Central Florida, Tymi is dedicated to inspiring people to discover their life’s purpose through the art of yoga. WORKSHOP 1: Beautifully ‘Blissed Out / YIN YOGA & NIDRA / All Levels WORKSHOP 2: Super Soul Flow
Zoe Braithwaite - Acro Yoga Zoe awakens feelings of vitality and a resonance in the heart, challenging mind and body and strengthening of relationships, sense of community, and self-worth. WORKSHOP 1: Intro to Acro Yoga. WORKSHOP 2: Acroyoga progressions
Dance Gabriel Otu - West African Dance Gabriel Otu is a West African performer offering contemporary/ African dance performance and WORKSHOPs, vocals and percussions for his band Happy Africa. WORKSHOP 1: Afro-movement dance class
Geash Bowler - 5Rhythms Geash has been dancing 5Rhythms since 1999 and was trained and accredited by Gabrielle Roth to teach in 2007. She also is an Open Floor and Somatic Meditation. WORKSHOP 1: 5Rhythms Movement Meditation
Hamilton Barnett Hamilton Barnett is a facilitator, producer, DJ, husband, father of 3 children, and initiated man through the Mankind Project. Hamilton is also a touring artist, co producing and performing with his wife Deya Dova. WORKSHOP 1: Embodying The Sacred Masculine
Rire Norman (NZ) - YogaRhythms (DJ RIA) A Yoga Rhythms Experience is about unity, trust, self expression and love. It is carefully curated around a solid foundation of mind-bending beats, powerful world rhythms, cosmic bass and sacred chill; all blended live to guided rhythmic Vinyasa flow, or intuitive movement, and ecstatic dance.
DJ Raio (Rob Weber) - Ecstatic Dance Raio (Rob Weber) is a producer, musician and DJ who’s been uplifting the tribe in Bali for a dozen years. He’s a resident DJ for the legendary ecstatic dances at the Yoga Barn. WORKSHOP 1: Sacred Fun, an Ecstatic Embodiement Journey. WORKSHOP 2: Sound Healing Journey
Dance Suebee Fae - Spirit Dance Suebee has a gentle, magical and playful nature, and is passionate about people finding their own unique rhythm and freedom in their dance. WORKSHOP 1: Diving into the dream.
Tommy Franklin - Byron Dancing Man Tommy Franklin’s mantra in life is to change the world one smile at a time, his main medium is through dance and leading dance workshops. WORKSHOP: Sacred Salty Rain Dance
Travers Ross - Awe Mill Dance Will humbly and confidently facilitate a dance and expressive space to take a lil walk down a scary rabbit hole completely protected by his heart armour for you to be as vonerablly brave as you wish and to return if you wish. WORKSHOP 1: Creating Awe through Dance
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Wellness Chrissy Firemane - Sound Heals After 13 years of facilitating Empathic Communication sessions, Fire Mane is super passionate about this modality of healing and is currently preparing a training vehicle for this modality of deep healing. WORKSHOP 1: Empathy Heals
Christabel Zamor - Breath Bliss (Bali) Is the creator of Breath of Bliss, a practice to help people feel more radiance, pleasure and connection by exploring circular, connected breathing to feel more aliveness, awareness and presence. WORKSHOP 1: Breath of Bliss: Ravished by the Beloved. WORKSHOP 2: Generate Rapture through Breathwork.
Ella Noah Bancroft - Re-Wilding Is an Australian born artist, storyteller, teacher, and mentor. She is passionate about re-wilding, sexual engagement within the world and the feminine force and is devoting her life to making this work accessible. WORKSHOP 1: Ancient Movement and Sexual Archetype.
Franko Heke & Nikki Rhodes - Sound of Yoga Franko Heke & Nikki Rhodes have blended together their diverse backgrounds of dance, music, parenthood, yoga & tantra to create safe, expressive & sacred spaces for all who participate. WORKSHOP 1: Sound of Yoga WORKSHOP 2: Sacred Dance
Garry Garrow - Meditation and Midfulness Gary has worked with thousands of people from all walks of life empowering them to re-engineer their lives inside and out. His innovative meditation and mindfulness programs are sought after by some of the world’s leading companies. WORKSHOP 1: The Art of Meditation and mindfulness.
Wellness Greg Lahood - Transpersonal Counselor He has given WORKSHOPs and lecture internationally in Beauty. After experiencing what the Sufi’s call Fana’ Lahood was given the blessing of the Sha’heed to pass on. WORKSHOP 1: Sha’heed: the Way of Beauty.
Ixchel Love & Dustin Brooks “Dustin & Ixchel are here to spread the LOVEOLUTION through ceremonies & retreats around the world w/ cacao, yoga, dance, breathwork, sound healing & singing circles. WORKSHOP 1: Love-olution Cacao Ceremony WORKSHOP 2: The Yoga of Radical Love
Jeff Slayter - Conscious Business A researcher of Leadership and Self Awareness and its application to the high-performing awakening entrepreneurs. Jeffrey Slayter Unplugged WORKSHOP 21: The Evolutionary Entrepreneur
Jemma Gawned - Anchoring the Light Jemma feels that Ceremony is a Celebration of Life. That our connection to the Earth, each other and especially to ourselves is missing in our busy modern lives. WORKSHOP 1: Stepping through the Sun Gate.
Jeremiah Abrams - Jungian Psychotherapy Is considered a leading expert on the human shadow. He is a pioneer in the field of breath work innovation and consciousness research, going back over 35 years. WORKSHOP 1: Love is What We Came Here For- A Dreamtime Journey WORKSHOP 2: Meeting the Shadow in Love
Wellness John Weddepohl - Yoga Philosophy John has been teaching since his late teens. Educated in two of India’s time honoured lineages dating back to the great revivalist Adi Shankara and the Kriya Siddha lineage of Patanjali. WORKSHOP: Light on Moksha - Yoga’s Next Wave - The Path of Knowledge
Kathryn Riding - Artistry of the Soul Kathryn’s voice work offers many inspiring tools to free your natural voice. Participants will learn how to activate the resonating chambers of the voice and how to open their channels of expression. WORKSHOP: Artistry of the Soul Yoga
Katie Manitsas - Ayurveda and Jivamukti Yoga Katie’s passion is in yogic philosophy and bringing devotion and a sense of the sacred to everyday life, as well as compassion for animals and a deep reverence for nature. WORKSHOP 1: Nature Mandala Ritual for Intention Setting WORKSHOP 2: Ayurveda for Women’s Health
Dr Lauren Tober - iRest Yoga Nidra A Clinical Psychologist, Yoga Teacher and certified iRest Teacher with a passion for health, healing, happiness and awakening, integrating the best of western psychology with ancient yogic wisdom. WORKSHOP 1: iRest Yoga Nidra WORKSHOP 2: Awaken to Gratitude
Marc Cohen - RMIT Professor of Wellness Is on a mission to realise worldwide wellness, bathe the world, and help people tame their toxic load so they can live long, happy and healthy lives. WORKSHOP 1: Extreme Wellness: How to find extreme comfort in uncomfortable situations WORKSHOP 2: How Bathing Can Save the World
Wellness Mason Taylor - SuperFeast Mason Taylor is a health educator, speaker, and podcast host with a special interest in sharing how to navigate this evolving world and the many health paradigms to create a unique and potent health philosophy and approach that helps people to feel safe, balanced and vital in their body.
Miranda Chance - Modern Rites Miranda Chance is the Modern Rites Ambassador at Future Dreamers and founder of TEENS to QUEENS. She seeks to make a deeper connection between our ancient rituals and the modern, fast-paced ways of today. WORKSHOP 1: Teens to Queens – MODERN RITES (for daughters and mothers)
Paul Dumais - Qi gong Paul has been studying martial arts for over 20 years and Qi Gong with Master Liu for over 15 years He has a knack for getting complete beginners to perform high level forms. WORKSHOP: Ziran Qi Gong - 5 Element Qi Gong
Si Mullumby - Didgeridoo Pranyama “As a young man Si Mullumby left studying Medicine and dedicated his life to playing didgeridoo. Much like an Australian ‘Into the Wild’, he learned to play as he hitchhiked throughout remote areas of Australia. WORKSHOP 1: Didgeridoo Pranayama.
Xavier & Issia - Spirit of Intimacy Issia & Xavier are powerful love warriors here to serve the divinity in themselves, and every being on the planet. WORKSHOP 1: Awakening the God/Goddess Within
Sound Healing Steve Mazabow & Vanessa Forbes Steve Mazabow & Vanessa Forbes are passionate musicians, specializing in their unique hemp didgeridoos, mayan flute & exquisite voice. WORKSHOP 1: Breathe into Beauty - Yin Yoga, Sound Healing Journey
Dr Didge Arpana & ShamanaTara bring their passion for life, their love, and their humble presence to create sacred space for us to explore the dance of light and dark through sound to balance, release and rejuvenate. WORKSHOP 1: Sacred Sound Journey Awaken harmonic resonance for a dynamic authentic life.
Edo Kahn Acclaimed musician, social entrepreneur and yogi. Edo is passionate about transforming lives, empowering individuals and uniting communities.
Haitch Is a multi-instrumental musician and composer bringing a fresh twist to the world music, devotional and yoga scenes. In the moving fusion created with both uncommon and classical instruments. WORKSHOP 1: Soundwaves; A healing journey WORKSHOP 2: Music and Mantra as Medicine
Lulu & Mischka Lulu & Mischka, 2 souls devoted to supporting the awakening of humanity through music and stillness. Ancient mantras meet english lyrics, modern melodies. Blissful, ecstatic & meditative.... Hearts wide open WORKSHOP 1: Voice your Freedom and Spirit Stage Performance
Sound Healing Matiu Te Huki Intuitively nurtures a deep connection with his audience creating the energy that opens portals of paradise. As a singer songwriter, the soul stirring messages in Matiu’s music are positive, inspiring and unifying. WORKSHOP 1: Sacred stance through the Maori voice
Murray Kyle Get a hit of this contagious soul restoring music that will sweep you off your feet, out of your head, and into your heart. From a life rich in musical pilgrimage, comes the auditory download of Murray Kyle, a mystic troubadour. WORKSHOP 1: Voices of Men
Rebekah Ray Choir is an experiential WORKSHOP that offers a space where one is encouraged to open up to the sacred world of sound that resides within all beings. WORKSHOP 1: Spiritsong Shamanic Choir
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Free Spirit Village presented by SuperFeast Our vibrant Spirit Village is where you will find a divine array of healthy food and market stalls featuring unique services & products, all aligned with Byron Spirit Festival’s vision. This area of the festival is FREE access for the whole community. The Healing Village will offer a myriad of well-being opportunities; from Zen Thai Shiatsu & Aromatherapy through to Chakra Alignments and Tarot Reading. Visit the SuperFeast interactive tonic booth to top up your jing, understand the power of medicinal mushrooms and generally activate your path to wellness. The Spirit Stage is the heart of the Spirit Village and offers a live program during the day, showcasing the creators, musicians, visionaries, ethical entrepreneurs, healers and seers that collectively weave the web of these spiritual heartlands. The Spirited Master of Ceremonies, Paul Hunt, will ensure abundant laughter, insight and love shall flow all weekend in this warm tribal heart.
Rainbow Yoga Family Space The Rainbow Yoga Space is a family friendly, shady hub which will offer kids & teens yoga sessions, conscious craft and creative activities for young and old. Classes are 90minues long to match with the adult classes at the festival. Free to all people with wrist bends If you don’t have a festival ticket: $10 per child, $15 per adult, $30 per family.
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Festival Tickets Full Weekend Pass: $222 - $252 Friday Day and Night: $90 Saturday Day and Night: $130 Sunday Day and Night: $130 Saturday Day only: $99 Sunday Day Only: $99 Evening Concert Only: $35-40 All three Evening Concert: $90 (including of GST and booking fees) Full Festival ticket Includes all classes, workshops and concerts. Daytime only ticket includes 4 x 90 min workshops (Sat & Sun) Evening concerts run from 7.00pm - 10.30pm (Fri/Sat) & 6.30pm - 10pm (Sun).
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