In the midsummer of 2006 the tribal dance network family are invited to pack their camping gear and join together at the first summer version of our annual winter Intention Retreat. Situated at our time honored Crystal Creek location on the Sunshine Coast BC, we join with the intentions set upon it, of crystallizing conscious community in balance with nature.

As with all Intention Retreats, it is less spectacle oriented and more participant driven, with people encouraged to share their talents, gifts,resources,ideas and skills towards co-creating the micro version of the world we wish to inhabit on an eventual larger scale. At the same time we are each witness and encouragers to each others growth and our collective movement towards evolution in a spirit that contains child to elder.

To increase the participatory levels and give time for the needed collaborations and projects that will be created to be ready for the camp we will be hosting a small number of local orientations in the community fold. At these working pods will be formed.Other visiting dance tribes are encouraged to host their own in preparation and will be given support to do so.

To give a loose idea of how things will flow and how you can insert your flavor into things, the weekend may contain:

Friday-Arrival/Final Set Up/Opening Ceremony/Caberet/Live Music

Saturday-Community Kitchen & Sharing Mealtime/Plenary/Workshops/Community Kitchen & Sharing Mealtime/Celebration on 2 stages (uptempo/downtempo)

Sunday-Community Kitchen & Sharing Mealtimes/Chill Temple (daytime)/Closing Council

Monday-Community Kitchen & Sharing Mealtime/Perimeter Sweep to Leave No Trace

We're keeping the price down as much as possible at $60. Registration up and running online at www.tribalharmonix.org/events/summercamp.

May this serve as a midsummer check-in for us all to take the peak energies of summer with us towards living our highest potentials in celebration with new and old friends. May this serve to link generations. May this be practice for what it takes to live sustainably with each other and the Earth. May this be the reward of having found each other.

For more info contact Sobey at sobeyone at gmail dot com or stay tuned for more announcements and also go to www.tribalharmonix.org/events/summercamp

For the flavor of last winters Intention 7 Retreat go to www.intention7.com

Upcoming orientations: (all are encouraged to attend to maximize the potential of the event)

Vancouver- Sunday June 4 1378 E.10th/Clark 2-5pm
Sunshine Coast June 22 @ Chloe & Jessica's (contact Sobey for details)
Vancouver Tuesday July 4 (contact Sobey for location)

SATURDAY NIGHT DJ SCHEDULE

TRANCE/TECHNO STAGE (also including a bit of house and electro):

8:00pm-9:30pm Mazeguider
9:30pm-11:00pm DJ BAD
11:00pm-12:30am Luna
12:30am-2:00am Jay Michael
2:00am-3:30am Nokturnal
3:30am-5:00am Akhentek
5:00am-6:30am Khan
6:30am-8:00am onedrop
8:00am-9:30am Sealegs

BREAKS/DOWNTEMPO STAGE (possibly also including hip-hop, jungle):

8:45pm-10:15pm J.Coda
10:15pm-11:45pm Joshua James
11:45pm-1:15am Alec 'Riddim' Fernandes
1:15am-2:45am Timothy Wisdom
2:45am-4:15am GI Jody
4:15am-5:45am Solus
5:45am-7:15am Yeti
7:15am-8:45am Blake Wrinkles

Sunday Chill Music Line-Up

8:45-10:15am Kalpataru Tree Live PA(Ashland OR)
10:15-11:45am Phowa Live PA
11:45-1:15pm CHill (Green Grooves)
1:15-2:45pm Mohan Live PA (Bay Area,CA)
2:45-4:15pm Yeti (Arca Tribe,Edmonton)

WORKSHOPS:

THE SOMATIC WAVE

(as experienced thru Yoga)
1.5 hours with Dhyana (no limit)

A revolutionary way of initiating movement with energy instead of
muscle!

This leading-edge style of Yoga combines aspects of Chi Kung,
Cranialsacral work and Continuum to lift you into yoga poses from the
inside out. Your body becomes self-supporting through "tensegrity" (a
Buckminster Fuller principle). Learn to surf gravity's antiforce,
steering its rebounding wave with the inner core diaphragms and
riding it into any and all movement.

As somatic awareness is stimulated, new integrated movement /energy
patterns are adopted that allow you to melt through limitations, heal
from injury and experience mastery in asanas.

TANTRIC CHI MOVEMENT with Ashanti Shakti

Through tantric breathing and chi energy movement techniques we will learn how to open and attune our energetic vibrational frequencies to the world around us, relaxing into peace and harmony with our surroundings, calming our being into an open, non-reactive state, fully opening to the ecstatic beauty of every moment.

Ashanti Shakti from Portland, OR has been intensively practicing Tantric and Chi energy movement for the past year. Based on her 10 years of experience practicing meditation, buddhism, yoga and tantra she has intuitively found that combining certain eastern energy movement techniques enhances their realms of effectiveness

PERMACULTURE with Peter Light

Permaculture is about permanent agriculture; permanent
culture; intentional community
"self"-sufficiency/"self"- reliance; providing for all
of human need in as small a space as possible: and
dropping out. It about making a radical break with
the dominant paradigm. It's not a hobby. It's a
lifesaver.

It's also about work and commitment.

What are the prerequisites to permaculture? How do we
get started? What needs to be in place to propel the
plunge? What is necessary to sustain that break with
the mass culture for years?

The presenter of this workshop has thought about these
issues since his first drop-out in 1962. He will lead
a discussion based on what motivated him and what has
kept him living simply and alternately for over four
decade.

TRANCE FORMATION:
The Spiritual Dimensions of Global Rave Culture

Over the course of nearly two decades, the rave scene has evolved into much more than simply an electronic dance music party. For thousands of people around the world, it has become an important source of spirituality and the closest thing they have to a religion. In this workshop, Robin Sylvan will share material from his recent book, Trance Formation: The Spiritual and Religious Dimensions of Global Rave Culture, an ethnographically rich look into the spiritual dimensions of rave culture from a theoretically informed religious studies perspective. Combining firsthand accounts, extensive interviews with ravers, and cutting edge scholarly analysis, Robin will take us on a colorful journey from San Francisco to London, from Burning Man to the Love Parade, and illuminate the deeper aspects of rave spirituality. We will also explore next steps and future directions in the evolution of the spiritual/intentional wing of the rave scene.

TRANCE FORMATION:
An Experimental Electronic Dance Music Ceremony

While many raves use ceremonies to create sacred space, unfortunately, all too often, the intense trance energies generated on the dance floor dissipate as we shift into a passive verbal mode. But traditional ceremonies like the West African possession dance or the Sufi Sema of the whirling dervishes demonstrate that trance dancing can be utilized in a ceremonial form that channels these energies toward sacred ends. This workshop with Robin Sylvan is an experiment in creating this kind of ceremonial form with electronic dance music. Using sacred intentionality, ritual practices, and specific movements, gestures, and formations, we will focus and direct the powerful energy of the trance dance experience in a ceremonial context in a specially designed hour-long sequence of music. We will trace the arc of a ceremony – creating a sacred container, generating energy, and dedicating that energy – through trance dancing to electronic dance music, so that the ceremony, like the rave experience itself, is danced/embodied/enacted rather than spoken.

Robin Sylvan, Ph.D., is the founder and director of The Sacred Center, a spiritually-oriented educational organization in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has taught in both mainstream academic and alternative experiential contexts. He is the author of Trance Formation and Traces of the Spirit: The Religious Dimensions of Popular Music, and has been a music aficionado and spiritual seeker for most of his life. He is now working on a major study examining the brain science of musically-induced spiritual and religious experiences.

FREE SPIRIT CHAKRA BELLYDANCING!
CELEBRATE YOUR BEAUTY! with Taiya

"While learning an empowering ancient are form open up
and free your spirit."

" This dance form is gentle and fun. It is safe and
suitable for all ages, shapes and sizes."

FREE SPIRIT Bellydancing combines the mystique of
the Middle Eastern dance form with a variety of
creative movement techniques.
Learn about the properties of you 7 chakras and the
role they play in a healthy body, mind and soul.
Exercises in breathing and muscle work help you wake
up sences, release stress and build a healthy immune
system.
This dance form is a celebration of life and the
intricate connection between body, mind and spirit.
Commune with the energy of your chakras through a
unique movement experience, renewing a sense of
personal freedom.
"Feel the healing power of movement."

More info on the workshop is on my web page
www.taiya.ca
taiyawindblossom@yahoo.com

THE BREATHING DRUM with Neith

I can bring 10 drums. Anyone else with a drum can join in
Open space is fine
Need benches to sit on (NOT chairs with armrests)

Drumming taps into layers of the mind and body that other modalities cannot. Repetive
drumming changes brain wave activity inducing a state of calm and focused awareness.This playshop accesses and transfers our natural inner rhythms to the drum using rhythmic awareness expansion exercises to encourage both the individual and collective voice. We will also learn and practice some tradition African/Cuban rhythms.

skill level: beginner to intermediate drummers

length: 1 - 1/2 hours

PERMACULTURE WITHIN with Neith

Participants need pen and paper.

Access your own inner landscape of needs and surpluses and learn how to
flow with them with eloquence and grace.

LIVING MYTH AND THE SWORD BEARER with Loki

The Sword has been part of human culture since pre-history. Although
long a weapon of war and a symbol of aggression, it carries within it
the essence of nobility, courage, passion, and dignity. The Sword has
bound with the human spirit so deeply that almost anyone can recognize
some part of themselves in its heft and its form. Drawing a Sword from
its sheath can ignite energies mysteriously familiar and yet somehow
forgotten. Holding the Sword overhead can evoke connections that run
through the body like lightning summoned to the earth. The Sword draws
the human spirit from its sheath of civilization that it might discover
itself again, in living harmony, dynamically balanced on the edge,
embued with power tempered by justice, and with will and intention
subtly crystallized.

In a non-aggressive, non-martial context and with attention to the inner
experience, an intimate circle of participants will explore their mythic
connection to the Sword. Participants may handle as many as 15 unique
blades, each true in weight and form to their era, culture, and original
design. While personal contact and safe movement with the swords will be
emphasized, some historical context and training in their use will be
offered. Participants will be supported to share within the group their
personal experience and response to this legendary source of mythic
energy. Opportunities for personal ritual and exploration will be provided.
max no. of participants : *12*

additional requirements:

*All participants must be* clear and conscious, free from substance
influence during the workshop, and free (or at least well grounded) from
anger and aggression.
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*NOTE*: Some swords may be sharp and all participants must assume
complete responsibility for themselves - no aggressive or martial use of
the blades will be allowed.

Loki Gravlingas

SEXLOVEINTELLIGENCE LAB with Tamitha & Sobey

This workshop invites us to explore our
individual and collective struggles to
define and embody a model of healthy sexuality.
Through the use of image theatre, visualization,
discussion and ritual, we will examine our wisdom,
hopes, challenges and fears about the role of
sexuality in our lives and in our community. We will
work together to create an image of sexual health and
wholeness and bring our focus into shaping an
energetic container to hold the intention generated
through this process and serve as a resource for the
community to draw on throughout the gathering and
beyond.

CONTACT IMPROVISATION with Rayann

time: 1-2 hours (whatever you prefer for workshop slots i am flexible. 1.5 would be good)

I have been studying contact dance in Argentina for the last four months and have a lot of new ideas to share.

My workshop will focus on body awareness, experimenting with different roles and images in contact, and may end with a practice called contemplative dance (meditation time, then personal dance time, then contact time).

TRANSFORMATIONAL DANCE JOURNEY w/Luna Ravenchild & Dj Solus
To introduce the tools of the trance dance ceremony
- journeying into the imaginal realms in order to recieve wisdom,
guidance and healing for self and for tribe.

SPIRITUAL ALCHEMY with Little Woo

Little Woo is a performance artist and spiritual counselor in Vancouver, BC who offers Spiritual Alchemy - a program of courses that empower and inspire, with practical teachings about how to work with energy and how to feel more bliss in your life. www.littlewoo.org

YIN AND YANG WITH BURLESQUE YOGA with Little Woo
Description: Explore the yin and yang energies via movement, dance and some good old burlesque. Feel free to bring some clothing pieces as props.
Bio: Little Woo is a performance artist and spiritual counselor in Vancouver, BC who offers Burlesque Yoga – spiritual principles wrapped in burlesque fun. Website: www.burlesqueyoga.com

COUNCILTECH: facilitated by Sobey

A thinktank and council to bring together vision and applications, to network and connect synergistic potentials for co-designing the future dance culture we wish to inhabit with emphasis on abundance, mobilized resources, and co-creative efforts that enable sustainable and harmonious forms of living. Bring visual aids of your projects and proposals. An opportunity to set collective short term and long term goals and means to work towards them with a sense of the frameworks possible. This will be a continuation of the Emrg+N+See Dialogues held at Emrg+N+See Festival in Oregon this year which are connected to dialogues throughout the summer at Diversity Festival,Shambhala and Burning Man.

Sobey has been immersed in councils in the underground dance community for many years focusing on topics ranging from gender reconciliation to tribal economix locally and at Burning Man.