Let your hair down tonight at “Illuminate: A Spiritual Dance Club,” an artsy party with a shamanic twist. Get ready to bring out your inner witch doctor—this unconventional approach to a disco is hosted by the Open Center, an interactive healing school and community center that recently moved to a bigger midtown space, making events like this possible.
Israeli spiritual healer Parashakti will be conducting her “Dance of Liberation,” a technique she developed to get people to loosen up on the dance floor. DJs, drumming and yogic breathing exercises all help participants “ride the wave of sacred rhythm.” But while spirituality is certainly an important aspect in this, don’t be intimidated. “Overall, it’s just a dance party,” an Open Center marketing manager explains. “And since I’ve been here, they haven’t done anything like this.”
After an opening ceremony featuring Parashakti, medicine woman Joani Henry, and Native American elder Wakia Un Manee, you can make like a maenad and hop between the “Chill Out Room” and the “Tipi Room,” where from 10:30pm to 1:30am, the dancing will take place.
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