Aleila Festival • Art Music Healing Play

June 11-13 at UNICAMP, Honeywood, Ontario

Celebrate! enjoy playshops • workshops • drum • dance • make art • loving community • sing • play music • create living theatre • be silent in nature • create a sweat-lodge • yoga and stretch • nourish yourself • soul smile • co-created ceremonies • swim • campfire • be free!

 

The intent for this, the 14th Annual Aleila Retreat Festival is to celebrate improvisation and creativity. This year we are gathering, again, in Honeywood, Ontario - at UNICAMP. Only an hour north of the city on a spectacular 50 acres of Niagra Escarpment with a pond, meadows and forest.

Accomodations: range from private cabins, to dormitories, to camping.

Take hikes, do yoga, sing in the forest, and in the pond in harmony circles, meditation, healing and energywork, community meals, performances, circles, sitting around the fire, and swimming in the magnificent water - anchoring heaven on earth!

• OPTIONAL SUNDAY Evening SWEATLODGE - Stay Sunday night and participate in the come-unity sweat, enjoy a leisurely Monday.

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Playshops/Workshops 2010 will be updated in the next few weeks.
Here is last years program.

Outline & Schedule
They vary in length & spontaneous new playshops are offered as well and added to the community board - so check in the morning to find out what's new!
Here is an outline:

"Energywork - Balancing the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine Within" - Friday night opening circle, and Saturday night play - as a group with our intent - we explore this union together. Sunday Closing circle completes the process.

"Art Breath Outdoors " - Art making outside with outdoor things only. Inspired by Goldsworthy we will express our prayers and stories with earth, leaves, water, sand, twigs and so on.,. your story through image, colour, line. Open up your personal visual vocabulary.

"Vocal Harmonic Improv " - spontaneous expression with your voice. Use your voice to heal your body and the earth simultaneously. Let's make sound architecture together while sitiing by the pond, or walking in the woods, standing by trees. Within your voice are the frequencies of sound best tuned to you, Together we can create a natural symphony! Learn some exercises to strengthen your voice/sound/tone and experience an intuitive approach to personal and group sound healing with our voices. Creative, inspired, free!

"Make Magic Clothing & Accessories"
Create your own magic clothing and accessories - Saera + Darinka are bringing fabric and sewing machines - bring something you want to transform - or come and make something new - bring bells, fringe and other sewables if you have them.

"Sweat Lodge" (Sunday Night)
Be a part of the creation of the lodge, collection of the materials, then help build it and participate in the ceremony. The lodge runs late Sunday night. Bring sarong/towel, water to drink.

"Dreampath"
A musical and vocal healing experience improvisation. Co-create a magical stream of music and sound from your soul - using drums, your voice, and anything else which inspires - no musical pre-requisites, and musicians very welcome.

"Wild Flowers - Edibles in Nature"
Enjoy recognizing wild flowers, berries, plants you can eat. Pick for a wild salad lunch - snack as you go. This is a taste delight!

"Contact Improv Dance"
Your story is in your body - it's how you hold yourself together. Join guest contact dancers to find your playfulness, with this intimate conversation, to expand your awareness, give you instant energy and to explore the healing aspects of Contact Dance.

"Yoga & Flowing Movement"
Move your body freely, allowing yourself to feel what is stuck and stretch gently, awaken your chio - life force - and experience energy unleash. Yoga mat or blanket - on the grass.

"Creating Table... Creating Space "- A fablous room filled with "creating potential" - magic wands made of driftwood sticks and paint, colours and light and fun! All ages area. Bring your own supplies to add to the groups!

"Saturday Night Performance/Celebration Circle"
We come together to share our newly learned skills, from workshops and playshops, to play in theatre, open performance art, spontaneous music and inspiration abounds - for everyone!

Children's Celebration Group - Hikes, swimming, art making, Sunday Rainbow Parade - BRING COSTUMES!, music, dancing. There will be a couple of choices a day for planned activities.

Aleila Festival • Art, Music, Healing, Play
P l a y s h o p s • S c h e d u l e

Friday Night Gathering Circle 8pm-9pm
Come together, set your intention for the weekend, be in Sacred Space together, into to the area and to each other - the male /female - union dance.

Saturday 7:15am - 8:00am
"Yoga & Flowing Movement"

Saturday 9am - 11:00am
"Creating Table" & "Creating Area"
"Contact Improv Dance"
"Vocal Harmonic Improv"
"Children's Celebration Group" 6-12 years

Saturday 3:00pm - 5:00
"Art Breath Outdoors "
"Creating Table" & "Creating Area"
"Making Magic Clothing & Accessories"
"Dreampath Sacred Circle "
"Children's Celebration Group" 6-12 years

Saturday Night 7:30pm - 9:30pm
SATURDAY NIGHT CELEBRATION CIRCLE - for everyone!
"Energywork - Balancing the Divine Masculine and the Divine Feminine Within"... Drumming, toning/singing, dance, free-flow sharing and performance exchange - children and adults all together.

Saturday Night 10pm - way late
Campfire Circle - be out with the stars for the most gorgeous night sky time, and sharing with new & old friends.

Sunday 11:00am - 1:00pm
"Vocal Harmonic Improv"
"Contact Improv Dance"
"Creating Table" & "Creating Area"
"Wild Flowers - Edibles in Nature"
"Children's Celebration Group" 6-12 years

Sunday 10:30am - 11am
"Children's RAINBOW PARADE" - ALL join the children - becasue we are all children still - in dressing up and parading around the camp with instruments and song.

Sunday Closing Circle 3:00pm-4pm
All participate for this completion of the Aleila closing.

Sunday 4pm- Monday 4pm Extra fee - add $55 adults, $85 for family
Sweatlodge Sunday night and spontaneous events, relax by the pond and meditate on the rocks or sand, do yoga, swim, go hiking, visit caves, play!

Aleila is an alcohol & drug FREE zone • please respect.

CAR POOLING
In order for us to help get you a ride, or if you offer one from your car you need to email us the following:
For how many do you have space in your car, and what area of the city, time approx. you are leaving/cominmg back?
Do you need a ride? from where, time of departure?

We will do our best to hook up people by sending email addresses and #'s out that fit - please share the gas money and get to know each other!