November at LifeBliss Solutions
Tantric Arts Sanctuary in Capitol Hill SE WDC


In This Issue:
  • Erotic Dance Workshop
  • Bellydance Bailout Special
  • Cuddle Party
  • Women's Mysteries Circle
  • Holiday Sensuality


    • Erotic Dance Intensive Workshop November 22
    We are planning a 3 1/2 hour long erotic dance workshop with Tiffany. This workshop is more than just an introduction. It is a more in-depth study of the art and expression of feminine eroticism in movement. An equal amount of time is given to floorplay, yoga and Pilates-like movements that help strengthen underused muscles as you stretch, pose, and move. Only 8 spaces available so if you are interested get your light-up clear heels ready and register now. Grown and sexy ladies only!
    Saturday November 22, 6-9:30pm $75

    Dance from the Heart, Love your Body
    A New Approach to Bellydance
    Be bellylicious! Get in touch with your sensual spirit through the joy of authentic Middle Eastern dance technique and your own divine feminine power. In this course you will:
    - practice becoming relaxed and at ease within your body;
    - explore kinesthetic sensuality and flow to expand awareness, play with energy, and observe your body with conscious objectivity;
    - channel tantric root energy into your own unique form of expression;
    - and incorporate the elemental qualities of movement (fire, air, water, earth) into precision bellydance technique.
    A core-strengthening component is also included in the instruction. Women of all ages, shapes, sizes, and fitness levels can enjoy this beautiful dance form for fun, recreation, performance, or relaxation and become liberated from low self-esteem and negative body image. Ideal for beginner to professional level bellydancers.
    Small group Thursday classes 6:30pm at the Tantric Arts Sanctuary November 13, 2008 - January 29, 2009
    Special: 8 classes $15 each, 4 classes $18 each, 1 class $20.
    Choose class package:

    Register Early for December 14 Cuddle Party
    Facilitated by Edie Weinstein-Moser, certified Cuddle Party facilitator, therapist, massage and energy worker. Treat yourself by genuinely connecting with amazing men and women. Ask for exactly what you want without being afraid. Develop a deeper respect for yourself, your body, and your boundaries. Have fun sharing affectionate touch in an open-communication, no-expectation zone It meets so many needs, beyond healthy, non-sexual, nurturing touch. People who attend have reported improved relationships, weight loss since they are turning to nurturing touch rather than comfort food, enhanced self esteem, greater ease in their own skin, developing connection with kindred spirits, creating community.
    What is a Cuddle Party?
    A Cuddle Party is an innovative and unique workshop/social-event designed to explore affectionate non-sexual touch and communication. It is also a safe, relaxed and respectful space to discuss adult needs of affection, personal boundaries, intimacy and welcomed touch.
    Cuddle Party events feature:
  • An entertaining Welcome Circle that gives you straight info on how to more effectively create what you want in your relationship life;
  • Introductory exercises to break the ice and get you into the habit of asking for what you want and saying yes and no honestly;
  • A holistic social environment that attracts fascinating people and provides a wonderful opportunity for connection, learning and growth.
    • Why is LifeBliss Solutions hosting a Cuddle Party?
    Living a sensually delicious life involves appreciating all the senses, including touch, and specifically human touch. Living authentically requires that we shed certain unhealthy cultural beliefs and habits involving the hyper-sexualization of simple touch and ordinary physical affection, which have led to trepidation and inhibition, stifling our ability to embrace and enjoy the pleasure of touch. Newborn babies require human touch to survive--for immune system strength, as well as emotional and neurological development. We know this from observing the devastating effects of touch-deprivation on babies in orphanages. The need for non-sexual physical effection for overall health and well being does not disappear as we grow older, even though we learn to effortlessly suppress this essential need starting around the age of puberty. Living authentically also includes being comfortable setting personal boundaries and saying no, and meaning it. Too many people, particularly young women have been viewed as promiscuous or feeble-willed merely because of an unfortunate inability to fully articulate those boundaries to others with confidence and conviction. By hosting a Cuddle Party LifeBliss Solutions aims to restore a sense of comfort and ease around giving and receiving non-sexual physical affection and setting personal boundaries.
    Sunday, December 14, 2-5:30pm
    $40 or Two for $60!
    Choose 1 or 2 Cuddlers

    Women's Mysteries Circles
    Women's Mysteries Circles, facilitated by Noor Jihan, are ongoing twice monthly moon gatherings honoring feminine spirituality, healing, empowerment, and creativity and exploring these in relation to the seasons of the earth and the archetypal of stages of a woman's life:
    The Maiden – youth, vitality, beauty, and new beginnings, independence
    The Mother-fertility, stability, and strength, maturity, life
    The Crone – wisdom, maturity, spiritual transformation, and death
    The subjects of these circles are based on Celtic traditions and lunar cycles.
    Divination will be available. There will be light refreshments. Each session $12.
    Ladies only.
    Sundays 6-8pm: November 23, December dates TBA. $12.


    Holiday Sensuality

    Get more enjoyment and less stress during the holiday season with sensual awareness. You can consume reasonably, and enjoy family while preserving your health and peaceful mind. Sensuality and the tantric arts are not just about burning calories trying new sex positions. Sensual awareness and the tantric arts positively affect health by greatly reducing stress, generating more physical and mental energy from within, and creating an easy and foolproof method of weight control. Sensuality and tantra involve daily practices in which attention is focused on passion, creativity, enjoyment, and sensual perception in order to become and remain deeply connected with life.

    Stress Reduction
    Paying close attention what you feel, see, hear, smell, and taste, creates a sweet respite from life's discomforts and challenges and also allows you to come out of your head and observe your body and mind in an objective way. In a way, sensuality is expanded awareness of your breathing and energy movements. The body has various internal energies that work on their own to maintain homeostasis, or healthy equilibrium, that is your natural state. When your senses are alert, you are able to recognize the calm, awake, relaxation that occurs because you have stepped outside of your analytical mind. Many physiological changes take place as you focus on subtle sensorial pleasures. Breathing deepens and slows, blood pressure normalizes, oxygen is directed to areas of the body that need it, helping the body to repair itself, and preventing new damage due to the physical effects of stress.

    Energy
    Sensuality and tantric arts are both powerful methods that alter the chemistry of your body and brain to direct the body to a state of health and vitality. The brain and nervous system are transmitters and receptors of electromagnetic energy, similar to the earth's poles. Like magnets, we can attract these energies into and within the body. The state of the mind has a direct effect of the body's internal energy flow as well as the interaction between the internal and external energies. Sexual energy is the most concentrated form of human internal energy and tantric practice is used to consciously draw this higher energy into your body. The more sensitive you are to the energy movements, the easier it becomes to direct these energies to the body parts and organs where it is needed for strengthening or healing. Blockages of energy in tissues and organs create disease and degeneration. Once the energy flows are stabilized, the body operates more efficiently because energy is not wasted or stifled, and there is more available for exercise and everyday movement.

    Weight Control
    Preparing and enjoying food is a tantric art. When you bring consciousness to food and create a pleasurable ambiance, it is impossible to engorge yourself with unhealthy foods. Taking time to arrange the food attractively and receive the food with gratitude and full presence will not only make you take notice of what kinds of food you put into your mouth, but it also greatly extends the pleasure gained from eating smaller portion sizes and finding satisfaction with less. Essentially, mealtime can be an effective meditation. Taking your time and taking pleasure with the aromas, textures, and tastes of the food aids in easier digestion and allows the feeling of satisfaction and fullness to kick in before you have eaten too much. The food choices that you make as part of a mindful eating plan will gradually become healthier, fresher, with more emphasis on natural fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and lean proteins, seemingly with no effort at all. When you indulge in decadent foods in a mindful manner, you are allowed to enjoy the experience in moderation, without the guilt and without worry of gaining weight. Unhealthy cravings subside greatly. Eating as a tantric art is incredibly easy and leaves you more satisfied, with no complicated diet plans or restrictions.

    Conclusion
    There is no doubt that regular sensual awareness and tantric practices are absolutely the most pleasurable path to a healthy lifestyle. It is not too good to be true that you can release stress, maintain a healthy weight, and increase physical energy without a grueling, complicated regimen, and while having fun.


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    Namaste.
    (I honor the place in you in which the entire Universe dwells, I honor the place in you which is of Love, of Truth, of Light and of Peace, When you are in that place in you, and I am in that place in me, we are One.)

    Lisa