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TEA TRIBE PRESENTS:

HEARTFORM
FRI, FEB. 16TH, 4PM-12AM

A FESTIVAL OF THE HEART
FOR SINGLES AND COUPLES

AT LAKE MERRITT DANCE

200 Grand Ave, Oakland, CA 94610
Wheelchair Accessible. 18+

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VENUS BALLROOM (Love Music)
Shoe-Free Dancefloor
Move From Your Heart by Alyssa DeCaro
Heart Opener Session by Sifu Santos
Amae Love
Santos SOUL
Honey of the Heart
Open Heart Poetry
Renegade Opera
Mamuse
Mizuho Sato Flamenco Dance
Siren & Seer

APHRODITE TEMPLE (Heart Beats)
Shoe-Free Dancefloor
AguaMayyim
ALIA
AAYA
Open Your Heart with Cacao by Madaly Love

CUPID'S COURT (Connection)
CupidMail
LoveQuests
Dating Coaching
Readings
Fun & Games

ROSE ROOM (Workshops)
De-Othering Ritual by Troy Dayton
Radical Intimacy by Michael McDonald
Erotic Blueprint Experience by Maya Diamond
Awakening the Heart & Vagus Nerve by Pauline Romas
Heartistic Science by Frank Chester
Eco-Erotica by Corey Vignola

LOTUS LOUNGE (Workshops)
One Rope Play by Be
Pleasure Symphony by Victoria Angel Heart
Zouk Fusion Partner Dance with Tamara Bliss
Be Held in Love by Alexis Held
Heart Sutra Experience
Heart Connection Circle by Enki

DRAGON'S DEN (Lunar New Year)
Hosted by: Paul Chengpo Wang, Xiao Zhang, Phoenix Mei
Dragon Mind, Heart, Body, and Song
Gongfu Tea Service

LOVER'S LANE
Heart Craft Vendors
Food & Non-Alc. Drink Vendors
Free Gongfu Tea Service

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ARTIST BIOS

Mamuse
(“Ma” as in Mamma; “Muse” as in the one who inspires) Harmonic, Uplifting, Folk-Soul-Revival; A Musical Tune-Up for the Heart. Wholeheartedly fed by the folk and gospel traditions, MaMuse (Sarah Nutting and Karisha Longaker) create uplifting music to inspire the world into thriving. Interweaving brilliant and haunting harmony with lyrics born of honed emotional intelligence, MaMuse invokes a musical presence that inspires the opening of the heart. Playing a family of varied acoustic instruments including upright bass, guitar, mandolins, ukulele, and flutes, these two powerful women embody a love for all life. The synergy that is created through this musical connection is palpable and truly moving to witness. With 13 delicious years of co-creation and 7 albums under their belts, MaMuse keep their hearts tuned to the creation of music for the health of ALL BEINGS.

Siren & Seer
Siren & Seer is the new vision of producer/multi-instrumentalist saQi and vocalist/songwriter Diamonde. Hailing from the hills of Northern California, the duo gives a fresh take on live electronic music by merging traditional idioms of Americana, folk, gypsy and blues with cutting edge dance music genres. S&S tastefully reimagine sounds of the past for a modern context and create a multi-dimensional world where refinement of a Victorian era can co-exist with roots of Appalachia and rawness of the urban underground. A major goal of the project is to bring a realness and vulnerability to the dance floor while still bringing sound that is hot and heavy. Siren and Seer seek to represent the voices silenced, the cries unheard, the spirits searching for a way home. “We want to help people heal with our music and have an amazing time doing it…” ~saQi

Mizuho Sato (Flamenco Dance)
Award-winning Flamenco Artist Mizuho Sato was born in Iwate, Japan and started classical ballet at the age of three. She later developed a love for flamenco, the art form from Andalucía, Spain. Focusing on flamenco's intricate and complex rhythms, she will play live percussion, showcase her "taconeo" (footwork) talents, and move with the fluidity of upper body expression using "braceo" (arm movements) and "floreo" (hand movements).
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Honey of the Heart
Justin Ancheta and Maren Metke have musical nectar flowing through their veins. The dynamic Grass Valley duo is the driving force behind a project that is even sweeter than it sounds. Honey of the Heart is an ambrosial mix of musical interpretations influenced by folk, soul, roots, and world/flamenco styles. Built upon a repertoire of uplifting original material, they join together, or with other phenomenal musicians to create in an organic state of symbiosis. Many of their songs come forth like ancient incantations, casting angelic spells on all in their path. Honey of the Heart weaves soaring harmonies and hypnotic polyrhythms into an alchemical semblance of groove intended for dancing, rejoicing, and blissful recalibration. Justin and Maren formed the group, Honey of the Heart, to inspire and connect people with their voices, melodies, and world rhythms. 
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Santos S.O.U.L.
Santos S.O.U.L. (Sending Out Universal Love) is a soul singer songwriter, sound healer, InnerG Arts Sifu and founder of T.E.A.M. Changing the World by Changing Me. Santos welcomes you to share in some SelfLove Serenades & Soulful Affirmations. Join Sifu Santos for a Heart Opener & InnerG Activation Session consisting of Mindful movement, Breath work & gentle stretches.
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Amae Love

Renegade Opera
Renegade Opera was launched by Jewelz Moyer in the summer of 2019.  Jewelz is a trained vocalist and has sung with various auditioned choirs,  jazz and funk bands, including being a back up vocalist for P-Funk Allstar, Ronkat Spearman.  She was also a Soprano in the prestigious Oakland Symphony Chorus and Chamber Singers. She created a one woman show as a Lyric Soprano accompanied by orchestral background tracks to classical famous operatic arias from classics like La Boheme, Madame Butterfly, La Traviata and so much more.  You may catch her popping up and performing on the streets of San Francisco with her Bose bluetooth speaker and microphone, or at a prestigious event like the Edwardian Ball SF or even at a well known festival like Lightning in a Bottle.  She brings her experience as a performer in theater and circus arts as she weaves storytelling, poetry and music in a timeless aural sound wave in various languages including Italian, French, German, Czech, etc.

AAYA
AAYA is an ostrich. As a young chick, she was inspired by the myriad of sounds around her. Then one day, she finally felt the urge to spread her wings and leave the nest in order to make her own bird sounds. Naturally, her sound primarily consists of ostrich noises, but she also draws influence from the sonic profiles she experienced while attending ostrich flight school.
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ALIA
ALIA has a global following as an Electronic Music Producer, DJ, Vocalist, and Producer of the musical project, Feminine Medicine™. Inspired by the global sacred bass movement, her music is an evocative, lush journey into her own blend of bass-heavy electronic dance beats, melodic frequencies, gorgeous feminine voices, conscious lyrics, and sacred psychedelic sounds. Described as feminine and fierce, elegant and gritty, ethereal and primal, her music unfolds in a pulsing, hypnotic journey that moves both bodies and hearts.
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Paul Wang 
Paul is the founder of Dao Center, Doctor of Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine, Board Licensed Acupuncturist, Sifu of WingChun, Chinese Astrologist, Guqin musician, and “Memetic Healer & Cultural Acupuncturist specializing in Clinical Cosmology & Mythopoetic Engineering.”
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Xiao Zhang (Chinese Pipa)
Immerse yourself in the captivating Pipa artistry of Xiao Zhang as she shares the profound beauty of this ancient instrument. Prepare to be captivated by the unique sounds that emanate from the Pipa, as Xiao’s heartfelt performance blends tradition and innovation. Let the tranquil melodies transport you to a place of serenity.
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Phoenix Mei
Phoenix Mei is a musician, mystic, and prayerformer, specializing in musical medicine through her ancient Chinese Guzheng, heartfelt vocals and spirited dance. She is a creative consultant, and teaches expressions of the heart and the JOY of BEing.
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De-Othering Ritual by Troy Dayton
Please join us to set a container that brings our attention to the magic of the moment we are in and the remarkable humans that we will share this evening with.
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Open your Heart with Cacao by Madaly Love
Awaken your heart through a blissful cup of ceremonial cacao. Receive the deep wisdom and love this sacred plant medicine has to offer! Madaly Love is a curanderx, entheogenic guide, addiction recovery coach, and quantum energy healer with a mission to support you to open your heart to the universe, tap into your intuitive gifts, and heal across generations and timelines.
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One Rope Play with Be
One Rope Play is bondage that involves one rope. It's a foundation for beginners and new exploration for experienced riggers. Instead of focusing on technique, you'll focus on connection, intuition, and non-verbal communication (verbal communication also welcome and encouraged). You’ll learn to support others bodies into new positions that feel safe, secure and allow for surrendering, alternating between receiving and shaping the experience. People can come alone or partnered. Rope provided.
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Awakening the Heart and the Vagus Nerve by Pauline Romas
Shake off any stress and relax into your awakened and playful heart. Your vagus nerve holds the key to aligning with your most loving self, and you'll learn the science of why. We'll do somatic exercises to soothe the nervous system and connect more deeply to ourselves, opening the door for deeper connection with others. Gentle movement, breathwork, meditation, and authentic relating games will invite presence, heart-opening, and taking ourselves less seriously. Come play!
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Heart Connection Circle with Enki

Tired of small talk? Surprise yourself at the intimacy you can find with a stranger when you meet in the heart. 30 minutes of guided connection exercises to make some new friends. Enki’s life is dedicated to a vision of personal transformation and spiritual growth that embraces the entirety of human experience–from the darkest to the most sublime–with tenderness and play. He holds temple space for groups and individuals where everything from the rawest emotional process to the heights of ecstatic pleasure are welcomed and celebrated as access points to the divine. His work is informed by many lineages: from Zen to the Sufi mystics; Taoism to esoteric Tibetan Buddhism.
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Erotic Blueprint Experience with Maya Diamond
In this experiential workshop you will have the opportunity to explore the 5 erotic blueprints through touch, dance, music, and your precious body. You will leave understanding the way these blueprints are avenues to deeper levels of opening, self and other connection, and expansion.
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Tarot For Your Heart with Janina Angel Bath, The Tarot Woman
See what the cards reveal to you in this heart-centered approach to divining wisdom for your higher purpose. Receive guidance on your heart's path through the world and this night! Janina, The Tarot Woman, has 16 years of professional reading experience. She has read at countless parties and events and teaches tarot workshops & classes. First come, first served.

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Singles & Couples Readings by Shera Renee

Shera Renee, Psychic Reader, Intuitive, Wise Medicine Priestess is back in the Bay from Sedona, and will be offering deep and spicy couples readings.  Wildly accurate, uplifting, and entertaining. 30+  years experience. By donation.
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Pleasure Symphony with Victoria Angel Heart
The Pleasure Symphony is a playful, embodied workshop where we explore vocalizations of pleasure through interactive exercises, guided touch meditations, and an ecstatic group vocal jam. By connecting the four pleasure keys, we unlock the power of our voices to enhance intimacy and full self-expression. Come sing, play, and resonate in pleasure with our community! Victoria Angel Heart is a sacred musician, medicine woman and passionate pleasure permissionary who creates music with Grammy-nominated producer Ben Leinbach. She organizes engaging music and intimacy events regularly throughout the Bay Area.
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Radical Intimacy by Michael Mcdonald

A gateway to an unusual amount of intimacy with others. Step into a shared space of love, trust, and curiosity, skimming away the superficial and experience the nourishment of seeing and being seen with your fellow humans. Facilitated by Michael McDonald, transformational coach and creator of Relational Alchemy.
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Zouk Fusion Partner Dance with Tamara Bliss
Experience the beauty and delicious art of Brazilian Zouk with the inclusivity of Fusion Dance. This playshop will introduce the framework of fusion and incorporate the patterns and undulations of zouk. The goal is to build the confidence to be down to dance with a partner to any kind of music and have fun. With over two decades of movement instructions under her soles, Tamara Bliss has been breaking down dance and yoga for others to find their embodiment practice. She is also producing events, Down 2 Dance, that are partner dance based. Her practice also includes over two decades of massage therapy, so workshops are based from anatomical knowledge and setting up success with solid form. 
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Be Held in Love with Move Happy Founder, Alexis Held
Bay Area Based Alexis Held is a Somatic Guide, Embodiment Facilitator, Intimacy Coach, and Certified Massage Therapist. Her mission is to support physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being through body-centered modalities. Alexis creates and promotes safe spaces to return to breath, body, and one another through somatic practice and embodiment. You will be guided through a playful mix of  movement, breath, massage and sound practices that will allow you to access a deeper place of love, awareness, connection and ease. Alexis leads various workshops around the Bay, empowering individuals and couples with tools for inner transformation and we are so excited to have her! How we relate to ourselves and live in our bodies is how we relate to the world.
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Heartistic Science by Frank Chester
Frank is an artist, sculptor and geometrician who lives in San Francisco and has taught art for more than thirty years. Since encountering the work of Rudolf Steiner, Frank has been exploring the relation between form and spirit and in 2000 he discovered a new geometric form never seen before. This geometric form demonstrates a remarkable correlation to the form and functioning of the human heart. Frank is uncovering indications concerning the relationship between etheric formative forces and the geometry, structure, and physiology of the human heart. Thus the form is called the Chestahedron, both after its discoverer and because the form relates to the geometry of the heart, which sits in the chest.

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Eco-Erotica by Corey Vignola
Eco-Erotica: nature essence alchemized for pleasure delight. Join in for a workshop to implore your senses to a pathway of pleasure while using earth elements as a tool for sensual exploration and erotic embodiment. Together we work to understand, identify, and activate the natural desires within you by connecting with your 5 senses with nature’s essence. Let’s gather to learn how to consensually alchemize natural elements into toys for erotic and BDSM delights.
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Dating Coaching by Dionne Dettmer

Want to find connections that ground and enliven you? Ready to break free from old and frustrating patterns in relationships? Dionne is an Intimacy Coach who guides people to face their inner demons, maximize personal growth through dating, and increase their capacity for intimacy with self and other.
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Dating Coaching by Marie Thouin
Dr. Marie Thouin is the founder of Love InSight, a Mindful Dating & Relationship Coaching practice where she support people of all backgrounds to create vibrant and intentional love lives—including folks navigating non-monogamy and/or non-traditional relationship structures. She is also a leading expert on the topic of compersion in consensual non-monogamy.
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Gongfu Tea Service by Tea Tribe
There will be multiple Gongfu tea lounges around the event, where you will be served free gourmet tea including caffeinated aged puerhs and non-caffeinated herbal teas. All you can drink.
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