Being Collective

8:8 Lionsgate | Full Moon Sound Alchemy
2025-08-08 19:00 - 20:30 (America/Chicago) | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Our full moon gathering this month lands on the LIONSGATE 8:8— a special energetic portal that thins the veil between the realm of spirit and the mundane world, bringing awakenings on all levels and expanding our consciousness to new heights

Join us for a guided interactive full moon energy journey … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound Alchemy experience.

Be with us for this guided, interactive and immersive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Please bring yoga mat, blanket, water bottle and anything else to assist in your comfort while sitting / laying on our wood floor.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Friday, August 8 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St7:00 – 8:30 pm | 90 Minutes | $25/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series
2025-07-26 09:00 - 10:00 | Houdini Plaza, 100 W Lawrence St UNIT 307, Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
July 26 | Elisabeth with Soul Echo Yoga & Wellness + Being Collective

Align + Flow with Elisabeth

Bring yourself to center with this intentional and balanced practice. We will incorporate mindful movement with our breath as we safely build our practice from the ground up. Increase your physical, mental, and emotional flexibility, strength and endurance with this fun and functional flow class.*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Join Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Being Collective | Center for Connection, Community, and WellBEing for our second season of the Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market.

Enjoy a FREE CLASS from 9-10 AM offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, guided meditation and breathwork, stretching, India-inspired dance movement, and more.

*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Check out the full schedule with more details on the farm market website: https://appletondowntown.org/downtown-appleton-farm-market/

Thank you to our 2nd year sponsor, AARP Wisconsin!

Breathing Alchemy for Empowered BEing
2025-07-24 18:00 - 19:15, 2025-06-19 18:00 - 19:15, 2025-05-08 18:00 - 19:15 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Experience how to harness the power of your breath to live your most authentic, vital, connected, embodied life.

This is the time to you choose YOU again.

6:00 PM | 75 min | $25/session

session includes:

Interactive, experiential breathwork alchemy guided by Savi

Intentional rest and sound alchemy guided by Mark

Reflection and integration with group sharing

Breathing Alchemy Benefits:

Balance the nervous system

Boost the immune system

Brighten the mind

Build Embodied BEingness

Bring heightened sense of connection and purpose alive from within

Let’s consciously choose self-care for ourSelves!Give yourSelf the nurturing care and support you need and deserve.

Join us and learn how to harness the power of the breath to:

Balance the nervous system(release and relieve stress, anxiety, stored emotions, stagnant energy, etc.)

Boost the immune system(support healthier immune response through the winter)

Brighten the mind(activate greater mental focus + clarity)

Build Embodied BEingness(recharge energy, stamina, vitality, intuitive awareness, etc.)

In this session, Savi will guide the group through a sequence of accessible and beneficial breathwork exercises to facilitate a releasing, relaxing, and re-energizing reset.

No prior experience necessary.If you breathe, this class is for you! (That’s ALL of us!!)

Preparation:

Refrain from a full dinner until after the session (conscious breathing is best experienced on a nearly empty stomach, eating a light snack 30-60 minutes before is OK)

We will be primarily sitting and lying down. Chairs are available if needed.

What to Bring:

Anything else you need for your personal comfort

Yoga mat

Cushion/pillow

Light blanket

Water bottle

Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series
2025-07-19 09:00 - 10:00 | Houdini Plaza, 100 W Lawrence St UNIT 307, Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
July 19 | Rachel Schumacher with Being Collective

Slow Vinyasa with Twists with Rachel Schumacher

Flow through the poses, pausing in some for mindful breath and strengthening. This class will focus on twists for spine health and general well being. Come for the fun warrior dances and full body stretching, stay for the deep calm found in the slow, smooth breath. *** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Join Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Being Collective | Center for Connection, Community, and WellBEing for our second season of the Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market.

Enjoy a FREE CLASS from 9-10 AM offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, guided meditation and breathwork, stretching, India-inspired dance movement, and more.

*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Check out the full schedule with more details on the farm market website: https://appletondowntown.org/downtown-appleton-farm-market/

Thank you to our 2nd year sponsor, AARP Wisconsin!

Sacred Cacao Ceremony with Breathwork
2025-07-12 16:00 - 18:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Connecting with the spirit of cacao through a cacao ceremony allows you to heal mind, body and spirit. It gives you permission to love yourself with all of the possibilities that you can be. It helps you to visualize your goals and reveals your passions and goals through awakening and inner healing. The plant spirit of cacao is powerful, but gentle and nurturing. It invites you to work with forgiveness and acceptance, and opens your creativity. We will share in a sacred drink prepared with ceremonial cacao from Soul Lift Cacao, heart opening meditation and breathwork, Facilitated by Erika King.

Please consult physician if you have any health concerns. What to bring: Meditation cushion/pillow and water bottle. Suggested to dress in layers. Self-Love Investment: $20/person

Register at:

www.thewildsoulsister.com

Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series
2025-07-12 09:00 - 10:00 | Houdini Plaza, 100 W Lawrence St UNIT 307, Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
July 12 | Erika with Wild Soul Sister + Being Collective

Yinyasa with Erika King

Yinyasa is a combination of vinyasa flow and yin yoga. A slower-paced flow through sun salutations and standing postures, geared towards those new to yoga or preferring a gentler practice. Followed with the passive long holds of yin to target joints, connective tissues, and fascia.*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Join Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Being Collective | Center for Connection, Community, and WellBEing for our second season of the Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market.

Enjoy a FREE CLASS from 9-10 AM offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, guided meditation and breathwork, stretching, India-inspired dance movement, and more.

*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Check out the full schedule with more details on the farm market website: https://appletondowntown.org/downtown-appleton-farm-market/

Thank you to our 2nd year sponsor, AARP Wisconsin!

Full Moon Sound Alchemy Experience
2025-07-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join us for a guided interactive full moon meditation … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound alchemy experience.

Be with us for this guided, interactive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Thursday, July 10 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St7:00 – 8:30 pm | 90 Minutes | $25/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series
2025-07-05 09:00 - 10:00 | Houdini Plaza, 100 W Lawrence St UNIT 307, Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
July 5 | Mahima + Andy with M-EffectBalance & Presence

Inner and Outer balance through yoga, breathwork, and rhythm driven movement. A unique

session blending yoga and Indian classical dance under a shared wellness theme.

Join Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Being Collective | Center for Connection, Community, and WellBEing for our second season of the Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market.

Enjoy a FREE CLASS from 9-10 AM offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, guided meditation and breathwork, stretching, India-inspired dance movement, and more.

*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Check out the full schedule with more details on the farm market website: https://appletondowntown.org/downtown-appleton-farm-market/

Thank you to our 2nd year sponsor, AARP Wisconsin!

Brilliant Bliss Band Mantra Music journey | @ Mandala Yoga Fest
2025-06-29 11:30 - 13:00
Join our Family Band — Savi, Mark, Deann, Denise, Eliana + soul family friends — Brilliant Bliss: for a participatory, co-creative music + sound healing journey at Mandala Yoga Festival at 11:30 am on the Sound Arts stage at Pierce Park, Appleton WI.

Come sing with us, rock your body, dance if the mood arises, and bask in the ocean of sacred sounds and heart connection with soul family.

Brilliant Bliss Mantra Music is sacred sound medicine for heart & soul, weaving high vibe conscious lyrics, ancient mantras, and earthy-cosmic grooves that embrace, uplift, empower & elevate!

Mandala Yoga Festival

FREE all day long event!

June 29th9 am – 7pmPierce ParkAppleton, WI

Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series
2025-06-28 09:00 - 10:00 | Houdini Plaza, 100 W Lawrence St UNIT 307, Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
June 28 | Robin Hertting with Being Collective + Lawrence University

No Judgment Yoga with Robin

Experience a fun and safe space where you can be just as you are without class expectations or judgment. Explore your own breath and your body, be comfortable in your own skin and know that you are accepted and supported just as you are, where you are right now.Recognizing our uniqueness, this class offers gentle guidance for modifications to allow each individual to find their own place of alignment and comfort. Our world is so busy, our lives full of ‘all the things’ that we think we need to accomplish.*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Join Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Being Collective | Center for Connection, Community, and WellBEing for our second season of the Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market.

Enjoy a FREE CLASS from 9-10 AM offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, guided meditation and breathwork, stretching, India-inspired dance movement, and more.

*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Check out the full schedule with more details on the farm market website: https://appletondowntown.org/downtown-appleton-farm-market/

Thank you to our 2nd year sponsor, AARP Wisconsin!

Summer Solstice | Ecstatic Dance Experience
2025-06-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Ecstatic Dance Experiences at Being Collective…

>>> intentional sound and movement alchemy for embodied transformation!

Emerge … Rise … Come Alive …Dance, Move, BE … freeLet the music move you, connect with your roots, elevate your spirit, lift your heart, soothe your soul …

Music intent-fully curated by DJ Mark | earthy. rooted. cosmic. ancestral. elevatedExperience guided by Savi Ma

<<< SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR REG + TICKETS >>>

The Flow

Doors open at 6:45Doors will be closed at 7:30 to create and hold a sacred space for the group* Times are approximate … the FLOW naturally unfolds!7:00 | Embodied breath + stretch guided by Savi7:15 | Opening Circle guided by Savi7:30 | Ecstatic Dance DJ’d by Mark8:45-ish | Closing Circle guided by Savi + Mark

The Experience

Join us for an evening of dance and liberation.Ecstatic dance is a judgment free movement exploration space. Feel free to dance, stretch, or rest as you please, as long as everyone’s space and experience is respected.

Come and move and BE as you are!This is YOUR dance — your journey of self-expression, transformation, and LIBERATION in the company of others BEing and doing the same. No experience necessary. This is a sober event.

The STORY

Ecstatic dance is a free-form dance practice where participants move to music without following specific steps. The music provides the journey, and participants feel, move, and weave through the soundscapes freely. The sacred intent is to provide a liberating and joyful space for self-expression through movement in the company of others doing the same.

The dance floor is a sacred space where we join together to journey into sound, rhythm, movement, and breath.

As we enter into the journey, we commit to an intentional, sacred, and safe space where we are all held and honored — on the dance floor we let go and free ourselves as we drop deep into the experience, inviting and allowing powerful transformational dance moments that can invoke a natural ecstatic state from immersing in embodied connection within ourselves and our surroundings.

When we step onto the dance floor, we invite and include our whole selves, even the frightened parts that want to hideWe dance through pain and sorrowWe dance with joy until our hard edges soften and our masks fall awayWe dance, bravely allowing the uniqueness of our authentic nature to beam throughWe meet other courageous dancers, weaving unbreakable threads of connectionOur connections and friendships transcend the boundaries of time and spaceAnd it all melts together —Sound, beat, movement, breath —into a swirling vortex we embrace as communityAs the throbbing pulse of the dance floor matches our own heartbeat, we know, without a doubt, we are not alone — we are all connectedAnd we return, again and again to the dance floor to uplift ourselves in community, connection, belonging, love, peace, and joy!

Learn more about our BEING COLLECTIVE space!

The guidelines

All are embraced and welcome.We ask that all honor and respect the shared space and one another.

Be free | dance, move, and be still how and when you want — no judgementBe present | no phonesBe clear | no intoxicants or altering substancesBe embodied | no talking (expressive, embodied sounds are invited!)Be consensual | if it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no

Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series
2025-06-14 09:00 - 10:00 | Houdini Plaza, 100 W Lawrence St UNIT 307, Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
June 14 | Jenni Davel with Y3 + 95 Yoga House

Locally Grown Flow with Jenni Davel

Ease into your weekend with a class that meets you right where you’re at. We’ll move through a steady flow that invites both strength and softness. Think grounded movement, deep breaths, and a little fire to wake things up. Some parts will challenge you, some will feel like a sigh of relief. All of it is meant to help you feel more connected in your body and to the world around you. Open to all levels.

*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Join Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Being Collective | Center for Connection, Community, and WellBEing for our second season of the Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market.

Enjoy a FREE CLASS from 9-10 AM offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, guided meditation and breathwork, stretching, India-inspired dance movement, and more.

*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Check out the full schedule with more details on the farm market website: https://appletondowntown.org/downtown-appleton-farm-market/

Thank you to our 2nd year sponsor, AARP Wisconsin!

Full Moon Sound Alchemy Experience
2025-06-12 19:00 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join us for a guided interactive full moon meditation … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound alchemy experience.

Be with us for this guided, interactive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Thursday, June 12 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St7:00 – 8:30 pm | 90 Minutes | $25/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

Summer Awakening | a Mini-Retreat with Tanja
2025-06-08 10:00 - 12:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Wellbeing Investment | $35 — includes a handcrafted gift made by Tanja

Welcome the joyful energy of summer with this beautiful and gentle workshop led by Tanja. Together, we’ll prepare our bodies, minds, and spirits for the season ahead by exploring how we naturally align with summer’s vibrant rhythms and elements.

This special session includes:

• An introduction to the connection between the body, mind, and the summer season

• Seasonal breathwork and a grounding mudra practice

• A gentle, summer-inspired Vinyasa flow to restore balance and vitality

• Deep rest and a vivid, guided summer meditation

• A take-home, handcrafted aromatherapy gift made by Tanja

Join us for a nourishing morning of movement, stillness, and sensory joy as we align with the warmth and light of the season.

Meet Your Summer Mini-Retreat Guide, Tanja Zins —

Tanja, a German born native and mother of three, is a passionate entrepreneur with a deep love for nature. When not monitoring rivers or running her business, she immerses herself in outdoor activities like mountain biking and attending concerts. Her journey into yoga began as a healing practice, evolving from mindfulness and meditation into a profound exploration of the mind-body connection.

Inspired by the supportive yoga community, Tanja became a dedicated teacher, specializing in gentle Vinyasa flow. Her classes focus on gentle yet fluid movements, emphasizing breath awareness and balance. Through her teaching, she aims to leave students feeling rejuvenated, present, and deeply connected to themselves and their surroundings.

Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series
2025-06-07 09:00 - 10:00 | Houdini Plaza, 100 W Lawrence St UNIT 307, Appleton, WI, 54911, United States
Embodied BEing | Every Day Moves for Every Body with Savi

Shake it loose, set yourself free with this dynamic and accessible practice for every body.Savi’s intuitively guided flow blends centering movement, conscious breath, affirming mantras, and grounding presence for a refreshing class that leaves you feeling embodied and uplifted. This session helps shift and transform energy on all levels — mind, feels, body, spirit!Savi’s embracing nature meets you right where you are. She has a gift for creating an especially safe, embracing, and loving space to practice, move, breathe, connect, and embody together.*** BYO yoga mat, props, and water bottle

Join Downtown Appleton Farm Market and Being Collective | Center for Connection, Community, and WellBEing for our second season of the Weekend WellBEing | Summer Self-Care Series at the Farm Market.Enjoy a FREE CLASS from 9-10 AM offering wellness and exercise oriented themes including yoga, guided meditation and breathwork, stretching, India-inspired dance movement, and more

Check out the full schedule with more details on the Downtown Appleton website: https://appletondowntown.org/downtown-appleton-farm-market/Thank you to our 2nd year sponsor, AARP Wisconsin!

Soul Sound Journey with Savi + Mark | Sound Alchemy for Mind, Body, Spirit
2025-06-01 10:00 - 11:15, 2025-04-06 11:30 - 12:45 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
We invite you to experience how intentionally crafted sound vibrations can give you a restful and revitalizing restorative reset. Come be cocooned in resonant waves of sonic vibrations created and inspired in the moment.

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Soul Sound Journey guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive soundscape — bringing a field of nurturing love and healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Immerse Yourself in a sonic river of healing, an ocean love with waves and waves of resonating frequency that soothe, calm, aid in gentle release, and support inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who know how to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Soul Sound Journeys with Savi and Mark are one of a kind (and never the same thing twice!), featuring a unique synergy of the following:

Handpan, Tibetan, crystal, and Origin Series singing bowls, overtone flute, drone flutes, ocarina (clay flute), Nepalese bells, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

What To Bring:

Anything that will support you in feeling comfy, cozy, and cocooned during the journey!

Suggestions are:

Yoga Mat, other thicker mat

Blanket(s)

Pillow(s)

Socks/Slippers

Eye Mask (if you want to block light, totally optional, listen to your inner guidance)

Water bottle

What to Expect:

The full journey from start to finish will be 75 minutes, including introduction at the beginning and integration/reflection time at the end

We are a shoes off gathering space, please feel free to bring slippers or cozy socks

You will be invited to lie down during the sound journey, and you are welcome to change positions at any time for comfort.

Other familiar terms you may have heard for experiences like this can be: sound bath, sound healing, sound therapy, etc. We choose Soul Sound Journey and Sound Alchemy for our unique experience as it is a transformative sound vibration fusion of intuitive, indigenous, and ancient, ancestral sounds and vocalizations that ‘speak to the soul’.

We look forward to journeying into the alchemy of sound with you!

Want to Schedule a Private Group Soul Sound Journey?

To book a private Soul Sound Journey for your special group, please reach out:

connect@beingcollective.us

Upcoming with Savi and Mark —

To stay in the pulse of our conscious heart gatherings and events, visit:

https://beingcollective.us/events/

Become | Ecstatic Dance Experience
2025-05-17 18:30 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Become. Be You. Be Free. Intentional sound and movement alchemy. Beltane: fertile ground | unbounded | creative ground. Mystical. Magical. Transcendent beats.

Ecstatic Dance Experiences at Being Collective…

>>> intentional sound and movement alchemy for humanity’s transformation!

Emerge … Rise … Come Alive …Dance, Move, BE … freeLet the music move you, connect with your roots, elevate your spirit, lift your heart, soothe your soul …

Music intent-fully curated by DJ Mark | earthy. rooted. cosmic. ancestral. elevatedExperience guided by Savi Ma

<<< SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM FOR REG + TICKETS >>>

The Flow

Doors open at 6:15Doors will be closed at 7 to create and hold a sacred space for the group* Times are approximate … the FLOW naturally unfolds!6:30 | Embodied breath + stretch guided by Savi6:45 | Opening Circle guided by Savi7:00 | Ecstatic Dance DJ’d by Mark8:15-ish | Closing Circle guided by Savi + Mark

The Experience

Join us for an evening of dance and liberation.Ecstatic dance is a judgment free movement exploration space. Feel free to dance, stretch, or rest as you please, as long as everyone’s space and experience is respected.

Come and move and BE as you are!This is YOUR dance — your journey of self-expression, transformation, and LIBERATION in the company of others BEing and doing the same. No experience necessary. This is a sober event.

The STORY

Ecstatic dance is a free-form dance practice where participants move to music without following specific steps. The music provides the journey, and participants feel, move, and weave through the soundscapes freely. The sacred intent is to provide a liberating and joyful space for self-expression through movement in the company of others doing the same.

The dance floor is a sacred space where we join together to journey into sound, rhythm, movement, and breath.

As we enter into the journey, we commit to an intentional, sacred, and safe space where we are all held and honored — on the dance floor we let go and free ourselves as we drop deep into the experience, inviting and allowing powerful transformational dance moments that can invoke a natural ecstatic state from immersing in embodied connection within ourselves and our surroundings.

When we step onto the dance floor, we invite and include our whole selves, even the frightened parts that want to hideWe dance through pain and sorrowWe dance with joy until our hard edges soften and our masks fall awayWe dance, bravely allowing the uniqueness of our authentic nature to beam throughWe meet other courageous dancers, weaving unbreakable threads of connectionOur connections and friendships transcend the boundaries of time and spaceAnd it all melts together —Sound, beat, movement, breath —into a swirling vortex we embrace as communityAs the throbbing pulse of the dance floor matches our own heartbeat, we know, without a doubt, we are not alone — we are all connectedAnd we return, again and again to the dance floor to uplift ourselves in community, connection, belonging, love, peace, and joy!

Learn more about our BEING COLLECTIVE space!

The guidelines

All are embraced and welcome.We ask that all honor and respect the shared space and one another.

Be free | dance, move, and be still how and when you want — no judgementBe present | no phonesBe clear | no intoxicants or altering substancesBe embodied | no talking (expressive, embodied sounds are invited!)Be consensual | if it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no

Full Moon Sound Alchemy Experience
2025-05-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join us for a guided interactive full moon meditation … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound alchemy experience.

Be with us for this guided, interactive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Saturday, May 10 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St7:00 – 8:30 pm | 90 Minutes | $25/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

We Rise! | Community Dance Wave | Love is Power!
2025-05-01 20:00 - 21:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Move Your Body, Free Your Mind, Shift Your World.

The Experience

Join us for an evening of dance and liberation.Ecstatic dance is a judgment free movement exploration space. Feel free to dance, stretch, or rest as you please, as long as everyone’s space and experience is respected.

Come and move and BE as you are!This is YOUR dance — your journey of self-expression, transformation, and LIBERATION in the company of others BEing and doing the same. No experience necessary. This is a sober event. Bare feet or socks only in the dance space.

The STORY

Ecstatic dance is a free-form dance practice where participants move to music without following specific steps. The music provides the journey, and participants feel, move, and weave through the soundscapes freely. The sacred intent is to provide a liberating and joyful space for self-expression through movement in the company of others doing the same.

The dance floor is a sacred space where we join together to journey into sound, rhythm, movement, and breath.

As we enter into the journey, we commit to an intentional, sacred, and safe space where we are all held and honored — on the dance floor we let go and free ourselves as we drop deep into the experience, inviting and allowing powerful transformational dance moments that can invoke a natural ecstatic state from immersing in embodied connection within ourselves and our surroundings.

When we step onto the dance floor, we invite and include our whole selves, even the frightened parts that want to hideWe dance through pain and sorrowWe dance with joy until our hard edges soften and our masks fall awayWe dance, bravely allowing the uniqueness of our authentic nature to beam throughWe meet other courageous dancers, weaving unbreakable threads of connectionOur connections and friendships transcend the boundaries of time and spaceAnd it all melts together —Sound, beat, movement, breath —into a swirling vortex we embrace as communityAs the throbbing pulse of the dance floor matches our own heartbeat, we know, without a doubt, we are not alone — we are all connected. And we return, again and again to the dance floor to uplift ourselves in community, connection, belonging, love, peace, and joy!

Learn more about our BEING COLLECTIVE space!

The guidelines

All are embraced and welcome.We ask that all honor and respect the shared space and one another.

Be free | dance, move, and be still how and when you want — no judgementBe present | no phonesBe clear | no intoxicants or altering substancesBe embodied | no talking (expressive, embodied sounds are invited!)Be consensual | if it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no

Donations Appreciated.

Group Sing! Heart + Soul Songs + Mantras for resiliency and Rising up
2025-04-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Singing together is one great way we can rise together while tending to our hearts and BEing the change we wish to see in this world!

Group singing is medicine for our times!Coming together in song connects us, heart to heart.Raising our voices in harmony soothes our souls, uplifts our spirits, and revitalizes our natural resiliency

Let’s raise our voices and uplift our hearts as we sing songs and mantras for resiliency and rising up to meet these times of transformation.

Sound Bath + Songs with Natural Satellite
2025-04-24 19:00 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join Natural Satellite at Being Collective for “Sound Bath & Songs” – an immersive full-body listening experience encouraging emotional release and connection

Join us for this extra-special LIVE MUSIC gathering!

The weight of the world is especially heavy right now for all of us. We want to use this time to bring our community together to release negative emotions while promoting peace and renewal of the spirit.

The evening will start and end with an improvised sound bath. The cello’s lush strings, the saxophone’s warm, breathy tones, and the human voice’s ability to evoke emotion will harmonize together, creating a truly immersive and meditative environment. Following this immersive sound journey, the evening will evolve into a live performance of original music from Natural Satellite. With the cello, voice, and saxophone at the heart of their unique sound, this performance blends intricate melodies, atmospheric harmonies, and raw emotion.

Natural Satellite Bio

Cello and saxophone seem like an unlikely pair for an indie jazz duo, but when you hear Natural Satellite, you’ll consider the two instruments to be meant for each other. Karli and Jason Reisdorf have been performing and captivating audiences with their unique sound for nearly a decade. The couple met in 2011 while attending the University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point and have since built a family and a music career centered around love, exploration, and education.

The WAMI-nominated duo layers finger-style cello with catchy melodies, harmonies, and improvised saxophone to create a sound comparable to groups such as Morphine and Portis Head. Jason’s saxophone weaves in and out of verses harmonizing beautifully with Karli’s angelic voice. Their lyrics focus on self-love, reflection, and growth, leaving listeners feeling uplifted. When watching Natural Satellite perform, you can feel the chemistry between the two and the unique musical bond they share.

What is Being Collective?

Being Collective, located in the heart of Downtown Appleton, is a Center for Community, Connection, and WellBEing. In addition to regular classes and gatherings, held in our Gathering Hall, Being Collective is a unique and beautiful, warm and welcoming space that hosts special events like this one with Natural Satellite. The space has a peaceful, easy vibe and has amazing chapel-like acoustics. Being Collective is a SHOES OFF (bring socks or slippers if you prefer) and SOBER community gathering space.

What to Bring

water bottle (non-alcoholic beverages and water will be available for purchase)

cash / credit card for Natural Satellite merch – available after the show

socks / slippers (if needed)

your favorite cushion, camp chair, or similar (we have 24 folding chairs, first come, first choice + floor seating with some cushions)

From Savi, Being Collective Co-Founder

We are beyond excited to be bringing Karli and Jason of Natural Satellite to the Center! We have been fans of theirs for years and love catching their shows at Mile of Music! Last summer I finally introduced myself to Karli after their amazing set at Art in the Park and we excitedly started dreaming into this event that is now happening! We are honored to host such amazing heart and talent!

Full Moon Sound Alchemy Experience
2025-04-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join us for a guided interactive full moon meditation … then immerse in the sonic healing waves of an intuitively unfolding Sound alchemy experience.

Be with us for this guided, interactive experience honoring the energy of the full moon as we harness the power of our breath, merged with meditative mantras and liberating vocalizing to free the mind and body before we lift off into a journey of pure ethereal and ancestral sonic alchemy.

Our time together opens with honoring, intentions, and meditation in sync with the moon’s energy and gently eases into an intuitive flow of sacred sound current that soothes, calms, inspires, and aids in gentle release, while supporting inner peace, balance, and transformation.

Our heart and intuition crafted full moon sound alchemy experiences uplift you on a magic carpet ride with waves and waves of resonating frequency.Immerse yourself.

Saturday, April 12 @ Being Collective109 S Appleton St6:30 – 8:00 pm | 90 Minutes | $25/Person

Savi and Mark, your Loving Awareness Guides, tune into the collective energy of those present to deliver a unique and immersive experience — bringing a field of Love and Healing alive in the most felt, balancing, and beautiful ways.

Mark and Savi are seasoned Conscious Experience Guides who take great care to create and hold sacred space for souls to embody authentically, while allowing rest, reset, and restoration from within.

Each Sound Alchemy Experience features a unique synergy of some of the following:

Handpan, crystal and Origin Series Singing Bowls, overtone flute, Koshi chimes, metallophones, seed rattles, medicine drums, vibrational drones and harmonium, sounding breath, nature sounds, intuited Light Language, and vocal toning, singing, and more…

Allow yourself to rest, reset, and restore as you receive the waves of vibrational sound medicine.

The journey comes full circle with some moments of peaceful silence before being gently guided back into the waking moment, allowing time for reflection and integration.

REAWAKEN | Ecstatic Dance Experience
2025-04-10 18:30 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Ready for an EARTHY + ETHEREAL RE-AWAKENING, spring-vibes inspired ecstatic dance experience? You’re going to LOVE the musical landscape Mark cultivated for this one!

Ecstatic Dance Experiences at Being Collective…

>>> intentional sound and movement alchemy for humanity’s transformation!

Emerge … Rise … Come Alive … Dance, Move, BE … freeLet the music move you, connect with your roots, elevate your spirit, lift your heart, soothe your soul …

Music intent-fully curated by DJ Mark | earthy. rooted. cosmic. ancestral. elevatedExperience guided by Savi Ma

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The Flow

Doors open at 6:15Doors will be closed at 7 to create and hold a sacred space for the group* Times are approximate … the FLOW naturally unfolds!6:30 | Embodied breath + stretch guided by Savi6:45 | Opening Circle guided by Savi7:00 | Ecstatic Dance DJ’d by Mark8:15-ish | Closing Circle guided by Savi + Mark

The Experience

Join us for an evening of dance and liberation.Ecstatic dance is a judgment free movement exploration space. Feel free to dance, stretch, or rest as you please, as long as everyone’s space and experience is respected.

Come and move and BE as you are!This is YOUR dance — your journey of self-expression, transformation, and LIBERATION in the company of others BEing and doing the same. No experience necessary. This is a sober event.

The STORY

Ecstatic dance is a free-form dance practice where participants move to music without following specific steps. The music provides the journey, and participants feel, move, and weave through the soundscapes freely. The sacred intent is to provide a liberating and joyful space for self-expression through movement in the company of others doing the same.

The dance floor is a sacred space where we join together to journey into sound, rhythm, movement, and breath.

As we enter into the journey, we commit to an intentional, sacred, and safe space where we are all held and honored — on the dance floor we let go and free ourselves as we drop deep into the experience, inviting and allowing powerful transformational dance moments that can invoke a natural ecstatic state from immersing in embodied connection within ourselves and our surroundings.

When we step onto the dance floor, we invite and include our whole selves, even the frightened parts that want to hideWe dance through pain and sorrowWe dance with joy until our hard edges soften and our masks fall awayWe dance, bravely allowing the uniqueness of our authentic nature to beam throughWe meet other courageous dancers, weaving unbreakable threads of connectionOur connections and friendships transcend the boundaries of time and spaceAnd it all melts together —Sound, beat, movement, breath —into a swirling vortex we embrace as communityAs the throbbing pulse of the dance floor matches our own heartbeat, we know, without a doubt, we are not alone — we are all connectedAnd we return, again and again to the dance floor to uplift ourselves in community, connection, belonging, love, peace, and joy!

Learn more about our BEING COLLECTIVE space!

The guidelines

All are embraced and welcome.We ask that all honor and respect the shared space and one another.

Be free | dance, move, and be still how and when you want — no judgementBe present | no phonesBe clear | no intoxicants or altering substancesBe embodied | no talking (expressive, embodied sounds are invited!)Be consensual | if it’s not a clear yes, it’s a no

Breathing Alchemy for Empowered BEing
2025-03-27 18:00 - 19:15 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Experience how to harness the power of your breath to live your most authentic, vital, connected, embodied life.

This is the time to you choose YOU again.

6:30 PM | 75 min | $25/session

session includes:

Interactive, experiential breathwork alchemy guided by Savi

Intentional rest and sound alchemy guided by Mark

Reflection and integration with group sharing

Breathing Alchemy Benefits:

Balance the nervous system

Boost the immune system

Brighten the mind

Build Embodied BEingness

Bring heightened sense of connection and purpose alive from within

Let’s consciously choose self-care for ourSelves!Give yourSelf the nurturing care and support you need and deserve.

Join us and learn how to harness the power of the breath to:

Balance the nervous system(release and relieve stress, anxiety, stored emotions, stagnant energy, etc.)

Boost the immune system(support healthier immune response through the winter)

Brighten the mind(activate greater mental focus + clarity)

Build Embodied BEingness(recharge energy, stamina, vitality, intuitive awareness, etc.)

In this session, Savi will guide the group through a sequence of accessible and beneficial breathwork exercises to facilitate a releasing, relaxing, and re-energizing reset.

No prior experience necessary.If you breathe, this class is for you! (That’s ALL of us!!)

Preparation:

Refrain from a full dinner until after the session (conscious breathing is best experienced on a nearly empty stomach, eating a light snack 30-60 minutes before is OK)

We will be primarily sitting and lying down. Chairs are available if needed.

What to Bring:

Anything else you need for your personal comfort

Yoga mat

Cushion/pillow

Light blanket

Water bottle

Spring renewal workshop
2025-03-23 09:00 - 12:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join Robin, Rachel, Carol, AND Elisabeth for a morning of enlightened practices.

Each instructor will teach 20-25 minutes, with a short pause between sessions, followed by a light lunch offering at the end.

The perfect mini-retreat to help you transition into spring with renewed energy.

Light lunch will be kitchari (mung beans and rice), and non-dairy chai tea latte.

Spring Awakening Group Sing
2025-03-22 19:00 - 20:30 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join Brilliant Bliss Band for a Community GROUP SING in celebration of the Spring Equinox. Let’s raise our voices and uplift our hearts as we sings songs and mantras of renewal, regeneration, and rebirth.

Group singing is medicine for our times! Coming together in song connects us, heart to heart. Raising our voices in harmony soothes our souls, uplifts our spirits, and revitalizes our natural resiliency.

Let’s allow Mama Nature and the natural turning of the seasons to inspire renewed hope and promise within us. Let’s tend to the gardens of our souls as we nurture the soil and the new seeds of our becoming … it’s time to rise!We are a part of Nature, not apart from her.Mama Earth LOVES it when we sing and dance and connect with her heartbeat together!

Spring Awakening Group Sing … Joyfully raising our voices in celebration of spring’s awakening, one song at a time.This is one good way we can rise together while tending to our hearts and BEing the change we wish to see in this world!

Embody Spring! A Re-Awakening Journey with Savi + Mark
2025-03-20 18:30 - 20:00 | Being Collective, 109 S. Appleton St, Appleton, 54911, United States
Join us in honor of the Spring Equinox | let’s immerse in a journey of re-awakening, in and through the body … tapping into breath, sound, and embodied movement for spring wellBEing.

As the season shifts and Mama Nature awakens and comes to life all around us, we feel our own stirring deep within. The light of day lengthens and the creative fire within us grows.

Spring is a time to lovingly tend to the gardens of our BEing-ness, a time to nurture the seeds of our becoming as we expand and grow into all that we are, and all that we are here to be.

During this gentle spring embodiment journey, we will:

connect, ground, and center in our bodies and being-ness

breathe, listen, move, be still … repeat

move our bodies to earthy drum-scapes and ancestral rhythms

honor, nurture, and balance ourselves

… guided by Savi, all while tapping into our own unique, authentic flow

our journey comes full circle with an activating and integrating drum-wash from Savi and a spring sound alchemy bath lovingly provided by Mark

This journey is open, accessible, and welcoming to all!Embodied movement is freeing and completely adaptable to one’s own inspired, authentic flow and capabilities. Embodied movement is for every body!

What is Embodied Movement | Embodied Being?

Nurturance!

Nur·tur·ance – nounemotional and physical nourishment and care given to *someone.*self + other

Savi in a self-embracing, self-love hug … active, engaged, committed, felt

In Embodied BEing we consciously listen to + honor our bodies and our feelings. Through intentional embodied (accessible, dynamic, and even playful) movement along with sequences of conscious breath, we support our bodies need to move, flow, and find balance, while giving stuck or stagnant energy and emotions a safe pathway to release as we bring an active reset to mind, body, spirit.

We’re in these bodies very much on purpose.

Join us! Feel embraced, seen, heard, and empowered by the energy that Savi and the group synergy generates.

Embodied BeingBeing Embodied
