Tara Mana

Snippet from Tuesday night at @akagaslamp with @expressive.entertainers , thank you for having us! Cover photo by @_lexphoto_

Full flower moon is Scorpio on Beltane 🌹 Wildly expansive and contractive, pumping new blood and life into old dreams laid dormant in winter. Blooming and breathing into new life and version of myself that requires a sacrifice of the old ones. That's the circle and I lay it at my feet as I rise and dance in the flames ❤️‍🔥 Flow footage from @akagaslamp with @expressive.entertainers

People ask me often, what is ecstatic dance? To me it's the practice of letting myself be exactly where I'm at, who I am, how I'm feeling, at any given moment and letting will of that move my body And by giving myself that permission slip, I'm giving that gift to others. Permission to be FREEl! If you're a woman or femme and need a space for that freedom, join @mon.the.maker and I at our femme Ecstatic Dance at @the.dragons.nest in Vista! Sunday 4/26 Link I'm bio And follow my page @body.speaks where I'll be posting many more of these juicy embodiment practices 🌀

World Circus Day! Little me would be so proud of me now, turning my passion for performing into my life and love! So grateful for my circus fam @expressive.entertainers and @queerclownclub !

Meet the facilitators of our upcoming All Femme & Women’s Ecstatic Dance next Sunday, April 26th at the @the.dragons.nest in Vista! 🌟 HIGHLIGHTS 🌟 • Somatic Release Warm Up Twerkshop with Tara • Curated Ecstatic Dance Journey • Tea Lounge for connection & nourishment • Shoes-off, substance-free, open-hearted dance floor ❤️‍🔥 Hosted by The Allegory, Monica, and Tara RSVP on Partiful at the link in my bio!

It is Wednesday my dudes 🌹 I got to be honest my dudes, frogs and goblins it's a tender hearted day. My heart feels opened through powerful and potent forces and sources long buried inside of me struck awake like lightning. Out of my control yet entirely of my agency to learn from, to yearn for and grow towards. I can no longer sleep to the beauty around me and inside me. My prayer is that our light and fire shines so bright and hot that we have no choice but to follow and let it dance. Body speaks, listen. What's springing and blooming, what had to fall away and compost for this new season to breathe? 🌼

Ecstatic Dance Trilogy was a VIBE! ✨ It was such an honor to co-create with this powerhouse lineup: dance class by @flowgoblin , ecstatic dance journey by @namaslane with live vocals and sound bath by @sophiarayneofficial 🔥 The talent in the room was palpable! Before everyone arrived, the four of us circled up like witches around the fire. We burned sage, banged the drum, and used our voices to call in our intentions for the evening. I was deeply moved by the level of presence, care, and power in our circle. The energy of us coming together felt potent. Four women with a deep desire to elevate the collective through our art, our open hearts, and our raw voices. And then we began. One hundred people poured into the space to enter into a state of embodiment, connection, and joy. We got grounded together. We danced. We howled. We sang. We opened our hearts to receive the medicine of creative expression. It filled my heart to look around the dance floor and see so many radiant, smiling faces. And during closing circle, to feel the level of deep presence and connection in the room. Coming together in community matters. Making art matters. Sharing our art matters. Showing the world what’s possible when we gather in the name of love, care, and wild freedom MATTERS. Deepest heartfelt thank you to @namaslane and @sophiarayneofficial for sharing your musical gifts. Huge thank you to the entire Ecstatic Dance team @nikiscaro @flowgoblin @trilogysanctuary including our dedicated volunteers and healers @anastasia.samana @weiofhonor @melissarennbrown And biggest thank you to our DANCERS! It wouldn’t be Ecstatic Dance without your fiery passion ❤️‍🔥 Save the date for our next dance April 25 featuring @gen1.dj 💥 See you there!

This Saturday we’re back for Ecstatic Dance Trilogy with a special dance journey featuring DJ @namaslane and guest vocalist @sophiarayneofficial at @trilogysanctuary ! Sat, March 28th | 7PM–10PM PST 📍 Trilogy Sanctuary, La Jolla HIGHLIGHTS ⊳ Jiggle for Joy Warm Up Dance Class with @flowgoblin ⊳ Ecstatic Dance Journey featuring DJ @namaslane + Guest Vocalist @sophiarayneofficial ⊳ Closing Sound Bath with @sophiarayneofficial ⊳ Healing Lounge with cacao, tea, bodywork & energy healing SCHEDULE 7:00–7:50 PM – Warm Up Dance Class with Tara Mana 7:50–8:00 PM – Ecstatic Dance Opening Circle 8:00–9:45 PM – Ecstatic Dance Journey with DJ Namaslane + Sophia Rayne 9:45–10:00 PM – Sound Bath with Sophia Rayne + Closing Circle Plus in our healing lounge: 💆‍♂️Body & Energy Work ☕️Cacao & Tea Lounge 🥗Organic Café open til 9PM Welcoming Namaslane (aka @iam.sarahlane ), a DJ and Embodiment Facilitator creating multidimensional dancefloors where Bass, House, and Tribal rhythms become portals for full-spectrum self-expression. Her sets are both playful and primal, inviting dancers to move through awkward, sexy, silly, powerful, tender, wild, and everything in between. With special guest artist Sophia Rayne, her music is a fusion of different genres, including pop, soul, and RnB, with spiritual elements. Her lyrics are introspective and poetic, with a strong emphasis on self-discovery, spirituality, and love. Her voice is soulful and emotive, conveying a wide range of emotions from vulnerability, strength and empowerment. In our Jiggle for Joy opening dance class, Tara will be guiding us through a jiggly and joyous experience by combining basic twerk technique with breath, intuitive dance and somatic exploration to shake spiral and jiggle our way joy! Come wiggle your worries through your system, release stuck energy and inhabit your body from hips to head in those mindful and fun jiggleshop! TICKETS IN THE 🔗 See you on the DANCE FLOW🪩

Yo remember that time last year when I won the @afternoonumbrellafriends giveaway and went to @umbrellaweekend and had my heart opened and challenged so much I didn't post about it? Well here you go! Highlights: ✨ Dancing my goblin bass booty off with @strawberry__sam__ ✨ Meeting @fae.hann ✨ Bass goblining with @mushroomlemonade222 ✨ Loving on my bestie @mary8jane_ ✨ Tiny papers and mommy with Sam and @dr.lu ✨ Soaking in the sunshine ✨ Walking on the lakebed ✨ The curves of the mountains as the sunset ✨ The wind that whipped and woke me ✨ Strutting in the dust like the grimey camp baddie I am ✨ Surviving and thriving in the desert Year of the snake a wildly transformative ride and I saw myself stretched and dancing out of my old skin last year. Old stories and ways of thinking, stagnant energy that didn't serve me. Now galloping into this fiery year I feel as slick, fresh and tender as a newly shed snake. Grateful and ever expanding! Festivals like umbrella truly are A playground for expansive creativity and genuine celebration of art, I wouldn't be who I am today without them. Giving the biggest heartfelt shout out to everyone who puts so much hard work and love into these weekends. I'm still so blown away and grateful that I got to experience this with old and new friends, thank you Umbrella! With the location being closer to this year I hope to see y'all out there!

If you want me If you need me I'm yours I sing to myself in the dark of the new moon, candles blazing, eyes gazing, heart praying Saying Stating that life is my lover and I'm making the first move. Choosing the parts of me I deeply yearn to be chosen. Creating the dreams I've seen behind my eyes countless times. Because life is the lover that flirts with me in the smallest ways, that surprises me when take the time to slow down, notice her and truly take in her magnificence. the butterfly that passes by my nose as soon as I step outside. The text from a friend when I was just listening to music that reminded me of them The sun that graces my skin The work I get to do dancing and sharing my heArt Life is the lover that truly sees me and I choose to see back, laying down the heaviness of my heart in surrender, releasing it to the river and flame. Free and fully me. 🔥 🌊 Thank you @wednesdayflowgroup_ for the music and people that move me and @thatcapegirl for capturing me in my heartfelt flow

Slow down. Observe. Draw. Join us March 23rd at 6PM for a Live Model Figure Drawing Class. Bring your own sketchbook, pens, pencils, and snacks. $15 to join. Only 15 spots available. Hosted by @allegory.cult.op Modeled by @flowgiblin An evening of art, focus, and form.

This Friday! BELLYDANCE WORKSHOP W/ @flowgoblin Link in bio to sign up