🪅 Thank you for joining us for the first-ever Collective FEST! 🪅

Jun 11, 2025

Helloooo!

Our first-ever Collective FEST was a beautiful success thanks to individuals like you who arrived and shared their spirit for conscious and creative community activation together! Thank you for your presence, your light, your expression, your love, your authenticity, and your release; for the gift of being able to dance, make art, grieve, practice yoga, eye-gaze, sing, chant, play, cold-dip, hug, and do so much more together this weekend in the powerful container(s) we created. None of this would have been possible without YOU.

Special thanks to Alayt Issak, Dasha Mangeym, Adam Carter, Julian Gabelus, and Adam Conner-Simons for supporting us, helping to set up and clean up, arriving early every day of the festival, and being radiant sources of love and light always. They have dedicated an abundance of time and energy to our community, so if you see them out & about, be sure to thank them for their service!

We will be hosting a debriefing from the festival and art-making session to finalize the collaborative art piece this upcoming Saturday, June 14th at the hearth in Charleston at 3pm~ please RSVP by email for the address (if you couldn't make the festival, but want to contribute to the art piece, you are welcome!) This will flow into a sound bath jam at 5pm led by Dani and Cass!

If you enjoyed one of our workshops, ceremonies, or other offerings, we are uplifting our facilitators and sharing some of their upcoming events that you may be interested in. You will also find contact information in this email for all facilitators below, so you can reach out if you feel inspired to collaborate with them. You can also view our community shared calendar here, which we update monthly!

Here are some photos & videos from the weekend! If you took photos or videos, please add them to this album or share them by email to collectiveffervescenceboston@gmail.com so we can create some media from the weekend:)

Still want to donate? We are still accepting donations to support the facilitators, the community spaces we used, materials for the festival, and keep the Collective Effervescence hub & events like these running. Donate here.

Want to learn more about Collective Effervescence and collaborate with us? Visit our website or email us back!

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~UPCOMING EVENTS FROM FACILITATORS~

Honor the Sun Ceremony and Singing Circle by Medicine of the Earth, Ravensong Retreats

Friday, June 13th 6:30-8:30pm at the Arnold Arboretum in JP

*Google Maps Pin: https://maps.app.goo.gl/2ityXp95aajrmrZr9

Come sit and sing with us for this special collaboration event between Medicine of the Earth Ceremonies + Ravensong Singing Circles as we honor and give thanks to the sun, our shining star, and welcome summer with ceremony and song.

Summer is arriving and along with it the light and love of the Sun is growing stronger. Can you feel it? Come open your heart to our beloved star as we express our gratitude to all that it shares with us through meditation, reflection, song and more!

We will be located just off of Meadow Road in the Arboretum which is both accessible through the Main Gate near the Hunnewell Visitor Center or easily found entering through the Forest Hills Gate as well.

Eventbrite to sign up here for Honor the Sun!

Compassionate Touch for Deep Connection

Sunday, June 15th @ 10:30am-1pm at the space formerly known as the hearth, Charlestown (must register for exact address)

Join us for a transformative morning of consensual, platonic touch and presence. You'll learn new ways to deeply connect with yourself and others through touch using dialogue around consent and touch, guided exercises, partner work, and gentle body-based practices. This is a non-sexual, non-nudity container.
Register on Eventbrite- more information here

Unwritten: An Archetype Quest with Tim Lewandowski

June 20th, 7pm at the Museum of Modern Renaissance in Somerville, 115 college ave, Somerville 02144

See your life as a story in motion—and step into the next chapter with curiosity and excitement.
Identify the archetypes shaping your world—and learn how to shift your narrative in powerful ways.
Break free from limiting patterns—so you can move forward with confidence.
Gain clarity on your path—by connecting with symbols and stories that have guided humans for centuries.

Connect with your Intuition Retreat by Reiki Boston, Ravensong Retreats

Sunday, June 22nd 2-7pm at Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick, MA

Join Dani Bentz and Terri Dennis for a playful exploration into your intuition! We will learn how you can listen to your own inner guidance system, connect with an intuitive journey dance, experience a past life regression journey, enjoy grounding qigong and share a community art integration! See you there on Sunday June 22nd at The Common Street Spiritual Center in Natick :)

Reiki 2 Advanced Healer Class by Dani Bentz, Reiki Boston

Sunday, June 29 10am-3pm at Spirit House Coop, Medford, MA

Learn how to strengthen your reiki healing with symbols, locate chakra imbalances, learn distance healing techniques to send healing energy and support to your past and future.

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~CONTACT INFO FOR FACILITATORS~

Daniel Montoya~ Kriya Holy Fire Yoga and Reiki Meditation

Website: arcawakening.com

Meditation, yoga, and energy healing, Reiki Master teacher

Joel Stanley~ 5Rhythms dance-movement practice

Website: https://bookwhen.com/5rhythmswithjoel

Instagram: @dances.with.joel

Dani Bentz~ Collaborative Community Art Project , Intuitive Oracle Circle

Website: https://www.daniellereikiboston.com/intuitionretreat

Alyona Skripka~ Artist for Collaborative Community Art Project

Website:

https://www.alyonaskripka.com/

Jack Findlen~ Medicine of the Earth Ceremony

Website:

https://thankyoumedicineoftheearth.org

Instagram: @MedicineOfTheEarthCeremonies

Bo Chuang ~ Listening Techniques I Learned Volunteering at a Crisis Hotline
ATTEND A LEARNING NIGHT! ~ a free, TED-like speaker series where friends get together and give talks about topics they are passionate about.

Tim Lewandowski~ The Faces of Change: The Creator, The Sustainer, & The Destroyer

Website: change-experiences.com

Halle Katz~ Flow with Flora: A Plant-Inspired Dance Workshop

To keep up with Halle about future workshops, please send an email with the subject line “connect me” to connect.halle@gmail.com to be added to her mailing list.

Lee Ann Song & Christopher Jones~ Partner Stretching and Thai Yoga Massage

Website: instagram @leeannsong

Email: leeannsong2015@gmail.com

Phone: 419-708-1843

Nathaniel Mahieu~ Contact Beyond Contact

Join the Whatsapp Chat to stay in touch about Contact Beyond Contact events

Drew Grossmann~ Echoes of "I:" The Self As a Fractal Experience (Eye-Gazing)

Author of The Universe Doesn't Speak English: How to Lose Your Mind, Drop Into Your Body, and Feel Your Soul: Book available here

Ever in Bloom Music~ Kirtan, Chanting, and Meditation

Instagram: @Everinbloommusic

Abby Frechette~ Licensed Massage Therapist, Sound Bath Musician

Instagram: @missionbefree

Phone for bookings: 339-333-0922

Faith Allen~ Heart-Opening Yoga Flow

Email: faithcreates44@gmail.com

Instagram: @movement_byfaith

WhatsApp: 2569642027

Luke Piscitelli~ Laughter Yoga

Email: luke.piscitelli@gmail.com

Brandon Teixeira~ Mental Health Declassified
Website:

https://www.mentalhealthdeclassified.org/

Instagram: @mentalhealthdeclassified