Birthday Sacred Ceremony

On the 27th of October, it’s going to be my 31st birthday.

To me, every year, a birthday is a time to integrate and reflect  on the growth and transformation of the year past, and set new intentions for the year to come.

To offer gifts of presence and blessings to one another.

This year, I’m hosting it in the temple space of Jagiroha® studio.

There is a special intention. To bless a year of coming into alignment and the new energy birthing from my next turn around the sun.  AND to bless you as well by giving you a taste of something sacred to my heart.

The healing and transformative power of presence through art and movement have been of significant importance in all 30 years of my life. One of the most special ways both art and movement come together for me is Performance Art (to be differentiated and considered distinct to the Performing Arts).

Performance Art is where movement becomes a language we can use to speak FROM and TO our bodies, offering more presence than the language we use verbally from words. Presence must be communicated with its own medium for transmission to occur, and through that  you can turn the body, movement, and intention into a sacred space. 

Performance Art can be any situation that involves four basic elements: time, space, the performer's body, or presence in a medium, and a relationship between performer and audience. Central to the process and execution of Performance Art is the live presence of the artist to create and present an ephemeral art experience to an audience. The artist opens to an intentional state of being, in space, for a specific period of time and interacts with these elements organically allowing whatever wants to emerge, to unfold.

This is the gift I want to share with you for my birthday.

From the hours of 12:00 to 19:00 the Jagiroha® temple will be open to you,  to engage with me in this performance art piece to celebrate the magic of presence and intention, and by interacting with the space to see what arises for you.

Upon arrival you will be offered a cup of ceremonial cacao.

There will be a flower mandala on the floor , charged with the intention of abundance, connection and creativity, as a centrepiece for you to meditate upon, holding your presence to a special intention offered to  yourself and for the year to come.

Drink your cacao as you soak in the scene, reflect on your own relationship to your intention, and anchor it into your body with every sip.

Once you are complete, you will then be invited to engage with the space as you are guided to intuitively until you feel complete.

Then you can come and find me, as I will be offering one of the gifts that my clients often MOST love from me and find incredibly invigorating.

The back stretch.

You will receive this stretch from me over the period of up to 5 minutes.

It will be a moment for you to surrender and release and feel the tension pour out of your spine and  feel what it’s like for your body to be held and supported and stretched in a way that everyone loves.

This will be a gift to you.

If you are moved by this experience, there will be a birthday gift donation jar that you will be able to add along with your intention for your donation for the year to come.

My desire is to pour all birthday gift donations towards two things very close to my heart ….that are coming into my year of 31.

1. A trip to Europe to a) visit my dear family in Switzerland and b) pass through Athens, Greece to accept a scholarship for deepening my studies and skill as a Contact Beyond Contact facilitator!

2. My Masters in Arts Therapy

Performance Art is a medium I will be working with in the coming year and so it feels perfect to share my birthday with you in this way. If you desire to come along and see what arises for you in the space, bring a loved one and come along.

You’re very welcome to do so.

I’ll be so grateful to celebrate my birthday with you in this sacred way.

PLEASE COME AND CELEBRATE WITH ME

RSVP HERE.

You are free to come and go as you desire.

Your experience will take approximately 15 min and you can stay (and come back as many times as you like!)

anytime during the 7hrs of ‘live’ performance.

Infinite Love,

Jess xx