5 Mondays: January 10, 17, 24, 31 and Feb.7, 2011

Alchemy of Beauty Course

What is Ugly to you and how does that Ugliness affect you?
What does it mean to lead a beautiful life?
What are the Teachings of Beauty and Ugliness?

The content comes from my direct experiences and a life-long study of the relationship between Beauty and Ethics. Far from being a mere philosophical discourse, this is about the true everyday situations we face and how we can commit to making more beautiful choices in our lives.

We will explore how commitment to Beauty is a powerful path of transformation and how it can shape all our thoughts, actions and choices in daily life. Discover how to use your unique Aesthetic tastes to evolve spiritually - letting it inform your everyday decisions and guide you through the most difficult situations. It is an approach to life eventually helped me to heal completely from long-term depression and regain my original joie de vivre...

Far from being a mere “high concept”, the devotion to leading a Beautiful life can turn even the most “ugly circumstances” into a profound and heroic experience. As we embrace the teachings of Ugliness, we can better understand our essential beauty.  We will also acquire a deeper capacity to understand the duality of Beauty and Ugliness in the world and integrate them with increasing Compassion.

This is a very personal study of how Beauty and Ugliness have molded you and how they can create who you will be in the future. Beauty can be just an idea or it can be an inspired way of living…

5 Mondays: January 10, 17, 24, 31 and Feb.7, 2011
7pm til 10pm
Commercial Drive location, Vancouver
Course fee: $160
Early Bird rate is $150 if paid by January 3, 2011
On-Going Student rate is $150 if you took a class in Dec 2010.

Facilitator: Little Woo
Website: www.littlewoo.org
Please pre-register via email : epicalchemy@littlewoo.org
Testimonials: http://www.littlewoo.org/alchemy-testimonials.htm 

Tuesdays in Winter 2011, starting January 11, 2011

Alchemy Nights: Evenings of Insight & Inspiration

This weekly spiritual dialogue session is hosted at Little Woo’s home in East Vancouver. Share about your journey, discuss things that matter to you, ask questions related to spirituality, healing and evolution… It is a loving and supportive space to give or receive inspiration, insights and understanding. Often, people attend just to listen and enjoy the energy of community and compassion.

It is a facilitated Q & A style evening where the questions/topics are chosen by the people who attend each specific week. We never know what we will talk about but it is always a wonderful selection of topics and personal stories! (This is also an opportunity to connect with the teachings of Epic Alchemy before, during or after you have taken a course with Little Woo)

Please RSVP for the specific date(s) that you wish to attend as there is a seating limit each week. Many people are booking weeks ahead while others are are permanent reservation if they attend very regularly.

To reserve your spot, please RSVP via email
and specify the date(s) you wish to attend:  epicalchemy@littlewoo.org
 
A waiting list will be started after spots are filled.

Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday January 11, 2011
Tuesday January 18, 2011
Tuesday January 25, 2011

The sliding scale per night is $5-15
7pm til 9pm at Commercial Drive location, Vancouver
Facilitator: Little Woo
NOTE: The address will be emailed to you when you rsvp!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Dr Sketchy's Presents Camilla d'Errico
Feature Models Little Miss Risk and Little Woo

7:00pm - 10:00pm
at The Beaumont Studios
316 West 5th Ave
Vancouver, BC

The Dr Sketchy's Art Star Series features burlesque art models dressed as characters from the paintings of Vancouver based artists. Our local art star, Camilla D'Errico, will be at this special Dr Sketchy's- you can view Camilla's prints in the gallery, talk to her about her work, and see her paintings come to life on stage for this 3 hour drawing session!

Little Miss Risk and Little Woo will pose as girls from Camilla's anime inspired paintings and will be modeling on a 360 degree stage.

Seating is limited
Tickets $20
www.drsketchyvancouver.com

Saturday February 5 and February 12, 2011

Public Dreams at 2011 Lunar Fest Vancouver

On February 5th and 12th 2011, Public Dreams will facilitate a processional street celebration down the Granville Street corridor as part of the Lunar Festival which happens Feb.3-13

Throughout the afternoon (3 – 6 pm), the public will be able to make their own lanterns on-site at the LunarFest centre outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.

People can then bring their lanterns to the procession at 6pm on both days and parade down Granville. At Granville and Smythe, participants will be welcomed by a spectacular fire performance whereupon the procession is led back to the start point at Granville & Georgia.

Upon return, processional participants can make their way to the LunarFest site where Public Dreams will present a shadow puppetry showcase at 8pm, a performance of cutting-edge contemporary and traditional Asian shadow puppetry traditions.

Featuring 2 shadowpuppet shows:
Traditional Indonesian Shadowpuppetry Show
Contemporary Shadowpuppet Fairytale by Little Woo (The Silent Kingdom)

* LANTERN WORKSHOPS: February 5 & 12, 2011: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
* LANTERN PROCESSION: February 5 & 12, 2011: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
* SHADOW PUPPET SHOWS: February 5 & 12, 2011: 7:30pm

* LOCATION: outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (in the Commons) along West Georgia between Hornby and Howe Streets
* COST: Free
* WEBSITE: http://www.lunarfest.org/

Every evening from Feb.3 to 13 between 4:00pm to 11:00pm outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, visitors can walk among thousands of lanterns decorated by children across the Lower Mainland and Asia.

4 Wednesdays: February 9, 16, 23 and March 2, 2011

Alchemy of Expression

Where in your life are you most challenged or misunderstood when you need to communicate: At work? With certain types of people or specific friends? With family? With your partner? With your children? In front of groups or large audiences?

Do you wish to speak with increasing ease and authenticity? Do you have a strong desire to stay in your integrity when you communicate?

Far from being a specialized skill reserved for artists and intellectuals, our ability to express what is in our hearts and minds is a fundamental aspect of being human. Being able to communicate your meaning or your authentic feelings in diverse contexts is a real art and a long-term evolutionary commitment.

Be it friendship, romance, business, public speaking or artistic endeavours, your ability to communicate is key. When you refine how you express your essence and honor your truth, you are also better able to understand and honor others.

In Alchemy of Expression, we will examine our individual communication styles and joyfully take them to the next level of Clarity, Truth and Beauty.

4 Wednesdays: February 9, 16, 23 and March 2, 2011
7pm-10pm at Commercial Drive Location, Vancouver
(Address given to registered students)
Course fee: $130
Early Bird rate is $120 if paid by February 2, 2011

Facilitator: Little Woo
Website: www.littlewoo.org 
Please pre-register via email : EpicAlchemy@littlewoo.org 
Testimonials: http://www.littlewoo.org/alchemy-testimonials.htm 

Friday February 11, 2011

As part of the Illuminate Yaletown Festival
Shadowpuppet Fairytale Heart of the Swamp by Little Woo

at Raw Canvas [1046 Hamilton St]
Enjoy the fanciful adventures of dramatic shadow puppets in this installation by Little Woo.

Illuminate Yaletown brings talented artists to Yaletown’s heritage district to showcase their craft and introduce Vancouver to contemporary, interactive light art. http://yaletowninfo.com/events/illuminate/

About Raw Canvas... tapas lounge, wine bar, art studio… an extraordinary social destination.
Choose from our dynamic selection of handcrafted tapas and earth-friendly wines. If the mood strikes, grab a smock and make your way into the painting pit. Buy a blank canvas, we will provide the paint, brushes and everything you’ll need to free your inner artist. Our crew will provide encouragement, insight and inspiration to aid you throughout your creative journey. http://rawcanvas.com/
 

Saturday February 12, 2011

Public Dreams at 2011 Lunar Fest Vancouver

Public Dreams will facilitate a processional street celebration down the Granville Street corridor as part of the Lunar Festival which happens Feb.3-13

Throughout the afternoon (3 – 6 pm), the public will be able to make their own lanterns on-site at the LunarFest centre outside the Vancouver Art Gallery.

People can then bring their lanterns to the procession at 6pm on both days and parade down Granville. At Granville and Smythe, participants will be welcomed by a spectacular fire performance whereupon the procession is led back to the start point at Granville & Georgia.

Upon return, processional participants can make their way to the LunarFest site where Public Dreams will present a shadow puppetry showcase at 8pm, a performance of cutting-edge contemporary and traditional Asian shadow puppetry traditions.

Featuring 2 shadowpuppet shows:
Traditional Indonesian Shadowpuppetry Show
Contemporary Shadowpuppet Fairytale by Little Woo (The Silent Kingdom)

* LANTERN WORKSHOPS: February 5 & 12, 2011: 3:00pm - 6:00pm
* LANTERN PROCESSION: February 5 & 12, 2011: 6:00pm - 7:00pm
* SHADOW PUPPET SHOWS: February 5 & 12, 2011: 7:30pm

* LOCATION: outside the Vancouver Art Gallery (in the Commons) along West Georgia between Hornby and Howe Streets
* COST: Free
* WEBSITE: http://www.lunarfest.org/

Every evening from Feb.3 to 13 between 4:00pm to 11:00pm outside the Vancouver Art Gallery, visitors can walk among thousands of lanterns decorated by children across the Lower Mainland and Asia.

Tuesdays in February and March 2011

Alchemy Nights: Evenings of Insight & Inspiration

This weekly spiritual dialogue session is hosted at Little Woo’s home in East Vancouver. Share about your journey, discuss things that matter to you, ask questions related to spirituality, healing and evolution… It is a loving and supportive space to give or receive inspiration, insights and understanding. Often, people attend just to listen and enjoy the energy of community and compassion.

It is a facilitated Q & A style evening where the questions/topics are chosen by the people who attend each specific week. We never know what we will talk about but it is always a wonderful selection of topics and personal stories! (This is also an opportunity to connect with the teachings of Epic Alchemy before, during or after you have taken a course with Little Woo)

Please RSVP for the specific date(s) that you wish to attend as there is a seating limit each week. Many people are booking weeks ahead while others are are permanent reservation if they attend very regularly.

To reserve your spot, please RSVP via email
and specify the date(s) you wish to attend:  epicalchemy@littlewoo.org
 
NOTE: A waiting list will be started after spots are filled.  This is a good option as there are often sudden openings closer to the event date!

Alchemy Night Dates:
Tuesday February 1, 2011  full  *waiting list started
Tuesday February 8, 2011  full  *waiting list started
Tuesday February 15, 2011 full *waiting list started
Tuesday February 22, 2011 full  *waiting list started

(Updated March 4, 2011)
Tuesday March 1, 2011 full *waiting list started
Tuesday March 8, 2011  full *waiting list started
Tuesday March 15, 2011 full *waiting list started
Tuesday March 22, 2011  full *waiting list started
Tuesday March 29, 2011  full *waiting list started

The sliding scale per night is $5-15
7pm til 9pm at Commercial Drive location, Vancouver
Facilitator: Little Woo
NOTE: The address will be emailed to you when you rsvp!

Saturday March 5, 2011

Greenest City Camp

from 8:30AM - 4PM, Includes delicious vegetarian lunch!!
at SFU Wosk Centre for Dialogue
580 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
$25 + $2.49 service charge online: http://greenestcitycamp.eventbrite.com/

Remember summer camp? Crafts and projects and meeting lots of new people? Well, March 5th is Greenest City Camp, a full-day of learning, connecting and finding allies and collaborators to make Vancouver the Greenest City in the world by 2020. This is your chance to connect with Vancouver residents and organizations that are passionate about making this a green city and find out how we can move forward together. It's about finding people, and the resources, to do what you always wanted to do like:

Making your voice heard by coming out to speak at a Council meeting
Organizing your neighbourhood to take over your laneway to create a garden
Working with your local Business Improvement Association to reduce waste

Residents of Vancouver are passionate about greening the city. We plant community gardens. We walk and ride our bikes to work. We take transit. We purchase healthy green products. We compost. We recycle. We support local businesses. Camp is about linking the actions we are already taking to the ten Greenest City goals in order to build momentum for change. The City can do some things like build bike lanes, provide curbside composting and plant trees on city land but the real impact comes when everyone in Vancouver is part of this story.

The day will be an “unconference” which means that all of the participants -that's you! - jointly create the agenda and lead discussions, talk about projects and find solutions. We provide the space, some background information, the coffee, the cookies and some fun. Then turn it over to you!

It's a lot of chaos, a lot of connection, a lot of fun and will result in a lot of action. You will also have the opportunity to meet folks from the City, learn about the draft Action Plans, and help fine tune and prioritize actions before they go to City Council.

And by the end of the day, everyone should leave with concrete ideas and action items on how they fit into the map of making Vancouver the Greenest City by 2020.

Andrea Curtis, Little Woo and Fiona Rayher will be facilitating storytelling via interviews on video - share the story about your community or group's inspired actions!

Make sure to add your name, suggest a session idea and comment on other ideas on the wiki at http://greenestcitycamp.wikispaces.com/

Event info at: http://greenestcitycamp.eventbrite.com/

April 2011

Little Woo will be out of the country for the month of April.

Alchemy Nights, Epic Alchemy courses and Private Sessions will resume in May 2011.

Tuesday May 10, 17, 24, 31, 2011

Alchemy Nights: Evenings of Insight & Inspiration

This weekly spiritual dialogue session is hosted at Little Woo’s home in East Vancouver. Share about your journey, discuss things that matter to you, ask questions related to spirituality, healing and evolution… It is a loving and supportive space to give or receive inspiration, insights and understanding. Often, people attend just to listen and enjoy the energy of community and compassion.

It is a facilitated Q & A style evening where the questions/topics are chosen by the people who attend each specific week. We never know what we will talk about but it is always a wonderful selection of topics and personal stories! (This is also an opportunity to connect with the teachings of Epic Alchemy before, during or after you have taken a course with Little Woo)

Please RSVP for the specific date(s) that you wish to attend as there is a seating limit each week. Many people are booking weeks ahead while others are are permanent reservation if they attend very regularly.

To reserve your spot, please RSVP via email
and specify the date(s) you wish to attend:  epicalchemy@littlewoo.org
 
NOTE: A waiting list will be started after spots are filled.  This is a good option as there are often sudden openings closer to the event date!!

March  Alchemy Nights:   (Updated March 31, 2011)
Tuesday May 10, 2011   2 spots left, waiting list available
Tuesday May 17, 2011   5 spots left
Tuesday May 24, 2011   5 spots left
Tuesday May 31, 2011   5 spots left

The sliding scale per night is $5-15
7pm til 9pm at Commercial Drive location, Vancouver
Facilitator: Little Woo
NOTE: The address will be emailed to you when you rsvp!

Wednesdays May 18, 25, June 1 & 8, 2011

Alchemy of Peace

It is always a powerful discussion when we dialogue about Peace, War, Truth and Responsibility. But what really revs up my engine is the daily and often mundane work of this grand spiritual transformation.

It's not on the battlefield or the world stage that many of us will do the good work. The majority of the good work is to be done in our communities: with our family, friends, co-workers and peers. Where we walk everyday is where we can walk as true peacemakers. If we still get triggered by pedestrian events, we are probably not ready to successfully deal with the military or larger forces.

Where in our everyday lives, do we tend to fight, bicker, get triggered or feel antagonized? Where do we put up walls, who do we judge and who do we want to shut down? These questions point to the places that can use some new consciousness. As activists, if we try to change the world without changing our warring mindset, we will be creating more of the same in the end.

Topics include:
- Healing Defensiveness
- Rage and the Reptilian Brain
- the Human Right of Dignity
- Understanding and the transformation of Enemies
- Judgment and Justice
- Unattachment and the Road to Inner Peace

This course was partly inspired by my violent childhood experiences and more importantly by my adulthood experiences of understanding the true nature of Peace. Join me in further developing such a shift in consciousness, for the benefit of all beings.

Four evenings, includes a tea break with refreshments provided by Little Woo. (tea and snacks)  A combination of lecture, dialogue and group healing exercises to help focus, clarify and solidify these concepts in our bodies, hearts and minds!

4 Wednesdays: May 18, 25, June 1 & 8, 2011
7pm-10pm, with refreshments provided during the break! (herbal tea and snacks)
at Commercial Drive Location, Vancouver
Please pre-register via email : epicalchemy@littlewoo.org
course fee: $130
Early bird fee is $120 if paid by May 11, 2011

Facilitator: Little Woo
Website: www.littlewoo.org
Testimonials: http://www.littlewoo.org/alchemy-testimonials.htm
 

Friday June 3, 2011

In the House Festival presents "Cabaret So Mignon"

address TBA

Featuring:
Travis Bernhardt
Little Woo's Shadowpuppet Fairytale "The Silent Kingdom"
Laura Albert & Gillian Cofsky
Lalu
The Hastings’

Tickets are now on sale on-line for the 8th Annual In the House Festival! On June 3-5, the In the House Festival is back with a bold new program guaranteed to knock your socks off! Experience intimate and extraordinary live performances of all kinds right in the homes of Commercial Dr. Living rooms and backyards become intimate and vibrant cultural spaces that are multicultural, multidisciplinary and open to all ages. Come celebrate Vancouver's rich variety of cultures, artistic disciplines and communities in a heart-warming weekend of mind-bogglingly great talent! It's 3 days, 19 shows and over 60 acts in a dozen houses!

Festival Dates: June 3-5, 2011
Time: : Box office opens at 5 pm on Friday, June 3rd, and at noon on Saturday, June 4th and Sunday, June 5th. The first show is at 7:00 pm on June 3rd and 2:00 pm on June 4th + 5th.

Where: The box office is located on Napier and Victoria. All the venues are in the surrounding neighbourhood.

Tickets:
Single tickets: $13 adult / 8$ kids
4-show pass: $45 adult / $25 kids
Weekend Pass: $85 adult / $65 kids

Tickets to the festival cannot be reserved. They must be purchased in advance or at the box office of the festival. Tickets will go on sale at Highlife Records at the beginning after the 7th of May. You can find information on the performers, schedules and buy tickets on-line at www.inthehousefestival.com

Saturday June 11, 2011

Alchemy of Reverence - Afternoon Workshop

This workshop is about the heartfelt practice of Reverence: Naturally, there are people we tend to admire and revere in our lives. However, there are also those that we tend to disrespect because we disapprove of their attitude or behaviours. Sometimes, we feel that they do not deserve our reverence because they are not respectful to us or to our values.

However, a committed practice of reverence means that we offer it even to those who disrespect us. We are not necessarily agreeing with their actions but we are aiming to see beyond perceived behaviours in order to acknowledge the person's divinity. Easier said that done but this course will help instill the notion of Reverence more deeply in our psyches and hopefully inspire a life-long practice!

We will engage in various exercises to offer respect for our fellow humans. There is a peaceful elation that arises from honoring others. We will practice giving and receiving Reverence through the body with physical and emotional offerings such as bowing, prostration and gentle yet devoted attention. In many disciplines of Eastern philosophies (from yoga to martial arts), there are many such customs even though in the West, these practices are not common. Regardless, it is an evolved act to offer someone their Dignity and the principles of Namaste can realistically be experienced in our daily interactions. Let this course strengthens your sacred commitment to honor the world at large!

Special Note: Some of the exercises from this course will be part of the XoX Temple project and students who have completed the course are invited to volunteer at the temple whenever they desire. These immediate opportunities allow us to practice the teachings and bring healing into our communities!

** 50% Discount for XoX Temple Volunteers!!!

a) Previous volunteers of the XoX Temple project can take the course at a 50% discount.

b) Also, I'm offering the same 50% discount to those who commit to a shift at the XoX Temple over the June 17-20 weekend at Entheos Festival. Participants are responsible for their own Entheos entry fee and related costs.

Saturday June 11, 2011
1:30-4:30pm at Commercial Drive Location, Vancouver
Please pre-register via email : epicalchemy@littlewoo.org
Workshop tuition: $40

Facilitator: Little Woo
Website: www.littlewoo.org
Testimonials: http://www.littlewoo.org/alchemy-testimonials.htm

June 17-20, 2011

Entheos Festival and Conference
Nahatlatch Valley, Boston Bar, BC

The countdown begins to Entheos, the sixth annual incarnation of a unique and magical outdoor Summer Solstice festival held in beautiful British Columbia. This year’s Entheos Gathering (sometimes referred to as “The Lightship”) will be landing in the same location as last year, in a pristine valley (lush with wild strawberries) surrounded by mountains and forest three hours away from Vancouver.

We bring you three dedicated dance music stage environments featuring top-notch sound systems, a wide variety of musical styles, visualizations by dedicated VJs, and decor crafted by visionary artists. Entheos is a celebration of creativity, positivity, cooperation, community, love, and life that goes far beyond being just a party.

We also offer a full day conference with future-forward workshops for body, mind, and spirit as well as a kids zone with fun activities, a vending village featuring independent artists, a food zone with conscious cuisine, and much much more.


Friday Evening June 17, 2011
Tribal Bellydance performance by Ocean and Little Woo

Saturday Morning June 18, 2011
The Alchemy of Tribal Bellydance with Ocean and Little Woo
Learn the basic principles, isolations and movements of Tribal Bellydance with the dynamic duo: Ocean and Little Woo! With Ocean's background in yoga fused with her studies in Tribal Bellydance, you receive deep wisdom about the body's expansion and flow. With Little Woo's background in Burlesque and Epic Alchemy, you receive inspiration about the body's sensuality and presence. We will learn a short choreography and help create sacred space through playful movement, music and breath!

Saturday Afternoon June 18, 2011
Sacred Kiss Mini-Workshop
In this workshop, we will learn the Sacred Kiss Healing, which offers both the giver and receiver a tangible heart-opening and energy healing experience. It is a powerful way to experience immediate connection and deep compassion for anyone - friend or stranger.

Sunday June 17, 2011
XoX Temple: Happening all afternoon
Come receive a Sacred Kiss: part performance art & part energy healing!

Friday July 8 til Sunday July 10, 2011

Burn In the Forest 2011

BitF is the Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society's (GVIAS) annual summer event that takes place in the beautiful surroundings of the Squamish Valley. This is a regional Burningman event for BC. Our community is built on the participation of its members from the simple exchange of food, stories, or a lending hand, to the elaborate construction of an interactive art project.


Saturday July 9
The Sacred Kiss Workshop at Bitf
In this workshop, we will learn the Sacred Kiss Healing, a prayerformance that offers both the giver and receiver a tangible heart-opening and energy healing experience. It is a powerful way to experience immediate connection and deep compassion for anyone - friend or stranger. Participants can then share it with new people at the XoX Temple installation later that afternoon if they wish! (11am-12pm Location TBA on site)


Saturday July 9
XoX Temple Installation at Bitf
Come participate in the Sacred Kiss experience: a poetic heart-opening communion that creates immediate connection between friends or strangers... You can take the Sacred Kiss workshop on Saturday and offer the healing to others anytime during this Saturday afternoon installation! (2pm-7pm Location TBA on site)
 

September 12 - 29 2011

An Exhibition of PUPPETRY

Exhibiting work from:
Luman Coad
Rababoo Puppet Theatre
Anachronism Pictures
Carnival Sized Cinnamon Hearts Confirmed
Riley Anderson
Kellie Haines & Co.
Flexible Theatre
Kristyna Zemanov
Beth Lee
Travis Jones
Puppets on Permaculture
Rear Entry
Lost & Found Puppet Co.
Little Woo

at Café for Contemporary Art
778 340 3379
140 East Esplanade, North Vancouver (2 blocks walk from the Seabus)
cafeforcontemporaryart.com
 

Saturday October 1, 2011

PlayLaughBe: Building Community Through Creative Expression

A day of all-ages magic, playing hard, taking chances, laughing, learning, inspiration, and
joy. Coming at you October 1st! We already have 25 diverse and exciting playshops lined up, and more coming in!

Here's a taste of the playshops on offer:
Soft Stone Carving, The Marshmallow Challenge, Laughter Yoga, Freestyle Club Dance, Free Your Body & Voice, West Coast Swing Dance with Little Woo, Voice Looping, Field Games, Hula Hoop, Poi, Percussion, Throat Singing, Shaking Meditation, Vocal Improv, Bellyfit, Awareness Through the Body, Huggarama & Paint With Your Body Parts (couples only!), Clowning, Life Drawing, Digital Image Manipulation (Photoshop), Face Painting, Alternative Film Processing, and more! (see the website for full details).

Website: http://www.playlaughbe.com/

Join the PlayLaughBe fan page on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pages/PlayLaughBe/122204684477573

If you would like to volunteer, we need people to help with registration, room monitors, costumed tour guides, and a clean-up crew (Please, get in touch with Aaron:
aaron.malkin@gmail.com

All volunteers and funsillytators will have priority registration and free admission.
 

Saturday October 1, 2011

The Great Dust Off - Vancouver's Burning Man Decompression 2011

COME ONE COME ALL! for an evening full of art, performance, fire, dance, theme camps, circus arts, live music, DJs, Burning Man 2011 imagery, and more, more, MORE!!! We have a Giant Warehouse full of movie props, and our stages will be overflowing with a stunning variety of creative expression! Bring your imagination to share, help create a shining Decompression Artopolis and BE the art you wish to see!!!

Note: Receive Mermaid Kisses at Little Woo's Mermaid Grotto!

website: http://thegreatdustoff.com/
date: Saturday October 1st
doors: 9PM – late
cost: $20

This event is an Officially sanctioned regional Burning Man event, brought to you by the Greater Vancouver Interactive Arts Society (GVIAS). Just like Burning Man this is a Make your own experience event, it is most rewarding when experienced as a participant rather than a spectator –so get involved! Bring the project you brought to Burning Man, left half-finished on your couch, or have been dreaming of for months. Help us build, decorate, ranger, greet or break down. Invite your friends who want to help get the dust out!

Due Monday September 26thv:::ART GRANTS:::
Just announced! We are now taking proposals for Art Grants. Here’s how to submit your proposal, the deadline is Monday September 26th.
http://thegreatdustoff.com/art-grant-application

:::VOLUNTEER:::
The Great Dust Off’s very existence depends upon people generously gifting their time, energy, and resources to make the event happen. No matter your skills or interests, there's a way for you to participate in the creation and manifestation of this event. Fill out the Volunteer survey, and make the event the party you want it to be. Dust Off needs your help so please fill out the questionnaire to let us know how you would like help make this an awesome Decompression event. http://thegreatdustoff.com/volunteer
 

Fall 2011

Alchemy Nights (new name TBA)

This bi-weekly spiritual dialogue session is hosted at Little Woo’s home in East Vancouver. Share about your journey, discuss things that matter to you, ask questions related to spirituality, healing and evolution… It is a loving and supportive space to give or receive inspiration, insights and understanding. Often, people attend just to listen and enjoy the energy of community and compassion.

Intentions of this event:
a) to offer a safe and loving space for connecting with like-minds
b) to offer spiritual support in an accessible and affordable drop-in format

It is a facilitated Q & A style evening where the questions/topics are brought by the people who attend that specific week. We never know what we will talk about but it is always a wonderful selection of topics and personal stories! (This is also an opportunity to connect with the teachings of Epic Evolution)

Please RSVP for the specific date(s) that you wish to attend as there is a seating limit each week. Many people are booking weeks ahead while others are are permanent reservation if they attend very regularly.

To reserve your spot, please RSVP via email and specify the date(s) you wish to attend: evolution@littlewoo.org

A waiting list will be started after spots are filled.

Upcoming Dates:
Tuesday October 11, 2011 full - waiting list started
Tuesday October 25, 2011 full - waiting list started
Tuesday November 8. 2011 full - waiting list started
Tuesday November 22, 2011 full- waiting list started

The sliding scale per night is $5-15
7pm til 9pm at Commercial Drive location, Vancouver
Facilitator: Little Woo
NOTE: The address will be emailed to you when you rsvp!

Saturday, October 15

Work Less Party - Masquerade Ball

Lineup:
Neighbor
Saturn Space-Dicso Orchestra
Timothy Wisdom
Dream Science Circus
Little Woo's Mermaid Grotto
DJ Oker Chen www.funkmylife.com
DJ Matsuda
Body Art Competition($1000 in prizes) - email coordinator@worklessparty.org  to enter
Kinka Lounge

More performers and adventures still to be announced
Adv Tix online: http://www.worklessparty.org/party/party.htm 
Where: Japanese Hall 489 Alexander Avenue
When: Saturday October 15th
Doors: 8pm
Body art competition starts at 9pm
Tickets at the door: $15 if you come in costume. $20 otherwise.
Dress Code: Masquerade Ball. Go Nuts go WILD

 

Fall 2011

A New Name: Epic Evolution

I'd like to announce that my program of teachings (previously known as Epic Alchemy) is now called Epic Evolution. Over the years, whenever people asked me "what is this program about?", I've described it as the spiritual work of conscious Evolution. Though i still appreciate the power of the word "Alchemy", it is also associated with certain branches of esoteric study (involving specific symbols and methodology) that are not actually related to my work.

The word Evolution really sums up the crux of what my work is about yet is more accessible. Last winter, I finally decided I would change the name this fall and it feels good on many levels. Even the design of the logo came to me instantly whereas the one for Epic Alchemy remained in limbo as it never felt right.

All the courses will thus have revised names. e.g. Alchemy of the Heart becomes "Evolution of the Heart" and Alchemy of Expression becomes "Evolution of Expression" etc. My new website will reflect these name changes when it is ready later this fall.

Please note the new email address: evolution@littlewoo.org
(to email me re: classes, counseling, presentations. No event news please)

5 Wednesdays: October 19, 26, November 2, 9 and 16, 2011

Epic Evolution Foundation Course (5-weeks)

In the "Epic Evolution Foundation Course", I share the key spiritual principles that I practice personally and teach in all my courses. They are the blueprint for the entire program so if this is only course you ever take with me, it will be a very succinct way to connect to the main teachings.

I will also share a process that I started in childhood and continue doing to this day - the mapping of my personal mythology. It's a tool that has helped me evolve significantly and sustained me during very difficult chapters. It has given me much insight about the patterns within my relationships, actions, belief systems and life experiences. It helps me weave a better understanding of who I was, who I am and where I am evolving. 

In these 5 weeks together, we will engage in insightful exercises and hear illuminating life stories from the group as this foundation class gives you the core tools and concepts for mapping your Spiritual Biography!

This process helps us to:
- Better understand our life purpose through our personal mythology
- Better discern the unique lessons and patterns we here to evolve

With a set of guiding principles, we can consciously evolve til the end of our days. We each have many hidden talents and skills that are waiting to be tapped yet we can learn to fully enjoy being "works in progress".

We do not evolve because we are broken, we evolve because we are creative beings!

5 Wednesdays: October 19, 26, November 2, 9 and 16, 2011
7pm-10pm at Commercial Drive Location, Vancouver
(Address given to registered students)
course fee: $160
Early Bird rate is $150 if paid by October 11, 2011
Please pre-register via email: evolution@littlewoo.org
Facilitator: Little Woo

Friday, October 28, 2011

Rumi Renaissance Temple Night

7 PM at Unity Church, Oak St & 42nd
Only $25 in Advance ($33 at door)

A Serious Joyful Celebration and Activation of Fierce Love, Deep Wisdom and ComPassion in Action with Mystic Scholar, Rumi Translator, Author and Director of the Institute for Sacred Activism, Andrew Harvey and friends from the Vancouver Community.

Renowned teacher Andrew Harvey shares his passionate and transformative vision of the world's greatest mystical poet Rumi and of the sacred importance of Rumi's massive popularity at this time of our great shift. Andrew will share his vision of Sacred Activism as the birthing force of a new world… "Sacred Activism", and that is profoundly the marriage of the two most noble fires in the human heart and soul—the fire of the mystic’s passion for God and the fire of the activist’s passion for justice. When these two fires come together they birth a third fire, which is the sacred evolutionary fire of the Sacred Marriage, the fire of love and wisdom in action.

Special Guests include
Mahara Brenna,
Zamir Dhanji,
Theda Phoenix,
Shine Edgar,
Ali Rezmy,
Raqib Brian Burke
Little Woo
DJ Ash, and others, including Whirling Dirvish performers, musicians and artists.

Evening includes Silent Auction, Art in Motion (live Art), a dance journey with DJ Ash to connect, open the heart.

ALSO: VIP Private Reception with Andrew Harvey, A prelude to Rumi Night
Unity Church downstairs, 6pm - 6:45
Tickets for VIP reception is $55
(includes Meet & Greet, Refreshments & Reserved Seating for Rumi Night)

Info and Tickets: www.innersanctuary.ca
Also at Banyen Books on 4th Ave. And Highlife Music on Commercial Dr.
Advance Tickets for RUMI night: ONLY $25; At the Door, $33
PLEASE RESERVE YOUR TICKETS NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!
This is also FUNdraiser for Towards Eden, a festival for sustainability.
 

November 1, November 15, November 21 and December 6, 2011

XoX Temple: In the Still of the Night

In modern societies, a lot of people are missing the affectionate loving touch of another human being. In a study i read many years ago, the Latin countries had the most touch in their everyday lives and the British had the least. Does that seem surprising? To me, it is always a bit shocking to remember just how many people are going about their lives with minimal physical contact. In the West, unless you have a partner or affectionate family/friends, you may end up with barely any affectionate touch in your daily life. Some communities may be more "hug or touch-friendly" but many people in the Western world are hungering for this most basic form of human connection.

This is one of the reasons why i have been hosting free XoX Temple events in my home - to help people receive this fundamentally healing energy. It is a chance to give and receive without strings attached! It is a chance to experience this warmth without encountering confusion or expectations. It is a chance to enjoy connection without having to specifically "ask" for it.

Not only is a loving touch extremely healing to receive when we are down (be it from a friend or a professional bodyworker), it is healing on a day-to-day basis. I have been in discussion with many professional escorts who shared with me that one of the biggest needs they fulfill is not necessarily sexual - but the more platonic need for physical touch and simple companionship.

Thus, at the XoX Temple, we co-create a sacred space for support and companionship that is not based on left-brain activity (dialogue or intellectual analysis). Instead, it is based on safe touch, intuition, compassion and the art of being present. The activities we share are less about "doing something" with someone and more about "being" with someone. Though our compassionate action is often helpful to someone in a time of crisis, sometimes all they really want is our loving presence. We don't have to have all the answers and we don't have to fix anything. Often times, we just have to be there with our love and hold them for a while.

Let our hearts give and receive gentle solace in a safe environment. Each person will get a chance to give support and to receive support. You will practice holding others and you will practice being held.

There is a specific setting for this evening with simple protocols that I will share during the opening circle. In this sacred container that we will create together, we may encompass some laughing, some sobbing and much silence yet no words. I will guide verbally but we will enjoy the process without talking.

To reserve your spot, please RSVP via email and specify the date(s) you wish to attend: evolution@littlewoo.org

A waiting list will be started after spots are filled.

XoX Temple Dates:
Tuesday November 1. 2011
Tuesday November 15, 2011
Monday November 21, 2011
Tuesday December 6, 2011

Free event but participants are asked to bring a bit of food to share during the end.
Please refrain from wearing strong scents.  Thanks so much!
7pm til 10pm at Commercial Drive location, Vancouver
Facilitator: Little Woo
The address will be emailed to you when you rsvp!

Friday January 6, 2012

Evolution of Passion + Bon Voyage Gathering

Little Woo will be interviewing Joel Bellenson about his game-changing book:
Equal Watts: The Solar Emancipation of the Third World

Have you been overwhelmed by the world situation? Are you concerned about Peak Oil? Climate Change? Energy Crises? Overpopulation? Over-consumption? Social Justice? World Poverty?

Be you artist, activist, entrepreneur, scientist, philosopher, teacher, consumer, worker of any creed, color or collar, then you can be among the first to hear the astounding details about the upcoming energy revolution that will change the world...

Whether you are mainstream or outside of the mainstream
whether you are conservative or radical
whether you are political or apolitical
whether you are the 99% or the 1%
the information in this presentation will give you an exciting understanding of the next great revolution on our planet...

Event Schedule:
6:30pm Doors open (presentation begins at 7pm)
7pm-10pm Interview/Presentation + Q & A session
10pm-12am Social time.
Note: Friends who can't attend the show but wish to say hello: stop by between 10pm-12am. No rsvp needed for the social gathering.

Event cost:
$20+ donor extraordinaire, $15 abundant, $10 suggested minimum, $5 underemployed

Location:
Prana Yoga College, 2nd floor studio, 293 East 2nd Avenue

NOTE: All net proceeds will be donated to the Thailand Lifesaver Clean Water Project.

RSVP is needed to reserve a seat at the presentation: evolution@littlewoo.org

If you cannot attend, consider a donation to Little Woo's
Vancouver Loves Thailand: Providing Clean Water campaign:
http://www.indiegogo.com/Vancouver-Loves-Thailand-Providing-Clean-Drinking-Water-for-Flood-Survivors?a=147907


More Info About The Presentation:
"Equal Watts" challenges the prevailing belief that we will need 5 Earths to enable the billions of people to live like Americans. Instead it asserts that the only limit to the "carrying capacity" of the planet is whether the creative capacity of the Global South is unleashed by the Solar Revolution. Joel, a former Stanford biology student who revolutionized life sciences when his company assembled, annotated the human genome and put it into the public domain to prevent it from being patented - repudiates the longstanding ideology of scarcity and despair spread by Stanford biology professor Paul Ehrlich with his 1968 screed, the Population Bomb.

The runaway exponential development of solar power, LED lights, desalination and hydroponics will soon render all the debates about climate change, peak oil and population growth moot and usher in an era that turns the current global geopolitical and economic order upside down! This revolution will empower and emancipate the Global South - radically restructuring cities, the division between town and country and the family itself.

"Equal Watts" uncovers a longstanding pattern (dating back at least 600 years) of economic, ecological, political and military crises and the exponential development of the technologies that overcome these crises. As Mark Twain said "History may not repeat itself, but it rhymes a lot."


About Joel Bellenson:
Joel was the co-founder and CEO of Pangea Systems/DoubleTwist, which assembled and annotated the first draft of the Human Genome, provided low cost access to academics and kept it from being patented. He was also the co-founder and CEO of Upstream Biosciences which used artificial intelligence software to discover new medicines against drug-resistant tropical infectious diseases such as African Sleeping Sickness, Malaria, and Black Fever. Joel and his companies have been featured on the cover of Wired Magazine, covered in the New York Times, BBC, Fortune and Forbes, appeared on ABC, CNN, CBC, won Best New Technology Awards from Saatchi & Saatchi, gave a keynote address at an African Union conference, and chaired a World Health Organization bioinformatics conference.
 

As you may know, I have a visceral appreciation for Thailand - having traveled there on 2 occasions and returning this spring 2012. Since Thailand has experienced severe flooding recently, I am inspired to see if our community could quickly rally some funds together and provide clean drinking water for up to 1000 Thai people (up to 6 months of water).

Some time ago, I'd discovered Michael Pritchard's amazing water filter via Ted Talks and recently found out about the Thailand Lifesaver Clean Water Project. Through this program, the company will provide water filters to people of Thailand who are in need...

About the Thailand Lifesaver Clean Water Project
http://www.lifesaversystems.com/become-a-lifesaver/Thailand-appeal


For every $160 Cad, we get one Lifesaver jerrycan that can provide clean drinking water for a village of 50 people for 6 months! (at 1.5L of water per day for 50 people)

Thus, I've started an IndieGogo campaign to help monitor this effort and make it easy for people to donate... Any amount you feel inspired to give would be greatly appreciated!

And if you can spread the word, this will ensure success!! Vancouver loves Thailand!

Donate now: 
http://www.indiegogo.com/Vancouver-Loves-Thailand-Providing-Clean-Drinking-Water-for-Flood-Survivors?a=147907&i=wdgi


Watch the Ted Talk video:
http://www.ted.com/talks/michael_pritchard_invents_a_water_filter.html

Learn more about the Lifesaver filters:
http://www.lifesaversystems.com/
 

Private Sessions with Little Woo
Available for individuals, couples and children. 

There are 3 main options for Private Sessions.
*held in a private sanctuary in the Commercial Drive area of Vancouver, BC.

Option A: Healing Sessions
In healing sessions, Little Woo supports you in understanding what your core teachings and key missions are in this lifetime. With understanding, one can bring healing to relationships, situations and health challenges. She also helps you experience epiphanies and spiritual truths in your body, rather than just in your head. Specific suggestions and messages are often given for your current situation and for your long-term spiritual development.

Option B: Inspirational Sessions (Meeting the Muse)
In inspirational sessions, Little Woo helps you design your life, your career or your project with grounded wisdom, innovative ideas, effective strategies and concrete plans. As your Muse, she will incite your unique talents, resources, energy and passions to manifest your dreams. With playfulness, creativity and humour, Little Woo will assist you in crystallizing your visions and life projects so you will leave the session feeling activated, inspired and excited to take the next step!

Option C: Workshop Sessions
Workshop sessions involve taking any of the Epic Alchemy courses through a series of private sessions that suit your schedule. Please see the website for details about the curriculum that is currently available.

Please email for more info or to book a session: evolution@littlewoo.org

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