Workshops

Smacka Whyman is joining us at Dragon Dreaming Festival 2023

I am very spiritual and cultural person, I am an energy Healer. I am spiritual guide and teacher, teaching people about how to connect to the land and communicate with animals and Nature.
Since the activation of Uluru on the 21-12-2020 the Elders gave us permission to release all our knowledge to mainstream society and the world. I will bring some of my country with me that will help in energy and guidance.

In this workshop we discuss practical and easy to apply techniques to heal and grow ourselves through developing greater understanding of our inner workings. Most of us know the wonders that can come form holding space for someone we love...

It's my aim that those who attend this workshop walk away with a greater capacity to hold space for themselves too. This can be done with or without psychedelics but they can at times make it easier to witness our thoughts instead of be driven by them.

WHAT THIS IS
An interactive deliberation about our experience as human beings, focussed on entering altered states in music and psychedelic cultures. I will express my perspective of the illusion that affects us in every moment, and then open the floor to bring up topics that our conscious minds should be exploring. There is much more than meets the eye when opening our energy fields in these environments.

QUESTIONS TO EXPLORE
• Is our current culture healthy?
• How can we ensure the sustainability of outdoor music festivals with so much outside criticism and judgement?
• What can we do to evolve our state of being into being more conscious about the cause & effects of our decision making?
• Why do we make the decisions we make?
• What happens to our Energy Body when we alter our state and then enter a large pumping dancefloor?
• How can we provide a safe exploration of ourselves with altered states?

Jake Cassar has been described as an encyclopedia of bush knowledge, earning this reputation by living in the wilderness for extended periods and subsiding largely from only what he can sustainably and respectfully obtain from the bush. This hands on, interactive and educational workshop on edible native and introduced plants and bush medicine is guaranteed to change the way you look at the Aussie bush forever!

Sarah is a dedicated lifelong dancer who trained intensively in Classical Ballet and Contemporary dance before she found her love in Fusion Bellydance, inspired by the dances from the MENAHT region & Central Asia, Hip Hop & Modern. Over the last 8 years of devoted practice, she has found Fusion Bellydance has become the platform for her soul and artistic expression, allowing her to explore emotions and archetypes within herself.
Sarah is passionate about sharing her love for the dance form through her performances and classes. She is the director of ALYASATI Fusion Bellydance school in Brunswick where she teaches beginner & inter/adv Fusion Belly Dance.
She is a regular performer in the Australian Bellydance Community, at live music events & festivals around Australia and Internationally.

Doofaerobics is the blessed love child of friendship, dancing and laughter. Since the 80s, Doofaerobics was a prophecy waiting to achieve self actualization. Today, flaughtering on the dancefloor, you'll find a group of 20 to infinity Doofers in synchronized unity, moving as one, to the rhythm of the highly eclectic, eccentric and hilarious beats. Tashi spins tunes from your favorite genres such as Serbian Street Dancing, Absurd Punkedelia, 90s Pop corn, Disco Wednesdays and the Morrocan cha cha as Heik leads the gang on a wild and wonderful goose chase for the absurdest limb gyration known to (wo)mankind. Doofaerobics is the OG doof workout experience for the mind, body and spirit sticks of all ages.

Bonnie is a movement medicine facilitator and energy worker from Newcastle. She has created a workshop called ‘Deepen Your Dance Movement and Meditation’ which she enjoys sharing with people in the community. She has held space for this workshop at a variety of festivals around Australia. Her workshops allows people to express, heal, release and activate, through movement and meditation.

'Held By Sound' creates and curates music for psychedelic-assisted therapy and self-exploration.

Over the last decade, we have been a part of the global psychedelic music festival scene. After countless collaborations creating music for dancefloors, we have now shifted our sights to a more inward-focused approach to experince music.

Held By Sound are the creators of the world’s first Modular Album, a tool that has been lovingly crafted for Clinicians and Solo-Travelers alike, to best support a transformational experience whether in a psychedelic-assisted therapy setting or an at-home therapy/deep listening session.
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This “choose-your-own-adventure” music experience is perfected for the journey space. It is inspired by nature, informed by science and designed for the shifting and evolving nature of the psychedelic experience.

In our workshop we will talk about music, psychedelics and the power of music within the psychedelic experience as a foundation for the main deep listening session that proceeds it, where we will demonstrate how to use the Modular Album as a tool within this therapeutic space.

After learning the ropes and breaking into dance music scene BADSHORE and Madam Manana saw a need to provide a safe space to promote diversity in Australia's dance music scene. From this the Pink Noise Women's and Gender inclusive DJ work shop blossomed.

This workshop aimed at encouraging women and the LGBTQI+ community to enhance their DJ skills and deepen their understanding of mixing methods in a fun, supportive environment. This is an introductory course aimed at teaching beginners the basics. Brought to you by Badshore and Madam Manana of the Pink Noise Collective from FNQ.

Amelie Ecology is an ecologist, educator and musical performer from Darug and Gundungurra Country, Australia. Amelie has a PhD in pollinator ecology and loves to share the buzz on bees through Eco PoP bee-ts and permaculture education for all ages. She facilitates workshops and interactive performances across Australia, Europe and Japan that cross-pollinate urban ecology, permaculture and play. Amelie became an insect Ecologist because she never lost her wonder at the fascinating lives of invertebrates. Her dream is to share this wonder with our broader community- because we can be ecologists too!

Step into a world of face and body paint, and allow yourself to become the inner creature or creation that is waiting to come out and play! Whether it’s a fierce tiger, a dainty pixie, or adornment that you’re after, Phantasia Face Painting will transform you into whatever it is you desire, for children and adults of all ages!!

Lauren grew up in the Blue Mountains NSW. She has ten years’ experience as a social worker and practices as a Child and Family Counsellor. Lauren has worked with children, families, parents, and adults of all ages. Her counselling style aims to build individuals’ resilience, develop effective coping strategies to manage stress, and empower people to lead a meaningful life. She is passionate about using imagination, movement and playful approaches when working with children, and is excited to share these skills with the Dragon Dreaming community, in the kid’s workshop space.

vanessa yana kuntur has being working with traditional medicine from the Qero shamans in Peru as well as both Jungle Kambo/ Ayahuasca and Northen Huachuma Master plant medicines. Working closely with indigenes communities so they may continue their work in a formal setting throw the creation of Waira Qeros Shamanic Association of Peru. She works with the energy's of nature and master Plants to bring healing and expansion of consciousness to her clients. Throw the use of a medicine bundle and initiations with the SACRED MOUNTAINS throw the Qero Papaza Family lineage & Moche/ kamanawa/ katukina/hunikuin MASTER PLANTS.

Fiona has worked in private practice and mental health for 11 years as a Clinical Psychologist. Currently she is a PhD Doctoral Candidate, investigating Dreaming for Trauma Adaptation.
Aside from her formal 17 years of consciousness research in the academic arena, she is an Intuitive Counsellor, Empath and HSP. Fiona has co-created her desired reality in Dreamtime since 1999.
Fiona has first hand experiential understanding of the Twin Flame journey and acceleration of self- development and soul-contract since Union in 2017.

I am a visionary artist, qualified Transpersonal Art Therapist and experienced practitioner of magick. I have been doing magick rituals in a group setting for over a decade and have been connceting with Dragons in a ritual setting for many years. I have extensive practice with draconic alchelmy and the transmutative process that is experienced from immersion in dragon energy. As well as in a ritual practice my visionary art practice is inspired by my relationship with dragons. I hope to inspire others to create their own special connection with these powerful beings for there own growth and exploration. I am also high priestess of the online coven, Magick Temple - Astral Gathering

ECOTONE is a Ritual Song Experience, a meeting place of receptivity and crying out, of deep listening and raising our voices. This performance is experimental and relational. Participants are invited to join their voices, or lay back and receive the sonic landscape.

Nancy has a true passion for ‘sharing the shake’ and been certified from 2022.
Assisting people from all walks of life to self-activate their innate healing mechanism through this technique.
Enabling yourself to truly ‘shake it out’ by tapping into your parasympathetic response of Rest and Digest, allowing your emotional body the deep state of release that is desired for a vibrant frequency to emerge.

Tom has spent 10 years working in the field of self-development and guided discovery helping his clients to make healthier choices, honour their truth, and navigate their own mental health journey.

He now spends his time traveling Australia speaking with high school students, parents, teachers, and corporates as well as hosting workshops and presentations for the general public.

His mission across all demographics is to invite participants in living a life full of truth, compassion, authenticity, and responsibility. Tom achieves these outcomes by offering a variety of practices that allow his clients to deepen the relationship that they have with themselves, others, and their environment thus, ensuring a more fulfilling personal life, work life, and social life.

28 Healers offering their gifts, wisdom and knowledge FOR FREE all weekend. Book times at the Healing Space Daily 8am and 1pm