Transcend Fest 2025

Discover the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda in this introductory workshop designed to help you bring balance, health, and harmony into your daily life. You’ll learn the basics of the doshas (Vata, Pitta, Kapha), how they influence your body and mind, and simple practices to align with your unique constitution. Through interactive discussion and practical tips, you’ll leave empowered to integrate Ayurveda’s timeless principles into your routine for greater vitality and well-being. Perfect for beginners or anyone curious about this holistic approach to health!

Join us as we allow the healing sounds and vibrations wash over. These sounds aim to induce deep relaxation and a meditative state, allowing the mind to quiet and the body to release tension. The frequencies and vibrations of the instruments help reset the nervous system, reduce stress, and promote healing on a cellular level. This sonic immersion can help balance emotions, enhance focus, and leave participants feeling refreshed, grounded, and connected to a deeper sense of peace.

Books are cool, and this book is no exception!  The vedanta scriptures open our eyes to a world that is beyond the physical senses, calling upon myths and legends of ancient yogis who were seeking immortality and the deepest secrets of life and consciousness.  ‘The Upanishads’ is a condensed form of the Vedas (hence the name ‘Vedanta’), and the precursor to ‘The Mahabharata’ (Great Tale Of Bharata [India]), a text where we find ‘Bhagavad Gita’ nestled comfortably in the epicenter of the divine vortex.  BG being a culmination of vedic wisdom about God and man’s search for happiness in a world that seems to be trying to kill him all the time.  But ‘The Upanishads’ came first for a reason, and it is that reason we will uncover in this workshop.  This is a rare opportunity to see these texts in an astonishing new way, and will provide countless gems and mysteries for you to meditate on in your personal practice.  
You’ll meet Agni, Vayu, Nachiketas and even Yamaraj; Death himself, in this mythical tome of yogic knowledge.  What question did Death refuse to answer to a young boy who gave his life as an act of faith?  Who or what is Brahman?  Why the chariot and the wheel?  Join us at Transcend to discover a whole new world of Yoga with “Wisdom Of The Upanishads”!!

Dive into the sacred and powerful realm of Sex Magick in this tantra-based workshop designed for those seeking to harness their sexual energy for personal empowerment and spiritual growth.  In this class, you'll learn how to integrate the principles of Tantra with ancient practices of Sex Magick to deepen intimacy, enhance pleasure, and manifest your desires.

Throughout the session, we will explore the connection between sexuality and spirituality, emphasizing the importance of awareness, intention setting, and energy flow. Participants will engage in guided exercises that include breathwork, visualization, and movement, all aimed at awakening and channeling sexual energy.

Discover how to create sacred space for connection and exploration, using rituals and tools to amplify your intentions and desires. We will delve into practices that promote deeper intimacy with yourself and your partner, encouraging a profound understanding of the divine within.

This workshop is perfect for individuals and couples alike, offering insights into how to cultivate a more conscious and fulfilling sexual experience.  Join me on this journey to awaken your desires, harness your sexual power, and explore the magical potential of your intimate relationships through the lens of Tantra,  Come ready to connect, explore, and transform.

This is a unique meditative sound bath promoting mindfulness through the use of steel tongue drums, handpans, other percussion, and electronic vibrational music. A guided grounding meditation starts this session followed by an hour of deep relaxation. Experience a journey of the mind and body through a thoughtful 4-stage soundscape that includes sounds of nature, leaving you relaxed and restored. This is an emotive sound experience described as delightful, powerful, and restful. Jim’s musical style is both improvised, as well as structured into a fixed set of stages, leading the listeners to achieve a higher state of meditation and self-awareness.

Join LaTia of Fruitful Ascension for an intimate tea blending session where we will get acquainted with some of her favorite herbal allies used for building immunity, womb health, healthy digestion, nervous system support, and more. This workshop will begin with a brief tea ceremony where each person will enjoy a signature Fruitful Ascension herbal creation blend to sip on and connect with as they choose an Oracle card from the Herbal Astrology Oracle deck which will deliver a personal message from the plants. Perhaps it's a plant you are ingesting right now, perhaps that plant is present elsewhere in the workshop like at the tea blending station, or perhaps that plant is simply an herbal ally from a spiritual standpoint and has a message you need to hear.

During this workshop, participants will connect with and learn the properties of healing herbs. We will discuss their physical as well as their spiritual benefits and each person will leave with their own personalized tea blend.

This workshop is designed, through meditation and visualization, platonic intimacy and connection and reflection, to bridge the gap from wounded inner child to integrated adult. Through somatic inner healing, you will awaken the space to create a deepened relationship with your inner little child, so you can become the safe space for her/him/they to find respite and peace from past wounds, trauma, and pain. You will experience a physical release from stuck emotions and frozen trauma that lay dormant within your body, dictating how you show up in your adult life. This sacred and safe space will be a beautiful time to be seen, to connect on an embodied level with your fellow humans, and to find the freedom to live your most authentic and vulnerable life!