Evolvefest - This past weekend Jordan and I went to a spiritual yoga and music festival in Phillipsburg, NJ called Evolvefest. It was such a great time! This is a 3-day festival, all of Labor Day weekend, but we only went for the day on Sunday.
We got there early day and walked around to scope out the scene. It took place on the large Warren County Fairgrounds so there was tons of space and green grass to dance, play and practice yoga on.
There were a few main stages for workshops, yoga, and concerts, a big booth for kids actions and a line of sellers selling fair trade clothes, gemstones, books, purses, jewelry, and religious accouterments like dehydrated white sage. There were also a few cool neon artwork sculptures and bright starry decorations scattered throughout.
Neon Art Sculpture at Evolvefest
There was an almost constant scent of burning incense or white sage. Noticing the other attendees and yogis, it was mainly young folks in their 20's or late teens. A lot of lean young guys with dreads, and girls in billowing trousers or skirts and bando tops in Earthy colours.
Does it make any sense to give women this simple right in one state and not another? Not to me. The people there were so friendly and open also. If https://nudebeach.cc/videos/these-are-new-movies-from-my-2149.html got someone's eye they might actually maintain eye contact and smile. It was refreshing.
The schedule was packed with a variety of workshops, yoga, hula hooping lessons, spiritual ceremonies, crafts, and more. This is a free form yoga dance with a couple loose poses, and then you move the body and limbs in whatever way feels good.
The chant leader said sound goes some 700 miles, therefore I trust the good energy traveled and did some good!
After this we got up to head to another workshop about holistic, healthful living. The speaker, Dalien of 13 Hands, was very animated and amusing. He talked about his journey of healing himself through eating wholesome healthful food, clearing chakras and learning to crap a lot (no joke).
The conversation was a little lengthy, but entertaining. He had us get up to do a few energizing yoga poses together. At the end we were encouraged to sit back and shut our eyes as he played a scintillating concert of tune, hang drums and flute.
Evolvefest Meditation in Gateway of Ascension Ceremony
By then it was dinnertime so we went to check out the two outdoor food stands. Each one had healthful vegetarian options like green juice and hummus veggie wraps. I 'd the portobello mushroom sandwich, that was surprisingly quite flavorful, and Jordan had a grilled cheese.
There was a "Conscious Culture" workshop I desired to attend, but when we couldn't discover that we ended up at the "Gateway of Ascension Service" at a grassy area called Healing Village.
We put on our backs to listen, and assistants walked around to wave burning white sage and feathers around our bodies (to clear any negative energy I presume).
The minister spoke of a dream vision she'd of everyone's third eye unexpectedly opening. We did a guided meditation, visualizing different colour lights going through our chakras. She told us by walking through the "gateway" we were agreeing to participate in a fresh Earth and live in harmony with each other.
Greeting us at the other end were "angels" that warmly embraced each one of us and whispered supporting messages, like "you've a divine purpose in this world." Actually I didn't have any magical awakening, but it was a new, warm and calming experience nonetheless.
Playing lead crystal bowls at Evolvefest
The concerts have been going on throughout the day, but we didn't go over to see one until late that night. A band called Bad Buka was jamming extremely on stage and had the crowd jumping and dancing. We caught a couple of minutes of it and then headed out.
Attending this event got us thinking about hippies. "Joyful Educated People Pursuing Limitless Enlightenment."
Evolvefest
The people at this festival were a lot like modern day hippies, and we would guess 20-30% of the Evolvefest bunch would be interested in what we do.
( https://nudebeach.cc/categories/nudity/4/ hope to get more involved next time if we can!)
So what do you believe, are we FKK'ers like modern-day hippies? Continuing what finished in the 60s / 70s? Couldn't naturism and body acceptance be part of "the new awareness" ?
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