October 11 Tibetan Chod Healing by Dungse Rigdzin Dorje Rinpoche and the monks and nuns of Zangdokpalri
October 11 Aunt Claire in Concert
October 17 Terry Oldfield and Soraya in Concert
October 17 Trance Dance - Close Your Eyes and See
with Rima and Gary Yamane
October 19 Milonga Tango - Social Dance
October 24 Lisa Carman in Concert
October 25 Earth Speaks Concert with Marjorie de Muynck & Inlakesh
November 3 Mosaic Belly Dancing
November 7 Heart Beat - Free Form Dance
November 9 Children's Book Signing "The Little Cat, the Wonderful Witch, and the Clever Mouse"
November 12 UnHun - Throat Singing Concert
November 14 CSF Student Shows
November 16 Milonga Tango - Social Dance
November 16 Sound Healing Gong Bath
November 21 Trance Dance - Close Your Eyes and See
with Rima and Gary Yamane
November 21 Lisa Carman and Steve Altermatt in Concert
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Ongoing Events
Fridays 5:45 - 7:00 pm
Vinyasa Yoga and Music with Emily Branden
$12 Class (1 hour and 15 minute class)
Studio Class Passes are honored
Join us every Friday evening at BODY for a 'short and sweet' vinyasa yoga class accompanied by music (occasionally live). Shed the skin of your week in a deeply meditative, flowing asana sequence set to music in a light atmosphere. Ground into your weekend with simplicity and truth, immersed in the divine dance of breath. Heighten deep body awareness and strength while opening to grace and setting the tone for a great Friday night!
Emily's Vinyasa Class Schedule
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Ongoing - First Monday of Every Month
Monday, November 3
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Mosaic Dance Company
presents Belly Dancing
Cost: Free
Tips welcome
Mosaic Dance Company (MDC), founded by director Myra Krien in 1998, has grown from a local company performing at Cleopatra’s Cafe to a company of national recognition. One of the top belly dance companies in America today,
MDC presents a diverse innovative repertory
that honors the traditions of Middle Eastern 
Arts as they relate to American culture and
offers a vital contemporary language pushing
the limits of the dance form to incorporate an expressive world view. Our art form is a celebration, come join us!
Join us at BODY for dinner and drinks and enjoy the expressive offerings of the Mosaic Dance Company by some of our more talented local youth and adults alike.
Ongoing - First Friday of the Month
Friday, November 7
8:00-10:00 pm
Heart Beat - Free Form Dance
with Rima & Gary Yamane
Fee: $10
If you have a body you can dance. Free-form dance is an opportunity to explore and express yourself through movement free of any expectations about how your dance should look. We invite you to move in whatever way inspires you – from lying or rolling on the floor to jumping like a pogo stick and everything in between. Free-form dance supports solo movement as well as movement done in pairs or groups. It’s up to you. The only requirement is respect for self and others. With a wide range of tastefully programmed music we invite you to use this monthly event as an opportunity for engaging in dance as sacred ritual, creative expression, fun exercise, exploring personal movement, non-verbal social interaction, healing, playfulness, and more. In order to honor everyone’s varied needs we ask that participants refrain from unnecessary conversation while in the dance space. This event is free of instruction. However, there will be an opening and closing circle.
Gary Yamane is a musician, teacher, hypnotherapist and husband. His Trance Dance experience began in the 1980s when he employed the theories and practice of Terpsichore Trance Therapy with his hypnotherapy clients in Santa Cruz, CA. He has studied communication theory and is actively involved with the Compassionate Communication (aka NVC) community in Taos. As director of the music department at a charter high school in Angel Fire he is also working with educators to develop a national curriculum based on popular music.
From ballet to butoh Rima Yamane has enjoyed a life-long exploration of dance. Interested in dance as a vehicle for exploring hidden layers of the psyche and ones relationship to spirit she has studied Trance Dance with Wilbert Alix whom she currently assists in regional workshops. As a graduate of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Hospice Training Institute, Rima has cultivated a passion for embracing difficult life circumstances as opportunities for growth and transformation. She is the creator of a course entitled Freeing the Psyche Through Creative Modalities, which she has taught at UNM-Taos. Rima is also a musician, writer, visual artist and holds a B.A. in psychology.
Photo Credit: Ruchell Alexander
Ongoing Event
Milonga Argentinean Tango
Saturday,October 19 & November 16
3-4 pm – Beginners Dance Lesson $10 (includes following Tango Social)
4-8 pm
cover: members: $3 /
student non-members $5 / non-members: $8
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Saturday & Sunday, October 11 & 12
2:30-4:00 pm and 5:00-6:30 pm both days
Tibetan Chod Healing
A musical healing ceremony
$195 for this 2-day event
Including 4 healing sessions
Healing Chöd is an ancient Buddhist ritual known for its power to heal mental and physical sickness, remove karmic obstacles to spiritual growth, and address human suffering. There are no instructions to follow or techniques to learn. You simply lie down, rest, and receive healing. Chöd is suitable for everyone, including those with physical or mental distress, whether chronic or mild. Chöd consists of four musically compelling rituals led by Rinpoche and the monks and nuns of Zangdokpalri. The sacred sound and mantra initiate the favorable conditions necessary to pacify the causes of discord. With roots in the teachings of the Prajnaparamita Buddhist Sutra, Rinpoche's Chöd is identical in essence to the teachings of Machik Lapdron, an eleventh-century female Buddhist master in Tibet. With the support of the Dalai Lama, these Healing Chöd events are being offered in the West to raise money for a monastery-building project to benefit one of the poorest parts of India , Arunachal Pradesh, where no spiritual, educational, or 
artistic services currently exist.
The Healing Chö is a ritual from Rinpoche's Mind Treasure, identical in essence to the teachings of Machik Lapdron, the 11th century female buddhist master. In this ritual, participants lie down on the floor while Rinpoche and the monks and nuns perform a four session ceremony with breaks in between. Kunzang Dechen Lingpa's unique Healing Chö Buddhist Dharma Treasure has benefited or healed thousands of people, from those chronically ill to those suffering simple sadness. This unique healing practice has been nurtured in Tibet for a millennium. The ceremony employs a healing song and music conducted by the Lama. The rhythm and symphonic sequences initiate the favorable conditions necessary to pacify the causes of physical, emotional and spiritual discord.
Visit www.totalgoodness.org for more information
Saturday, October 11 7:30 pm
“Aunt Claire” is back!
Tickets: adv. $10 /
same $15
Santa Fe's beloved all women's band Aunt Claire is back for their second show at BODY. Their first show in July was completely sold out with a line out the door, so don't miss your chance to see them churn out amazing renditions of your favorite Aunt Claire tunes, brand new songs and outrageously delicious versions of their favorite covers.
Aunt Claire is Nancy Gray, Nina Hart, Virginia Gilstrap, and Linda Pedelty. Prepare to be dazzled by their multi-layered, alternative instrumentation and gorgeous harmonies.
Friday, October 17, 7:30 pm
Terry Oldfield & Soraya In Concert
Music For Heart And Soul
In the Soul Room
Tickets: $15 advance, $20 same day
Profound & Inspiring Music...
Touching hearts around the world, renowned for his flute and pan pipes mastery, Terry Oldfield has a unique ability to bring the spirit of nature into his composition, from the birds of the rainforest to the whales of the ocean, which in turn enhances the soulful and meditative journeys his music explores. Terry Oldfield who was born to an Irish mother and an English Father in a Northern suburb of London called Palmers Green, is now an international musician, composer and performer. Traveling has led him to experience the great diversity of life on this planet. It was during a stay on the island of Hydra in Greece that he discovered the flute for the first time. He also traveled to Australia in his twenties and began a relationship with the land ‘downunder’ that has drawn him to live and work there. Writing and playing music brings the whole maelstrom of thinking to a halt. The creative process is so rewarding in this way - it reconnects or puts the creator in touch with himself, with that inexhaustible flow of energy and power that is always there, but only in this present moment which is eternity unfolding.
Australian born Soraya has continually explored the quest of humanity for happiness, health and mental peace. Her exploration has led her to travel and to study naturopathy, nutrition, reiki and spiritual healing and holistic living. She now puts all these skills together and offers a balanced holistic approach to health, healing and the quest to attain moksha - liberation from all that keeps us bound to pain on any level of our being. Music is the universal language of the soul that encourages others to set their inhibitions aside and sing with an open heart. It has been her great privilege to work with her husband Terry who’s musical ability is both profound and inspiring.
This event is sponsored by New Earth Records
Friday, October 17 & November 21
8:00 pm
Trance Dance - Close Your Eyes and See
with Rima & Gary Yamane
In the Studio
Fee: $15
Using specifically designed music, breath work, visual sensory deprivation, and self-directed dance participants will be gently supported in a deep inner personal journey.
For millennia cultures throughout the world have used music and dance as vehicles that assist in healing, gaining wisdom, understanding the nature world, and communing with spirit. Being raised in these cultures enabled one to more easily access the necessary trance states induced by such rituals. In ancient and indigenous cultures music and dance guided participants into altered states with relative ease. In current times, however, with the bombardment of artificial stimuli and numerous distractions the ability to let go into beneficial trance states has become more challenging and less frequent.
The contemporary Trance Dance movement employs the use of the blindfold as a means for minimizing stimuli to the main sensory organ. With visual sensory deprivation the Trance Dancer’s ‘vision’ begins to move inward on a vast journey that has no limits or boundaries determined by external visual expectations or evaluations. The music utilized in this Trance Dance ritual has been specifically designed with the components that are optimal for inducing trance. Participation in this event does not require knowledge of any particular dance technique or form. The Yamanes will be assisted by ‘spotters’ who will help to ensure the safety of all dance participants.
Gary Yamane is a musician, teacher, hypnotherapist and husband. His Trance Dance experience began in the 1980s when he employed the theories and practice of Terpsichore Trance Therapy with his hypnotherapy clients in Santa Cruz, CA. He has studied communication theory and is actively involved with the Compassionate Communication (aka NVC) community in Taos. As director of the music department at a charter high school in Angel Fire he is also working with educators to develop a national curriculum based on popular music.
From ballet to butoh Rima Yamane has enjoyed a life-long exploration of dance. Interested in dance as a vehicle for exploring hidden layers of the psyche and ones relationship to spirit she has studied Trance Dance with Wilbert Alix whom she currently assists in regional workshops. As a graduate of the Elisabeth Kubler-Ross Hospice Training Institute, Rima has cultivated a passion for embracing difficult life circumstances as opportunities for growth and transformation. She is the creator of a course entitled Freeing the Psyche Through Creative Modalities, which she has taught at UNM-Taos. Rima is also a musician, writer, visual artist and holds a B.A. in psychology.
Together Rima and Gary honor their union as a source for exploring and deepening their expression of truth and joy. The couple facilitates Trance Dances throughout the region and host Compassionate Communication practice groups in Taos.
Friday, October 24, 7:30 pm
Lisa Carman in Concert
Fee: sliding scale $10-$15
Lisa J Carman, Americana Folk Rock artist, and 2008 New Mexico Music Award winner, is appearing in concert at BODY. The Santa Fe based singer songwriter has been playing to regional acclaim for three years in the West, and performing local concerts with her home based band. Lisa Carman's musical style is a little rootsy, a little rock and roll. She is a rich American storyteller with an intimate and direct voice singing love songs, telling pop-rock stories, and on-the-road-tales. New band member, bassist Jon Myers from Albuquerque adds a unique jazz component to Ms. Caman's sound.
"I'm a songwriter with timeless messages to touch and share with everyone who listens".
Opening the show with a short set is Amanda Baglione, teen singer songwriter. Amanda is currently finishing her debut CD of original Alt-Americana material, and has appeared with Ms Carman often.
Saturday, October 25, 7:30 pm
Earth Speaks
A sonic alchemy, inspired by the creative pulsations of consciousness and true Wilderness
Concert with Marjorie de Muynck & Inlakesh
Tickets: $10 advance, $15 same day
That region where deep Earth's magic percolates through the surface intersecting with the subjective reality of human imagination and mystery, it becomes more fully realized in the Fall of the year, when the psychic veils become thinner.
Rob Thomas and Tanya Gerard of Inlakesh are pioneers in the American Didjeridoo movement since 1990. With five musical releases, Didjeridoo, Quantum Dreaming, Didjeridoo Meditations, The Dreaming Gate and The Gathering, spanning nearly 20 years, their music has traveled with Shamans in the Peruvian Amazon, been to the peaks of Himalayan mountains, filled the airspace in the great pyramid in Giza and seen the light of the big screen in the Imax film Sacred Planet.
Marjorie de Muynck has been performing for 35 years all over the world. She is a wind instrument expert and was gifted a didjeridoo in 1992 and instructed to use it in her healing practice. Marjorie has composed 4 albums in the musical Earth key of Ohm, and incorporates sounds of the earth she has field recorded over the years.
Sunday, November 9, 3:00 pm
Children’s Book Signing
“The Little Cat, the Wonderful Witch, and the Clever Mouse”
Written by Lisa Marie Stuart
Illustrated by Lori Potter
Narrated to live music with cello and piano
Free
The Wonderful Witch has a dilemma; there is a clever mouse that lives in her house. Her only hope is to find a cat that is willing to help her remedy the situation. The Little Cat has no idea what she is in for when she agrees to move in with the witch. Go on a journey with this curious kitty as she flies on the witches broom from the earth to the moon, helping the Wonderful Witch to clear the house of the Clever Mouse. Author Lisa Marie Stuart is also a cellist 
and composer and lives in Santa Fe. Her well-crafted yet meaningful stories are inspired by her love for the benevolent & magical experiences of life. Using rhythmical poetic verse, she draws the reader into an enchanted realm where the characters are brought to life with imagination, humor, and charm. Illustrator Lori Potter, originally from Massachusetts, lives now in Santa Fe and is completing her degree in Digital Media and Animation at the Institute of American Indian Arts. Her art is inspired notably by her love for animals; as she meticulously studies their behavior and expression, she brings then to life as jubilant playful characters.
BODY KIDS will be open after the event
Wednesday, November 12, 7:00 pm
UnHun - Throat Singing Concert
Nikolay Oorzhak & Vladislav Matrenitsky
Tickets are $12 in advance/ $15 same day
Nikolay Oorzhak, renowned Tyvan Shaman, Master of Khoomei Throat Singing , and his disciple Dr.Vladislav Matrenitsky present a unique heritage of South Siberian steppes and taiga – the throat (overtone) singing, in which a vocalist produces two or three notes simultaneously. This sacral voice art, used together with native instruments – tungur, igil and homus, is practiced for centuries by Tuvan shamans to restore health and to do spirit travels, in order to help the patients. This is unfamiliar yet very accessible, another-worldly but deeply spiritual music that is rooted in the sounds of nature. Both admirers of ethnic and meditative music will get the unforgettable impressions of a wide range of sounds that seem impossible for mankind to produce – from a bird’s warbles to a yak’s roar. These sounds alter the listener’s consciousness and immerse them into the healing meditative state. Mesmerizing layered overtones evoke deeply reverberant vibrations in the body and restore the unbalanced energies in diseased organs, initiating a process of recovery.
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Friday, November 14, 7:00 pm
College Of Santa Fe Student Shows
CSF Vocal Arts Ensemble (Madrigal Singers), Steven Paxton, director
Acoustic Americana Ensemble (traditional American old-time, bluegrass, and country blues music) Tom Adler (director) & Gary Ashkin of The Fast Peso String Band, old time fiddle, banjo and songs.
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Sunday, November 16, 7:00 pm
Sound Healing Gong Bath
Richard Rudis
Ticket Cost $20.00
This event will sell out, so encourage customers to get their ticket early!
PARTICIPANTS: Please bring a yoga mat, blanket/pillow if you need extra cushioning.
Richard Rudis is a healing sound pioneer. Rudis creates transformational waves of sound, that bathe the participant with the rising and falling rhythms, tonalities and vibrations of a huge Earth Gong tuned to the sound of the incorruptible seed syllable ‘AUM’- the Universal Chord. The sacred gong's blend of harmonic resonances, are used as a vibrational tool to induce stress reduction, chakra balancing, energy synchronization and spontaneous healing. They effectively alter consciousness into a peaceful and expansive meditative state which brings us into harmony with the movement of the Earth. Richard Rudis is an American practitioner of Vajrayana Buddhism, owner of the Illuminarium Convergence and BuddhistArtifacts.com specializing in Sacred Eastern Artifacts and Dharma teachings and a recording artist. He has studied Eastern philosophy, both in the States and in Asia, for over twenty years. When last in Tibet he took refuge in the Buddha via His Holiness Karmapa and was given the name Sonam Dorje. He has been teaching, across the US, Dharma/vibrational healing workshops with the Himalayan Sacred Sound Instruments and their healing potential for over ten years. www.buddhistartifacts.com
Friday, November 21, 7:00 pm
Lisa J Carman & Steve Altermatt
in Concert
Fee: sliding scale $10-$15
Join Lisa J Carman and Steve Altermatt, two separate singer songwriters who tour
the West in a concert of "new thought" originals.
"Treasures and Trash" Lisa J's 5th Cd is a 2008 New Mexico Music Award winner,
and is featured on Violet Femmes 2008 compilation CD of international female musicians.
This evening, the Americana roots music artist, accompanied by her band, plays her first concert of exclusively original new thought music .
Steve Altermatt hails from Golden, Colorado.
Entertaining audiences for 25 years, he has graced the famous Ryman Auditorium in Nashville and has been selected to play the "Publisher's Workshop".
Steve's 2008 CD release, "Velvet Pictures of Elvis" combines elements of Rock, R&B and Country.
Opening the show is Ms. Amanda Baglione, 13 year old teen singer-songwriter.
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