Friday the 13th!!!

Akom Dance with Adwoa- CANCELED. Apologies.

Misty Sol's Songs of the Blue Goddess & Circus Rituals - CANCELED. Apologies.

Songs of the Blue Goddess- a choreopoem that combines elements of song, dance & documentary film to produce a metaphysical, vaudevillian slave narrative that examines what happens when the past and future meet to discuss the nature of time, hope, & rebellion.

Scored by Taj El, with DJ Trach Metropolis, and Lowe Harrison.

The pre-show, featuring Rahnda Rize, begins promptly @ 7 pm

Tickets are $20...includes free admission to the Circus Ritual After party...
18 TO ENTER 21+ID TO DRINK!...byob and light refreshments OPEN BAR...

Space is limited PRE PURCHASE recommended. Special engagement viewing and group rates and workshops available

Surround Sound Saturdays!

Spring.

Balance.

With Spring on the way, we're dusting off our favorite jackets, some kicks that just couldn't brave the harshness of winter and some of our best loved toys that we just didn't play with during the cold months.
Many of us have been braving the elements only when necessary, content to connect with our friends and associates via the web, over the phone, or by scheduling quality time inside someone's warm home- asking each other "your cocoon or mine?".
Bundled in leathers, wools, heavy cottons and silks- maybe some blends- anything to stay warm and maybe, possibly give the sometimes dreary days a flood of your personal style and eccentricity by wearing a bright colored set of accessories, a pretty handmade hat, that scarf that your grandmother used to wear when she was your age.
Meals are designed to warm and nourish during these past months, with the holidays certainly setting a tone.
We've been serving up hearty meals to guests of chili made with beans, spinach and turkey meat, accompanied by tortilla chips and homemade salsa, sour cream and shredded cheese.
Cheese fondues with thick bread chunks and broccoli.
Big sandwiches with salmon and roasted red peppers.
Lots of cooked grains with sauteed or sauced vegetables and occasional meats.
Oatmeal, porridge, grits, farina..
Salty, gingers, cinnamons & peppery hotness.
Gaining all that good weight to keep us warm on frigid nights...
And soon- time to throw off those extra pounds.
Less clothing will give the elements greater access to our human forms...
Air will caress legs, rain will drizzle on arms, necks, cheeks, forheads will be sun kissed once more.
The sweeter, more watery, sour tastes will keep us balanced.
Bitter green salads reemerge, and our menus will get lighter.
As more fruits come into season, our local farmers will be ready to stock us with their harvests that will help us keep our systems ticking and tocking as the sun does us justice- more melanin for all!
Check the chart below showing Traditional Chinese Medicine's take on keeping the body just right for the weather...

Season	Element	Yin-Yang Phase	Yin Organ	Yang Organ	Energy Pattern	Color	Emotion	Taste	Voice
Winter	Water	Full yin	Kidney	Urinary bladder	Conserved	Black	Fear	Salty	Groans
Spring	Wood	New yang	Liver	Gallbladder	Expansive	Green	Anger	Sour	Shouts

Did you know that Sanctuary is a great place for working out?
For those of us that generate our own workouts, an occasional opportunity to use a large studio space for stretching or training may seem an impossible luxury, not so-
The space is available for your rehearsal needs, or for meeting your personal trainer for an intense session followed by a massage and or sauna session.
Full body care folks.
That's what we're talking about.

We have a crew of very skilled bodywork practitioners trained in everything from Shiatsu to Indian Head Massage.
And our sauna session are like being lost in a rich cedar forest, we can add other aromas to your session if you'd like.
Weekly specials abound!

Come hang with us on Mondays, March 2nd & 9th from 5 pm- 8 pm for "Beautiful"
Discounted Spa services like facials and hand exfoliation for five, chair mass-sage ($5 per 5 minutes) and a-alike sauna (2 folks in- 20 minutes for $5 each)
Light snacks and maybe a bottle of wine.

Our experienced practitioners all have a wealth of knowledge and will happily share it with you if you ask.
Come indulge and bring a notebook.
Even do some networking.
We dare you!

Again...
Holler at us.
Happy last days of Winter.
Make each one count.

Love,
Us.

Work Space Available Daily, Weekly, Monthly

Upcoming Events

December 19th - 9 pm

Circus Rituals
www.circusrituals.blogspot.com
$20 for show, snacks and all night open bar

An exploration of the traditional circus, the freak show, burlesque and vaudevillian stage performance.
Artists attack the status quo through theatrical staging, costume and vibrant music.
Sanctuary Wholistic Arts along with SolEl Multimedia and Geo Clan member DJ Trach Metropolis partner to produce an evening of magic.

December 21st - 2 pm

Introduction to the Landmark Forum
FREE

An afternoon of open discourse about the way things are, the way they could be and methods and means of choosing to ignite and inspire change through powerful action.
Landmark Education joins Sanctuary Wholistic Arts to cover the basics of the Landmark Forum program through a 3 hour workshop that examines an area of your life where you'd like to experience a breakthrough and brings you through to the other side of that issue with a plan of action.
Landmark will also offer an opportunity to register for the upcoming Landmark Forum here in Philadelphia.