Interfusion Festival X (IFX)

Interfusion Festival X (IFX)

Welcome to the schedule planner for Interfusion Festival occurring on January 9 - 13, 2025. If you purchase multiple tickets under one e-mail, please use the following form to confirm the e-mail of each individual in the group to ensure they may access schedule sign-ups.

Add sessions to your personal schedule to register your attendance (Check-In).

10:00pm EST

Ecstatic Dream

Thursday January 9, 2025 10:00pm - Friday January 10, 2025 2:00am EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Ecstatic Dream is a premiere ecstatic dance floor, tea house, and lounge space. Each night we will begin with a fun guided warm-up at 9pm followed by multiple waves of Ecstatic Dance with rotating DJ's.

Ecstatic Dream is:
A safer dance space for ecstatic or not movement where we can embody ourselves fully
A flow arts and performance area for spontaneous eruptions of creativity.
A grounding space to downregulate and chitchat share tea in a Gongfu-inspired "Proper-Tea House" setting
A social squishy lounge space for connection and quiet conversation
An altar space for self reflection and integration
And most of all, surprise and mystery

Your full participation is invited and welcome in this community centered offering.
Bring it all! Bodies, emotions, minds, and hearts.
In Ecstatic Dance, there is no right or wrong way to move, no steps to learn, and no patterns to memorize.
We kindly ask everyone to respect consent, and keep chit-chat, shoes and devices off the dance floor.

Thursday January 9, 2025 10:00pm - Friday January 10, 2025 2:00am EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Night Program Activities

9:00am EST

The Goddess Workshop: The Divine Feminine 🌶️

Friday January 10, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Connect with other inspiring humans as we reconnect with our inner-feminine. Let’s explore, discover, and have fun while learning how to create a feel-good life through heart-healing connection, visualization, movement, and more. Soothing, healing, and magical…. yet practical.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Liz Strom

Healing Arts Program

Liz Strom is a transformational life coach, founder of Creative Calm Solutions LLC, author of the forthcoming book “Led By The Unseen”, double-organ transplant survivor, speaker, and healer. Her passion and dedication in working with others have been life-long with beautiful results... Read More →

Friday January 10, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

11:00am EST

Authentic Self-Relating: Trauma and our Many Selves 🌶️

Friday January 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

In this workshop, I’ll introduce a unique perspective on the mind that opens the door to self-compassion and self-understanding rather than judgment and shame. We'll explore the nature of trauma, how it impacts the many parts (selves) within each of us, and how we can form compassionate relationships with our parts to help them heal.
We'll discuss a unique therapeutic and self-growth approach called Internal Family Systems (IFS), which is a wonderful technique to help us get in touch with our true selves, see the big picture, and get to know our minds in a more intimate way.

We’ll then do some experiential exercises to guide everyone through discovering some of their parts, as well as forming initial relationships with them. We’ll encourage some brief shares by those who are willing to do so, followed by some Q&A as time permits.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Terry Baranski

Wisdom & Science Program

I’m a trauma-informed mental health practitioner who focuses on root causes rather than symptoms. I go underneath behaviors, thought patterns, and diagnoses to address what is actually causing a client's problems. I use a compassionate, non-judgmental, and non-pathologizing approach... Read More →

Friday January 10, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Wisdom & Science Program

1:30pm EST

Meditation Music and Sound Bath 🌶️

Friday January 10, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Dante will lead you into a comfortable and receptive state to support deep relaxation using sound healing instruments like crystal singing bowls, antique metal singing bowls, wooden drone flutes, pan drum drums, and chimes. Once the sound bath begins, allow the vibrations to soothe the mind, clear any blockages within the body, and guide you into the present moment. Discover the powerful and healing effects of singing bowls and experience sounds that will re-harmonize the entire body.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Dante Baker

Healing Arts Program

I was first exposed to sound healing at a Homa Organic Farm in 2010. The owner used crystal bowls and chanting to support the health of his plants and to facilitate group meditations. I facilitate sound meditation events all over the east coast in yoga studios, holistic wellness facilities... Read More →

Friday January 10, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

3:30pm EST

Sacral Alchemy Ceremony: Manifestation through Liberation 🌶️

Friday January 10, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Our sacral chakra is an energy center that houses the most powerful and potent energy in our bodies. It is the nectar from which life is created: whether that is human life, art, music, creativity or in pursuit of our dreams and purpose in this world. It is also a space that often holds many of our deepest woundings, shame and blockages. Manifestation using our creative life force energy asks for our channels to be clear and to attune our sacral, heart and highest consciousness to one another.

In this journey together, I will take you on an embodied experience of visualization, breath work and energy activation to liberate and open your channel. Our ceremony will close with a powerful meditation connecting you to womb consciousness, the portal of all creation, honoring the sacred, divine essence within us all.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Nilgun Akselioglu

Healing Arts Program

Nil is the founder of Kyss My Blyss and is a trauma-informed Certified Sex, Love and Relationship coach trained in the VITA Method through the Tantric Institute of Integrated Sexuality. The practices she shares with clients and community weaves ancient Tantric and Taoist wisdom, modern... Read More →

Friday January 10, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

5:30pm EST

Integration Offering

Friday January 10, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Guided decompression and integration led by a facilitator.

Friday January 10, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Festival-Wide Offering

9:00pm EST

Ecstatic Dream

Friday January 10, 2025 9:00pm - Saturday January 11, 2025 3:00am EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Friday January 10, 2025 9:00pm - Saturday January 11, 2025 3:00am EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Night Program Activities

9:00am EST

Yin Yoga & Sound Healing 🌶️

Saturday January 11, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

This workshop is open to all levels of asana and meditation experience. Dante will lead a 45-minute yin yoga class to prepare the body for sound meditation. Yin Yoga is a style of yoga that focuses on long, passive holds of seated or lying down postures typically held for three to five minutes or longer. It targets the connective tissues, such as the ligaments, fascia, and joints, rather than the muscles, as is the case in many other styles of yoga. Afterward, you will experience a wide variety of sound frequencies. Sound healing uses tuned, deep-vibrational instruments such as wooden flutes, crystals, and metal bowls during meditation, balancing dissonant frequencies in the body and bringing them into harmony.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Dante Baker

Healing Arts Program

I was first exposed to sound healing at a Homa Organic Farm in 2010. The owner used crystal bowls and chanting to support the health of his plants and to facilitate group meditations. I facilitate sound meditation events all over the east coast in yoga studios, holistic wellness facilities... Read More →

Saturday January 11, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

11:00am EST

Understanding Your Inner Climate™ With Ayurveda 🌶️

Saturday January 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Climate change is real! Both inside as well as outside. This groundbreaking concept reveals how the state of our inner environment dictates our overall well-being. Diseases are intricately interconnected, not only among themselves but also across our mental and physical planes. By understanding and mastering your Inner Climate, you can navigate the changes within your body and return to optimal health

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Nidhi Pandya

Wisdom & Science Program

Nidhi is an Ayurvedic Doctor based in NYC and the creator of the Inner Climate Method (TM). This groundbreaking approach, which merges timeless wisdom with modern science, represents the essence of her 15 years of dedicated practice and deep understanding of Ayurvedic principles.Raised... Read More →

Saturday January 11, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Wisdom & Science Program

1:30pm EST

Goddess Initiation: Healing the Sister Wound and Invoking your Inner Goddess 🌶️

Saturday January 11, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

I believe that each one of us is an embodied expression of the divine. This workshop is an opportunity for all women and female identifying beings to come together, to sit in prayer, to celebrate and support one another, to take up space, to be seen and heard, to reclaim their power and sovereignty. In the Goddess Initiation, we will co-create a brave space for women and female identifying beings to share from the heart, to practice celebration of self and one another, to dance and pray and awaken their inner Goddess/Goddex.

The journey will take you from meeting your inner child, to embodying your innate divinity through a series of activities that are curated to connect you deeply to your original essence using guided visualizations, breath work, movement, dance and authentic relating exercises. By remaining open, curious and compassionate to one another’s experiences, we take steps towards healing the sister wounds that permeate our collective and personal experiences and create space to invoke the inner Goddess/Goddex within.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position

Artist

Nilgun Akselioglu

Healing Arts Program

Nil is the founder of Kyss My Blyss and is a trauma-informed Certified Sex, Love and Relationship coach trained in the VITA Method through the Tantric Institute of Integrated Sexuality. The practices she shares with clients and community weaves ancient Tantric and Taoist wisdom, modern... Read More →

Saturday January 11, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

3:30pm EST

Rooted: A Restorative Cacao Circle for the Body and Spirit 🌶️

Saturday January 11, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Ceremonial cacao is sacred plant medicine that has been respected for centuries by indigenous cultures. Its power draws from innate healing and energy-giving properties; both on a physical and energetic level.
Embark on an journey inward through a fusion of reflection, meditation, and movement. Learn about how ceremonial cacao offers deeper embodiment and inner connection. Then immerse into a heart-centered space with a freshly prepared ceremonial cacao elixir. Tap in to sacred rest through a guided mindfulness practice, followed by restorative yoga.
This is a great session for those who are looking to open the doors to transformational work and sacred rest with the support of mama cacao and plant medicine.

What to Expect
🧘‍♂️ Guided meditation and mindfulness practice
🌬️ Restorative movement for gentle exploration of body and spirit

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Christina Hong

Healing Arts Program

Christina Hong, M.A., E-RYT 200, is a Yoga Teacher and Ceremonialist based in the suburbs of Washington, DC. She focuses on offering a practice that is embodiment-focused, accessible, and equitable; Christina works towards creating a world in which everyone feels safe, seen, and supported... Read More →

Saturday January 11, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

5:30pm EST

Integration Offering

Saturday January 11, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Guided decompression and integration led by a facilitator.

Saturday January 11, 2025 5:30pm - 6:30pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Festival-Wide Offering

9:00pm EST

Ecstatic Dream

Saturday January 11, 2025 9:00pm - Sunday January 12, 2025 3:00am EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Saturday January 11, 2025 9:00pm - Sunday January 12, 2025 3:00am EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Night Program Activities

9:00am EST

Qi Gong Movement and Meditation 🌶️

Sunday January 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Qi Gong (also spelled Chi Kung or Qigong) is a traditional Chinese practice that involves physical movements, breathing techniques, and meditation to cultivate and balance the body's vital energy, known as "Qi" or "Chi." It is part of traditional Chinese medicine and is considered a holistic approach to health and well-being.
Qi Gong is based on the belief that the body's vital energy flows through energy channels or meridians and that practicing Qi Gong can improve the flow of Qi, promoting health and healing. The practice typically involves slow, gentle movements synchronized with deep breathing and a meditative focus.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Dante Baker

Healing Arts Program

I was first exposed to sound healing at a Homa Organic Farm in 2010. The owner used crystal bowls and chanting to support the health of his plants and to facilitate group meditations. I facilitate sound meditation events all over the east coast in yoga studios, holistic wellness facilities... Read More →

Sunday January 12, 2025 9:00am - 10:30am EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

11:00am EST

Laughter Yoga: Adult Recess! 🌶️

Sunday January 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Laughter is the #1 place to tap back into child-like playfulness and joy! Do you remember what it was like to hit the playground as a kid? The freedom, the creativity, the place where anything is possible…
In this workshop you will get to fully immerse yourself in being a kid again, remembering the wonderful past and rewriting new empowering experiences. This is a cathartic and fully experiential workshop.
“Whatever you do, do as confidently as a kid wearing a batman shirt”

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Sarah Lawson

Healing Arts Program

Laughter Yoga found Sarah Lawson in 2015 and has lit up her world ever since. As an intuitive healer, she offers a unique laughter yoga experience, creating with you a magical joyful journey to lightness. Along with a Laughter Yoga Leader certification, she is a certified biodynamic... Read More →

Sunday January 12, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

1:30pm EST

The Soul Massage: Gong Resonance Meditation 🌶️

Sunday January 12, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Come join David for a very special immersive sound experience coined the Soul Massage. Participants will be bathed by the sound and vibrations of a massive 54 inch bronze Chau gong accompanied by a 40 inch Nepalese singing bowl gong, a 38 inch Paiste Sedna Planetary gong and a 24 inch Paiste Synodic Moon Planetary gong; very grounding and profound. There will be a short breath work practice before the sound bath to prepare ourselves for meditation. Then everyone will lay down and get as comfy and cozy as possible. Warmth is essential for optimal comfort so be sure to bring plenty of blankets and clothing to ensure this. The heart rate and body temperature drops during this meditation which naturally can cause the hands and feet to get cold easily. Once everyone is comfortable, the sound journey will begin and run for a duration of 60 minutes before coming back out renewed. Come vibrate with us!

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

David Martin

Healing Arts Program

David combines his skill set as a Yogi, Reiki Master and Neuro-Acoustic Sound Practitioner, to create an immersive experience in Naad Yoga (the Yoga of Sound) and Sound Meditation. Not only is the gong a sonic experience, it also facilitates a deep ultrasonic massage-like experience... Read More →

Sunday January 12, 2025 1:30pm - 3:00pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

3:30pm EST

Cord-Cutting Ceremony 🌶️

Sunday January 12, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Embark on a profound journey of healing and self-discovery at the Cord-Cutting Ceremony, led by Emma Olmedo, at InterFusion Festival X. This transformative workshop is meticulously crafted to guide participants through releasing energetic ties to past relationships, old patterns and reclaiming vibrant, lost aspects of themselves.
The ceremony unfolds with a sacred ritual of setting intentions, laying the foundation for deep inner work. Emma will impart wisdom on energy ties, empowering you with knowledge to understand and dissolve these connections.
Following this, you'll be guided through a serene visualization accompanied by soft acoustic sounds, identify and releasing energies that no longer serve you. Then, immerse yourself in a reiki-charged sound bath, where the resonance of crystal bowls, gongs, and ocean drum will effortlessly facilitate the release of what no longer serves you.
Items you may want to bring: Journal and water.
Once the ceremony starts, please keep in mind no participants will not be allowed reentry.

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

Emma Olmedo

Director of Healing Arts & Wisdom and Science, Healing Arts Program

With over a decade of experience as an intuitive healer, Emma brings a unique blend of Reiki, clairvoyance, and Shamanic training to support her clients' healing journeys. As the founder of KiVibes in Tyson's Corner, VA, Emma has created a warm and inviting community where individuals... Read More →

Sunday January 12, 2025 3:30pm - 5:00pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

6:30pm EST

Festival Cuddle Party 🌶️ 🌶️

Sunday January 12, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

A Cuddle Party is a safe space designed for connection through cuddling and physical touch. It’s a boundaries and communication workshop.

🌶️ 🌶️ Medium: The workshop invites sensuality, moving touch, cuddles, or extended close physical contact with others, but does NOT invite sexuality or nudity.

Artist

Monique Darling

Intimacy & Sexuality Program

Workshop facilitator extraordinaire, Monique Darling, has led over 3000 workshops in the past 13 years. She is the founder of Everyday Tantra an organization dedicated to empowering people who are questioning the assumptions of how their life should be and to offering tools for self-expression... Read More →

Reid Mihalko

Intimacy and Sexuality Program

ABOUT REID MIHALKO: As seen on NETFLIX' "Chelsea Does..." alongside Chelsea Handler and HBO’s “Sex Diaries,” Reid Mihalko (he/him) of ReidAboutSex.com is an internationally known sex and relationship educator who helps adults create more self-esteem, self-confidence, and greater... Read More →

Peter Petersen

Intimacy & Sexuality Program

Peter Petersen's three main passions in life are movement, music, and meditation. He has been teaching qigong for over 22 years and has been a certified Sheng Zhen Qigong teacher for the last 20. He has taught in health clubs, hospitals, retirement villas, and several different wellness/spa... Read More →

Sunday January 12, 2025 6:30pm - 8:30pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Festival-Wide Offering

9:00pm EST

Ecstatic Dream

Sunday January 12, 2025 9:00pm - Monday January 13, 2025 3:00am EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Sunday January 12, 2025 9:00pm - Monday January 13, 2025 3:00am EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Night Program Activities

11:00am EST

Yoga Flow & Gong Resonance Meditation 🌶️

Monday January 13, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Join David for his own personal fusion blend of foundational Hatha yoga and Kundalini kriya yoga. Utilizing deep powerful breathing techniques combined with continuous repetitive movements, our aim will be to open up and unlock the spine. Applying long holds in static Hatha postures that will steadily evolve into a mindful vinyasa flow state at times, we will strengthen, invigorate and move our bodies together. David’s thorough and meticulously detailed instruction of how we will move and breathe through this practice allows for all levels of experience to feel welcome. Props like blankets, blocks, belts, bolsters are all highly recommended but not required. At the conclusion of the physical portion of the class, we will take an extended savasana where David will bathe all participants in a powerful sound bath with his array of large gongs. This is sure to be a potent experience to top off your Interfusion 2025!

🌶️ Mild: The workshop does not invite sensuality or sexuality. There will be no facilitator invitations to cuddle or share moving touch, plus no welcoming or invoking of sexual energy. Any partner dancing that occurs will default to or center open position.

Artist

David Martin

Healing Arts Program

David combines his skill set as a Yogi, Reiki Master and Neuro-Acoustic Sound Practitioner, to create an immersive experience in Naad Yoga (the Yoga of Sound) and Sound Meditation. Not only is the gong a sonic experience, it also facilitates a deep ultrasonic massage-like experience... Read More →

Monday January 13, 2025 11:00am - 12:30pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Healing Arts Program

1:00pm EST

IFX Closing Ceremony

Monday January 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST

Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Monday January 13, 2025 1:00pm - 2:00pm EST
Studio C (Salon C/D/E)

Festival-Wide Offering