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Saturday, April 1st 10 am-7pm at Cactus Blossom Retreat in Escondido, California
Let’s celebrate the Fool Within Us All!
Join us for a day of merriment, silliness, exploration, joy, and connection, filled with workshops from expert physical theatre educators on clown yoga, introductory clowning practice, miming, and the art of mask. In between workshops, we’ll delight and share in ridiculous clown ritual meals, enjoy exploring all the natural amenities that Cactus Blossom in Escondido, California has to offer (including a jacuzzi!), receive specialized Holy Fool tarot readings, swoon to silly and sweet accordion tunes, and more!
Cactus Blossom has a lot of wonderful sights and amenities available to us: the jacuzzi, the garden for strolling, walking & hiking trails, a heated and covered deck, a crafting room, a large kitchen, a living room, and plenty of outdoor, grassy spaces overlooking gorgeous mountains.
Included in your ticket will be…
4 full-length physical theatre workshops: The Fool’s Yoga, Clown, Mask, and Mime
A Holy Fool-inspired personalized tarot reading
A Clown Ritual lunch (with vegetarian options)
A surrealist oracle reading
Advice from a puppet
Live accordion tunes and jokes
Jacuzzi time
Walking & hiking trails
Candy Happy Hour
And more!
The entire day will be full of the Topsy-Turvy, allowing you to tap into your inner child, your emotional connection, and the sacred pleasure of laughter!
The Fool’s Yoga
The Fool’s Yoga ©, or more colloquially referred to as Clown Yoga, is a physical embodiment practice that combines the sacred and mindful practices of Clown with Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Flow Yoga, Kundalini Yoga, and Guided Meditation.
This workshop will be led by Danielle Levsky (she/her) is a clown performer and instructor.
She is a certified clown teacher (The Clown School) and has taught classes in San Diego, Chicago, and in the virtual world. Prior to gaining her certification, she trained with teachers from Cirque du Soleil, Theater Unspeakable, the Neo-Futurists, Viola Spolin’s improvisational technique, the Ringling Brothers, and Commedia dell'arte master Antonio Fava. Danielle also earned her 200-hour yoga teaching certification from The Lab Yoga Chicago and The Yoga Alliance under the mentorship of internationally recognized yoga teacher Wade Gotwals. She merged her training and experience in these two fields to create The Fool’s Yoga © practice.
Currently, you can catch Danielle performing, producing, and teaching clown around Southern California.