Joy Emporium Storefront

223 Second St, Eureka CA 95501

I believe that imagination is our most potent and valuable form of prayer. This is how we create, shape and birth reality. Art, movement, and bodywork are essential pathways to healing and creation. Now more than ever we need these experiences where individuals and communities can gather and focus their minds and hearts on a nourishing and sustainable present and future. My mission is to assist people in feeling whole and beautiful in their bodies just the way they are at the present moment through bodywork, movement, and visual art.

Art gallery and creative movement space. Offering traditional Thai massage, yoga, pole dance classes, and more!

Upcoming Workshops And Retreats

I host a variety of workshops throughout the month. Here are September’s offerings

Second Spring~ A workshop created for those of us experiencing perimenopause and menopause. This time in life represents a renewal of energy and opportunities as there is a shift from fertility to nourishing the self. It manifests uniquely for each of us. The symptoms can be crippling. Im here to share what has helped me thrive during this transition. I am greeting Baba Yaga with open arms. This is the transition when we stop giving a f*** about what others think and we embrace our deep desires.

In this three hour intro to pole dance and floorplay workshop I will share with you a blueprint for sensual movement. Tapping into the primal connection between breathwork and movement of the pelvis assists in balancing hormones and feeling your best. You will receive individual attention as well as time on your own to really feel these moves in your body and make them your own. There will be time to journal with some prompts i provide. After we sweat we will share a feast made up of hormone balancing foods and the tea that has banished the migraines and nausea i was experiencing. This will be a time to gather and share stories and offer communal support for this precious time in our lives.

I am 49 and this movement has been the key element to thriving during the wild ride of perimenopause. You do not need to have any formal dance background. Strength and flexibility will quickly build. This is an ideal practice for the Second Spring when we get to  focus on ourselves again and find the most powerful pleasure in our own body. As a body worker I have in depth knowledge of the body and can help to adapt moves to accommodate injuries and health conditions.

Ongoing Weekly Movement Classes

Nourish yourself with movement. I hold weekly Yoga, pole dance with a focus on autonomy, stretch, strength, flexibility and sensuality.

In our consumer capitalist society we are taught to chase sensations, ever seeking outside of ourselves for fulfillment, purchasing contentment. In general the things being consumed have been manufactured globally at the expense of others wellbeing. I offer workshops where people learn skills that they can use again and again at little or no cost in their lives to connect with themselves and those they in turn share the knowledge with. The more we invest our focus on the present moment and where we reside we address systemic dysfunction and create positive change. This is active resilience. This is how we bloom. The following is a list of what I offer.

-Sacred geometry, Islamic geometry, Yantras, Celtic knot work and Labyrinths. Through the construction of geometry new pathways in the mind are opened that invites new perspectives and altered states of consciousness, increasing neuroplasticity and dopamine that assists in alleviating depression and cultivating community. Learning and engaging in the wisdom of India, Celtic lands and the Middle East creates appreciation for other cultures and reorients our understanding of history and where the math and medicine we have today comes from.

-Pole dance/ floorwork. I am a pole dance instructor. This dance form increases neoroplasicicty and dopamine that assists in alleviating depression and cultivating community. I create a safe space for people to explore sensual movement. These classes are well known to directly assist people in healing from sexual trauma by cultivating empowering autonomous movement and a deep relationship with ones own body. I teach the blueprints of movements and encourage my students to explore and experience the movements in their own bodies and discover what works best for their unique anatomy while under the guidance of informed alignment. Always respecting your autonomy as you are your own bodies best authority.

Featured Artists at the Joy Emporium

Handmade Leather Boobie Bags by Emily Chang

Watercolor Artwork by Niniane Selene

“My artwork aims to highlight the beautiful connection between humans and nature through a lens of imagination.”

@selene_scapes

selenescapes.com

Set your intentions every Dark Moon with Georgia Sliker at the Joy Emporium