Kanya: Fresh, Unbound, Mystical, the Earth Sign Virgo
Mela: a Festival, attracting crowds from All Communities
This September, as we near the Equinox and the progression of the western seasons, we are calling all visionaries, warriors, creatives and wanderers upon the colourful path of Life to come and join us in Bragg Creek, AB for a beautiful practice and demonstration of how we intend to create our shared culture for the future.
Kanya Mela is a parade of events that includes classic favourites and new inspirations woven together with an intentional flow that emphasizes long-lasting connection, vulnerability, and transformative gratitude. We have designed this with you, our community, in heart and mind.
May we be together as a community, and come to stoke the fires of compassion in every heart!
May we courageously share the stories of the paths that bring us to the shores of the same ocean!
May the vibration of our dancing feet and our harmonizing voice echo into the cosmos of eternity!
TICKETS & WEEKEND PASS
The Kanya Mela Weekend Pass provides full access to all of the events as well as use of all the cabin amenities (river access, fire pit, hot tub, ample lounging space, etc.) for the duration of the weekend. We will provide some communal snacks and encourage you to bring any personal offerings or gifts that you wish to share. The events are intentionally spaced to allow for the mysteries of experience and connections to unfold.
The cabin is located roughly 5 minutes outside of Bragg Creek, with specific directions to be provided with registration.
There is free parking on site and much to explore! We look forward to sharing this beautiful weekend with you.
KANYA MELA DETAILS
Kanya Mela Opening:
Land Acknowledgement Ceremony
Friday, September 15
6:00pm - 6:30pm
As the spirit of seasonal transition awakens our hearts, we gather together to celebrate our own inward and interpersonal transitions. This is a time of gentle reflection and gratitude as we look ahead to days of acknowledging and harvesting the abundance we have cultivated this year.
We invite you to gather with us to offer your love, gratitude and presence in acknowledgement of this land that will host us for Kanya Mela.
All are welcome! Let the mela begin!
FRIDAY, SEP 15
Kanya Mela Opening Potluck:
Little Crows & Firesmoke
Friday, September 15
7:00pm - end
As the doors open and the mela begins, we break bread and indulge in the potency of the vibrations at our fingertips. This night is all about being present to the grandiosity of spirit that is right here, in our immediate surroundings.
Bring a dish of your favourite food or a thoughtful offering for the table and enjoy the great company, the magnificent mountain air and the serenade of one of our favourite musicians to ever cross our path, the beautiful soul that is Murray Trimble.
FRIDAY, SEP 15
Yoga & Elixirs
SATURDAY, SEP 16
Saturday, September 16
8:00am - 9:30am
A morning practice rooted in yogic sequence will aid in opening up our bodies, our breath, our voice and bring clarity to our eyes to encourage a greater capacity to take in the abundance of the mela! Practitioners will be invited out onto the cabins deck to engage in a sequence of yogic postures, breathing techniques and a climactic meditation to stabilize the height of wisdom found in the practice.
Coffee, tea and elixirs will be offered for your nourishment after the practice. No prior experience with yoga is necessary.
Healing Hoop Ceremony
Saturday, September 16
1:00pm - 5:00pm
SATURDAY, SEP 16
The Healing Hoop is a collectively minded ceremonial event that is focused on strengthening the bonds that arise in the present witnessing of vulnerability in its myriad shapes and temperaments. Whether in the form of grieving cries, triumphant odes or spell-shattering revelations, the Healing Hoop is a living circle of present-minded people who are choosing to represent the larger hoop of living consciousness that surrounds us.
In this ceremony, the invitation is for guests to listen and honour the fellow members of the hoop and to brave the ocean of honesty and express what is in your soul when the time arrives. Private reflection time will be offered along with team-oriented exercises and opportunities for authentic expression of your uncensored truth.
Starship Nightro:
Ecstatic Dance Journey & Sound Bath
SATURDAY, SEP 16
Saturday, September 16
7:00pm - 10:30pm
Join us for the journey of a lifetime! An evening of galactic travel through the cosmos on the wings of starlight for all embodied earthly creatures! Starship Nightro is ready for a voyage through the stars.
Beginning at the creeks edge upon the feet of great mountains, we dawn our SoundOff headphones and embark on a timeless journey of meditative visualization followed by a unique ecstatic dance designed to awaken our vibrant light bodies before landing in the river of sound that is Somatika’s soothing Sound Bath. This is an epoch that is not to be missed!
The Golden Hum: Cacao Ceremony
Sunday, September 17
8:00am - 10:00am
Shortly after the Sun rises on this, the final day of our Mela, we sit with a warm drink and bask in the light of our own clarity. On this morning, we will chant together in deep and subtle harmony and cast our intentions for a beautiful and unfettered world into the elements.
Cacao is an ancient plant medicine that gently stimulates the nervous system, encourages blood flow and assists us to become open and to give of the abundance within our hearts.
SUNDAY, SEP 17
Kanya Mela Closing: A Night with Omarai
Sunday, September 17
5:00pm - 8:00pm
A man with an inviting grin, a generous heart, and a mysterious twinkle in his eye, Matthew Kelemen (aka Omarai) has a night of intrigue up his sleeve!
More details to come through private invitation to those who sign up for the Kanya Mela Weekend Pass or RSVP to the event link! Can you stretch your comfort further and soften into any edges you might otherwise have?
SUNDAY, SEP 17
