Workshops
The Starwood Festival, as always, presents a diverse roster of speakers and workshop presenters. We acknowlege our origins as "more than just a Pagan Festival" and continually strive beyond anyones' expectations to provide quality education in a wide variety of topics to expand the frontiers of your consideration.
Here are some of the workshops that will be presented at the 29th Annual Starwood Festival.
Rhythm, Music & Movement
- Belly Dance for the Fire Circle
- Belly Dance: Beyond the Basics
- Biorhythmia
- Chanting: Engage and Create
- Circular Breathing Intensive
- Collaborative Improvization: Melody, Harmony, and Rhythm
- Didgeridoo Basics
- Didgeridoo Trance Circle
- Dive into Drumming
- Dumbek: All Levels
- For the Cause: Fundraising in the Music Industry
- From Drum To Steeldrum/From Afrika To The Caribbean
- Howd they do that? Advanced Hand Drumming
- Intermediate/Advanced Dumbek
- Introduction To Belly Dance
- Introduction to Middle Eastern Dance
- Moving Through Kashmir: Rock n Roll Belly Dance Fusion
- Playin with Merl and Jerry
- The Didge Dome Experience
- Tribal Fusion Bellydance Workshop I: Basic Technique and the Challenge of Moving Slow!
- Tribal Fusion Bellydance Workshop II: Layering and Shimmies!
New Frontiers
- Beyond the Power of Intention
- Burning the Box
- Connecting with the Outer World through Inner Space
- How I Got Into Comics
- Identify Your Inner Pantheon
- Introduction to What Crystal Sound Vibration Can Do For You!
- Magical Prosperity
- Magick for Potheads
- Muscle Response Testing
- Paganism, Politics and the Separation of Church and State
- People, Planet and Prosperity
- Permaculture and Post-petroleum Food Production
- ShapeShift Your Life! Ethereal Meditation Journey!
- The American Splendor Movie
- The Long Strange Trip: Entheogenic Rituals in the Amazon and Beyond
- The Political Evolution of Neo-Paganism since the 1960’s
Magic & Spirit
- All Acts of Love and Pleasure are My Rituals: Worship of Aphrodite in the Ancient World
- An Intuitive Approach to the Tarot
- Ancestor Reverence
- Ancient Celtic Religion
- Beyond 101: Taking Wicca to the Next Level
- Coloring Empowerment
- Discordianism Through Its Literature
- Ecstatic Gods and Goddess of the Greek World and their Worship
- Exploring the Elements
- Facing the Elements, Seeking Wisdom
- Feeling Good with Acupressure and Shiatsu
- Group Dynamics for Pagan Leaders
- Hermeticism
- I Wanna Be A Vampire!
- Improv for Ritual
- Introduction to Graeco-Egyptian Magick
- Introduction to Völva Stav
- Magical Uses of Divination
- Manifestations of the Orisha
- Mediumship and Psychic Communication
- Men in Wicca and Paganism
- Necromancy in the Ancient World
- Occulture Clash
- Ogham: The Secret Language of the Druids
- Pagan Mythbusters!
- Pagan Studies 101
- Poets and Pagans
- Raising Power through Intimacy and Evocation
- Re-connecting with the Earth Mother
- Reflective/Active Listening Skills for Pagan Leaders
- Religion Without Faith
- Sacred Performances
- Selęnę
- Set: Evil or Misunderstood?
- The Erotic World of Fairie
- The Lost Secrets of Wicca
- The Magic and Power of Animal Companions
- The Magic of the Magi
- The Middle-Eastern Tree of Life-A picture History
- The Nineteen Working - A Celtic Pagan Sadhana
- The Oldest Goddess of Ancient Israel- her imagery and meaning
- The Sacred Uses of Hebrew Lots
- Theatrical Invocation
- Toward A Pagan Mysticism
- Völva Songs
- Working with the Nature Spirits
Wellness & Healing
- Experience Oneness Blessing (deeksha)
- Birthing Circle
- Chakra Cleansing
- Childbirth in America
- Composting and Topsoil: How and Why, From a Druidic View
- Getting To Know Tantra Experientally
- Goddess Healing Circle
- Improvisational Healing and Teaching Circle, 303
- Intuitive Tarot
- Kirtan and Vishuddha Yoga
- Kundalini Yoga
- More Than Lovers: The Polyamory Paradigm
- Personal Evolution: A Program for Self-Empowerment
- Poly 101 Pt. I
- Poly 101 Pt. II
- Psychic skills 101
- Reiki Healing Circle
- Reiki Level I (Beginner) Class - Part One
- Reiki Level I (Beginner) Class - Part Two
- Sharing Our Stories
- Special Education and Us!
- Sunday morning grounding/healing circle
- Tantra For Beginners
- Thai Massage
Craft & Creativity
- Art Audience as Shamanic Society
- Beginning Poi
- Circle Skirt Workshop
- Drum Building and Repair
- Dyeing with Kool-aid
- Fiber sculpting a.k.a needle felting
- Fire Dancing Safety
- Heavy camping on a light budget
- Hoop Style Drum making
- Instant Drumming
- Intermediate Poi
- Magical Pysanky
- Make Your Own Fimo Horns
- Make Your Own Ritual Wear
- Spinning on a Drop-Spindle
- The Contemporary Artist as Shaman
- The Melissa: Beekeeping Q and A
- West African Drum Rhythms
- Wet Felting Magick
