🌳 About Dancing Tree Festival
A Conscious, Intimate Gathering of Music, Healing & Nature
Welcome to Dancing Tree Festival 2025, a soulful, community-centered gathering where nature, music, and healing arts come together. Now in its 10th year, we remain intentionally small and intimate, welcoming around 300 attendees to co-create a deeply connected and transformative experience.
📅 June 26-29, 2025
📍 Blue Ridge, Georgia
🌿 Sober | Inclusive | Healing
Unlike larger festivals, Dancing Tree Festival is a boutique, heart-centered event that focuses on authentic connection, local talent, and immersive experiences. Our festival is substance-free, family-friendly, and intentionally curated to foster meaningful relationships with yourself, your community, and the Earth.
We believe in the power of local artistry and healing—which is why our lineup features mainly regional musicians, healers, movement facilitators, and teachers who bring their gifts to create a truly organic and homegrown experience.
✨ A Grounded & Nourishing Experience
Dancing Tree Festival is a deeply rooted and grounded gathering, designed to feel like living in a village for a long weekend. Each day unfolds with immersive workshops, while the evenings transition into music, dance, and drumming around the fire.
Two community meals per day bring everyone together, offering a time to connect, share, and nourish both body and spirit.
🌱 What Makes Us Unique?
✨ A more intimate setting—with space to truly connect
✨ Music & performances by local and regional artists
✨ Daytime focus on workshops, embodiment practices & healing
✨ Nights filled with live music, bonfire drumming & ecstatic dance
✨ A village-like atmosphere with two shared community meals per day
🌊 Nature’s Playground
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, our festival space offers a pristine pond with a sandy beach, perfect for swimming and canoeing. Kids especially love playing in the water, making new friends, and exploring nature freely. Whether you're taking a refreshing dip, lounging in the sun, or paddling across the pond, the water is a central part of the festival experience.
📅 Festival Kickoff
🚪 Gates open at 10 AM on Thursday, June 26
🌀 The first workshop begins at 2 PM—settle in, set up your space, and step into the experience
🌐 Visit our website:
👉 https://Awakening2Balance.com/Dancing-Tree-Festival
🌿 What to Expect at Dancing Tree Festival
✨ Nature’s Playground
Swim in a pristine pond with a sandy beach, explore creeks, camp under the stars, and enjoy community meals while listening to live music and inspiring speakers.
🎶 Music & Performance
Dance at the main stage, experience live music, ritual and performing arts, and bonfire drumming that energizes the soul.
🧘♂️ Wellness & Embodiment
Enjoy yoga, sound baths, meditation, bodywork, and energy healing to restore balance and awaken joy.
🔥 Community Connection
Gather for drum circles, healing circles, storytelling, and earth songs that ignite deep bonds and lasting memories.
🛠 Workshops & Learning
Expand your knowledge with primitive skills classes, movement workshops, and conscious living teachings.
🛍 Artisan Market & Nourishing Food
Browse a vibrant marketplace of handmade crafts, enjoy nourishing meals from our outdoor kitchen, and grab healthy snacks from our on-site snack bar.
🚿 Facilities & Comfort
Expect porta-johns, handwashing stations, hot showers, morning coffee, and water refill stations for a seamless, grounded experience.
🌿 The Healer’s Village
Step into a sacred space where energy work, bodywork, and emotional & spiritual release sessions are available. Experience deep healing through:
💆♀️ Thai Bodywork, Reiki, intuitive readings, trauma release, massage, somatic therapies, and holistic wellness practices.
💡 Four Transformational Workshops Happening at ALL Times!
From sunrise to sunset, you’ll have the chance to experience four incredible workshops happening simultaneously, allowing you to craft your own journey of exploration and transformation.
🌿 On the Deck: Yoga, qigong, ecstatic dance, breath-body movement practices.
💫 In the Healing Tent: Sound baths, trauma release, Kirtan, breathwork, Yoga Nidra, meditation, and deep self-exploration.
🔥 At the Primitive Skills Tent: Fire-making, foraging, survival skills, natural crafts.
🎤 On the Main Stage: Inspiring speakers, live music, performances, and community experiences.
✨ Every moment offers an opportunity to grow, heal, and connect in a way that resonates with your soul.
🌎 Our Commitment to Inclusion & Respect
Dancing Tree Festival is a sober event that is LGBTQ+ and BIPOC-friendly. We are committed to creating a safe and welcoming space for all, including families and children.
🌿 We believe in conscious connection, respect, and inclusion.
❌ No alcohol or drugs
❌ No discrimination or harassment
💜 Those who do not uphold these community standards will be asked to leave.
We are here to co-create a space of healing, joy, and unity—where everyone is honored for who they truly are.
📅 Festival Schedule & Logistics
Arrival & Departure:
• Wednesday (June 25): Gates open at 1 PM for vendors, early campers, and volunteers.
• Thursday (June 26): Gates open at 10 AM. Activities begin at 2 PM.
• Sunday (June 29): Festival closes with a 6 PM community dinner.
• Monday (June 30): Those staying overnight must assist with cleanup.
🚗 Directions to Dancing Tree Festival:
📍 459 Johnson Rd, Blue Ridge, Georgia 30513
From Atlanta:
1️⃣ Take I-75 North to Exit 268 onto I-575 North.
2️⃣ Continue on SR-5 North for 31 miles.
3️⃣ Left on Maxwell Rd (0.7 miles), right on Johnson Rd, then follow signs to registration.
🙋♀️ Frequently Asked Questions
❓ Are dogs allowed?
🐾 No, unless discussed in advance. Strict leash & cleanup policies apply. No aggressive or barking dogs permitted.
❓ Can we drive to campsites to unload?
🚗 No. Park at the woods’ entrance, unload, and move your car to the designated parking lot. Wheelbarrows & helpers available!
❓ Can vehicles stay at campsites?
🚫 No. Unload and park as directed by the registration team.
❓ Is alcohol allowed?
🍷🚫 No alcohol. No drugs. This is a sober event designed for deep connection and conscious celebration.
❓ Is drinking water available?
💧 Yes! Bring a refillable water bottle—we have well water refill stations but do not provide plastic bottles.
❓ What are the bathroom facilities?
🚻 Porta-johns and hand-washing stations.
❓ Are there showers?
🚿 Yes! We offer hot showers.
❓ Is there electricity at campsites?
🔌 No, but some campsites have fire pits. Campsites are first-come, first-served.
💜 Supporting Our Community
We recognize that Hurricane Helene has deeply affected some members of our community. To support those in need, we are offering a limited number of reduced-price tickets.
✨ If this applies to you, please reach out—we are here to support you.
🌟 Be Part of Something Bigger
Dancing Tree Festival isn’t just an event—it’s a movement toward conscious living, deep connection, and true presence.
✨ Spots are limited—secure yours now!
🎟 Apply & Learn More Here 👉 https://linktr.ee/dancingtreefestival
🌐 Visit our website: https://Awakening2Balance.com/Dancing-Tree-Festival (the website is not updated to this year yet, we are still gathering applications to curate the schedule)
🚨 ‼️ TICKETS ARE LIVE NOW ‼️ 🚨
Dancing Tree Festival—where the land calls you home.
🎟 GET YOUR TICKETS TODAY → https://dancingtreefestival.ticketspice.com/dancing-tree...
This is your homecoming. We can’t wait to experience this much-needed time with you! 🌿💫🌎
SCHEDULE
PRIMITIVE SKILLS TENT
THURSDAY
2pm Frea Forager - Whisk Broom Making
5pm Brandon Cofino - Friction Fire
6pm OPENING CIRCLE
7pm DINNER
FRIDAY
9am Gray Taylor - Forged Metal Spoon Making
9am Kayla Jacquelyn - Flatbread Making on Coals & Sourdough Discussion
11am Andrew Lee - Bark Basket Making
12pm BRUNCH
1pm Frea Forager - Willow Spiral Basket Making
4pm Liberty Grant - Wild Elixir & Herbal Alchemy
5pm Eric Love - Carved Wooden Spoon Making
6:30pm DINNER
7:30pm Gray Taylor - Forge Welding Demonstration: Tomahawk Head
SATURDAY
9am Nancy Basket - Ribbed Woven Basket Making
1pm Fuz Sanderson - Didgeridoo Making
4pm Nancy Basket - Freeform Woven Basket Making
SUNDAY
9am Angela Morris - Free Form Weaving with Nature
10am Gray Taylor - Forged Metal Spoon Making
11am Elijah Rowe - Entomophagy: Eating Insects
1pm James Clinkscales - Interactive Flint Knapping
3pm Rosemary Lovesmith - Alchemy of Honey Presentation
5pm DINNER
6:15pm CLOSING CIRCLE
FLOW DECK
5pm Alison Gurevich - Moving into Gratitude
7am Gavin Myers - Morning mantras & Salutations
9am Frani Green - Harmony in Motion: Yoga, Music, & Mindful Movement
10am Shane Orfas - Tai Chi Qi Gong Energy Healing
11am Royal Tee - The Mud Pit: An Embodied Storytelling Playshop
1pm Erica Leib - The Dance of Liberation
2pm Gershone & Gina - Embodied Resonance Workshop
3pm Danny Wasserman - Acro Yoga
4:30pm Marisa skolky - Beyond Limits Conscious Dance
5:30pm Anneli Virkhaus - Contact Improv
7am Gavin Myers - Morning Mantras & Salutations
9am Nick Portolese - Elements of Movement
10am Nataly Baiz - Kundalini Re-birth Experience
11am Kelsey Wishik - Catharsis: Movement for Emotional Alchemy
2pm Chandra Sosebee - Tribal Yoga
3pm Stephy Joy - MURMURR: Move. Understand. Relate. Moving United in Rhythm We Rise.
4pm Katie Scott - Twerk Medicine
5:30pm Marissa Hinds - Zouk Partner Dance
9am Nico Sohn - Spring Forest QiGong 5 Elements Practice & Meditation
10am Amanda Boekhout - The Universe Within - Embodying the Laws of the Universe
11am Estra Grace - Somatic Spirals
2pm Tzipporah Gerson - Breath, Voice, and Body: Honoring Your Dharma Through Embodiment
3pm Jacquelyn Howard - Partner Yoga
4pm Ed Flemming - Intro to Reiki, Movement, Tantra
SACRED CIRCLE TENT
2:30pm Dawn & Nash - Conscious Love Story in Song
4pm Christina Law - Group Tapping and Letting Go
5pm Rosemary Kimble - The Crystal Palace: Reawakening the Third Eye
9pm Michael Wakefield - Evening Yin Yoga
8am Sean Owen & Cody Moniz - The InnerCurrent Breathwork & Sound Journey
10am Paige Hampton - Balancing Boundaries
11am Caroline Dunham - The Yogi's Path of Meditation: The Inner Science of Observation & Curiosity
1pm Lisa Jacobson - Aligning with Your True Self: Introduction to Human Design
2pm Amanda Carmichael - Sacred Conversations: Talking to Kids About Sex with Love & Awareness
3pm Benny Silva & Aria Moon - Embodied Alchemy: A Somatic Clearing & Sound Healing Experience
4:30pm Sandra Carpenter- Integrating your Masculine & Feminine-Energy-A Journey of Reconnection
5:30pm Jessi Rae - Yin Yoga
6:30pm Dinner
9am Ann Waters - Self-Energy: Expanding the Light Within
10am JHENYA - Conscious Singing Song Circle & Voice Activation
11am Tammy Roth - Introduction to Family & Systemic Constellations
1pm Ian & Margo - Cosmic Sound Mandala Immersion
3pm Gershone, Freeman & Josh Klein-Qawwali - Kirtan & Free Flow Jam
4pm Terra Currie & Emily Bryson - Singing Through the Chakras
5:30pm Riya Rose - Heart Bloom: Tantric Connection
9am Elizabeth Stein - Men & Women’s Pelvic Health & Awareness
10am Nikki Bennish - Kundalini Yoga & Group Reiki Class
11am Gina & Gershone - Ecstatic Chants: Mantra Music Experience
1pm Radha Rose & Josh - Ecstatic Kirtan Singing Circle
2pm Bren Olsen - Conscious Integration Circle
3pm Hara Maria - Womb Sovereignty
4pm Lara Pettit - Meditation: 1% Brighter Every Day
TALKING TREE TENT
8am Steven Carpenter-Dragon Dreaming Workshop
9am Caitlin Nisos - Aliveness: A Pathway to Liberation & Wholeness
9:30am Carlos Vivas - Asking the Divine for Help
10am Bradley Morris - Unleash Your Wild Woman/Man Through Martial Arts
1pm Samuel Blackstone - Medicinal Mushrooms 101: Researched Benefits & Separating Quality from Snake Oil
2pm Serico Sabeel - Cellular Regeneration and Preventative Medicines
3pm Kelsey Beth Creates - Color Meditation: Spirit Painting
5 Elizabeth Stein - Intuition: Our Innate Super Power
530pm Cody Maria - Embodied Fathers
9 Mariah Macmathuna-Rooted in Truth: Somatic Workshop for staying balanced
10am Ashley Clair Skywalker - From Allergic to Aligned: How I Reversed Hundreds of Allergies (and How You Can Too)
11am Erika and Todd Coleman Jupiter Space - Adventure Chess
1pm Caitlin Nisos - Wild & Alive: A Sacred Activation Workshop
2pm Jon Handelman- Song Leading Training
4pm Madisyn Alberry - Self Portraits as Medicine
5:30pm Angel Teresa - The Art of Mediumship
6pm Bradley Morris-Parenting a New Species of Human
6:30 DINNER
9am John and Gaiea Lash - Peacemaking Circles for Building and Strengthening Community
11am Alison Gurevich - Grief Honors Love
1pm Robert Klein - Ground and Fill for Balance and Healing
3pm Joanna Faith - Unlocking Self Healing
STAGE
7pm Dawn Loves Nash
8:15pm Captive Eddies
9:30pm Jeffrey Vernon
8am Kayla Jacquelyn - Morning Song
10am Andrew Lee - Interactive Presentation “Ancient Tools & Technology”
11am Bren Olson - Intuitive Nature Walk: Fill Your Cup with a Walk & Wellness Message
12pm Gavin Myers
1pm David Moll - Embodied Walking
2pm Maureen “Momo” Freehill - Dancing Nature's Oracles: Erotic Landscapes of the NewHumAnimal
4:30pm Erika and Todd Coleman Jupiter Space-Adventures of the Mind and the Art of Curiosity
6:15pm Amelia Doll
7:15pm Hair of the Dog
8:15pm Deni Phoenix & the Fervor
9:15pm Ecstatic Dance - Katie Scott
10:30pm Jess Goggans Band
8am Madisyn Alberry
9am Fuz Sanderson - Birding class: Ornithology, Ecology, and Other Mythologies
10am Josh Wayne - Learn to Forage
12pm Selah Samarah
1pm Olive Oconnell - Music is Medicine for kids
2pm Sarah Hawkins - Kid Friendly Wild Mushroom Foray
3pm Dana Weber Rogers - Family Yoga
4pm Alysia-Bird Fork Farm - Summer Plant Walk
5pm Sarah Hawkins - Mushroom Sculpting Activity
6:15pm The Bhakti Brothers
7:15pm Flying Mystics
8:15pm Nomadic Love Mesa
9pm Sol Dance - Scott Houston & Maya Lemberg
10:30pm Drum Circle
9am Nancy Basket - Storytelling
11am Sarah Hawkins - Wild Mushroom Bingo/Matching Game
12pm Indee Star
5pm Open Mic
TICKETS ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. PLEASE SELL YOUR TICKET IF YOU ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND.
One day entry for children 6-15 years includes parking and all workshops, does not include food or camping. Please see Add-Ons to add meals to your tickets. KIDS 5 AND UNDER ARE FREE
THURSDAY-SUNDAY ENTRY for children 6-15 years includes parking, camping, all workshops, does not include food. Please see Add-Ons to add meals to your tickets. KIDS 5 AND UNDER ARE FREE
One day entry for Adults 16 years and older includes parking and all workshops, does not include food or camping. Please see Add-Ons to add meals to your tickets.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY ENTRY for Adults 16 years and older includes parking, camping, all workshops, does not include food. Please see Add-Ons to add meals to your tickets.
One day entry for Parents and kids (16 years and younger) includes parking (one car) and all workshops, does not include food or camping. Please see Add-Ons to add meals to your tickets.
THURSDAY-SUNDAY ENTRY for parents and kids (16 years and younger) includes parking (one car), camping, all workshops, does not include food. Please see Add-Ons to add meals to your tickets.
All facilitators must purchase a meal ticket in order to participate in community meals! You can purchase all 7 meals or individual meals. If you want only certain meals, PLEASE SELECT THE MEALS you would like. Click the drop down arrow, select how many meals you want, and then you will be given options to select the exact meals you want. There are 7 MEALS total served from community kitchen. THURSDAY DINNER-SUNDAY DINNER with BRUNCH & DINNER every day. Gluten Free, Vegan with some dairy and gluten options on the side.
Adult Meal Tickets 16 Years and Older
Adult Meal Tickets 16 Years and Older! You can purchase all 7 meals or individual meals. If you want only certain meals, PLEASE ADD THE MEALS you would like. There are 7 MEALS total served from community kitchen where work-trade volunteers will be cooking for the attendees. THURSDAY DINNER-SUNDAY DINNER with BRUNCH & DINNER every day. Gluten Free, Vegan with some dairy and gluten options on the side. KIDS 5 AND UNDER EAT FREE.
Kids Meal Tickets 6-15 Years
Kids Meals 6-15 Years! You can purchase all 7 meals or individual meals. If you want only certain meals, PLEASE ADD THE MEALS you would like. There are 7 MEALS total served from community kitchen where work-trade volunteers will be cooking for the attendees. THURSDAY DINNER-SUNDAY DINNER with BRUNCH & DINNER every day. Gluten Free, Vegan with some dairy and gluten options on the side. KIDS 5 AND UNDER EAT FREE.
Color Print Tops
Color Print Tops! Please choose a T-Shirt, Swoop shirt, or Race Back Tank along with the color of your choice, Pebble Brown, Deep Teal or Forest Green. Available in Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large.
Black Print Tops
Black Print Tops! Please choose a T-Shirt, Swoop shirt, or Race Back Tank along with the color of your choice, White, Pebble Brown, Deep Teal or Forest Green. Available in Small, Medium, Large and Extra Large.
Whisk Broom Making
A 3 hour long session limited to 24 people where you create and take home a beautifully handcrafted $40 value whisk broom
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