• March 8 - Awakening the Heart

• March 15 - Embracing Balance

• March 22 - Blooming into Light

As winter loosens its hold and spring begins to whisper its renewal, we are invited to follow nature's rhythm—a journey of transition from darkness into light.

Heart Blossom is a three-part 5Rhythms Heartbeat series designed to celebrate the unfolding of our hearts as we align with the promise of spring. Through movement, we will honor the cyclical dance of release and renewal, shedding the weight of winter and opening to the energy of new growth.

This sacred passage is amplified by two powerful celestial moments: the Full Moon in Virgo on March 14 and the Spring Equinox on March 20.

The Spring Equinox is a joyful celebration of rebirth, awakening, and balance. After the long months of darkness and inward focus, the Earth comes alive again—offering its fresh, warm energy to inspire new dreams and possibilities. Day and night find perfect balance, light and dark held in harmony, reminding us to seek equilibrium as we transition into the growth and vitality of spring. While the end of winter can feel rocky—shaking us loose from stillness—the equinox brings a steadying energy, a chance to pause, ground ourselves, and awaken to what’s next.

Imagine this...

You step onto the dance floor, a place of refuge and renewal, surrounded by a circle of kindred souls. The music begins, soft and steady, like the first rays of sunlight peeking through winter’s clouds. Your body stirs, slowly awakening, as if the earth beneath your feet is softening, ready to nourish new growth.

As you move, you feel the rhythms of nature pulsing through you. You are no longer separate—you are the soil warming to the touch of the sun, the roots stretching deep, the buds ready to bloom. You dance your emotions into motion, letting them swirl free like a spring breeze, clearing space for the energy of new life to flow in.

Under the Full Worm Moon, you release what no longer serves you. You honor the messiness of your humanity, knowing that life’s fertile ground often holds both clutter and promise. The moon’s light guides you in tending to your emotional “soil”—softening, loosening, and preparing for growth.

Then, with the arrival of the Spring Equinox, you embody balance. Day and night are equal, light and dark in harmony. In this pause, you feel a profound sense of renewal and clarity. You dance with the energy of awakening, alive with fresh ideas, new dreams, and the warmth of spring surging through you.

Each session is a transformative passage:

• March 8: Awakening the Heart – Shedding the layers of winter and stirring your emotional roots.

• March 15: Embracing Balance – Dancing under the Full Worm Moon in Virgo, releasing and preparing your inner soil for growth.

• March 22: Blooming into Light – Celebrating the energy of the Spring Equinox, stepping into rebirth and renewal.

Taking time to pause and embody these sacred moments—to honor the Earth’s rhythms and our own—grounds us deeply in the flow of life. Dancing 5Rhythms, a somatic movement meditation practice, allows us to move through our emotions, awaken our hearts, and bring our bodies into harmony with the turning of the seasons.

Together, as a community, we will create space for what is ready to bloom, supporting one another as we celebrate the beauty of transition—from darkness into light, from winter into spring, from stillness into motion.

Join us as we move, breathe, and dance our way into the blossoming of our hearts and the fullness of life’s ever-renewing cycles.

Joe Goode Annex
401 Alabama St
San Francisco, CA 94110

• Awakening the Heart : Saturday, March 8 at 11:00 - 5:00 PM

• Embracing Balance: Saturday, March 15 at 11:00 - 5:00 PM

• Blooming into Light : Saturday, March 22 at 11:00 - 5:00 PM

Fair Exchange

Following the class and economic justice sliding scale created by Alexis J. Cunningfolk, please review and select the price point below for each day-long workshop, that allows you to attend. Space is limited. Limited Work Study option is available. Please contact us to register for this special rate.

**Each day-long workshop must be purchased individually. Each price point is for ONE individual workshop on a specific date, not for the whole series.

General $165 : I am comfortably able to meet all my basic needs, I am employed or have my own business or do not need to work, I have access to financial savings and have an expendable income and can afford at least an annual vacation. I may struggle at times, but overall I feel financially comfortable.

Basic $135 : I may stress about meeting my basic needs, but still regularly achieve them, I may have some debt, but it does not prohibit attainment of basic needs, I may have access to financial savings and have some expendable income and can take a vacation annually or every few years.

Support $105 : I frequently stress about meeting my basic needs and don’t always achieve them, I have debt that sometimes prohibits me from meeting my basic needs, food, housing and transportation. I rent lower end properties or have unstable housing, I am unemployed or underemployed without access to savings, I have no or very limited expendable income and cannot afford or have the ability to take time off work for a vacation without financial burden.

Pay-It-Forward $195 : I am financially comfortable and grateful and would like to take this opportunity to pay it forward to my fellow community members and support scholarship fund.

**Each day-long workshop must be purchased individually. Each price point is for ONE individual workshop on a specific date, not for the whole series.

• Entrance ticket to Sunday Sweat Your Prayers on the weekend of the day-long workshop that you attend

• 5Rhythms workshop

• Resources

• Community forum

• Water & Tea

• Great selection of healthy snacks

Individual coaching

If a participant wants to cancel their registration, they must do so 2 weeks before the workshop to receive a full refund minus a 10% processing fee. If a participant cancels 1 week before the workshop, they receive a full refund minus a 25% processing fee. Less than a week, their refund is subject to participant replacement. If a replacement is registered, participants will receive a full refund minus a 50% processing fee. If a participant does not show up for the workshop without communicating, their registration payment will not be refunded. Credit towards future workshops is possible on individual cases.

The City Waves reserves the right to cancel any workshop in the event of insufficient registration or other unforeseen circumstances, in which case, the full amount paid to register for a workshop will be refunded to the registrants. In the event of cancellation, an attempt will be made to notify registrants no later than 10 calendar days before the start of the workshop. All other expenses incurred including but not limited to flights and accommodation arranged for the purpose of attending a workshop will not be covered.

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