Earthdance!

Earthdance was awesome! I highly encourage the curious to attend an Earthdance event (they're held around the world in September). The one I went to was in beautiful Mendocino county, California, at Black Oak Ranch near Laytonville. It was one of the most conscious and positive festivals I've ever been to. The music and live entertainment scattered across several stages and "domes" was amazing, there was a good variety of things to do, and the food and other vendors were the types of businesses I love to support. We had an easy time finding vegetarian and organic eats, there was an activist alley with non-profit booths, a healing village with massage, sound therapy, health products, etc. It was a bit hot, of course, but the weather was gorgeous all weekend.

The central point of the event was a prayer for peace, timed so that every event around the world is praying for peace simultaneously. It's a powerful experience. I boogied and hula hooped my butt off, saw Michael Franti & Spearhead, Buckethead, Anthony B, and many more live, did a little shopping, learned a lot, and had a blast. My only complaint is that I must've had too much fun because I came home with a cold.

Good vibes, good music, good fun. I'm definitely going again next year.