The Art of Spiritual Perfumery and Scent Activation
Fragrance creation as a magical art is one the most powerful resources in a Bruja’s tool kit. From recalling forgotten memories, to stimulating and reinvigorating our bodies, to the magnetic draw of a lover’s pheromones, scent can bypass our conscious awareness and speak to the deepest parts of ourselves. As we are entering a new phase of our lives and processing the devastations of the last several years we are looking for medicines to activate and catalyze the inner healing and transformation for our reemergence.
About the Series
This offering is a collaboration between Lou Florez and Dani Lunn that investigates the intersections of perfumery and medicine making through the Spirit of place and time. We will lead an interactive learning experience for participants to create an activating perfume that blesses and enchants. Drawing from the botanicals found in Los Angeles, we will explore the material from the perspectives of ecology, herbalism, witchcraft, and fragrance. Employing techniques such as deep listening, sound and vibratory activations, and ceremony we will bring our perfumes to life and learn how to engage them in our spiritual practices and disciplines.
Activities:
Learning how to wake up the Spirit of a plant
Creating a Bruja’s Tincture
Wild Crafting Botanicals
Embodiment Experiences
Vibrational Harmonics
Adventures at the LA Flower Market
Dates: Class 1 Saturday, April 2, 2022
Class 2, Saturday May 14, 2022
Class 3, Saturday June 4, 2022
Price: Whole Series $275 including material fees
Dani Lunn is a Los Angeles based intercultural artist whose current work explores the interrelationship between sound and movement. She has an extensive background in dance, ritual theatre and music including a BFA in Dance at California Institute of the Arts and independent study in Brazil. As a featured performer, improviser and choreographer, Dani has had the pleasure of working and touring with various artists and ensembles including Perry Farrell, Toni Basil, Pink Martini, Arcane Collective, Alessandra Belloni, Kelly Nipper, Kara Mack, Visible Sound with Tom Reyes and Vinnie Colaiuta, Viver Brasil Dance Company and Metabolic Studio's Sonic Division. Her professional credits also include work for Nike, MTV Japan, Lionsgate Films and JibJab. Contributing to her local community, Dani has been creatively involved in the Santa Monica Festival, GLOW Festival, World Festival of Sacred Music, the SMARTS (Santa Monica Arts) in the Schools Program, 18th StreetArts Center and performances at Highways and Bergamot Station. In addition to being on faculty at Santa Monica College, her teaching practice has taken her to Wesleyan University, UCLA, UC Riverside, Pomona College, Esalen Institute and the Pierre Verger Foundation in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Spanning from the physical to the metaphysical, Dani synthesizes her many disciplines and integrates her various certifications of Deep Listening, Vocal Yoga, Sound Healing, Sacred Geometry and the Gyrotonic Method. She is currently co-facilitating Rainbow Body Matrix in residence at the Electric Lodge in Venice, CA and grateful to be part of the Deep Listening community.