The District House is a weekly gathering and core benefit of District216. Guests are welcome to arrive for part or all of the evening to meet community members, connect with visiting speakers, and engage in thoughtful conversations across psychedelics, wellness, creativity, and conscious culture. 💜
Interactive Workshop: "BELTANE: IGNITE THE FIRE - A Tantric Embodiment Ceremony" with Dr. Willow Brown
When: Friday, May 1st, 2026 from 6:30pm to 10:00pm (Workshop at 7:00pm)
Where: LoDo Studios, 216 E. Gutierrez Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101(Please only park across the street on the Office Max side of the lot.)
Description: Beltane. The ancient Celtic festival of fire, fertility, and life force.
On this charged night, we gather for a guided Tantric Embodiment Workshop — a structured series of group and partnered embodiment exercises and learning designed to awaken presence, deepen connection, and rekindle your aliveness.
Through group and rotating partner exercises, you'll explore polarity, nervous system awareness, and the art of creating real intimacy — with yourself and others. We will also deepen our learning about pleasure, trust, vulnerability and desire in a safe and nurturing container.
What to Expect:
Guided partnered embodiment practices (partners rotate)
Education on arousal, polarity, and nervous system regulation
A consent-centered, fully facilitated container
An evening that leaves you clear, grounded, and magnetically alive
No prior experience needed. Singles and couples welcome.
Your guide, Dr. Willow Brown, is a Tantric embodiment expert and doctor of oriental medicine — bridging ancient wisdom with modern nervous system science.
This is an intimate container by design. Spots are limited.
Guests Welcome to pre-purchase $55 tickets to this event. Day of Tickets are $75.
Note: We will NOT be filming this event. Refreshments provided.
FACILITATOR BIO
Facilitator: Dr. Willow Brown
Dr. Willow Brown is a Santa Barbara-based Doctor of Chinese Medicine, licensed acupuncturist, and certified Tantra educator/Taoist sexologist with over 20 years of experience. She specializes in blending ancient philosophy with modern holistic, functional medicine to foster sexual healing, intimacy, and relationship transformation for individuals and couples.
Expertise: She focuses on bridging sexuality, spirituality, and physical health, helping clients overcome shame, guilt, and self-doubt to embrace pleasure and vitality.
Modalities: Her approach integrates Taoist sexology, Qi Gong, yoga, and cranial-sacral therapy.
Background: Inspired by her own need for self-empowerment following a traumatic teenage experience, she dedicated her career to sexual education and healing.
Professional Role: She is an author, international speaker, and coach who has worked with thousands of clients, often focusing on cultivating "Jing Qi" (sexual energy).
Platforms: She has appeared on podcasts like ZEN Hustlers and is featured on the Insight Timer meditation app.
