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Homebody

a music & movement collaboration series · portland, or

Summer 2026  ·  Portland, OR

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Be Danced.

Sound becomes movement becomes sound.

Homebody is a nervous-system friendly gathering for bodies in motion. Live acoustic music — unamplified or close to it — movers who play, musicians who move. A wave of sound and movement that builds, peaks, and dissolves.

Intimate enough to feel the whole group. There are no steps to learn, no performance expected, no cool points required. Rest is always a full contribution.

Grounded. Earthy. Earnestly weird.
For people who love moving and being moved.

Is This You?

You love music and moving without performance or masking.
You value connection, consent, and earnest participation.
You like wholesome. You don't mind a little dorky.
This is an alcohol-free space — plant medicines welcome with care and intention.

nervous system friendly live acoustic music minimal amplification trauma-informed facilitation go at your own pace floor work welcome alcohol-free plant medicines welcome consent culture all bodies welcome 5 rhythms inspired contact improv

Live, Improvisational, Alive

Each gathering features live acoustic music — unamplified or minimally so. No PA, no DJ, no walls of sound. Just instruments and voices in the room with you, close enough to feel the breath behind them.

Freeform, somatic-friendly, responsive — all styles welcome, all instruments welcome. The music follows the flow. The flow listens back.

Musicians are invited to move. Movers are invited to make sound. The line between player and participant softens.

Musicians announced as each gathering approaches.

Homebody: Arrive

When
Thursday Evenings · Summer 2026
Where
Indoor & Outdoor Locations in Portland, OR
Investment
Sliding Scale $25–40
Access
Scholarship Tickets Available
Format
Locations Vary · Each Gathering Announced
Series
7 Gatherings · One Arc

Each gathering has its own theme and energy.
We begin with Arrive. Come plant the seed.

No steps to learn.
No cool points required.

Just your body, good music, and a room full of kind people.
Scholarship tickets available — reach out if you need one.

Register for Arrive

Ticketing link coming soon · Email to hold your spot in the meantime

Looking for deeper relational work? Explore Sacred Relating — a 7-week circle series.

We gather on the ancestral lands of the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Clackamas,
Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, and many other peoples.
We enter with care, curiosity, and a willingness to listen.