Community and Kava: In-Person Connection Salon by humhum x Island Kava

4217 Merrick Road,Massapequa NY 11758

05 October, 2022

Description

humhum and Island Kava are collaborating to bring you the best of two worlds; a unique two-hour in-person connection experience for our New York community centered on the sensory experience of drinking kava while consciously connecting in community. *BIPoC Individuals, you're invited to use the discount code BIPOC for 25% off your ticket. About the discovery topic: Exploring the Senses—Deepen your connection with self and others through the art of kava and conscious exchange. Kava (piper methysticum) is an evergreen plant native to Polynesia, Micronesia, and Melanesia whose root is known to calm the body and nervous system. Kava has been consumed for over 2000 years and is an earthy, raw taste reminiscent of the nature it comes from in the south pacific. Throughout the evening, you'll have the option to drink kava. We'll weave in the art of tasting, meditation, breath work, and reflection to move your experience from the mind into the body. Tasting, feeling, seeing, hearing and smelling are all part of the connection experience, which oftentimes get overpowered by thoughts. Kava, meditation and breath work all have a variety of health benefits including calming the nervous system, which you'll experience throughout the evening. Your Ticket Includes: 2-hour event experience and follow up1 shell of kava *additional shells will be available for purchaseHow the evening will flow: We'll begin with a group ice-breaker, and then hear a short overview on the history and benefits of kava. You'll each receive your own shell of kava to begin drinking. We'll steep ourselves deeper into the experience with a meditation and breath practice and then break off into smaller groups to connect more deeply. In your groups, you'll explore theme-based prompts to deepen your understanding of exploring the senses and your experience with kava while building new connections with others in the community. Throughout the experience you'll flow in and out of the large group for sharing and q+a and small groups to connect with new people more deeply. humhum facilitators offer guided mindfulness and breath practices to center you in yourself as you connect with new people. humhum's jam is removing friction from forming new connections; we offer a topic, keep time, let you know who speaks when, and how to keep in touch after if there is shared interest to do so. All you have to do is show up, be yourself, focus on your experience and enjoy the new connections you're making. This experience is connection centric, not dating—however we welcome both folks available to dating and those who are unavailable. Because dating is humhum's wheelhouse, for those of you available to dating we help you follow up on connections you're interested in. For all attendees, we offer a private form where you indicate who you'd like to stay connected to and what you're available to e.g. friendship or intrigued to explore something more. If there is reciprocity, humhum makes an email intro after the event, and helps you deepen in your connection beyond this experience. Don't worry, if you put "intrigued" and someone else put "friendly," your secret is safe with us and we connect you as friends to keep in touch. About Island Kava xxx About humhum humhum — a platform for conscious, human-to-human connection, and dating offers experiences that bring us closer to ourselves as we connect with one another. Think mindful speed-dating with new friends, around a topic you've just learned about. Cultivate heart/mind qualities that support healthy relationships: Presence Discernment Personal accountability Playfulness Kindness Self-Compassion Embodiment Non-Attachment