Burning Man 2010

From August 30 - September 6, 2010, Damanhur, represented by Quaglia, participated in Burning Man, a week-long event with principles of radical self-reliance, social interconnectedness, creative expression and Leave No Trace ecology in the Black Rock desert of Nevada, USA.

Quaglia camped with the Heebeegeebee Healers theme camp, a grounded and sacred space providing healing services and classes for Black Rock City. She offered pranatherapy sessions and held several talks on Damanhur's community life, spiritual philosophy and the Temples of Humankind throughout the week.

[photo: Nelli and Quaglia]

Heebeegeebee Healers was located in Nectar Village, an area with many nurturing theme camps, including the Steam Bath Project, Shaman Dome and a contact improvisation camp. The tents of the Heebeegeebee camp were decorated with images from Damanhur and the Temples of Humankind.

In the healing space, many modalities of healing, ranging from acupuncture to thai massage to spiritual counseling, were freely offered by camp members and guest healers, as Burning Man operates on a gift economy. The classroom space also hosted courses on massage and energy healing, yoga, hypnosis and dreams, as well as kirtan sessions and monkey chant, a collective tribal chanting experience.

The Epiphany Sculpture in Nectar Village