By Taz Rashid
Enter the room and you are instantly immersed in a field of love and celebration. People of all ages are unmistakably happy—hugging, smiling, feeling the music and open to the experience of letting go. “Beats with Devotion” is a two-day journey of dance, yoga, meditations, kirtan, art, poetry, inspirational talks and workshops that visited Chicago for the first time in October.
Club Divine, created by local musician, DJ and event designer Tazdeen “Taz” Rashid, has been hosting similar dance experiences in Chicago for more than two years. In October, the Windy City featured Club Divine’s debut offering of Black Swan Records label artists including DJ Drez, EarthRise SoundSystem, Srikalogy and vocalist Sheela Bringi. Artists, DJs, healers and body workers, and vendors co-created the distinctive vibration of the weekend event. Sunday afternoon began with two hours of uplifting yoga voyages guided by Rich Logan, Lourdes Paredes and Andrew Gurvey, and accompanied live by Black Swan Records artists. In the evening, local mixed media ensemble ChiKaGo transformed the dance floor into a beautiful expression of live poetry and euphoric music.
Club Divine re-creates itself monthly at Bodhi Spiritual Center.
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