AWAKEN Experience: KW ✨

A New Era In Wellness & Music Events

Join us in making History, as we come together for the largest single day Music & Wellness Event of its kind in KW Histor.

AWAKEN combines the best of wellness and nightlife into a single, unforgettable experience. With a short breathwork to energize, meditation to center, and a full length DJ led ecstatic dance to awaken your vitality, this event is a full-spectrum journey into connection and transformation

Guided by DJ, producer and Meditation Instructor Corey Sheikh and Friends - Dance freely, breathe deeply, and rediscover your-self in a vibrant space designed to elevate your energy and leave you inspired.



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THE MAIN EVENING EXPERIENCE:

✨AWARENESS - Self-Healing Breathwork Meditation : Center your mind, reset your nervous system & balance your body through a gentle introduction style of breathwork meditation that  moves into the subtle layers of the body & mind, bringing calm, peace and emotional balance.

🙏ACTIVATE - Intuitive Movement & Self-Expression  : Activate through guided and intuitive movement, connect to your voice, primal power and self--expression. Here the energy of the night builds as we prepare for a wild and expressive night of celebration 

💃AWAKEN - Free Flow Ecstatic Dance: .Dance freely where movement & music becomes medicine. Call it what you want, free flow dance, Ecstatic dance, or just plain dancing - Music styles of Organic, Afro & Progressive house along with Melodic Techno, & Tribal Rhythms).

🎶RESTORE - Ambient Sound Journey Integration: Complete the experience with the healing soundscape frequencies of an ambient sound bath. guiding you back to a place of stillness, integrating the energy of the evening, and leaving feeling renewed, aligned, and connected.

⭐CONNECT -  Welcoming Social environment & Connection: An inclusive, sober social environment to connect, play and explore this experience among like minded individuals. Connection is at the heart of AWAKEN. 


AFTERNOON WORKSHOP:

AWARENESS Breathwork, Self-Healing & Empowerment Immersion (In English) - (3-5PM)

This afternoon pre-main event workshop offers an opportunity to go much deeper into all of the explorations presented in the evening main experience.

We will explore a variety of longer and full length meditations, breathing methods, journalling exercises, self-healing practices & conscious intuitive momvement practices that support in bringing emotional balance, inner peace and a deepened understanding on what it means to heal & connect with your authentic self. 

Corey will also teach his main awareness method which is based on a variety of Self-Healing & Meditative methodologies including; Mindfulness, Yoga’s Self-Inquiry, Buddhist Vipassana, and Emotional Trauma Release therapies. Corey infuses his decade of facilitation with to-the-point discourses & direct practices that inspire personal healing and an authentic desire for peace & joyful living.

 If you want to experience everything in a more in depth & full way, join us as well for the arternoon!
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TICKETS

While Quantities Last

PRE-SALE & Early Bird Tickets  - $39-45
GENERAL ADMISSION - $45-60

Workshop - $45-65


(Price Increases As Event Approaches)


For those with financial challenges, send us a direct message on facebook, instagram or by email to awakenottawa@gmail.com

No refunds, ticket transfers permitted.
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SCHEDULE


3:00PM - Workshop Doors
3:30PM - Workshop
5:30PM - Workshop End

630PM - Evening Doors + AMANDA ELEMENTAL opening set
7:30PM - CONNECT - Guided Embodied Movement + Connection - Reva + Nathan
7:45PM - Official Welcome
7:50PM - AWARENESS Meditation
8:10PM - ACTIVATION Breathwork
8:30PM - AWAKEN - Dance Set
10:30PM - RESTORE - Ambient Set
11:00PM - Closing

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LOCATION + CARPOOLING

Conrad Centre for the Performing Arts

36 King St W, Kitchener, ON N2G 1A3

Carpooling Facebook Group to be added soon.

Street Parking is Available. 

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Facilitators:



Corey Sheikh - Ecstatic Dance DJ, Producer, Spiritual Mentor & Meditation Teacher


Corey Sheikh is the visionary creator, DJ, and primary facilitator of the AWAKEN Experience—a transformative journey of dance, breath and sound; drawing from over 12 years in guiding wellness based sessions. His background in Group Fitness, Ecstatic Dance, Breathwork, Meditation, Emotional Healing, and Sound Therapy all have been weaved together through his music curation, production & mixing. His DJ sets bring together the essence of these modalities through the expression of dance, breath and frequency, pulling on the sounds of Organic, Afro, and Progressive House, Tribal Melodic Techno, and Golden Era Trance, enriched by ambient synths, ancient vocals, and meditative soundscapes. These curated musical journeys create immersive, transformative experiences, inviting a full spectrum of emotions, energies, and sensations aligned with AWAKEN’s holistic approach.

Latest Youtube Mix: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plAzKElZTPI&t=5177s

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/finitesheikh/

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/infinitesheikh


Support:

Amanda Elemental - Opening DJ Support - https://www.instagram.com/amanda.elemental/
https://on.soundcloud.com/03WyS0PiKOyJInpfKk
Nathan Cartwright - MC & Facilitator - https://www.instagram.com/strawberry_feeeeeels/
Reva Wild - MC & Facilitator - http://instagram.com/reva.wild/


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TRIBES In Partnership

Event Host Ecstatic Dance KW
https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticdancekw/

AWAKEN 

The Awaken Event Experience founded by Corey Sheikh is an uplifting journey that weaves breath, dance, and music into a harmonious tapestry. Embracing both modern and ancient traditions, these event experiences revive the spirit of celebration, ceremony, and gathering. Through thoughtful curation, we bring together a diverse group of conscious-based musicians, artists, facilitators, and guides—both local and international—who skillfully blend the transformative modalities of meditation, movement, dance, musical expression, and social connection. 

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