Cynthia Gomez

A lifelong student of soul science — the intersection of spirituality with every branch of knowledge — Cynthia Gomez blends spirituality, philosophy, and the sciences to help facilitate quantum healing and conscious living. She is trained in Reiki and other intersectional energy work modalities, and is a certified master life coach. She is also a writer and entrepreneur. She owns The Gaia Revolution, through which she hosts healing retreats, and Light Rising Publishing, which offers unique publishing solutions to produce content that facilitates empowered storytelling, meaning-making, and wisdom sharing to expand consciousness and connectedness, and inspire kinder living. Catch Cynthia teaching workshops on gratitude and forgiveness or facilitating sound healing when she's not running event logistics. 

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DJ Dharmadrum

Known personally as David DiBernardinis, Jr., DJ Dharmadrum believes music transcends words, helping us to heal, unify and truly accept each other regardless of nationality, creed, culture, or language. He keeps busy playing local ecstatic dance, yoga, and other conscious events in and around the St. Pete/Clearwater/Tampa area. DJ Dharmadrum spins meditative sound fields, ethnic deep house scapes, and global bass to facilitate mindful, meditative movement, and a spiritual vibe for all tribes. He is Lotus Gathering's resident deejay, sound guru, and co-organizer.

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Shawn Blakemore

Shawn Blakemore builds unique and complex things, including festival installations. He is our event build lead and logistics and operations manager, leading event setups and breakdowns; keeping track of equipment, materials, and supplies; and handling anything onsite that requires building skills and troubleshooting on the go. Shawn is also a sound bath facilitator and space holder who stepped into that role as he realized his desire to be for others the way-shower that he didn’t have as he awakened from the illusion of separation and dove inward to find healing.​​

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Amanda Fowler

Author of "A Little High Vibe A Little Fuck It: 30 Days to Drop The Mediocre Bullshit and Start Living Your Best Life," Amanda is a life coach, aerialist, and fire performer who goes by the stage name Phoenix, as well as a social media wiz. Amanda serves as Lotus Gathering's fire and flow coordinator and is also lending us her amazing social media acumen to help Lotus Gathering truly bloom. Catch Amanda on the silks, or teaching a Reiki Level 1 certification course or a workshop on mirror work during Lotus Gathering.

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Joshua Purves (TELOS369)

Fusing futuristic bass frequencies with ancient primal roots, TELOS369 creates sonic vibrational journeys that take listeners into the depths of the heart and spirit. expanding consciousness, and invoking a sense of soul remembrance on the highest of levels. He is also a visual artist, chief creator at Ananda Embodied, a conscious collective of artists, creators, and spiritual practitioners who are passionate about promoting bliss embodiment. With his partner, Liz, he also leads Party with Purpose, a collective movement in the electronic music scene promoting conscious intention, personal growth, presence, and spirituality. Joshua brings his many talents to Lotus Gathering as its art gallery coordinator and resident artist.

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Salena Hall

Salena Hall, the guiding light behind Star's Healing Energy, embodies a profound passion for helping others heal and experience serene moments of peace. Salena’s soulful dedication shines through in her work, where she creates sacred spaces for individuals and children alike to explore their energetic essence and uncover the quiet power within themselves. Through her warm and nurturing presence, Salena offers a sanctuary of peace, guiding each soul toward a path of healing and inner harmony. Salena is in charge of our kid's camp and children's programming. 

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Alizabeth Grace

Alizabeth Grace is one-half of Ananda Embodied and Party with Purpose, two of our biggest ally organizations. When she's not holding space in St. Petersburg's newest conscious event space, Sanctuarium, she can often be found talking about Human Design as a powerful tool for positive self-transformation. Aliza is also our artist hospitality manager.