Ante— Increase in 2 Days!!
Ante increases to $1250 on May 15. No one receiving this e-mail should be paying at that level.
The reason that the tiers increase is that they reflect the amount of communal effort that has been invested. Everyone who pays after May 15 played no role in creating our art— workshops. Those who pay after July 15 have not participated in our new camper orientations and require a lot of hand-holding. Get it
We are currently at 68% of camp capacity. At this time last year we were at 54% capacity. Camp will fill early this year. 300 people have applied to camp with us this year. If just 40% of the fence-sitters pay Ante, we are full. Lots of people pay right at the deadline and there is some chance that we will fill before May 15. If you pay Ante after we are full, you will be put on our wait list.
If you can't pay the full Ante now, no worries. If you pay 50% as a deposit it reserves your spot in camp and it locks in your price tier. Remember Ante is refundable in most circumstances if you make your request in a timely fashion.
How to Create your Workshop— Teleclasses
If you have not yet created your workshop, we have a tutorial for you on our website:
If after reviewing the tutorial you still feel a little stuck or you are having some difficulties crafting the logistics of your workshop, I will be hosting some workshop teleconferences on the following dates:
NOTE: I have a plumber coming to my house at 9 am. I may need to take 5 minutes to deal with him during the call. Thank you for understanding
For additional assistance connecting to the meeting text "Call Me" to the Dial-In number above and you will be called into the conference.
Please listen to this recording before attending the call:
Workshops— Potent Gifting
The most easily visible gift that Naked Heart provides on the Playa is our workshops. These are offerings crafted by our campmates. If you have camped with us before you have probably spoken with members who have led workshops and returned to camp glowing. Maybe that is what is inspiring you to lead a workshop this year.
Fully half of our camp roster this year has never camped with us. That means that half of you have no idea what I am talking about here. It occurred to me that I should create a new camp expectation. Here it is: If you haven't attended a "How to craft a Workshop Teleconference", please listen to this recording:
Workshop Teleconference Recording
This is an important listen even if you never have any intention to lead a workshop. Our camp culture is our workshops. The way they are created is unique to Naked Heart and it is important to know the internal process that our workshop leaders have gone through to stand up and share this piece of themselves.
Each year about 25% of our workshops are led by people who have never led a workshop and have never been to Burning Man!! You can do this!
For Seasoned Workshop Leaders
If you are already leading workshops, especially if you do this as a livelihood, I need you to read this paragraph. The workshops that are created and led at Naked Heart are FUNDAMENTALLY DIFFERENT from other workshop examples. It is tempting to take stock of some of your greatest offerings and pull one out of your bag to gift at Burning Man. That would be the easy thing to do but it completely sidesteps your own growth as a leader. There is an opportunity available here to completely re-think how workshops are developed. There is an opportunity to step beyond your comfort level and reach to the next plateau on your path. That is my challenge to you. Listen to the recording, attend the teleclass and re-imagine your process.
"Lead the workshop that you do not dare lead in the default world"
Submitting your Workshops
If you already have your workshop constructed, you can submit it here:
The deadline for submissions is May 15th.
PRO TIP: Workshops are scheduled in the order received. If you want to have the best days, the best times or times that you have requested, submit as early as possible
Inspiration
You may have missed it on our web site, but we have an inspirations page:
The first 2 are my favorites, but everything there is a real gem. Someday I will make a Youtube playlist of all of them and you can just binge watch them in bed :) There is even a form at the end where you can add your own favorite links.
This is actually more important than it may initially seem. We are a camp with no geographical center. We don't all get together for dinner on weekends or have big work parties. The only two places we meet is here in cyberspace and on the playa. This collection of inspirations is our creation story, it is part of the narrative of what we are creating. It is a little like the directions to some IKEA flat-pack furniture; if you are skillful and diligent, you can figure it out, but it is a lot easier when you have the directions. This page is a resource for you to use and to co-create. The link you add this year may yield fruit 10 years from now. Give a gift to your future self.
These links are an incredible download and attunement for discovering the workshop that lurks inside waiting to be born.
The most important homework for attending the Teleclass is to listen to this recording:
Timeline
All times are Pacific Time
—David