Overview
What is Ecstatic Dance?
Ecstatic Dance is a moving meditation enabling you to connect mind-body-spirit and tap into intuitive wisdom and healing. It’s "free-form” meaning there is no instructor, and there are no steps to learn. There is no right or wrong way to do it or experience needed.
This is accomplished by holding a safe space that is judgement free, getting into a deep meditative state, and then opening up to the journey. Moving in any way that is authentic and feels right to you based on what calls out.
"Experience no thoughts, no worries, no needs, no desires, and be in the intimacy and infirnity of self and silence." Unknown
Who Would Benefit from It?
In today’s age of high stress, everyone would benefit from Ecstatic Dance as a way to de-stress and feel more grounded! In particular, those who:
Are looking to strengthen or begin a mindfulness practice.
Feel like they live too much in their heads and/or are feeling out of touch with their bodies.
Have experienced trauma and are looking for an alternative way to manifest healing.
Have the desire to live more authentically, to discover their True Self.
Are seeking to become more intuitive, creative and/or spontaneous
Are looking for a way to become more self-expressive.
What are the Benefits?
Ecstatic Dance is known for initiating healing, visionary, and ecstatic experience, leading to new levels of health, wholeness, and spiritual connection.
Ecstatic Dance provides an intimate, unique experience for each dancer. While the experience itself varies from dancer to dancer and even for the same dancer across sessions, there are many similar benefits reported by those who practice it. Some of the key benefits are:
Release stress
Feel more grounded
Feel more comfortable in your body
Become more self-confident
Get in touch with your emotions
Heal from trauma
Live more authentically
Increase intuition, creativity and spontaneity
Tap into an internal wealth of knowledge
Ecstatic Dance allows you to explore what you are feeling on the deepest level, one that is not censored by your conscious mind. In this way you can discover your own unique rhythm and take steps toward getting in touch with your True Self.
It’s well documented that the mind and body are interconnected. This means that physical problem will manifest in your emotions and vice versa - emotional problems will manifest in your body. Ecstatic Dance enables you to strengthen the connection between the mind and the body by allowing for authentic, non-verbal expression of emotions in a safe, non-judgmental environment. Ultimately it can help you discover your own unique rhythm, become more authentic, and realize your True Self.