Ecstatic Dance Sound and Movement Journey with Cacao to celebrate Halloween * Samhain With Optional Fancy Dress

Join Ecstatic Dance Berkshire (founded by Alison from Just BE Sound and Movement Therapy) for this Ecstatic Dance Journey.

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Samhain (the ancient Celtic festival that inspired Halloween) marks the end of harvest and the turning of the wheel into winter — a time when the veil between worlds is thin, inviting us to honour both the shadows and the light.

Join us for an evening of movement, music, and transformation. Masks and fancy dress are welcome - you can come as you are, or play with the mystery, with an invitation to peel off your mask, part way through the journey.

We’ll move through a specially curated playlist with a dark, sensual edge and a wedge of Halloween cheese— rhythms that invite you into your primal body — before rising into release and renewal.

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Please arrive in time for a 730 start to guarantee entry to the event.

THE JOURNEY

Enter the hall space in sacred silence from 7.20pm and join us in meditation.

At 7.30pm, sitting in circle, you'll be guided through a short centring practice, with an invitation to scan the body, emotions and mind. This practice is an oppportunity to bring more presence to your experience and to connect more deeply with your self and your heart.

As we move into our cacao ceremony, we pass our Guatemalan cacao around the circle with love, before practicing gratitude and setting intentions together.

We’ll begin our movement journey together with a little guidance to warm up.

Movement is conscious, intuitive and spontaneous as you allow the vibrations of the sound to resonate in whichever way feels right for you. The invitation is to disconnect the mind and connect with the body freely, noticing any self-judgement and any fears around judgement from others.

The evening will close with a mini sound bath and a short closing circle with fruit, and some optional time to socialise.

Together we co-create a safe container, offering respect to our fellow dancers and their space, keeping to the guidelines of no chat, no shoes, no drugs, no alcohol.

THE MUSIC

Each dance is a soundwave journey, with the music being intuitively chosen from an eclectic mix of different genres. The experience is less about the type of music and more about how all aspects of your being relates to it. You'll be invited to be curious with your exploration of your body and movements, to bring moment by moment awareness to what's moving through you.

IMPORTANT INFO

Please note that by purchasing a ticket you agree that Just BE Sound and Movement Therapy is not liable for any injury or harm that you may incur at this event (dancing only exactly as YOU feel to) & you agree to take full responsibility of yourself, your health, your wellbeing and all of your belongings whilst at the session -Thank you.

This is an over 18’s, respectfully alcohol and drug free environment. We move/dance barefoot or with grip socks, so gain a deeper connection between the body and the Earth. And to ensure we are safe and respectful of others on the dancefloor.

Photos/videos may be taken during the event.

WHAT OUR DANCERS SAY

'What an experience, mind blowing, loved every minute of it!'

‘That was the best experience of my life! To feel no judgement in a room full of people!’

'How does ecstatic dance feel? Like you are truly in your own world, letting your body take in and respond to wonderful music....to really FEEL the music and what that brings up in your body. '

'Alison incorporates a few questions and prompts which guide you to really be in the moment and let go further. As a newbie to this type of dance, I've tried it a handful of times and am completely hooked. I had never danced before and was very self-conscious at first, I'm overjoyed at how liberating and natural this feels and it is now one of my core activities for self -and soul nourishment!’

WHERE

Bucklers Park Community Hub - The Main Hall - there is a large car park. Please be respectful of neighbours as you are leaving and do not stay to chat in the car park, due to the end time of the event. Buckler’s Park Community Hub, Goodwood Crescent, Crowthorne, Bracknell, Berkshire, RG45 6NB

PLEASE BRING

Wear comfortable clothing/layers/anything you feel like expressing yourself in. Bring a water bottle (and take it home with you) grip socks if you do not want to move barefoot.

PAYMENT

We have set a donation option to reduce your ticket fee cost however the price is fixed. Please enter the correct amount to purchase your ticket. Thank you in advance! Any tickets booked below the indicated donation amount will be refunded.

(If ordering more than one ticket either book separately or please adjust accordingly. You will only receive 1 ticket in this case but we can see how many you have purchased by the amount.)

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