Roots & Wings - Trance Dance, Sound Journey & Ecstatic Dance

Pioneering Conscious and Wellbeing Events since 2009 in London and UK!  Home to Ecstatic Dance London and much more!At Ecstatic Dance London our mission is to offer much more than just ecstatic dance.We offer a variety of transformational experiences designed for supporting you in your personal life journey, enhancing community wellness and togetherness. We bring a wealth of experience, knowledge, heart centred and humanistic approach into all our work. We create and facilitate all our workshops and continue to develop new practices which we are very excited to share!Ecstatic Dance London started with URUBU which was first formed in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance Collective ‘Urubu’ by founder Seth Newman, has since developed into a holistic wellness event organiser based in London facilitating Workshops, Classes, Retreats, Campouts & Trainings for living a Healthy and Embodied Life!Ecstatic Dance London & URUBU is a School of Transformational Arts!Ecstatic Dance London  (DJ, Live Music, Indoors, Outdoors with Headphones)Body-mind Integration and Embodiment Practices (Bioenergetics, Shaking, Dance of Awareness)Active Guided Meditations & Trance DancesCreativity Coaching & Closed GroupsCacao Ceremonies & RitualsGong Baths & Live Music Sound JourneysDrumming & SingingAerial Relaxation Pods - Sound Joureys in HammocksConscious Connections & EcoTantraRetreats, Campouts, Festivals and much much more!Come on a journey with us!ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON & URUBU - You are you, be you!Instagram:@ecstaticdance_londonInstagram:@urubu_school_of_transformationFacebook:www.facebook.com/EcstaticDanceLondonFacebook:www.facebook.com/urubucollectiveWebsite:www.ecstaticdancelondon.comL﻿inktree:linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon© 2009 ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON  & URUBU All rights reserved.

Ecstatic Dance London & URUBU Wellbeing Events

ECSTATIC SUNDAYS: ROOTS & WINGS
Trance Dance, Guided Relaxation Journey with Live Music, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony!

Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio)

<h2>ECSTATIC SUNDAYS: ROOTS &amp; WINGS</h2>Join us for this 1- day exploration of Trance Dance, Guided Relaxation Journey with Live Music, Ecstatic Dance &amp; Cacao! You're welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!*Respectfully Socially Distanced &amp; Covid compliant* *Alcohol and drug-free environment*<h2>WHAT IS THE DAY ABOUT?</h2>We're providing Londoners with a kind of sanctuary space to dance, be themselves, have fun, release stress, connect with their body, and stretch themselves beyond their usual way of being. You can attend the whole day or just drop-in for single workshops. No experience necessary. Now is always the perfect time to journey inward...During the day you will have the chance to dance and dive into a selection of some very beautiful and unique movement &amp; relaxation practices. ◈ 12:30pm - 3pm Trance Dance with *Cacao Intention Setting Ritual* Trance Dance is an invitation to a dance journey into yourself. You go inwards with your eyes closed and with the help of a blindfold, to see with your heart and connect with the wisdom inside you. (No entry after 1pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together. Please bring a yoga mat &amp; blanket)◈ break 30 min◈ 3:30pm-5:30pm Guided Relaxation Journey with Live Music: for Rest, Relaxation &amp; Rejuvenation(Please bring a yoga mat &amp; blanket)◈ break 30 min◈ 6pm - 8pm Ecstatic Dance/Movement Meditation with *Cacao Gratitude Circle* (with sound system and optional of Silent Disco Headphones to fully immerse into the music! We will provide complimentary Raw Vegan Cacao - super yummy, the best in London for sure! )◈ 8pm - Workshop ends💙RSVP and invite your friends on Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/662890947748342" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer"></a>--&gt; More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators - please scroll down. <h2>WHAT YOU WILL NEED:</h2>1.Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers, there are changing rooms located on the 1st floor. Bring a set of dry clothes as you most likely will sweat during the movement classes. 2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water refill available at the venue, outside the Roof Studio.4. Yoga mat and blanket (essential for Trance dance &amp; Sound journey). Blindfolds for Trance dance and Sound journey will be provided. 5. You can wear a face covering during the sessions if you choose to. We ask all participants to keep the face mask on whilst moving through the building before and after the class.6. Packed Food/ Snacks &amp; Thermoflask with a hot drink to have during the 30 min breaks.

<h1>VENUE, PRICES:</h1>WHERE: Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George's Rd, London SE1 6ER (Nearest station Elephant &amp; Castle, please check <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">tfl .gov</a> for latest travel updates, if you are driving, please be aware of <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/pay-to-drive-in-london" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">congestion charge</a>)WHEN: Sunday, 10 October 12:30pm-8:00pmCOST: Honesty based pricing system is in effect!ALL DAY WORKSHOPS: <ul><li>£50 Lower waged</li><li>£65 Regular</li></ul>INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS (Low waged &amp; Regular prices): <ul><li>Trance Dance &amp; Cacao 12:30pm-3pm £25- £30</li><li>Guided Relaxation Journey with Live Music 3:30pm-5:30pm £20-£25</li><li>Ecstatic Dance &amp; Cacao 6pm-8pm £20-£25</li></ul>PAYMENT: We have set a donation option to reduce your ticket fee cost, feel free to donate more and give from abundance. Please enter amount to purchase your ticket. Thank you in advance! Any tickets booked below the indicated donation amount will be refunded immediately. 1 ticket per transaction please. Limited spaces &amp; ticket availability. Please book via Eventbrite . EVENTBRITE ORDER CONFIRMATION: Email might be in the spam folder. Please check. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name.<h2>CANCELLATION POLICY:</h2>We do not offer refunds if you cannot attend. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member however please let us know the date &amp; time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track &amp; trace purposes. Send us an email with replacement person's details to: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com If we need to cancel the class due to unforeseen circumstances, we will issue a full refund. If you have any questions please feel free to send us an email: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com<h2>FACILITATORS:</h2>Seth Newman: As a coach, Seth is dedicated to helping people calm, empower and rejuvenate their busy minds and bodies to achieve the best versions of themselves. Seth brings a wealth of experience holding heart-centered spaces.As a musician, Seth is very passionate about rhythm &amp; drumming, has an MA in Community Music from Goldsmith College, worked as a world music percussion teacher in East London schools for almost 20 years and started URUBU collective back in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers &amp; musicians. Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic &amp; Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations. Diana Upite: Trained in classical music from a young age, and later in contemporary music, Diana carries a life-long passion for singing, improvising and re-imagining traditional Celtic and folk songs with her own melodic vision.  A singer at heart, she connects deeply with the melodies and harmonies of ancient Europe and beyond. Diana is passionate about bringing practices of rest and embodiment to others. Through her singing, her intention is to guide you on a journey of reconnection and self-discovery, reuniting you with the source of who you are.Diana also has a keen interest in making delicious raw chocolates and raw cacao drinks for cacao ceremonies, private clients and is constantly experimenting with new flavours. She is a co-creator of many URUBU wellbeing classes, workshops and retreats.<h2>MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:</h2>

<h2>⋘ ─ ∗TRANCE DANCE∗ ─ ⋙</h2>12:3OPM - 3PMA beautiful experience including Cacao Ceremony &amp; Blindfolded Trance Dance Ritual.Through the use of a blindfold, raw ceremonial cacao, a transforming breathing technique and dynamic rhythms, percussion and ecstatic movements, we enter into the consciousness of our body, to feel, to express, to come home… to be completely Alive!THE INVITATIONTrance Dance is an invitation into deep liberation, driven by our breath, our intentions, and energy, and moving deeper than our verbal intellect, we let go. ⋙ Our consciousness can then flow, liberating itself into the dance… and then the ecstasy happens…Natural body movements and intuitive expressive dance are simply forms of an ancient pre-verbal language. It is an expression of the intelligence of our creative unconscious. Honouring the evolutionary intelligence encoded in our cells!We all seek something to complete us and give us a feeling of fullness and meaning in our lives … – The answer is inside us!CACAO INTENTION SETTING RITUALWe will set our intentions for Trance Dance with ceremonial grade cacao. Our Raw Vegan Cacao is prepared lovingly by Diana (who makes the best, velvety tasting cacao in town for sure!). She uses ethically sourced, highest quality ingredients from Guatemala, directly from a reliable cacao bean farmer. This rich velvety elixir is a doorway to the heart, celebrated and honoured by the Incas, Aztecs, Mayans and in many ancient traditions. Cacao, chocolate in its purest form, is a heart opening &amp; totally natural NON-psychedelic medicine, containing an abundance of nutritional goodness &amp; natural happy chemicals. Release what no longer serves you, and invite in what you want more of in your life!Facilitated by Seth NewmanMy purpose is to facilitate rituals that empower “the whole human being” through dance and music. Like Bioenergetics and other somatic processes, for me, Trance Dance was another door to inner discovery and transformation. I have always been passionate about contemporary forms of music and dance that reclaim our vital energy and our creative potential. I believe that “letting go into life” is synonymous, with our “surrender to the body”. Letting go to the natural flow that moves through us. Letting go, to let flow!It is through “the flow experience” that we express, feel and find ourselves, without being connected to “flow” nothing creative happens.Trance Dance ritual is an ecstatic, creative process that returns us to the consciousness of the body and reclaims our Soul. For those who want to immerse themselves and explore their full potential, body, heart &amp; soul!Give yourself to the dance of life! The Trance Dance ritual invites you to have a direct experience of freedom, truth and power, with awareness. A drug-free ecstasy!Feedback from previous Trance Dance events:"An exceptional evening - everything I wanted and more! You know to experience such presence, inner stillness, sacred connection with other people, in such a short time with strangers here in London is rare to find. The body - movement - connection - presence - passion and love. I felt it all... Grateful" "Fantastic and deeply moving experience. Powerful and blissful dancing expertly guided by Seth. Deeply grateful for the experience!" "It was a very powerful, letting go, ritual experience. Brilliant!""I'm really surprised that I could feel so "high" without having to "intoxicate" myself!!! A great night and no hangover!""Wonderful experience. A magical journey into yourself, and an opportunity to just enjoy dance with a lovely group of soul dancers at the same time. Every movement body was a blessing. Thank you to Seth Newman to create this fantastic dance, it has helped me lot after a hard week. May Love connect us all. xxx""Brilliant! Brilliant! Brilliant!""Such a beautiful evening; powerful experience! Feeling blessed.""That was, excellent, friendly, well lead very different experience. Thank you"

<h2>⋘ ─ ∗ SOUND JOURNEY∗ ─ ⋙ </h2>3:3OPM - 5:30PMSoothing sounds will help to release the stress and tension. An opportunity to let go and reconnect with yourself through deep relaxation and guided meditation while basking in Cosmic, Ethereal Vocals and Electronic Soundscapes, Textures, Crystal Singing Bowls, Gongs and much much more . A Unique Experience!As everything is vibrating so are we, sometimes we can become out of tune in either mind body or spirit and dis-ease can start to take hold. Through the healing frequencies of sound therapy our bodies can be brought back in tune and we can begin to feel healthy and balanced once more.The deep complex harmonics of multiple instruments quickly silence the mind and resonate through your body melting away boundaries between being awake and being asleep, between inside and outside. Meditate and relax into the deepest conscious rest, cleansing, releasing, healing and harmonizing on all levels. A beautiful way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

<h2>⋘ ─ ∗ ECSTATIC DANCE ∗ ─ ⋙</h2>6PM - 8PMBrought to you by: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EcstaticDanceLondon/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ecstatic Dance London</a> - We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform! Discover dance as a moving meditation, body ritual, awareness practice &amp; ceremonyIn our Sunday Ecstatic Dance sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House &amp; a Tribal Flow vibe. Our Saturday Ecstatic Dance sessions tend to be more of a celebration with a light-hearted party atmosphere, in these new Sunday Dances, you're invited to explore "movement as meditation" with beautiful music to accompany your journey…Ecstatic Dance is a dance/movement practice to explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together. Move your body, unleash the wild dancing self without caring what people think, claim your freedom, open your heart &amp; touch the infinite!Our Ecstatic Dance classes create a safe and respectful environment that embraces 'all ways'. We offer a movement practice that supports your free expression of emotions and inner space through movement and music. Our intention for these Ecstatic Dance classes is self-exploration, connection, fun, healing, expanding human potential and community building through freestyle ecstatic dance. Enter an open space...and with your bare feet explore the exhilarating feeling of moving your body freely. You are invited to move, play, connect, sweat, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting your body, in this space that we co-create together.WHAT TO EXPECT:1. Next-level, conscious, inspiring electronic dance music2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey3. A safe space for you to dance freely in4. Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance to a gentle sound wave. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance &amp; facilitation will be provided. And then we will let the music, the community and our own inner space direct our steps, our movements, our expression, our journey. Relaxation: Ecstatic Dance usually ends with a deep relaxation.ECSTATIC DANCE GUIDELINES:No late comers please. This is a shared journey from the beginning to the end and we aim to create a safe container for all dancers. If you are more than 30 min late, arriving after 6:30pm, we won't be able to let you join the session, this is so we can all journey together.1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk to, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the building). When we dance without the chitchat, something alchemical can happen on the dancefloor. A unified field of Being emerges and we feel both wild and free, contained within ourselves And connected to something much, much greater than our individual selves.2. Drug-Free, Smoke-Free, Alcohol-Free environment3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight 4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other5. Move your body however you wish6. No spectating. Stay connected to your own body, sensations, emotions, and feelings. Ecstatic Dance is about you and your relationship to the Dance. Dancers feel uncomfortable when being spectated at. Come prepared to Dance yourself free from inhibitions! 7. You can dance alone, or with as many partners as (you) like to join. (If you’d rather not dance with someone, thank them for the offer by placing your hands in prayer position at your heart – Namaste.)8. This is not a pick up place. Please respect all dancers (especially women) and do not ask for anyone's contact details. If you wish to stay in touch with someone, give them your email instead of asking for their contact details. No means no. "Our bodies instinctively know what feels good or bad, right or wrong. However, often our heads get in the way. Ecstatic Dance is about finding our way through to what feels good. How can we use dance to consciously transform towards finding joy, without denying our anger or sadness?  Ask yourself: what’s my body feeling in this moment? Does it feel good moving this way, or that? Does it feel nourishing to dance with another, or dance solo? Where do I most feel connected with Self? Let your body lead the way." ~ Abigail HarrisNo experience necessary. All welcome. CACAO GRATITUDE CIRCLEAt Ecstatic Dance London we LOVE chocolate, RAW chocolate-CACAO! We will provide complimentary Raw Vegan Cacao to superfood charge your dance with us! Cacao is the ultimate heart opener, it will give you energy, revitalise your BodyMind inviting you to express, release &amp; unleash your creativity during the dance! Our Raw Vegan Cacao is prepared lovingly by Diana (who makes the best, velvety tasting cacao in town for sure!). She uses ethically sourced, highest quality ingredients from Guatemala, directly from a reliable cacao bean farmer. Join us to explore Cacao + Ecstatic Dance as a potent synthesis for Transformation. After the dance warm up we will take a moment to attune and connect to what we are grateful for, giving thanks for all the abundance in our life.

<h2>SAFETY GUIDELINES &amp; PREVENTION MEASURES:</h2>We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines. We reserve the right to exclude and ask to leave any participant who does not honour the below safety guidelines:SYMPTOMS: If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms (a high temperature, a new, continuous cough, a loss or change to your sense of smell or taste) please DO NOT attend the class. Any participant repeatedly coughing in the space will be asked to leave immediately.FACE COVERING: please wear whilst moving through the building. Once you are in the Roof Studio, you can take your face covering off.HAND WASHING: please sanitise your hands upon entering the building. Wash and sanitise your hands regularly and after using the bathroom. All touch hotspots will be regularly cleaned with disinfectant between each session.CONTACT DETAILS: name and contact details will be kept for 21 days by the venue for track and trace purposes. If you have booked 2 or more tickets under your name, we will need to obtain name &amp; email address from other attendees . BATHROOMS: please ONLY use bathrooms on the 1st floor by the lift as these are for Roof studio users only. DO NOT use any other toilets in the building. CHANGING ROOMS: located on the 1st floor. Follow the signs. ONLY 2 people at the time in the changing rooms. Where possible - please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers. WATER REFILL: please top up your water bottle from the flasks provided outside the Roof studio. It’s tap water.OTHER AREAS IN THE BUILDING: please DO NOT SIT/ EAT/ CHAT in any other areas of the building to ensure the safety of staff and other attendees. FRESH AIR: venue has windows that will be opened and fans placed in front of the windows to allow more air flow in the space. There is also a back door fire exit which will be opened between each session to ventilate the space. CACAO: our Raw Vegan Cacao is carefully prepared in a clean kitchen and will be poured in eco friendly paper cups and served on a tray. Bring your own hot drink if you do not wish to drink cacao.

<h2>CONNECT WITH US:</h2>INSTAGRAM: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/urubu_school_of_transformation/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@urubu_school_of_transformation</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticdance_london" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@ecstaticdance_london</a> #ecstaticdancelondon #ecstaticsundays #urubu #youareyoubeyou FACEBOOK: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EcstaticDanceLondon/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ecstatic Dance London</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/urubucollective/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">URUBU</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EcstaticDanceTemple/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ecstatic Dance Temple</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/EcstaticDanceFestivals/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ecstatic Dance Festivals</a>FACEBOOK GROUPS: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/446546252119136/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/809690632437465/about/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ecstatic Dance London</a>MEETUP: <a href="https://www.meetup.com/london-ecstatic-dance/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Urubu's Ecstatic Dance &amp; Moving Meditation Community</a>, <a href="https://www.meetup.com/ecstatic-dance-london/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ecstatic Dance Temple</a>YOUTUBE: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/urubucollective" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">URUBU School of Transformational Arts</a>EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.comURUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

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