SHAMANIC TRANCE DANCE & CACAO CEREMONY

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

You are warmly invited to join us for this special SPRING EQUINOX event - Blindfolded Shamanic Trance Dance &amp; Cacao Ceremony experience.

2 minutes from Tufnell Park Station (full address in order confirmation email, scroll down in the email please)

SATURDAY WORKSHOPS & ECSTATIC DANCES -NORTH LONDON

Join us for our all-day holistic wellbeing workshops & ecstatic dance! You can attend the whole day or just drop-in for single workshops. No experience necessary. Each monthly all day session is a unique journey!

<h3>You are warmly invited to join us for this powerful embodiment workshop/active meditation!</h3><h3>Blindfolded Shamanic Trance Dance &amp; Cacao Ceremony</h3>You are warmly invited to join us for this powerful embodiment workshop/active meditation!Blindfolded Shamanic Trance Dance &amp; Cacao CeremonyOur journey begins in the dark.The blindfold comes on. The outer world dissolves. With cacao warming the heart and ancient shamanic drums calling to us… into the dance…Shamanic Trance Dance is an ancient technology of consciousness, rhythm guiding you beneath the thinking mind into embodied knowing.Hear the ancient pulse calling you into ritual..This is an invitation into a ritual practice/active meditation inward journey... a blindfolded, free-form movement experience.In the dark, the mind quiets and the body becomes the guide. Breath, drums and different musics work together to shift you into a deeply aware state. In this space beyond self-consciousness, emotions can release, insight can arise, and a more instinctive, intuitive intelligence begins to move through you. Rooted in global shamanic traditions, this is a practice of embodied transformation, a dance to connect you to your own inner wisdom and the wisdom of the planet.Dance, Move, Connect, Release, Meditate &amp; Celebrate! You're welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!***Part of our all-day transformational workshop TRYBE. More details here: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983448790726?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983448790726?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1983448790726?aff=oddtdtcreato</a><h3>SCHEDULE:</h3>◈ 11:45am-2:30pm Blindfolded Shamanic 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.Please note: Use of a blindfold is essential to get the most out of this practice!(No entry after 12pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together. Please bring a yoga mat &amp; blanket, blindfolds will be provided!)--&gt; More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators - please scroll down. <h3>WHAT YOU WILL NEED:</h3>1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Toilets are available at the venue but there are no separate changing rooms.2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water &amp; lemon water refill available at the venue.4. Yoga mat and blanket (essential for Trance Dance &amp; Rage Ritual). Blindfolds will be provided.5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks, complimentary tea/coffee will be available. There are plenty of shops and cafes nearby. <h3>VENUE:</h3>2 minutes walk from Tufnell Park station (Exact venue details will be in your order confirmation email! Please scroll down in the email to see all details!)-Nearest station is Tufnell Park. 2 min walk from the station. Please check<a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/" title="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 that the venue is in an <a href="https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone" title="https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/driving/ultra-low-emission-zone" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ultra Low Emission Zone </a>and you may be liable to pay the daily fee.-Find parking on <a href="https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/" title="https://en.parkopedia.co.uk/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">parkopedia</a> and use venues postcode. There is no parking at the venue.-There are bicycle racks at the venue to lock your bike if you are cycling.-Venue is accessible to wheelchair users.-Toilets are available at the venue. <h3>PRICES:</h3>+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:<ul><li>Trance Dance &amp; Cacao 11:45am-2:30pm £30-£40</li></ul>CHILDREN: unfortunately these sessions are not suitable for children.EVENTBRITE ORDER CONFIRMATION: Email might be in the spam folder. Please check the email you used to purchase the ticket, might not be your primary email account. Do not print any paper tickets, we will check you in by your name. <h3>CANCELLATION POLICY:</h3>We do not offer refunds/ticket swaps for another event if you cannot attend if less than 72h notice if provided. 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. Send us an email with replacement person's details to: youareyoubeyou@gmail.comIf you are showing any <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html" title="https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Covid-19 symptoms</a>, please DO NOT attend the session.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 <h3>💜 ALL UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS, RETREATS, FESTIVALS +CREWING:</h3>Website: <a href="https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/events/" title="https://ecstaticdancelondon.com/events/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">ecstaticdancelondon.com/events</a> Linktree: <a href="https://linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon" title="https://linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">linktr.ee/ecstaticdancelondon</a> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticdance_london" title="https://www.instagram.com/ecstaticdance_london" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@ecstaticdance_london </a>Mailing list: <a href="https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london" title="https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/we-are-london</a>💛FREE CREW SPACES: We'd be very happy to hear from you if you'd like to help us in exchange for a free ticket! Requirement - you need to have attended at least two indoor events before you can join the crew. <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S2I2tnQA0YOv_RmSbRYcLHW8fEUkTmUtQibWk8XX6zs" title="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1S2I2tnQA0YOv_RmSbRYcLHW8fEUkTmUtQibWk8XX6zs" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Please complete the sign up form </a>and we'll be in touch.💛 AWAKENING THE BREATH - Sunday Evening (7PM-9PM) Somatic Breathwork Journey - Online: <a href="https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/awakening-the-breath-online" title="https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/awakening-the-breath-online" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/awakening-the-breath-online</a>💛 FEELING THE CALL TO GO DEEPER? 1-to-1 Transformational Coaching: <a href="https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/transformational-coaching" title="https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/transformational-coaching" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://ecstaticdancelondon.myflodesk.com/transformational-coaching</a> <h3>～ RETREATS &amp; FESTIVALS 2025 ～ 💜 APRIL 8-12 ECSTATIC DANCE SPRING RETREAT 2026: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976731914368?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976731914368?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1976731914368?aff=oddtdtcreator</a> 💜 JULY 22-26 ECSTATIC DANCE FESTIVAL 2026®: <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979930666923?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979930666923?aff=oddtdtcreator">https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1979930666923?aff=oddtdtcreator</a></h3>

<h3>FACILITATOR</h3>Seth Newman: ''My 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.'' - Seth Newman

<h3>MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:</h3><h3>⋘ ─ ∗TRANCE DANCE &amp; CACAO CEREMONY∗ ─ ⋙</h3>11:45AM - 2:30PMA 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!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"

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