MEDICINA: Ecstatic Dance Community Gathering in Nature

✨ MEDICINA: Open Air Ecstatic Dance Gathering

"And forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair" - Kahlil Gibran

Join us for a magical celebration of movement, music, ritual, cacao, breath, connection and community.

📍 Central London Park (full location given 24 hours before the event begins)
🗓️ SATURDAY, 5 SEPTEMBER - Come for the whole day, or drop into individual sessions.
All are welcome. No experience needed.

🌞 MEDICINA: Open Air Ecstatic Dance Gathering

MEDICINA is our full-day alchemical journey of dance, Nature connection, meditation and embodied celebration… it's a space to ground, release, open, activate and remember the medicine of our own Being - body, heart and spirit.

Through bioenergetics, chi gong, cacao, ecstatic dance, medicine music and a nourishing fruit social, we gather to honour the Sun, the Earth, and the wild aliveness within.

🌿 SCHEDULE

🌍 2:30pm–4:30pm

DANCING WITH TREES: Bioenergetics, Chi-gong & Ecotherapy

A transformational Nature-Connection workshop blending Bioenergetics, Chi Gong & Eco-Therapy

✨ 6:00pm–8:30pm

MEDICINA: Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony

An open-air Mid-Summer ecstatic dance journey with cacao ceremony, Global Bass, Folktronica, Shamanic Soundscapes, Medicine Music and community celebration.

🍉 8:30pm onwards

Fruit Social

Ground, nourish, connect and integrate with fresh fruit and community vibes after the dance.

🜂 🜄 🜁 🜃 THE MEDICINA JOURNEY

🜂 Ground into the Body
🜄 Release through the Earth
🜁 Activate Imagination
🜃 Reclaim yourself through wild, embodied, free-form movement and sound
🍓 Integrate it all with a nourishing fruit social

This is more than another dance event.
A ritual in Nature.
A celebration of life.
A remembering of the medicine within.

✨ THE EVENING EXPERIENCE

Our all-day Mid-Summer event culminates in an open-air Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony featuring:

🌿 Ceremonial-grade cacao
🎧 Deep ecstatic dance journey
🌍 Global Bass/ Folktronica/Shamanic Soundscapes/Medicine Music
🍉 Fruit social & community connection

Come dance on the Earth, beneath the Summer sky, and celebrate the longest day of the year in movement, music, ritual and joy.

PLEASE NOTE: All sessions are weather permitting. In case of heavy rain forecast being 50% or more, we will cancel the dance at least 4h prior to the start, email all attendees and issue a full refund.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

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.

2. We dance barefoot.

3. A reusable water bottle. Tap water available at the venue.

4. Yoga mat.

5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks.

📍 LOCATION:

-Exact location coordinates will be sent to you 24 hours before the event via your Eventbrite order email. Please check your spam folder for the exact venue details.

-We will send another email via Eventbrite with location & map 1h before the start time.

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.

-Nearest stations, please check tfl.gov.uk for latest travel updates.

• Baker Street (18 min walk)
• St John’s Wood (20 min walk)
• Chalk Farm (20 min walk)
• Swiss Cottage (28 min walk)
• Mornington Crescent (26 min walk)
• Camden Road (29 min walk)

-If cycling, you can bring your bike to the dance location.

-Please note that pedestrian gates around park are locked at 9.30pm so if you have a bike or mobility issues, please leave the park by 9:30pm, otherwise you'll need climb over the locked gates to get out of the park which is possible just a bit trickier :)

-If driving, please check the parking parkopedia.com

📍WHAT TO BRING:

We will check the weather forecast closer to the time and will send an email update via Eventbrite to all registered attendees, however do dress in layers and bring waterproofs with a hood/umbrella in case of a light rain to protect the headphones. In case of a heavy rain forecast, we will cancel the dance at least 3h prior to the event .

1. Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body and free yourself. Dress in layers in case you get warm/cool. Bring a warm jumper/ jacket and waterproof jacket with a hood in case of a light rain.

2. Ensure that you wear comfortable shoes and your feet are warm though you are welcome to dance barefoot. Please note that were we dance is a bit wild, has long grass so don't expect a perfect lawn.

3. Reusable water bottle, extra water to keep hydrated and maybe a flask with a hot drink and something to eat after the dance.

4. Towel or Blanket for picnic, snacks & non-alcoholic beverages.

5 . Bug spray (citronella works great!) we will provide some also :)

6 . Sun cream/ hat in case of very hot weather!

7 . Antihistamine if you suffer from hay fever.

8. Flashlight as it might be dark on the way back from the location.

PRICES:

+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.

ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS:

• £30 Lower Waged/Full time Students
• £37 Regular
• £50 Abundance

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:

• Dancing with Trees 2:30pm-4:30pm £20
• MEDICINA - Ecstatic Dance & Cacao 6pm-8:30pm £15-£25

CHILDREN: Unfortunately, these sessions are not suitable for children. Though the evening dance, MEDICINA, you are welcome to bring 1 child per paying adult. Please contact us if you have any questions.

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.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

We do not offer refunds/ticket swaps for another event if you cannot attend. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member. If we (the organizers) need to cancel the event due to unforeseen circumstances, we will issue a full refund.

ANY QUESTIONS? Please send us an email to: info@ecstaticdancelondon.com

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💛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. Please complete the sign up form and we'll be in touch.