Beginnings > New Year's Day Gathering with Ecstatic Dance & Sound Bath

Beginnings > a New Year's Day Gathering @The Loft, Folkestone

Join us to welcome the new year with dance, rest and community.

Join us for Ecstatic Dance to move freely and let go, followed by a soothing Sound Bath to relax and recharge. It's all about fresh starts, fun, and finding your flow. Come as you are and embrace the energy of new beginnings.

About the Event

Beginnings> invites you into 2026 with spaciousness, intention and community — through ecstatic dance, nourishing sound bath, cacao and warm tea.

Everyone is welcome.
No experience needed.
Just bring yourself.

We gather at The Loft, Folkestone’s new space, for embodied movement and stillness. A simple way to start the year feeling grounded and open.

The Journey

Start time: 6:00 PM

• Arrive and settle into the space
• Opening circle and intention-setting with Sasha
• Ceremonial cacao from Nature’s Joint
• Live DJ ecstatic with André
• Drop into a restorative sound bath with Sound Emergence
• Closing circle and gentle gathering

A space to move, breathe, reconnect — and let the year begin from a grounded place.

What is Ecstatic Dance?

Ecstatic Dance is a free-form, alcohol-free movement journey guided entirely by music.
No choreography. No steps to learn.
Simply follow your body, your pace, your truth — wild, soft, playful or still.

The music rises, peaks and softens, supporting release and integration.

Two Simple Principles

1. No Words – drop out of the mind and into the body once we start
2. Come As You Are – substance-free, phone-free, full respect for self and others

We welcome dancers and non-dancers alike — ages 18 to 100.

What to Bring

• A bottle of water
• Clothes you can move and rest in
• A blanket for the sound bath (optional — mats provided)
• Shoes - unusually for Ecstatic Dance we suggest you may wish to keep the shoes on! The floor might be uneven in the more industrial space. Please look after your feet and knees!

About Your Hosts

André Verissimo — DJ

Sound practioner with Sound Emergence, artist and performer.
A lifelong music lover, André weaves world, tribal and atmospheric sounds to guide your movement journey.

Sasha Maye — Ceremony Leader

Psychotherapist and body-based Pesso Boyden Psychotherapist.
Sound practioner with Sound Emergence.
Sasha is passionate about movement, community and creating safe spaces for expression.
www.sashamaye.co.uk

Location

The Loft
9–17 Sandgate Road
Folkestone, Kent
CT20 1SB
England
(Entrance around the back. what3words available on request.)