Sacred Dance Ceremony
Sacred Dance is a conscious dance, similar to ecstatic dance, but we acknowledge the sacred nature of the dance process by holding the dance as a ceremony. This involves consciously opening and closing sacred space, dancing with intention and an altar, and invitations to engage with ritual and group sharing circles. Allowing our bodies to dance their dance is a way of remembering who we are at our core. We can connect to our soul, remember what is important, and experience our essential nature.
During a sacred dance ceremony I will gently guide you into intuitive movement and an exploration of yourself through dance by using verbal prompts and carefully selected music. This is not the sort of dance you find in clubs and nor is it instructed dance moves. Instead it involves finding ways to get out of your mind so that the body can take over and move how it wants to move. There is a huge amount of wisdom held in our body which can bring great insights to consciousness if we can let go of judgements, stories and expectations enough to trust in our body’s expression of it’s own rhythm and flow.
Often we can enter altered states of consciousness through dancing in this way, and experience states of being which can feel profound. Dancing together in this way is an ancient practice across many cultures, and so when we gather to dance it can often feel like a home coming or remembering of something we have always known deeply in our bones. Authenticity is inherent in this form of self-expression and being witnessed by others in your own movement adds another layer of power to the experience.
Authentic unfurling
Sacred Dance ceremony
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Authentic unfurling is an intimate small-group Sacred Dance Ceremony for women in which we use nature to inspire a deeper connection to our own inner wildness, and plant intention on a new moon.
In ancient times, women’s bodies were revered as sacred portals to the spirit world, worshiped as embodying the essence of creation itself, and their womb cycles honoured as echoes of the turning seasons of Earth and moon. More recently however, patriarchal structures have taught women to mistrust their body’s wisdom, to disconnect from instinct/intuition, and replace Self-experience rooted in spontaneous authentic unfolding with self-surveillance, self-doubt and hesitation.
This workshop gathers women together to challenge internalised patriarchal structures by creating a space where we nurture our capacity to listen to and trust our body’s impulses, movements and our intuition. We will look to nature, as our ancestors did, and draw on our innate capacity to read in the natural world a wisdom about how to relate to life and ourselves. We will take time to observe the beauty in nature’s “authentic unfurling” of herself exactly as she is. She does not try to control, judge, fight or inhibit herself in an attempt to be different from how she emerges naturally. In this sense she allows herself to be wild.
In the ceremony will aim to embody this inspiration through relational meditations, sacred dance, ritual and sharing circle.. By planting seeds of connection to the often buried voices of our own inner wildness, we take part in a quiet revolution to live out our own wild nature, and awaken the sacred feminine.
This whole event is a ceremony. A place where we make an offering of our time and energy to connect with a remembering of something vital, not only for ourselves, but for the collective, and for our ancestors. The practices of meditation, ritual, dance and sharing are simple yet powerful guides for returning to inner wisdom. The ceremony takes place mostly outdoors whatever the weather, so we are close to nature’s lessons and can explore further through our environment. Indoor space is also available to leave belongings and warm up if necessary. Dance will be silent disco style for a deep sound immersion experience.
All women are warmly invited to join. Group sizes are kept to just ten people in order to nourish a sense of safety, intimacy, and depth. No previous experience is needed — only curiosity.
Location:
The Urban Yurt, Edinburgh - easily reached by public transport in 30mins from the city centre. Full details of the location will be given upon booking.
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