Ecstatic Dance London

NO EVENTS - WINTER BREAK
2022-12-04 08:00 - 2022-12-16 17:00 (Europe/London)

TRYBE - Trance Dance, Sound Journey & Ecstatic Dance + Cacao
2022-11-27 12:30 - 20:15 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
You are warmly invited to join us for TRYBE – an exploration of Trance Dance & Cacao, Sound Journey/Gong Bath, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao!

TRYBE – Trance Dance, Sound Journey/Gong Bath & Ecstatic Dance + Cacao
Join us for this transformational day of 3 x wonderful experiences: Ecstatic Trance Dance & Cacao, Sound Journey, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao!
Dance, Move, Connect, Release, Meditate & Celebrate! You’re welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!
WHAT IS THE DAY ABOUT?
Each of our Sunday Sessions offer Londoners a kind of sanctuary space to come and dance, be themselves, dive deep, 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.
During the day you will have the chance to dance and dive into a selection of some very beautiful and unique movement & relaxation practices.
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/trybe-trance-dance-sound-journey-ecstatic-dance-cacao-tickets-448001774367
SCHEDULE:
◈ 12:30pm – 3pm Ecstatic 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 1pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together. Please bring a yoga mat & blanket, blindfolds will be provided!)
◈ break 45min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 3:45pm-5:30pm Sound Journey/ Gong Bath with Dee & Seth: Soothing sounds to support deep relaxation, calm and wellbeing. Release the stress and tension of daily life in London. Our Sound Journeys are an opportunity to let go and reconnect with yourself through deep relaxation practices and guided meditation while basking in Cosmic, Ethereal Vocals and Electronic Soundscapes, Textures, Crystal Singing Bowls, Gongs and much much more . A Unique & Beautiful Experience on Sunday afternoon!
◈ break 30 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 6pm – 8:15pm 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
◈ 8:15pm -8:45pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
–> More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators – please scroll down.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
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 & Sound Journey). Blindfolds will be provided.
5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks, complimentary tea/coffee will be available.

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.
ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS:

£45 Lower waged
£55 Regular
£65 Abundance

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:

Trance Dance & Cacao 12:30pm-3pm £30
Sound Journey 3:45pm-5:30pm £15-£20
Ecstatic Dance & Cacao 6pm-8:15pm £15-£20

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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
FACILITATORS:
Facilitated by 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.”
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 & 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 & musicians.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations. stic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

⋘ ─ ∗TRANCE DANCE & CACAO∗ ─ ⋙
12:3OPM – 3PM
A beautiful experience including Cacao Ceremony & 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 INVITATION
Trance 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 RITUAL
We 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 & totally natural NON-psychedelic medicine, containing an abundance of nutritional goodness & 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”

⋘ ─ ∗ SOUND JOURNEY∗ ─ ⋙
3:45PM – 5:30PM
Soothing 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!

⋘ ─ ∗ ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE & CACAO CEREMONY ∗ ─ ⋙
6PM – 8:15PM
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – 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 & ceremony
In our Sunday Ecstatic Dance sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House & a Tribal Flow vibe. Our Saturday Ecstatic Dance sessions tend to be more of a celebration with a light-hearted party atmosphere, in these 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 & 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 music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. 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 & 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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 Harris
No experience necessary. All welcome.
CACAO CIRCLE
At 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 & 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.

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

CONNECT WITH US:

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

OUR HOUSE - House music infused Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
2022-11-26 20:15 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Join us for OUR HOUSE- Ecstatic Dance + Cacao Ceremony Experience!
OUR HOUSE is a celebration of house music in all of its uplifting glory!

ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents: OUR HOUSE – an evening House music and cacao!
We are chuffed to be announcing the 6th Our House’ event this year for all those lovers of dance music!
We celebrate the Rave scene in all it’s uplifting and heart-opening glory! Including the Deep, the Funky, Disco and Afro-house. *No alcohol, drugs or psychedelics are needed, we get a natural euphoria and high through the music, the dance and the connection. We’ll also be including magical ceremonial grade cacao to connect us deeply with our dance and our creativity. No experience necessary. All welcome.
Come along for a club like dance experience -but not in the club! Held in a spacious dance studio in Elephant & Castle. There is no bar, no one is selling you drinks and the main guideline is no talking on the dancefloor! You come to just dance! Everyone comes to Dance!
Something magical, alchemical, transformational even, can happen on a dancefloor, where everyone who is there, is there to dance. Come to dance, come to sweat, come to move, play, connect, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, contact dance, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting others in the sacred space we create together.
No prior experience of dance necessary. All welcome.
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/our-house-house-music-infused-ecstatic-dance-cacao-tickets-440450267607
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
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 from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
SCHEDULE:
◈ 8:15pm-10:30pm Dance Warm-up/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave (No entry after 8:45pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 10:30pm Session ends
◈ 10:30pm-11pm Optional social in parlour with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT TO EXPECT:
-Next-level, conscious, inspiring House Music infused ecstatic dance journey
-A unique conscious clubbing experience!
-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in
-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual
-Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
-Mesmerising visuals
-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
-Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
-Best Saturday night out and no hangover!
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers, changing rooms are located on the 1st floor. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Showers are available in the changing rooms.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:

Low waged/concession £15 + Eventbrite fee (limited availability)
Regular £20 + Eventbrite fee
Abundance £25 + Eventbrite fee

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & 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.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
DJ & FACILITATOR:
◈ Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman – the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009!
Seth Newman: As the founder of the URUBU School of Transformational Arts and Ecstatic Dance London, he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology and Tantra in creative and life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings. 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.
His in-depth studies, trainings, personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities such as Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and the teaching of the Indian Mystic Osho who he grew up with in India in the 1970s, infuse his approach to living a creative, holistic & embodied life and sharing his unique offerings with others. Seth has been facilitating regular workshops for many years.
As a musician, Seth is very passionate about rhythm & 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, created URUBU collective back in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers & musicians and started his journey as an avid DJ with a love for Afro-Beat, Cuban and Brazilian music and created an Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth has a life-long passion for 5 Rhythms and other movement and Ecstatic Dance practices.
URUBU has since evolved into a School of Transformational Arts – offering a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & touch the infinite!
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions 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.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

Autumn Break - no events
2022-11-11 08:00 - 2022-11-21 17:00, 2022-10-08 08:00 - 2022-10-17 17:00

The Big Love Experience - Bioenergetics, Breathwork, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
2022-11-06 12:30 - 20:15 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
ECSTATIC SUNDAYS: The BIG Love Experience -Bioenergetic Alchemy, Breathwork journey, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao! Come along for a beautiful day!

ECSTATIC SUNDAYS: THE BIG LOVE EXPERIENCE
Join us for this 1- day exploration of 3 x Transformational Arts practices Bioenergetics, Breathwork, & Ecstatic Dance with Cacao!
You’re welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!
*Respectfully Socially Distanced & Covid compliant*
*Alcohol and drug-free environment*
💜SEE ALL OUR UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
WHAT IS THE DAY ABOUT?
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.
During the day you will have the chance to dance and dive into a selection of some very beautiful and unique movement and breathwork practices.
BOOK HERE: HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK/E/THE-BIG-LOVE-EXPERIENCE-BIOENERGETICS-BREATHWORK-ECSTATIC-DANCE-CACAO-TICKETS-427920982177
SCHEDULE:
◈ 12:30pm – 3pm The BIG LOVE Experience – Bliss Beyond Fear – Learn powerful Bioenergetic Alchemy exercises for releasing stress, fear and shock from the body. This workshop is designed to teach you how to gently release tension and stress held in the body.
During this workshop you will learn a series of carefully designed Bioenergetic Alchemy™ exercises and postures (similar to Yoga or Tai Chi) where we will release fear and tension from our body to re-experience our natural state, what the Kalahari Bushmen call, “The Big Love”.
“My classes follow a format of checking in with the body, warm-ups, grounding and building the body’s energy, then discharging the energy through movement and expression. This is followed by relaxation. The immediate result is a felt sense of security, vibrancy and exhilaration.” – Seth Newman
Various spiritual teachings, such as A Course in Miracles, say that there are only two fundamental emotions: love and fear. If we can begin to safely & gently release tension, shock & fear from the body, we then open to an experience of the body in its natural state, deeply relaxed, at ease, and with a sense of peace and wellbeing. The Kalahari Bushmen call this natural state, the BIG LOVE. (Please bring a yoga mat & blanket)
◈ break 45 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 3:45pm-5:30pm Breath of Love Breathwork Session – Deep connected breathing
Our Breath of Love Breathwork sessions are a wonderful way to deeply relax and rejuvenate your body, your mind, and your entire nervous system. It is also a safe and healthy way to reach creative states of consciousness, allowing a participant to access their deeper/higher consciousness. Resulting in improved physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Through the use of grounding exercises, tapping and conscious, connected diaphragmatic breathing, each individual is the leader of their own journey.
Our facilitation includes space-holding, affirmations, aromatherapy and Reiki to assist in this personal process. At the very least, the breathwork will be relaxing and detoxifying… and at most, a Big Love experience!
◈ break 30 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 6pm – 8:15pm Ecstatic Dance/Movement Meditation with Cacao 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! )
◈ 8:15pm – Workshop ends
◈ 8:15pm -8:45pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
–> More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators – please scroll down.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
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 the Bioenergetics and Breathwork ).
5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks,

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee (or pay cash/card on the door)
ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS:

£45 Lower waged
£55 Regular
£65 Abundance

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS (Low waged & Regular prices):

Bioenergetics- The Big Love Experience 12:30pm-3pm £25
Bioenergetics + Breathwork Journey 12:30pm-5:30pm £40 (combined ticket) PLEASE NOTE: we do not offer Breathwork only session as we wan t to create a safe container and Bioenergetics is a key preparation for the Breath journey.
Ecstatic Dance & Cacao 6pm-8:15pm £15-20

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.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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
FACILITATORS:
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 & 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 & musicians.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

⋘ ─ ∗Bioenergetic Alchemy®∗ ─ ⋙
12:3OPM – 3PM
What Is Bioenergetic Alchemy®?
Bioenergetic Alchemy® is a very powerful body-mind approach to psychological, physical and emotional health and well-being.
Bioenergetic Alchemy® works to melt the frozen history in the body, through a series of gentle and powerful exercises, bringing to consciousness the holding patterns, and releasing the energy that has been blocked. Tense areas of the body are gradually opened so that the energy can begin to move more freely, allowing the body to regain its natural aliveness and vitality, harmonising the relationship between the body, mind and spirit.
At the personal level, the highly experiential nature of Bioenergetic Alchemy® is a catalyst for transformation, as participants work in the laboratory of their own process and their relationship to others. The work opens the heart, brings grounded empowerment to the personality, and a deeper connection to the core; center of your authentic self.
These Bioenergetic Alchemy™ sessions are for individuals interested in their own self-development and/or healing processes. The classes offer deep experiential learning about the body-mind and participants are encouraged to develop skills in present-moment listening, sensing, and emotional/feeling awareness related to the body-mind.
The class is an experiential, deep-dive into yourself and your relationship with your body, and your life energy!
Feedback from our previous workshops:
“Thank you Seth. The weekend was an exceptional experience of deep healing, awakening, and opening. I feel so light, peaceful, and full of Love. Through the journey we took, I touched some of my wounds, gently but deeply releasing and healing what was ready to be alchemised. Thank you to all the other lovely participants. Please organise the next one soon :-)” Tanja
“A truly awesome experience. A wonderful and safe space to learn and experience bioenergetic alchemy. Thanks again to Seth for the expert guidance and support.” Amo
“Like the Bioenergetic Alchemy classes, but better. The weekend gave me the opportunity to go deeper into my body and discover new experiences which I hadn’t been able to tap into before. It was a good mix of different exercises, and I had a really blissful experience with the breathwork.” Vijay
” I feel so grateful I had the opportunity to attend this weekend event. I felt that Seth, through his presence, allowing, way of being, created a very unique, safe space in which I could release, discover, explore and meet different aspects of myself. I was amazed how during the two days I was – often unexpectedly and gently – led to bring forth and embrace a child, an ancient woman, an animal, a spoiled brat, a mother, a lover, a goddess… Also through Seth’s guidance and suggestions I felt within very short spaces of time both my immense sorrow/yearning/pain and my immense joy/gratitude, realising how close to each other these seemingly opposites are. Today I feel a more solid belonging in the world, and a heightened awareness of the soles of my feet on the floor, like the earth was more magnetic!” Maria

⋘ ─ ∗Breath of Love – Breathwork Journey∗ ─ ⋙
3:45PM – 5:30PM
Limitless Benefits:
Breathwork has profound benefits, and is an ongoing practice.
Practicing Breathwork enables you to……
1) Oxygenate 2) Restore 3) Detox 4) Gain Clarity 6) Express suppressed emotions 7) Release old tensions 8) Amplify Energy 9) Expand awareness 10) Remove negative blocks11) Forgive past occurrences 12) Feel empowered 13) Cultivate inspiration14) Settle into a deep relaxed state 15) Tap into your truest you
Technical Aspects of Breathwork:
There are a few key parts to the breathing pattern:
1. It is conscious, so you are very aware of the fact you are breathing
2. It is connected; so that the natural pause between the inhale and exhale is merged, creating a continuous loop of breath.
3. It is relaxed, meaning the exhale is relaxed, and there is an emphasis on the inhale.
4. It is open, meaning it is performed with a wide open mouth.
5. It is deep, meaning you are breathing fully into the lower belly, and all the way up into the chest.
What a typical session looks like:
After some initial warm up movements, stretches and grounding exercises. You will be invited to lie on a yoga mat and breathe for about an 3/4 of an hour, and in this time we will offer positive affirmations, as well as support for deeper breathing. We may also use hands on bodywork to enhance a deeper & fuller breath. We will end the session with a final relaxation, with further guidance and meditation.
You will walk away with a new found refreshed perspective on life, feeling like you truly enabled yourself to integrate and release that which no longer serves you.
Walking away with a feeling of lightness, vitality, and love…

⋘ ─ ∗ ECSTATIC DANCE ∗ ─ ⋙
6PM – 8:15PM
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – 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 & ceremony
In our Sunday Ecstatic Dance sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House & 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 & 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:
-World/ Medicine, Afro-House, Tribal Flow conscious, inspiring and diverse dance music journey with live percussion!
-A unique movement mediation experience!
-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in
-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual
-Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
-Mesmerising visuals
-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
-Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
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 & 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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 Harris
No experience necessary. All welcome.
CACAO GRATITUDE CIRCLE
At 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 & 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.

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
SYMPTOMS: If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the class.

CONNECT WITH US:

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

MVMNT -Drum and Bass infused Ecstatic Dance & Cacao with DJ James Buchanan
2022-11-05 20:15 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Join us for and evening of MVMNT-Drum and Bass infused Ecstatic Dance & Cacao journey with a guest DJ James Buchanan! It will be EPIC!

ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents: MVMNT® – an evening of Drum and Bass infused Ecstatic Dance journey + Cacao Ceremony with a guest DJ James Buchanan!
We’re excited to welcome back our guest DJ James Buchanan to the decks on Saturday night for the 4th Drum and Bass offering this year in our epic dance space! James also joined us at the Ecstatic Dance Festival this year with his awesome sets and sound system!
Come along for a club like dance experience -but not in the club! Held in a spacious dance studio in Elephant & Castle. There is no bar, no one is selling you drinks and the main guideline is no talking on the dancefloor! You come to just dance! Everyone comes to Dance!
Something magical, alchemical, transformational even, can happen on a dancefloor, where everyone who is there, is there to dance. Come to dance, come to sweat, come to move, play, connect, stretch, sound, unwind, renew, release, contact dance, improvise, transform. Be true to yourself, while respecting others in the sacred space we create together.
With a scorching soundtrack of Drum and bass to empower your journey. You’re invited to come discover MVMNT for yourself!
BOOK HERE: HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK/E/MVMNT-DRUM-AND-BASS-INFUSED-ECSTATIC-DANCE-CACAO-WITH-DJ-JAMES-BUCHANAN-TICKETS-429236697517
♥DJ JAMES BUCHANAN: His passion for drum & bass was born growing up in London and was influenced by the music of the day. Pirate radio, Drum & Bass clubs, and the UK Bass Music scene. His creativity was kindled with the potential of the finely detailed dynamics of high-quality speakers with which to deliver a digital sound experience in the best possible way. Once he lovingly built the sound system, he realised only certain music translates to his finely detailed speakers. That there is his mission, and deep intention.. to combine great music with high-quality speakers that deliver the detail and sonics that our very fine ears deserve! And so, we are in for a real treat. As well as Blowfelts’ delectable taste in Drum & Bass, we will be offered the ecstatic experience and sonic delight of his sound system! Instagram: @ecstatica._
We’ll be including delicious ceremonial grade cacao and a beautiful cacao ceremony/guided meditation facilitated by Seth to connect us with our body, our hearts and positive intention.
No prior experience of dance necessary. All welcome.
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
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 from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
SCHEDULE:
◈ 8:15pm-10:30pm Dance Warm-up/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave (No entry after 8:45pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 10:30pm Session ends
◈ 10:30pm-11pm Optional social in parlour with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT TO EXPECT:
-Next-level, conscious, inspiring Drum and Bass infused dance music journey
-A unique conscious clubbing experience!
-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in
-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual
-Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
-Mesmerising visuals
-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
-Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
-Best Saturday night out and no hangover!
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers, changing rooms are located on the 1st floor. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Showers are available in the changing rooms.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:

Low waged/concession £15 + Eventbrite fee (limited availability)
Regular £20 + Eventbrite fee
Abundance £25 + Eventbrite fee

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & 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.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

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & touch the infinite!
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions 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.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

Ecstatic Dance Autumn Retreat - Dance, Wellbeing and Healthy Living
2022-10-26 16:00 - 2022-10-30 16:00 | Ecstatic Dance Sprint Retreat 2023, (Exact address provided in the event description), Gillingham, Dorset, SP8 4RE, United Kingdom
Join us for Ecstatic Experiences this October – Dance, Active Meditations, Breathwork, Bioenergetics, Yoga, Sauna, Cacao and much more!

ECSTATIC DANCE FESTIVAL® presents: Ecstatic Dance Autumn Retreat
Find your path. Unlock your potential. Learn. Explore. Create.
~ WHEN? Wed, 26 Oct – Sun, 30 Oct 2022
~ WHERE? Gillingham, North Dorset
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecstatic-dance-autumn-retreat-dance-wellbeing-and-healthy-living-tickets-381594979857
After our sold-out Ecstatic Dance Festival® in July, we are very excited to announce our Ecstatic Dance retreat this Autumn. A retreat devoted to Ecstatic Dance, Embodiment and a Down-to-Earth Spirituality. It’s Ecstatic Dance plus much, much more!!
Autumn retreat will be a smaller and more intimate gathering, more of a personal growth retreat than a festival. It is simply an invitation into bringing more fun, joy, depth, and expansion into our lives through a variety of transformational workshops.
Make the most of the beautiful Autumn time and enjoy all that comes with it—the crisp air, falling leaves, misty mornings, cozy atmosphere and lot more that we’ve included in this transformational Autumn retreat!
“Steam rising underneath a canopy of whispering, changing aspens; starlight in the clear, dark night, and wondrous beauty in every direction. If only all could feel this way, to be so captured and enthralled with autumn.” -Donna Lynn Hope
WHAT TO EXPECT?

Beautiful indoor dance and workshop spaces with great sound systems! (weather permitting, we will also run workshops outdoors, surrounded by nature and ancient oak trees)
A variety of Transformational Embodiment, Wellbeing, Movement and Ecstatic Dance workshops with our main facilitator Seth Newman(Active Meditations, Breathwork, Bioenergetics, Intimacy, Conscious Touch, Hugging, Drumming, Singing, Cacao Ceremonies, Sound Journeys, Authentic Movement, Ecstatic Dance and much more!)
Additional musical performances & workshops with guest facilitators and DJ’s (TBC)
Saunas & Campfires in the evenings
Alcohol and drug-free environment
Delicious vegetarian meals
Indoor Cafe (for coffee and cake)
Hangout on the sofas

♥ EXAMPLE DAILY *SCHEDULE
7:15AM – 8:30 AM Good Morning Active Meditation/ Yoga
8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Yummy Breakfast
10:00 AM – 1:30 PM Morning Gathering, Ecstatic Dance & Sharing, Workshop
1:30 PM – 3:00 PM Magnificent Lunch
3:00 PM – 6:30 PM Free time/ Nature Walk / Massages/ Sound Journey/ Yoga Nidra
6:30 PM – 8:00 PM Delicious Dinner
8:00 PM – 10:00 PM Evening Ecstatic Dance / Workshop
10:00 PM – 00:00 PM Campfire/ Sauna/ Singing/ Concerts
*PLEASE NOTE: this is just an example schedule, all workshops and timings might change slightly as we want to offer some flexibility with the schedule during the retreat.

WHAT ARE OUR ECSTATIC DANCE RETREATS ALL ABOUT?

Ecstatic Dance Festival® presents these retreats as an invitation to awaken the dancer within! Dance to feel alive, find your creativity, and free your body and mind through conscious dance!
Connection with ourselves and our bodies explored through a cross-section of approaches.
Learn powerful exercises for grounding, releasing fear/stress/ tension/ trauma from the body and developing deeper presence and body awareness.
Explore a wide variety of ecstatic dance and active meditation processes.
Using music, movement, ritual, and connection to achieve a unified field of being.
Rest, Relax & Rejuvenate with Sound journeys, Yoga Nidra, Massages & Saunas
Attune to Nature and the living environment, release stress and come home to your Ecstatic-Self!
Experiential not-to-be-missed retreat!
This is an experiential playground for co-creating transformational experiences through dance and other movement and embodiment practices.
It is full of Life-affirming transformational workshops beyond the old Drug and Alcohol paradigm

Whether you are looking for a way to better deal with the everyday stresses of life, get away from the City life and connect to Nature or whether you just simply want to try new body-mind based exercises, dance & laugh, meet and connect with new people, relax in the sauna, we invite you to explore the tools & practices during this deep dive of 4 days and discover the positive benefits for yourself.
“I hope I can be the autumn leaf, who looked at the sky and lived. And when it was time to leave, gracefully it knew life was a gift.” -Dodinsky

<*~ PRACTICAL INFORMATION ~*>
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecstatic-dance-autumn-retreat-dance-wellbeing-and-healthy-living-tickets-381594979857
PRICES
PRICES: Included in the retreat ticket price: All workshops, 3 x vegetarian meals per day (12 meals in total), teas/coffees, and evening sauna sessions. Please note accommodation/campervan space is an additional cost, see more info below/
– SUPER EARLYBIRD £360 (Food, Workshops + Sauna) DEPOSIT £100 + Eventbrite Fee (balance of £260 due by 1 October via bank transfer, details in order confirmation email) Accommodation is Extra!
– EARLYBIRD £420 (Food, Workshops + Sauna) DEPOSIT £100 + Eventbrite Fee (balance of £320 due by 8 October via bank transfer, details in order confirmation email) Accommodation is Extra!
– REGULAR £460 (Food, Workshops + Sauna) DEPOSIT £100 + Eventbrite Fee (balance of £360 due by 15 October via bank transfer, details in order confirmation email) Accommodation is Extra!
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.
CANCELLATION POLICY: All retreat tickets are non-refundable. If you cannot attend the retreat due to any reason or personal matter including covid, we will not be able to issue a retreat ticket refund, sorry. Accommodation bookings are refundable if minimum of 7 days notice is provided. You are welcome to pass on your retreat ticket to a friend, colleague or family member, resell your ticket or consider gifting your place to someone – there are many people in our network who do not have the funds to attend such a retreat. Please let us know name and email address of the person attending in your place by sending us an email with replacement person’s details to: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
ACCOMMODATION
There is limited accommodation available. Please select your choice in the checkout add-on ticket options. Depending on the venue’s accommodation availability, there might be few more accommodation options added in September. All bedding is provided, bring your own towels though. Camping is possible (no extra cost) if you are comfortable with possible cold weather at night.
SHARED DORMS: £40 for 4 nights (Pay full amount + Eventbrite fee) Female or Male dorms. Please do not book a dorm if you snore.
CAMPERVAN SPACE: £40 for 4 nights (stay in your own live-in vehicle, hook up available for extra £12)
PRIVATE ROOMS: £100-£180 for 4 nights (rooms in house, mobile homes, pine lodge)(Pay deposit + Eventbrite fee and transfer the remaining amount)
NEARBY ACCOMMODATION: Please check local Airbnb options if you prefer.
CARS/ TRAINS/TRAVEL
CAR PARK ON SITE FREE OF CHARGE: there is a car park available on site free of charge to all retreat attendees. As much as possible, please arrange car shares to limit the carbon footprint and reduce the amount of cars on site.
LIFT SHARES: Attendees will receive a link to a WhatsApp group & a spreadsheet to arrange lift shares and train journeys. Link will be sent at the beginning of October.
TRAINS: Nearest train station Gillingham, Dorset. Please check https://www.thetrainline.com for train tickets and train schedules. There are local taxi services and we will send a list in October with contact details to all participants. One way journey from station to venue will cost under £10. We do encourage car & taxi sharing if possible as it’s more eco friendly.
FOOD
All meals are included (3 meals per day, total 12 meals). Venue runs a vegetarian/vegan kitchen and does its best to meet the most common food requirements for guests such as gluten free/ lactose free/ vegan and all dishes will be clearly labelled. Venue might not be able to cater for other special diets. Please complete dietary requirement section in the Eventbrite booking form. Teas/coffees available at anytime with a selection of alternative milks. Filtered drinking water also available to refill your water bottles. There is also a Coffee/cake shop which is run by Osho Leela community and will be open at certain times during the day.
VENUE
Ecstatic Dance Autumn Retreat site is located 10 minute drive by car from Gillingham train station in North Dorset
ADDRESS: Osho Leela Personal Development Centre, Thorngrove House, Common Mead Ln, Gillingham SP8 4RE
DIRECTIONS AND HOW TO GET THERE: https://osholeela.uk/getting-here/
WHEN: Wed 26 October – Sun, 30 October.
ARRIVAL & DEPARTURE: We ask participants to arrive between 4pm-6pm on the first day to allow time to check-in, explore the grounds and settle in before we start. The retreat will start with dinner at 6:30pm followed by a welcome session from 8pm. The retreat will end at 3pm after lunch on the last day and there will be plenty of time to pack up and depart. Please do not leave before the end of the retreat. Aim to depart around 4pm to give yourself enough time.
EXTRA NIGHT’S STAY: Option to stay at the venue until Monday, 31 Oct 10am for a reduced rate of £30 p/p includes dinner & breakfast. If you’re staying in any accommodation, there will be a charge for extra night accordingly. Sign ups and payments – please go to the Osho Leela office directly on Sunday, 30 Oct after lunch.
FACILITIES: 2 indoor workshop/dance spaces, indoor dining areas, tea/coffee available at any time, coffee/cake shop, plenty of outdoor spaces/beautiful nature for walks, sauna in the evenings, showers/toilets in the main house and also in the purpose build shower/toilet block, power sockets available in all rooms, hang out areas & sofas in the main house.
MASSAGES: Available for additional cost, card payments will be accepted. More details will be provided in October.
WHAT TO BRING
We encourage all participants to have a Digital Detox during the retreat and to switch off phones. Maybe bring a simple alarm clock so you can wake up for morning meditations/yoga.
-Reusable water bottle
-Yoga Mat & blanket
-Ground coffee & cafetiere for coffee lovers (venue provides instant coffee and has limited cafetiere’s so please bring your own if you have one). Community run coffee & cake shop will be open at certain times so you will be able to buy a proper coffee/lattes etc if you wish to.
-Clothing in layers suitable for movement/ dancing
-Clothing & boots/shoes suitable for walking outdoors
-Warm jacket or jumper for evenings and around the campfire as temperature will drop during the night
-Waterproofs/umbrella in case it rains and you want to go for walks.
-Torch (head torches are really useful)
-Ear-plugs (if you’re a light sleeper)
-Toiletries: (natural & biodegradable products if possible)
-Towel, extra towel for sauna
-Snacks such as nuts/dried fruit/flapjacks/ chocolate etc for when you get peckish
-Personal items such as phone/ charger/ card/ keys etc.
-Anything else you think will make the retreat more comfortable for you!

THE SMALL PRINT, DO READ THE SMALL PRINT!
We offer this retreat in order to support the growth of physical and mental wellness as well as nature awareness in the world. It requires many hours of organisation and planning. We ensure we have sufficient funds to do this with the following policy:
– Participants join the retreat at their own risk. Urubu School of Transformational Arts accepts no responsibility for spontaneous joy, open-heartedness or sore cheeks from too much smiling.
– Unfortunately no dogs/ other pets are permitted on site.
– Children/kids: Unfortunately this year’s retreat will not be suitable for under 18’s.
CANCELLATION POLICY: All retreat tickets are non-refundable. If you cannot attend the retreat due to any reason or personal matter including covid, we will not be able to issue a retreat ticket refund, sorry. Accommodation bookings are refundable if minimum of 7 days notice is provided. You are welcome to pass on your retreat ticket to a friend, colleague or family member, resell your ticket or consider gifting your place to someone – there are many people in our network who do not have the funds to attend such a retreat. Please let us know name and email address of the person attending in your place by sending us an email with replacement person’s details to: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
CANCELLATION BY THE ORGANIZER/VENUE:
Due to situations beyond our control, URUBU School or Transformational Arts reserves the right to change booking or cancel the retreat and shall inform the customer as soon as possible. You may transfer your full payment to another retreat or you may request a refund of your payment to us, constituting a full settlement. Alternative arrangements will be offered but we do not accept responsibility for any costs incurred, including travel. URUBU School or Transformational Arts is not responsible for your expenses incurred in preparation for any cancelled retreat such as travel costs, loss of work, and/or other costs associated with preparing for your trip. As organizers of this retreat, we do not take any responsibility for any matters beyond our control or for any covid related matters that occur during the retreat.

RETREAT ORGANISERS & HOSTS:
♥ Seth Newman: As the founder of the URUBU School of Transformational Arts, he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology and Tantra in creative and life-transforming workshops, retreats, festivals and trainings. 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. His in-depth studies, trainings and personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities infuse his approach to living a creative, holistic & embodied life and sharing his unique offerings with others. Seth has been facilitating regular workshops for many years.
As a musician, Seth is deeply passionate about rhythm & 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 & musicians, started his journey as an avid DJ with a love for Afro-Beat, Cuban and Brazilian music and created an Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth has a life-long passion for 5 Rhythms and other movement and Ecstatic Dance practices.
URUBU has since evolved into a School of Transformational Arts – offering a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.
♥ 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.
She 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 and co-facilitator of many URUBU wellbeing classes, workshops, retreats and festivals and is a multitasking fairy!

MORE INFO ABOUT OUR WORKSHOPS:
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. 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 & 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. Ecstatic Dance usually ends with a relaxation. WHAT MUSIC TO EXPECT: “Enlightened Electro, World Beat, Deep House and Downtempo Bliss, plus a few surprises slipped in for good measure! Ecstatic Music Journeys for Conscious Movement and Sacred Celebration.” With various Ecstatic Dance DJ’s.
BIOENERGETIC ALCHEMY™ – We work with our bodies to transform and to heal. A unique movement experience, where we begin to soften the muscular tension and chronic holding in our bodies through a series of gentle stretches, grounding and self-expression exercises.
BREATHWORK TRANSFORMATIONAL HEALING – Release Energetic, Emotional & Physical layers of negative imprints & conditioning. We will be exploring Neo-Reichian Breathwork- practice is a deep conscious, circular connected breathing and is a beautiful way to peel back the layers of the self, connect to essence, and embrace every part of yourself. Each participant becomes the leader of their own healing journey, towards wholeness and health.
DRUMMING – this is an off-grid Eco-Camping workshop. There is no power! We will have drumming & percussion workshops, drum circles. Experience the uplifting power of rhythm. Realign with yourself, aligning with others and go deep through rhythm & trance. Drums have been utilised in every culture down through the ages, for many purposes from religious rituals, ceremonies, and as a way to communicate. There is this interesting phenomenon called “Entrainment” which occurs when different vibrating objects/ particles/ or even people come into proximity: they will often start, after a little time, to vibrate together at the same frequency. They “sync up/entrain,” sometimes in ways that can seem mysterious.
SINGING – As everything is vibrating so are we. There can be no sound without a vibration. Explore and let your voice be heard in a safe environment. Discover the joy of singing, the non-judgmental aspect of singing, the communal part of it, the part where differences are reconciled and we’re all just in it together, that’s the truly uplifting power of singing. The history of music and singing has always been communal. Meditate, sing or listen. Yes, even just listening can activate some of the oxytocin release, that social bonding hormone. A beautiful and powerful way to start/end our day together at the retreat.
SOUND JOURNEYS – Multi-sensory sound journey experience with live ambient music, and aromatherapy to soothe your stresses away and lift your spirit! An immersive restorative experience inviting your body and nervous system into a deeply relaxed state. An opportunity to relax 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 .
YOGA NIDRA – Conscious Sleep Guided Meditation for Deep Body Relaxation and Mind Alertness. Yoga Nidra is an ancient form of guided meditative practice that focuses on breathing techniques, body sensing, emotional relaxation, and guided consciousness meditation. We often combine Yoga Nidra with Live Music Sound Journey. A very unique experience!
ACTIVE MEDITATIONS / YOGA – Get present with a selection of powerful meditation practices, wake up your body and ease your way into the day.
TRIBAL TRANCE DANCE – Dive deep into your Wild Nature. It’s an invitation into deep liberation, driven by our breath, our intentions, and energy, and not controlled by our conditioned mind, we let go. Natural body movements and intuitive expressive dance are simply forms of an ancient pre-verbal language. It is an expression of intelligence of our creative unconscious. Honouring the evolutionary intelligence encoded in our cells!
GROUP SHARINGS / HEART CIRCLES – Speak your truth & let yourself be heard in Community. There will be many opportunities to share openly and intimately (small group sharings).
TANTRA / CONSCIOUS CONNECTIONS – For us, Tantra is the total experience of life, multi-dimensional human life! Of course, sex and sexuality are a part of life, we wouldn’t be here without it. But it is not the main focus of our work. The main focus is on deepening our connection to the Heart! Tantra is an invitation to slow down and bring your awareness back into the present, back to your body and felt sense and to simple, yet, precious moments. Creating a safe and respectful space, we will explore simple exercises aimed at strengthening our ability to connect to one another and to become more comfortable with honesty and vulnerability. Learn to honour your personal boundaries, learn to enjoy your desire for intimate contact, and to communicate both with authenticity. Become more grounded and vital, more sensual and more connected with your feelings and your heart. Tantra is about: -Developing our sensitivity to ourselves and what we are experiencing, – Allowing ourselves to be, and to be seen,- Developing love and acceptance for ourselves, – Becoming aware of the ways we shut down. Physical contact: ‘You never have to do anything you don’t want to do” is our mantra.
CACAO – Expansion of the Heart and Spirit through Cacao – the Elixir of the Gods! Cacao is the ultimate heart opener, it will give you energy, revitalise your BodyMind inviting you to express, release & 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.
… and much, much more with amazing people who love Nature, music and dance!

♥ FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS RETREATS/FESTIVALS:
“That was a very beautiful experience. An amazing journey inward & out. To express in a free space filled with joyful vibes & gorgeous smiling faces. In sound, in rhythm, in motion, in colour, in sweat, the Dance, the Soul.” Cath
“The smiles, the kind eyes, the bits when I lost myself in the music, the joy of the moments when it felt as if the whole room was jumping in unison.” Salvo
“ What a profound experience! The music was so beautiful … it carried me effortlessly inward facilitating a deep connection to Spirit, moving my body in a way that I felt I had little control over. It was magical! Thank you ” Ashley
“Thank you guys. This was an exceptional experience of deep healing, awakening, and opening. I feel so light, peaceful, and full of Love. Through the workshops we took, I touched some of my wounds, gently but deeply releasing and healing what was ready to be alchemised. Thank you to all the other lovely participants. Please organise the next one soon! ” Tanja
“ The workshop gave me the opportunity to go deeper into my body and discover new experiences which I hadn’t been able to tap into before. It was a good mix of different exercises, and I had a really blissful experience with the breathwork.” Vijay
” I feel so grateful I had the opportunity to attend this workshop. I felt that Seth, through his presence, allowing, way of being, created a very unique, safe space in which I could release, discover, explore and meet different aspects of myself. I was amazed how during the two days I was – often unexpectedly and gently – led to bring forth and embrace a child, an ancient woman, an animal, a spoiled brat, a mother, a lover, a goddess… Also through Seth’s guidance and suggestions I felt within very short spaces of time both my immense sorrow/yearning/pain and my immense joy/gratitude, realising how close to each other these seemingly opposites are. Today I feel a more solid belonging in the world, and a heightened awareness of the soles of my feet on the floor, like the earth, was more magnetic!” Maria

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URUBU – YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

AND THE BEAT GOES OM-Tantric Trance Dance, Sound Journey, Ecstatic Dance
2022-10-23 12:30 - 20:15 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
You are warmly invited to join us on for AND THE BEAT GOES OM ॐ –
Tantric Trance Dance, Sound Journey/Gong Bath, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao!

AND THE BEAT GOES OM – Tantric Trance Dance, Sound Journey/Gong Bath & Ecstatic Dance + Cacao
Join us for this transformational day of 3 x wonderful experiences! Dance, Move, Connect, Release, Meditate & Celebrate! You’re welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!
WHAT IS THE DAY ABOUT?
Each of our Sunday Sessions offer Londoners a kind of sanctuary space to come and dance, be themselves, dive deep, 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.
During the day you will have the chance to dance and dive into a selection of some very beautiful and unique movement & relaxation practices.
BOOK HERE: HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK/E/AND-THE-BEAT-GOES-OM-TANTRIC-TRANCE-DANCE-SOUND-JOURNEY-ECSTATIC-DANCE-TICKETS-421733555417
SCHEDULE:
◈ 12:30pm – 3pm Tantric Trance Dance : a Tantric-Shamanic Dance Journey! Through this transformational dance process, you will be guided into befriending all the aspects of your Being. Your Sexual Nature as man or woman, your Hearts deep longing, and your personal connection to the Great Mystery. This is a spirituality that includes our sexuality. And this is a really important distinction between this work and other dance practices. Moving Meditation and Alchemical Practice. This is a very unique dance experience, a blending of ancient and contemporary transformational tools, including: Bioenergetics, Ecstatic Dance, emotional release (Catharsis), Chakra Journeying, Vipassana Meditation, Latihan … with the powerful use of a blindfold – all these elements woven together invite you into a deep state of presence, awakening & celebration. Waking up to celebrate the one that you are. *Please note: Use of a blindfold is essential to get the most out of this practice!(No entry after 1pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together. Please bring a yoga mat & blanket, blindfolds will be provided!)
◈ break 45min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 3:45pm-5:30pm Sound Journey/ Gong Bath with Dee & Seth: Soothing sounds to support deep relaxation, calm and wellbeing. Release the stress and tension of daily life in London. Our Sound Journeys are an opportunity to let go and reconnect with yourself through deep relaxation practices and guided meditation while basking in Cosmic, Ethereal Vocals and Electronic Soundscapes, Textures, Crystal Singing Bowls, Gongs and much much more . A Unique & Beautiful Experience on Sunday afternoon!
◈ break 30 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 6pm – 8:15pm 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
◈ 8:15pm -8:45pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
–> More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators – please scroll down.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
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 & Sound Journey). Blindfolds will be provided.
5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks, complimentary tea/coffee will be available.

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
Nearest station Elephant & Castle, please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates. If you are driving, please be aware of congestion charge, find parking on parkopedia. There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard to lock your bike if you are cycling. Please note that venue’s lift is out of order at the moment.
WHEN: Sunday, 23 October 12:30pm-8:15pm
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.
ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS:

£45 Lower waged
£55 Regular
£65 Abundance

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:

Tantric Trance Dance & Cacao 12:30pm-3pm £30
Sound Journey 3:45pm-5:30pm £15-£20
Ecstatic Dance & Cacao 6pm-8pm £15-£20

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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
FACILITATORS:
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 & 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 & musicians.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

⋘ ─ ∗TANTRIC TRANCE DANCE ∗ ─ ⋙
12:3OPM – 3PM
Through this transformational dance process, you will be guided into befriending all the aspects of your Being. Your Sexual Nature as man or woman, your Hearts deep longing, and your personal connection to the Great Mystery.
This is a spirituality that includes our sexuality. And this is a really important distinction between this work and other dance practices. Moving Meditation and Alchemical Practice.
This is a very unique dance experience, a blending of ancient and contemporary transformational tools, including: Bioenergetics, Ecstatic Dance, emotional release (Catharsis), Chakra Journeying, Vipassana Meditation, Latihan … with the powerful use of a blindfold – all these elements woven together invite you into a deep state of presence, awakening & celebration. Waking up to celebrate the one that you are.
Enter into the life of the Body – Guided by our unique musical soundtracks created specifically for this healing modality. Tantric Trance Dance™ takes participants on the journey within.
This is an active meditation for deeply connecting with your Being. Through the stages, you will begin to strip off layers of muscular armouring, surrendering to the dance of the body, letting go of baggage you may of been carrying for years, and connecting with your Souls calling.
“You are the fusion of Nature and Spirit, the meeting point of Earth & Sky”
“Between the head and feet of any given person is a billion miles of unexplored wilderness. . . . We dance to shed skins, tear off masks, crack molds, and experience the breakdown – the shattering of borders between body, heart and mind . . .” – Gabrielle Roth
“WE have come to be danced not the nice invisible, self conscious shuffle but the matted hair flying, voodoo mama shaman shakin’ ancient bones dance the strip us from our casings, return our wings sharpen our claws & tongues dance the shed dead cells and slip into the luminous skin of love dance…” -Jewel Mathieson
The Tantric Trance Dance™ process is a unique opportunity to connect with all the wild energies of your Nature, with your Heart and Spirit.
Facilitated by 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.
Tantric 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 & soul!
Give yourself to the dance of life! Tantric 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”
*Please watch our video below to give you a taste of the Tantric Trance Dance experience, and so you get a clear picture of what the journey is about:

⋘ ─ ∗ SOUND JOURNEY∗ ─ ⋙
3:45PM – 5:30PM
Soothing 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!

⋘ ─ ∗ ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE & CACAO CEREMONY ∗ ─ ⋙
6PM – 8:15PM
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – 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 & ceremony
In our Sunday Ecstatic Dance sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House & a Tribal Flow vibe. Our Saturday Ecstatic Dance sessions tend to be more of a celebration with a light-hearted party atmosphere, in these 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 & 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 music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. 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 & 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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 Harris
No experience necessary. All welcome.
CACAO CIRCLE
At 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 & 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.

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

CONNECT WITH US:
INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london
FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals
FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU – Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London
MEETUP: Urubu’s Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple
YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts
WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com
EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
URUBU – YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

Tantric Trance Dance- Blindfolded Active Meditation, Shamanic Journey
2022-10-23 12:30 - 15:00 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
You are warmly invited to join us on for Tantric Trance Dance – A Shamanic Blindfolded Journey!

TANTRIC TRANCE DANCE:
Through this transformational dance process, you will be guided into befriending all the aspects of your Being. Your Sexual Nature as man or woman, your Hearts deep longing, and your personal connection to the Great Mystery. This is a spirituality that includes our sexuality. And this is a really important distinction between this work and other dance practices. Moving Meditation and Alchemical Practice. This is a very unique dance experience, a blending of ancient and contemporary transformational tools, including: Bioenergetics, Ecstatic Dance, emotional release (Catharsis), Chakra Journeying, Vipassana Meditation, Latihan … with the powerful use of a blindfold – all these elements woven together invite you into a deep state of presence, awakening & celebration. Waking up to celebrate the one that you are.
*Please note: Use of a blindfold is essential to get the most out of this practice, blindfolds will be provided.
Enter into the life of the Body – Guided by our unique musical soundtracks created specifically for this healing modality. Tantric Trance Dance™ takes participants on the journey within. This is an active meditation for deeply connecting with your Being. Through the stages, you will begin to strip off layers of muscular armouring, surrendering to the dance of the body, letting go of baggage you may of been carrying for years, and connecting with your Souls calling.
You are the fusion of Nature and Spirit, the meeting point of Earth & Sky!
The Tantric Trance Dance™ process is a unique opportunity to connect with all the wild energies of your Nature, with your Heart and Spirit.
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tantric-trance-dance-blindfolded-active-meditation-shamanic-journey-tickets-429184280737
“Between the head and feet of any given person is a billion miles of unexplored wilderness. . . . We dance to shed skins, tear off masks, crack molds, and experience the breakdown – the shattering of borders between body, heart and mind . . .” – Gabrielle Roth
“WE have come to be danced not the nice invisible, self conscious shuffle but the matted hair flying, voodoo mama shaman shakin’ ancient bones dance the strip us from our casings, return our wings sharpen our claws & tongues dance the shed dead cells and slip into the luminous skin of love dance…” -Jewel Mathieson
SCHEDULE:
◈ 12:20-12:30pm Arrival/check in
◈ 12:30pm – 3pm Tantric Trance Dance : a Tantric-Shamanic Dance Journey! (No entry after 1pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together. Please bring a yoga mat & blanket, blindfolds will be provided!)
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
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 & Sound Journey). Blindfolds will be provided.
5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have after the workshop. Complimentary tea/coffee will be available.
FACILITATOR:
Facilitated by 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.
Tantric 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 & soul!
Give yourself to the dance of life! Tantric Trance Dance ritual invites you to have a direct experience of freedom, truth and power, with awareness. A drug-free ecstasy!”
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 & 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 & musicians.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations.
*Please watch the video below to give you a taste of the Tantric Trance Dance experience, and so you get a clear picture of what the journey is about:

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”

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.

Tantric Trance Dance 12:30pm-3pm £30

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.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

CONNECT WITH US:

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

URUBU Dance Tribe presents: DRUM MANTRA - LIVE Ecstatic Dance + Cacao
2022-10-22 19:30 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Our Pioneering Live Music Ecstatic Dance Journey is back with amazing musicians & DJ! – Come Dance your Freedom – Ignite your Creativity!!

ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON & URUBU Dance Tribe presents: DRUM MANTRA- LIVE ☆
We started Ecstatic Dance in the UK way back in 2009 with our amazing live musicians. And since then have offered Londoners safe, fun, alcohol and drug-free spaces to dance, move and feel free in. So we are excited to announce that our pioneering live music, ecstatic dance journey is back on Saturday, 22 October 2022!
Join our resident band, URUBU Dance Tribe for a wild evening of live music, ecstatic dance & movement meditation, beautiful cacao ceremony, and relaxing gong bath. This very special event to celebrate 13 years of our community ecstatic dance events here in London! Come ready to sweat, move, shake, free your body, ignite your creativity, open your heart. You’re gonna love it!
****THIS EVENT WILL SELL OUT SO GET YOUR TICKETS IN ADVANCE! NO TICKETS ON DOOR!****
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/urubu-dance-tribe-presents-drum-mantra-live-ecstatic-dance-cacao-tickets-395046995197

a 3-hour Live Music & DJ Ecstatic Dance experience featuring our master Afro-Brazilian percussionists and Saxophone player
Cacao Ceremony
Relaxing Gong Bath /Sound Journey
Celebration social with fruit and other delicious things to nourish you after the dance!

DRUM MANTRA is the call to dance. Through the medium of rhythm, and with the power of the Drum, we turn our attention inwards towards this body, these feet, this earth. Breath by breath arriving into our human experience, here now, here now.
This will be a beautiful & powerful evening of conscious & ecstatic dance, featuring outstanding professional musicians assembled for your dancing delight. Come prepared to move, sweat, and come alive!
The evening will end with a beautiful Crystal Singing Bowl and GONG bath where you’re invited to just lay down and let the sounds wash over you. It’s incredibly relaxing and a fantastic way to end an evening of ecstatic dance! Please bring a blanket so that you are warm and cozy!!
“Global music phenomenon the URUBU Collective has taken London by storm with their monthly ecstatic dance events!! URUBU delivers a captivating blend of exotic improvisational world grooves from ambient, meditative piano & vocal pieces through to high octane Afro-percussion. Expect tribal wildness and beautiful songs, Gongs, sound healing and more. You’re gonna love it!” – Time Out
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
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 from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
SCHEDULE:
◈ 7pm-7:30pm Doors open/ Arrival/ Optional Face Paints by our creative artist team
◈7:30pm -10pm URUBU Drum Tribe: Drum Mantra DJ & Live Ecstatic Dance and Cacao (No entry after 8pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 10:00pm -10:30pm Gong bath/ Sound Healing Journey/ Closing circle
◈ 10:30pm-11:15pm Optional celebration social with refreshing fruit & other delicious things to nourish you after the dance!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers, changing rooms are located on the 1st floor. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Showers are available in the changing rooms.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.

Ecstatic Dance “LIVE” featuring URUBU’s Amazing Musicians:
♥ SETH NEWMAN (Urubu Dance Tribe, Ecstatic Dance London): Dj & Facilitator. As a musician, Seth is passionate about how rhythm & trance and meditation work to heal the body, he 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 & musicians. Seth has a life-long passion for 5 Rhythms and other movement and Ecstatic Dance practices.
♥ ALUA NASCIMENTO (Urubu Dance Tribe): Alua is a multi-instrumentalist, music teacher and performer who studied popular Brazilian percussion and vibraphone at Free Music University of Sao Paulo and classical percussion at Sao Paulo Municipal School of Music. Alua is an ex-member of STOMP. His first public performance was at the age of 8, having learnt percussion from his father, the percussionist Dinho Nascimento.
♥ JANSEN SANTANA (Urubu Dance Tribe): Percussionist multi-instrumentalist from Salvador-Bahia-Brazil based in London. Love to afro-jazz, soul, R&B and of course Brazilian flavours. He began his music career very early, with only 3 years of age he accompanied his father, the Artist Peu Meurray on his shows, who is his biggest musical influence, as well as his mother, Cida Nunes, who is also a singer. Jansen has been involved in projects with different concepts and music genres, national and international percussion festivals, cultural and environmental projects. MUSIC is his 1st priority and way of life!
♥ CARL DAVIES (Urubu Dance Tribe): Saxophone supremo, vocalist, songwriter, keys player & producer at Horman, an East London based four piece band who create Alt-pop. Carl has have worked in various school, youth centre, residential and day centre settings since qualifying as a music therapist in 2006, currently works as a Clinical music therapist in schools and for Chroma arts therapies and the Edpsy practice Marylebone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoUyu7-x1is

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES: (limited availability, no tickets on the door)

Earlybird £25
Lower waged £30
Regular waged £35

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
We do not offer refunds 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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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.
Seth, Dee & Ecstatic Dance London team
DJ & FACILITATOR:
◈ Session is facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman – the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009!
Seth Newman: As the founder of the URUBU School of Transformational Arts, he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology and Tantra in creative and life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings. 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.
His in-depth studies, trainings, personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities such as Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and the teaching of the Indian Mystic Osho who he grew up with in India in the 1970s, infuse his approach to living a creative, holistic & embodied life and sharing his unique offerings with others. Seth has been facilitating regular workshops for many years.
As a musician, Seth is very passionate about rhythm & 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, created URUBU collective back in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers & musicians and started his journey as an avid DJ with a love for Afro-Beat, Cuban and Brazilian music and created an Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth has a life-long passion for 5 Rhythms and other movement and Ecstatic Dance practices.
URUBU has since evolved into a School of Transformational Arts – offering a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.

The small print, always read the small print!

Dancers enter at their own risk. Urubu School of Transformational Arts accepts no responsibility for spontaneous joy, open-heartedness, or sore cheeks from too much smiling.
We do not refund tickets. Sorry. Please give them to friends or family if you cannot attend. Any questions, please contact us directly.
Waste is not cool – please remember to BYO reusable water bottle!

WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!

Our youtube videos:

URUBU’s 10-Year anniversary celebration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwM2H2OJpHE
Ecstatic Dance Festival: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfkBWdMIV4o
Cacao Dance Tribe https://youtu.be/PGC7pkS9sHU
What is Drum Mantra? https://youtu.be/WoUyu7-x1is
A taste of Drum Mantra https://youtu.be/Z24qFGWByDo
Urubu @ Festival of Life https://youtu.be/rh0mbrlQKkI
Another Taste of Drum Mantra https://youtu.be/we0bVCp049U

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & 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.
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 & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

EMBODY - Dance of Awareness, Sound Journey & Ecstatic Dance + Cacao
2022-10-02 12:30 - 20:15 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
You are warmly invited to join us for EMBODY on Sun, 2 Oct 2022! Dance of Awareness, Sound Journey/Gong Bath, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao!

ECSTATIC SUNDAYS: EMBODY
Join us for this transformational day of 3 x wonderful experiences: Dance of Awareness, Sound Journey, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao!
Dance, Move, Connect, Release, Meditate & Celebrate! You’re welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!
BOOK HERE: HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK/E/EMBODY-DANCE-OF-AWARENESS-SOUND-JOURNEY-ECSTATIC-DANCE-CACAO-TICKETS-421731509297
WHAT IS THE DAY ABOUT?
Each of our Sunday Sessions offer Londoners a kind of sanctuary space to come and dance, be themselves, dive deep, 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.
During the day you will have the chance to dance and dive into a selection of some very beautiful and unique movement & relaxation practices.
Strictly no latecomers! – Sorry, please arrive on time! Unfortunately, if you are more than 15 minutes late for the first two workshops , you will not be allowed entry (and there can be no refunds, very sorry!) as we need to make it a calm & peaceful space for people who are already here. For Ecstatic Dance – doors will close 30min after the start of the session.
SCHEDULE:
◈ 12:30pm – 3pm Dance of Awareness : similar in structure to the Five Rhythms wave developed by Roth (1999), but has been adapted to take account of psychodynamic theory and developmental psychology. The phases of the cycle follow themes of human development from pre-birth through to around five years. This is the time period associated with the growing sense of self which becomes embodied through early experience, and which sets the patterns for adulthood. This gives the mover the opportunity to re-experience the formative years of early development, explore old imprints, and discover new patterns of moving and relating. We will explore 6 cycles throughout the session: Sensing, Grounding, Expressing, Releasing, Connecting and Completing following an energetic wave of charging and discharging over the course of a session.
◈ break 45min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 3:45pm-5:30pm Sound Journey/ Gong Bath with Dee & Seth: Soothing sounds to support deep relaxation, calm and wellbeing. Release the stress and tension of daily life in London. Our Sound Journeys are an opportunity to let go and reconnect with yourself through deep relaxation practices and guided meditation while basking in Cosmic, Ethereal Vocals and Electronic Soundscapes, Textures, Crystal Singing Bowls, Gongs and much much more . A Unique & Beautiful Experience on Sunday afternoon!
◈ break 30 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 6pm – 8:15pm 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
◈ 8:15pm -8:45pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
–> More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators – please scroll down.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1.Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers, there are changing rooms located on the 1st floor.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks, complimentary tea/coffee will be available.

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
WHEN: Sunday, 2 Oct12:30pm-8:15pm
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.
ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS:

£45 Lower waged
£55 Regular
£65 Abundance

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:

Dance of Awareness 12:30pm-3pm £20
Sound Journey 3:45pm-5:30pm £15-£20
Ecstatic Dance & Cacao 6pm-8pm £15-£20

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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
FACILITATOR:
Seth Newman: As the founder of the URUBU School of Transformational Arts and Ecstatic Dance London he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology and Tantra in creative and life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings.
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.
His in-depth studies, trainings, personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities such as Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and the teaching of the Indian Mystic Osho who he grew up with in India in the 1970s, infuse his approach to living a creative, holistic & embodied life and sharing his unique offerings with others. Seth has been facilitating regular workshops for many years.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

⋘ ─ ∗DANCE OF AWARENESS∗ ─ ⋙
12:3OPM – 3PM
Dance of Awareness™ is a new approach to working with movement, dance, and awareness. It is a dance and movement practice that aims to increase self-awareness and self-acceptance. And when practiced regularly, can be a very powerful resource for our well-being – body, heart, and soul.
“This is a dance process for self-expression and personal discovery in a safely held space.”
Dance of Awareness™ has five main streams of influence: Neo-Reichian body-centred psychotherapy; Five Rhythms dance; Authentic Movement; Dance Movement Psychotherapy; and the experiential exploration of Awareness itself.
ROOTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY
“How did you, become you?”
The Dance of Awareness™ is similar in structure to the Five Rhythms wave developed by Roth (1999), but has been adapted to take account of psychodynamic theory and developmental psychology. The phases of the cycle follow themes of human development from pre-birth through to around five years. This is the time period associated with the growing sense of self which becomes embodied through early experience, and which sets the patterns for adulthood. This gives the mover the opportunity to re-experience the formative years of early development, explore old imprints, and discover new patterns of moving and relating.
The Dance of Awareness™ works with 6 cycles:
Sensing, Grounding, Expressing, Releasing, Connecting and Completing following an energetic wave of charging and discharging over the course of a session.
Dance of Awareness™ is an open and allowing space where the dancer-mover can express and explore both 1) old adapted ways of moving and being and 2) new possibilities in moving, being, and relating.
As you journey through the cycles, and with some direction from the facilitator, explore the creative movement impulses which are ready to emerge.
Dance of Awareness will help you to explore both, dancing out all that is ready to be released, and dancing in more of your life-giving, life-affirming creative potential!

⋘ ─ ∗ SOUND JOURNEY∗ ─ ⋙
3:45PM – 5:30PM
Soothing 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!

⋘ ─ ∗ ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE & CACAO CEREMONY ∗ ─ ⋙
6PM – 8:15PM
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – 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 & ceremony
In our Sunday Ecstatic Dance sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House & 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 & 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 music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. 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 & 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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 Harris
No experience necessary. All welcome.
CACAO CIRCLE
At 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 & 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.

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

CONNECT WITH US:

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

XTC - Electronica & Techno infused Ecstatic Dance & Cacao with DJ Liath
2022-10-01 20:15 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents: XTC – an evening of Electronica & Techno infused ecstatic dance journey + Cacao Ceremony with a guest DJ Liath!
We’re excited to welcome our guest Dj Liath (aka Teddy) to the decks on Saturday night in our epic dance space! He joined us at the Ecstatic Dance Festival earlier this year and has been a regular dancer for many years! Come along for awesome vibes!
♥DJ LIATH: (“Grey” in celtic) grew up in Paris surrounded by music, born in a family of musicians and singers. He explored conscious movement for more than 12 years through ecstatic dance, 5 rhythms, contact improvisation, yoga as well as aikido and climbing. His ecstatic dance sets explore contrasts, journeying between light, ambient and melodic songs to darker, deeper and more energized and provocative sounds. Instagram: @djliath
We’ll be including delicious ceremonial grade cacao and a beautiful cacao ceremony/guided meditation facilitated by Seth to connect us with our body, our hearts and positive intention.
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music! We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform! 💜 SEE ALL OUR WELLBEING EVENTS: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
No prior experience of dance necessary. All welcome.
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
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 from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
BOOK HERE: HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK/E/XTC-ELECTRONICA-TECHNO-INFUSED-ECSTATIC-DANCE-CACAO-WITH-DJ-LIATH-TICKETS-422024325117
SCHEDULE:
◈ 8:15pm-10:30pm Dance Warm-up/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave (No entry after 8:45pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 10:30pm Session ends
◈ 10:30pm-11pm Optional social in parlour with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT TO EXPECT:
-Next-level, conscious, inspiring and diverse Electronic & Techno infused dance music journey!
-A unique conscious clubbing experience!
-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in
-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual
-Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
-Mesmerising visuals
-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
-Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
-Best Saturday night out and no hangover!
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers, changing rooms are located on the 1st floor. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Showers are available in the changing rooms.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:

Low waged/concession £15 + Eventbrite fee (limited availability)
Regular £20 + Eventbrite fee
Abundance £25 + Eventbrite fee

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & 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.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

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & 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.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

The Big Love Experience - Bioenergetics, Breathwork, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
2022-09-25 12:30 - 20:15 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
ECSTATIC SUNDAYS: The BIG Love Experience -Bioenergetic Alchemy, Breathwork journey, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao! Come along for a beautiful day!

ECSTATIC SUNDAYS: THE BIG LOVE EXPERIENCE
Join us for this 1- day exploration of 3 x Transformational Arts practices Bioenergetics, Breathwork, & Ecstatic Dance with Cacao!
You’re welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-big-love-experience-bioenergetics-breathwork-ecstatic-dance-cacao-tickets-410390508057
*Respectfully Socially Distanced & Covid compliant*
*Alcohol and drug-free environment*
💜SEE ALL OUR UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
WHAT IS THE DAY ABOUT?
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.
During the day you will have the chance to dance and dive into a selection of some very beautiful and unique movement and breathwork practices.
SCHEDULE:
◈ 12:30pm – 3pm The BIG LOVE Experience – Bliss Beyond Fear – Learn powerful Bioenergetic Alchemy exercises for releasing stress, fear and shock from the body. This workshop is designed to teach you how to gently release tension and stress held in the body.
During this workshop you will learn a series of carefully designed Bioenergetic Alchemy™ exercises and postures (similar to Yoga or Tai Chi) where we will release fear and tension from our body to re-experience our natural state, what the Kalahari Bushmen call, “The Big Love”.
“My classes follow a format of checking in with the body, warm-ups, grounding and building the body’s energy, then discharging the energy through movement and expression. This is followed by relaxation. The immediate result is a felt sense of security, vibrancy and exhilaration.” – Seth Newman
Various spiritual teachings, such as A Course in Miracles, say that there are only two fundamental emotions: love and fear. If we can begin to safely & gently release tension, shock & fear from the body, we then open to an experience of the body in its natural state, deeply relaxed, at ease, and with a sense of peace and wellbeing. The Kalahari Bushmen call this natural state, the BIG LOVE. (Please bring a yoga mat & blanket)
◈ break 45 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 3:45pm-5:30pm Breath of Love Breathwork Session – Deep connected breathing
Our Breath of Love Breathwork sessions are a wonderful way to deeply relax and rejuvenate your body, your mind, and your entire nervous system. It is also a safe and healthy way to reach creative states of consciousness, allowing a participant to access their deeper/higher consciousness. Resulting in improved physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.
Through the use of grounding exercises, tapping and conscious, connected diaphragmatic breathing, each individual is the leader of their own journey.
Our facilitation includes space-holding, affirmations, aromatherapy and Reiki to assist in this personal process. At the very least, the breathwork will be relaxing and detoxifying… and at most, a Big Love experience!
◈ break 30 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 6pm – 8:15pm Ecstatic Dance/Movement Meditation with Cacao 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! )
◈ 8:15pm – Workshop ends
◈ 8:15pm -8:45pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
–> More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators – please scroll down.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:

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 the Bioenergetics and Breathwork ).
5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks,

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:
ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS:

£45 Lower waged
£55 Regular
£65 Abundance

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS (Low waged & Regular prices):

Bioenergetics- The Big Love Experience 12:30pm-3pm £25
Bioenergetics + Breathwork Journey 12:30pm-5:30pm £40 (combined ticket) PLEASE NOTE: we do not offer Breathwork only session as we wan t to create a safe container and Bioenergetics is a key preparation for the Breath journey.
Ecstatic Dance & Cacao 6pm-8pm £15-20

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 & 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.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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
FACILITATORS:
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 & 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 & musicians.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

⋘ ─ ∗Bioenergetic Alchemy®∗ ─ ⋙
12:3OPM – 3PM
What Is Bioenergetic Alchemy®?
Bioenergetic Alchemy® is a very powerful body-mind approach to psychological, physical and emotional health and well-being.
Bioenergetic Alchemy® works to melt the frozen history in the body, through a series of gentle and powerful exercises, bringing to consciousness the holding patterns, and releasing the energy that has been blocked. Tense areas of the body are gradually opened so that the energy can begin to move more freely, allowing the body to regain its natural aliveness and vitality, harmonising the relationship between the body, mind and spirit.
At the personal level, the highly experiential nature of Bioenergetic Alchemy® is a catalyst for transformation, as participants work in the laboratory of their own process and their relationship to others. The work opens the heart, brings grounded empowerment to the personality, and a deeper connection to the core; center of your authentic self.
Our video on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOrELWRAqkU
These Bioenergetic Alchemy™ sessions are for individuals interested in their own self-development and/or healing processes. The classes offer deep experiential learning about the body-mind and participants are encouraged to develop skills in present-moment listening, sensing, and emotional/feeling awareness related to the body-mind.
The class is an experiential, deep-dive into yourself and your relationship with your body, and your life energy!
Feedback from our previous workshops:
“Thank you Seth. The weekend was an exceptional experience of deep healing, awakening, and opening. I feel so light, peaceful, and full of Love. Through the journey we took, I touched some of my wounds, gently but deeply releasing and healing what was ready to be alchemised. Thank you to all the other lovely participants. Please organise the next one soon :-)” Tanja
“A truly awesome experience. A wonderful and safe space to learn and experience bioenergetic alchemy. Thanks again to Seth for the expert guidance and support.” Amo
“Like the Bioenergetic Alchemy classes, but better. The weekend gave me the opportunity to go deeper into my body and discover new experiences which I hadn’t been able to tap into before. It was a good mix of different exercises, and I had a really blissful experience with the breathwork.” Vijay
” I feel so grateful I had the opportunity to attend this weekend event. I felt that Seth, through his presence, allowing, way of being, created a very unique, safe space in which I could release, discover, explore and meet different aspects of myself. I was amazed how during the two days I was – often unexpectedly and gently – led to bring forth and embrace a child, an ancient woman, an animal, a spoiled brat, a mother, a lover, a goddess… Also through Seth’s guidance and suggestions I felt within very short spaces of time both my immense sorrow/yearning/pain and my immense joy/gratitude, realising how close to each other these seemingly opposites are. Today I feel a more solid belonging in the world, and a heightened awareness of the soles of my feet on the floor, like the earth was more magnetic!” Maria

⋘ ─ ∗Breath of Love – Breathwork Journey∗ ─ ⋙
3:45PM – 5:30PM
Limitless Benefits:
Breathwork has profound benefits, and is an ongoing practice.
Practicing Breathwork enables you to……
1) Oxygenate 2) Restore 3) Detox 4) Gain Clarity 6) Express suppressed emotions 7) Release old tensions 8) Amplify Energy 9) Expand awareness 10) Remove negative blocks11) Forgive past occurrences 12) Feel empowered 13) Cultivate inspiration14) Settle into a deep relaxed state 15) Tap into your truest you
Technical Aspects of Breathwork:
There are a few key parts to the breathing pattern:
1. It is conscious, so you are very aware of the fact you are breathing
2. It is connected; so that the natural pause between the inhale and exhale is merged, creating a continuous loop of breath.
3. It is relaxed, meaning the exhale is relaxed, and there is an emphasis on the inhale.
4. It is open, meaning it is performed with a wide open mouth.
5. It is deep, meaning you are breathing fully into the lower belly, and all the way up into the chest.
What a typical session looks like:
After some initial warm up movements, stretches and grounding exercises. You will be invited to lie on a yoga mat and breathe for about an 3/4 of an hour, and in this time we will offer positive affirmations, as well as support for deeper breathing. We may also use hands on bodywork to enhance a deeper & fuller breath. We will end the session with a final relaxation, with further guidance and meditation.
You will walk away with a new found refreshed perspective on life, feeling like you truly enabled yourself to integrate and release that which no longer serves you.
Walking away with a feeling of lightness, vitality, and love…

⋘ ─ ∗ ECSTATIC DANCE ∗ ─ ⋙
6PM – 8:15PM
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – 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 & ceremony
In our Sunday Ecstatic Dance sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House & 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 & 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 music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. 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 & 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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 Harris
No experience necessary. All welcome.
CACAO GRATITUDE CIRCLE
At 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 & 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.

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
SYMPTOMS: If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the class.

CONNECT WITH US:
INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london
FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals
FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU – Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London
MEETUP: Urubu’s Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple
YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts
WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com
EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
URUBU – YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY - Euphoric & Uplifting Ecstatic Dance set + Cacao
2022-09-24 20:15 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Join us for MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY – an Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony Experience!
A celebration of dance music that Opens the Heart

ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents: MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY – an evening of Euphoric & uplifting dance music + Cacao Ceremony
We are thrilled to be offering My Ecstatic Odyssey on Sat, 24 September! For all those lovers of dance music!
My Ecstatic Osyssey is inspired by some of our outdoor Sunset ecstatic dances. There is something magical about a sunset or sunrise that takes us deep into the now. That threshold betwen past and future, where the world starts to feel alive!
We’ll be including delicious ceremonial grade cacao and a beautiful cacao ceremony/guided meditation to connect us with our body, our hearts and positive intention. The euphoric & uplifting dance music is designed to connect us deeply with our dance and our creativity. No experience necessary. All welcome.
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music! We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
*No drugs or psychedelics are needed, we get a natural high through dance and breathwork, and cacao!
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-ecstatic-odyssey-euphoric-uplifting-ecstatic-dance-set-cacao-tickets-397246483927
💜 See all our upcoming wellbeing events: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
WHAT IS “MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY” ALL ABOUT?
We’ll be channeling the spirit of Ibiza, Goa and inspiring Sunset/Sunrises worldwide! Come and dance to OPEN-UP, to release city stress, and make new friends – all accompanied by a transformational euphoric & uplifting soundtrack.
SCHEDULE:
◈ 8:15pm – 10:30pm Ecstatic Dance/Movement Meditation with *Cacao Gratitude Circle* (No entry after 8:45pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together). Our sessions are 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!
◈ 10:30pm Class ends
◈ 10:30pm -11:00pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT TO EXPECT:
1. Next-level, conscious, inspiring electronic dance music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
5. Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
6. Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers as there is a limited space in the changing rooms located on the 1st floor. Please only use the bathrooms located on the 1st floor by the lift as these are for Roof studio attendees only.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
Nearest station Elephant & Castle, please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates. If you are driving, please be aware of congestion charge, find parking on parkopedia. There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard to lock your bike if you are cycling.
PRICES:

£15 Lower waged/Concession (1x ticket per transaction please)
£20 Regular (1x ticket per transaction please)
£25 Abundance (1x ticket per transaction please)

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 & ticket availability.
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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. If you would like to crew, please send us an email to youareyoubeyou@gmail.com (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew)
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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

FACILITATOR:
Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman, Seth is the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK, who with his band Urubu & Ecstatic Dance London has been running conscious dance & sober rave events for many years.
◈ His inspiration for these events come from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and from the teachings of the Indian Mystic Osho whom he grew up with in India in the 1970s. Seth brings a wealth of experience holding heart-centered spaces.

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & 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.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
COVID UPDATE:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure.
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, please DO NOT attend the class. Any participant repeatedly coughing in the space will be asked to leave immediately.
CHECK IN: please arrive ON time for the check in (not before the indicated time). This is to avoid overcrowding and ensure smooth check in and changeover between the sessions.
FACE COVERING: optional.
HAND WASHING: 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 & 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.
CHANGING ROOMS: located on the 1st floor. Follow the signs. 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.
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 in 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.
SILENT DISCO HEADPHONES: clean set & head bandanas will be provided.

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london
FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals
FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU – Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London
MEETUP: Urubu’s Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple
YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts
WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com
EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
URUBU – YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

System Reset - Bioenergetics, Guided Meditation and Aerial Relaxation Pods
2022-09-22 19:15 - 22:00 | Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica Street, London, England, N5 1JT, United Kingdom
Transformational session combining 3-powerful methods. Tap into exceptional states of wellbeing! A Deep System Reset Experience.

SYSTEM RESET – Bioenergetics, Creative Flow, and Aerial Relaxation Pods

UPCOMING DATES:

Sun, 15 Oct 12:30pm-3:15pm (New Moon)
Sun, 25 Nov 12:30pm-3:15pm (Full Moon)
Thu, 18 Jan (2024) 7.15pm-10pm

BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/system-reset-bioenergetics-guided-meditation-and-aerial-relaxation-pods-tickets-123649855045
We also run regular Thursday evening ‘Aerial Relaxation Pods – Sound Journey in Hammocks’ sessions, details and bookings here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/84883457707
➡️See all our upcoming wellbeing events calendar: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
A Deep System Reset Experience… Breathe Deeply…
You are invited to join us for this transformational session combining 3-powerful methods that will invite you into a deep experience of yourself, and your life energy.
We’ll be exploring:
1) Bioenergetic Alchemy™ – BioenergeticExercises for Grounding, Releasing Tension & Stress.
2) Creative Flow Meditations – Access a state of ease and creativity
3) Aerial Relaxation Pods – Let Go & Relax in our gorgeous Hammocks!
“A truly unique, uplifting and beautiful experience!” – Previous Participant
ABOUT SYSTEM RESET:
Release Stress and Tension, Nourish yourself with deeper relaxation, and go on a transformational journey with guided Creative Flow Meditations within our glorious Aerial Relaxation Pods.

Discover effective methods for releasing Stress & Tension through Bioenergetic Alchemy exercises.
Explore Bioenergetic Breath(circular, connected breath) as a way to peel back the layers of the self, connect to essence, and embrace every part of yourself.
Learn the foundations for accessing Creative Flow states, and experience two guided meditations.
Be supported by our Aerial Relaxation Hammocks while you dive deep into the relaxation Journey. A very unique experience!
Treat yourself to this simple yet extraordinary work!

Our monthly SYSTEM RESET – Bioenergetics, Creative Flow & Aerial Relaxation sessions are a wonderful invitation to both energise and deeply relax. Awakening and rejuvenating your body, your mind and your entire nervous system.
It is also a safe and healthy way to reach altered states of consciousness, allowing a participant to access their Higher Self and some of their most positive memories. Doing so offers one the opportunity to tap into exceptional states of wellbeing!
Through the use of Bioenergetics grounding exercises, Creative Flow meditations, each individual is the leader of their own journey.
Our facilitation includes space-holding, sound healing, affirmations, aromatherapy and guided meditations to assist in this personal process. At the very least, the experience will be relaxing and detoxifying… and at most, life-changing!

*Respectfully Socially Distanced & Covid compliant*
FACILITATOR, VENUE, PRICES:
Facilitated by: 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.
In addition to guiding people on their life journeys, he enjoys helping clients design lifestyles of optimal health and balance with creative living practices.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations.
Address: The Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica St, Highbury East, London N5 1JT (closest Station Highbury & Islington)
Time: 7.15pm – 10pm(please arrive 5 min before the start of the session as there is no waiting room)
Prices: £35 Super Earlybird / £40 Earlybird / £50 Regular price
Payment: Please book via Eventbrite (very limited spaces, advance booking is essential as we have limited capacity for these classes)
If you have any questions please feel free to send us an email: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

FEEDBACK FROM PREVIOUS CLASSES:
“A wonderful session, very recommended! Seth and Dee create a calm, magical space where you receive natural healing energy of relaxation and music. Flowing gently in the light hammock helps to recreate the atmosphere in the womb or in early childhood when you are loved, safe and protected. This experience will bring you healing on several levels: physical, emotional, mental, relaxation, connection to your inner self and your angels. Many thanks for organising such a unique and absolutely fulfilling experience. I will definitely come again.” – M.Zhuravleva
“Thank you so much Seth and Dee – I felt so comfortable in the hammocks, I was worried that I might be claustrophobic as it looks tighter in the picture but not at all, the material feels great and you can breathe freely. The music and singing were great and brought up emotions & different states: somewhere I actually forgot where I was. Also had some physical trembling in my body and movement of energy, which surprised me. I left the session feeling relaxed and expanded and very present! Woke up feeling good in my body and very rested. A lovely experience.” – Alexandra
“Being someone who is always on the move and finds it very difficult to relax, I found this session to be really valuable ‘me time!’ Initially, I found it difficult to let go and unwind where the muscles in my arms and legs were contracting. After a few minutes, I started to drift away into a soft slumber which was deeply relaxing. Despite this my senses were heightened and I became very conscious of the sounds that seemed to travel through my ears, vibrating all the way into my body. The gentle movements of the hammock with the music in the background made me feel like a young infant being rocked to sleep. A wonderfully calming and soothing experience, with the added bonus of not having to put in any physical effort. Great! I look forward to more of this.” – Navpreet
“Words are inadequate to express the uniquely nurturing experience I had during your class… and the music was amazing! The feeling of being securely wrapped in a silk hammock from head to toe, suspended in the air, slowly rocking, with the gentle breath meditation, the crystal bowls and the ambient music created a sublime and profound atmosphere. It was as if I was in a cocoon of total support, allowing peace to flow into my entire being.” – Alison
“This was one of the most powerful things I have done in ages. It has really shifted something for me. This morning I keep bursting into giggles! Thank you so much to Seth and everyone else who held the space.”
“Powerful stuff. Highly recommend giving it a go.”
“What an incredible time I had last night! When I arrived, I was feeling very low and in my head. The Bioenergetic Alchemy session brought me back to my body and allowed me to connect to some suppressed sadness. I feel alive, connected and expanded. I cannot put into words my deep gratitude for this experience!“

PLEASE NOTE:
1) Strictly no latecomers! – Sorry, please arrive on time! Unfortunately, if you are more than 10 minutes late, you will not be allowed entry, (and there can be no refunds if you are more than 10 minutes late, very sorry!) as we need to make it a calm & peaceful space for people who are already here.
2) Please only arrive 5 minutes before the start of the session, as there is no waiting room.
3) No Refunds. Last minute refunds are not available as we need to have enough time to fill the space left – at least 1 week’s notice. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member however please let us know the name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & trace purposes.
4) Clothing: Please wear a sleeved shirt that covers the armpits and leggings or yoga trousers that cover your knees. Wear form-fitting clothing. Please do not wear baggy clothing as they can snag and catch on the sling’s fabric causing accidents. Ensure that your clothing is “zipper free” and remove all jewellery (body piercings, watches and hair clips etc). These items can snag and damage the silk hammocks.
5) Weight limit is up 300 pounds (140kg).
6)This session is not suitable for pregnant women, people with pacemakers and other therapeutic electronic devices or persons suffering from severe mental health issues due to the vibratory nature of the session. Please seek advice from your GP if you have any concerns prior to attending our session.
WHAT TO BRING:
1. Loose-fitting clothes that let you move your body and free yourself. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers. There are bathrooms at the venue but no changing rooms.
2. Main space is a shoe free zone – please wear socks, soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. A Reusable water bottle to keep hydrated during the dance. Tap water refill available at the venue.
4. You can wear a face covering during the sessions if you choose to.
5. Yoga mat, Blanket & Cushion – we will provide clean ones however you are welcome to bring your own if you prefer.
6. We will provide a clean eye mask/eye pillow. You are welcome to bring your own if you prefer.
–>If you have any questions please feel free to send us an email: aerialrelaxationpods@gmail.com or youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
COVID SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
If you are showing any Covid -19 symptoms, please do not attend.

Instagram: @aerialrelaxationpods (and use #aerialrelaxationpods) and @urubu_school_of_transformation (and use #youareyoubeyou)

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AerialRelaxationPods, www.facebook.com/bioenergetics, www.facebook.com/urubucollective

Private & Corporate: book a private session for 14 participants at our venue or we can come to you with our portable set up for max 28 participants. Email Seth & Dee: aerialrelaxationpods@gmail.com or youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

We look forward to welcoming you!

Aerial Relaxation Pods - Sound Journey Gong Bath Meditation in Hammocks
2022-09-20 19:15 - 22:00 | The Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica Street, (please arrive only 5 min before the start of the session as there is no waiting room, thanks), London, N5 1JT, United Kingdom
London’s first multi-sensory aerial relaxation experience with live ambient music: gongs, crystal bowls, other live instruments and nurturing electronica, aromatherapy, sky-blue silky aerial hammocks to soothe your stresses away and lift your spirit! A very unique, next level sound journey experience!
An oasis of calm in our busy lives.”
Londoners stressed out by their busy lives can now turn to Aerial Relaxation Pods™ to transform their tension to calm, and restore the body’s natural healing wisdom.
“Our pods are here to help Londoners relax. As a former teacher myself, I am fully aware just how busy and stressed a lot of people are. And most of us just don’t find the time to unwind. Our Aerial Relaxation Pods are going to help you alleviate stress, providing time & space to allow your body to deeply rest, harmonising your nervous system. You’ll feel rejuvenated and refreshed after one session.” Seth Newman, co-founder of Aerial Relaxation Pods™.
AERIAL RELAXATION PODS™ 7:15pm-8:30pm or 8:45pm-10pm sessions on Tuesdays & Thursdays
Please arrive only 5 min before session start time as there is no waiting room at the venue. If the session is sold out, you can join the waitlist as sometimes we receive cancellations and will contact you at least 72h prior to the event and offer to book a space.
UPCOMING DATES, AVAILABILITY AND BOOKINGS: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/aerial-relaxation-pods-sound-journey-gong-bath-meditation-in-hammocks-tickets-84883457707
💙 We also offer a Monthly 7:15pm-10pm ‘System Reset’ workshop featuring Bioenergetic, Creative Flow & Aerial Relaxation Pods, sessions, next one is on Thu, 18 May – details and bookings here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/123649855045
➡️See all our upcoming wellbeing events calendar: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events

Please watch our video to give you a taste of the experience.

WHY HAMMOCKS? ROCK-ABYE-BABY & RESEARCH

Two new studies published in Current Biology suggest our brains are evolutionarily programmed to respond to rocking. Research also provides insight into why rocking is calming to babies. The brain wave synchronization occurs much easier through a rocking motion and allows the baby to feel more at home (i.e. it feels closer to being in the womb). And let’s not forget that we spend the first nine months of our lives being gently rocked in an amniotic sea.
“Since immemorial times we’ve rocked our babies, and often ourselves, to sleep,” says lead author on the new paper, Konstantinos Kompotis, at the University of Lausanne, also in Switzerland. “Our study provides new insights into the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying this phenomenon.”
Dr Michael J Breus, a Certified Sleep Specialist, states that it’s the simplest of soothing, sleep-inducing remedies, something we all naturally do: rocking a baby gently to sleep.
But why does it work? How exactly does a gentle rhythmic motion change the sleep architecture of the brain? Repetitive motions, like those experienced in the gentle rocking of a hammock, can soothe anxiety. Dr. Herbert Benson, founder of Harvard’s Mind/Body Medical Institute, recommends repetitive movement to elicit your body’s relaxation response. This reaction allows a lower heart rate, blood pressure, and muscle tension.
The gentle rocking of a hammock will boost brain wave oscillations associated with better sleep and has been shown to provide a fertile ground for deep relaxation. More specifically, the rocking fortifies the brain waves that are naturally present during sleep which help maintain deep relaxation. Neuroscientist Laurence Bayer of the University of Geneva in Switzerland, likens the findings to our intuitive appreciation that a slowly rocking hammock can relax us and do wonders for our mood. “This is potentially a very promising avenue for future clinical research,” he notes. Rocking to sleep may have significant health benefits such as better quality of sleep and even improved long-term memory formation.
We all instinctively know about the power of a soothing, repetitive rocking motion and this in combination with live ambient soundscapes and aromatherapy is a potent synthesis for deep relaxation.

FACILITATORS, VENUE, PRICES:
Facilitators/Musicians:
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. In addition to guiding people on their life journeys, he enjoys helping clients design lifestyles of optimal health and balance with creative living practices. Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & 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 and her intention is to guide you on a journey of reconnection and self-discovery, reuniting you with the source of who you are. She is a co-founder of London Aerial Relaxation Pods and co-creator of many URUBU wellbeing classes, workshops and retreats.
Venue & Address: The Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica St, Highbury East, London N5 1JT (closest Station Highbury & Islington)
Time: 7:15pm – 8:30pm or 8:45pm-10pm (Please check which session you have booked and please arrive 5 min before the start of the session as there is no waiting room).
Strictly no latecomers! – Sorry, please arrive on time! Unfortunately, if you are more than 10 minutes late, you will not be allowed entry, (and there can be no refunds if you are more than 10 minutes late, very sorry!) as we need to make it a calm & peaceful space for people who are already here.
Prices: 1 x ticket £17 (£18.92 inc ticket fee)
Offer (limited availability) 2x tickets £28 (£30.77 inc ticket fee)
Payment: Please book via Eventbrite (very limited spaces, advance booking is essential as we have limited capacity for these classes)
PLEASE NOTE:
PLEASE NOTE:
1) Strictly no latecomers! – Sorry, please arrive on time! Unfortunately, if you are more than 10 minutes late, you will not be allowed entry, (and there can be no refunds if you are more than 10 minutes late, very sorry!) as we need to make it a calm & peaceful space for people who are already here.
2) Please only arrive 5 minutes before the start of the session, as there is no waiting room.
3) Clothing: Please wear a sleeved shirt that covers the armpits and leggings or yoga trousers that cover your knees. Wear form-fitting clothing. Please do not wear baggy clothing as they can snag and catch on the sling’s fabric causing accidents. Ensure that your clothing is “zipper free” and remove all jewellery (body piercings, watches and hair clips etc). These items can snag and damage the silk hammocks.
4) Weight limit is up 300 pounds (140kg).
5) This session is not suitable for people with pacemakers and other therapeutic electronic devices or persons suffering from severe mental health issues due to the vibratory nature of the session. Please seek advice from your GP if you have any concerns prior to attending our session.
6) Our sound journeys are very gentle and not loud/intense therefore suitable for pregnant women. It is believed that there are many positive and beneficial effects to be gained from relaxation and healing sounds to the growing foetus. The advised healing practice is gentle flowing sounds around the pregnant mother for the beneficial and positive effect of both mother and baby. Please seek advice from your GP if you have any concerns prior to attending our session.
7) If you are showing any Covid -19 symptoms, please do not attend.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
All tickets are non-refundable. Last minute refunds/ticket transfers are not available as we need to have enough time to fill the space left – at least 1 week’s notice. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member.
>If you have any questions please feel free to send us an email: aerialrelaxationpods@gmail.com or youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

FEEDBACK FROM OUR SESSIONS:
“Words are inadequate to express the uniquely nurturing experience I had during your class… and the music was amazing! The feeling of being securely wrapped in a silk hammock from head to toe, suspended in the air, slowly rocking, with the gentle breath meditation, the crystal bowls and the ambient music created a sublime and profound atmosphere. It was as if I was in a cocoon of total support, allowing peace to flow into my entire being.” – Alison
“Being someone who is always on the move and finds it very difficult to relax, I found this session to be really valuable ‘me time!’ Initially, I found it difficult to let go and unwind where the muscles in my arms and legs were contracting. After a few minutes, I started to drift away into a soft slumber which was deeply relaxing. Despite this my senses were heightened and I became very conscious of the sounds that seemed to travel through my ears, vibrating all the way into my body. The gentle movements of the hammock with the music in the background made me feel like a young infant being rocked to sleep. A wonderfully calming and soothing experience, with the added bonus of not having to put in any physical effort. Great! I look forward to more of this.” – Navpreet

Instagram: @aerialrelaxationpods, @urubu_school_of_transformation

Facebook: www.facebook.com/AerialRelaxationPods, www.facebook.com/urubucollective

All wellbeing events: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events

Private & Corporate: book a private session for 18 participants at our venue or we can come to you with our portable set up for max 28 participants.

Email : Seth & Dee: aerialrelaxationpods@gmail.com or youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

We look forward to welcoming you!

Dance of Awareness - Sunday Movement Meditation Practice
2022-09-18 12:30 - 15:00 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Dance of Awareness™ is an ecstatic dance and embodiment practice… a process for healing, self-expression & creativity in a safe space.

DANCE OF AWARENESS™

Dance Warmup
Opening Circle
The Dance of Awareness Wave (more details about the phases below)
Closing Circle & Group Sharing
Class ends

UPCOMING DATES:

18 September
2 October

BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/embody-dance-of-awareness-sunday-movement-meditation-practice-tickets-397837180717

ABOUT THE DANCE OF AWARENESS
Dance of Awareness™ is a new approach to working with movement, dance, and awareness. It is a dance and movement practice that aims to increase self-awareness and self-acceptance. And when practiced regularly, can be a very powerful resource for our well-being – body, heart, and soul. Dance of Awareness™ is a joyful exploration of what it is to be in a body, moving in response to inner awareness and outer connectedness.
“This is a dance process for self-expression and personal discovery in a safely held space.”
Dance of Awareness™ has five main streams of influence: Neo-Reichian body-centred psychotherapy; Five Rhythms dance; Authentic Movement; Dance Movement Psychotherapy; and the experiential exploration of Awareness itself.
ROOTS IN DEVELOPMENTAL THEORY
“How did you, become you?”
The Dance of Awareness™ is similar in structure to the Five Rhythms wave developed by Roth (1999), but has been adapted to take account of psychodynamic theory and developmental psychology. The phases of the cycle follow themes of human development from pre-birth through to around five years. This is the time period associated with the growing sense of self which becomes embodied through early experience, and which sets the patterns for adulthood. This gives the mover the opportunity to re-experience the formative years of early development, explore old imprints, and discover new patterns of moving and relating.
The Dance of Awareness™ works with 6 cycles:
Sensing, Grounding, Expressing, Releasing, Connecting and Completing following an energetic wave of charging and discharging over the course of a session.
Dance of Awareness™ is an open and allowing space where the dancer-mover can express and explore both 1) old adapted ways of moving and being and 2) new possibilities in moving, being, and relating.
As you journey through the cycles, and with some direction from the facilitator, explore the creative movement impulses which are ready to emerge.
Dance of Awareness will help you to explore both, dancing out all that is ready to be released, and dancing in more of your life-giving, life-affirming creative potential!

THE 6 PHASES OF THE DANCE OF AWARENESS WAVE:

SENSING – Sensing the body directly – an internal focus on the physical sensations of flesh, muscle and bone, and an external focus on the five senses;
GROUNDING – Grounding our bodies in connection to the earth, receiving support;
EXPRESSING – Expressing the shapes, patterns and movements that are ready to take form;
RELEASING – Releasing the energy that is ready to move in the body;
CONNECTING – Connecting deeper into ourselves – and outwards with others and the world;
COMPLETING – Completing the journey and returning to our true nature.

Through the 6 phases of the Dance of Awareness process, you will be invited to move through the themes of human development from pre-birth up to around five years old. Because the phases of the cycle follow the themes of human development, you are given the opportunity to re-experience your formative years of early development, explore old imprints, and discover new patterns of moving and relating by allowing the dance to emerge naturally.
Dance of Awareness also gives us the opportunity to be aware of the wonders of our own body, our sacred home, living it with kind-heartedness, self-care and compassion.
AWARENESS AS THE GROUND TO OUR BEING
The Dance of Awareness process is underpinned by an emphasis on awareness as the ground to our experience in the world.
As we move through the cycle, from time to time, I will invite you to ‘come back to awareness’, this means experiencing whatever is emerging here and now, and putting to one side beliefs, thoughts and assumptions, in the interests of giving ourselves permission to allow whatever is ready to come into awareness. What presents itself may be a breath pattern, an image, an emotion, or a bodily sensation. The aim is simply to be present with whatever is happening and to fully experience what arises, with an empathic witnessing.

FACILITATOR, VENUE, PRICES:
Facilitated by: 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.
In addition to guiding people on their life journeys, he enjoys helping clients design lifestyles of optimal health and balance with creative living practices.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms and Active meditations.
Address: Siobhan Davies Dance Studio (Roof Studio)
Time: 12:30pm -3pm
Strictly no latecomers! – Sorry, please arrive on time! Unfortunately, if you are more than 10 minutes late, you will not be allowed entry, (and there can be no refunds if you are more than 10 minutes late, very sorry!) as we need to make it a calm & peaceful space for people who are already here.
Payment: Please book via Eventbrite (very limited spaces, advance booking is essential as we have limited capacity for these classes)
PLEASE NOTE:
1) Strictly no latecomers! – Sorry, please arrive on time! Unfortunately, if you are more than 10 minutes late, you will not be allowed entry, (and there can be no refunds if you are more than 10 minutes late, very sorry!) as we need to make it a calm & peaceful space for people who are already here.
2) No Refunds. Last-minute refunds are not available as we need to have enough time to fill the space left – at least 1 week’s notice. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member however please let us know the name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & trace purposes.

ABOUT DANCE OF AWARENESS
Dance of Awareness™ (DoA) is a new approach to working with movement, dance and awareness, developed by Tim Brown and Clare Osbond. It has five main streams of influence: Neo-Reichian body-centred psychotherapy; Five Rhythms dance; Authentic Movement; Dance Movement Psychotherapy; and the experiential exploration of Awareness itself. DoA has been growing since 2003, and is based on experience gained through over 1500 hours of DoA classes, groups and workshops.
For information about Tim and Clares forthcoming groups and classes that are currently happening: https://www.embodiedtherapy.org.uk/

CATHARSIS - Electronica & Psychedelic Trance - Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
2022-09-17 20:15 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Join us for CATHARSIS – Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony Experience!
Catharsis is a celebration of Electronica & Psytrance music!

ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents: CATHARSIS – an evening of Electronica & Psytrance.. Plus Cacao!
Back by popular demand!! We are chuffed to be bringing back Catharsis on Sat, 17 September! For all those lovers of dance music!
Once upon a time, way back in 2019, we ran an awesome ecstatic dance event in Camden, called Catharsis! It was a celebration of Rave culture, and all things Electronica & Psytrancey. We ran this monthly event for a couple of years in Camden, right up to the start of the Covid Pandemic. And we are proud and excited to bring it back “due to popular demand!” We’ll be including magical ceremonial grade cacao and hypnotic electronic music to connect us deeply with our dance and our creativity. No experience necessary. All welcome.
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music! We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
*No drugs or psychedelics are needed, we get a natural high through dance and breathwork, and cacao!
*VERY LIMITED SPACES – ONLINE REGISTRATION ONLY, NO TICKETS ON DOOR!*
💜 See all our upcoming wellbeing events: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
WHAT IS CATHARSIS?
Catharsis is about Liberation, Purification, Freedom and Fun! It’s about getting in touch with the wild dancer who doesn’t give a F*** what people think. To open up and make friends with our anger, our power, our passion, our playful nature and our tender heart – all accompanied by a scorching psytrance and electronica soundtrack.
SCHEDULE:
◈ 8:15pm – 10:30pm Ecstatic Dance/Movement Meditation with *Cacao Gratitude Circle* (No entry after 8:45pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together). Our sessions are 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!
◈ 10:30pm Class ends
◈ 10:30pm -11:00pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT TO EXPECT:
1. Next-level, conscious, inspiring electronic dance music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
5. Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
6. Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers as there is a limited space in the changing rooms located on the 1st floor. Please only use the bathrooms located on the 1st floor by the lift as these are for Roof studio attendees only.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
Nearest station Elephant & Castle, please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates. If you are driving, please be aware of congestion charge, find parking on parkopedia. There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard to lock your bike if you are cycling.
PRICES:

£15 Lower waged/Concession (1x ticket per transaction please)
£20 Regular (1x ticket per transaction please)
£25 Abundance (1x ticket per transaction please)

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 & ticket availability.
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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. If you would like to crew, please send us an email to youareyoubeyou@gmail.com (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew)
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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

FACILITATOR:
Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman, Seth is the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK, who with his band Urubu & Ecstatic Dance London has been running conscious dance & sober rave events for many years.
◈ His inspiration for these events come from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and from the teachings of the Indian Mystic Osho whom he grew up with in India in the 1970s. Seth brings a wealth of experience holding heart-centered spaces.

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & 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.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
COVID UPDATE:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure.
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, please DO NOT attend the class. Any participant repeatedly coughing in the space will be asked to leave immediately.
CHECK IN: please arrive ON time for the check in (not before the indicated time). This is to avoid overcrowding and ensure smooth check in and changeover between the sessions.
FACE COVERING: optional.
HAND WASHING: 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 & 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.
CHANGING ROOMS: located on the 1st floor. Follow the signs. 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.
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 in 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.
SILENT DISCO HEADPHONES: clean set & head bandanas will be provided.

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london
FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals
FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU – Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London
MEETUP: Urubu’s Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple
YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts
WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com
EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
URUBU – YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

Ecstatic Saturdays INDOORS @ Siobhan Davies Studio: Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
2022-09-17 17:45 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Amazing dance space, delicious cacao, mesmerising visuals, epic music, fruit social! No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!

About this event

Best Saturday night ecstatic dance in a beautiful indoor space!
We are Ecstatic Dance London – Pioneers of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009 and we’re super excited to offer our epic Saturday night Ecstatic Dance sessions! You and your awesome friends are invited to join us for weekly freestyle, expressive dance & moving meditation classes. An Evening of Ecstatic Dance with No Alcohol, No Drugs – Just Music, Amazing Rhythms and Cacao! This is a unique dance experience in London! No experience necessary. All welcome.
5:45PM-8PM (REGULAR SESSION)
8:15PM-10:30PM (*GENRE SPECIFIC SESSION, see below details)
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ecstatic-saturdays-indoors-siobhan-davies-studio-ecstatic-dance-cacao-tickets-120615336719
No prior experience of dance necessary. All welcome.
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
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 from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
WHAT TO EXPECT:
-Next-level, conscious, inspiring and diverse dance music journey with live percussion !-A unique conscious clubbing experience!
-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in
-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual
-Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
-Mesmerising visuals
-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
-Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
-Best Saturday night out and no hangover!
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & unleash your creativity during the dance! Our Raw Vegan Cacao is prepared lovingly by Diana (who makes the best 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!
“People say that what we’re all seeking is a meaning for life. I don’t think that’s what we’re really seeking. I think that what we’re seeking is an experience of being alive” – Joseph Campbell
UPCOMING DATES & LATER SESSION *GENRES:

10 September (*OUR HOUSE- House) Full Moon
17 September (*CATHARSIS – Electronica & Psychedelic Trance)
24 September (*MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY – Euphoric & Uplifting) New Moon
1 October (*XTC – Electronica & Techno with DJ Liath)
8 & 15 Oct – no dances
22 October URUBU Drum Mantra Live 7pm-10.30pm
29 Oct – no dance (we’re running an Ecstatic Dance retreat in Dorset)
5 Nov (*MVMNT – Drum & Bass with DJ James Buchanan)
12 & 19 Nov – no dances
26 Nov (*OUR HOUSE- House)
17 Dec (*MY ECSTATIC ODYSSEY – Euphoric & Uplifting)

SEE ALL OUR UPCOMING EVENTS: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
SCHEDULE IF YOU’RE ATTENDING 5:45PM-8PM SESSION:
This is a regular ecstatic dance session, music is very varied – Enlightened Electro, World Beat, Deep House and Downtempo Bliss, plus a few surprises slipped in for good measure! Ecstatic Music Journeys for Conscious Movement and Sacred Celebration.
◈ 5:45pm-8:00pm Dance Warm-up/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave (No entry after 6:15pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 8:00pm Session ends
◈ 8:00pm-8:30pm Optional social in parlour with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
SCHEDULE IF YOU’RE ATTENDING 8:15PM-10:30PM SESSION:
This is a genre specific ecstatic dance session as we like to mix up our offerings a little bit. Scroll up to see upcoming dates and genres.
◈ 8:15pm-10:30pm Dance Warm-up/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave (No entry after 8:45pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 10:30pm Session ends
◈ 10:30pm-11pm Optional social in parlour with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing suitable for movement/fitness and dress in layers, changing rooms are located on the 1st floor. Bring a set of dry clothes/small towel as you will probably get sweaty during the session. Showers are available in the changing rooms.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water & lemon water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & 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.
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 & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris
SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure. We kindly ask that you respect and follow Siobhan Davies Dance Studio safety guidelines.
If you are showing any Covid-19 symptoms, please DO NOT attend the session.

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, Roof Studio (2nd floor), 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
PRICES:
+Eventbrite fee. Book online or pay cash/ card on the door.

Low waged/concession £15 (limited availability)
Regular £20
Abundance £25

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CHILDREN: under 12s can come for free (subject to availability and if we’re not sold out) and recommend that they attend 5.45pm-8pm session instead of the later one. Children must be supervised at all times (at least 1 adult per child) so that the dance practice is not disrupted for other dancers. We recommend to bring ear defenders or earplugs for children as music might be too loud for their sensitive ears, we also have silent disco headphones available.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & 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.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
DJ & FACILITATOR:
◈ Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman – the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009!
Seth Newman: As the founder of the URUBU School of Transformational Arts and Ecstatic Dance London, he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology and Tantra in creative and life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings. 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.
His in-depth studies, trainings, personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities such as Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and the teaching of the Indian Mystic Osho who he grew up with in India in the 1970s, infuse his approach to living a creative, holistic & embodied life and sharing his unique offerings with others. Seth has been facilitating regular workshops for many years.
As a musician, Seth is very passionate about rhythm & 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, created URUBU collective back in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers & musicians and started his journey as an avid DJ with a love for Afro-Beat, Cuban and Brazilian music and created an Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth has a life-long passion for 5 Rhythms and other movement and Ecstatic Dance practices.
URUBU has since evolved into a School of Transformational Arts – offering a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

Aerial Relaxation Pods - Sound Journey Gong Bath Meditation in Hammocks
2022-09-15 20:45 - 22:00, 2022-09-15 19:15 - 20:30, 2022-09-13 20:45 - 22:00, 2022-09-13 19:15 - 20:30 | The Skylight Centre, 49 Corsica Street, (please arrive only 5 min before the start of the session as there is no waiting room, thanks), London, N5 1JT, United Kingdom
London’s first multi-sensory aerial relaxation experience with live ambient music, aromatherapy and aerial hammocks. Oasis of Calm.

Creative Flow Dojo: WEEKDAY MORNING Meditations - Attuning Body and Mind for Wellbeing
2022-09-12 07:30 - 08:00 | Online, Zoom link will be in Eventbrite email confirmation in 'Additional Information', London, England, United Kingdom
Daily Creative Flow Dojo™ meditations to tune your body and mind to the best of who you are! Experience an optimal state for
START YOUR DAY WITH BEAUTIFUL GUIDED MEDITATIONS
Join us for these daily (Mon-Fri 7:30am-8am) Creative Flow Guided meditations for accessing optimal states of health, wellbeing, and creativity. We look forward to introducing these beautiful morning practices to you and if you’ve attended before, welcome back!
In these morning sessions, Seth will guide you through different daily creative flow meditations to tune your body and mind to the best of who you are. A regular creative flow meditation practice is a proactive way to wire your nervous system for health, wellbeing, and creativity.

BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/creative-flow-dojo-daily-meditations-attuning-body-mind-for-wellbeing-tickets-397844853667

Creative Flow – The optimal body-mind state of consciousness where we feel and perform at our best.
Dojo – A dōjō is a space for immersive learning and practice. This term is traditionally used within the field of martial arts.

Many of us know what it’s like to be in an optimal state of health and wellbeing, what we call a state of creative flow – but do we have to just wait for inspiration to strike… or is there a way that we can “hack the zone’?
In the Creative Flow Dojo®, we use a combination of tools to achieve a “creative flow state”, for health & wellbeing, creativity, and optimal performance. Getting into “The Zone” To be generative, we must first create the optimal conditions to get into the “creative flow state”.
BENEFITS OF DAILY CREATIVE FLOW PRACTICE:
– Learn how to get into a creative flow state, and with practice, stay there. This is what the Creative Flow Dojo™ is about, helping you to get into an optimal state for creativity, performance, health and wellbeing.
– Learn how to develop a creative flow state in which you can creatively engage with whatever you’re faced with. It could be a criticism, it could be a challenge, it could be a particular problem, or it could be a creative performance!
– Learn how to develop and maintain a peak performance state, what we are calling a “creative flow state”. Athletes and creative performers might call it “the zone”, or martial artists might use the term “chi flow”, but whatever you call it, it is a state that enables you to deal skilfully and creatively, with whatever it is that you’re engaged with.

PRACTICAL DETAILS:
WHERE? Online via Zoom Zoom link will be in Eventbrite email confirmation in ‘Additional Information’
WHEN? Daily mornings 7:30am-8am Monday-Friday (UK, London time, GMT +1)
WHAT TO PREPARE? Loose comfortable clothing suitable for movement & relaxation, and a reusable water bottle. Headphones recommended! Please arrive 5 minutes beforehand to check the technical setup. Thank you
CONFIRMATION & ZOOM LINK: Full details and link will be in the Eventbrite email confirmation ‘Additional information’ section (please check your spam folder).
If you have any questions, please send an email to Seth: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
If you want to dive deeper, Book a 1-to-1 session with Seth
COST: 4 LEVELS OF ATTENDANCE:
Level 1 – Cost £20: 1-week membership: 5 x Creative Flow meditation sessions (a different meditation each day)
Level 2 – Cost £55: 1-week membership *Plus* 1 Coaching session: 5 x Creative Flow meditations (a different meditation each day) + 1 x 90 minute 1-to-1 Creative Coaching session with Seth
Level 3 – Cost £45: 1 x 90 minute 1-to-1 Creativity Coaching session with Seth
Level 4 – Monthly membership – Cost £99: 1 x 90 minute 1-to-1 Creative Coaching session with Seth Plus 4 x weeks of online meditations Monday-Friday
1:1 COACHING SESSION TIME? I will email you once you have booked to arrange a suitable time for your 1:1 session (90 min).

ABOUT THE FACILITATOR: 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.
In addition to guiding people on their life journeys, he enjoys helping clients design lifestyles of optimal health and balance with creative living practices.
If you are interested in booking a 1-to-1 coaching session with Seth or have any questions, please send an email to: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

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Ecstatic Dance Temple® SUNDAY'S - Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
2022-09-11 18:00 - 20:15 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Join us for our Sunday evening Ecstatic Dance Temple® session -An Organic Beats Infused Ecstatic Experience w/ Live Drums & Cacao
About this event

We are excited to offer our ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE® dances at the beautiful Siobhan Davies Roof Studio!
We return on Sunday evenings with an immense love for the encounter of both electronic and organic realms through sound, positive intentions and expression.
In our Sunday night Ecstatic Dance Temple® sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House & a Tribal Flow vibe. You’re invited to explore “movement as meditation” with beautiful music to accompany your journey… freestyle, expressive dance & moving meditation classes. An Evening of Ecstatic Dance with No Alcohol, No Drugs – Just Music, Amazing Rhythms and Cacao! This is a unique dance class in London! No experience necessary. All welcome.
BOOK HERE: HTTPS://WWW.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK/E/ECSTATIC-DANCE-TEMPLE-SUNDAYS-ECSTATIC-DANCE-CACAO-TICKETS-173058702237
Medicine | Global Bass | Tribal | Organic Beats Infused Ecstatic Experience with Live Percussion & Cacao Circle
Our Ecstatic Dance sessions have guidelines of: No booze, No Shoes, No phones, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish, Respect yourself and others. (More info about what is Ecstatic Dance – further down)
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 from the start of the session, unfortunately you won’t be able to join the session, please respect this and arrive on time. Thank you
****Alcohol, drug, psychedelic & smoke free space!!! We get a natural high through dance and cacao!***
WHAT TO EXPECT:
-World/ Medicine, Afro-House, Tribal Flow conscious, inspiring and diverse dance music journey with live percussion!
-A unique movement mediation experience!
-A beautiful, sacred, heartful, fun & safe space for you to dance freely in
-Yummy, velvety tasting raw vegan cacao drink and intention setting ritual
-Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
-Mesmerising visuals
-Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
-Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!

UPCOMING DATES:

11 September (Full Moon)
18 September
25 September (New Moon)
2 October
9 & 16 October no dances
23 October
30 October no dance, we are running Ecstatic Dance Autumn Retreat in Dorset.
6 November
13 & 20 November no dances
27 November
18 December

💜SEE ALL OUR UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
SCHEDULE:
◈ 5:50pm-6:00pm Arrival/ Check in. (No entry after 6:30pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together)
◈ 6:00pm-8pm Dance Warm-up and Stretch/ Cacao/ Ecstatic Dance SoundWave
◈ 8:00pm-8:15pm Relaxation
◈ 8:15pm Class ends
◈ 8:15pm -8:45pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers. Changing rooms available at the venue.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. We will provide tap water & lemon water refill station.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
-Venue’s amenities include toilets, changing room and showers.
PRICES:

Lower waged/ Concession £15 + Eventbrite fee
Regular £20 + Eventbrite fee
Abundance £25 + Eventbrite fee

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew) Please complete the crew sign up form and we will get in touch: https://forms.gle/uXVr8kK9Eos7hjbK6
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & 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.com
If we need to cancel the event 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

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & 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.
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 & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk , you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

DJ & FACILITATOR:
◈ Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman – the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK since 2009!
Seth Newman: As the founder of the URUBU School of Transformational Arts and Ecstatic Dance London he integrates the roots of Humanistic therapies, Bioenergetics & Body Psychotherapy, Transpersonal Psychology and Tantra in creative and life-transforming workshops, retreats and trainings. 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.
His in-depth studies, trainings, personal experiences of many therapeutic modalities such as Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and the teaching of the Indian Mystic Osho who he grew up with in India in the 1970s, infuse his approach to living a creative, holistic & embodied life and sharing his unique offerings with others. Seth has been facilitating regular workshops for many years.
As a musician, Seth is very passionate about rhythm & 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, created URUBU collective back in 2009 as a Live Music Ecstatic Dance experience with Afro-Brazilian drummers & musicians and started his journey as an avid DJ with a love for Afro-Beat, Cuban and Brazilian music and created an Ecstatic Dance scene in London and the UK. Seth has a life-long passion for 5 Rhythms and other movement and Ecstatic Dance practices.
URUBU has since evolved into a School of Transformational Arts – offering a variety of powerful holistic body-mind tools and practices.

CONNECT WITH US:
INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

Sunday Sound Sanctuary - Sound Journey & Gong Bath with Guided Relaxation
2022-09-11 15:45 - 17:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
A Gorgeous Sound Journey & Gong Bath with Guided Relaxation held in a Beautiful Space! Ambient Crystal Singing bowls, Voice, Handpan, Gongs and much more!

About this event

SUNDAY SOUND SANCTUARY – Sound Journey & Gong Bath with Guided Relaxation on Sundays, 3:45PM – 5:30PM

We hope you can join us for this unique and heart-opening experience on a Sunday afternoon.
We’re providing Londoners with a kind of sanctuary space to deeply relax, be themselves, release stress, and connect with their body.
The Sunday Sound Sanctuary is simply an opportunity to let go and relax with a guided meditation while basking in Cosmic, Ethereal Vocals and Electronic Soundscapes, Crystal Singing Bowls, Gongs, Handpan and much much more!
BOOK HERE: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sunday-sound-sanctuary-sound-journey-gong-bath-with-guided-relaxation-tickets-403472014657
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 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! A Unique Experience!
Now is always the perfect time to journey inward…

UPCOMING DATES:

27 November
18 December

💜SEE ALL OUR UPCOMING WELLBEING EVENTS: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
SCHEDULE:
◈ 3:35pm-4:45pm Arrival/ Check in (No entry after 4pm, this is so we can create a safe and calm environment for all participants)
◈ 3:45pm-5:30pm Guided Relaxation Meditation & Sound Journey with Live Music: for Rest, Relaxation & Rejuvenation
◈ 5:30pm Session ends. You’re welcome to stay for complimentary herbal teas downstairs in the parlour and maybe join us later for Ecstatic Dance & Cacao from 6pm-8:15pm, more info and tickets here.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Yoga mat, cushion & blanket for extra comfort. Blindfolds will be provided however you are welcome to bring your own.
2. Reusable water bottle. We will provide tap water & lemon water refill station.
VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
-Nearest station is Elephant & Castle, venue is also walking distance from Lambeth North and Waterloo. Please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates.
-If you are driving, please be aware that the venue is in an Ultra Low Emission Zone and you may be liable to pay the daily fee. Find parking on parkopedia.
-There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard on the side of the building to lock your bike if you are cycling.
-Venue is mostly accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to all floors.
-Venue’s amenities include toilets, changing room and showers.
PRICES:

Lower waged/ Concession £15 + Eventbrite fee
Regular £20 + Eventbrite fee
Abundance £25 + Eventbrite fee

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.
CANCELLATION POLICY:
We do not offer refunds/ticket swaps for another event if you cannot attend if less than 72h notice is provided. You are welcome to pass on your ticket to a friend, colleague or family member however please let us know the date & 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.com
If we need to cancel the event 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
FACILITATORS/ MUSICIANS:
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 & 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 & musicians.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & 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, retreats and festivals.

CONNECT WITH US:

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london

FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals

FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU - Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London

MEETUP: Urubu's Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple

YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts

WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com

EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com

URUBU - YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

TRYBE - Trance Dance, Sound Journey & Ecstatic Dance + Cacao
2022-09-11 12:30 - 20:15 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
You are warmly invited to join us for TRYBE on Sun, 11 Sept 2022!
Trance Dance & Cacao, Sound Journey/Gong Bath, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao!

TRYBE – Trance Dance, Sound Journey/Gong Bath & Ecstatic Dance + Cacao
Join us for this transformational day of 3 x wonderful experiences: Ecstatic Trance Dance & Cacao, Sound Journey, Ecstatic Dance & Cacao!
Dance, Move, Connect, Release, Meditate & Celebrate! You’re welcome to come for the whole day or drop into individual sessions. All are welcome!
WHAT IS THE DAY ABOUT?
Each of our Sunday Sessions offer Londoners a kind of sanctuary space to come and dance, be themselves, dive deep, 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.
During the day you will have the chance to dance and dive into a selection of some very beautiful and unique movement & relaxation practices.
SCHEDULE:
◈ 12:30pm – 3pm Ecstatic 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 1pm sorry, this is so we can all journey together. Please bring a yoga mat & blanket, blindfolds will be provided!)
◈ break 45min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 3:45pm-5:30pm Sound Journey/ Gong Bath with Dee & Seth: Soothing sounds to support deep relaxation, calm and wellbeing. Release the stress and tension of daily life in London. Our Sound Journeys are an opportunity to let go and reconnect with yourself through deep relaxation practices and guided meditation while basking in Cosmic, Ethereal Vocals and Electronic Soundscapes, Textures, Crystal Singing Bowls, Gongs and much much more . A Unique & Beautiful Experience on Sunday afternoon!
◈ break 30 min (selection of teas/coffee will be available in the kitchen)
◈ 6pm – 8:15pm 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
◈ 8:15pm -8:45pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
–> More details about individual workshops, prices, facilitators – please scroll down.
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
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 ). Blindfolds for Trance dance will be provided.
5. Packed Food/ Snacks to have during the breaks,
6. Please bring your own drum if you have one.

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER
Nearest station Elephant & Castle, please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates. If you are driving, please be aware of congestion charge, find parking on parkopedia. There is a bicycle rack in the courtyard to lock your bike if you are cycling. Please note that venue’s lift is out of order at the moment.
WHEN: Sunday, 11 September 12:30pm-8:15pm
ALL-DAY WORKSHOPS:

£45 Lower waged
£55 Regular
£65 Abundance

INDIVIDUAL WORKSHOPS:

Ecstatic Trance Dance & Cacao 12:30pm-3pm £30
Sound Journey 3:45pm-5:30pm £15
Ecstatic Dance & Cacao 6pm-8pm £20

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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. If you would like to crew, please send us an email to youareyoubeyou@gmail.com (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew)
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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
FACILITATORS:
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 & 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 & musicians.
Seth has been running various body-mind integration classes and workshops for many years. His inspiration comes from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Tantra and Active meditations.
MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE WORKSHOPS:

⋘ ─ ∗RITUAL ECSTATIC TRANCE DANCE∗ ─ ⋙
12:3OPM – 3PM
A beautiful experience including Cacao Ceremony & 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 INVITATION
Trance 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 RITUAL
We 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 & totally natural NON-psychedelic medicine, containing an abundance of nutritional goodness & natural happy chemicals.
Release what no longer serves you, and invite in what you want more of in your life!
Facilitated by 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.
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 & 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”

⋘ ─ ∗ SOUND JOURNEY∗ ─ ⋙
3:45PM – 5:30PM
Soothing 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!

⋘ ─ ∗ ECSTATIC DANCE TEMPLE & CACAO CEREMONY ∗ ─ ⋙
6PM – 8:15PM
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – 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 & ceremony
In our Sunday Ecstatic Dance sessions, the musical focus will be more of a World/Medicine music, Afro-House & 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 & 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 music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. 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 & 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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 Harris
No experience necessary. All welcome.
CACAO CIRCLE
At 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 & 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.

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
COVID UPDATE:
We are working closely with the venue and are taking appropriate steps to ensure our indoor dance sessions are covid-secure.
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, please DO NOT attend the class. Any participant repeatedly coughing in the space will be asked to leave immediately.
CHECK IN: please arrive ON time for the check in (not before the indicated time). This is to avoid overcrowding and ensure smooth check in and changeover between the sessions.
FACE COVERING: optional.
HAND WASHING: 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 & 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.
CHANGING ROOMS: located on the 1st floor. 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.
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 in 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.
SILENT DISCO HEADPHONES: clean set & head bandanas will be provided.

INSTAGRAM: @urubu_school_of_transformation, @ecstaticdance_london
FACEBOOK: Ecstatic Dance London, URUBU, Ecstatic Dance Temple, Ecstatic Dance Festivals
FACEBOOK GROUPS: URUBU – Ecstatic Dance London, Ecstatic Dance London
MEETUP: Urubu’s Ecstatic Dance & Moving Meditation Community, Ecstatic Dance Temple
YOUTUBE: URUBU School of Transformational Arts
WEBSITE: ecstaticdancelondon.com
EMAIL: youareyoubeyou@gmail.com
URUBU – YOU ARE YOU, BE YOU!

OUR HOUSE - a Celebration of House Music - Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Circle
2022-09-10 20:15 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Join us for OUR HOUSE- Ecstatic Dance + Cacao Ceremony Experience!
OUR HOUSE is a celebration of house music in all of its uplifting glory!

ECSTATIC DANCE LONDON presents: OUR HOUSE – an evening House music and cacao!
We are chuffed to be announcing the 5th Our House’ event this year for 10 September! For all those lovers of dance music!
We celebrate the Rave scene in all it’s uplifting and heart-opening glory! Including the Deep, the Funky, Disco and Afro-house. *No alcohol, drugs or psychedelics are needed, we get a natural euphoria and high through the music, the dance and the connection. We’ll also be including magical ceremonial grade cacao and house music to connect us deeply with our dance and our creativity. No experience necessary. All welcome.
OUR HOUSE is brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music! We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
Please note: this is a zero-tolerance drug and alcohol space! One of the very few spaces where Londoners can go out dancing on a Saturday night in London in a safe and clean sober space. Please respect this, and please don’t come drunk or high as you will be refused entry or asked to leave. No refunds!
*Alcohol and drug free environment* No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!
💜 See all our upcoming wellbeing events: ecstaticdancelondon.com/events
SCHEDULE:
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. Please arrive by 8.45pm at the latest.
◈ 8:15pm – 10:30pm 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! )
◈ 10:30pm Session ends
◈ 10:30pm -11:00pm Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHAT TO EXPECT:
1. Next-level, conscious, inspiring house dance music
2. A beautiful, sacred, heartful and fun dance journey
3. A safe space for you to dance freely in
4. Superb sound system and optional silent disco headphones for more immersive experience
5. Vibrant people who love to dance and love music!
6. Optional social with refreshing fruit to nourish you after the dance
WHY CACAO?
At 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 & 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!
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
1. Please come already dressed in comfortable clothing and dress in layers as there is a limited space in the changing rooms located on the 1st floor. Please only use the bathrooms located on the 1st floor by the lift as these are for Roof studio attendees only.
2. We dance barefoot, in soft indoor shoes or grip socks.
3. a Reusable water bottle. Tap water refill available at the venue.
4. A healthy snack to have after the dance.

VENUE:
Siobhan Davies Dance Studio, 85 St George’s Rd, London SE1 6ER (Nearest station Elephant & Castle, please check tfl .gov for latest travel updates, if you are driving, please be aware of congestion charge)
PRICES:

£15 Lower waged/Concession (1x ticket per transaction please)
£20 Regular (1x ticket per transaction please)
£25 Abundance (1x ticket per transaction please)

PAYMENT: 1 ticket per transaction please. Limited spaces & ticket availability.
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.
FREE CREW SPACES: We also offer limited FREE *crew spaces in exchange of you helping us set up and/or pack down. If you would like to crew, please send us an email to youareyoubeyou@gmail.com (*Requirement – you need to have attended at least two of our indoor events at Siobhan Davies Studios before you can join the crew)
CANCELLATION POLICY:
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 & time of the booked session, name and email address of the person attending in your place for track & 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

FACILITATOR:
Sessions are facilitated and DJed by Seth Newman, Seth is the pioneer of Ecstatic Dance in the UK, who with his band Urubu & Ecstatic Dance London has been running conscious dance & sober rave events for many years.
◈ His inspiration for these events come from many sources including Humanistic & Body Psychotherapy, the Human Potential Movement, 5 Rhythms, Active meditations and from the teachings of the Indian Mystic Osho whom he grew up with in India in the 1970s. Seth brings a wealth of experience holding heart-centered spaces.

WHAT IS ECSTATIC DANCE?
MUSIC – MOVEMENT – COMMUNITY!
Brought to you by: Ecstatic Dance London – We love to dance. We love music. We love to inspire, to connect, to heal and transform!
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 & 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.
PRACTICE SPECIFICS: Warm-up: stretch, move/dance and reflect on the intention for the dance. The Practice: freestyle dancing to a large sound wave featuring Live DJ set. Some guidance & 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.
1. No talking during the dance (if you wish to talk, you are welcome to chat before/after dance outside the main dance space). 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 environment
3. No photos or videos, Mobile phones muted and out of sight
4. Care/Awareness for the co-created space and each other
5. Move your body however you wish
6. 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. Thank you, no thank you.)
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 Harris

SAFETY GUIDELINES & PREVENTION MEASURES:
COVID UPDATE:
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, please DO NOT attend the class. Any participant repeatedly coughing in the space will be asked to leave immediately.
CHECK IN: please arrive ON time for the check in (not before the indicated time). This is to avoid overcrowding and ensure smooth check in and changeover between the sessions.
FACE COVERING: optional.
HAND WASHING: 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 & 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.
CHANGING ROOMS: located on the 1st floor. 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 on the 1st floor. It’s tap water.
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 in 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.
SILENT DISCO HEADPHONES: clean set & head bandanas will be provided.

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Ecstatic Saturdays INDOORS - Themed Sessions - Ecstatic Dance & Cacao
2022-09-10 20:15 - 22:30 | Siobhan Davies Studios (Roof Studio), 85 Saint George's Road, London, England, SE1 6ER, United Kingdom
Amazing dance space,delicious cacao,mesmerising visuals,epic music, fruit social!
No booze, No Shoes, No Chit Chat, Move However You Wish!!
