Grand Rapids Ecstatic Dance- Summer Solstice Celebration of LIGHT and LUMINOSITY! Honoring the light of the start of summer and the ever present light WITHIN us ALL.
This is a very special experience with various Grand Rapids Ecstatic Dance facilitators, including Kara McNabb, Levi Lucks, Satya Lendrum, Andrea Sulak and River Noel/Alexa Magsoudi and other healing facilitators, including Breah Young, offering her magic of reiki.
Weaving together everyone's gifts and presence to co-create a community centered, inclusive, and uplifting experience to dance and immerse in different creative expressions and activities.
General structure of event (with space to flow and adapt as needed):
There will be an opening ceremony to center and ground. Then a closing ceremony at the end of the experience.
Dance will be the central focal point with about 4 or so hours of dance's led by different facilitators with their unique offerings and essence. And Andrea Sulak will guide a solar plexus Chakradance as part of the opening ceremony to tap into the element of fire and themes of the summer solstice! Move as little or as much as you'd like. Listening to your body and ebbing and flowing as you feel. Fire will also be a focal point to honor the summer solstice and an opportunity to create a collective mandala/nature mandala around the fire. Rob Patterson will create a fire effigy work of art (
https://www.instagram.com/robpattersonart/?hl=en).
There will be other offerings and healing activities during the event as well. Like Angie Krisel with sound healing, Nora with art etc.
Reiki will be offered by Breah Young to restore, integrate and receive the power of energy healing.
The invitation is to ebb and flow as you'd like between dancing and other activities and offerings. Enjoying some nature and the presence of community.
There will also be a potluck around the start of the event, so please bring a dish or drink to pass. Sober event!
*FREE event!
~Donations are welcome (Cash, Venmo, PayPal at the door or in advance @lexamaxdi)~
About Ecstatic Dance:
It's a free form dance, with no choreography. Simply intuitive movement. The dance playlist creates a wave of rhythms to facilitate journeying. The intention is to form community connection and connection with one's body/mind and soul.
Ecstatic Dance and Solstice Gathering Guidelines:
-This is a substance free/sober event. No substance use before or during the event. Please show up as you are.
-No photographs or video recording is permitted, unless the whole group consents.
-No verbal communication on the dance floor. Feel free to leave the dance floor if you need to speak with someone.
-You may dance with or interact with others during the dance but provide clear nonverbal communication to say yes or no to engage with another. Honor your needs!
-Device free space. Open to presence and engaging with the moment, other beings and the experience.
-Have fun, respect the collective space and yourself and listen to your body!
*EVERYbody is welcome, regardless of ability. This event is a supportive space to move your body as much or as little as you'd like. Listen to what your body needs throughout the dance and feel free to honor its needs.
Hope to see you there! All ages welcome.
Feel free to message with any question :)
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