Saturday 1st November ✴ 6-9pm

Samhain Special

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Cacao Circle & Ecstatic Dance

✴ Limited Spaces ✴

Highfield Trinity Church
11 Holland Pl, Sheffield S2 4US

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Welcome back to the dance; drop into your body, out of your head and move!

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As we cross over the threshold into the dark half of the year, we enter a time of transition, reflection, and renewal. Samhain invites us to release what no longer serves, honour endings, and connect with inner wisdom and ancestral guidance as new seeds of transformation take root in the quiet of winter. We will be bringing this energy into the dance. The invitation is to take the time to reflect on the past 6 months, and come with an intention for the winter that you can bring to the cacao circle and dance journey.  

Reya will be your guide as she curates a soundscape of epic tunes that will reach every part of your soul. Come and connect in community, dance and move to the rhythm of your heartbeat and the sound of your soul.
 

Cacao Circle

To open the space we will spend time sitting with and receiving the delicious warming nourishment and medicine of sacred Cacao, helping us to connect to the earth of our bodies and the presence of our hearts. This wonderful plant has been working with humans to inspire harmony, encourage connection, illuminate wisdom and uplift our spirits for thousands of years. Working with her intentionally and respectfully, she becomes the perfect ally to bring into our dance. Not only will drinking this sacred plant bring you energy to move with, but she’ll also potentialise your intentions and work on the subtle layers of energy within you to bring healing, love and kindness to whatever it is that you’re moving with in your life right now.

There are some contraindications to drinking Cacao - if you are currently taking anti-depressants or experiencing low blood pressure, please read through this: https://selenohealth.com/blogs/learn-about-cacao/safety-of-cacao and  get in touch to discuss a dose that will best support you.

The cacao we will be sharing is from Junin provice, Peru and is prepared with love and intention using water, cinnamon, ginger, orange, a sprinkle of chili and sweetened slightly with coconut sugar. We will be drinking around 25g of cacao,  or less if you want! If you are sensitive to any of these ingredients, please let me know in advance so I can make some that is ok for you to drink. 

 I will also have some of this beautiful cacao for sale - £15 per 200g. Reya xx

Altar space

We will be co-creating an altar for this event - please feel free to bring any pictures or momentos of loved ones  to place on the altar. Likewise, if you feel like bringing anything from nature to decorate the altar with, please do! This could be leaves, flowers, pumpkins, anything that you feel called to bring.

LIMITED NUMBERS for this dance!!
Tickets will be available on the door if spaces are still open - cash preferred but BACS/Paypal available.

OTD Price: £20 

Schedule:

• 6-6.15pm  Doors Open & Arrival: Arrive, register, settle in, stretch, warm up to gentle music, chat and socialise.
• 6.30pm  Doors Close: To ensure a safe container, there is no entry after 6.30pm. Please arrive in plenty of time so we can all begin together!!
• 6.30-7pm Welcome, Cacao Circle & Guided Warm Up: A chance to arrive, connect and be guided through connection to cacao, setting intentions,  embodied movement to open and prepare you for the dance!
• 7-8.30pm Ecstatic Dance Journey: Unfacilitated Ecstatic Dance journey with Reya
• 8.30-9pm Ending, Relaxation and Closing Circle: A time to end our dance journey, relax into stillness and finish in circle.

What is Ecstatic Dance?

Ecstatic Dance is a free-form movement journey and moving meditation that’s sweeping the world !! Guided by a live DJ, we flow through an epic soundscape of all genres: fast and slow, classical to psytrance, drum and bass to dub - no style is off-limits! The music moves in waves; starting gently, building to vibrant peaks, and ending in stillness.

There are no steps, no judgment, no need to perform - just pure, free expression. We generally dance barefoot, without talking, in a sober, mindful space where respect and presence create a safe container. Ecstatic Dance is transformative, playful, and deeply liberating. It releases stress, boosts endorphins, and connects us to community, ourselves, and even a higher source. It can truly one of the most magical experiences life has to offer!

GUIDELINES To keep the space safe and enjoyable for everyone, we follow these simple guidelines:

• Speech: No chatting on the dance floor - sounding is welcome but please be considerate of others.
• Footware: We like to dance barefoot to ground (or in socks - the floor is carpeted), but if you need to wear shoes, please bring clean soft indoor shoes and be mindful of people's toes!
• Boundaries / consent: Respect others' personal space & check for consent before dancing with someone. If you're not sure whether it's a 'yes', treat it like a 'no'. There is no need to dress to impress! This is not a space where you need to look good … this is a movement meditation.
• Substances: No alcohol, drugs or other substances - this is a sober practice
• Screen free: No phones or cameras during the dance - drop out of your head and into your body and give yourself the gift of switching off! The team may take short videos/pictures for promotional reasons - if you do not want to be in a video/photo, please let us know before or after the dance.
• Feel free: dance how you want; as much or as little movement as is right for you - this is a non-judgemental space.  Feel free to close your eyes, bring a blindfold, dance to the wall... you do you!

What should I wear/bring?

• Comfy clothes you can move freely in - layers are useful as you might get really hot dancing then cool down when still.
• Earplugs if you're sensitive to loud music.
• A journal and pen if you like to write.
• Your beautiful self
• A water bottle (refill available)
• Curiosity and an open mind!