Rebirth: time to welcome back life and create a new one
- Mar 15
- 3 min read
This Spring we celebrate our year around the sun and awaken our superpower
Spring has long been seen as a time of new life and new beginnings. The days start to get longer and warmer again, buds begin to bloom and cute baby animals appear on the scene. We have the first zodiac sign, Aries (March 21st), and the old Roman calendar used to begin on March 1st. Not to mention the fact that Jesus was supposed to have literally come back to life around this time of year. And there is one other thing that began in the spring... Ecstatica!
Last March, we opened our doors for the first time and since then we have held 11 dances. While we have changed venues twice and had many different themes, one thing has remained the same: our why. The reason we started Ecstatica in the first place was quite simple: We love freedom! Of all the benefits of ecstatic dance, and there are many, from greater physical wellbeing to community connections, what we loved most was the feeling of pure freedom on the dance floor. A place where fears about how you look, and the long list of things you need to do, are left at the door.
With so many things to worry about these days, allowing ourselves a moment of freedom and returning to our essential selves through simple movement is a gift beyond measure.
Why we dance: pure freedom
Our next event: "REBIRTH" (21st Feb)
On Saturday March 21st, we celebrate the return of spring and our year around the sun at "Rebirth". I will be on the decks as DJ YASYA, playing a multi genre mix that mirrors the ebbs and flows of the life journey. Joining us this time is the incredibly talented Nick Ruddock, who will be playing a set of his own music. His music is truly beautiful. I remember walking past his room once and stopping in my tracks at the heavenly sounds flowing out. I honestly cannot wait for you to listen.
As a time of new beginnings, our warm up practice this time harnesses our innate potential to create something new. This January, at our "Reset" dance, we set our intentions, speaking to our hearts about what we wanted to achieve this year. At "Rebirth", we bring them into being by becoming the person who has them. I will guide us through a simple but powerful practice where intention and movement come together to help us create the life we want.
So if you are joining us this March 21st, try doing this before the dance: Think about what you want to create this year. What do you want to have? What would you be doing? How would you feel if you had it? And who would be celebrating alongside you?
This is actually a very potent practice to do at any point of the year. One of our greatest gifts as humans is our ability to imagine. Our imagination is the seed from which everything we have ever created has grown and blossomed. It is also one thing that can never be taken away from us. While we may be limited and influenced in other areas, we are free to imagine. Let us use that superpower to its fullest potential.
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