Reaching out to find a community reaching back
Do you belong? Beyond your nationality, your vocation, your family ties. Right now, in this very moment, do you feel a part of something greater?
Experiencing a deeper sense of connection can often feel impossibly out of reach. Our daily lives are busy, increasingly filled with the chatter of communication that is a poor imitation of true connection. A day speeds by with no time for mindfulness, then a week, a month, years with no time to spare to pause and nurture what binds us all together: community.
In the space created by Ecstatic Awakening Dance, community is given the chance to grow and thrive. It doesn’t need the bricks and mortar of a temple, the shared biology of family, or even a set of common beliefs. All it takes is acceptance. And that is something given to anyone who chooses to take part in Ecstatic Awakening Dance.
There is no wrong way to move, no right way to give into the music. Each experience is unique but not separate, individual but not isolated.
Dancing together in a shared space connects everyone to each other. As we reconnect with our true selves, we are able to make genuine connections with those around us.
But how?
At the heart of Ecstatic Awakening Dance in the UK is the Breath of Fire Dance; a process of letting go that is facilitated by a simple breathing technique. Everyone closes their eyes, focusing on the movements of their own bodies and the energy that flows through us all, the same universal energy.
In a room filled with unseeing eyes that shared energy weaves through every movement of every person. Individuals find themselves unknowingly mirroring each other. The rhythm of the music brings everyone into harmony. And as one person reaches their moment of ecstasy, their ability to let go ripples outward, kicking off a crescendo of euphoria as others feel able to experience their own release.
Reaching inward or reaching outward, it all becomes one and the same once we connect with ourselves and each other, strengthening the bonds of community.
So, do you belong? Yes, you do.
Can you feel it? Yes, you can. Through Ecstatic Awakening Dance.
Connect to your community with the School of Ecstatic Movement here.