Conscious Dancing around Australia
WELCOME TO THE CONSCIOUS DANCE NETWORK
What
is “Ecstatic Dance”?
Ecstatic Dance is the
oldest form of healing and spiritual
practice. It dates back over 30,000 years, to ancient traditions of
shamanism. Ecstatic Dance is a form of active meditation or prayer,
where rhythm and music are used to move the mind into non-ordinary
states of awareness, commonly associated with deep relaxation,
meditative, and highly creative states. It’s also a way to
travel
between the worlds, and journey into the deeper realms of the psyche as
the shaman does.
Source : http://www.x-static-dance.com/History.htmlDance
in Ancient Times
Across time and culture, dance has long been revered for its power to
heal body, mind, and soul, strengthen the bonds of community, and to
commune with spirit and nature allowing us to discover deeper aspects
of who we are as human beings. Dance was also used as a form of
worship, celebration, story-telling and myth-making, and to commemorate
important rites of passage. We can glean some of the significance dance
held in ancient tribal life, for next to hunting, it is the second most
common activity shown in cave paintings.
For our ancestors and for many
hunting & gathering tribes today,
dance is:
A community activity. It
brings together the
young and the old for a joined purpose and it strengthens friendships
and fosters bonds of all. Everyone participates in dance, and it is
accepted as a natural part of life, just as walking or breathing
are.
A celebration. There
are wedding dances, birth
dances, and harvest dances. There are dances for the full moon, the
changing of seasons, the coming of a feast.
A personal expression. There
are dances for grief
after the death of a community member or other tragic
occurrences.
A way to connect with and
release emotions, release
stress/tensions, connect with one’s friends and neighbors –
and ultimately is a way to more deeply connect with spirituality and
yourself.
Source : http://www.x-static-dance.com/History.html
Welcome to the conscious dance network (Nth NSW & SE QLD)
Many forms of conscious dance are appearing on the North Coast of New South Wales. To facilitate its growth and support we have created a meeting place for the general public to see what is happening on a regular basis. We trust of course that this will lead to participation.
Conscious dance includes any form of dance whereupon the dancer has an intention to go beyond their everyday awareness and expand consciously through dance to an altered state. This could be Trance dance, Kundalini dance, Transformational dance, 5 rthythms, Ecstatic Temple Dance, Soul in Motion, Essence Dance, NIA, Divine Dance, Peace Dance, West Zen dance, Chakra dance, Wu Tao dance, or dance movement healing ...just to name a few.
The benefits of conscious dance range from planetary healing, to personal transformation, deepened self awareness, bliss, ecstasy, improved health & fitness, stress release, manifestation of inner and outer
goals ... and the list goes on.
Everyone can dance ... there is no limit on age, fitness or skill. So next time when the idea of a trip to the gym, a yoga class, meditation session or a mow of the lawn isnt rocking your world let go on the conscious dance floor in a sacred space and enjoy the journey.
What to Respect & Honour on the conscious dancefloor
please be aware of these generic guidelines before attending a class, session, event etc.
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Respect the sacred space by dancing without drugs & alcohol
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Respect other peoples personal space
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Honour your own personal dance journey
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Honour time boundaries
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Honour any specific guidelines given by the facilitator
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Respect & Honour all those that journey with you
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Honour the code of 'no talking on the dance floor'
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Honour your own needs for rehydration & care for any physical limitations
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Expect BLISS, JOY, RELEASE, ECSTASY, TRANSFORMATION & MORE
