Ice and Fire Ecstatic Dance
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Ecstatic Dance
❄️ 🔥 Ice & Fire
An Ecstatic Dance and Sound Journey of Transmutation and Dynamic Balance
February 7 | Hosted at Pure Bliss Yoga – Edgewater
February invites us into contrast.
Cold air and warm breath.
Stillness and movement.
Rest and ignition.
As winter deepens, the earth holds us in quiet clarity. Beneath the frost, a steady flame burns—our inner fire, our intentions, our life force gathering strength. Ice & Fire is an invitation to explore this sacred balance through movement, music, and embodied ritual.
We will open with a Plant Spirit Meditation and Intention-Setting Circle, to thaw the ice, hone in on our intentions and awaken the agni (our inner fire) to manifest them forward into 2026, the year of the Fire Horse.
This time of year between the Winter Solstice and the arrival of the Lunar New Year is a magical, liminal space of inner wisdom, somatic healing and transmutation. Here and now, we gather to dance the space between opposites: softness and power, release and renewal. Through freeform movement, we shed what has cooled and awaken what is ready to rise. This is not about forcing change—but listening, warming from within, and moving in harmony with the season’s wisdom.
Let music carry you like wind over snowfields. Let rhythm kindle your inner hearth. Let dance become the place where stillness and vitality meet.
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✨ What Is Ecstatic Dance?
Ecstatic Dance is a guided yet unstructured movement experience where participants dance freely without choreography or verbal communication. It is a somatic practice that supports emotional release, creativity, presence, and authentic self-expression in a supportive, non-judgmental environment.
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🌙 What to Expect
• Opening Community Connection — Arrive, ground, and connect
• Plant Spirit Meditation and Intention-Setting Circle — an opportunity to reflect, journal and meditate guided by the wisdom of a plant specially curated by herbalist Khadija for this liminal experience (optional but highly recommended add-on).
• Guided Somatic Warm-Up — Gently awaken the body and nervous system with Inna, a certified ecstatic dance instructor.
• Extended Ecstatic Dance Journey — A curated musical arc designed to build heat, release energy, and restore balance with DJ Narr, hailing from Brooklyn
• Closing Sound Bath — A meditative sound immersion for integration and rest with the Pure Bliss sound healer collective.
• Nourishment — Complimentary water and fresh fruit; warming herbal elixirs and snacks available for purchase.
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🪩 PROGRAM FLOW
Presented by Zeni and the Pure Bliss Yoga collective
• 5:00–5:30 PM — Doors Open for Plant Spirit Meditation | Arrival & Grounding
• 5:30–6:30 PM — Plant Spirit Meditation and Intention-Setting Circle with Khadija (doors closed during this time)
• 6:30–7:00 PM — Doors Re-Open for Ecstatic Dance | Arrival & Grounding
• 7:00–8:00 PM — Somatic Warm-Up & Seasonal Invocation with Inna
• 8:00–9:45 PM — Ecstatic Dance Journey with DJ Narr
• 9:45–10:30 PM — Sound Bath, Closing Circle & Integration
• 10:30–10:45 PM — Mingling and Goodbyes🕯️
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💃🏻 What to Wear / Bring
• Comfortable, layered clothing for warmth and movement
• A refillable water bottle
• Bare feet, socks, or indoor-only dance shoes
• An open heart and willingness to explore balance within
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Dance Guidelines
Ecstatic Dance – 3 Simple Guidelines
1. We Dance without shoes (or: We Dance Barefoot)
This allows us to connect more fully with the Ground (socks are OK)
If you have a physical condition that you need dance shoes, then OK
2. We Dance without words (or: We Dance with Body Language)
This makes it easier to be in a Meditative State
No Verbal Instruction from the Facilitators
No Talking from the Dancers
3. We Dance as We Are
No Drugs/Alcohol, No Phones, No Camera/Video, No Scents, No Expectations, No Judgements, No Shoulds, No Oughts… Just Be Yourself; With Respect for Ourselves, the Space, and One Another.
