Lila Familia ~ Leap Forward and Dance ~ Ecstatic Dance

Please come join us for our monthly Saturday night ecstatic dance on February 29th. It's a leap year, so the 29th is sort of a bonus day. Let's celebrate by leaping into action and gettin' up and groovin' to all sorts of goodness. We're so excited we've decided to make this month's dance an extended dance, taking us deep into the night with our friend's from the Darkwalkers collective coming out to support us once again with their deep and delightful musical flavours. Emmy Joy will open things up at 8pm and lead us through an hour of stretching and guided movement meditation while folks arrive and settle in. Just before 9pm we'll be led into a restful posture from which point we'll open up into our dance. We'll have a good solid 2hr dance journey finishing up around 11pm with a brief group meditation and sound bath lead by Jaime and Katie. After this point we'll open the space up for socializing and continued musical offerings and whatever might unfold of it all. The ecstatic dance journey from 9pm till 11pm will be free-form dance expression and moving meditation, guided by rich and soulful, tastefully bass-augmented music from around the world, moving gently from quiet beginnings through a raucous and ecstatic culmination, and back to stillness. Guaranteed to gather all the goodness. We've put the utmost care into selecting the best tracks to be played on the most robust sound system. The cost is $20 to $25 sliding scale ~ this is a humble offering from our hearts and we'd like to keep it as affordable as possible ~ for those considering coming for the duration and staying till 4am, we feel like $25 is quite fair, and would encourage you to offer that, but we acknowledge there'll be many that can only come for the earlier portion and that some might only be able to afford $20 ~ if this is a financial barrier for anyone, please write us a message and we'll be happy to help find a way to make it all possible ~ :: Timing Wise :: 8pm till 9pm ~ Arrival, gentle movement led by Emmy Joy 9pm till 11pm ~ Ecstatic dance journey with Dew Drop 11pm ~ Closing circle, sound bath 11pm onward ~ Open for socializing, continued musical offerings 11:30pm till 1am ~ Bringojingo ~ Eclectic Rhythmic 1am till 2:30am ~ Naleta ~ Deep World House 2:30 till 4am ~ Cabin Boy ~ Swamp Techno Check out some previous dance journeys on our Mixcloud and Soundcloud pages to get an impression of how the journey will be crafted. Dew Drop: https://www.mixcloud.com/Ooogieboogie/ https://soundcloud.com/mulmur :: Closing Sound Healing :: We're very blessed to have Jaime and Katie leading us through a small sound healing at the end of the ecstatic dance journey. Feel free to connect with them more by looking them up on Facebook or check out www.bodylovemission.com About Katie Hamilton & Jaime Verk: “We are Health and Happiness coaches. We create a safe space for people to explore the deepest parts of themselves that are yearning to be healed. Through movement, sound, and creative expression lies the unlimited potential for greater health and happiness. Our mission is to empower our community in cultivating & embodying more joy and pleasure in their life.” :: The Tea Zone :: Warmly glowing in the corner, you may find a sweet sit spot to share some tea. This tea space invites us to ground and settle into ourselves with presence as we share the simplicity of hot leaf water. Inspired by the practice of Gong Fu, a traditional Chinese tea ceremony practiced by Buddhist monks for centuries. The tea is prepared with a ritualistic mindfulness, to help express the humble personality of each type of leaf. The tea holds space in a way where one can show up for oneself by showing up for a simple cup of tea, while sitting in unison. :: Food Offerings :: Estara is bringing her alchemical cacao & supernutrient creations once again ~ this time you'll find her creations at the market area by the door. Her flair is in synergizing star & earth energies through channeling essences of the inbetween into her unique and nutritive creations. Utilizing a range of organic superfoods, botanicals and extracts, the invitation is of activating & awakening an ecosystem of vibrant health; expanding & enhancing the senses to come fully Present. Offerings: °stoneground coconut/seed/nut butters infused with cacao and a range of superfoods. °organic tempered chocolate bars °kefir and/or kombucha litre bottles