About this Event

✨ Wild Ecstatic Dance: Winter Solstice Celebration ✨ Saturday, December 21, 2024 🌙 Surrender to a Night of Bliss at the Temple of Happiness 🌙 --- 🕕 Schedule: 18:00 Doors Open 18:30 Potluck Dinner (Bring your favorite dish to share!) 19:45 Cacao Ceremony & Winter Solstice Ritual with Handpan by Christian Crochet 20:30 Ecstatic Dance with DJ Audyo 22:30 Surprise Act 22:45 Afterbeats Conscious Dance with DJ Jivanmukta, Hot Tub & Bonfire 00:45 Closing Ceremony with Moving Ritual 01:00 Closing --- Join us for the Longest Night of the Year Celebrate the Winter Solstice with a magical evening honoring the light within and around us. This event is extra special, as it marks our farewell to this cherished location where Wilde Ziel Tantra and the Temple of Happiness have thrived since 2014—but we come back in February! Together, let’s honor this transformative space and prepare for new beginnings in 2024! --- What Awaits You: 🌿 Winter Solstice Ritual & Cacao Ceremony Guided by Jivanmukta (Janine), the evening begins with a ceremonial cacao experience to open the heart, accompanied by the enchanting handpan sounds of Christian Crochet. Christian is a Moluccan-French multidisciplinary artist based in Zandvoort, known for his intuitive and melodic handpan music. Inspired by the ephemeral softness of nature and a rekindled sense of wonder, his playing evokes serenity, lightness, and childlike curiosity. His music sets the perfect atmosphere for the night’s journey inward and outward. 🎶 Ecstatic Dance with DJ Audyo We are proud to welcome back DJ Audyo, who began his Ecstatic Dance journey right here at the Temple of Happiness. Today, he’s a star in the Ecstatic Dance scene, performing at festivals like Frequency Vibes, Dance Camp, Healing Garden, and Shamanic Events, and as a resident DJ for Leiden Ecstatic Dance. He also co-founded Ecstatic Dance Gooi & Vecht with YogaToday. About DJ Audyo: "As DJ Audyo, I’ve been creating DJ sets in diverse genres since 2017, from Progressive and Organic to Mantra, House, Folktronic, Techno, and Psy Trance. My personal journey with healing—after being paralyzed on one side—showed me the transformative power of frequencies and movement. This led me to the Ecstatic Dance scene, where I now craft unique DJ sets and soundscapes, often collaborating with live artists, to spark joy and freedom in the hearts of dancers around me." Get ready to lose yourself in his signature style and let the music guide you into a state of total surrender on the dance floor. 🔥 Closing Ritual: A Symbolic Farewell As we approach the end of the evening, we’ll gather for a heartfelt closing ritual. Each participant will have the opportunity to symbolically place their meditation cushion, mat, and blanket into a moving box while writing down a wish for the future. Let’s come together in gratitude to honor the past and set intentions for what’s to come. 🎭 Surprise Act Prepare to be delighted by a surprise performance that will spark your imagination and uplift the evening’s energy. 💫 Conscious Dance with DJ Jivanmukta End the night with an introspective, soulful conscious dance journey. DJ Jivanmukta will guide us into a meditative flow, grounded in rhythm and connection. --- Sunday Morning Farewell & Breakfast for Helpers For those who wish to extend the experience, join us on Sunday morning for a beautiful final farewell. 10:00 Wake Up 10:30 Breakfast for Helpers 11:00 Packing the Kitchen Together 14:00 Final Goodbye Let’s make this closure a meaningful and communal experience as we prepare this space for its next chapter. --- Exciting News! In February, we plan to open a new location in Amsterdam—a spacious, light-filled creative hub where we’ll continue to host transformative events and create magical memories. Stay tuned for updates! --- ✨ Let’s come together in unity, joy, and celebration, honoring the beauty of this chapter and stepping into the future with love and light. More about Wild Ecstatic Dance: https://www.templeofhappiness.nl/project/wild-ecstatic-dance-journey/ See you on the dance floor! 💃

Dance Styles

Ecstatic Dance (100%)

Organizer

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Janine W Vermeulen

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Mark V Naaborgh

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Temple of Happiness

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Ecstatic Dance Agenda Nederland