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History and origin
Anthropologists believe that trance dancing was already practiced in the Palaeolithic Age. In earlier cultures, the whole village, the whole clan, danced and sang together in a trance. This is still practiced by indigenous peoples today. Here in Europe, too, the "St. Vitus dance" existed until the Middle Ages, the causes of which were dismissed as religious delusions or the consequences of a poisonous spider bite. Later on, this trance was banned by the church as diabolical, possessed by the devil. This dogma is still deeply rooted in us today. The movements we make in trance look very strange to many people. Strange for the reason that it has been drummed into us. People who liberate themselves, who free themselves from old structures and cemented conditioning, are a thorn in the side of the dogmatic ruling systems. Yes, even dangerous, because such people can hardly be manipulated or controlled.
By moving to music and using various breathing techniques, we gain access to our unconscious. We recognize the immanent divine within us and connect it with the great spirit. Ecstasy arises and literally flows through us and out of us. This experience alone is very healing.
We also create access to our inner life, our inner world: hidden emotions that urge to be released; patterns that want to be let go; old conditioning that (should) go. We can suddenly let go. Transformation occurs. An often profound experience that we did not expect.
How is such a ritual structured?
In my rituals, you are neither required to dance beautifully nor to adhere to any form. You move in a protected space that is absolutely without judgment. Feel free to be who you really are. We leave all conditioning behind us. Are spontaneous and free...
We approach the trance slowly and gently. First we move, maybe we let off steam and start dancing, each in our own way. Songs from all over the world accompany us. During exercises to music, we build a field together that will carry us through the course of the ritual.
Next dates:
- August 09: Ecstatic trance
- August 14: Ecstatic Dance
