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Our Daydream ecstatic dance event is this Sunday, November 23 and I know some of you are still on the fence. Maybe you have been feeling curious about ecstatic dance, but you are not totally sure what to expect.  Maybe a part of you wants to come, and another part feels nervous or awkward about the idea of “dancing” in front of other people. If that is you, you are not alone. I felt the exact same way before my first ecstatic dance. In this post, I want to answer some of the

Last week, I shared how ecstatic dance completely changed my life. You might have seen me talk about it on social media or in my stories, but maybe you have wondered what exactly is ecstatic dance and how it works. At its core, ecstatic dance is a free form movement practice where you listen to music and allow your body to move however it wants. There are no specific dance moves, no choreography, and no pressure to look a certain way. You simply tune in, feel the music, and

I didn’t realize this weekend would end up changing my entire life. I first experienced ecstatic dance at a three-day conscious, substance-free retreat in Austin, Texas (think Hippie vibes). I went by myself and didn’t know anyone. It was just something I felt pulled to do, like a deep knowing in my body that I needed to go. I had become a new mom the year before, and it was the first time I had danced sober since I was fifteen. Before that, my life looked really different. F

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