WHAT IS IT? Ecstatic Dance is when you dance freely in a sacred place and allow the music to travel through your body. It is present in many cultures and religions, and there are cave paintings dating back thousands of years depicting tribes dancing wildly.
Ecstatic Dance is sacred and is held in a safe environment for people to express themselves through dance. Today, this is normally done to music that is electronic. Talking on the dance floor, mobile phones and touching other people are not allowed.
WHAT DOES IT DO? During Ecstatic Dance the music normally starts softly and then builds up to an ecstatic peak and a feeling of pure ecstasy. When you are moving your body to the music you can go into a trance and travel on an emotional journey, sometimes through joy and happiness and sometimes to the dark places of sorrow and sadness.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS? Ecstatic Dance is effective in encouraging the flow of endorphins and is known to be beneficial for stress relief, emotional blockages, trauma, weight loss, depression and anxiety.