Sobre este evento
Hi beautiful soul!
I’m delighted to invite you for a beautiful journey on Friday 15th of December diving into the exploration of your body & soul through embodiment and sacred cacao.
Program:
Opening & Dive | Dance connection game, Cacao circle, Movement activation.
Somatic experience | Body-mind-emotion liberation, Free flow expression, Social mirroring exploration.
Integration | Sound healing, Sharing circle & Closing.
••• About dance movement practice:
Movement is a great mirror of how we feel in our lives because body stores energy, and emotion = energy in motion. So every feeling and emotion weaving in our minds (excited, triggered...) result in a energy impacting our movements. Dance movement therapy works with this concept and become the choreography of our emotions. It's the awakening to the possibility of the connection between our emotions, our mind, our bodies, and our social feelings when applied in a group setting.
The techniques used are based on the dancer's internal sensation, increasing awareness of his own functioning, physically, emotionally and mentally, in contrast with "performative techniques" which emphasize the external observation of movement by an audience. It is through embodiment that we can allow this exploration. In practice, this looks like many different movement and stillness, focused on the connection between bodily sensations and reactions / thoughts.
Somatic embodiment can feel overwhelming, as it’s really challenging to be in your own body without the narrative of your mind. But when entering into this state of complete self awareness, this can feel like the most expansive experience with space, compassion, ease, and peace, along with the production of endorphins, the feel good hormones, in the body and an overall relaxing and uplifting effect on body, mind and spirit.
••• About cacao:
Cacao was & is used by many ancient civilizations, mostly around Central America, to celebrate & as a connection with the gods to provide physical, emotional and spiritual healing. Cacao is a great source of many nutrients, anti-oxydants, and what we gonna especially tap into are her well-being psychoactive substances among which: Theobromine, “the awakener”; Anandamide “the bliss molecule”; Phenetylamine “the love chemical”; Serotonin “the calm & positive moodset”. This magic mixture is also known as a powerful heart medicine and personal growth supporter.
For this somatic experience, cacao will be of great support to boost our creativity, energy & connection to ourselves helping us in our body expression activation.
••• About your space holder:
Clara is from France. She navigates between all her passions in the realm of food & nutrition, art, psychotherapy, consciousness exploration, holistic health... She just love to get involved into new projects and new creations and share it with others as a community, as close as possible to Nature and her true Nature. She hand-crafts her own raw ceremonial cacao from Costa Rican beans, and offers sacred workshops (bean-to-drink making) and ceremonies for a year. She dances since a very young age and has created various dance organisations, mostly turned towards contemporary & improvisation, classes that she's mostly been facilitating.
••• How to prepare for this afternoon of body exploration:
- Prepare your optional sacred ceremony bag with; bottle of water, items for the altar, an eye mask or anything else that makes this experience special…
- Dress in layers, you may get cold or warm and layers enable you to adjust to temperature changes easily
- Prefer to have a light meal before the session
- Refrain from consuming alcohol, dairy, caffeine and prefer to be clear of other plant medicines the day of the session
- Find time (in nature) to tune into your intention(s) for the session
••• What will be present during the ceremony:
- A safe & sacred space with a small group
- Râ Ceremonial Cacao, hand-crafted in Almere (
https://racacao.company.site)
- A cosy nest with yoga mats & pillows
- Music & instruments
📍 Location & Time
Our ceremony will take place in the magical space of Yoga Centrum Oosterwold - Ban Zhaoweg 10, Almere. It's possible to park your car.
With public transports, you can come by bus from Almere Centrum (15 min) : Bus 159 - stop Paradijsvogelweg, Almere Hout.
Starting time is 14h30, you are free to arrive in the communal entrance few mins before. Space will close somewhere between 16h30 and 17h depending on our flow.
I am so so excited and looking forward to holding space for you and sharing the cacao medicine with you.
Any questions, please feel free to reach out.
With love,
Clarâ
** Disclaimer:
1. Plant medicines are powerful medicines and can produce slight side effects. It is important to let me know if you are pregnant, have any health or heart issues, high blood pressure or are taking (antidepressant) medication. Please contact me if this is the case so I can tune into the exact right dosage for you <3.
2. If you are allergic to any spices, nuts or anything else please let me know as soon as possible
3. By signing up to this event you take full responsibility for your own process of working with this plant medicine. It is your responsibility to let me know of any potential risks before taking this medicine.
4. Refunds are available until 1 week before the event (any administrative costs will not be refunded). After that you are welcome to resell your ticket, in that case please contact me to share the details of the new participant.
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