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SATURDAY 19th Sept 6.30-9pm Autumn Equinox Gathering Ecstatic Dance & Cacao with Reya

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  "description": "## **Saturday 19th December ✴ 6.30-9pm**\n\n**AUTUMN EQUINOX ECSTATIC DANCE & CACAO**\n\n**Highfield Trinity Church**  \n**11 Holland Pl, Sheffield S2 4US**\n\n**✴✴✴**\n\n**Join Reya for the first indoor Ecstatic Dance of the season!! **\n\n**SPECIAL BACK INDOORS OFFER: 2 FOR £30**\n\n**✴✴✴**\n\nAs the wheel of the year turns once again, the Autumn Equinox invites us to pause between light and dark, doing and being.\n\nYou are invited to gather in community as we honour the balance of the year and gently begin the descent into the darker months.\n\nThis is a space for you to:  \n✨ Sit in circle with heart-opening cacao and set intentions for the season ahead  \n✨ Dance wild and free to epic tunes!!\n\nI can't wait to dance with you in the beautiful space of Highfield once again! Reya ✨✨\n\n* * *\n\n**Cacao Circle:**\n\nTo open the space we will spend time sitting with and receiving the delicious warming nourishment and medicine of sacred Cacao, helping us to connect to the earth of our bodies and the presence of our hearts. This wonderful plant has been working with humans to inspire harmony, encourage connection, illuminate wisdom and uplift our spirits for thousands of years. Working with her intentionally and respectfully, she becomes the perfect ally to bring into our dance. Not only will drinking this sacred plant bring you energy to move with, but she’ll also potentialise your intentions and work on the subtle layers of energy within you to bring healing, love and kindness to whatever it is that you’re moving with in your life right now.\n\nThere are some contraindications to drinking Cacao - if you are currently taking anti-depressants or experiencing low blood pressure, please read through this: [https://selenohealth.com/blogs/learn-about-cacao/safety-of-cacao](https://selenohealth.com/blogs/learn-about-cacao/safety-of-cacao) and  get in touch to discuss a dose that will best support you.  \n  \nThe cacao we will be sharing is from Junin provice, Peru and is prepared with love and intention using water, cinnamon, ginger, orange, a sprinkle of chili and sweetened slightly with coconut sugar. We will be drinking around 25g of cacao,  or less if you want! If you are sensitive to any of these ingredients, please let me know in advance so I can make some that is ok for you to drink. \n\n* * *\n\n#### **Also available… **\n\n- Fairtrade, organic, ceremonial grade criollo Cacao from Asháninka family farms in Junín province, Perú - £15/200g\n- Mexican handicrafts - beaded earrings, necklaces, belts and purses.\n\n* * *\n\n**Schedule:**\n\n**6.30–6.45pm | Doors Open & Arrival**  \nArrive, register and settle into the space. Take some time to stretch, warm up and arrive in your body, with gentle music playing as we gather.\n\n**6.45pm | Doors Close**  \nTo help us create and hold the container for our evening together, there will be no entry after 6.45pm. Please arrive in good time so we can all begin together.\n\n**6.45–7.15pm | Welcome & Cacao Circle**  \nWe'll gather in circle to arrive together, set intentions for the coming season and share cacao.\n\n**7.15–8.45pm | Ecstatic Dance Journey**  \nA 90-minute guided Ecstatic Dance journey with Reya. Space to move freely, connect with your body and follow wherever the music takes you.\n\n**8.45–9.00pm | Relaxation & Closing Circle**  \nWe'll bring the evening to a close with time to integrate, rest in stillness, and come together once more in our closing circle.\n\n* * *\n\n**What is Ecstatic Dance?**\n\nEcstatic Dance is a free-form movement journey and moving meditation that’s sweeping the world !! Guided by a live DJ, we flow through an epic soundscape of all genres: fast and slow, classical to psytrance, drum and bass to dub - no style is off-limits! The music moves in waves; starting gently, building to vibrant peaks, and ending in stillness.\n\nThere are no steps, no judgment, no need to perform - just pure, free expression. We generally dance barefoot, without talking, in a sober, mindful space where respect and presence create a safe container. Ecstatic Dance is transformative, playful, and deeply liberating. It releases stress, boosts endorphins, and connects us to community, ourselves, and even a higher source. It can truly one of the most magical experiences life has to offer!\n\n* * *\n\n**Guidelines**\n\n**To keep the space safe and enjoyable for everyone, we follow these simple guidelines:**\n\n- **Speech:** No chatting on the dance floor - sounding is welcome but please be considerate of others.\n- **Footware:** We like to dance barefoot to ground, but if you need to wear shoes, please bring clean soft indoor shoes and be mindful of people's toes!\n- **Boundaries /consent:** Respect others' personal space & check for consent before dancing with someone. If you're not sure whether it's a 'yes', treat it like a 'no'. There is no need to dress to impress! This is not a space where you need to look good… this is a movement meditation.\n- **Substances:** No alcohol, drugs or other substances - this is a sober practice\n- **Screen free:** No phones or cameras during the dance - drop out of your head and into your body and give yourself the gift of switching off! The team may take short videos/pictures for promotional reasons - if you do not want to be in a video/photo, please let us know before or after the dance.\n- **Feel free:**  Dance how you want; as much or as little movement as is right for you - this is a non-judgemental space.  Feel free to close your eyes, bring a blindfold, dance to the wall... you do you!!\n\n* * *\n\n**What should I wear/bring?**\n\n- Comfy clothes you can move freely in - layers are useful as you might get really hot dancing then cool down when still.\n- Earplugs if you're sensitive to loud music.\n- A journal and pen if you like to write.\n- Your beautiful self, a water bottle (refill available)  and curiosity!",
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