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Ecstatic Dance Žilina
Event by: Kristina Sihelska
Location: Centrum pohybu a tanca Labyrint, Kuzmányho 106, Žilina
About event
During Advent, we invite you to the St. Nicholas Ecstatic Dance! On Saturday 6.12. 2025 at 18:00 in Labyrinth - the center of movement and dance in Žilina.
✨DJ NativeMind will play for us and you can also look forward to an extended warm-up Movement Medicine with Kristína Sihelská, during which we will tune in to the coming period of silence and introspection - winter dreaming. 💫
Evening program:
18:00 Opening circle & Movement Medicine warm-up (Kristína Sihelská) - Connecting with the body and connecting to intuitive guidance in movement.
18:45 Ecstatic Dance (DJ NativeMind) - Dynamic dance set with gradually gradating music in different waves and different genres.
20:30 Sound journey (Kristína Sihelská) - Final relaxation with sounds to integrate experiences.
Why Ecstatic Dance?
* Relaxation and joy: Dance without fear of evaluation, discover your spontaneity.
* Transformation: Use dance as an opportunity to release stress and open up to new possibilities.
* Open to everyone: No matter your age or dance experience.
* Community: Experience the power of collective energy and music, connect with like-minded people.
* Safe space: No drugs and alcohol and no words (we can put the mind aside).
ADMISSION
Early Bird until 30.11.: €22
Later and on the spot: €25 (if there are still free places)
Capacity: 40 seats
https://buytickets.at/ecstaticdancebratislava/1953710
Ecstatic dance has existed for thousands of years in different cultures as an important ritual that connected members of a community or tribe, and in recent years it has spread again around the world as a safe space where we can dance together spontaneously, be fully ourselves and rest in movement that comes from within us. Through full presence in our body, we get closer and closer to relaxing our mind and feeling the bliss of clear being. In the beginning, through an introductory movement meditation, we tune in to our heart and intentions and create a supportive and sacred space for a joint dance journey. We will connect to our own authentic guidance in the dance and subsequently, just under the guidance of music of different atmosphere, tempo and emotion, we will have the opportunity to feel different aspects of ourselves and surrender to the power of the present moment. By releasing stagnant energy and patterns that no longer serve us, we are filled with an influx of new, life-giving energy and inspiration. This experience can be different for everyone. Someone can release suppressed emotions, someone can experience joy and a celebratory dance, for others it can be a purely active movement meditation or a passive sitting meditation while listening to music. We are welcomed exactly as we feel right now, in our truth and with all aspects of us. At the end, during the sound journey, we will be able to integrate the energies that were moving in us and dive even deeper into ourselves.
🦋Movement Medicine is a movement practice, the basis of which is ecstatic dance, it has spiritual and psychological overlap and a holistic approach to man and the world. It is based on the scientific knowledge of neuroscience and psychotherapy, and includes contemporary shamanism. It is the path of self-discovery and becoming oneself, the path of learning to be a person on this earth. Its founders are Ya´Acov and Susannah Darling Khan. Both were students of Gabrielle Roth /5 rhythms/ and have been working with groups and conscious movement for over 30 years.
🦋Kristína Sihelská @sihelskakristina is a teacher of Movement Medicine and movement-dance therapy. She brought Movement Medicine and Playback theater to Slovakia, combines shamanism with conscious movement and runs personal development courses. She is also a professional actress and has been working with body, voice and emotions for 20 years. She completed training with Ya'Acova Darling Khan and other recognized teachers.
🦋DJ NativeMind (Jakub Cerulík) @native.mind is a Slovak choreographer, dance performer, somatic coach and DJ for Ecstatic Dance. He studied at VŠMU and VŠVU, where he focused on expressive therapies and psychodrama. During training in somatic coaching and intuitive dance, he adopted a non-judgmental approach and integrative techniques that work with the body, breath and voice. Its goal is to bring people into contact with the natural wisdom of their bodies.
We look forward to dancing together! 💃💫🕺🏽
✨DJ NativeMind will play for us and you can also look forward to an extended warm-up Movement Medicine with Kristína Sihelská, during which we will tune in to the coming period of silence and introspection - winter dreaming. 💫
Evening program:
18:00 Opening circle & Movement Medicine warm-up (Kristína Sihelská) - Connecting with the body and connecting to intuitive guidance in movement.
18:45 Ecstatic Dance (DJ NativeMind) - Dynamic dance set with gradually gradating music in different waves and different genres.
20:30 Sound journey (Kristína Sihelská) - Final relaxation with sounds to integrate experiences.
Why Ecstatic Dance?
* Relaxation and joy: Dance without fear of evaluation, discover your spontaneity.
* Transformation: Use dance as an opportunity to release stress and open up to new possibilities.
* Open to everyone: No matter your age or dance experience.
* Community: Experience the power of collective energy and music, connect with like-minded people.
* Safe space: No drugs and alcohol and no words (we can put the mind aside).
ADMISSION
Early Bird until 30.11.: €22
Later and on the spot: €25 (if there are still free places)
Capacity: 40 seats
https://buytickets.at/ecstaticdancebratislava/1953710
Ecstatic dance has existed for thousands of years in different cultures as an important ritual that connected members of a community or tribe, and in recent years it has spread again around the world as a safe space where we can dance together spontaneously, be fully ourselves and rest in movement that comes from within us. Through full presence in our body, we get closer and closer to relaxing our mind and feeling the bliss of clear being. In the beginning, through an introductory movement meditation, we tune in to our heart and intentions and create a supportive and sacred space for a joint dance journey. We will connect to our own authentic guidance in the dance and subsequently, just under the guidance of music of different atmosphere, tempo and emotion, we will have the opportunity to feel different aspects of ourselves and surrender to the power of the present moment. By releasing stagnant energy and patterns that no longer serve us, we are filled with an influx of new, life-giving energy and inspiration. This experience can be different for everyone. Someone can release suppressed emotions, someone can experience joy and a celebratory dance, for others it can be a purely active movement meditation or a passive sitting meditation while listening to music. We are welcomed exactly as we feel right now, in our truth and with all aspects of us. At the end, during the sound journey, we will be able to integrate the energies that were moving in us and dive even deeper into ourselves.
🦋Movement Medicine is a movement practice, the basis of which is ecstatic dance, it has spiritual and psychological overlap and a holistic approach to man and the world. It is based on the scientific knowledge of neuroscience and psychotherapy, and includes contemporary shamanism. It is the path of self-discovery and becoming oneself, the path of learning to be a person on this earth. Its founders are Ya´Acov and Susannah Darling Khan. Both were students of Gabrielle Roth /5 rhythms/ and have been working with groups and conscious movement for over 30 years.
🦋Kristína Sihelská @sihelskakristina is a teacher of Movement Medicine and movement-dance therapy. She brought Movement Medicine and Playback theater to Slovakia, combines shamanism with conscious movement and runs personal development courses. She is also a professional actress and has been working with body, voice and emotions for 20 years. She completed training with Ya'Acova Darling Khan and other recognized teachers.
🦋DJ NativeMind (Jakub Cerulík) @native.mind is a Slovak choreographer, dance performer, somatic coach and DJ for Ecstatic Dance. He studied at VŠMU and VŠVU, where he focused on expressive therapies and psychodrama. During training in somatic coaching and intuitive dance, he adopted a non-judgmental approach and integrative techniques that work with the body, breath and voice. Its goal is to bring people into contact with the natural wisdom of their bodies.
We look forward to dancing together! 💃💫🕺🏽