Ecstatic Dance & Conscious Dance: Exercises & Activities

Discover a wealth of ecstatic dance activities and exercises to elevate your workshops and groups! This course is designed for ecstatic dance facilitators and anyone interested in exploring the transformative power of conscious dance.

We delve into a comprehensive understanding of ecstatic dance, going beyond just achieving ecstatic states. Learn how to use dance as a powerful tool for mental health improvement, personal development, and fostering social and emotional growth.

Explore a diverse range of options, from playful interpersonal dance activities to practices incorporating mindfulness, embodiment, and visualizations. You'll find ideas spanning from lighthearted fun to more profound dance rituals for intrapersonal healing and interpersonal development. Some activities are fully developed, while others are presented as starting points – feel free to contribute and help shape the course!

Drawing on over 15 years of experience attending ecstatic dance workshops and groups worldwide, extensive personal practice, and a deep dive into the subject, this course offers a rich collection of ideas.

We encourage you to experiment with these ecstatic dance group exercises and ecstatic dance workshop ideas to create more experimental and impactful experiences for your participants. This is a light-hearted, unpretentious, and informal exploration of possibilities.

This course is ideal for:

• Ecstatic dance facilitators seeking fresh inspiration.
• Dance instructors looking to incorporate ecstatic dance into their practice.
• Dance and movement therapists interested in expanding their toolkit.

Boost your professional development and unlock new dimensions of connection through the art of conscious dance.