Dance Lab presents the monthly Ecstatic Dance gathering with DJ Omar Aena at Race Brook Lodge. This workshop is open for everybody in all levels of experience.
DanceMeditation is a deep exploration of our inner landscape through Dance and Somatic movement. Through receptive listening to our body and its wisdom as we move, we develop a deeper connection with self, others, our higher power and Creation. As we turn towards awareness of breathing, sensation, feeling and motion, we drop out of the overactive and distracted mind into intuitive embodiment. We begin to truly let go where healing is possible.
Through a wide array of creative movement practices such as fluid yoga, natural intuitive dance, breathing exercises, somatic micro-movement explorations, partner/witness dance, writing from the body, Dervish whirling and deep rest, we become softly integrated within. As all practices are set to a sea of world music, we begin to truly let go and move with freedom and creativity. We leave feeling awakened, inspired, invigorated, centered, healed and with an inner feeling of freedom, peace and deeper connection.
Come with an open heart, wear comfortable clothing for movement and bring socks.This will be a safe and inclusive space, welcoming people from all walks of life to freely express themselves through movement. No prior dance experience is required, just come as you are!
Please bring:
a yoga mat and blanket
a journal & pen
a water bottle
Stay over with us! Race Brook is offering a 20% discount on overnight accommodations for guests attending Ecstatic Dance using code ECSTATIC.
DINNER RESERVATIONS AT THE STAGECOACH TAVERN
Sunday, May 26th, 2024
Doors Open at 2:30pm, Event starts at 3pm
In the Barnspace at Race Brook Lodge
864 South Undermountain road ( AKA Rt 41 ) Sheffield, MAAdvance Ticket Price: $20
$25 at the door | Get Tickets
Race Brook Lodge is a hidden gem in The Berkshires, at the foot of Mt. Race and a short hike from the Appalachian trail. The yoga & event barn at Race Brook is simultaneously rustic and sublime, steeped in hundreds of years of New England history. The Stagecoach Tavern is unpretentious fine dining, exquisite farm-to-table cuisine in a relaxed atmosphere. Much of the food is sourced from Race Farm, right on the property!
Omar Aena is a world-music DJ, community organizer and event producer of Iraqi descent, based in NYC. Omar is the founder of Dance Lab, a Brooklyn-based collective that explores dance as a form of somatic therapy.
As a DJ, Omar mixes together traditional world music with electronic sounds, with a particular focus on songs from his middle-eastern heritage + hip hop from his upbringing in NYC. Listen to Omar’s DJ mixes on Soundcloud.
Anastasia Blaisdell is a Certified DanceMeditation Instructor with Advanced Training and over 20 years experience. She is a Certified Kripalu Yoga Teacher and holds a Holistic Health Practitioner Diploma in Complementary Alternative Medicine. For over 25 years she has studied and practiced many dance forms, including Authentic Movement, Continuum, Body Mind Centering, and 5 Rhythms, as well as extensive practice in Vipassana Meditation, which all inform her teaching. She also has been deeply involved in North and South American indigenous ceremonies and teachings for over two decades. She is a certified facilitator of a women’s circle through the Walking Our Talk Organization. She is inspired to share this most profound movement practice with you.
West African influences with modern experimental music approaches. At the heart of Esther's musical practice is a deep love and respect for nature.