Maleny Ecstatic Dance Ceremony ॐ

And so it is…our newest offering landing on Friday 24th Jan 2025.
We are thrilled to announce our next monthly Ecstatic Dance ceremony held at Maleny Yoga Shed.
James & Mira will be weaving their medicine together, exploring sound healing, medicinal cacao ceremony and transpersonal ecstatic dance.
We look forward to gathering together in circle to explore our collective vulnerability, open our hearts and celebrate the power of community.

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❁Friday 24th Jan 2025
❁5:00pm-8:00pm
❁Doors open at 5pm and close 5.30pm.
❁Held at Maleny Yoga Shed
❁931 Maleny-Montville Rd. Near Balmoral Ridge
❁RSVP/BOOKINGS Essential. Click on 'Get tickets' and RSVP with James or Mira.
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✬ Exchange $33 ✬
Please get in touch if the exchange is challenging for you ♡
Our last event in Dec sold out so please RSVP early to crystalise your commitment.

❁What to bring
- MUG for Cacao
- Water Bottle
- Comfortable clothing for dance
- Sacred Items for Altar (optional)

-`♡´- Ceremony Facilitators -`♡´-

James:
James is a masters degree qualified psychotherapist/counsellor and a passionate group facilitator . His strength is to create spaces which embody authenticity, transparency and integrity. James has worked in the healing arts field for over half a decade and his passion lies in transpersonal psychology, group therapy and drawing on ancient wisdom to support healing and wholeness. His key interests lie in curanderismo (shamanism), plant medicine ceremony, pathways to awakening, meditation, sexuality and conscious expressive dance.
James runs a private psychotherapy clinic in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.

James has explored more than 20 countries, studying various healing modalities, both eastern and western influence.
Below are a few examples of his personal growth journey:
Man Kind Project: New Warrior Training (Bellingen NSW)
ISTA (Institute Sacred Temple Arts) Level 1 (India)
Ecstatic Dance Journeys (Goa, India)
Buddhist Psychology Retreats in Dharamshala (India)
Tantra Retreats Led by Ma Anandra Sarita (Osho) (India)
Traditional Plant Medicine ceremonies (Peruvian Amazon/Andes)
Zen Buddhist Training (1 Month Intensive) (Brooklyn, NYC)
Cacao Ceremony Journeys (Cusco, Peru)

Mira:
Originally from the United States, Mira is a Mother, Earthkeeper, Cacaoista, Yogini and practitioner of the healing arts.
Mira passionately weaves the ancient teachings of plants with the timeless medicine of sound to help open and access higher states of consciousness. She incorporates traditions of the Kaqchikel & Tzutijil Maya of Guatemala, and the Laika of the Andes, into ceremonial space.

Mira's enthusiasm for the healing arts invites others to explore their hidden potential for healing and enlightenment within ceremony space. She welcomes the full human experience to exist while simultaneously merging with divinity. Her intention is to build bridges between worlds, co-creating sacred spaces to re-member our true nature, and let it shine forth.

The medicine of cacao
Cacao is a powerful elixr, an ancient plant medicine, that is both gentle and nurturing. We will prepare the medicine honouring the power of tradition, ritual and prayer.
There are some important preparations we recommend to support the experience.
We suggest not eating or having very light nourishing foods 3-hrs before the ceremony and avoiding caffeine.
There are some contraindications with ceremonial cacao, such as SSRI's (antidepressants), antipsychotics and heart medications.
Please make contact with us prior so we can adjust accordingly.
Drink plenty of Fluids so you are well hydrated!
If you have any questions feel free to connect with us.

❁ Photography ❁
There will be a photographer joining us in the ceremony who is going to capture some shots for us. We hope to capture the medicine of our events so we can share what we do with others.
If you do no wish to be photographed please let us know.
We thank you for your support ♡

❁ Ecstatic Dance ❁
A couple of important reminders for maximising the Ecstatic Dance experience.
No talking/chatter please. There will be opportunities at the end
No phones.
No Alcohol/Entheogens/Drugs etc.
We kindly ask that you stay for the duration of the Ceremony as part of your commitment in attending.
If for any reason you do need to leave, we would appreciate your transparent communication in letting us know.

We look forward to welcoming you.
Mitakuye Oyasin/All my relations ♡