Beginnings > New Year's Day Gathering with Ecstatic Dance, Sound & Movement

Start the year dancing, listening & communing together. Beginnings > a New Year's Day Gathering - location annouced soon! Hello friends Join us to welcome the new year with dance, listening and community. We will gather together for dancing, a guided movement meditation, listening to each other and rest with warm drinks and home made bits. Come as you are. About the Event Beginnings> invites you into 2026 with spaciousness, attention and community. Everyone is welcome. No experience needed. Just bring yourself. We gather at.....Folkestone location announced soon. A simple way to start the year feeling grounded and open. The Journey Start time: 6:00 PM • Arrive and settle into the space • Opening circle and attention-setting with Sasha • Movement meditation • Live DJ with André • Rest in sound with Sound Emergence • Closing circle and gentle gathering with warm drinks and home made bits. A space to move, breathe, connect — and let the year begin from a grounded place. What is Ecstatic Dance? Ecstatic Dance is a free-form, alcohol-free movement journey guided entirely by music. No choreography. No steps to learn. Simply follow your body, your pace, your truth — wild, soft, playful or still. The music rises, peaks and softens, supporting release and integration. Two Simple Principles • No Words – drop out of the mind and into the body once we start • Come As You Are – substance-free, phone-free, full respect for self and others We welcome dancers and non-dancers alike — ages 18 to 100+. What to Bring • A bottle of water • Clothes you can move and rest in • A mat and and a blanket for the sound bath (LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED A MAT AS WE HAVE SOME) • Shoes - you may choose to dance bare feet or not! The floor might be colder than usual. Please look after your feet and knees :) About Your Hosts André Verissimo — DJ Sound practioner with Sound Emergence, artist, performer and Qigong facilitator. A lifelong music lover, André weaves world, electronic and atmospheric sounds to guide your movement journey. https://www.instagram.com/soundemergence/ Sasha Maye — Ceremony Leader Psychotherapist and body-based Pesso Boyden Psychotherapist. Sound practioner with Sound Emergence. Sasha is passionate about movement, community and creating safe spaces for expression. www.sashamaye.co.uk