Ecstatic Dance Sessions - Fridays (every 1st, 3rd, and 4th Fridays starting Jan. 5) from 5:30pm - 7pm at Wellspring in the Methow Valley Community Center  

Each session will be inspired by the 5Rhythms which is a movement meditation practice devised by Gabrielle Roth in the late 1970s and a dynamic way to both workout and to meditate in the same breath.  It draws from indigenous and world traditions using tenets of shamanistic, ecstatic, mystical and eastern philosophy. Roth describes the practice as a soul journey, and says that by moving the body, releasing the heart, and freeing the mind, one can connect to the essence of the soul, the source of inspiration in which an individual has unlimited possibility and potential. The five rhythms (in order) are Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness. The 5Rhythms, when danced in sequence, are known as a "Wave." A typical Wave takes about an hour to dance. $12 per session. Questions? Email tania@newearthconsciousness.com