Get Out of Your Head: Exploring Embodiment through Ecstatic Dance - with Ankati Day

Unforgetting

I wish I somehow had a highlight reel of all the facial expressions people have had when I say I like ecstatic dance. I mean I get it, the label “ecstatic dance” sounds totally out there, and wild and maybe like something that people who take a lot of drugs enjoy. We’re going to demystify ecstatic dance and maybe open up the possibility of your new favorite way to move.

This week I’m talking with my guest Ankati Day about:

1. What ecstatic dance is and how it’s different from dancing at a club.
2. What embodiment is, how we get disconnected from our bodies in the first place, and how we can reconnect now.
3. The benefits of getting out of your head and being more connected to your body.
4. Why often dancing sounds terrifying and why this totally makes sense.
5. Some practical ways for you to experiment with moving your body to music.

About Ankati:
Ankati Day is a yoga teacher, sound healer, ecstatic dance DJ, and ceremonial facilitator who has been a student of sound since she was a babe watching Sesame Street. She believes that embodied presence is the doorway to healing, joy, and freedom, and that immersing ourselves in intentional practice and community is the nectar our souls crave. After grounding into a yoga practice that helped her heal her relationship with her body, Ankati connected with the path of Shamanism and a deeper healing form of dance when she lived in intentional community in Costa Rica for two years. She has been devoted to practicing and sharing the profound wisdom of this path since.

Ankati teaches yoga, offers Ecstatic Dance, and shares sound healing in the Seacoast of Maine and New Hampshire, as well as teaching immersive yoga teacher trainings internationally with the Kula Collective.
IG: @ankatiday
Website: ankatiday.com

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