Spring Jaiah

05/10/2024

My latest ED set now on Soundcloud 💚

A wonderful night at Ecstatic Dance Cairns dancing a vibrant community inspired to connect, uplift and transform together harnessing the power of music and movement. Together we traverse in this practice different emotional states, rhythmns/tempos and move authentically across a wide array of genres from all around the world! Giving to much thanks to the incredible producers who make community union possible ~ including the likes in this set of Iyakuh, Klik & Frik, Mystic State, caribombo, Hagen, An-ten-nae, Sam Binga, Teho, Phaeleh and many many more.

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30/09/2024

💜 Excited to share high vibe global music this Fri night at after an incredibly soul-fulfilling time away south at Music Production & Mystism retreat with Kayla Scintilla .merkaba this last week and a couple of awesome dances also at and 🦋

Giving thanks to the transformative practice of ecstatic dance, the power of community, of unity ~ of harmony ~ and of purpose and pleasure x Come dance with us this Fri as we cross the globe once again…

This week bringing lots of fresh and unique vibes from the temples to the jungles, from root to sky… touching on the light and dark of the human experience… once again communing in these 🤷‍♀️ crazy times!

All adult bodies welcome x

No phones. Just dance. 🌷✌️🎧

28/09/2024

~ PORTALS OF POWER ~

In a world increasingly defined by the frenetic pace of life and the endless distractions of technology, ecstatic dance stands out as a transformative practice that invites participants into a sacred space of movement, connection, and liberation. Much like stepping through a portal, ecstatic dance allows us to transcend the ordinary and explore the depths of our consciousness.

In this sacred space, our bodies become instruments of communication. The spontaneous movements we create mirror the rhythms of the universe, echoing the heartbeat of life itself. Just as a portal connects different worlds, ecstatic dance bridges the gap between our physical selves and the deeper aspects of our being. Each twist, turn, and sway is a dialogue with the unseen, allowing us to tap into emotions, memories, and energies that might otherwise remain dormant.

Ecstatic dance is more than just a physical practice; it’s a powerful portal to presence. Through movement, connection, and introspection, we access deeper states of consciousness, discover our true selves, and forge bonds with others. As we continue to explore this ecstatic journey, we find that each dance can lead us to new dimensions of understanding and fulfilment, reminding us of the magic that lies within and around us. So next time you step onto the dance floor, remember: you’re not just dancing; you’re traversing a sacred path to the infinite.
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FRI 4 OCT
7:00PM-9:15PM
EISTEDDFOD HALL
67-71 GREENSLOPES STREET
EDGE HILL
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👇👇 Enter the Portal 👇👇
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26/08/2024

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03/08/2024

SET RECORDING IN COMMENTS

An incredible high vibing night at Ecstatic Dance Cairns, 2.0 launch in our new ‘home’ space on Greenslopes Street. This is the recording from the DJ software; I had intended to record my vocal mic too however I made a slight error with the Quicktime record and it didn’t record properly (doh not selecting the right input!), so the introduction guidelines, my varied use of instruments like tingsha bells, seed shell shaker/rattle, chakapa, koshi chimes, and ad lib singing to close on the last sound scape (I also made in Ableton btw, inspired after putting the set together and for something I could sing over!) didn’t record. That would have been nice ~ oh well and next time!

I love how this community alivens, awakens and inspires each other. How good global music in an intentionally clean space, is really the future! Giving thanks to the power of music in my own life, and dance, and the gift it is to awaken that and share this with others. Thank you! & Enjoy!

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30/07/2024

It’s cold up here!! ❄️

Time for tea after dance now in our new venue spot. I’m really excited to share fresh global vibes, and dance us once again. May the lightness return to the hearts and bodies of our community again ~ it’s been tough times recently! Amongst the chaos, confusion and unknown of life ~ there is always the ceremony of dance to return to.

Giving thanks, for this Beauty Way 🔥

Join me and us on the dance floor x limited tix these days to less than 50 each dance.

01/07/2024

Found this old video on my Youtube. I had a number of videos private on there I had published once... It feels a timely reminder to see this and an understanding further in the path of the artist. Sharing with you in inspiration of your journey and the seeds they too, shall grow... 🖤

Hello! I am sharing a dream I had last night as use to others. May it reach you well and find those who need it in these times. A short informal message. Emb...

21/04/2024

My set recording from in the bush...around the fire under the full moon, surrounded by women and children...closing the Elemental Women's Retreat + Videoshoot weekend. FNQ 🦋 Hosted by Shantelle Marie Videofilmed by Star Sarasvati (GC) + facilitators Kali Dancer, Annaliese Hordern and Ashley Thrives Ashley Stephen Thrives. The intention of this set as set by the host was "Primal Dark Womb Woman Dreaming". Enjoy.

Featuring fresh music by Shaman's Dream/Ruby Chase, Kaya Project, An-ten-nae, even some Miley Cirus, and more... including my own ritual spoken word track orig released 2018 via Bandcamp 'Awoken' however I intend to rerelease via Spotify later this year 🖤

My set recording from in the bush...around the fire under the full moon, surrounded by women and children...closing the Elemental Women's Retreat + Videoshoot weekend. FNQ 🦋 Hosted by Shantelle Marie

27/03/2024

Transition: An Evolutionary Ceremonial Music Journey now available on my YouTube, in addition to Soundcloud. Links in my Linktree bio 🌹 direct link is also now in comments

“Many of us are in the kind of existential pain that Douglas Adams once described as the ‘The Long Dark Teatime of the Soul’. Icebergs melt and wildfires blaze. Violence escalates, virus replicate. Life long activists for social and environmental justice speak in terms of hospice care for the species and the planet. With the world simultaneously burning and drowning, it might seem like nothing we do will matter very much in the end. But what if nothing could be further from the truth. What if it is not only what matters in the end but what matters in the spacious now, here in the short ark of history. Not just the what, but the how. Not just the big picture but noticing that the big picture is created by patterns in the smaller scale in the warmth of our flesh.” ~ Douglas Adams, Patterns in the Flesh

“Certain things grow in darkness - babies, dreams, roots… We often associate darkness with negativity, but darkness has both positive and negative sides. Dark times in our life might or might not contain inherent meaning; our view of this depends on our religious and spiritual perspectives. Yet there seems little doubt that dark times can provide opportunities for the student of the heart to learn. Even times that seem ravaged by loss and pain can be used as occasions for us to grow and mature. By approaching situations from the point of view of the student, we might learn from the dark.” ~ Jill Mellick, Coming Home to Myself

Sharing with you this deep ceremonial mix intended for intimate, personal listening and self-journeying. Recorded originally on the eve of 20th December 2020 with also the great conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn occurring. May you enjoy this again, transition period of the total solar eclipse due 8 April 2024. Please ensure you use your most highest quality headphones or speakers.

Artists in order include Random Rab, Lulu Rouge, Jan Amit, Organikismness, Underfelt, Ishome, Liquid Bloom, Azam Ali, LSN, Ryan Herr & Jesse Hendricks, Kevin Wrenn, Ixchel Prisma, Temple Step Project.

23/03/2024

Dewi Sri is the Rice Goddess of Bali and Indonesia. She is also found similar across other Asian countries. As it goes, she was originally a beautiful princess who was killed to keep the peace in the heavens, and protect her chastity. When her body was buried in the ground, because of her innocence and divinity, from her grave grew some useful plants for mankind. The rice plant being one of them. For this she is considered to have dominion over this staple food and hence life, wealth and prosperity.

She is often depicted carrying a rice harvesting knife called a sickle, and her shrines decorated in snakes or snake-dragons called nagas. Hence also my dance with sickle represented by the feather.

When I heard these beautiful sounds I immediately heard Dewi Sri call to me. A mask I had collected from an extraordinary mask maker Wayan Muka in Bali several years ago, Wayan danced me her dance at his studio and it was a profound experience.

This is a free-form in spirited/ channeled dance. My dance is not choreographed but rather a somatic response to the music through the art form of embodied presence or ‘Listening’. I no way claim to know her cultural dances or disrespect to any part of the original custodians and peoples who may dance her dance. This is simply and offering from the Feminine Spirit feeling herself again too here on this and all lands Earth surface.

Dewi Sri is the Rice Goddess of Bali and Indonesia. She is also found similar across other Asian countries. As it goes, she was originally a beautiful prince...

23/03/2024

"The modern hero, the modern individual who dares to heed the call and seek the mansion of that presence with whom it is our whole destiny to be atoned, cannot, indeed must not, wait for his community to cast off its slough of pride, fear, rationalized avarice, and sanctified misunderstanding. "Live," Nietzsche says, "as though the day were here". It is not society that is to guide and save the creative hero, but precisely the reverse. And so every one of us shares the supreme ordeal - carries the cross of the redeemer - not in the bright moments of his tribe's great victories, but in the silences of his personal despair." - Joseph Campbell

Osophoria - based on the word 'Esophoria' which is a medical condition experienced as an inward deviation of the eye. Osphoria, meaning to look in upon the One. A collation since 2016, finished on new studio monitors in 2020. Please enjoy this journey in a preferably dark and calm setting with your best headphones or setup.

"The modern hero, the modern individual who dares to heed the call and seek the mansion of that presence with whom it is our whole destiny to be atoned, cann...

18/02/2024

Learnt a new word yesterday. The word Taarab which is a loanword from Arabic The Arabic word طرب (taarab) means "having pleasure, delight with music". 🖤🖤🖤

03/02/2024

I'm really excited to play the next Ecstatic Dance Cairns. After last night's dance with Temple Step, and this weekend of ecstatic dance DJ training, it will be another opportunity yet again to step up and level di vibes!

Join us 🫶

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FNQ FAMILY 🫶

We are here & we are now.
Birthing new, loud and proud!
Culture, communing ~ Community!
We emerge anew, one Commonality!

Dance is our language.
It is our love 💗
It is our heart beat; it is our fun!

This is the joy, we were born for.
May it continue to inspire those who may need a reminder: it’s all good, to come as you are…

…release and let go.

And be as BEAUTIFUL as you ARE 🌟

~~~ Happy 3rd Birthday to us 🎶

Ecstatic Dance Cairns Community!! You shining stars!

A special thanks to Temple Step Project from Ecstatic Dance Melbourne, for making it a big one 🤯…150 of us got down and his set certainly set a new benchmark in global ecstatic dance style!

Next dance Ecstatic Dance Cairns // SPRING JAIAH is now open and tix avail ~ FRI 1 MARCH.

See you in our happy place xo

31/12/2023

“The things we need most are the things we have become most afraid of, such as adventure, intimacy, and authentic communication. We avert our eyes and stick to comfortable topics. We hold it as a virtue to be private, to be discreet, so that no one sees our dirty laundry. We are uncomfortable with intimacy and connection, which are among the greatest of our unmet needs today. To be truly seen and heard, to be truly known, is a deep human need. Our hunger for it is so omnipresent, so much apart of our life experience, that we no more know what it is missing than a fish knows it is wet. We need more intimacy than nearly anyone considers normal. Always hungry for it, we seek solace and sustenance in the closest available substitutes: television, shopping, po*******hy, conspicuous consumption — anything to ease the hurt, to feel connected, or to project an image by which we might be seen or known, or at least see and know ourselves.”
― Charles Eisenstein