SHAMANIC WORKSHOPS: FIREBIRD TRANCE-DANCE
September 12th - 15th, November 7th - 9th, 2008

With Leo Rutherford, Doug Blacksmith and Friends

Leo says: I began my dance with Gabrielle Roth back in 1978 at the Esalen Institute in California, in the days when I lived in San Francisco. It was a revelation and a liberation from which I have gratefully never looked back. I participated in her first ever five week training in 1982 and I think I was probably the first person to bring her ‘5 Rhythms’ work to this country in 1983/4 as part of the work I called ‘Play-World’. I came across the South American way of Trance-Dance in 1985 and added that to the unique mix which has become ‘Firebird’, which is a part of the shamanic work I call ‘Eagle's Wing ’.


Firebird Trance- is Afro-Brazilian Dance Medicine Magic. It is a unique path into healing and alternate reality. Through the glorious wild abandon and seeming chaos of the Trance-Dance, a new sense of Self and connection with the Universal Order can be realised.

Trance-Dance is an ancient healing tradition, as old as humanity. The Dance takes us naturally and effortlessly from thinking to being, melting into oneness with existence. The Rhythm of the Drum - the heartbeat of Mother Earth - guides the dancer to the magic healing place of deep trance. By inviting Spirit to dance through us, we come to a place of ease with our true nature and can experience the world through the lens of ecstasy, perceiving our-self as part of the Universal Playful Being enjoying The Cosmic Dance.

This form of Trance-Dance is derived from the traditions of West Africa and the Afro-Brazilian cultures, specifically the Candomble and Umbanda, and also the Gnawa Moroccan tradition, all of which have their roots in West Africa. In the background is the unique dancing way of Gabrielle Roth.

Trance-Dance is a magical catalyst for all sorts to happen and patterns to shift. It enables you to sweep away confusion and delusion and to penetrate to the heart of yourself and to connect with your soul’s divine purpose.

The Rhythm of the Drum - the heartbeat of Mother Earth - guides the dancer to the magic healing place of deep trance. By inviting Spirit to dance through us, we come to a place of ease with our true nature and can experience the world through the lens of ecstasy, perceiving our-self as part of the Universal Playful Being enjoying The Cosmic Dance.

The Trance-Dance is derived from the traditions of West Africa and the Afro-Brazilian cultures, specifically the Candomble and Umbanda, and also the Gnawa Moroccan tradition, all of which have their roots in West Africa. In the background is the unique dancing way of Gabrielle Roth.

This workshop will move you profoundly towards the truth of yourself and your life. The Trance-Dance is a magical catalyst for all sorts to happen and patterns to shift. It enables you to sweep away confusion and delusion and to penetrate to the heart of yourself and to connect with your soul’s divine purpose.

 

Summer Firebird Trance-Dance at Monkton Wyld
With Leo Rutherford, Doug Blacksmith and friends.
September 12th - 15th 2008
Residential Friday 6pm to Monday 4pm

Cost £295 booking deposit £90
Booking: Monkton Wyld Court, Charmouth, Dorset, DT6 6DQ
01297-560342. monktonwyldcourt@btinternet.com

Autumn Firebird Trance-Dance at Gaunts House
November 7th - 9th
Gaunts House, Wimborne, Dorset, DT6 6DQ.  01202-841522
www.gauntshouse.com