Following successful collaborations with Siamsa Tíre Tralee for the Kerry Mental Health & Wellbeing Fest 2023 and a 10-week Chakradance course from January - March 2024, I'll be returning to the Rehearsal Room in Siamsa Tíre for a weekend retreat of Chakradance in October 2024.
This course is for anyone who wants to give themselves an opportunity to explore their inner world through movement, music, and mandalas. Using the chakras as our roadmap, we will gently dive into different aspects of ourselves to uncover and release what no longer serves us and to remember and reconnect to our authentic selves.
Whether you want to move to great music in a safe environment, or do some deep inner work, Chakradance will allow you a safe and sacred environment to do just that.
This retreat if for people who don't have time to commit to 10 weeks and would like to experience the benefits of a full Chakradance course, including integration, over one weekend.
There will be time for reflection and comfort breaks throughout the weekend as well as lunch on Saturday & Sunday and dinner on Friday and Saturday. A full schedule will be available on booking.
THE VENUE
Siamsa Tíre Tralee is the National Folk Theatre of Ireland. 'Siamsa Tíre' means ‘mirth and music of the land’, an acknowledgment of the fact that our folk traditions originate from a rural way of life. This cultural centre in Tralee has grown from the grassroots of rural Kerry communities to become a gathering place for all. Siamsa Tíre is considered the contemporary incarnation of the warm homes of the past where people came together on long dark winter’s evenings to share their stories, to pass on their customs and skills, to open themselves up to new ideas, and to strengthen their sense of family and community. The Rehearsal Room is an ideal venue for Chakradance and adds it's own special 'draíocht' or 'magical enchantment' to the retreat.
Please register your interest using the RETREAT 2024 button on this page.
Elaine xx
If you find it difficult being still to meditate or find it difficult to quiet your mind, then Chakradance might be just what you're looking for.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY: MONDAY 6th MAY 2024
I'm delighted to be invited back to the MOYA (Music Ocean Yoga Arts) Festival in Ballybunion once again this year. I'll be facilitating a Chakradance Release Ritual workshop on the Monday of the May Bank Holiday weekend in the beautiful setting of the Old Convent in Ballybunion.
We will focus on dancing to release anything that's keeping us stuck, or holding us back from living the authentic life we truly deserve. I'm currently working on the content and am excited about how it is coming together. I'm looking forward to sharing it with you. This will be a two-hour workshop and I'll send more details about the start time and booking information when finalised. Elaine xxx
Chakradance™ is a wellness movement therapy practice. It uses spontaneous dance, to specific chakra-resonant music, for the purpose of healing and re-tuning your whole mind-body-spirit energy system.
At the heart of Chakradance is the music. For all of us, the seven major chakras are the energetic gateways through which body, mind and spirit come together, literally embodying the soul.
In Chakradance workshops and courses in Kerry, each of these seven chakras has its own unique body of wonderfully danceable music, resonating to its own specific vibrational frequencies.
On one level, Chakradance can be experienced as a joyful affirmation of who you truly are. Using spontaneous dance, creativity and your imagination, it can lead to an awakening, a discovery of your true self. But at a deeper level, Chakradance is also about healing and balance. By surrendering to the music of each chakra, we dance from the inside out and find ourselves awakening and healing ancient hurts; expressing – often for the first time – long-blocked emotions; and opening ourselves up to levels of spiritual connection higher than we ever thought possible. This is what we mean when we describe Chakradance™ as “rhythm for your soul”.
Think of Chakradance as a dynamic moving meditation. There is no right or wrong way to move your body. It’s a journey of self-discovery. Each chakra is explored through specific music, guided imagery and your own free, improvised dance, done in a candle-lit space with your eyes softly closed. This begins to activate inner experiences.
It’s almost like entering into a waking dream. You may see images in your mind’s eye while you are dancing or gain insights. You may also experience feelings, emotions or physical sensations.
But rather than think about it, we invite you to experience and feel it.
Please contact Elaine to reserve your place as spaces are limited on courses.
Kerry
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