May Day Ecstatic Dance & Cacao Ceremony

In celebration of May Day, Rosa Lux warmly invites you to a magical evening of ecstatic dance and cacao ceremony in Coed's beautiful and atmospheric temple.

May Day is a European festival of ancient origins that marks the beginning of Summer. In Gaelic culture, this was known as Beltane. Beltane means ‘bright fire’ or ‘lucky fire’. One of four annual Celtic fire festivals, Beltane is celebrated in honour of the ancient Celtic sun and healer God, Belenus. It represents the height of Spring, when Nature in all her glory is bursting with life, the land covered in flowers, the trees in full blossom, all is growing and flourishing. Traditionally, at Beltane the Lady of the Land takes the hand of the Horned God, symbolising the integration of male and female aspects of our self, one of the primary goals of spirituality and psychotherapy, alchemizing our souls and bringing us to wholeness. Our May Day dance journey and ceremony will be inspired by these themes.

I lovingly create an exquisite and peaceful atmosphere to welcome you and relax you, delighting your senses with gentle music, fresh flowers, candle light, and the finest Frankincense from the deserts of Oman. To begin our ceremony, we will come together in sacred circle for cacao. As we imbibe this heart-opening sacred plant medicine together, we will connect with our intentions for our dance. We will then embark on our ecstatic dance journey, with luscious melodies and deep grooves from around the world to inspire and uplift us. After our dance we will be bathed in soothing sounds, carrying us gently into deep rest. We will come back into circle for a grounding meditation to close. Afterwards we'll have some herbal teas and fruit, and gather around the fire under the stars.

7.00pm Arrive & settle. Please arrive promptly.

7.15pm Opening circle, cacao ceremony & intention setting

7.30pm Guided warm up and shake

7.45pm Ecstatic dance journey

9.15pm Stillness / rest

9.30pm Grounding meditation & closing circle

9.45pm Social and fire

10.30pm Finish

About Rosa Lux Ecstatic Dance:

Rosa Lux Ecstatic Dance was created by Eres Seer in 2021. Over the past 5 years Eres has been deeply immersed in ecstatic dance and 5Rhythms. Dancing has taken her on a transformative journey of healing, liberation, and spiritual awakening. Having discovered the profound power of dance, Eres was inspired to undertake an intensive year-long training in shamanic ecstatic dance so that she could share this beautiful and healing practice with others. Through the careful curation of exquisite music, Eres creates events that are uplifting and life affirming, whilst also having real depth of soul and beauty.

What to bring:

A water bottle and a blanket. Dress in a way that brings you joy. Layers and clothes that allow free movement are advised.

Travel:

Coed is a 20 minute drive from central Cardiff, just outside the village of St. Hilary, near Cowbridge. To find it, put 'Coed Wedding & Events' into GoogleMaps. If it's your first time, please give yourself plenty of time to find the venue. Free parking. The venue is a short walk down from the car park. The X2 Bus goes from Cardiff to St. Hilary, and you can ask fellow dancers for a lift-share back to Cardiff.

Concessions are available. Please contact Eres at eresseer@outlook.com