An ecstatic dance Friday night in the heart of Bali jungle. Such an epic one it was!! feeling waves of gratitude toward all the musicians for their tracks, dancers for being so open to recieve that beauty, to all the support of mama Bali for supporting the beauty way .. 
Enjoy the vibes!

For the Love&Freedom. Ecstatic dance@Yoga Barn.Bali

This is a live recorded set, as played in a ceremony in the Healing Nest at the Northern Lights Burn, August 2021, at Agersø, Denmark.
Artwork: Photo by Anelia Mitova of the burning Effigy sculpture at the Northern Lights Burn.

If you like the individual tracks I have used, please support the artists. Link to their Soundcloud/Bandcamp/other sites are provided with the tracklist.

Full music track list below:

00:30 Jon Hopkins - Scene Suspended - https://jonhopkins.bandcamp.com/
03:28 Pure Dawn - Own rework of Garth Stevenson - Dawn - Spoken words by Shunyamurti - https://garthstevenson.bandcamp.com/
16:54 Silvia Nakkach with Christopher Eickmann - Shaman Journey - https://www.amazon.com/Medicine-Melodies-Songs-Healears-Hear/dp/B007DCHYDY
21:42 Jairamji-Charlie Roscoe - Night Prayer - https://charlieroscoe.bandcamp.com/
24:59 Nessi Gomes - Long Way Home - https://www.nessigomesmusic.com/
33:11 Maneesh de Moor - 136.1Hz Sun Salutation - https://maneeshdemoor.bandcamp.com/
55:48 Jackson Lewis - Learning - https://jacksonlewis.bandcamp.com/
1:03:08 Weaving the Vine - Gracias Ayahuasca - https://weavingthevine.bandcamp.com/
1:07:55 Armand Amar - The Storm - https://www.humansoundtrack.com/
1:11:20 Maok - Teraz to Prezivai - https://maok.net

Healing Nest Ceremony

The Apukuna Breath Medicine series of mixes is a gift in support of personal healing, transformation and growth. As one of my teachers reminds - we come to earth with a carefully constructed "care package" known as our breath. [Full series playlist: https://soundcloud.com/apukuna/sets/apukuna-breath-medicine]

Our breath is the most readily accessible medicine available to us. There are many ways to work with our breath and this series is in support of your practice. These particular breath medicine journeys are inspired by my own practice that is most similar to Holotropic Breathwork. For me, the breathing is deeper, a little faster, only through the mouth and only through the chest. Many others can find great benefit through the nose or using the belly. Best advice... experiment and listen to your body. With love from the mountains. @apukuna

[mix002] - This 75-minute journey was recorded in December 2021. The journey includes Native American musicians R. Carlos Nakai (Navajo / Ute), Primeaux & Mike (Oglalla/Dakota (Yankton) Sioux and Ponca & Dine Navajo) and Joanne Shenandoah (Oneida Nation, Wolf Clan, Haudenosaunee). As this breathwork journey was coming together, Joanne Shenanodah breathed her last breath in this life on November 22, 2021. Prayers to Joanne on her journey into ancestorhood. Also included in this mix is a favorite for breathwork - Deya Dova’s Ancient Creation Mother - recorded on the edge of Kīlauea volcano crater on Hawai’i’s Big Island.

Tracklist:

1. R. Carlos Nakai – Creation Chant
2. Deya Dova – Ancient Creation Mother @deya-dova
3. Alexandros Sidiropoulos – The Sacral @meditation432
4. Chancha Via Circuito & Luvi Torres – Abro @chanchaviacircuito @luvitorres @wonderwheel-recordings
5. Alexandros Sidiropoulos – The Sacral @meditation432
6. Deya Dova – The Primordial Sea @deya-dova
7. Beautiful Chorus – I Release 
8. Vena Portae – The Balance (Mountains) @venaportae
9. Deya Dova – Ancient Creation Mother @deya-dova
10. Alexandros Sidiropoulos – The Sacral @meditation432
11. Yin Ling – Inanna @yinling-soulsong
12. Byron Metcalf – The Winds of Spirit One 
13. Lee Jones – Drone Strike @leejones
14. Primeaux & Mike – Awakening 
15. East Forest – Deliquesce [edit] @eastforest
16. LovLenka - Air @numamusica
17. John Lunn & Eivør  - Lívstræðrir
18. Joanna Shenandoah and Lawrence Laughing – Prophecy Song
19. East Forest – Possible @eastforest
20. Rohne – Highlands @rohne

SUPPORT

APUKUNA - Breath Medicine 002

Recorded live at Ecstatic Dance Nelson - April 29, 2022 at the North Shore Hall in Nelson, BC, Canada on the territory of the Sinixt, Ktunaxa, and Syilx. Offered up to you as a prayer and a movement for an awakening heart. With love, @apukuna

Tracklist:

1. Jon Hopkins – 1/1 Singing Bowl (Ascension)@jonhopkins
2. Temple Step Project – Tibetian Blessings @temple-step-project
3. Gerhard Fankhauser & Einat Gilboa – Native Prayer @healingworldmusic
4. R. Carlos Nakai - Homage to the Ancient Ones
5. Max Richter – On the Nature of Daylight (Mose Edit) @mosemusica @max-richter + Deya Dova – Ancient Lake of Tears @deya-dova
6. Ludovico Einaudi – Walk (Phaeleh Remix) @phaeleh + Deya Dova – Ancient Lake of Tears @deya-dova
7. Danheim – Ymir @danheim_music
8. Poranguí – Stardust (Desert Dwellers Remix) @porangui @desertdwellers @desert-trax + Deya Dova – Ancient Lake of Tears
9. Deya Dova – Crack in Spacetime @deya-dova
10. Deya Dova – Birthplace of the Sun @deya-dova
11. Juliano Gomez – Rituals (AmuAmu Remix) @julianogomez @amu_amu @ohxalarecords + Deya Dova – Crack in Spacetime
12. Rainer Scheurenbrand – Wasser, Feuer, Erde, Luft @rainer-scheurenbrand
13. Ignus Xolotl - Sabi Star @numamusica
14. Śaddufat  – Nedosvod (SavaBorsa rework feat. Afronauta) @saddufat_music @numamusica @savaborsa
15. Sariel Orenda, DeviRa – Azul (Saive Remix) @sarielorenda @saivemusic @resuenomusic
16. Yemanjo – Tem Coisa Boa (Original Mix)@yemanjo @camelridersrec
17. Roze – Bulles Bizarres (Original Mix) @rozeofc @underyourskinrecords
18. Sydka – Night Creed (Original Mix) @sydkasd @monada-project
19. Nickodemus – Baila a tú Manera (feat. Sammy Ayala) (Captain Planet remix) @nickodemusnyc @dj-captain-planet @wonderwheel-recordings
20. Frameworks – Cusp @frameworks @locirecords
21. Vena Portae – The Balance (Lullaby) @venaportae @microcosmos
22. East Forest, ANNA - Voyager @eastforest @dj_anna
23. Ulla Pirttijarvi - Hilddá Luohti (Hildá's Song) 
24. Angus MacRae – Mirror Lake @1631recordings

MIX: Apukuna - Ecstatic Dance Nelson (April 2022)

This is the live recording from Dreamersland Festival 2023, an improvised Ecstatic Dance dj set made up of my favorite dance tracks from the last 4 years of djing in Ecstatic Dance events in Peru, Mexico, Costa Rica, Poland, Germany, UK, Romania, Greece, Norway, Japan. Normally in E Dance I would also play a slower ending to ground people back to meditative state but since it was a short set in a festival setting it was way more difficult to do it the traditional way. Hope you still enjoy! 

Artwork by @willtoulan (IG)

RAQ - Ecstatic Dance set at Dreamersland 2023

This set was recorded on the portal 11:11. Compilation of electronic medicine music for a magic night full of love, dance and medicine.  
We are one blood, one soul, one tribe...we are one universe

Full respect for all the artist, musicians and producers in this set

Tracklist:

Del Rio al Mar - Janax Pacha 
Llanto de la Tierra - Gama, Hannah AyakoSulamith & Stella Ismene 
Hacia El Horizonte (Kareem Raïhani Remix) -  Gallardo Rodrigo 
Floating Islands - El Buhó
Sonhos da Amazonia - Advan Haschi & Mose
El Vuelo Feat. La Walichera, Sidirum (Sauco Remix) - Cyma 
Abuelito Pinta - Fredy Figueroa Velasquez Cover
Bororo - J.Pool & Alunwachuma Remix
El Viejo Tambor - Eskatos Remix
Madre Tierra - Namiri
Kawsai - Nayaim & Maryta De Humahuaca 
Rechka - Aleceo & Daniil Korolev 
Namirí - Ilumina (Pukem Remix)
La Partida (Víctor Jara) - Derrok
Apunians (Seba Campos Lo Que Tú Me Das Remix) - J. Pool & Lemurian 
Sadhu Sensi - Resonant Warrior
A marcha nativa dos índios Quiriris - Kurup
Medicine Guardians - Xico & Ancestrall 
Alma - Kapoor & Indygo 
Connecting ft. Udi Ben Knaan - Nadav Dagon, ORKA 
Existencia (Acid Pauli Remix) - Matanza 
There She is Again - Leah free


Full love
💚🌿🙏

D ∆ N I

Native

Dragon Sky

As we light our candles, make our ritual offerings and gaze up in awe at that extraordinary Blue Blood Moon in the sky... I offer you a deep mix to journey to that deepest place within you, that is so so so so ancient, that knows, that burns, that guides, that loves… and is ready for you to TRUST.

Trusts your No’s. Trusts your Yes’s. 

Trusts.Your.Heart.

Love,
Sophie Sôfrēē

ARTWORK BY MYSTICMAMMA.COM

sôfrēē *Blue Moon Ritual* feat. Porangui, El Buho, Mose, Be Svendsen

Recorded during the sunrise at Idanha A Nova, Boom Festival 2018 at the Chill Out Gardens. Contains elements of ayahuasca ceremonies, unreleased material and sounds from shamans and talented friends around the globe... 
NB. The soundjourney has been edited slightly (sounds of technical malfunction during live session has been removed).

Gracias Pachamama. In Lak'ech.

Fusing modern vibrations with ancestral wisdom. 
Part of the medicine tribe - Wake Collective. 
In service to bridging worlds and uniting souls. Creating transformational experiences and offering sacred ceremony. To heal the soul and the collective whole. We work beyond borders and boundaries with prayers and pure intentions. 

We are:
Medicine musicians and space holders. Psychologists and activists. Therapists and artists. Doctors and nurses. 
An array of openhearted people across the healing spectre, that found answers with the grandmother of the forest, but well experienced with different medicine spaces.
We are offering our wisdom and services, to connect you with your heart and mother earth.
nordiclighttravel@gmail.com
With love and humility - Wake Collective

WWWWWWWWW

Grateful for the musical gifts from the talents (in order of appearance)
Golden Pyramid & Santur - Mosegaard (unreleased)
Land of the Medicine Buddha - Manose
······· , ···⚬···, ···◯··· - OOM (unreleased)
Marimba Shaur - Tropico Del Cancer (unreleased)
Falling trees, Snake Whisper, Less top - Mosegaard (unreleased)
Planet - Beth Quist
Eternal chant - Manose/Choying Drolma
Call of the Delta - Ekko
Shivaratri - Benjy Wertheimer & John de Kadt
Desert - Christian Amin Varkonyi & Luis Mendez
Cura - Maestro Filipe (live recording - Intop - unreleased)
Jimmy V - Mary Lattimore
Antivalse - Chapelier Fou
The Conversation - Dictaphone 
E de noite e - jossi Yakecan (live recording - unreleased)
Passarinho - Nina Musicalmas (unreleased)
OM tara - Nanina Ghelfi & Juri Viktor Stork feat. Sandro Friedrich
Divine love - Maureen Ji
Ishq Allah Ma'bud Lillah' - Peia 
Zion Lullaby - Deya Dova
Este Pecho - Tropico Del Cancer
Urban Myth - Iglew
Madre Dee vine - Kinship
Concrete Jungle, Native Trance & Arab vibes - Mosegaard (unreleased)

Space Journey @ Boom Festival Portugal 2018 - Chill Out Garden

Enjoy this ecstatic dance from Temple Haze.

Feel your body move! We are invited to dance and shake out the energy of 2019, welcoming in the beauty and clarity of the new year. In this free form dance experience we will journey from peaceful, meditative movement into a tribal trance dance celebration.

Moving into flow with peaceful melodies, we then build energy through movement, finding strength from within, and open up to release.

Ecstatic Dance | A Free Movement Journey | Mixed By Temple Haze

Apukuna is a visionary DJ and musician whose musical offerings transcend the ordinary, creating powerful, heart-centered journeys that ignite dance floors, guide ambient sound journeys, and deepen breathwork sessions. His distinctive approach to DJ'ing relies on looping, live remixing, live vocals, and digital percussion to craft unique and improvised experiences.

Known for his ability to blend sacred music with soul-shaking movement, Apukuna's journeys help to heal, uplift, and guide transformational experiences. He describes his creations as a ‘movement, a meditation, and a prayer for an awakening heart’.

Apukuna is also singer-songwriter Jon David (@jondavidmusic) and an adept presenter and workshop facilitator, delving into the realms of conscious communication, community-building, and food.

Apukuna has facilitated dance floors and workshops at BOOM Festival (Portugal), Dreamersland (Poland), Ecstatic Dance Festival (Cyprus), Beyond Music & Arts Festival (Turkey), Sonic Springs (Canada), Wicked Woods (Canada), Shambhala Music Festival (Canada), Lucidity Festival (USA), Lightning in a Bottle (USA), and Burning Man (USA).

Bookings: Private Message via Soundcloud or Email (connect@apukunamusic.com)

2025 UPCOMING: 

Nov 21 - On Danse (Val David, QC, CANADA)
Nov 22 - Danse-Extatique Québec (Québec City, QC, CANADA)
Nov 27 - Ecstatic Dance Toronto (Toronto, ON, CANADA)
Nov 28 - Plein Soleil (Montreal, QC, CANADA)
Dec 9 - Fluidity (Ashland, OR, USA)
Dec 11 - Mt Shasta Ecstatic Dance (Mt Shasta, CA, USA)
Dec 14 - Williams Ecstatic Dance (Williams, OR, USA)
Dec 16 - Bend Ecstatic Dance (Bend, OR, USA)
Dec 17 - Ecstatic Dance Portland (Portland, OR, USA)
Dec 21 - Dance Portal (Nelson, BC, CANADA)

WHAT IS "APUKUNA"? (artist statement)

"Apukuna" is a Quechua word meaning 'mountain spirits'. Following an apprenticeship into Andean cosmology, I chose the name to honor the people, the wisdom, and to invite deeper appreciation for their sacred relationship to land, mountains and the unseen. This relationship is available to all of us who walk this earth and is where much of my musical inspiration emerges."

SC Banner Artist: Jennifer Espenscheid https://thesomashow.com

MIX: Apukuna - Ecstatic Dance Nelson (April 2022)

⦓ Apukuna ⦔