Ecstatic dance and progressive psytrance are united as Praxis takes dancers on a journey through soundscapes of the 7 chakras. Beginning with the foundational, grounded energy of the root chakra, then building in momentum to the creative sacral chakra. The first ecstatic crescendo crests in the solar plexus chakra, the powerhouse where source and willpower converge. The second wave begins in the emotional depths of the heart chakra, then building in momentum to the power of breath and speech in the throat chakra. The momentum crests in the energy of third eye chakra, with renewed awareness, perspective and acceleration. The flow begins to subside in the crown chakra, with wisdom and intuition settling like a crown on the mind. 

This praxis project has been in the works since 2008, when I took an ecstatic dance workshop series with Luna Ravenchild and DJ Solus. It featured music and energy movement according the 7 chakras. The seed of an idea was planted do something similar, but with progressive psytrance instead. My renewed interest in ecstatic dance over the last two years has promoted the resurgence of this idea. It was awesome to lead the dancers on a progressive journey at Solaris 5, jamming along to the beats with my djembe drum.

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Ecstatic Psytrance @ Solaris 5

"Celebrating Abundance" is ecstatic psydub journey that was performed Abundance Community Farm on August 2. This performance was part of a celebration of a donation of 100K in cryptocurrency to the farm that I facilitated.

This somatic journey starts out slow in the root chakra and progress upwards, like ocean waves cresting to crescendos and then ebbing. This progressive set is psydub mixed with global fusion, a style I've learned for the benefit of my diverse community at Just Dance in Vancouver. I included some tracks by Persian DJs as a special treat for my friend Amir, the founder of Abundance Community Farm. 

The set features samples of chants for each chakra, moving up to the sacral and solar plexus chakras, next to the heart chakra, followed by the throat chakra, then activating the third eye chakra, and concluding with the crown chakra. My creative praxis involves layering and adding depth to tracks, such as my poetry and nature sounds.  Enjoy!

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