love your transitions so much, Heather! 🔥🐉💞

Happy Birthday Driem

roots in the ground; roots roots deep dooown...

LIKE A TREE 🌲 
is the prayer i channeled through my latest maMA bird curation, amplified live at the NYE weekend event TOGETHER @thedenportland 🦚 

first, i must name the horror, hardships, and heaviness in the world at large.

second, i must name gratitude. 
gratitude that does not downplay or  minimize the real life catastrophes & atrocities being experienced currently by many—both immediately & peripherally. 

while honoring beings affected by ongoings of the unfathomable,
i also choose to honor:

the frequency of GRATITUDE for 
feeling safe in my body, 
feeling safe in the land where i inhabit,
feeling safe 
in places where we gather together.

may we hone our prayer for the safety of all beings through the dance of gratitude. 

may we spread our toes and legs out like sturdy roots and feel the entangledness & support of relationship. 

may we lift our arms & reach our hands as extensions of the heart to add beauty & bring our gifts & services to the beings we encounter.

like a tree | together NYE ° winter

This Ecstatic Dance soundscape is a water medicine ceremony for dancing your prayers to.  Meant to evoke the energy of bioluminescence.  Something that really resonates with me about it, is that the magic of it is that it can only be revealed in the darkness.  So jump in, swim, float, go with the flow, go deep, and find solace in the return to the shores where the water meets the earth.

Track List:
1- Lauge & Baba Gnohm - Sollys (Under the Surface - Baba Gnohm Rework)
2- Akal Dub - Lilt
3- Lulacruza - Comandante
4- Shaman's Dream & Geometrae - Hinimawé
5- Deemzoo - Giraffe Rodeo (Moon Lotus Remix)
6- Lster - The Experiment
7- Akal - Ngoni Flow (Feat. Mbanza)
8- DISSØLV - Running Deep
9- ETHNO - Awake Again ft. Cellestine Manno
10- Lil Fish - Origines
11- Savej - Yarnana (ft. Lil Fish)
12- Edamame - Rock Gardens
13- Emol & Visive - Coming Together
14- Wilkinson feat ILIRA/Iiola/Tom Cane - Infinity (Extended Remix)
15- The Mechanic- Elevated Mind
16- City Girls - Twerk ft. Cardi B 
17- David Starfire- Rise
18- Clozee - Antaras
19- Billie Eilish, Khalid - Lovely (Drop G Remix)
20- NIIKO X SWAE & GUDFELLA - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
21- The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (Blazy & Sighter Remix) (AOA Rework)
22- A Path Untold - Days Of Earth (Hajimari Remix)
23- Desert Dwellers - Give Thanks  (Smoke Sign remix)
24- Yaima - Revolution
25- LSTree - Set In Stone
26- FlorAmor - Ayahausca Curandera (Binder Remix)
27- 18 Hands - Invocation
28- Morillo x Siren & Seer - Koto Love
29- Somatoast - Kokoa (Liquid Bloom Remix)
30- Illustrated- Alchemy
31- Iyakuh - Yui
32- Porangui - Iluminar (Stratusphere Remix)
33- Porangui - Iluminar

Bioluminescence Ecstatic Dance Night Swim

Live @ Luuma, Holbox Mexico

Transitions are abundant in our life but sometimes there can be times where they are more abundant or challenging. The invitation is to bring to mind something you are in transition with and use the dance to move your body, mind and spirit through the process!

Transitioning In and Through - Ministry Of Movement Ecstatic Dance Boulder  1-31-24

Recorded live at Dance Church Revival on Maui on Feb 13, 2024.

Thank you for the inspiration and connection beloved Maui Fam <3

Dance Church Revival {Ecstatic Maui Dance Mix by MIKAYA}

LA Ecstatic Dance 2:19:24

"how to train a dragon" is inspired by the wood dragon Chinese/Lunar New Year energies.

the wood dragon is unique as far as dragons go, because wood represents the energy of spring/renewal/child-like newness. this wood dragon stomps, plays, dances their rainbow body into the through the world & beyond, discovering boundaries & wisdom through direct experience. the energy can be impulsive, clumsy, and destructive in a way that is not malevolent. the mother of wood is water, so self-reflection can support conscious self-possession/sovereignty/liberation for the benefit of all.

everything i learned about wood dragon energies, i learned from Gregory David Done of Tigers Play Astrology & Chinese Medicine. His blog post is a helpful read for navigating the energies at large in 2024 [link below]. 

"Wood Dragon is the moment of mind, clear perception, just before thought arises." ...what a beautiful sentiment to dance with; to return to an always-new moment where anything is possible.

http://www.tigersplayastrology.com/tigers-play/the-laughter-of-the-universe-qi-in-the-year-of-the-yang-wood-dragon-jia-chen-year-20244722#comments?fbclid=PAAabx8AGuwbmPZoghKXO30CB0uIZaLkcSLrA03xYgr2jQUIzJbj4hdVJ3bTE_aem_AdRK2TlRqxUGljQ5XxPMrXn6-OjTPa8feaT1azbSuJ04foWyuGiN2cwzxf-l1YBNwkM 

the following is paraphrased from Gregory David Done’s articulate skillful musings...

The Yáng Wood Dragon is called the “Laughing Dragon,” for Yáng Wood represents impulsivity, birth, youth, spontaneity, playfulness, innocence, flexibility, humility, gentleness, and creativity.  It is the baby dragon, hatching from the primordial egg.  

Yáng Wood is the energy of the chick breaking through the shell, the sprout bursting out of the seed.

The baby Dragon must break its shell to fly into space.  It flies to discover its own edges, its own limitations, its own boundaries. 

Dragon Qì is a paradox that cannot be defined other than to say it has unlimited creative potential.

Dragon Characters infinite potential is meaningless without a path. Above all, Dragons need training; and they must follow their own way and never be controlled. 

one of the greatest spiritual lessons we can learn this year is to just let go. And, laugh; laugh at everything because it is all absurd.

*please comment artist name if you know where this image came from, as i was unable to locate via google image search. thanks!*

how to train a dragon | ecstatic dance fernhill ° winter

ENVISION FESTIVAL - ECSTATIC DANCE
(edit. Sat, 9 March: Renamed set "JUNGLE PRAYER ECSTATIC DANCE". Thank you everyone for the feedback. Your dance in the jungle was juicey.  The set was a collective somatic prayer, an embodiment and a devotion to the dance as medicine).

And like all my ecstatic dance mixes, this is a raw portrait of the dance floor before me,  each set experienced as a unrehearsed, spontaneous collaboration with the dancers. But on this particular night in the jungle I had and agenda: Peace, prayer, healing, tribe, remembrance, beauty, home.

Envision Festival was the apotheosis of what a dance floor can do, and how far it can go as collective cathartic release. It was a total hot, sweaty meltdown of a trust fall.  

p.s. DJing ecstatic dance at a festival generally requires getting down to business from the get-go. Unlike indoors, these dances compete with other stages, are a porous container, comers-and-goers, talking on the dancefloor....and this also makes it special and surprising for the uninitiated.

p.s. If there is a specific track you want to know about, pm me. It will tell me that you listened.

DRAGONFLY - JUNGLE PRAYER ECSTATIC DANCE - ENVISION 2024

🌊 I can't even begin to describe how beautiful it was to DJ an ecstatic dance on a beach, looking at the bright blue ocean the whole time on the island of Maui, with dancers everywhere, swimming, grooving and feeling it all, together, outside in the sunshine. So, I'll let the music express it 🐋

22 comments on this mix, and I'll write the set list here 🐬

P.S., this happened to be on St. Patrick's Day 🍀 hence the Celtic jam in the middle of the set!

Oceanic Temple ·:· Ecstatic Dance Maui ·:· Kanaha Beach 3/17/24

As I stepped onto the Earth Stage at the Texas Eclipse Festival 2024, a rush of excitement flooded through me. It was an honor beyond words to have the opportunity to share my music with the vibrant souls gathered under the canopy of Texas skies. Little did I know that the next few hours would be a journey of transcendence, as the energy of the crowd surged and swirled around us.

The crowd began as a humble gathering, but as the beats echoed through the air, it seemed to grow exponentially, swelling to a couple of thousand souls united by their love for music and the promise of connection. It was as if the very essence of the festival came alive in that moment, pulsating with anticipation and possibility.

As I delved into my set, the energy of the crowd became palpable, a tangible force that seemed to weave its way through the air, connecting each person in a shared experience of euphoria. The music served as our conduit, guiding us on a journey of exploration and self-discovery.

With each beat, each melody, the energy began to coalesce into a tribal frenzy, a rhythmic dance of heaving souls seeking enlightenment through the transformative power of sound. It was a beautiful chaos, a symphony of movement and emotion that transcended language and culture.

As the night unfolded, I found myself lost in the moment, swept up in the collective energy of the crowd. Together, we danced beneath the stars, our spirits soaring as we surrendered ourselves to the music, to each other, and to the magic of the festival.

The next day, in those fleeting hours, time seemed to stand still as we basked in the glow of the Texas Eclipse, our hearts and minds open to the infinite possibilities that lay before us.  I knew that I had experienced something truly special—a moment of pure connection and communion that would stay with me long after the festival had ended.

Performing at the Texas Eclipse Festival 2024 was more than just a gig; it was a privilege, a gift, a chance to be a part of something greater than myself. And as I stepped off the stage, heart full and soul alight, I knew that I would carry the memory of that night with me forever, a reminder of the power of music to unite, to inspire, and to transform.

Texas Eclipse Festival 2024 Set

DJ / Producer / Music Artist
Mama + Mentor 
Embodied Electronic Music

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LA Ecstatic Dance 2:19:24

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